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Show A RE yon helping to make this a better paper ""ami a bigger town? .Or .are' you trying fo get all you TI--I . can and giver as little as possible to Provo's upbuilding? Ve believe 'in booking, but we can't do it on hot air. will buid great cities: ' ; xCo-opetation PROVO, UTAH, MONDAY JULY. 15, 1912. VOL. XXVII, NO. 19, (1 $ . ESTABLISHED, imMK L a ULTU U ,..( o FARM ... liSifli- - r T J I 1 CONGRESS J M..J 1. 1 Ostler Causes Boy to Attempt Murder Before Shooting Self as First Contemplated "TbatSairtakejClty aspires to be HERE IS THE TELEGRAM d AS : Jameo a young" man years of age Mahan, twenty-thre- e P. my mother I died Tell brok-abo- en hearted. About 2 o'clock John Sharp, who Is living near Springville shot him- five self yesterday afternoon at tamiliariy known la Provo as "Jack" Vo'clock, about a mile east Byron,Duke, 21 years of Springville. Crazed with" jeal- -and business part- agerSharrB-trtenousy he had planned" for several 4j uer iTQyf) SprlngvlUe. Tfiey etop- . . weeks to take bis own life. He Koine of Miss Mabel Beard- met his rival, Jack Sharp, of has bee nth& object of Duke.s Provo and the girl he loved, attentions for about two years, and Maude Ostler, in , company with Miss BeardalL accompanied them to Byron Duke anl Mabel Beardall, the home of Miss Ostler, upon whom out driving. He was hid in the Sharp had beQ a regular attendant brush along the road and as the. lftSt three months. There they for party were driving toward spent the time untn shortly before 5 Spring-ville- , he i stepped out o'clock, when the four started for a ' ' .from hiding and drew a thirty-drive. eight revolver and- - shot Jack When the party had proceeded the abdomen Sharp through half a. mile from the Ostler about, and then turned the gun on him- f home, which is about one, and self. Sharp is at the city hospi- miles east of Springville, Mahan tal In a criticol condition. Jas. stepped into the road from a clump of fr Mahan died instantly. His last trees He ield a revolver ia his hand. - statement wias, "I die broken 4- - -- Directing his remark sto Sharp, Ma- - , of! . d -- one-hal- v lotted." vv v v .hansaid: - trip, and they have already engaged an Indian band of 50 pieces to accompany their party. Botse, Idaho; San Antonio, Texas; Tdpeka, Kansas, and other cities have shied their hats the ring as possible dark horses in a contest, should Salt Lake City f Miss Minnie Meldrum, daugh- and Oklahoma split the vote, while ter of John Meldrum, Fifth North Regina and Saskatoon, two lively and Second East streets, was so cities of Saskatchewan, are not badly burned about the back and overse to being considered as in the limbs by the explosion of gaso- next the for congress. running line fumes about 9 o'clock Fri- day night that her life "was des- -PROVO MAN IS NAMED t paired of. At last reports MissON PARADE COMMITTEE. Meldrum was doing fairly well but was sufferisg intensly from Chairman Douglass .White of the . . iter burns. floats and parades eommitte of the 4 National Irrigation congress yesterAnother member of the family was day selected six other well known cleaning a dress with gasoline with a men to serve with him on the com- tallow candle burning near by. . The mittee. They are; Robert R. Irvine, candle is supposed to have ignited the Jr.,)f Provo, Dr. H. Rose of Ogden, gasoline, and when the bottle of liquid B. R. Wedgewood, Rodney T. Badger, blazed up the srl grabbed it and Dr. W. F. Beer and Jos. E. Calne of fire Salt Lake .The committee will hold attempted ta throw it out of the door, its first meeting tomorrow night when but Instead hit Miss Minnie squarely plans forthe big irrigation pareant, in the back. The injured girt-clothing was parade and floats will be discussed. burned off and the flesh burned in a RALEY IS AQUITTED OF horrible manner. Dr. Alrd assisted by wno had been EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE- two other physicians called did all in his power The Jury in the case of L. W. Raley, the sufferings, of the injured girl but charged with embezzling, brought in for several hours her life was despair a verdict of not guilty shortly after ed of. She rested fairly well yesterday 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Raley aml jjop3 for ier reeoyery-ar- e entertwo on trial for had been days on a taind. charge of embezzling 1107.50 from the Rio Grande Railroad company beSON AT BERG HOMEtween August 15, 1911 and ..January Wvmnn Rarer, of Bert & Son. 13 1, 1912,while Raley. was agent for. the wearingHhe railroad company at Tucker. The com- off" and is also-- nasslng around the pany clahns that Raley stole "the cigars. It's a ten pound baby boy bora money In small amounts from opal Saturday night. Mother and child doto witnesses ing nicely . receipts. According Raley sold coal belonging to the com iBorn, a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. pany .to employees of the company Harold Rob (son. and residents of Tucker. TAFT HAS, KINDLY: CON' CELEBRATION ON JULY James Mahan, age twenty-twyears ago and hos since been work- ing aroundThistle and Spanish Fork Duke. Bince that time. He has a mother and F0r God's sake, don't shoot us," sister inCripple Creek, Colo. About touted Sharp. a year ogo he first Wt Maude Ostler ljrhe .young men, pleaded In vain ond they have been1 going together however, 'or Mahan Immediately since that time. Trney Vere engaged pointed the revolver and fired at and! she had been Rearing a ring sharp, who was then in the act of which he presented W. They were climbing out of the buggy, together on the Fourth and it seems Immediately; after flrlng the shot that he went back to Thistle and. she at 6harp, Mahan turned the revolver wrote him shortly after that her folks upon himself and ent a bullet objected to their wedding and that through hla heart. HeUed almost would haTe"io quit. "Jim" re- - "gtantly. .turned to the home of Fred Dart, Tte bullet entered Sharp's body where he had made his home for the just below the navel past four years and yesterday called fhe young women greatly excited Moude Ostler and talked with her for and unutterably saocked by the a long time on the telephone. She tragedy of" .which they had been him among other things that nesses, recovered their composure young Sharp was coming down from sufficiently to summon assistance. i rvYu. at oeeuis mm, sue aaa Deen The sheriff's office at Provo was golngwith both young men alternate - aotifled and an automoWl-was-se- nt ly .and yet was engaged to Mahan.' to fipringyllle. In, this, car Sharp was On July the eleventh he had wrii taken to the hospitarat Provo. The ten a letter to his mother and bid body of Mahan was also, taken to she and his sister goodbye. Here is Provo. " the contents of the letter: Jack Sharp "of this city, runs a Springville, July 11, '12. small grocery near the depot and is ,My Dear Mother and Sister: I will well known In Proro. He and Byr6n try and write ' you , a few. lines as I Duke are partners it seems. He V guess I will be happier when you about twenty-tw- o years of age. It read .this than I am now. As the Is reported that he never met Mahan folks V come., between .us there is . until the shooting took place yeste nothing for me to live for now, so day, He and- Duke have been going over to cee the girls several times of goodbye. ' ' L. For. the last time, your loving Bon late, ," ,' and brother, The buljet pierceti Sharp's Intes- i1" ' JAMES MAHAN. tine fourteen tjmes and the doctors .y P. sAFred Dart has. Ay trunk In were,compelld to take out about 39 Inches of the .Intestine. He came out Spanish Fork. To My Friends: Ju3t a line to say of the operation In good shape and ' to the'doctor8 entertain hope of his goodbye, as my li've'ls nothin ' ' covery. J now,' so forewell.' ," , -- hill h wet wire .. . onoPEioNlio FOR FOR BOOTLEGGING $50 " y. p. Giles, Chief of Police, swore tQ comi,Iaint in Pollce Court today charging Ottp Peterson with selling liquor. Peterson plead guilty before Justice Glazier and wa3 fined $50 and given sixty days in the city Jail. The transaction took place on West Center street in Peterson's bachelor quarters. ( - i the Spanish Fork baseball 4eam defeated the Provo boys Friday after- noon by the score of 5 to 1. Both sides Plad fast balLbut juckwasagalnst aggregation. Baxter, we J only solution to the question, "Why Girls Leave Home," made the only run for the Provo teain. Tonight at the North Park the Provo nine will play Pleasant View. The game commences at 6 o'clock. I (Continued on page 6.) ; -- . Who recognize the evils of the boss system that has perverted the functions of our political parties and the ends of popular government... . A mass convention is hereby called to meet at the opera. house Provo, . eity of Utah, at eleven o'clock arm. July 27, 1912, to choose delegates from Utah to attend the convention to be held at Chicago on the fifth day; of August, 1912, for the purpose o " " . ffo organize a progressiveTarty for the State of Utah, and to transact such other business as may properly ore - the convention. j come-befare The Provo members of the club busy preparing for a county and mm- state organization and the new, party leaders in this county will call prim arles and a county convention both to be held within the next two weeks. Walter Adams said, "It Is the lnten tion, a sfar as the new party workers here are Informed to put a full state ticket in the new, -- including a nemi.-ne- e Lr gubernatorial honors, and. In ; all probability Stephen H. Love, of Sal Lake, will be chosen to head the ' state ticket" - -- . mm : nnminiiPn Piiii urunu iuu IIIIIIL i : TO PAY DIVIDEND . A v At a meeting of the officers and directors of the Opohongo Mining Co. eld this morning at their offices,' a dividend of two cents per share wa3 declared. This is the fourtti'dlvidena", declared by the company. Previous dividends have been for one, cent per share 'and the officers state the dlvK dends will be'payable quarterly hereafter and will without doubt be Increased. The mine Is In excellent con' dition. "rJr.. ... . The dividend Just- declared is payable on the 30th, the books, to close on the 26th of the month. The total amount to be paid will be about ?20,- - v X.' -; f:;v';.T. BlograV Feature at the ir. r HIS LESSON ;' , Prince's Tuesday, and Wed"eday, July 14,17. . . ... ( i . -- ( MAHAN. ' . BASEBALL AT PARK TONIGHT- nominating candidates, to be supportIn ontj of the faa'.est game3 that has ed for the positionr of "president and been played at Spanhh Fork this year vice president of the United States. . j JAMES whom they shall the candidates for vote. - ( . ty ' t1, , Mrs. Cordie Waid, Junior. past party affiliations: Mrs. Dollie BlumenthaI, Mi3tress of Who believe that the time has Records and Correspondence. come for organization of a national Mrs. Elizabeth Archibold Finance. progressive party. Mrs. Josie Boardman, Manager. Who believe in the right and Mrs. Dottie Power, Protector. of the peoplejoLourcountry Mrs. Jennie Williamson, Guard. " . Mrs. Myrtie Blunienthal, Trustee. to rule themselves. .. . Who Insist upon the right to choose . - the-!- , wit-tol- d . held in Provo at-ten- . . The officers of tie Utah Roosffvelt. Club have issued an official call for a state mass meeting which will be " la-th- re-x- NAME LOVE MAY afternoon of Satur-day, July 27. At this time the organivices in their lodge hall last week zation of a national progressive party whe-th- e following officers were in. Utah will be perfected and dele ushered, into office; gates will probably he named to d Mrs. Senia Vincent, Past Chief. the Chicago' convention on AugMrs. Elizabeth Gillis, Most Excel- ust 5. The convention call Is as follows: lent Chief. fVv Mrs. Loveridge, Senior. To the People of Utah, regardless ot in-t- o - Saturday, July 27, is Set for State Convention lat Provo REED SMOOT. The Provo Temple No. 9, Pythian Sisters Lodge held installation ser- Fli1 - 'Tou have ruined my happiness and i almgolng to kill you." "Don't shoot, don't shoot," cried o J GIRL IS the result of a jealous rage at seeing his sweetheart in comof Crip- pany with another fellow, Tames Mahan, aged 21, A fcle Creek, Colorado, lies dead by his own hand in the Graham & Jones morgue, and John Sharp, aged 22, son of Harry Sharp of this city, lies wounded in the Provo Hospital, with even chances for recovery from a bullet wound from Mahan's revolver. The terrible tragedy was enacted at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the 19 years old, Springville road and was witnessed by Maud Ostler, Mabel Miss of sweetheart former the Mahan, of Springville, all, of Springville, and Byron Duke, of Provo. The body of Mahan will be kept here pending word from the boy's relative in Colorado. S.-- - m the host of the International' .Dry- Farming Congress in 1913 has been GENTLEMEN: PRESIDENT known for some time, bult its activity SENTED TO , ATTEND.. YOUiT in the matter has been recently quick ened by Oklahoma City announcing 24TH. plans to send a special train of boosters to. the Congress, headed by GoverTERRIBLY nor Cruce, together with a big state exhibit. The Oklahomans have organ-teewith special committees to BURHED BY GASthe exbibis and arrange for the col-ce- lt ! ' e Receives Tele DDnPDCCCIlIC gram that Pres. Tatt Will rilUDIlLdUIVL Attend Provo Celebration on July 24th I "IK" SIP iijl Girs See ifte Tragedy Enacted KILLS SELF HIDING UUIIIIIU VO' . 13 One May One v 3 , u. 1 YM L-- IHIi 1885. - ooor,; |