| Show ALT LAKE AND STATE NEWS from correspondents and state exchanges lumpe TRUST HURTS BUILDING salt lake july opera alons in aalt alak city are being backby backay the operations of the lumber dealers trust this combination 0 local firms has price until iu somo instances they have become almost prohibitive more than that it is charged an effort is being mode to drive out independent contractors so ahat the humbur firms may have a of this business as well valle there have been advances in the prices of lumber at the ellla it 1 alleged that these increases have apen slight compared with those forced by the local dealers on the consumers architects and in close touch say that another advance such as Is rumored to be contemplated would be disastrous to further building in salt lake in three years there has been an advance in tho price of common lumber of 25 per cent on juno 1 1903 common lumber boards one by four inches to one by ton inches sold at 23 in the price list issued juno 1 1906 the sama sizes and quality are quoted at 2950 an increase of the same quality one by twelve inches which in the price lists of june 1903 sold at 2850 now an increase of 7 per thousand flashed 0 no 1 pipe ono by tour and six aches which three years ago was is now 60 on nearly all the other varieties of finishing lumber thore has been an advance of in the 0 5 per thou sand in some cases a trifle more floorings of oregon fir went up during tasa three years from 5 to per thousand the increases varying slightly on ibe different varieties no 1 yellow pine grain went however from 40 and majle from 65 tn 70 in rustics no 2 coreon clr from to and no H of the game variety from lo 10 40 Ce ceilla ills and partitions went up pro except that tha prices ot clear yellow pine tool a little higher f amounting in somo cases to 10 CLAIM ADJUSTER QUITS SHORT LINE salt laye july 2 john J jones claim adjuster for the oregon short line has handed in his resignation to take effect july 15 mr jones has concluded to quit tho railroad business anil accept the management of the i burgoyne mercantile company of ida silford williams thea present president and manager of the company has purchased a residence in ogden recently andi moves to that city with his wife who Is suffering from health mr jones has boon connected with the oregon short for a number of years and prior to entering the claims department he worked andr his father joseph jones the secret service agent for the company UTAH BATTERY MEN WILL GET MEDALS salt lake july 2 atio members of the utah batteries who enlisted for the war with spain and who afterward remained to servo through the philippine insurrection are to receive special medals of honor for this service according to the terms of the bonynge bill which was passed by congress a few day it aa journea Jour ned aidor H W young who has been very active in forwarding the interests of this bill which was introduced by congressman bonynge of colorado s ia receipt of letters from representative senta tive howell and senator smoot stating that they had used their efforts to secure its passage and that it lad then gone through the house senator smoot stating under date of june 25 that he bad seen senator warren harman of tho committee on military affairs who had stated that it was bis intention to favorably report tbt bill and ask for ats immediate consideration and that this had been done as the bill was passed saturday 1 juno 23 the text of iho measure which fol lows makes it clear that the utah will participate in alo lih of medals as well as all ethelc utah boys who enlisted for the ish war in volunteer or regular reg menta the is AH act providing medals or certain persons the text provides that the secretary 0 war be anil ho Is here by authorized to procure a bianze modal with suitable device to be presented to each 0 the several officers and enlisted men and families of such as may bo dead who having volun and enlisted andor the calls ot the president for the war with spain served the term of l hear enlistment list ment to help to suppress the philippine insurrection and who subsequently received an h dis charge from tho army of the united states or who died prior to such als charge MAY DEED BACK LANDS tho rono gazette is authority for the statement that the pacific contemplates back to the government all the mineral land upon which it s patents several years ago and which is now involved in litigation the mining men of that section having entered t under tho mineral laws claiming tho railroads title to be invalid the rumor Is persistent and as the story goes the principal officials of the company say they arc not willing for known mineral lands to be soloed by its land agents upon false representations if this step Is taken by tho railroad company it will the effect of settling the ingalls suit in which the corn ipaty Is attempting to reject J aaron ingalls and his aso clatos in tho bua ter company from tho group of that name 1 IDAHO IS BOOMING former salt lake man talks of prop ertsin the gem state salt lake july 3 L M earl formerly of this city but for the past few years located at st anthony ida as manager for the salisbury company Is at the gwyon for a few days asked as to the conditions prevailing throughout southeastern idaho mr earl said that the valley was forging ahead at such speed as would shake the moss from gome of uie older and indolent communities wo are growing at such a pace he said that it Is the wonder of all who visit us from time to time we have had ft very rainy season and our valley is 0 perfect carpet of green and the harvest will be something immense our mountains were packed with isna last winter to such an extent that the rays of old sol will never penetrate sufficient to melt it during the present year As a result the snake is a raging and turbulent stream and there is more than ample water now running to waste to irrigate all utah the oregon short lini is fully awake as to the needs and importance of our valley and surrounding country the extension of the road from st anthony to the yellowstone park line is going ahead and tourists arc taking advantage of the beautiful drive from the present terminus to the park and are making the trip in increased numbers when the road is finished the short line will run through the most picturesque country on earth and I 1 fully believe that the park travel will bo increased 75 per cent over this route and tho northern pacific will lose that much of the business after leaving st anthony splendid fishing and good hunting combined with the most wonderful scenery is enjoyed every foot of the way WOMAN INJURED IN ACCIDENT salt lake july 3 mary J hoge a widow living at 1904 south thirteenth east street met with an accident on the jordan bridge street car uno at 6 monday afternoon which no serious is likely to confine her to her bed for some time on account of the shock to her nervous system when the car under control of motorman dent had reached a point on third second and third west streets mrs hoge it is said called the conductors attention to the fact that he lad carried her halt a block beyond ahe corner she asked that the car be backed up to her usual alighting place this the conductor explained was impossible for him to do but bo offered to carry her to the end of abo line and back again with out cost As the woman remained seated it was supposed by the conductor ho says she intended to continue to the terminus and return as suggested the car was started up and when it had attained the average headway at which it Is driven between street intersections 1 ter sections mrs hoge suddenly arose stopped to the platform and jumped from the stop adf her booti touched the ground she tell heavily and lay prostrate in the street until picked up and carried into a neighboring house dr J S richards was called and found that with the exception of a slight abrasion of the scalp airs hoge was suffering only from excitement and shock the doctor took her in a carriage to her home and she was soon resting in comparative comfort OFFICERS SEARCHING FOR ASSAILANT salt lake july 3 with blood spurting from three deep wounds one of which had severed the left facial artery fred jones a bartender staggered from the rear door of the buffalo saloon at commercial and second south streets shortly after 2 monday afternoon and fell into the arms of fulcer almost at the same instant young G H jopson or the city street department under the officers instructions took charge of the wounded man while ho hurried to the cause of the trouble jones weak from the loas oxblood of blood and somewhat under the influence of buquor was piloted by jepson with much difficulty to his room in the utah apartment house 52 east first south here ho fell upon the bed and as the blood continued to gush from his dounda the report was sent out that he was bleeding to death dr W F beers was sent fort and after a deal of trouble the hemorrhage was stopped jones who Is a robust man full of strength and vitality soon recovered and was able in tho course of half an hour to falve a clear and od account of tho trouble he told a startling talc CLOSE CALL FOR BOYS salt lake july 3 three small boys biad a close call for their hvos while their mothers awaited their appearance from the end ot an irrigation main on fourth street friday afternoon they in alie main over an hour and that they escaped death Is almost miraculous ra their names arc lincoln aged 8 years son of W G romney of fourth street kingdon christenson aged 8 years son of H christenson Chrls tenson living at the corner of B and fifth streets and francis beers aged 9 years soil of dr S beers of B street while playing 00 A street at the corner of fourth on the afternoon several half grown mon known as bullies dared the boys to enter the pipe and crawl through to the other end promising them a dollar it they made the journey the dare was accepted and alo lads dropped into a 1 l the pipe and started on what proved to be a hazardous journey tho water main is used as a conduit to carry oft surplus irrigation water jt is sixteen inches in diameter and in its course it makes several so that in the block between A and B streets the distance is above feet it carries a large volume 0 water which for the boys was not turned on while they were crawling after they sorted in they were able to work their way back but were compelled to go forward at times it was difficult to pull themselves forward and when thoy did emerge from the pipe at B street they wore almost frightened to death and were complete ly exhausted mrs romney when sen last night by a tribune reporter stated was ill stricken with an attack of nervous prostration for two days after the adventure of the boys friday afternoon one of the neighbors rushed in and informed her that lincoln and two other boys were in the pipe she rushed in terro to the entrance of the pipe but nothing could be done finally the beers boy made his ap anco and informed mrs romney that he did not think the other two boys would get out sirs romney was frantic she was expecting that at any minute the wa ter would be turned on in the irrigation ditch however to her joy and relief lincoln and the christenson boy canta struggling out ol 01 the pipe the bys wore black in the face and almost frightened to death they were taken to their homes and physicians summoned and were soon all right if is learned that many other small boys havo taken their lives in their own bands by voluntarily making the trip through the pipe on fourth street when the water was not turned on MURDERED MAN FOUND IN CAR laramie wyo july 2 A man presumably jay Kauff manni ot des or adair iowa was found mur adored in a westbound box car at howell eight miles west of this city at 4 afternoon the body was brought to town by coroner robinson who will bold an inquest the body was bound in a car loaded with agricultural machinery there was a severe wound on the right side of the head and tap right ear was partially severed the blow having been struck with a and crooked instrument or the wound on the ear was made by a blow Kauffin ann had in his effects a letter he had written to miss clara lu meek at des moines la capitol avenue aal a postal card addressed miss ella ashley adair iowa the letter was dated davenport iowa may 24 the postal card bearing neither town nor date there were also notes from a miss crane evidently the mans sweetheart as they were in that strain making dates for parties dr hamilton the coroners physician thinks Kauff roann lived some time after being struck and had not been dead ions before his body was found the train left here at 3 and the discovery was about 4 the slayer had rifled the mans pockets emptying his purse and exchanged his own blood stained coat for the one he found t n valice 1 WOMAN DIAMOND THIEF ARRESTED salt lake july 3 doris Cr brosey osey a woman claiming to be 16 years af age but who is certainly ten years older was arrested monday by detectives tec tives caaso and burt who locked her up in the city prison on a charge of stealing several hundred dollars worth of diamonds from her employer mrs hugh ward of lincoln ave nue the crosley woman or girl as she prefers to baa herself considered has been in trouble before only a few weeks ago sho and her alleged brother were taken into custody at the in stanco of the cullan hotel management charged with defrauding a lintel keeper they had lived at that hostelry as brother and sister and nad run up a 0 bill when the brother skipped to parts unknown he was ampro bended however at some point between this city and butte mont and brought back it was ascertained that bis true name s lake and he is now a prisoner at tho county jail awaiting trial on the charge preferred by the hotel people BRASS THIEVES IN penitentiary salt lake july 3 harry lo 10 roy and bort miller were each sentenced to servo one year m the state prison by judge armstrong of the third district court monday afternoon the charge being that 0 grand larceny the antor matlon felled against the men charged them with stealing worth of jour nal brass from oregon short line railroad company on april 3 of this year they were a preliminary hearing before judge lahl of the city court and bohunil over to the district court and havo both given testimony in the trial of the case of M levy who Is charged being a receiver of stolen property by purchasing the brass from the men when arraigned monday both men waived elroc and entered pleas of guilty they ihen waived time for sentence before sentence was passed by the court attorney loot bobrow asked that the sentence of one 5 ear be given in each case as the men had both been excellent witnesses for the state in tho levy case the passed sentence according to the request of the district attorney and the men were taken 10 the prison last night |
