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Show VANDALS DESTROY Not Content With Theft of Blossoms. Blos-soms. These Thieves Ruin Grounds. PROPERTY" OWNERS AND TENANTS ARE UP IX ARMS Movement on Foot to Efl'eet Organization Or-ganization to Vigorously Prosecute Thieves. Flower thieves, desfro.ver.s of lawns mid shrubs and all round vandals have begun I heir work and from various parks of the city conic reports of the thoft or destruction of many things that go to make the c i ty beautiful. One would naturally think that, with the wide streets of Salt Lako Cil.v. wilh the, wide sidewalks upon cither side of those streel?, that efforts of property owners, as a).o most teuants to beautify the street with a lawn upon' each side of tho sitk walk, would be appreciated ind lhnK.po(kMrinns would naluralh" desire de-sire "lo hoop off their lawns and thus protect ihcin. But tho reverse appears lo bt- the rase. One individual case cited will 'answer 'an-swer for all others in this regard. On Prigham streel a well known Salt Laker erected a handsome home, ami to add lt the beau I - of flic place he Initl mil fhe grounds surrounding this home with a lawn. A retaining wall about three feel in height runs along the front of this handsome home and the beautiful lawn, and then between this wall and the sidewalk, and from the other side of Ihe. walk to Ihe street a lawn was also put in. Walk on Lawns. But there are pedestrians who travel that street who prefer to walk unon the lawn rather than the walk", and not satisfied sat-isfied with (his, if they have children along, lift lliem up on the retaining wall, so they jna.v run over the lawn surrounding ' f lie 'homo. Pesult is n wiping out of the frrass plot; in fact, its utter destruction. I 'laci, : ds. 4 'Please Keep Off Ihe Lawn."' are not heeded: in fad. in 111:1113" insfances, the destruction destruc-tion of their grass plot hah the an-pcarance an-pcarance of being due o pure ensscd-ness. ensscd-ness. This and nothing 1110! r. Barney Quinii, former a.csessor, lives on East Third South street. He is a great lover of flowers, and the grounds about his home are alwin-s a mass of bloom. Mr. Ouinn bu.vs bulbs in the old world and has them sent here. Among t ho blooms in his flower garden were some beautiful double hyacinths, magnificent blossoms, too. Thursdav nijjhl vandals, suprjocdlv girls, visited the grounds, despoiled them of the beautiful beau-tiful blossoms and destined main" of the bulbs. Jn olher portions of Ihe city flowering flower-ing shrubs and valuable rose bulbs have been torn up and carried awa" In" these thieves. Alr. uMiinn is willing to pay a reward for information thai will lead lo Hie arrest and eonvictiou of the person per-son or persons who despoiled his flower garden. It is .inderstood that. propert3" owners and tenants in various portions of fhe cit.v hac combined and will patrol pa-trol the grounds in their several localities, locali-ties, wilh a view to arresting thes-e vandals van-dals and making ;.u example of them through a vigorous prosecution. |