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Show In Railroad World 1 . iJ Not Viewed Seriously. Local officials of the Denver fc Rto Grande seem to regard as it joke -the alleged al-leged dynamiting of a aide track at Lay-ton. Lay-ton. They assert that the contested land is where the end of a spur track extends ex-tends less than two rail lengths on land that is claimed by Jesse M. Smith. The contested land comprises about one-thlrtlcth one-thlrtlcth of an acre. A spur was built there several months ago for the purpose pur-pose of loading sugar boets and Smith claims that the end Juta over tho boundary boun-dary and on his land. The alleged dynamite dyna-mite explosion disturbed two ties at thu end of the spur and the act is regarded as a protest rather than anything malicious. ma-licious. As rfaoii as possible the engineers engi-neers of tho company will resurvey Ilic spur and, If the contented part is found to be on Smlth'N land. 11 will be removed or arrangements made with him so that It may remain there. Conscience Is Working. D. F. Burlcy. general -passenger agent for tho Oregon Short Line, yesterday received re-ceived a letter from a resident of California Cali-fornia asking forgiveness and Inclosing fi'J cents In payment for "beating" hla way over the road between Parma "and Caldwell In Idaho In 1903. Hunt Visiting City. K. R. Hunt, agent for the Salt Lake Route at Glcudalc, Oil., was a visitor In Salt Lake Cily yesterday. Mr. Hunt was formerly general agent at Butte for the Denver Rio Grande, and Is well known among the railroad men of Suit Lake City. Gups Mado of Paper. The Salt Lake Route will Issue a folder In the near future, a feature of which will be an explanation and diagram showing how lo make a drinking cup out of ordinary paper. This is an advance on the modern Idea of having Individual drinking cups. Passengers are now required re-quired to get their own cups or go thirsty, cup? being offered Tor sale by tho news agents, Operation Delayed. CHICAGO. Nov. 13, Dr. Be-van Issued n bulletin today that the proposed operation opera-tion on former Soualor Lorlmer for appendicitis ap-pendicitis had boen delayed Indefinitely. |