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Show PAYS TO TRADE WITH THE WORLD DRUG CO, T '"e on 'ni,r name latiel of this paper Is the date to whirh your aiitiserlptlon Is paid. Kindly he as prompt as possible In paying jT Th Q VI. NO. 40. Hart c. M. no v SPANISH PORK, UTAH, THURSDAY, OCTOHKR E dentist $ IS? HAGAN QL WARNER Office at ,.SD QVAKAN- 10 Unprecedented Storms in Southern Europe Causing Death and Desolation Cliff Threatens to Topple Over on Town. -- Appalling Accident in Indiana, Two Score Persons Being Killed J and Hundreds Injured. the Creer Building FORK, UTAH PHYSICIANS. L SPANISH Paris. Southern Europe Is in will answer nlaht calls from Mrs. grasp of a tremendous storm, accomajn, rfllls Swenson's resident, 2nd Ward. panied by torrential rains. This, coming on the heels of unprecedented rainfalls and floods of the past three weeks, is causing very great distress. The storm area extends from Morocco northward, over Portugal, Spain and end Sl'RGFON southern France. Warships off the African coast aud the Spanish peninSPRINCVILLC 38 Black. sula have sought shelter. The village of Olet, near Barcelona, Spain, was literally washed away by a cloudburst, and the river Llobregat, . NOTARY Pl'BLIC Just south of Barcelona, is described as being a raging torrent, constantly Money new victims. The city of St. claiming -interest low special opirnwd Firms Sebastian, lu the north of Spain, has ums of partial payments been ravaged by a hurricane. mii midest. one block east of The recently flooded rivers In the SPANISH FORK, UTAH. south of France are again rising. In the department of Savoie, a great overhanging cliff of 800 cubic meters, B, Is reported to be moving and In imminent danger of toppling over and attorney-at-lacrushing the village of Tormery, 1,000 , feet below. PROVO Tel.'phras TS X A dispatch from Brest says several (ttluRdlng smacks have capsized and their crews have been drowned. rour l Dupont Powder Works Blown Up and a Town of 1,000 People Wiped Off the Map Farm Houses Miles y 1 Away Wrecked by tha Explosion. w t rTo. HUGHES physician Pay tter ay. and cornabv muel our us; Co-o- ery MORGAN, REE SAXEY, GAVEL WIELDED ATTORNHY-AT-U- Publlo. tortjsncer and Notary OfTre Over Bank of Spanish Fork. - Fork, isk Utah. Peterson Bl&cksmithing h. General will Post Spanish Fork, Vlsh Office BeqjqiRiR Hughes, reed Question Sables BACK ALL !C tl!' Lrl I MS ITS TRAINS handle Real Estate List your property ind Farming Land with me. Andrew At Jensen INEULES TREATMENT FOR $1.00 Satisfaction guaranteed M money refunded. kidney bladder ruble, rheumatism and lumbago 5 ALL A dose case at bed time relieves the before morning. TAFT. ARBITRATION. is Finally Settled Favorably at The Hague. The Hague. The ninth plenary sitheld on ting of the peace conference, Wednesday, voted upon the question of the' establishment of a permanent votes court. There were thirty-eigh- t in favor of the project. Belgium, Denmark. Greece, Roumania, Switzerland and Uruguay did not vote, and Mexico. Brazil, Greece, Colombia. SalvaVenedor, Persia, Guatemala. Hayti, PanParaguay, zuela. San Domingo. ama and Ecuador. China, Bolivia and to a permaNicaragua voted favorably nent court. Imt with the reserve that In such court and the negotiations that direction should lie conducted on the btiHic principle of absolute Judicial equality. Four Men and Three Women Foully Murdered by Indians. El Paso. Texas. Four men and three women, one of the former being ama government mall carrier, were bushed and killed between San Joseo de Hlla and La Colorado, cast of In the lower Sonora country, was discov-ere- .l by Yaquls. The killing by a a short time afterward men. who mining American of party were traveling over the trail with an escort of Mexicans. Her-mosll- Press Office 'te e The Philippine Assembly Formally Opened and Ready for Business. Manila. Secretary Taft formally opened the Philippine assembly In the National theatre at 11:15 Wednesday morning, in the presence of a large crowd of people. In his opening address Mr. Taft declared that his views announced two years ago regarding the Independence of the Philippine people were unchanged. He did not believe that they would be fitted to govern themselves for at least a generation, but he added that the matter was entirely iij the hands of congress. The secretary denied emphatically that the United Stales had any Intention of disposing of the Islands; said he had absolute confidence In the Filipinos, denied that he was disappointed at their Inability to legislate conservatively, and asserted his belief that they felt their responsibility and acknowledged the necessity of supporting the American government. Mr. Taft refrained from suggestions by the regarding specific legislation that atassembly, hut recommended tention be paid to the civil service. PERMANENT lieuy BY uu-all- y most ACKACHE to Five Million Acres of Land Opened Settlement Next Year. of 'the Washington. As the result works by construction of Irrigation the government and prlvqtp parties. aer- - of It Is expected that fi.nno.ooo to sethe will opened west the In land ofilce of expert-men- t The Uo8. In tlement efstations will make a spmdal the In , adopting settlers aid to fort ve me most economical and effect draln-ac- e the for made plans oda. It has In principally acres, nnn.uoo of 2 states east of the Mississippi river, during 111' past year 8,rlk Railway Teleflrsphys of the teleg-rDenver. Colo.- -A vole Denver A the on pliers employed Is being tsken by Grande railroad "mil ..n llm Ue re shall strike In consequencere.nslale R. to company th" of fusal chief at Grand II SKcgus, former win who Junction. Colo.. n .'" r tU ,Tl votes already received ijr an ' K prsctlcaly INCULB MEDICINB CO. CIIICACO. U. i. A. THE WORLD DRUG CO. of them belong to the Or ; der of Railway Telegraphers. 95 ht rent Fontanet, Ind. By the explosion of the Dupont powder works on Tuesday and fifty person between twenty-fivwere killed, 600 Injured, and Fontanet, a city of 1,000 people, wiped out. The dead and more seriously Injured have been taken away. Five hundred Inhabitants, all more or less wounded, remain to gather scattered household goods and sleep under tents, guarded ; by soldiers of the state. Without warning, the powder mills, seven in number, blew up at 9:15 on They employed Tuesday morning. 200 men, and of these, seventy-fivwere at work when the first explosion occurred In the press mill. In quick succession the glazing mill, two corning mills and the powder magazine blew up, followed by the cap mill. In the magazine, situated several hundred yards from the mill, were stored The concus 4,000 kegs of powder. slon when it blew up was felt 200 miles away. Every bouse In fills town was deFarm houses two miles stroyed. away, and school houses equally distant were torn to pieces and their ocIndianapolis and cupants Injured. even Cincinnati felt the shock. . A passenger train on the Big Four railroad four miles away bad every coach window broken, and several passengers were injured by flying glass. The mills were located one mile south of town. With the first explosion the employes ran for safety, hut most of them were killed or wounded by the quick following explosions in the other 'mills. When the heat from the burning mills exploded the giant powder magazine, ninety minutes later, destroying the town by the concussion, many of those engaged in rescue work were badly Injured and several killed. Superintendent Monahan of the plant was killed while In his office, and his wife and sister-in-lawere killed In their home, some distance away. That the death list is not far greater Is due to the fact that the people of the town had left their houses at the first explosion and were uot In them when the explosion of the 4, CM1 kegs of powder In the magazine hurled their homes to pieces and scattered household goods In heaps of debris. Among the buildings totally destroyed In the town were the Methodist and Christian churches, two school buildings. the depot, all business blocks, Including a large block Just completed, a large warehouse and 5"" homes. Governor Hanley ordered the Terre Haute company of Indiana national guards to patrol the ruined district and to protect life and property. The governor arrived Tuesday evening. He brought whh him 700 tents and cots for the care of the homeless. Three school buildings were destroyed at Fontanet and Coal Bluff two miles away. All were filled with school children, and every one of them was more or less Injured by the colfour-roolapse of the buildings. A school building was turn to pieces and not one of the 200 children s raped unhurt, though none was fatally school building Injured. A two-roont Coal Bluff was turned over am collapsed. The teacher and ninety pu injured. Tit pils were more or force of the explosion destroyed ul telephone communication with out side towns, nnd it was with great dif flculty that aid was summoned. Terre Hautv and Brazil sent physicians am nurses with supplies in carriages a.tl automobiles, while special trains up and run on the Illg Font railroad for the cure of the Injured. e Loaned tter S'ntcrcil Ftl. Si. 1902. n at Spanish Fork, Utah. 17, 1IMI7. ('ond-olas- s matter. Tost Office Act of Congress March S, 1879.. IS IOTA SPANISH FORK Crefr Building, a. m. till 5 p. m. HotK.": jrrnS IjnrntNOUSf Phonb: Residence No. 74 l 4A advance. Press .Ly fOlt. In s wen-mad- RUN 8TARTED ON BANK. Belief Expreteed That Attack on thr Banks Credit Waa Premeditated. Goldfield, Nov. The return of n $L chock marked "No funds." which wu presented at the lmnk of John S. Co k & Co. Tuesday morning, by a woman caused a run on the hank which lnstc until noon. Depositors were paid fast as sssihle, and the hank continued to do Its usual hmlness. About noon the excitement died down and the run was over. It la believed In some quarters that the attack on the credit of the hank was prearranged, nnd some color Is lent to this opinion by rumors which have been persistently circulated for the past bn days that the hank w.ta Insolvent. ENTER POLITICAL ARENA Labor Leadsr Urges Hit Followers to Co on Record as Opposed to Government by Injunction. New York. The Central Federated Union has received an appeal from President Oompers. of the American Federation of Labor, which has been sent, to all the affiliated unions, asking them to request all V'lltjral candidates In the present campaign to commit themselves openly as to government by Injunction! Gomperg said that the misuse ot the power of Injunction occurs constantly and is dangerous to the liberty of the people, It was the duty of the labor unions to Investigate all candidates for judicial and legislative offices, so that they can he put on record as to how they stand on the question of government by Injunction. Fly Time is Here Let us fix you up with Screen Doors and Windows. Any size. OIL TRUST DECEIVED PUBLIC. Sold Its Products Through What Peo-- . pie Believed to be Independent Central Lumber Company Companiee. Hampton G. Westeott, of the Standard Oil company ot Kentucky, testified on Monday In the hearing of the federal suit against the oil combine that In several of the southern states the Standard Oil company had found it expedient to sell much of Its products through companies which the public believed to be Independent. The pracindetice of selling through pendent companies, whirh were owned by the combine, was discontinued two years ago, according to Mr. Westeott. Mr. Kellogg, counsel for the government, drew from the witness that the Standard Oil company of Kentucky, which acts as selling agent of oil In Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama, had purchased numerous smdll Independent selling companies and through many of them sold oil to the consumer. Some of the plants of these companies were dismantled and the business taken over by the Standard. New York. Spanish Fork, Vtah Ur,' Buggy Sherwin-William- s Paint is made for painting buggies. Is also well suited for porch and lawn furniture. Stands most severe outside exposure and hard wear. A gloss paint of great durability and splendid covering capacity. The colors are clear, clean and bright. Put op in convenient sized , packages, ready for nse. Eight ' good SALT LAKER GETS PLUM. shades. b1 Vi Hi sell it Is Appointed First Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Ryan, for Washington. Thomas nearly eleven years first assistant secretary of the interior, will retire from that office the latter part of this month. lie will be succeeded by Frank Fierce of Salt Lake City, Utah. The reason given for bis resignation Is that his boalth has become Impaired by the work of his office. The announcement of the change was made Monday by Secretary of the Interior Garfield. Mr. Ryan waa former ly minister to Mexico and Is from Kansas. Frank Pierce was born In Londonderry, VL, April 3, 1857. He came to Utah In 1883, and has lived here ever since. ten Vou "" I You want the Phone (Use , T...7V, : . GOOD SERVICE; You want it to be PROMPT; You want it to be ACCURATE; You want it UNINTERRUPTEDLY. There is only one phone that gives that service. Thats Great British Fleet Assembling. London. There is now assembling In the North sea and the English channel for maneuver, under the command of Admiral Lord Charles Beres-ford- , a fleet cf British warships representing an aggregation of naval power surpassing all the Immediately available resources of any two other countries of Europe, and yet not a single ship of this fleet has been drawn from the reserves, the Mediterranean fleet or the Duvonport and The Rome divisions. Portsmouth fleet, which is now assembling, consists merely of those ships maintained In the vicinity of the Briilsh Isles, and which throughout the year have been engaged In war training. It numbers 111) pcnantR, and Is composed of twenty-six battleships, fifteen armored cruisers, cruisers, several protected various auxiliary vessels and forty-eigh- t torpedo vessels. Why We Grow.. , Utah Independent Telephone Company - - The Phone That Talks ,ewis& Ban O O O O DEALERS Fresh & Cured Meals. 1ST 0 O O O Fancy & Staple Groceries. Green Groceries in Season. EASIER FOR THE GIRLS. SPANISH FORK, UTAH Typewriter, to be Run by Compressed Air, Will Never Get Tired. New York, Typewriter girls may find their occupation gone if whut Is said of a new Invention turn out to be true. It Is exhibited at the business show, now In progres I.. Madison Square Garden, and la an automatic typewriter run by compressed sir and cupahle, It Is said, of writing from hour for 6, uot) to 10, nut) woixla an twenty-fou- r hours at s stretch. The Inveutlon Ih the work of A. McCall ot Columbus, O. i COMMERCIAL BANK OF SPANISH FORK Capital, K, P u I $25,000.00 John Y. Smith, Henry Gardner, President. B. A. Rockhill, Cashier. Bodies Hurled Fi'ty Feet. Layton, Utah Two hoys In a buggy were struck by southbound Oregon Short Line tralu No. 16. at a crossing just out of Layton early Monday morning. They were hurled fifty feet from tho track. Iltuh were uncoil-clowhen picked up, One died soon afle reaching Salt Lake. The oilier expected to recover. The dead hoy was ltoy Sessions, 19 yours old, of Fairfield. Ills companion was Bandull, 19 years oi l, of Layton. The hoys werw driving In a buggy. Vice-Preside- nt We respectfully solicit the accounts ot banks, mercantile firms Individuals. Ample resources; courteous treatment; superior service. 3 3 3 3 TiuiuuiiiuuuuuiuumiifiuimmuiuiiuuUuuuiauiuuiUN LORENZO THOMAS R. M. FASHIONABLE 1 ont-hors- vvvv R. B. Boyack, Manager TAILOR 0n Block Norik ol Bank, Spanish Fork, Utah JEX-FLORI- ST Fresh Flowers supplied for all occasions. Funeral designs kept on hand and filled to order. All kinds of Furniture Repaired. Residence two blocks North of Foundry brANmi Fokk. Utah |