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Show CATTLE WAR PROmiSED li TOOELE COUNTY SALT LAKE, Sept '3 A war between be-tween cattlemen in western Tooele county, in which similarity of brands and other means of Identification of stock are said to bo involved, may be precipitated at the trial of F. F. Snivley, owner of an extensive ranch at Ibapah, which takes placo at Wen-dover, Wen-dover, September 8, when Snlvloy will havo to answer to charges of stealing three head of cattle from John A. ErlckHon, owner of tho Last Chanco ranch In Deep Creek. Sheriff M. M. Bush, who arersted Snivley August 25, upon complaint of Erickson, spent several hours In Suit Lake yesterday investigating certain cer-tain details In connection with tho cattle stealing case. Ho would not discuss what these are, but admits t,hat considerable fooling has -been stirred up among cattlemen in western west-ern Tooole county over "misunderstanding "misunder-standing ' In rogard to stock, which from a lcal viewpoint can only be Interpreted as cattle stealing AVheu Erickson learned that Snivley Sniv-ley was about to take 300 head of cattle to Wendover and ship them from that point to Omaha, he gathered gath-ered several of the cowboys about liim and, heavily armed, followed the Snivley herd. As the cattle wero about to be loaded Into stock cars :it Wendover ho cut out three of his 3teers and corraled them for evidence. Ke then summoned Sheriff Bush and Snivley was arrested. Following his iirraigument he was released under $2,000 bond. Snivley claims that tho cattle cut out by Erickson aro his property Snlvloy has many supporters and, an tho other hand, Erickson is backed by a largo following of cattlemen, who havo urged him to push tho case to the limit. This activity of the" Erickson faction fac-tion Is being regarded with serious 1. "KS-9-i-HMKMKSBH concern by the cattlemen who are frlondl to Snlvloy, and since his arrest ar-rest thoy are said to have displayed a vengeful spirit by refusing to recognize recog-nize or speak to any of tho Erickson cattlemen. Sheriff Bush and his deputies are keeping a close cyo on developments, and should the situation become serious ser-ious after the trial of Snivley, it Is probabio that numerous arrests will be made, in view of averting an actual act-ual war botween cattlemen. Disputes over the ownership of cattle shipped from Wendover have been rampant all over western Tooele county sinco the latter part of last spring. |