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Show FACE SEVEN 5sa 6 And Heres August Coaly the best month of the year for putting in your supply of coal. It comes to you better prepared and your dealer is better able to make prompt delivery. This is ( your dealer and get your bins filled with CASTLE GATE or CLEAR CREEK coal and you will have comfort insurance for next winter. Call 5 ft i lift ii Fr t lfc UTAH FUEL CO. : IV r. 5 t General Offices i s Judge Building Li rf Ax Xauvoo, where twenty tln.uaml of Brigham Young sought refuge in 1840, after being expelled from Missouri, i threatened by the waters of the Misiiipii river, raed by the dam at Keokuk, Iowa. The fulluwiug article from Kansas Citys Star of date tells of the early settlement nr, ght worship and live ed. re-ee- nt WINTERS NOT Clear: Green FAR AWAY ik In Carbon County and Shipped Everywhere Mined of that city. Twenty miles of the most picturesque scenery on the Missies ppi river where it flows between Illinois and Iowa, and some of the old landmarks at Xauvoo, Ilia., once t!ie thrving lorne of twenty thousand Mormons, are threatened with destruction by the ever changing banks of the river, primarily due to the Keokuk power dam at Keokuk having resulted in a greater widening of the river above. Entire farms and homes have Wen inundated. Several former and very beautiful islands at Ft. Madison are now entirely covered with water and only the dead trunk of trees stick out of the water to mark the spots. The river has changed so greatly that pints of passenger-carryinriver boats shun night trijs between Keokuk and Ft. Madison. To tie up their boats at night in a storm would be difficult. Is a Historic Spot Xauvoo, is one of the historic places of interest along the river. A number of the buildings of the old ciy are at the very brink of the rver at presen; and their destruction is inevitable. Some of the residents of Hancock county who are inclined to preserve dares with historical interest have icen discussing ways of tearing down the stone building and rebuilding it g elsewhere. Old-time- hold rs it sacred as one of the early places of justice and afterwards a flour mill. From the bluffs of Xuuvoo one may see many miles up and down the Mississippi. Eighty-fiv- e years ago Xauvoo, then known as Commerce, Ills., liad bright irosjiects. llad the Mormons been u it might have rivalled or surpassed Salt Lake City, where the finally took refuge. In 1838 they were expelled from xeelions of Missouri by Governor IV. Boggs. They crossed the river into Illinois, where they were given FIRST CAR OF VANADIUM ORE a welcome and received special concessions from the Illinois legislature. FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY The city grew rapidly, but since the The first carload of vanadium con- Mormons have left it it has dwindle! centrates, the product of the United to a population of about one thousand States company's new mill in Dry fierson. The city was founded in valley, was shipped from Thompsons 1840, but within six years the condithe first of last week. The product tions were bo bad that the Mormons which runs shout eiehty per emit, is went West. Several parties made the shipped to Denver for further refin- trip to Utah, the early ones starting Not to have full coverage in in ing at a plant owned by the company in the dead of winter. Granted Special Rights. there. The finished product is then snrance when the danger of fire At Xauvoo, they had many special is a constant menses to your used for the hardening of steel and other mechanical purposes says the rights not granted other cities. It was homo and your businesa.. Dea government without a government Moab work the effective spite along The powers were so unlimited that bemill The is fire prevention lines, there is Dr' valley rapidlv still much to bo accomplished. ing speeded up to a capacity produe ordinances might be passed which The possibility of a fin la over tion, and within a few weeks will be were contrary to the state laws. They were permitted to organize the Xaupresent. The cost is so small ojie rating at full blast. The company has men crews several work of one to at can no bo afford that get- voo legion, a military body and the state provided the arms. without the protection which inting ore to the mill and opening up During the early days at Xauvoo new and the surance afford. bodies, Dry valley camp will doubtless be the eeene of very they were more or less thrifty follow Wo art prepared to Insure various busy operations in the future. The ing agriculture and oper&Ung your car againat fin and theft .States comnany now has two industries. Their leaders had an idea United All other forma of anto insurlaree tracks running on the road fnn ' for harnessing the Mississippi xver ance. Counit when yon want to get motive power for the plants Thomjtsons to the mill, hauling out to take out now policiae. concentrates and taking supplies and they operated. Eighty years later a materials as backload. A new Inter- great engineering feat was Lnilt only national track was purchased last a few miles to the south and power week, augmenting the large Plains was provided through electricity. Equitable Real Estate Xauvoo signifies or peaceful track which has been in nse for some and harmony "pleasant prevails, time. & Investment Co. for e time. The Mormons complete! Second Floor Silvagni Bldg. UTAH FARMERS WILL PROTEST or began the construction of many buildings. The outstanding structure FREIGHT RATE BOOST PRICE, UTAH was to he the temple, but it was net er The building ninety feet Following a joint meeting of the di- occupied. rectors and executive committee ol wide, 130 feet long, sixty feet to the the Utah State Farm bureau last Sat eaves and the cupola towered 165 feet above the ground. urday at Salt Lake City it was an Factions Developed. buthe nouneed that every effort of Factions developed in the ranks, reau will lie directed to prevent any raise as asked for on agricultural pro Some of those opposed to the leaders duets by a group of railroads ojierat-in- g founded a newspaper named the ExAn automobile repairing job positor to expose the alleged misdeeds Western states. in twenty-tw- o depends mon than anything else of some of the men of the city. Only to made have lie will Arrangements on tbs mechanic who does the one issue was published. Angered by the at the organization represented work. Ho mut KNOW and ho some of the articles a mob stormed a was and it on this matter, hearing must ho conscientious. We have vote a that unanimous vigorous fight the printing plant and wrecked it. some of the best in town. That lie made, when it comes up, probably Paris of the plant were carried to the tells tbs story. They have adein the immediate future. E. O. Fou street and pounded to pieces. quate tools and other equipment The affair caused trouble and state bert, who is manager of the Merab at their command which enableo made an investigation. Mill officials buTraffic Manufacturers' and ants them to do every job right trouble. down to represent reau, has been selected Handy accessories at low prices. Joseph Smth, then head of the the bureau at the hearing. Ford parts. were frequently used to keep tismeu in held be Salt Another hearing to Lake City on August 26th and 27th, down trouble. Joseph Smith, then head of the at which a committee of the bureau am will be present, is that of the public church, his brother Ilyrum Smith consentwho were three John the of committee BUNNEL GARAGE Taylor land and survey ed to enter the county jail at Carthage United States senate. Utah for safety. They went unaccompanied. Price, North Ninth St, FAVORABLE CROPS IN UINTAH On June 24, 1844, a mob stormed the SAYS FARM HEAD jail. The story runs that several guards fired blanks at members of Crop conditions in the Uintah Bas- the mob and then submitted to have in continue favorable and already the their arms taken away. PRICE AGENCY CO. harvests are very promising, accordThe mob took ehaige of the jail. the Smith fired five times and injured of M. S. secretary to Winder, Six ing Everything in insurance. Utah State Farm bureau, who return- three of the mob before being lulled. to seven per cent paid on saved last Saturday from an extended His brother was killed and Taylor was first ings acsounts secured by tour of that district, says the Deseret injured. About the same time Brigmortgage reel estate. Choice low Winder added that the seed ham Young was elected to the presiNews. terms. own priced homes. Your are preparing for a heavy dency of the church and led a party farmers Farm lands anywhere. Loans. while most of them are to Salt Lake City. that yield, prohealth Beat accident and their second alfalfa crop for Condition Grew Worse. waiting tection written. Wo will go your number have allowed a the slaying of Smith, condiseed, After their for bond. tlirir first crop to seed and are now tions at Xauvoo grew from bad to The city became a biding worse. harvesting it. crooks and criminals. Perfor place The coal situation looks dark, but haps many of the things charged 821 Electrlo Bldg. there is no need of getting warmed up against the Mormons were planned Phono 354-about it until cold weather. hv thieves who were in hiding. UnPRICE, UTAH leadable to check the Since most banks already had presi- ers into the flock take to arranged dents most of the June college gradu- the wilds of the West where they No tnattrr how far the money gore ates arc still loafing. next Salt Lake City woi-.hipie- rs 11 ni Lil-bu- B HI THE RISK IS TOO GREAT 9160.00 York to Iiverpool excursion, third-du- o food one year. 9160.00 i nr and Tot n, and to Liverpool excursion returnable one year third-du- o . Good i hta of ode. 9160.00 York to Liverpool and Ticket good third-clas- s. fmr. 1 C. SMITH, Agent Clerki Office, Utah Cwnty Price, Times-Independe- . u By Real Mechanics ' PPy with n pair because of the a neat Pattern, Gom- -' correct making, Bor V good material, on a combination loot w the feet perfectly from JJ to too no slipping, no no cramping, no sole moulded Jd Mm to na-Z- 1 nd so u to holdskillfully up aid the arch at its weak- - ZfteJ POlAti w of weight, firm in sup-t- o hold their to the very .tjl9 -- last day's t conscious air comfort Ktromciin the and real-healt- hy feet prop- - ry Stores Co. Wool 55&A1D- - G. E. NELMS, Mgr. w g, it never lute until payday. rn as they wish- At Salt Lake City, within the first few mouths they built a system of irrigating. Water was brought to some of the barren wate and after the land was nlanted the system provided sufficient TOW. Properties At Standardvllle, Utah nurture to make the cro)e e residents of Xauvoo, Carthage and Ft. Madison enjoy telling the stories of years ago. In iuauy instances the facts cotne from their fathers. They watch the ever changing line of the river and wonder a hat the next decade will bring. The eurjHiration controlling the veokuk tower dam has been called ukiu to ay heavy damages to fanners who have lost their placets. Old-tim- No Dust , No Ashes, No Clinkers. Is Unexcelled For Storage Purposes. DRI LLING IS SLOW Work At Oil Fields of State ceeding Satisfacorily. I Pro- Xothing unusual has occurred during the iast furtuight to feature Utah oil dcvcluiment. Drilling has been purly routine, with fair progress made at most wells, says Sundays Salt .ake Tribune. Unofficial but late nqiorta from Moab yesterday stated that the Southern test had reached a depth of 890 feet, where casing was being set. Drilling is in progress at the Canyon Xu. 1 well of the Utah Southern Oil couqiany in San Juan. The gas flow struck at a depth of approximately 900 feet has lawn madded off successfully. The Msrland well near Green lliver is reported to be drilling at 3(H) feet. At the Crescent Eagle well, near Thompsons, the hole has been cleaned out and an appreciably greater showing of oil has resulted. Casing is now awaiting the arrival of another pump. The Raddatz well, near Thompsons, struck a water sand at 1340 feet. was done and 12 easing set and cemented. Drilling should be resumed, it is thought the first of the week. Iaist rejKirts from HI SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH General Offices Ninth Floor Kearns Bldg. Mid-wet-l't- the Raddatz-Leonor- a well, six miles north of Great Salt lake, stated a depth of 419 feet had been reached. Drilling lias been resumed at the well of the Western Empire Petroleum company near Coalville at a depth eunsiderably over 300(1 feet. Diamond Oil eoniany officials report that the new hydrator was tested at the Virgin refinery on Thursday and an appreciable improvement in both the- quality and qauntity of the oil noted. Oil of the Alsop interests adjonng also in being purchased and treated in the Diamond refinery. Work of cleaning out the Diamond wells for increased output i proceeding steadily. . The eomnany'is making arrangements to resume operations at its Diamond Fork well near Thistle. Drilling operations of the Utah Oil Refining company have been purely routine. Good progress is being made in putting down the three new wells of the company in the Salt Creek field, where the company has seven teen producers giving a daily yield of apimiximately 100 barrels of oil eaeh. Gelio Dome well, down 2400 feet, haa been interrupted pending the elimination of easing trouble. At Black mountain. No. 3 has been held np at 2080 feet by a fishing job. Xo. 4 is drilling at 1500 feet INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION THING FOR UINTAH BIG Heavy increase in attendance over previous years was a noted feature of the Uintah Basin Industrial convention, held at Duchesne on August 12th to 14th. Gov. George II. Dem, accompanied by other state functionaries, was present, and representatives, official and otherwise, attended from many of the Utah towns. With the interstate commerce commission having nnder its consideration the application of the Denver ant Salt Lake railroad for bnilding its line into the basin, renewed interest has awakened in the affairs of this section, and visitors are lookng into the prospects of the basin as sever before. This convention is a big thing for basin folks, and will become more am more so from year to year. It keep the importance of the home country right before the home people and puts that boosting spirit into them ant keeps it there. MORE FISH FRY PLANTED IN HUNTINGTON CREEK Fishing in Huntington Creek has been nnusnally fine throughout the present season and this may be attributed largely to the.snccess of efforts in the past to stock the stream with fry from the state hatcheries. A new consignment of fish was received end planted in the stream last week and these will help to make for a continuance of the good sport over there. Carbon county people, especially, have been participants in the fishing on this stream, and some stories of remarkable "catches are afloat, two local boys telling of taking thirty-nin- e trout in an hour. Every available camping spot in the canyon finds occupants since the growth of the first fry planted several years ago. The exact number in the last shipment is not stated, but there were several tanks. Edwin Mangum placed the little fellows in the water. United States'Fuel Go, "Largest Producers of Domestic Coal In Utah. Producing the Famous KING BLACK HAWK HIAWATHA and PANTHER COALS Handled In Price By C. H. Stev ensonLumber Co. IIMleet CesI Is Rest Appreciated Where Most Used. Minas At Rains, Carbon County, Utah., Miners and Shippers-o- f Lump, Nut, Slack and Assorted Sisasof COAL Of ths Vary Highest Grades. Bast For Furnaces, Household and All Other Uses. General Cliff Building, Salt Lsko City. Of-fle-et L. F. RAINS President and General Manager. Hi-He- st Ceal Is Best Appreciated Where Most Used. Mines and ships from ths famous Union Pacific bituminous veins of Pleasant Valley In ths Carbon district. Nona bet- tor for stove, range, grate, furnace or manufacturing plant The equal of any and superior to many for storage. Ones tried always insisted upon. Get prices from the general offices' and sales agency, Walker Batik Building. Salt Lake City, Utah LOT FOR SALE Thirty-nin- e feet frontage by two hundred fourteen and n if in depth. Half interest in hundred and twenty-fiv- e feet of brick wafl. Adjoins Davis Auto and Machine company on the south. East side South street Terms may bo arranged. R. W. CROCKETT Price, Utah Tell them through a Sun wanted. |