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Show THE BEAVER (Utah) PRESS THE WEEKLY DEVOTED TO Vol. XI Mike Powers One of Six Men Who Met Tragic Death Michael L. Powers, one of the most prominent mining men of Utah's early days, committed suicide about 10 o'clock Monday night in his room at the Metropolitan hotel, 78 West" Third South street, by firirg a bullet into his brain. Powers, who was almost totally blind from an injury received sonu years ago in the k AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS T BEAVER COUNTY OF Beaver City, Beaver County, Utah Friday Jan., 29, 1915 Last of Famous Beaver Coterie Billion-Bec- MINING Thursday, January 22, 1970 mine at Eureka, was a sufferer fror.. dyspepsia, and for iour days was unable to leave hia room. Yesterday morning he requested Mrs. Ada Thomas proprietress of the hoto send for Dr. II. B. tel, Sprague. The physician visited Mr.. Powers and prescribed for him. During the day Mrs. Thomas visited Mr. Power's room several times for the purpose of giving medicine to him, accordinf to the doctors' orders. She last saw him alive at 6:15 o'clock. When she next caller at his room, about 10:15 p. m., the light was out and she stumbled over his feet, which were touching the floor, his body lying partly on the bed. Frightened, she summoned several guests who were in the hotel office ard they hurried to the room. They found Mr. Powers dead, the bullet having passed entirely through the head, entering just over the left ear. His right hand still clutched the weapon, which was a new one, an J which showed one empty chamber. Mrs. Thomas statsd that Mr. Powers had been at the hotel at intervals for the past two years. He is understood to have had mining interests in Park City and Beaver, Utah. Among his effects were found personal letters from E. D. Norris, 3150 Maple street, San Diego. Cal.: and Martha Alva Thompson Beaumont of Beaver City, Utah. Little could be learned last night concerning his relatives, Mrs. Thomas stating that a son, who she thinks lives somewhere in Utah, visited him recently. S e also said that he had spoken of a aughter, but does not recall her name or addres. A man named Adams, a friend of the dead man, called at the hotel nearly eery day t, look after him, but he could not be found by the hotel people last night. Mr. Powers was widely known among the older generation of Utah mining men. and at one time he was counted quite wealthy. He is popularly supposed to have possessed considerable money at the time of his death. He rarely ventured alone on the streets farther than restaurants in the vicinity of Third South and Main streets, but often went about the city and on trips to various oarts of the state in the company of friends. Dr. W. S. Keyting, who answered the police call, examined the body and notified L. R. Martineau, J"., acting coroner, who ordered the body sent to the O'Donnell undertaking rooms. Tribune. The above item will be of deep interest to a great many of the older people hereabout. Mr. Pow ers cams to Beaver about 1S70 and shortly after opened a saloon on main street which he operated until after the removal No. 12 w ill Discuss Broad Range of Topics LawGetViolators Heavy Fines r ...... . atari Agitation on Highway Bill! Splendid . Grand Canyon Road Appro his home. Program t The special committee of the Beaver Commercial Club consisting of N. B. Neilson, H. A. Christiansen and D. I. Frazer have now practically completed all arrangements for the Farmers' Round-uand Housekeepers' Conference to be held in this city from February 15th to 20th. Under the direction of the agricultural college the following program has been prepared: February 15h. 2:00 p. rn. Reforms in Irrigation Practice, Pres. John A. Widtsce, U. A. C. Dr. F. S. Harris, U. A. C. Improved Crop Production, 7:30 p. m. Conjoint. Address Pres. John A. Wifltsoe. February 16th. 10:00 a.m. Maintaining Soil Fertility, Dr. F. S. Harris A Rational System of Dry Farming, J. W. Paxman. Extension Division. 2:00 p. m. SeeH Breeding for Utah. Dr. R. J. Evans, Extensh n Division. Mistakes in Dry Farming. J. W. Paxman. 7:30 p m. The Federal and State Plan for Agricultural and Home Dr. E. G. Peterson Development, Farm Management, Dr. R. J. Evans. February 17th. 10:00 a. m. The Live Stock Outlook, Prof. John T. Caine HI. Extenison Division, Ben R. Eldredge, Dairying for Beaver, Extension Division & U.S . D. A. Discussion by S. O. White, Jr. 2:G0 p. m. The Dairy Outlook, Prof. G. E. Freverr, U. S. D. A. Some Practiial Breeding Problems. Prof. John T. Caine III 7:30 p. m. The Production of Clean Milk, Ben R. Eldredge Beef Cattle Problem, Prof. John T. Caine III p The appropriation of $52,000 toward the building of the Yeland Grand Canyon lowstone highway, proposed by Senator William Seegmiller vf Karat, Kane county, was given extensive consideration. The bill includes the routing of the highway down through southern Utah. During a conference with the commissioners Senator Seegmiller and Representative D. H. Morris of Washington county endeavored to fhow the advantage to Utah of the building of the big highway. . Another bill by Senator John W. Thorley of Davis county, February I8th. which proposes the appropria 10:00 a. m. The Place of the Silo in Utah Agriculture Uon of $100,000 for the compleBen R. Eldredge tion of the cor crete surfacing of 2:00 Prof. G. E. Fre vert p.m. Feeding the road through Davis county, .Prof. John T. Caine III also was examined. Live Stock Sanitation, Dr. H. J. Frederick, U. A. C. 7:30 p. m. Cattle Diseases, Dr. H. J. Frederick Reed Back to Fortuna. Prof. John T. Caine III Types of Horses (Lantern) February 19th. T. A. Reed, who purchased 10:00 Utah Farmer. for the a.m. Prof. John T. Caine III Hogs the "Chief" claims at Fortuna Dr. H. J. Frederick Cholert and Its Control, Hog last September from Kelly and Davis has returned from a two Continued on page 5. months trip through Nevada. Mr. Reed is much interested in the developing of the gold placers and has returned to be on hand when things begin to stir. Mine Development Program Announced Contract Completed. The immediate Church and Haddock, who have been sinking the one hundred foot shaft, on the Reaver A. Gold for superintendent T. Burton, came down from the mine on Tue sdav to await Mr. Burton's return from Salt Lake. The one hundred feet contracted for have been completed and nothing further will be done until Mr. Burton arrives. of the soldiers from ron in 1S85. Prior to Ft. Came- this how- ever, Mr. Powers became interested in mining in the Mineral range, and developed a large tonnage of auriferous iron ore, thoasands of tons of which was shipped by team to the old Horn Silver and Godbe smelters at Frisco and was used for fluxing Mr. rowers' still owns the property known a? the Baltimore ?roup from which this ore was extracted and he had done many thousands of dollars worth of development work on if. About 1890 he developed some springs at Eureka for which it N said, he received $20,000 in A peculiar cash. in his death is the fact that of a half dozen men with whom he was intimately associated all through the 70's every one died by his own hand. sinking of the sixty days. Directors and stock- of both the Beaver-Golshaft from the and the Fortuna Gold Queen are t to the level, and the rapid extension of the tunnel on enthusiastic and will see through the Gold Queen property at For- anextenisve c rcpaign of devetuna are the two important de lopment." The first contract let for trc velopment announcements of the last fall took the week in the Beaver gold fields, Beaver-Gol- d made public by R. II. Strickland new shaft down to tha revealed and A. T. Burton, mining engi- level where a cross-cu- t and Beaver neers of Salt Lake an ledge of gold quartz, who have just returned from declared to be the same ledge the Utah metropolis where they as the famous Sheep Rock vein. were in r.onfcrance with the di- The showing here is so good and that the directors have authorrectors of the Beaver-Gol- d Fortuna Gold Queen mining com- ized another 100 feet in depth, panies. The decision to prose and this work will be recurred cute with energy the develop in a few days. The work on the Fortuna Gold ment on both properties was about excellent the by Queen contemplates a tunnel 170 brought and feet in length, 130 feet of which showings already achieved, will these has already been completed. It means that companies set the pace for the spring act- was planned to strike the ore shoot in a big outcropping ledge ivity about to set in. "I found a very optimistic at a depth of about 150 feet, but mining sentiment prevailing in fcrthe last 00 feet the tunnel Salt Lake," said Mr. Strickland, has been driven in vein matter "and was gratified at the' very the ore averaging about $5 across marked interest now shown in five feet. A picked sample the news from Beaver. Mining taken from the high grade men generally are watching this streak in this ledge returned section carefully, and I have no $4'!8. When the tunnel reaches hesitation in giving my belief its objective point at thel70-foo- t that there will be a big influx of face, it will then in all likeliinvestigators to look at the hood be in the higher grade quartz mines and the placers as shoot of ore which averages soon as weather conditions ease about $20 as shown by surface up a bit, or within the next assays. 100 holders Beaver-Gol- d d Indictments Against Beaver-ite- s Dismissed Through Rocky Ford Dam Making a Record Lack of Evidence The court House has been & very busy place this week, due of Water Ready to the many criminal cases being heard before Judge Joshua for Spring Greenwood. All criminal cases Salt Lake. Jan. 28. When were either disposed of or passed. Lynn Crandall, assistant enginJesse M. Cluff indicted by the eer of the local office of water resources of the United States geo- last grand jury of a statutory offence was found guilty and logical survey, leaves soon for will be sentenced by Judge southwestern Utah to make furGreenwood on Saturday. This ther examinations of the run-oof the Virgin. Santa Clara and case has attracted considerable Beaver rivers he will center attention and a crowded court room was the rule at all the much interest in a record being sessions of court during the trial established by ihe new Rjcky of this case. Ford dam, on the Beaver at Several residents of Milford Adamsville, in Beaver county. who plead guilty to misdemeanElmer A. Porter, engineer hi or on indictments brought by charge of th local office of the United States geological survey, the grand jury on charges of lihas data which show that the gambling and illegal sale of new dam, recently completed, is quor were given heavy finesHeber T. Hanks, proprietor of water storing f0 second-fee- t of the Hotel Milford, was fined hours. The every twenty-fou- r loss from seepage and other $175 for selling liquor without a licence. causes is indicated as less than 3 C. A. Fisher, Stephen Stoker second-fee- t of water, which and Parley Pap worth all of Milengineers consider remarkable ford were fined $125 each for for an earth dam. It is estimated that the reser- gambling. The cases against James voir, having a capcity of 25.000 and Ben Howd who were Davis acre-fee- t of water, will be filled indicted the by grand jury on a before spring. of were larceny charge grand Water resource engineers condismissed of motion District o.j sider the new reservoir of great Attorney Edmond II. Ryan for importance in the general plan the reason that evidence to conof storing as much water as poswas wanting. vict sible for the next agricultural Daly was found guilty Joseph season, vv ith light snowfall in of battery and sentenced to serve December and January, experts four months in the county jail. piedict that water for irrigation Daly has already serve' three may bocome very scarce during months waiting trial. July and August. Barrett John of Moberly, MisThe Rocky Ford dam was on information financed by the Delta Land & souri, charged with was grand larceny Water company of Milford and was built by D. G. Martin, forWith only one or two minor of Idaho as mer criminal matters yet to be heard, resident engineer; C. A. Tush, is it expected that the court will Salt Lake and Berkeley, consult-n- move to the immediate considerengineer and George A. ation of the civil calendar which Snow of Salt Lake, manager. will occupy most of next week. Thousand Twenty-fiv- e cultural College priation Discussed Before Road Commission Salt Lake, Jan. 28. Examination of proposed bills pertaining to making big appropriations for the building of new highways in (he state, and in making general improvement of the present highways consumed the entire attention of members of the state road commission Monday. The meeting was attended by Richard R. Lyman, and W. D. Beers, state engineer in the absence of E. R. Morgan, state road engineer, who is ill at Round-u- o Acre-fee- t - ff d. state-engine- er g WE BANKWmmUAy - . 200-foo- 100-fo- ot BEST, MA MAf M..;-- - f. IS;?"'' 18-fo- ot J ........... "" 'T.'l' X 1 1 L - - f 1C 1 fi n Lid i u SL. r msn.n.i. We urge those who have not yetstarted a bank account with us to START one. Those who are already ous customers know the value of always keeping their bank balance growing. Money put into our band right here at home stays in our own community, and this helps develop it and helps everybody prosper. 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