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Show THE MORGAN POST TWO MEN ROB Till! John Stahle Jr., Editor & Proprietor UTAH MORGAN UTAH STATE NEWS PASSENGERS ON THE OVERLAND LIMITED GIVEN VIVID REMINDER OF BORDER DAYS. Erection of the new plant at Modena has been started and Bandits 8hot Down Those Who Rett will be completed within sixty sisted, Killing One Man, Seriously sheep-shearin- g days. Don Martin attempted suicide in den, shooting himself, and now Ogoc- cupies a cot in a hospital with small chances of recovery. William McDonald, for forty years resident of Big Cottonwood, died Tuesday of general debility, at the age of eighty-eigh- t years. lames Tobin, a laborer, aged 57, wag truck by a street car In Salt Lake, sustaining a painful scalp wound and minor cuts and bruises. While two boys were testing an air gun in Salt Lake City, Robert Wooley, aged 6, was shot in the eye, and II eras found necessary to remove the y. The murder trial of Trefla Raece-slch- , the Austrian who shot and killed lllke Plac at Bingham on February 19, 1909, as the result of a religious feud, is being held in Salt Lake City. Preparations are being made for the annual poultry show to be held at Logan, January 18 to 23. These gatherings of poultry fanciers have become extremely popular in this part of the state. While investigating the workings in the Grass Creek coal mine, near Coalville, J. E. Pettit state coal mine inspector, lost his footing and fell a short distance into a shaft, breaking a rib. Fire which started in the barn oi Robert Blamires, at Farmington, caused a loss of 600 and came near costing the lives of several bead of stock. It Is supposed that the hre was started by a tramp sleeping in the barn. John McDonald, a pioneer resident Of Utah, having crossed the plains with the handcart veterans, is dead at Jleber City. Mr. McDonald was 78 years of age and had been a resident of Utah ever since he was 9 years of sge. An effort on the part of John McDermott to liberate himself from the Ogden jail was nipped in the bud when McDermott was found in the set of turning the lock to his cell with s wooden key which he had made from a broom handle. That there is good profit in the poultry business if propel methods sre pursued is the opinion of Professor George Turpin of the Agricultural college, who delivered an address at the Farmers institute held st Murray on Wednesday. While out hunting, Roy Burnside, 18 years old, of Round Hill, accidentally shot himself in the left foot. He was taken to the h spltal at Mount anPleasant, where physicians nounced that the boys foot probably would have to be amputated. In an effort to abate the alarming Increase in juvenile delinquency, Ogdens chief of police will ask the city council to pass ordinances forbidding billiard and pool rooms to remain open Sundays, and a more strict enforcement of the present regulations. William Scott, colored, aged 25, is being held In the Salt Lake jail awaiting an examination as to his sanity. Scott entered the police station and declared that he had been shot in the leg. An examination 'revealed no sign of a wound, but Scott insists that ha Is wounded. Crazed George intoxicants, by Krause, a musician of Ogden, attempted to throw his wife from the window of their bedroom, four floors abova the street, but was overpowered when the womans screams brought assistance, and now occupies a padded cel) St the city jail. Special inspectors have inspected fourteen dairies and milking hams in Weber county. According to the inspectors, Only a few of these places have a semblance of sanitation. The inspectors left orders for the dairymen to clean up their places at once. Finding Jack Johnson on the sidewalk in Ogden, apparently dead, bystanders took his body to the police station and started an investigation, when Johnson, who bad been attacked by an epileptic fit surprised the investigators by jumping up and running from the room. Richard L. Henry, who was arrested in St. Louis a few days ago for robblpg mail bags and who afterconfessed to robbing the wards Springville postoffice October 19, is on his way to Utah in charge of a postoffice inspector, to be tried here for the Springville robbery. The city marshals of the cities of Utah county met in Provo on Thursday, on Invitation of City Marshal James T. Williams of Provo for the purpose of getting better acquainted and organizing to assist each other in the enforcement of the laws of corporate cities of the county. birds are becoming o numerous around Utah lake that the fishermen and sportsmen who are Interested Vlll- - ask the legislature which convenes in January to provide for the payment of a bounty on all birds. What appears to have been an attempt to blow up the huge smokestack of the American smelter at Murray, said to be the second tallest In the United States, has come to Ight. A box containing fifty pounds jf dynamite was discovered by an em lloye in time to prevent an explosion g fish-eatin- g Injured Another and Rob Men, Women and Children of Their Valuables. Ogden, Utah. William Davis, a negro porter, was shot and killed, A. N. Taylor, another negro porter, of Ogden, seriously wounded, three passengers were clubbed over the head with guns and 100 passengers were robbed when the Overland Limited train of the Union Pacific was held up at Reese, a station twelve miles west of Ogden, at 11 o'clock Monday night by two masked men. The passengers of the train were stripped of all of their money and Jewelry, amounting to thousands of dollars. After the highwaymen had stopped the train at the lonely station by means of the block signal, they cut off the engine and baggage car from the rest of the train and proceeded to search the Pullmans. Davis and Taylor attempted to resist the highwaymen and were merDavis was incilessly shot down. stantly killed and Taylor was struck in the right arm, which was shattered by the bullet. Each person on the train was systematically searched and scarcely anything of value was overlooked. Watches, rings, Jewelry and money formed the loot taken by the holdup man as he proceeded leisurely through each coach. There were more than 100 passengers on the train and almost everyone, it is believed, contributed something to the loot stolen by the robber. For an hour and fifteen minutes the train robbers kept the limited at the little station. It was not until the highwaymen who was searching the train had finished the last coach that With pockets they were satisfied. bulging with the stolen money and jewelry, the highwaymen swung olt the last coach. It was fully an hour after the robbery before the train reached a telegraph office and reported the robbery, and a posse was In pursuit oi the robbers, but it is thought the hour's start has enabled the men to elude the officers. , HAWLEY AT THE HELM. It the First Democratic Governor Idaho of in Seven Years. Boise, Ida. James H. Hawley was sworn in on Monday as the first governor of Idaho since 1903, to succeed James H. Brady, whom he defeated in November. The senate and house organized acC. W. cording to caucus program. Dempster of Bannock county was secretary of the senate and J. H. Wallis of Fremont chief clerk of the house. The Democrats voted solidly In the senate for R. Macbeth of Custer county for president pro tem and those oi the house supported W. M. Morgan from Latah for speaker. These two will be the floor leaders of the Democrats. of either body. The Republican caucus, it is understood, will put every pledge of the party platform squarely up to the legislature for consideration, regardless of the chances for enactment or for Dejm-ocrati- c defeat Widow Cleared of Murder Charge. Mo. Mrs. Alma H. Lancaster, Vaughn and Dr. James R. Hull, accused of the murder of Professor John T. Vaughn nearly a year ago, were on Monday freed of the charges against them in the circuit court here. Their cases were nolle pressed by Prosecuting Attorney Reiger of Adair county, after Judge Shelton had refused to grant the further continuance asked by the state. Heavy Loss by Fire. Oklahoma City, Okla. Fire which started from flying sparks from a chimney caused an estimated loss of $110,000 in the wholesale district of this city. When the flames were discovered in the saddlery house the blaze had only a slight start, but ice in the hydrants had to be melted before water was obtainable and then the stream could be thrown no higher than the second story. Dix is Now Governor. Albany, N. Y. John Alden Dix, a Democrat, was inagugurated governor of New York state at noon Monday. He succeeds Governor Horace White, who became chief executive last October, when Governor Charles E. Hughee resigned to become an associate justice of the supreme court. TWO DARING AVIATORS KILLED 10 Archie Hoxie and John B. Molssant Met Death on Same Day While Trying for New Records. New York. Two of America's most 'amous and daring aviators met death on Saturday. John B. Molssant, the first man to cross the English channel on an aeroplane with a passenger, and winner of the sensational race around the statue of Liberty, fell to his death in New Orleans. Arch Hoxey, the former Salt Lake chauffeur, who only a few days ago established a worlds aviation record for height, the man who took Colonel Roosevelt np in the air, fell to his death while trying to win the Miche-liprize for sustained flight at Los Angeles. Both these men were young at the flying game, but they were easily at the head of American aviators and were regarded as among the very best flying men in the world. The manner of their deaths was similar. Each was trying to beat the record for sustained flight in order to win the Michelin prize. In both cases the machines became unmanageable when a comparatively short distance from earth, turned turtle and sent their daring pilots to earth; Both men were instantly killed. Moissant was thrown from his machine, alighting on his bead and breaking his neck. Hoxey fell with his machine and was killed instantly. n AMERICANS DISARM MEXICANS. HELP YOU SI NEW POSTAL BANKS OPENED FOR BUSINESS IN EVERY STATE IN UNION. The New System Expected to Prove a Boon to the Poorer Classes, and la Intended to Encourage Thrift of all Claeses of Citizens. Washington. Through the practical institution of the postal savings bank system on Tuesday, January 3, the United States government will give the people facilities for saving a part of their earnings. The establishment of these banks Is regarded as the most far reaching financial step taken by the government since the authorization of national banks, and their operation will be watched with interest by financiers throughout the world. The system Is to be inaugurated on e a comparatively small scale. One In each state and territory has been selected as a depository. In those forty-eigh- t offices, a thorough test will be made. It was decided to make the beginning thus small, not only because no adequate appropriation was available to put it into general operation, but also because the plan adopted differs entirely from that of any other system in the world. No passbooks will be furnished depositors, hut all deposits will be evidenced by engraved postal savings certificates, Issued in fixed denominations of $1, 82. 85, 810, 820 and 850, each bearing the name of the depositor and the date on which Interest begins to accrue. no account By the terms of the-lafor less than 81 may be opened and no person may deposit more than 8100 In any calendar month, or have to his credit at any one time more than 8500, exclusive of accumulated interest. Accounts may be opened by any person over 10 years old, in his or her own name, and by married women In their own names. The accounts of wives cannot be interfered with or controlled by the husbands. post-offic- free-passag- e hair-raisin- g half-drunke- n -- SHOT KIDNAPPER. Heavy Snowfall In Italy. Turin, Italy. A very severe winter Woman Protects Child From Men In with heavy snows Is causing many disthe Employ of Her Husband. asters, especially in the province of Tacoma, Wash. Preventing tw-- men Cuneo, where railway communication sent by her husband from carrying ofl has been interrupted. Many avalanher small child, Mrs. Victoria C. Her- ches are reported. old shot and seriously wounded Harry Estrada Chosen President. Williams, a commercial traveler for a General J. Juan Estrada, Managua. Chicago house, living in Seattle. He is in a hospital and probably will die by the unanmous vote of congress, on The companion of the wounded man. Saturday became the provisional prer taken in custody by the police, Bald sident of Nicaragua for a both were from Seattle. They had bees term. Adolfo Diaz, former minister of hired by Herold, he said. He said the interior, is they were not private detectives. Nlcargauau Ruler Recognized. Washington. President Taft has auKilled Babe and Herself. formal recognition of the new thorized Cleveland, O. The police and cor of Nicaraoner announce their belief that Mrs constitutional government the receipt of official disfollowing gua Annie T. Mielke whose body, with hei patches announcing the election of daughter were found in theii General Juan J. Estrada as president. home, committed suicide. Threatened Judge. Woman Dynamiter Sentenced. West Union, O. Six men charged Oakland, Cal. Mrs. Isabella Marti! with having made threats against the was on Saturday sentenced for the sec life of Judge Blair, who is conducting end time to life imprisonment for hav the vote buying Investigation In this ing dynamited the home of Superioi country were arrested in Manchester Judge Ogden in this city in 1907. county on Sunday. two-yea- t. Commodore McCrackin III. Lose Strike. San Francisco. Commodore AlexWinnipeg. The strike of the motor men and conductors on the Winnipeg ander McCrackin, U. S. N. (retired), street railways, which began Decern Is seriously ill at hfs home here, havher 18, came to an end Saturday. Th ing sustained a stroke of paralysis remen surrendered the point they had sulting from a nervous disorder of long been contending for. tanding. Banker Charged with Illegal Fencing Quake Wrecks Dwellings. Mother Held Blameless. Mont. Chris Yegen, a Bill A strong earth Helena, Constantinople. Mrs. Wash. C. Victoria Tacoma, in was at shock Asia Mont., Ings, Bruss, banker, Minor, damaged arrested Sat Herold, arrested after she had shot and probably fatally wounded Harry urday on the charge of illegal fencing the cupalo of the manusoleum of Sulthe indictment having been returnee tan Orkham Ghazi. No lives were lost B. Williams, when the latter attemptv. t but many houses were H by the recent federal to kidnap ed her was released on bonds wrecked ' blameless is held daughter, Republican Governor of Nevada. Reno, Nev. Tasker L. Oddie was Inaugurated governor of Nevada at Carson City. He is the first Republican to occupy the position since the early '90s. The oath of office was conferred by Chief Justice J. G. Sweeney. Carmen g-- w Santo to old, old wish A Happy New Domingo and Haytl Reported be Massing Troops Along Year to You Their Borders. Washington. Rumors of serious fighting on the border between Santo state Domingo are reported to the SALT LASS dated a in cablegram department at Furniss from American Minister Port au Prince. He says the Haytien rugovernment, while denying these . A POSITIVE ud PER. mors, is Bending soldiers to the deMANENT CURE FOR government Dominican The Drunkenness and clares that iiaytien troops under General Ferdinand fired on a DominiOpium Diseases. can guard at Perdenales, so that the W m adnsts. M Udtr. Llia treated u Ibn Dominican government has intimated ntehras is tkar swa ku. THE KEELEY W. Salt Laka City. withdrawn Tsais ShS be Stmt, that the Haytien troops Doimmediately, pending which the SEALS, STENCILS minican government also is sending BADGES, TRAPS troops to the seat of trouble. CHECKS, Etc. Full Tvpe Outfits and supplies in stock. The auxiliary cruiser Yankton has Una Rubber Mail ortfiVs receive prompt attention. sailed from San Juan, P. R., for SaALT LAKE STAMP CO., Salt Laka City moan bay on the north coast of Santo MEN AND WOMEN to Learn Domingo. The ostensible object of 111 1 IB NTCII BarberTradeln Eight Weeks, II I Tuition, with set ol tools, A5. her visit is to lay out courses for toroi set With tool. S45. With your own pedo practice within the quiet waters tools- - partial 35. Address Molar Barbor Col lag 18 Commercial Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. of the bay. TEACHERS. MERRILL LEADS Her First Vote. President was Chosen the Professor It evening of election day, College and Higgleby had just returned home. of Utah State Teachers AssociaWell, my dear Jane, said he, as tion. he kissed his wife, did you vote toProfessor Joseph Salt Lake City. day? F. Merrill of the University of Utah Yes, replied the lady. Utah of the was elected president I ticket, suppose? Straight the State Teachers association at husband. smiles her most of the on session Friday, closing said Mrs. Higgleby. Well, no successful convention ever held in it all over and readAfter thinking the history of the association. The of both parties, I the platforms ing are: other officers elected was about as good as one felt that Joesph Peterson, Provo; trus the other, so I split my ticket tees for one year. Superintendent it? roarea Higgleby. Why, Split Alma Molyneux of Cache county and how did you do it? of Mills M. Ogden; Superintendent J. of an X over instead Why, two-yea- r trustees, S. H. Goodwin, the name of one putting said Mrs. candidate, Salt W. and F. Reynolds, Provo, I divided it in half and put trustees, D. H. Rob- Higgleby, Lake; three-yea- r V both. over a Harpers Weekly. erts, Manti, and Mathonihah Thomas, Salt Lake. Strictly Truthful. had a good day on the had GRILL FOREST SERVICE. They moors, and the conversation after dinUtah Woolmen Protest Against Ao ner turned naturally on bags and tion of Government Officiate. shooting in general and in particular. Wa-al,- " said the American visitor; convention At the Salt Lake City. I reckon I aint done myself justice of the Uah Woolgrowers association once held in this city, the sheepmen bit- today. Why, II was out gunning at home and brought down 99 birds the of actions denounced the terly one shot. forest service officials with reference with come now, chuckled his host, Oh, to the rules and regulations regardwhy not make it 100 oi number the in reduction the ing at once? na on the sheep which are allowed exclaimed "What sir, George tional forests. do you think Id perII, Washington Utah Woolgorwers Organization of London. my soul for one bird? probably will be perfected to protest jure Onlooker. service forest of actions the against officials in cutting down the individ- ELKS EXCURSION TO LOS ANual allotments on national forest GELES. and also to fight proposed reduction of taijr on wooL y.'ebruary 4, 1911, Via the Salt Lake Route. Insane Man Kills Wife. on Tickets sale and at Salt Lake City, Keokuk, Iowa. After shooting killing his wife in a fit of insane rage February 4th, only; good returning at New Boston, near here, Friday until March 7. Via the Salt Lake Route. morning, and keeping a sheriffs posse For full information, rates, reserat bay for hours, Christian Schock, a farmer, aged 40, was captured late vations, write A. W. Raybould, SecFriday night and brought to the coun retary Elks Club, Salt Lake City, UL ty jail here. Schock had recently been released from the hospital foi Defining Golf. the insane at Mount Pleasant. He On the terrace of a country club, probably will be returned to the nos overlooking a green dotted with pital. were sheep, a group of tea. taking Rainey Still After Roosevelt. r A male who took his tea Washington. The African hunting straw said thoughtfully: a through trip, as organized and carried out bj Golf might be defined as billiards vix institution the Smithsonian to grass. gone Roosevelt is the subject of the latest Spleen on the green. Id call it, proposed congressional investigation said a female The suggestion was received here Or the last flicker of the dying fire Friday by Representative Rainey oi of athletics, sneered a young football Illinois from a citizen of a Georgia player. town, who referred to such an In The misuse of land and language, as a quiry public service and to the suggested a tennis champion. Smithsonian institution as a trash No, no; youre all wrong, said a heap institution. famous angler. Golf is simply a Mexicans Led to Slaughter. game wherein the ball lies badly and Louisville Times. El Paso, Texas. A special to the the player well. Times from its correspondent in ChiLooked Like It. huahua says: Luques relief column Anybody who believes that the socihas encountered four days fierce women of Washington do not fighting near Casa Colorado, and its ety loss is 60 men killed. The insurrec-to- know how to look4 after their houseThe loss Is slight. The column Is keeping accounts is mistaken. wife of a western senator was sent a com badly demoralized. Navarros mand is still bottled up near Mai bill for a pint of cream and the . She went to Paso. charge on it was see the dairy man and made an indigPaper Towels for Schools. nant protest against the size of the Topeka, Kans. E. T. Fairchild bill. Well, you see, he explained, state superintendent of public that was a particular brand of said Friday that he would cream. Oh," she said, I thought you were prepare at once to have a test made of paper towels for use in Kansas going to say you had sold me the school houses. If the test is success- whole cow. Kansas City Star. ful all schools will be furnished with Did the Bishop Smoke? individual towels on rollers. The towel, after use, Is burned. When Dr. Creighton was bishop of London he rode in a train one day Insists on Jail Sentences. with a small, meek curate. Dr. CreighWashington. Three attorneys for ton, an ardent lover of tobacco, soon the individuals indicted as members took out his cigar case and said, with of the bathtub trust for al- a smile: leged violation of tne Sherman act "You dont mind my smoking, I supcame to the department of justice on pose? Friday In the interest of their clients. The meek, pale little curate bowed They were given to understand, it was said, that Jail sentences will be and answered humbly: "Not if your lordship doesnt mind insisted upon. my being sick. Good Health. A Triple Tragedy. Truly Feminine. Baltimore. William Strickler shot Mr. Travels I hear young May killed his wife and and Pechis is quite a belle now. They say Beulah Kile, in their home on Friday. Strickler then fired she Is prettier now than she ever a bullet into his own body. Domestic was Miss Chellus Exactly; they say trouble was given as the cause. she is prettier than she ever was or is. Iowa Bank Robbed. Des Moines, Iowa. Robbers enter Not a Discovery. ed the bank at Dow City during the "Then the professor didnt remain night and escaped with $3,000. The for the christening? was heard by people of the explosion .No; he was disappointed to find us town, but the robbery was not discov Kannaming a baby and not a bug. ered until Friday morning. sas City Journal. T box--der- United 8tates Soldiers Confiscate Arms of Rebels Captured on Texas Soil. Laredo, Texas. A detachment of United States soldiers, commanded by Lieutenant McMillan of the Twenty-thirinfantry, encountered a band of armed Mexicans near Minera Saturday morning, disarmed and dispersed them. The soldiers were sent from Fort McIntosh, following reports that Mexican bandits were inducing Mexicans to join the revolutionary army and also gettlnk their services to transport INSURRECTOS TURN BANDITS. ammunition and supplies across the Rio Grande. So far as learned, they It is Feared They Will Attack Amerihave committed no crime other than cans In Hope of Bringing About to disobey the neutrality laws. American Intervention. To Fix Canal Tolls. Chihuahua. A condition of anarchy Washington. Members of the com- is reported existing among the insur-recto- s mittees of both houses are studying a well known mining man the whole Panama canal question with who by here Sunday from the returned a view to press legislation, prgcAUng Mlnaca district Foreigners express otT feafor tolls, fortification anti the fear that once the insurgents find V-- In tures of maintenance after its themselves hard pressed, they will 1915. There is a divergency of views kill a few Americans in the hope of regarding preferential rates or about an American intervento coatwise vessels, the west bringing tion. ern men holding opt for the conces W. Burlng Tucker,- - a Californian, slon. who is prominent In this country, went ordeal at Min-se- a through a College Student Proves Hero. A of recently. squad San Francisco. Shot off the rear end of a ferryboat while seated in an revolutionists, accused him of being spy and he was saved from being automobile, Mrs. Herbert Stockton of iexecuted and by the devotion of a San Jose was nearly drowned in the German named Junk. Four storekeeper bay off the local pier Saturday after- times Tucker was stood up to be shot noon. Walter C. Seaborn, a law stu- ind as many times Junk, by the most dent at the University of California vehement protesations secured delays and city clerk of Berkeley, was the and finally saved his friend's life. hero of her thrilling rescue after her husband had all but scriflced his life Yaqui Indian Murders Wife. to save her. Tucson, Ariz. Because she would not get up and give him some mediPresidents New Year Greeting. cine several night ago, Antonio Tecol-ete- , I sincerely hope th Washington. a Yaquia Indian, crushed in his next year will be full of prosperity and wifes head with a hammer and then as much happiness as can come to ut buried her, head downward, in the all In this country, is the New Yeai yard. When the woman was missed greeting sent to the people of th Tecoiete readily led the sheriff to the United States by President Taf burying spot, and then produced the through the members of the National bloody hammer. He considered the Press club of Washington He wat woman his personal property and does welcomed by them at an informal New not appear to understand why his act Year's reception in the club houss should have resulted in any unusual excitement. Saturday afternoon. d An 4 rll t, non-golfe- non-golfe- non-golfe- s step-daughte-r, |