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Show THE WEEKLY REFLEX. KAYSVILLE, UTAH 1 DEMOS THE EITO INQUIRY OF BOYEB Go No Farther! etterc Federation of ScrtJ your jewelry order to m. - We ship at once. WscKe $ I 00 up. I.!0BRG di-tcr- tly 11 f or Attorney Minora to Jury. Appeir Before Grand Moyer Shot in Back. er 1 Stiiet 1 J ft Oneida alte,aie. - Chlcagev-'-- A grand Jury tnvrotigw j II ! tton of the mobbing of Chart Moyer, president of the Western Fed oration of Miners, at liannwk. JKkb, will be demanded at. lln;Mri. ty seat of Houghton county, by o. X. Hilton, attorney for the federation. Moyer claims that he was attacked ; by shout twenty five men. hit over the head with the butt of a rrvoUer. ! sev- - J shot in the hack and dragged oral Mocks., while the mob clam, red HIS splendid bird Is undoubtedly the most powerful hawk met with la Montana, where It Is usually called eagle, - and - Ua - carrying power is remarkable, as the sequel will show. It does no harm, but, on the contrary, wages unceasing warfare against such pests as prairie dogs, gophers and meadow mice, and should, therefore, be universally protected'; nevertheless it has unfortiv-natelbecome very scarce, excepting In on or two favored localities, w here- it is strictly preserved. Although a good deal has leeo written about -- the ferruginous rough-le(Archibuteo ferrugineus), I am not aware that it has, hitherto, been studied or photographed at the nest Last summer Mr. W. R. Felton kept (pur nests of this hawk under observation for me, siid visited them Whenever his work allowed him time, writes E. S. Cameron in Country Life, yhese four nests were within a radius of four miles from Mr! Feltons headquarters at the Square Butte ranch in Chouteau county, and others were reported seven miles away. Besides the above, Mr. Felton found four disused, but well preserved, eyries two of them within a quarter of a mile of an occupied nest. All eight nests-werplaced upon rocky ledgea or points. They were constructed of the same materials, which consisted of sage brush and greasewood sticks, with some soapweed intermixed, and lined with dry cow dung. As will be seen from the measurements, the loose pile of sticks made the hew nests remarkably high, but they settled considerably before the young had flown. A brief history of one of these nests condensed from Mr. Feltons notes is as follows: The nest was only two miles north of the Square Butte ranch, easily visible from there through powerful binoculars, and was visited almost every day. This particu- - fr rough-leg- . with nestlings in the whitf cliffs, was gyrating low over tha buildings, but neither the gentlemen nor the cat took particular notice of this familiar sight Both men were, however, sud- .. denly startled by a loud whirring noise, when to their intense surprise they saw that the hawk had lifted the no bewildered and struggling cat from her couch on the poets and was slowly bearing her aloft. It Hawks and the United States," page 176), it undoubtedly beat off its assailant without difficulty.- - So far as I have observed In eastern Montana, the rough-leferruginous fully-arouse- g meadow lar nest was picturesquely situated on s rocky point of the Chalk' Cliffs northeast of the geologically famous Square' Butte, which, despite tts modest name, is an immense rock constituting an isolated spur of the Hlghwood mountains, 2.600 feet above the prairie. In reality the Chalk Cliffs consist of an outcrop of white sandstone, chiefly in the center of a range so-call- hills whose green summits rise In strong contrast above the white corrugated rocks. This sandstone stratum has been worn kito a series of perpendicular cliffs, pure white above, but stained light brown below by llgnltic BMter. and prnWHng apiir are, rawed Into plnnacles and ttoundc One promontory in particular is a regular ridge. Tbs here shown Is poised upon the apex of a pH- e hr which terminates a projection 3.575 feet high, and suggests In soma photographs flie pro of a ship." As there Is a sheer vertical descent On three sides, and the surface of the tonnecting ridge suddenly breaks off, leaving a wide fissure In the rock between It Snd the nest. It is a task of no small difficulty to reach the latter and one beat suited to a sailor or a cat. U can only be accomplished by approaching the d froaabOTe. and'they'crtvrHnTalog the when, by dropping into and crossing the gap (which Is well shown In the photograph), the , neat can be attained. Mr. Felton, making light of the danger, climbed frequently to the nest, ledge, hatching at this nest, at two oclock one after- Felton observed a great horned owl Jlng along the cliff face In an easterly direction. The owl passed close to the nestlings, when one of the soaring hawks, presumably the female, was ecn to swoop at and strike the interloper, which thereupon dived Obliquely to the ground.. The kwk made two more dashes at the sitting owl, and a short squabble ensued each time between the birds; but when Mr. Felton reached the place, the owl was nowhere to be seen, snd the hawk kad returned to her nestlings. As tbs great horned owl Is powerful sad ferocious bird, which even attacks and eats large hawks (ses noon. Mr. . . tgj little the wore for the encounter. It cannot d whether the hawk wav mistrustful of rabbits after this event, but the cat became to suspicious of a flying object that shs would rac for1 tbs wood pUe if Mr. Sullivan threw hie hat Into the air. be-tol- A Thoughtful-Wif- "Wherss -- e my new meerschaum pips?" asked Mr. "I thought I left It as the mantel, back of the clock, when I quit smoking Cum so, after dinner, jast night" -- "Didnt I hear you say that It would take a long time to color that pipe, dear?" asked Mrs. Cumso. "It Is quite likely you did. The' operation can not be performed all at once. But where is tbs Pips?" , "Ton know how anxious I am to save you all the work 1 can, dear?" , , Ye. Just like the precious little woman yon are; but what has that to do with tha piper "Just this, love. I got to worrying over the long time It would take you to get It colored, and I wondered If I couldnt help you a bit" "What! Tou dont mean to say you have been smoking the pipe yourself?" Oh. no! But a poor tramp came to the house this morning. He was smoking ths forlornest little bit of s pipe, Go on!" commanded Mr. Cumso in s constrained voice, trying to keep calm. "Tou have mad him a present of my meerschaum. 1 suppose?" Oh, no! Tour little wife isnt quite so foolish as all that, Then what has the tramp to do with the pipe?" Dont be impatient dear, and I'll tell you. I remembered what you said about the long time It would take you to color It, and so I asked the man If he would smoke it all day for a dollar. He said no; that a dollar'nnd a quarter was the lowest he could do it for. So I told him Id pay him that. Hes out in the hack yard now, working hafd; and he really seems to enjoy It Yet some peopls say that tramps cant be induced to work. But wkere-aryou going. kve? Not downtown r-- early, are you? Now I wonder whats mads that man so cross?" she added, aa her husband slammed the door. Puck. and" d . e . t V . -- ehr , stiff-legge- , Is d syrie or winged marauder. The two retraining fledglings permanently left their nest on July 25, uhen about nine weeks, old. While atoTslgUfifc8rwnd,-41keMr;6ulltron--pJ- ed do-ma- n -- -- h - cat-liftin- g all-fou- knife-blad- fifty-sevent- six-poun- d d ic d mice, though not averse to snakes. In my opinion it never takes . frogs. Like golden eagles, these hawks often hunt amicably in pairs, and then appear to be more courageous, attackmammals as ing large as jackrabblts. made Mr. Felton many valuable observations on the food habits of these and discovered season, hayks during the nesting the fact, new to science, that they- prey upon the whole Over birds as well as on mammals. course of his observations until" the young birds had flown, prairie dogs were found largely to exceed all other diet; but until the nestlings were about two weeks old, their food consisted partly While of meadowlarks (Sturnella neglects). very little food was found in the nest, taking into consideration the frequent ..visits paid to IV thero were seen altogether nine prairie dogs, one cotton-tail rabbit, two bull snakes (one 21 Inches grouse some remains of sharp-taileand long) On two separate occasions, and meadowlarks.while Mr. Felton kept watch near the eyrie, the wary female frequently paased and fepalsed uvei head with a meadowlark In her talons, as quently identified. The . bill of fare at eyries was similar, and meadowlarks, a demon'' were pro-strated by their down 'and feathers, Tided for the nestllnga The following Interesting collection of remnants was seen at one nest: Fmr prairie dog skulls, the skeletons of two bull snakes (one of them being very, large), the scapugrouse, the wing leg of a sharp-tailelars of a magpie and the primaries of a meadowlark. . Grouse and magpie remains were not found the util July 17 and 21, and were proved by feathers to belong to young birds. To the best of to my knowledge, thl specie never attempt - - take poultry- - of any kind, and my own observa- tlons are strongly confirmed by Mr, W. P. Sullivan, for IS years manager of Mr. Milners beautiful Square Butte ranch, where these hawks havo always been protected on account of the numerous gophers (Thomomys) which they destroy. As above narrated, several. pair breed annually ' upon the ranch, and are constantly flying around the buildings, yet no chickens have ever been molested. Mr. Sullivan, who Is a doss observer of nature, considers that, after the yenng can fly in the fall, these hawks subsist chiefly upon gophers, and he has described to tne their methods of capturing them as follows: "I have watched the hawks often through glasses In our alfalfa field after the first crop has been taken off. The pocket gophers get pretty busy tunneling, and pushing all the loose damp earth np In piles on the surface. 'The hawks fly slowly over the field nntll they discover a fresh pile" of damp earth. Here they will slight softly, and wait for the gopher to push close to the surface. They v, will then spread their wings and. rising a few into the feet In the air, come down loose earth, when the gopher Is transfixed and brought out 1 have seen them eat the gopher where caught, and at other times carry It away." In the summer of 1903 about an acre of ground at the Square Butte ranch was covered with piles of building material, such as lumber, posts and heavy shed timbers, which had been collected there the previous year. Numbers of cotton-ta- il piles, and provided an rabbits lived. under th occasional meal both for the hanks and for the ranch cat, which was a female tabby. On a certain day Mr. Milner (owner of the ranch) hap pened to be engaged in conversation with Mr. Sullivan near a pile of posts,' upon which the eat was basking 1 the sun wUhene eye open for n chance rabbit, a usual . A ferruginous -- saw-toot- h four-foote- train and told that if he ever ays oven new m wim s v i.&n returned fa would be lynched. HMIUP trtde k open J ol turtHRhtM bid) tom On his arrival here, acroropaafe-tMtfbt nifki t1 miiu? trurmti miw Miiy if (U uf nfiie lor tartii nine ml t nt by Charles 11. Tanner, a member of tai Mit't'i, iM Akt 1'tty t at) the federation, who was also roughly handled by the fkob at llancork. he tokat Mr ar Did They Mean? was taken to a hotel where surge--. a Not mail? scars ago two man were made a superflcai examtnatloa of the wound. Ie was then removed to the work)!: oa the highway in a smell kv ih they hospital Apparently the only dan- town ia Majjw ger liea in the poesiMlity of hlod ditrsoed vairouv people and affairs of national nuporium e One morning poisoning. one of thetn referred to the sect clary FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR LOPEZ. of war. and the other asked"Joe. who Is the piestnt secretary Apsx Mine Searched But Mexican f wart Murderer Net Tewnd. !by. 1 don't believe I know his tiDM.' replied Joe, but here comes Salt Lake City. The Tribune Sunday morning printed a stury to the add facie David lllake well ask effect that a secret and fra it lews As the old man drove up the laborsearch for the body' of Lojw--t. tfc ers called out, Facie David, tan you Mexican bandit, was made In the as who the secretary of war la ? tell Andy workings of the. Apex mine; Sab ltavid thought deeply for facie urday night owe moumwU. Well. I ought ter The searchers are said to have knew. bet, bless me. 1 cant seem ter to three hours searchspent the mine, Just sow." And he drove ing the likely laces for the body of yemember a. thinking deeply. Soon the two the" Mexican afterward leaving a men saw facie David coming back,, they had entered and replacing the a ad when he came within hailing disbulkhead. Nothing was found changbe called out: tance J ed. according to the two members of Say. joa fellers, what war did yef the party Interviewed. No evidence atwwa. aajway? that the Mexican had been ta the mine since the bulkheads were pat Tha Noble Red Man. there wns found, ft Is said, except The Buy with the United States candle ends that might have Indiana," by Fran is la been left by him or by miners sad ImmA that tells all about the Indian guards. as he really uas and la. The Bureau According to the. story told the if EkhaxAogy and the Office of Indian searchers visited the spot la the Andy Affairs Lave Joined bauds to give the incline where J. Douglas Halsey aa-- l laaltxnv a unique opportunity of preThomas Mat dertch were killed; the senting a picture yd all the strange, seven stops, where Lopes's tedding wild, aad highly varied peoples known wss found two weeks ago, and the wdlectfvaly as the North American eleven stope, where ft was believed Indian. The vork is authoritative, he wuwwing when j every Incident related has been care- the bulkhead was placed la the Aady fatly sathvwtleated., and every descrip incline tion d triliai u ston is baa been approved Ly the best living authority ou R resident Celebrates Birthday. (hat tribe. The world of the Indian Wsahing-on- . Messages eg good Li life, hie habits, bis feelings Is will from rulers of many eg the depicted with la the covers of this worlds nations were received here Look. FlabJ is bed by Lotlirop, Lee & Sunday for President Wilson The oc- Chepard Co. ISosti. casion wss the birth anTM Hammer Hammering. niversary of the president Tha mesJ&hanie ruebed Into the dining room, sages were forwarded lo Pass Chris-linn- , Mast, where the president ivd his voire lifted to a long, quavering waff. He wns git lug a star exhibition family are spending a vacation. a 4 (he art of sepsrtlng himself from Ella Flsgf Yeung Wins. tears snd trills. Cllcago. Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, What's the matter T asked mother. selected superintendent eg school Johsale rMsorod both fists from bis flook her old desk Saturday after a eyre and explained mournfully; two weeks absence during a kith Papa was out am the back porch Mayor Harrison dropped from tl ssaBIng down s plank, and- b had. a school board four members who had Llg hammer, as swful big hammer, opposed her. and she had been i Then he natssbd the stall, and hit his placed aa the result of popslar thumb" d. The what are yon crying about? asked smother. ' "Why didnt you ureas WsuM id Legists era. langh." Washington. By a Mm ut Then Johnnie tuld the whole story It the constitueat members f the chamber of commerce eg (ho United 1 did." Popular Magazine. Stef s ia a referendum kayo ) to tne heme Business the proosUioa that congress estaV Tlsh s bureae or bnroass of legisla11 surma strange that he could tive reference snd bill drafting Lb pleader a groat corporation like that Washington. , . .. tor years without being found out." "WetL you see the corporation was Pvecieue deeds its Safety Veefl; grotty busy Stscll" Chicago Journal 8aa rranciseoi Precious seeds; the Price ef Beats. product of a q Barter century ef exper"Eighty thousand dollars for a seat imenting by Lather Bnrteak. hae been placed ta safety deposit suite am ths New Tsrk Stock Exchange. of two 8aa Francisco tonka - The "Jest tor a chance to speculate, seeds win he taken tat sm In the spring Sura. Why, for that money you could buy. aest la jtbe .senate und American goicldee in' Paris;' Itoy a sure thing. Paris. The body of a nsa believed A Versatile Family. o be aa American was fooad DM your daughters marry well?" to a tree la an alley off the Bola Not exactly. One married a farm-- r de Bologna. Letters were fond oa and another married an ultimate the body, addressed Frank Ttto uasemer; bet the third may make bark." ltolt-Vbeele- seemed at first to the astonished spectators as though the hawk would actually succeed In disconposing of this troublesome quarry, since it tinued to rise easily with its burden to a height d of about 25 feet. By this time, however, the victim was stirred to a desperate effort, and it became clear that the audacious hawk had In Mr. Sulbitten off more than it could chew "twisted gave a the round, livan's. words, tabby terrible splutter and scream, and clawed the The latter, flapping hawk with a vengeance. Its grip, while pussy, nothwildly, at once relaxed ing loth, withdrew- her claws, fell to the ground and dashed under the posts. Numerous downy feathers floating gently to the ground convinced the onlookers that the chagrined hawk had none the beat of the encounter. Temporarily tired of cats, it now soared to a great height, and returned with empty talons to the "chalk cliffs." The cat in question was a very small one. and in in summer; but, Montana cats are notably victim must have the for these facts, allowing weighed six pounds at least. Nevertheless, Mr. Sullivan feels sure that had the cat behaved like was mistaken, the hewk the rabbit for which-sh- e would successfully have conveyed the quarry to its eyrie in the rocks. As the nest wae two miles distant thla would seem an extraordinary feat, and presumably transcend any hitherto published records of the kind. 1 quite admit that under favorable condition of wind the female hawk Jackrabblt to might transport a five or hawk should the eyrie; but that any ever surpass what this one achieved seems to me Improbable. The dexterous application of the cats raking claws would not fall tq prevent It as In the above remarkable Instance Where a rabbit succumbs to the shock and the hawk's constricting - grip, the agile and wiry feline, or the other hand," lk stimulated to offer a desper- - feeds chiefly upon prairie dogs and torm. but the two stronger birds might have Lk Citr Salt i t.a Fisher, ejected their weaker brother. In any event, the outcast would soon have been picked np by some tmit.iMW lutiM Imtal u I HI k EE LEY IN - Owls of o. Mm. mmm. , L TTjg&r' and made numerous exposures with a small eamera at the range of a few feet The nest was four feet in height and three and a halt feet In diameter, and was higher than ' say Montana eyries of the golden eagle known to me. which species has also nested In the "Chalk Cliffs." (In his recently published "History of the Birds of Colorado," Mr- - W. L. 8clater mentions a golden eagle's nerst wMch measured. "slx feet In diameter and nine feet high.) The hawks carried green alfalfa to the nest for decorative purposes, had Mr. Felton noticed a fresh supply there on three separate Occasions. When found on May 13 the eyrie) contained three newly batched young, hnt only two reached maturity, as one of the nestlings disappeared on July 8 when fifty-twdays old. Mr. Felton conjectured that It had been blown out of the nest by a violent thunders- edStaWr. as 4 Yourr&iUTsnziTZXi. - lkait b a -- on a e fan-tast- Liquor and Druj Addictions i g grass-covere- 3T UTAf n, A FUS1T1VL f CURE FOR , - of H 1AK Agg Lewis Bail for Europe. New Tork. James HamCtoe Lewis, United States senator froos - HHaots. sailed for London Saturday as a delegate front the Uafted State to the International conference on safety at sea, to be held fas that city. Servians Invade Albania. Vienna. A report received here from Scutari says shat Serriaa troop have occupied four Albuntoa riSage. Kolovozlt, Novoeclo. Strezora aai which the powers had derided Should belong to Albania. up tor all that" Hour no." . gto's engaged to " So you r cm . A middleman." The Nutaaeoa. are orm plaining ef the trea- - year property. Did your your neighbor's building abut ground?" "No; but Lis goat did." on - A Right There. man who Is trying hard n know to get n skeleton In his closet "Is he crary? "No; he's a surgeon Heres a New One. Entire Famify KBIedl Id Eke you to join our S. S. M. A. New Tort Henry Escfl, his wife C edd man." G. snd their two young children wev F. And what is the world Is that?" ftnnd dead in their beds at (Sea-dalter 'the Suppression of Society L. L the mother with x buZet with Alleged Pretty Girls pjpffaM through her bead, the father sad am Boston Transcript. Cover." the children suffocated T To-poja- n, e, by gaa. ' Judge Shot by Tramp; Mo. Henry (t Ker-he-r, former county judge of Claries county. MtpscurL was (bat aai drngercus'y wounded by Unary whom he attempted to Crtrm a SL Charles, Scfcjcllotij ncT IX ft Ctsitt.' tj With th Foot Hundred. 3za. Wombat Is devoted to her -ehSdrea." "Tours goeer. doesnt It!? "It Is aa odd fad. Still 'I respect try woman hobby. Kansas City JrrL ' |