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Show Weather Fore cart Tonight and Wednesday generally fair; ... not matte change In temperature. tlUHBER 1X3 - PROVO CITY, UTAH, TUESDAY r VOLUME 4 JANUARY 23. 1912. -- COITY UTAH iiiinnm Steel Bridge Will Soon Open the Duchesne Near the - Town; Road Still Open ' There Will Be Three Divisions, One for Tillable Lands, One for Grazing and One for Swamps; Other Changes Made in Assessing Property County Assessor Hyrum R. Chris-ense- n has received the new forms for -- 4 Chris Brenyer and M. L, Marsiua of the Uihtah Reservation, and George Robbins, formerly of Prpyo but .now a resident of Duchesne, have just come from a trip to Duchesne and the reservation, having come 7 over the route by team from Duchesne to Colton. They report that a'great deal of activity Is going on In the Reservation country, and that preparations are be-- a one ing .made Jtorthe. erection. hundred foot span steel bridge over the Duchesne river just east of the town. This wllbe of great value to the pqople in That section, as it gives the reservation people an open road into Duchesne during high water time which during other years has caused no edd of trouble. 4 The road from Colton to Duchesne 1b now in splendid condition and will be kept open all the year round. As soon as sprang comes and the frost is out of the ground some o the heavy grader will be cut down so that automobiles can make the trip to ftte reservation through that way. This winter cabins were built along .the road at every ten miles in order to furniah shelter for travelers who might be caught In the storms that very often block the mountain roads and In this way the safety of the people bad been IKS EXCURSION A UTAH BOOSTER . v -- -' , Hundreds of U t a hid sAre Going to Take the Trip to Los Angeles , sub-divide-d -- w po-m- 2nd. jclaimed . . to, All property by, or in the belonging- possession or under the, control or management of such person is a any firm of which ' J member; 3rd. All property belonging to, or claimed by, or in the possession or under the control or management of any corporation of which such person is president, secretary, cashier or man-- aging agent; 4th. The county in which such prop-ertis situated or in which it is liable - to taxation. In the county in which the statement was made, also the city, town, school district, road district, or other revenue d.strict In which It is situated; "5th. A statement of all lands in parcels lor subdivisions, not exceeding ix hundred and forty acres each, and , the sections and fractional sections of all tracts of land containing more than six hundred and forty acres which have been sectionized by the United ' States government; Improvements, and personal property, Including' iaHves-sels- , steamers, a: d other water craft, ' and all taxable .state, county, city or municipal or public bonds, and the taxable bonds of any person, firm or r corporation, and the deposited money, golcL dust, and other valuables, and the names of persons with whom such deposits are made, and the places in which they jnay he folind, all mortgages, deeds of trust, contracts or other obligations" by which a debt is secured and the , prpperty affected " thereby; 6th. All solvent credits, secured or Unsecured, due or owing to such per- 'son, or to any firm-o- f which he is a member or due or' owing to any oof; . oration of which he, is president, .secagent, retary, cashier, deducting from the sum total of such tlebf":Shctiffed of' Uht setred, as may be owing 'by such ' p'ersffnfirm or1 corporation; Provided, that mutual benefit building' Societies incorporated. under the laws of this . State, or of the Territory otUtafi, be allowed to deduct frorj their taxable ceditsthe amounU'due to the . embers (stockholders) of Buch SO vy " J . - -- only-suc- -- .rutles.7 , CARD OF THANKS. - The biggest booster excursion that ever went out of Utah to scatter facts anL figures concerning thewonderful resources and the beauties of this state, will leave Salt Lake City onthe evening of February 3, at 9 oclock over the Salt Lake Route, and will be headed for Los Angeles and . other southern California points. It will be the seventh annual excursion of the Salt Lake Lodge of Elks, and so great has the Interest been taken In this event already that, fourteen Pullmans, have' been filled., and the excursion committee feels assured there will be upward of 1,000 persons Jqjfi the Elks on. their pleasure and booster trip nqxit xmontb, Each year, for the last six, the. Salt Lake ElkS, and their friends have run an excursion to. southern California, and each excursion has been larger and moreenthusiastic thaw the preceding one, but on phis occasion a big advertising campaign will be launched which is bound to bring beneficial result to the entire state. , During the last two weeks Secretary W. E.r Culmer of the Elks Lodge, and a corps of assistants, have been kept on the Jump answering inquiries and listing reservations from all over the state and also from -- Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho ahd Montana, and from present indications four big sections will be required! to transport the happy throngs from the snow capped peaks of the Wasatch to the balmy sunshine, fruits and flowers of the Golden Gate state. Each section will be made up entirely of Pullman cars and there will be. a diner and baggage car attached. On each train a member of the excursion committee will be in charge of affairs to see that every one is made comfortable aid happy, and tons of advertising matter will be giv-eto the excursionists for 'distribution in California! The Salt Lake Route has made a special rate of 335 for the round trip and there will be a score or more of side trips, including visits to Catalina Island, Mt. Lowe,.. San Diego, Old Mexico, a trip over the Kiteshaped track and the Baloon Route and sight seeing trips about Los Angeles. Noth Ing will be too good for the Elks and their friends. Commercial organizations and clubs have Joined hand in hand with the California Elks to give the visitors banquets . and. dances,, show them the beautiful orange grdvet and to give them the time of their -- ' V f , u .' V f , 7 NANNETTE FLACK WITH -- Alma, Where Do You Live? ; ; Opera Hoiise Next Saturday Iive? will a bo-- "' House rictionat ther'-ft a. Saturday night It is under the per"Alma, Where Do You ' -- sonal direction of Joe Weber and comes direct from his own Webers Theatre, New York City,. This successful musical farce of German-Frenc- h origin ran a full season at this theatre last year. This was after jt had a run t unusual success at the German Theatre, New York. It was while Adolph Phillip- was making & huge financial and artistic success of the spicy play at that theatre that it was first brought to the notice of New York - "The exquisite waltz, Alma,"" by Jean Briquet was soon being sung shout the town and thousands, whether they - understood German or not, flooded to the East Side house to hear the music.- ; It was then that Mr. Weber purchased the American Tights' to the piece. He had George V, Hobart, the humorist turn the play Into English. l'Alma bas never had a London . This proved to be a valuable omission, for the JYench farce flattens theatre-goer- s. e - - T i , When be left for his mission he went from Provo to Vancouver and. from there to the missionary field. He will retlxrn by way of England and New York, thus making a complete circuit of the globe. , In his last report home the young man stated that he had enjoyed his mission in Australia'! but would be pleased to get borne and expects to arrive some time about the middle of March. , CUEQYHECTO HIS Charged With Assault With Intent to do Bodily - Harm, one would want In the face of many prejudices against the farce Joe Weber produced it at his theatre in the middle of August of last season, and although it was scrutinized closely by the hypercritical It was pronounced perfectly acceptable and In the best taste. , phans." L While in the city the last time this W, J. Taylor of Lake .View has Just received word that his son, Scott Tay-th- company diTa splendiiTbusiness and made many friends among the theatre kind acta, sympathy and words of lor, who has been, laboring as a They will undoubtedly be giv . consolation extended to us in 6ur re- sionary In Western Australia for the goers. a en for set sail seven tv, good reception on, their return to months, enty 'past . ot bereavement. ' 1 - . ETROX 0 .COLTON AND FAMILY, home.on the 10th 'o( this month. Provo. v tion and better teachers are beginning to take the advantages offered by the new country and are preparing to not only teach but to take up land. . out when subjected to the whimsies of the .LondojT stage. This has been the trouble with many of the French farces which come to us via London. They had been entirely stripped of their original wit and humor, and when they reached our audienoea they were vapid and unintersting. lit his work on the play and lyrics Mr. Hobart considered only the orlg ingl script of Paul Harve. - He passed by the clumsy German version. In preparing the piece for Berlin it had been made vulgar in the transition. Th original of "Alma,, the French original, was dainty, spicy but not vulgar. Perhaps here and there an actor of the French Bchool might in his treatment of s line or situation distort the author's meaning into something objectionable But to the Innocent "Alma Is as clean a book as -- ( provided for. men also The ; report that r (he schools of the reservation are much better this year than they have Veen at any time In the history of that sec- ALMA, WHERE DO YOU LIVE? t it 'fj. - 1 THE WALTfpS COMPA.NY"- - WILL FILL A RETURN Previous! excursions have been, the ENGAGEMENT IN PROVp means of causing strangers - to come , r to Utah and locate permanently and, -- 7, . this year the .results are bound to be The Performer" Will Presort- - arv En-- 7 more, t&K feacbihgt becauseof Jtfe tFrely New Bill -- to the Theatre-Goer- s v ? of Town greater, publTtJtythia state; wilh reUtahns. ceive from the enthusiastic " I , ; ...A r , k The Walter Company fhatljglaypd. . .v. r in this city during the holiday week SCOTT TAYLOR IS NOW will.ratura to Ptoyo once more for a $ A Ojj? G T!G S "Mte 'HO M' , week commencing Febnfary 19, The VIAMERRY ENGLAND k. ,V i '? company has, prepared an entire new list of plays among which are "The Hs Left Lake View 27 Month "Ago Heart of the Rockies," "The Girl f to Labor as a Missioary in Miner, ..Adrift la New. York. and a 1 a . Australia, . complete production of "Two Or- lives. Boy3:FaiIed To' Win T - r r First Place Medals . wr Vr- Referee-an-d Judges Failed to Give Satisfaction to Ali-Concerned. rt -- assessing property and hereafter the people of Utah County, as well as other counties in the state, will be "assessed according to the new law which has been passed lot the purpose ot governing assessments. Where, In the past, land has been assessed according to acreage without regard to the conditions it , will be changed in inthe future and will be to agricultural land, grazing land and swamp land. This will make it easier . for the assessor and more satisfactory for the taxpayer, as a man owning a number of acres ot land practically under water or land that cannot be need for other than pasture will not pay taxes for land that may be used for growing crops. The new iavr in ' 7 part is as follows:' "Section 251T. He may require from any person a statement under oath, setting forth specifically .all the real and personal property owned by such person, or in his possession or under his control at twelve ,0clock a. m. on the first day of January.' Such statement mush be-i- n writing, showing se- ' ' paratelyf - " ' Tst All property belonging . to, claimed by, or in the possession or under the control or management of w GR:fUllElFIII- I- LAUD WILL 7 N Jr ' RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO WITH COMMITTEE 'The committee on' arrangements for the conventions to be held next week held a meeting in the Commercial Club rooms yesterday afternoon to arrange for the entertainment of visitors during the weekT As' the hotels And rooming houses of the city lire inadequate to accommodate 'the large crowds expected, the committee desires the cuTopeYatton of all re si debts who gre in any way adapted (to help care for the visitors, and. re quests that information be immediately sent to the secretary of the com mittee as to. the number of visitors that '"can be accommodated .aid whether accommodations include board and room or board only. All Information should be 'given - r, James G. Duffin, secretary of the committee, at the Commercial club xoorni. -- ('ill , boxjng wrestling team, which went to Balt Lake City 6n Ihe lSth to compete ! the State amateur boxing and wrestling tournament, returned home last Monday. The boys had indifferent success at the meet, bringing home but one medal, a silver one for tecoad place. Dan Lockhart was the lucky man, and considering th wrestler he had to go against; he did exceptionally welL The work of the referee and Judge gave rise to whole lot of dissatisfaction, and It was owing partly' to this that the boys fiever showed up better. In the match between Delbert Stewart and Young McHan of the Satt Lake High School, McHanwon fey a decision so close that many thonght that Stetoart should have ' been returned the victor, and as McHaa easily beat the other contendere la that division it looked 'like A - bit of hard luck for the B. Y. U. boy. Outside or these two named' wrestlers the reBt of the boys of the B. Y, U. team never got a chance at the first place, being defeated in the preliminaries. .A. E. Christensen, the only boxer the University sent up was the class of the tournament in his division aad should easily home with the championship, but again owing to a freak decision he Was disqualified from' further competition, and made to toast his foes the rest of the meet He had his man beaten and knew It and as a consequence was things easily, when he was put out for stalling. Viewed from all the different angles however, the boys are to be congratulated on the showing they made; for it must be" known that the Salt Lake wrestlers and boxers are some of the best In the West, with facilities far practice and training that can not tee had here, and it is hoped that whea our boyjK go up again next there thor will de better -- : -- f have.-rompe- d Mr. Bert Cheney was given a preliminary- hearing at 10 oclock this morning In Justice C. D. Glaziers court and charged with havingcom-mltte- d an assault with intent to do murder on the person of one Joseph Householder in American Fork on the 21sf of last December. The court SACRED CONCERT HELD after hearing the evidence bound film IN FIRST WARD CHAPEL- over to the district court to be tried SUNDAY EVENING under a revised charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to The Concert,Waa ia Honor of G. M do bodily harm. Cheney was then Farrer Who Recently Returned let out on fiall until his case comes From Holland Miasion Field. up In the district court The sacred concert given in the On the night of December 21, Che- First Ward Chapel Sunday evening ney and Householder got Into a quarrel-nder the auspices of theJWard Mis- while under the influence of sionary Committee was well attended, liquor. They fought for a few min and highly appreciated by alL The utes but spectators made them stop. concertinas given in honor of G. M. Then, according to Householder, Che- Farrer, who has recently returned ney- left and he thought that the diff- frdrn the mission field in Holland. The iculty was over, but shortly afterward Y. U. Band, under the direction of Cheney returned and again renewed Professor Robert Sauer; wad the printhe quarrel, during hich Household cipal entertainer and each selection, er received a knife wound in the among which were a number of solo stomach. The matter was - reported Afid duets, was well chosen and equalland Cheney was placed in jqll.with y- well rendered. Miss Mable Hone a charge of assault with intent to do gave. a couple of vocal numbers and ' . murder placed against him. Miss May Mortenseu gave a reading.. I i - , vofe of thinks twas- - tendered the bhnd and those Who contributed to the' 7 JfWElRY SlflR- E- Drills I evanings eatertainment. LFfTLE VErL CHAPPELL FOR BUSINESS ' DIED MONDAY FROM j BRIGHTS DISEASE ATTACK V He Was the Sou of James Chappell- Z, Another Jewelry store has been The Funeral Will Be Held added to the list of jewelers In Provo, r Provo., the new concern under tbengme of "Vord-wareceived yesterday that the Deseret Jewelry Company having Verl Chappell, the son opened for business' in. the north end of Janies ChappelL died in Salt Lake bt'lhe large store room occupied by from an attack of Brights disease fol! - -.m. . t ' the Barton & Blake Furniture Co. Mr. lowing- a long siege of diphtheria. W. - The members of the Y. L. M. I. A. John Bradley, formerly with the Dese-re- t JL Ray, an unle of the boy, statui of the Third ward pleasantlyurpris-eJewelry. & Optical Co, of Salt Lake that the funeral services would be h Id Mrs. LeRoy Dixon at her home City, who is the manager of the pew in t'his city and the interyient w ill also . last evening. The hours were- mer- j store, has' secured a large line of at the home of 'Louisa McBnde in social and a rily spent diamonds, etc., and claims he Is at 1 pclock .p m. Wednesday, and tho pasthne to Serve the public with ex-- ! interment will take place in the city dainty luncheon was served to the -- ' thirty gue'fcts present. pert watch making and engraving, "'cemetery - s .in to-M- - eight-year-ol- -- V d - JeW-jelr- JMj-s- d |