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Show SEARS HAPPY FARMER AS r Former Head of Houto, Who Retired with $25, COO, 000, Works in Fields. Mail-Orde- Taking New Census Will Be Big Task WASHINGTON. It will r quire about to take the thirteenth decennial census of the United States, and I'ncle ham Is going to pay $4,000,000 for the service. These enumerators, appointed by 330 supervisors throughout the country, will begin work April 15, 1910. Iletween the time of their appointment and the commencement of actual be will work, the enumerators schooled in the method of enumeraof the tion and the preparation schedules. The custom heretofore has been for the census bureau to send out sample schedules for the enumerators to fill In. For the last two months economists, scientists and farming experts have been at work on schedules involving population, manufactures, and it Is estiparticularly agriculture, mated by the census bureau that fully ,000,000 farms will he enumerated with a population of more than to be collected by the - Kach enumerator Is to receive for bis work from two to four cents per capita, and In some regions where there Is not much density of population they are to receive a ppr diem Enumerof from four to five dollars. ators are required to work eight hours a day and must hare their work completed In two weeks In cities of 6,000 and over, and in sparsely settled communities within 30 days. In districts where foreign languages are spoken It will he the duty of supervisors to select enumerators versed in foreign languages If possible, and where these are not available, the services of Interpreters may be engaged. 3,000 temporary Approximately clerks clerks will be appointed for the census work, and the date of the first examination will be October 23 next, throughout the United States at various cities. The work required of the 3000 temporary employes Is. according to the circular, to consist xf four classes: The operation of card punching and card tabulating machines; operation of typewriters, adding machines and combined nia typewriting adding chines; manuscript tabulation and oth er clerical work; sub clerical work such as that of messengers, messenger boys, watchmen and laborers. Wishing Tree Where Wishes Come True There were more believers In tbf tree some years ago than there are now, but that does not mean thal there are not a great many who be lieve In it Nor Is the number by any means confined to the old "mammies," "aunties" and other black folk. Ninety-ninper cent, of th persons who pass under the tree os their way through the square probably never heard or read of It. Hut there are others, and In this case there arc a great many others. The most marvelous stories are told about the tree, and many of the stories have believers. Also many ol stories have some element of truth about them. In many cases it Is a great deal of story and a very min ute particle of truth. But It is be cause there Is some truth in then that the tree has such a clientele. Faith does not cure all the ills that It is asked to cure, but lta follower are aure that It cures in some In stances. Hence there are faith cures The thousands of wishes that arc made under the wishing tree may end up In only one coming true, but the wisher who has been rewarded by iti favor never loses an opportunity to sing Its prasises, and that is what mkes the wishing tree so much more famous than any of the other treei that are In the same park. to-da- e sat under the benign HWE youofeverWashingtons wishing free? i It has been one of the unique lions of Lafayette park for, lo, these many years. It Is not described In the official guide books, but it Is there Just tho same, ami has been ever ince the square wus laid out In the forties. The tree Itself Is a dwarf chestnut, although It has grown out of Its dwarfuess to a great extent. Jt Is a scion of the famous wishing tree tn Hyde park, Loudon, It Is located Immediately west 'of the Jackson statue, about 25 feet, and Is in full sight of all the windows on the north side of the White House, The wishing tree, as its name Indicates, possesses rare powers, or at least It Is supposed to, In that every wish that Is made under Its branches comes true some time or other. Generally It Is other, but that does not seriously Interfere with the reputation f the tree. Chicago. Richard W. Sears, who hag retired from business with made In 17 years, took charge of the threshing at hie farm at Gray's Lake, 111., the other day. At five p. m. the man whose financial career would have been meteoric bad It not been for his quiet way of doing things was out In the fields supervising the work that the 20 men who came an hour later were to accomplish before sundown. Wearing overalls and straw hat, as it he were accustomed to them, Mr Sears surveyed his model farm as If it were the only interest he bad In life. He refused to turn from It and look backward over the 17 years that have elapsed since he left his post as telegraph operator In Redwood Falls r business Minn., to start the that has grown Into the greatest In the world. Im awfully busy, he declared. "1 have to look after the threshers and I havent get this work done any time to talk about myself. Never did have, he added, with a merry twinkle of his eye. "Farmer Scars, who has announced that he intends to devote the rest ol his time to his family and his farm, is only 45 years old. He was a telegraph operator of a wayside station when an eastern watch manufacturer sent him a watch with the privilege of returning it if lio could not sell it He found that he could sell that watch and many more. So large did the watch trade he established become that he resigned bla position and went to Min neapolis. Two years later he came to Chicago and began the business career that ended recently with the sale of his stock in Sears, Roebuck & Co., to a New York syndicate and his retirement with great wealth. Mr. Sears family la enjoying the farm life as much as the head of the house. Hts four children two boys and two girls have been reveling In rural domesticity and say they want to be farmers too. mail-orde- OF CHRIST IS UNIQUE Rare Curios Fill Home of Minister Aula Christl at Chautauqua, The walls and windows will be em belltshed by rich embroideries ol China, Japan, India, Korea and other gnHlNlSTRE de Suisse, Washington, label III D. C. H was the simple neatly stamped on an Immense box which caused no little curiosity and peculation as to its contents as oiIt passed slowly through the streets that city on Its way to the abode of the new Swiss minister. The minds of the spectator were et at ease by Paul Ritter, the Swiss minister, when he told them that the box contained furniture, and that there were 15 more coming. Furniture and house furnishings collected by Mr. Ritter during the 13 years of his diplomatic career In the far east were to be found In the boxes. will Tie ministers residence abound with these rare curios and odd art treasures collected tn the Orient, N. 'Y, Only Building of Its Kind In the World. Chautauqua, N. Y. The dedication of the Aula Christ! or Hall of Christ the only building of its kind In the world, took place recently In this city. The one who first proposed the Idea 16 years ago. Bishop John H. Vincent, gave the dedication address. This new building to be devoted exclusively to the study of Christ, was erected at a cost of about $40,000. The largest single contributions to its erection were $10,000 from the Massey estate In Toronto; $5,000 from Miss Helen Gould and $3,000 from the estate of N. T. Arnold. The last and forms. for Us completion was given by When all the goods are set in plaet Chautauquas at a single meeting last The building Is constructed of the legation will bo unique, and on year. entering Its doors might well harbot white Roman brick, stone, steel and the illusion that he Is entering a home white terra cotta. The windows are all of historic significance presenting In some far eastern land. In chronological order events In the Every article In the collection has some highly prized association to the life of Christ. All the books which have been writminister personally, or to his family and his household goods, he says, ar ten upon the life Christ, including a very large library dealing with the priceless. interpretations of Christ, and Christ la ethics, In social science and In far eastern countries. There will be rare old gilt wood carvings from Buddhist templet old Jap placed In the dining-room- ; anese candlesticks of exaggerated de sign will be suspended from the chan delleres; coal buckets will be made out of century-oland woven designs of Incense burners; arnel's hair curtains for the fron! windows are among the collection. Throughout the house there will bs brasses and bronzes and Inlaid furm ture of remarkable patterns, shapes OF STATE Professional THE UTAH BUDGET Work will begin this week on the Offlloe on Center new $10,000 Fourth ward, meeting 8reet h. Blocks east of house in Lehi. Is advertisLehi Office hours from 2 The city council of to $ ing for bids for digging the water- Phoae No. 6 works trenches. Fountain Green will change from a town to a city in the near future. Preparations for the cnange are already Attornry-it-Uunder way. Moroni officials have passed an ordi- OFFICK IX BASK BLO"K nance regulating the liquor traffic which will virtually mean prohibition after October 1. A. C. HATCH John Cook, senior patriarch of is Lake Salt county, Granite stake, Attorney-at-La- v dead at the age of 87. Mr. Cook Cook came to Utah from England in J. h. McDonald, Y B00Ma 1861. rlv bask notary public in 0FfIctJ Mrs. Amanda Gilmore, of Roscoe, Pa, committed suicide at the home of her sister in Ogden, cutting her SANITARY PLUMBING throat with a cake knife. Despondency estimates fbei as the result of 111 health led to the deed. w. L WILLIAMS PLBKBUn A lightning bolt struck the home of William Hibbard at Logan, and Call on or write us at Miss Helen Young, daughter of August 20 E. 1st N.. PROVO, Young, was rendered unconscious and lira recovshe Later BELL PHOKB 64X" paralyzed. partially ered. voters One hundred and sixty-fou- r Dr. H. R. Read and taxpayers of the little city of Huntsville, situated a few miles east of Ogden, have petitioned the district DENTIST court for an order of disincorpora-tlon- . AJ1 kinds of Dental Work Jo, Prices Right. The grain around Ephraim is nearly Office over Heber Mercsnfik all harvested and threshing has com( menced. The farmers are jubilant over the good prospects, as they state that CHASE HATCH, the grain Is better than it has been for years. Dr. A. C. Young, state veterinarian, public is in Strawberry valley this week, it Room 5 Bank Block. being his purpose to Inspect the sheep on the summer ranges, with a view of heber. UTAH. detecting any symptoms of necrobacil-losiwhich may exist. E. BUYS, A plaster mill to cost $30,000, and with a capacity of 300 tons, and a brick plant to cost $40,000, will be County Surveyor erected at Nephl next month, near the mouth of Salt Creek canyon by an In- HEBER, UTAH. corporated stock company. Phone 68 B teachto sentiments cf the Yielding ers and patrons, the senool board at Lehi has decided to give night classes GEORGE BARZEE, In American and English literature Work at night will and in German. Engineer be credited in high school records. President Taft, who is an enthuslas Make Surveys and sstlmitN of Excavation and Coustr ntic member of the Y. M. C. A., visited otion. the Young Mens Christian association while In Salt Lake City on Sunday and w Maps and Blueprints delivered an address to the members in the work. his interest declaring Development Office Bank C. H During a quarrel between HEBER, UTAH. Place and his rvife in Salt Lake City, Place fired a pistol shot at his wife al ATTEWALL WOOTTON close range, the bullet passing through her jacket, but not injuring her. Place then fled, evidently believing he had Notary Public killed the woman. MIDWAY, Joseph Jarvis, of Santaquin, supposed to have been in the best of health, fell over backward at his WM. BUYS home, dying several minutes later. The family physician said that he Notary Public died from concussion of the brain, Office In Wave Building, Heber, Utih caused by the fall. A. Milton Musser, assistant historian of the Mormon church and one of the Monumental early pioneers of Utah, died in a hosin an Salt Lake City following pital Bronze PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT. Mr. operation for intestinal trouble. Musser participated actively in the up- Co. presidential party through the streets one desire, to catch a glimpse of the building of Utah's industries. of the city to Fort Douglas, the en- chief executive, unless they might be Allan Mitchell of Fruitland, Uintah Bridgeport, Coon. thusiasm of the crowds was un- one of the fortunate ones to come was killed by his own reservation, bounded. near enough to him to grasp his ha iei With his son, he was haulH. J. WAGSTAFF, At Fort Douglas the president was or hear hi3 hearty "Glad to mee wagon. ing lumber from Tabby mountain, received by Colonel Walter Scott, you. when the wagon brake failed to work. Local Agent commander of the military reservaAt 5:30 back to the hotel, and a Mitchell was run over and his neck tion, and took part in a review of the 6:45, on to the University club to at broken. His son was not hurt. Phone No- 26-- 4 troops, and later was an honored tend a reception of the Ohio Society The son of Mr. and Charleston. Utah ofa at and Yale graduates, after which the Mrs. Francom guest banquet given by the met with a terrible M ficers of the post. remainder of the evening, until the. Everlastina monuments Iron the At the conclusion of the banquet, president expressed a desire to retire dea'h at Levan. The little fellow material iip. The only the president returned to his rooum for the night, was passed at the Alta reached from his high chair and pulled has no effect upon. Beautiful detlpj a kettle of scalded fruit toward him. at a hotel in the city, a great crowd club. , cost. Also marble ut The kettle over, scalding the shown without tto w having gathered at the entrance to Sunday morning the president was child's body tipped and causing his death sev- granite work done by one of greet him. The president retired at escorted by a band of 100 union music- eral hours later. Cutters In the Stone ARTISTIC 11:30, after a strenuous day spent ians to the Tabernacle, where he listWhile home frojn hit among the citizens of Utah. ened to a sermon, 10,000 people hav work at returning the smelter at Murray, Fred The presidential train arrived at ing assembled In the after grounds, Helper, Utah, at 8:45 Friday morn- which he reviewed the school chil Cook was set upon by a crowd oi ing, and was met by Governor Spry, dren of Salt Lake, witnessed a dril. foreigners and given a severe beating. Senators Smoot and Sutherland, Con- by the members of the living flag, After rendering their victim uncongressman Howell, Col. C. E. Loose, made a short stop at the Y. M. C. A., scious, the foreigners ran, and no Col. D. C. Jackling of the governors and then attended services at the trace of them has been found up to staff, and Captain Conrad of the Fit Unitarian church. The small church tht present time. A hurried automobile trip through teenth Infantry at Fort Douglas, who was crowded to its capacity and the building, Ogden canyon and the principal had traveled to Helper on Thursday thousands surrounded anxious for another view of the chie streets of the city, with a brief address night. The president listened at Lester At Helper, when the president ap- executive. park completed the proto the sermon, and after the closely rear of the his at car, the peared service was over he shook hands with gram arrangfd at Ogden on SunWinterrose school children were lustily singing the minister. Others day for President William H. Taft, wanted to meet The was in America. the Junction president City him, but time was short and the Undertaker and Carpentfl1 Leaving Helper, a stop of three party started Immediately for the just three hours. While was made then at sodd out the minutes union station. timbers in a Springville. taking Caskets, Coffins. caes on to Provo, where the president was Leaving Salt Lake City, the presi- sewer trench at Logan, R. J. Rodrig-nekinds of burial suppliesi dential train arrived at Ogden at 1 was almost instantly killed, owing given a rousing and enthusiastic P. m. The program at the Junction to the loose In. ption. He had Cabinet Making a Spec ground caving automobile been engaged by the in his brief speech at Springville City included an but company trip through Ogden canyon, a drive three days. The trench was eleven tie president remarked on the evi- through PARLORS: Two doors the of School feet the grounds A negro was also burled lie for the Deaf and dent prosperity of the people. deep. of Condons Art Gallery, Blind, a review of but was s.Ud they were well dressed, and be- the school otrtdren at dug out a.ive. Heber, Utah. Streer, park Liberty educated and having and an address to 15.000 The Pleasant Grove city council, ing properly ii k people tho-telephone 27 conditions, there wn3 no fear Lester park. which has had up for discussion for or doubt as to their welfare other Leaving Ogden, the last stop in some time past the question of passwte. the state was made at Cache Junca at tion. where 5.000 people had assem- ing prohibition ordinance, has finally Automobiles were in waiting decided to allow the matter to be setwas taken bled to greet and the entire party Mi chief executive. tled by the voters at the coming election. Clash of Indian Murderer Executed. Authority. The executive commttee which had Atlanta, Ga. The clash between Reno. Nev. Calmly smoking a cigof the affairs of the G. A. R RIO GRIND charge the and state stoicism with and federal the arette authorities proverbial of his race, George Williams, the growing out of the trouble over the encampment held in Salt Lake City, F1 OHIO Lur OS Indian murderer of Barney Griffen and collection of city revenue taxes came has issued a statement in which F. M. James Connors, two prospectors, at to a climax Friday in the arrest ot Sterreit. executive director, is charged 3 Smaller, Nev., iu 1907. was on Friday H. A. Rucker, collector of city reve- with disloyalty, bad taste, discourmorning hanged at the state pr'son nue at Atlanta. He was served with tesy. nepotism and loose business at Carson. There was no hitch in a warrant for contempt of the su- methods. Mrs. Sarah A. Liddlard Smith, one the execution, and the Indian was pro- perior court of Georgia. A warrant of the early settlers of nounced dead In fourteen minutes aft- also was issued for Charles E. Lehi, is dead. gtj0 er taking the fatal drop. Williams government storekeeper and She was born in Windsor, England, 0 acknowledged that he was the mnr gauger, who had refused to answer October 16, 1833, and came to Utah In Pullman Palace RedlntngW1 derer of the prospectors and expressed questions In court, on the advice of 1864, crossing the plains via ox team, In Cara; Free Dining Collector Rucker. sorrow for the act. traveling with Captain Snow s com- Perfect conducted Personally pany. Montana Postmasters Meet. Shonts Charged with Alienating AfRegistration surpasses that of all fections of New Yorkers Wife. Butte, Mont. In the name of all Its former hi years at the Agricultural colNew York. Theodore P. Shonts, people. Mayor Charles P. Nevln, on Heber tor lege at Logan. All of the seats on. the Isave Trains former chairman of the Isthmian canal Friday morning welcomed the post- main floor are filled, and room In the Lake City, and all Pin . it masters of Montana to Butte. The commission, has been sued for rn balcony is in good demand. Those 1:50 p- - m , West at occasion for to the the address World, was damages, according the who have registered so far are mostly ber at 11 25 a-- m. daily. by Frederick F. HIpsch, New York opening session of the Montana State new students, but the old ones are regmanager for & Kentucky distillery. Mr. Association of Postmasters, which berapidly now. Shonts Is charged with having alien- gun Its third annual session in the istering Would-bjokers" disrobed Lee ated Mrs. Hipschs affections. Through federal building. J. C. Sorenson oi Delancey NIeoll, his attorney, Mr. Glendive was to hare made the re- Thompson, aged 18, as he was returnShonts declares that the suit is pre- sponse o the welcome, but he had ing home from a dance at Rlverdale. posterous and Is due to a strange case not arrived, end Malcolm Gillis lliompson was forced to stop at the of mistaken Identity. Hipsch and hJs president of th association, replied county Infirmary and borrow clothes before- - he could return to hi wife separated August 2 briefly. home. ATTORNEY-AT-LA- Richard W, Sears. HALL to Capftcl Hill, whers the beauties of the valley, from which a splendid view ea nbe obtained, was pointed nut to the president A quick return journey wai made to OF UTAH the tabernacle, where President Taft delivered an address. Leaving Provo for the capital city, there was a three minute stop at Fork and Lehi, where great chief executive charmed Ameican crowds had assembled to greet the WITH HOSPITALITY OF LOYAL president and bid him good luck and CITIZENSHIP. God speed on his journey. acSaturday morning the president, his of the members companied by hotel to Great Crowds Gather at Stopping party, was escorted from his at where, Commercial the club, Point of Presidential Train and in company with the leadbreakfast, Cordially Greet Travelers from ing officials, business and professional President Visits Washington. men of the state, the president made Points of Interest. further acquaintance with genuine western hospitality. At 9:30 the party lett the CommerSalt Lake City. William IL Taft, cial club rooms for a trip to Saltair, to Utahs president of the United States, has the president's first visit had a sample of Utah hospitality, and great resort in the Great Salt lake. ordeclares It to hla liking. He has Returning from Saltair, a special taberat the was held recital even expressed regret that he might gan not stay for weeks, months or years, nacle, being prepared especially for instead of days, in the midst of the the occasion. At 11:45 the president was the loyal citizenship of the mountains guest of the members of the Country and valleys of Utah. President Taft's entry into this club, where he was given a chance to city at 4:30 Friday afternoon, Septem- swing a golf stick for a short time. From 3:30 to 5:30 a public recepber 24, was the occasion for the assembling of thousands of his ad- tion was held at Liberty park, when mirers from every portion of the the park was crowded with men, wostate, and during the progress of the men and children, each with but the TAFT GUEST fancy-wroug- $12.-00- 0 Uncle Sam Urges Campaign on Rodents s.zes the Importance of rat clubs and suggests that Interest In organized rai hunts may be stimulated by olTenu; prizes or rewards In various commit nittes to the individual hauling forti the greatest number of dead rats afte ono of the crusades. Pamphlets dtalng with the rodon problem and suggestive of ways It and other for which the rat may be eventually rout ir $ ; tiv- f RAT CLlHS warfare onsocieties destructive ed from its haunts have been scat Ai sir rodents may leap Into popular favor tered broadcast among the farms an: or Aula Chrlsti, Hall of Christ. among housekeepers, now that the villages all over the United States government has officially sanctioned and the department exrects to inak. modern civillratloi. are soon to be this method of extermination of the its campaign In this direction ono o collected in one room of this hall. In tvorst tuatnaial pest in the United thoroughness another room will be collected ana States. Favored Home Industry. In easily acccstihle files copies placed The rat lias been recognized by the A Cleveland bookseller tells the fo! of all the engraving or o;her pictures government as a problem. Its activ- lowing amusing story of a eonversa of Christ which tue ait of ages has In charge of ity In disseminating Infectious dis- tlon he held recently with a well-tbrought within rea-- s eases has long loomed up as a dan- do but Illiterate client. I must have the library and engravings will be a health the to authorities, some books, the latter remarked, ami curator. A beautliul mam audience ger signal and losses from Its depredations run went on to explain that he had found room w ill be used exclusively for apInto many million dollars a year, ac- an empty library In a house which he propriate meetings. Already these Hit meetings are being held In the new cording to an official statement Jjst had purchased In Kensington. Issued by the department of agricul- only condition was that the volume building. Later courses tn study are should be handsome. The bookseller to be Inaugurated in the life, words ture. Dr. David E. I,antz of the bureau of suggested that half of them should be and deeds of Christ nISd in the results biological survey has taken vigorous bound In Russia and half In Morocco of his teachings. These courses are bold of the question, and thus he pro- What on earth 1s to hinder you from to be conducted for both old and ceeds to throw a bomb Into the camp having the lot bound in Cleveland?1 young. A special service is to be held of believers In the cat as a rat de- was the unexpected response. Drift in this building at least once a month wood. throughout the entire year. stroyer. However valuable cats may be as Area Not the Biggest Factor. Settled It. mousers, few of them learn to catch He is not a lover of dogs. Any scientific farmer can tell the rats. The ordinary house cat is too modern "How do you know? well fed and consequently too lazy to to raise aMalthuses that It is cheapet He has never owned one. on 50 acre undertake the capture of any animal well farmedcertain product How do you know? as formidable as the brown rat Birds Area and Itsthan on 200 poor acres He al says he has never used the present may yield Its to more liking. are much most be In figuring what Lost column tn a newspaper. "Hats have developed so much Intel- population disregarded the earth can support. ligence and such extraordinary caution Perhaps. them exterminate to When the Parson Listened. that attempts "My wife is getting so she can The failures succeeded. A local minister who listened close cock. bave rerely bare been due not .so much to a lack ly to the hymn caught the lady mem Tou are prejudiced In her favor.1 of effective methods as a lack of cep bers of his choir singing; Yield not "No I am not; she gave a tramp tain precautions and absence of con- to flirtation, for flirting Is sin; some piece of pie last week and he sister will help you a brother to win been back for more three times. certed action. Lawrence World. The department In a bulletin empha- "Perhaps he la after a hero medal. notary j s Civil UTAH - John z - re-c- e te EV83W" 3 Sle-gal- PJ $25.-00- 0 e |