Show LITTLE AUSTRIA IS SACKED SAG KED AND BURNED Horde of Foreigners Vac Vacate te Hovels and Take to Hills TORCH APPLIED TO CABINS D Deputy Sheriffs Call Bluff of Squatters and Forcibly Evict Them With out Violence By fly n Staff BIngham Canyon Canon Feb Little Austria nestled In the head bead of or BIngham canyon famous for tor Its Us ven- ven tho detta-tho scene of several o murders and Its people speaking twelve twel different differ differ- different ent languages was depopulated Saturday Satur- Satur lla day and d just before sunset unset fired tired by Its Inhabitants From Its smoking smoking- ruins ruin the the- Austrians Italians Sicilians and amt Bulgarians numbering JH nearly lu-arly three himi hUndred In men women and children sought shelter un under ler cliffs clites and cra crags for Cor the nl night ht Dragging Dragging- their earthly belongings with wilh them to some bare hare spot on the tho hlll side they built fires and camped shrill cries from Crom the mothers moth moth- ers era and children suffering from Crom exposure exposure ex- ex shields echo echoed ell down clown lown the canyon Wind were built to protect them Shouts yells and shots rang out fro from camp cump to camp where the men drank X anti and cursed It was pitiful suffering suffering The night was cold and the bitter wind carried with It a n. sleet of snow forcible Jin The Tho it trouble r ejections Is ls not over with yet vot- The Tho were accomplished by the lie deputy sheriffs armed with orders from rom the Third District court which were secured by the tho BIngham Central Mining company which wanted the site sUo of oC f Little Austria for a dumping round ground bu but t with vengeance In their hearts they promise redress Ugly threats were made mall during th the tho day while the tho force of oC deputy sheriffs slammed and banged bang their belongings belonging Into the time street Many of ot them stood by by and watched the tho work As soon an as ana asa a 0 shanty was cleaned from the cellar to tho the garret the owners owner of ot tho the garlic scented ted bedclothes covered with and filth gathered them up The They waited until tho the doors were nailed up an and l then each one grabbing a bundle shouldered It and carried It to somo some safe safo place Inhabitant Sulked After Arter the entire town was vas cleaned out tho the Inhabitants sat Bat about on top oC of tables stoves and other furniture They rhey sulked and talked In undertones among amone I themselves themselves- Flames suddenly shot hot from tram the riddled bullet shack formerly oc- oc t b by John Bodgan where two men 1 were kli eC c Dna and Deputy Dep Sheriff Lafay OC 1 C j tte ette r r. r waft waa won Th The pan ss' ss nh ed or of fun l t fed to cnn cars them ort off r Inn n vor eo prat ro rolon lon and r re d n ne were WAre e Red to No water I Ibe f oll 1 i r r wits ant a no yo the tho nausea could not be fought taught They Thoy spread from ono ana shack to the other As near its liS could be ascertained as- as the threats of or several nc were ero carried out Rather Rother than sen see the Bingham BIng Bing- ham Central Mining Mining- company got get their thell cabins fire was set sot to them The flames lames destroyed tho cabins on tho the south fouth side of or tho the canyon Those on the north side were not damaged but attempts to burn them were cro threatened Tho ThA h deputy sheriffs paroled the grounds last ast night and kept the Inhabitants off oct When hen the fire tire first broke broko out It looked as If the entire town would be bo wiped out in short order The shops and tunnel house of or the BIngham Cen- Cen Central Central ral Mining company compan were threatened far 01 or awhile The Highland Do Boy powder house louse was also endangered b by tho the names lames Forces of oC men mon carried the dynamite dynamite dy- dy box by box down the time canyon canon to o a place of or safety S Several nl nights a ago go o boxes boxE'S of or powder were lre stolen by bythe he time Austrians an and carried off oCt It was VaN believed by the superintendents of the mines lines that the powder had been placed In n the huts with the Int intention of or blowing blow- blow In ing ng everything c out of or tho the canyon non when fire ire was set to them There were wre no explosions however and the time deputy deput- sheriffs are looking for Cor the time powder Where here It could have havo been placed Is puzzling nuzzling the officers and trouble Is feared eu Where JIl re Will They Cot Go Where the Inhabitants of or Little Austria Aus- Aus tria will go o Is a a. question Xo No ground can an be he proem procured ed b by them on which to build houses Many Inny however howo er will succeed succeed suc- suc eed In getting rooms In other foreign n quarters but the majority of oC them are suffering and It Is possible that they the will havo have to leave BIngham ham They are unable to move their things out of ot the tho canyon anyon and trouble Is looked forward to o before berolo the time ejectment suits are aro setd set- set d After Arter all the Austrians left the tho premises Saturday night the tho ground urns ns turned over to the mining compan company company com com- pany pan b by the deputy sheriffs as oS ordered by y the court It took several years ears to build Little Austria The site silo was vas first occupied by jy Austrians who were shipped to Bingham Bing- Bing ham by mining companies to work In Inho Inthe ho the mines It derived Its name from Its first settlers As the time Austrians camo came cameto to o the mines cabins were built b by somo some of oC f the more enterprising and beds were rented to the others Each Bach cabin was occupied b by a a. closs class of ot AustrIans who spoke poke the tho same dialect Before DeCore the tho evictions took tOOl place there thoro were nine different dialects spoken In the town There here was a sign over each door showIng showing show- show Ing ng what language was spoken by the occupants Those of the tune tongue were vere time the leaders lenders and among them therm are aro urethe the he ns and tho time l Tho The customs and the mode of or living ll In their native country countr were adhered to b by tho time Their cabins were wore built one ono and two stories In height with a cellar It t cos COt cost t more to live 11 In the cellar than thanIn thann In n time the attic but so 80 far tar no satisfactory explanation has been beon made as to the tho reasons In the time summer time some food was vas sun dried and fixed d according to the he method In their old country Anarchy n nr It n t. t Religious strife broke out among the time clan claims of Au Austrians Blots Klots were commenced com- com and several so killings gs followed Feuds wore declared and antI men were stubbed stabbed In Imm the time back buck or shot from am am- bush Fighting was enga engaged ell In nightly and tho thu officers w were rc unable to cope copo with It for some somo time Deputy Sheriff Lafayette Chidester and the police pollee oC ot Lower ower BIngham took the matter In land hand It was In hr a riot following a 0 religious re- re meeting hold In Bogdan's Bogdans s 's house houses that liat Deputy Sheriff Chidester was shot and nd two men killed Chidester's s leg leg- was vas amputated hut but he Is 18 still In tho the harness Yesterday ho lie rode up through time the he town while whilo the tho evictions were vere being made In the meantime an nn Italian antI and Sicilian Sicilian SIc- SIc ilian llan vendetta was transplanted from front the lie native e country countr to Little Austria Ono One enemy followed another amid soon factions actions warring waning among themselves them- them selves Several Se foreigners were stabbed or r shot It was seldom arrests were made for the Italian or Sicilian no The victims were cared for forand and nd If IC they thoy recovered the they returned to Little Austria to reap revenge This y yI I oJ Was ns carried l r. r Ing on until m murders ers or shoot- shoot shootIng scrapes and stabbing affairs oc- oc nl nightly The Tho authorities bc- bc I came cama ni t. t alarmed Ind antI ft no general cleaning S out Was n Ono of ot the 2 dtta and anti o also yen yen- one side ste or of the religious t The feud WC with in officers members r of tin othor factions were run ou out V of oC the co count county nty Peace was r ici ic- ic r ina stor tria stored i H d for fr some om le time a and 1111 Little Au Ausina Austria Aus- Aus quieted down Soon Up Vp A tin lIt In Immigrants arrived dall dally and It Il was soon fillet up again One night tin mui t. t h Italian Hallan was giving his hs daughter in mar mar- lla e to a n young countryman who had Just arrived o. While hUe the tho ceremony wa Wll wils being performed p six shots were fired through the lime window from ambush The rhu father rather of oC the tho bride WR wa was killed kUll anti and n a Guest Kuest wounded The town was cl cleaned ng g m and Imd p pence peace aco restored Fifty of or the inhabitants arrested and most of ot I A thorn thom left JeU tile the state I Little Austria was wag on tho the verge of or nn another outbreak which promised to be more mor fatal than any when the tho matter matler of or ejecting them from the HIP premises promises was YaK taken UI up b by l the ham Central Min ing company Suit of ejectment was waR filed flied against them It was stated that the- the grounds belonged ed to tho the com company pan and that It would be 13 used for a dumpIng dump dump- lug Ing ground The Tho company showed a title to the ground and tho the court en entered entered en- en Judgment ment against tho owners of or cabins The Tho costs attached to each ench suit was 12 IZ This nn angered the Austrians Tho The court granted s them theta tho the right how- how every to move mo their cabins off ort tho the com com- property Many of oC them were unable to do 10 It and they stated they would rather burn them than give ive the company compan the benefit of ot their use une rime Tho orders of or the court for Cor tho the evic lc went Into effect Friday at noon Thc They were notified to leave tho the cabins and take what things the they wanted 1 Many be begged for merc mercy l I Men n wi with th families Cam fam Hies refused to leave leavo and promised to move Saturday Those who left Friday return returned ell lat late Friday Frida night and slept In their bunks It snowed during the night several Inches s and ona tho the wind blew a blizzard They were driven back to cabins cabins' and Saturday morning they refused to leave lea Threats were wera made but tilt the officers showed them where the they had been ordered to go by tho court J Just st at noon the authorities w went nt Into the cabins and ord ordered rell them out Many tany Ian of or them left others refused John JohnJ J Lukey forbade an nn officer to enter his house where his wife was wa sick with an ancIC cIC eleven day n old baby beside her you will walk over m my dead bod body J Luke uko shouted from his window Dop Deputy ty Sheriffs John Forbes and Axel tall talked with wIlh him for tor some seine time und and they compromised mutters matters Luke Lukey gl cn another day to got his wife to Lower Tho cabin was r cleaned out ont except the tho room occupied by hy Mrs Luke Lukey When tho the fire tIre broke out however she was removed and tho the cabin burned to the tho ground Where hero nho shO and ana th the Infant sought shelter is not Jn known Jug Steve Me cc Steve Sc who stands six feet BC seven seeri n Inches leaned humped over against ag the time easing rasing of or his cabin door when n tho the officers attempted to enter his Ills place He grunted his disapproval and made madeI I ugly ly remarks and threatened to burn his place Ho lie was given g an hour bohr to get out and In the meantime he lie packed up many of ot his things 9 Vh When n tho the fire broke out his following soon had 1011 the bedding bedding- and furniture carried 01 off tho the promises John Bodgan the tho oldest Inhabitant of or Little Austria moved his things to where he lie procured a stable for shelter He lie was the tho founder of oC the village and located there ab about u t the time the Copper Belt road was built Bodgan has considerable mone money and will probably soon return to Austria He lie has a family o of four tour small children llo Bodgan gan made his money mon ii by hy renting beds to his countrymen and furnishing the tho village with milk Those who own cabins an and wore were forcibly forcibly for for- dbl ejected vere John Bodgan Mike lIke and Steve Mike Bo c Jo Joseph To- To Tose se seph 1 John Luke Lukey Prank Yas- Yas ick lek Frank EI Ely Luvich L John Johi Frank Pedro Pedr Valen- Valen this ran and ranil 1 ch The deputy IH wh carried out th the orders order 0 of th the court were John Johni t Forbes of Dingham AX Steele Andrew Androw And And- row rew Smith Harold Sleater of ot Salt Lake and arid Deputy Sheriff Chidester of ham Others Other were deputized by the officers to help with the work BEN E E. 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