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f , F M The Republican wM Ism and fOetiUte More Cops thin IS Othet PaS to Logan Chwd. X P$if'fof tircessto 7Sh3UK "Pr ' :jB iff U ' N '' "?' '"hhI ,SS The Logan Republican. a?l if f J fl I J VOL- kf LOGAN, CACHE COUNTY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1902. no. U ' " IB I IS LOGAN IMMORAL I Premlneiit Salt Laker Says It l Is Even Worse Than That. Hr . HLj Evidence ti tke Contrary as Shown by Facts H Regarding Actual Coneitlons. Compares H- More than Favorably with eastern H Cities of the Same Population. Hj A certain high church ofllclal of H Salt Lake is credited with having said HJ to tho general public in a loud voice IHl "Logan is a bad, bad little town fully as far gone as Ogden. There's a har lot on every corner, the billiard halls are pitfalls for unwary feet, and tho liquor dispensers have more business aWI ft tllan tnevcan attend, to" or words K J tothateffect. Such statements as that HJ R t i mado in a public way are calculated to B "AK , do immeasurable Injury if not success- HJ; I fully refuted, and certainly demand Hit I an investigation. Is Logan a moral Htn city? To the citizens of Logan who IkV desire a healthy moral atmosphere Bjt for themselves and their families this H Tf" question is of vital Importance; to the HJ 1 different educational institutions HJ I located in this city, all of which de- H I pend upon contiguous communities Hi" for a large scholarship it is none the HJL , less so; and to parents in the various Hi I , communities who send their children Hlr-, to Logan for educational advant- HiJ'f ages it is a question that will not be Hf passed lightly. HMf In the mind of the writer Logan is HHR'i far above the average town of its size HJ as regards moral tone and it Is the dc- HB sign of tliis article to prove by com- HM parison that we are not mistaken in HJj our estimate. That which has given HHlij; rise to adverse comment is, probably, Hr' the rapid increase in the number of HHj , saloons in our midst. At the begin- HHj i ning of the year Logan possessed but HJ two liquor houses today,elght months HHji later, the city has four. Cities do not, HH1 as a rule, double their population in HBt ten years, and tho doubling of the HHV number of saloons hi eight months HH J may present a rather unsatisfactory HB , v appearance to many, but pray tell us KHHH H -jM why the atarm. Docs the doubling of JHb the number of saloons mean that twice f HI as many men have fallen into the drink rHV habit? Does it mean that the patrons tHJ of the two original saloons have taken IHJ to drinking twice as muchV Either HH proposition is ridiculous, of course, HH and about the only reasonable solution HHr of the matter is tliat the business of H the two original saloons is now being HK " divided between four; with the addl- HV ( tion of a yearly business amounting to HH , a thousand dollars or so simply because HHv the article sold is easier to get at. H) ; However, it is not our disposition to HA attempt to prove that liquor is not HV sold here, nor do we sanction the idea HH of four saloons in Logan, but we do HH offer a few statistics to prove that HM Logan has ever been exceedingly fort- HH unate as regards saloons and is still so. HH I Bedford, Indiana, a town of 5,500 pop- HK ' ulation has at present twenty-three HH saloons; Bloomington, Indiana, a town HJ of 0,000 and tho seat of the State Uni- HH i verslty, has twenty; Frost burg, Mary- HH ' land, a town of 0,000, has thirty-four; HH Orleans, Indiana, l,:i00, a farming HH community, has three or four saloons HB and two drug stores; Mycrsdalc, Penn- SH sylvanla, 3,500, has eleven; Ficdmont ,Hj -V. Va., about 350, has live; and Lin- ,HJ ton, Indiana, 5,000, has eighteen sa- HJ loons. These are instances with which jHH 'Vwc are perfectly familiar and know flHi Cwhereof we speak. Logan with four 'H Y saloons may bo bad enough, but com- jH paved with cither of the above places, HH or any other town of tho east, our lit- HH tic city seems fit for tho millcnlum. HV As regards billiard halls we have HJ two,nelthcrofwhichadmltsboysundcr HJ sixteen or eighteen years of age. Lo- HJ gun has not a slnglo house of ill-famo HJ and wo aro led by the police, oftlcials to HJ believe that street harlotry is practl- H cally an unknown evil. Drunkenness, HH street fights, and bar-room brawls are H' of very infrequent occurrence, and HH Judging from the well-tilled houses of HH worship at each service, and the dally IHJ walk of the communicants we aro led IHLv to believe that Logan citizens as a HHj wholo aro as moral as any this sido of H glory. Adverse comment coming from H any scource is merely tho result of Hfl lack of knowlcdgo of tho true condl- Hl tions and is an injustice to our city. H Parents who send their children to H this city for an education want to feel 9 certain that they aro sending, them to HHJ a placo whero tho moral intluences arc H such as they would have in their own H homes and that this is tho true con H I dltlon can hardly bo doubted by any H I who ivill make an investigation. HM0 ti Every citizen should believe n the town he lives in, and if he doesn't think it is a little better inmost re spects than neighboring towns then he should move out. "When away from home, do not neglect to give those with whom you come in contact to understand that you live in a live town, populated by enterprising, go ahead progressive people, and one that is advancing Instead of retrograding. If you can truthfully speak In com mendation of the ability of your pro fessional men, the square dealing methods of your merchants, the sup eriority of your schools, etc., let noth ing prevent you from exercising that privilege. It will not be necessary to mention tho drawbacks, If thero aro any. Strangers seeking a location aro always greatly inllucnced in favor of any place where tho citizens arc enthusiastic In Its praise. Unless Its Inhabitants appreciate the excellence and virtues of each other and will collectively spread abroad thelrfalth in tho prosperity and future greatness of their own lo cality no city or town can expect to attain prominence over its rivals. AVhcn rightly utilized, talk can bo made effective In many directions, and this is one of them. The Hunting Season. Appropos of the hunting season that is soon to begin it is in keeping that careless hunters should be warned against some of those things that oc casion severe accidents and result In deaths. Before getting into a wagon it is no moro than common prudence and fore sight to remove the shells from one's gun. It Is also but the task of a mo ment. If the horses should run away, If the wagon should break down, If the shooter should slip and fall In get ting In or out, there is no possibility of death from tho discharge of his gun. If the same precaution is observed when crossing a fence, there again ca,n be no "accident" from the gun. If one keeps one's gun pointed in ho air or entirely away from the person of others even it the gun should bo dls charg d when in hand, there again conic' le no accident. If the gun Is placed against a tree, the cartridges being first withdrawn, and if the dog knocks it over or it falls down from any cause, thero can be no accident. If the shooter takes care to know absolutely what kind of animal Is moving, he cannot by mistake shoot a man for a deer. It is quite as easy to think that a deer Is a man as to think that a man is a deer. "Walt till you know definitely; then you will not af terward have to tell what you thought, with the added knowledge that a man does not remotely look like a deer and that all regrets cannot restore a life. In short, the matter of "accident" jnay depend on tho matter of care and foresight more than on tho unforsecn. Think about these things, and think about them before and not after. Deceived by a Stage Joker. Tho wholo City of Mexico is laugh ing at tho hoax to which two Ameri can women residing thero fell victims' recently. At the Kcnacimiento The ater the other day one of the artists who was singing on the stage was to all appearances abruptly interrupted by a member of the audience and told in Spanish that ho sang like a canary. The singer apparently took the mat ter very much to heart and there and then demanded satisfaction from the Intruder, inviting him Into the street, which was accepted, and tho two started for the street, the majority of tho people being "wise" to tho cir cumstances. Tho American women, however, Imagined they wcro wit nessing a real tragedy, and grabbing their rich silk skirts in both hands started screaming down the aisles to tho stage, not discovering their error until in full view of tho entire audi ence, which by this tjmo had set up a good round of applause, in which the theatrical people took a prominent part. Whllo this isn't tho beginning of a new year tho tlmo generally set for making resolutions and breaking them yet there arc dozens of young men in Logan who could not do themselves greater good than to quit the cigar ette habit. It is not a question of sentiment, nor is it a question of cleanliness, but It is a question of health. Of all tho forms of tobacco none Is so filthy, so poisonous or so dangerous as tho cigarette. Somo physicians being users of tho weed themselves havo little to say against tobacco, but there Is no physician who does not uso tho severest terms in his denunciation of tho cigarette. If tobacco must bo used by young men let it bo in its cleanest form. There is no boy or man who should not con sider himself above tho cigarette. REPUBLICANS IN COUNTY CONVENTION! Select Thirty-two Delegates to State Conven tion at Ogden. And Endorse Hon. Jos. Howell of Wellsvllle for Representative County Chairman, County Committee and Member of State Central Committee alsi Selected. The Republican County Convention to elect delegates to the State Conven tion at Ogden tomorrow mot at the Court House Saturday afternoon, and was m table for tho unusually large attendance and overflow of enthusi asm. At two o'clock Chairman Bullcn rapped the convention to order and in the absence of Secretary Hyde read the call which was for the election of thirty-two delegates to the State con vention, a County Chairman, County Committee and a member of the State Central Committee. Albert A. Law, of Paradise, was then made temporary chairman and Fred Scholcs temporary secretary. Mr. Law in accepting the honor con ferred upon him mado a ten minutes speech which elicited frequent and continual applause. In excellent and forcible language he arraigned the Democratic party In terms unmistak ableheld up to public gaze the in capacity of that organization In the past and contrasted It with present day prosperity under Republican direction. In referring to the work ahead of the O. O. P. In Cache county, Mr. Law gave It as his opinion that the opportunity is now here for a glorious Republican victory, and the only thing necessary to make it cer tain is concerted action from now un til November. In closing his remarks tho speaker said in substance: "Don't be afraid of tho battle before you; don't lay down before the breastworks and say this fortress can not be taken. No matter how strong the walls may have been at one time, whenever you can sec the mortar falling from be tween the stones and even a small portion of the structure falling occa sionally, you can rest assured that a tierce onslaught will make the whole a mass of ruins as Is the Democratic party of this country today." The chairman then asked for the further pleasure of tho convention. A motion for a committee of live on cre dentials was lost, and the investiga tion of said credentials was referred to secretary. A motion for a committee of three on resolutions brought forth consider able discussion and was lost. This was followed by roll call and a motion by Joseph Odell that delegations not having a full representation be tilled by alternates. The motion was car ried and a two minutes recess taken for this business. On motion of E. M. Cole the tempor ary organization was made permanent, followed by tho presentation of a reso lution by Geo. Q. Rich to the elfect that It "be tho sense of this conven tion that tho delegates to the State Convention use every honorable means to secure the nomination of Hon. Joseph Howell as Representative for tho State of Utah." Mr. Rich In pre senting his resolution said that there aro many men who do not care to pledge themselves to vote or work for any man and that his resolution cov ered the ground sufficiently to make tho pledging of tho delegates unneces sary; that every Republican In Cache county is for Joseph Howell for Repre sentative and that it was an Insult to that gentleman to insist that dele gates bo pledged, as they woul work for him anyhow as long as there was hope. J. 0. Walters then offered tho fol lowing substitute resolution, which was finally adopted by a vote of 30 to 23: "Whereas, tho Hon. Ioscph Howell is a candidato for Representative in Congress, subject to Republican con vention, and whereas, Ills nomination would bo a deserved recognition of this county and would materially strengthen tho party and tho chances for party success. Now therefore, be it Resolved, That this convention, rec ognizing his faithful party services, his ability as a legislator, his integrity and fbrco of character, und believing that he Is eminently capablo and fitted for tho high olllco to which lie aspires, docs hereby tender and pledge him its unanimous support and does instruct and pledge tho delegates r l elected by this convention to vote in a body for tho Hon. Joseph Howell at tho State Republican convention to bo held on September 11th, 11)02. The election of delegates followed and the apportionment was as follows: Avon apd Paradise, 2. Benson and Smithlleld, 3. Collogefl. Cove and Richmond, 3. Clarkston and Trenton, 1. Greenville and Logan, 11. Ilyrumj 3. Hyde Park, 1. Lewlston, 1. Mlllvllle, 1. Mendon and Petcrboro, 1. Newton, 1. Providence, 1. Sterling and 'Wellsvllle, 2. A motion that each delegation pres ent select its list of delegates and submit same to convention was car rled,togcther with an amendment that it "be the sense of this convention that those who are candidates for olllco bo not sent as delegates." Each delegation then proceeded to the business in hand, which might have been transacted in live minutes but for a little hitch in the Logan aggregation. This wassettled amicably In a short tmc however, and the fol lowing list of delegates was approved by the convention as a whole. Avon and Paradise O. M. Ander son, J. M. Larscn. Benson and Smithlleld R. B. Thornloy, Jos. J. Richardson, Henry Grlnlths. I , Cove and Rlclunond II. Bullcn, Sr., C. 55. Harris, Lorcn Merrill. Clarkston ana Trenton John Bing ham. Greenville and Logan Orson Smith, Geo. Q. Rich, IF. A. Pedersen, Jos. Odell, T. A. Thoresen, J. C. Knowles, Emer Crockett, S. O. Stephens, J. C. Walters, E.-M. Cole, II. Rullen, Jr. Hyrum-C. P. Olson, J. P. Wright, C. L. Anderson. Hyde Park Isaac Jorgcnscn. Lewlston San ford B. Kent. Mlllvllle-Olo Olson. Mendon and Petcrboro Frederick Larscn. Newton J. M. Hansen. Providence Jos. A. Smith. Sterling and Wellsvllle Norman G. Allen, Geo. P. Phillips. Providence and College Adolph Balr. Sixteen alternates were selected from tho body of the convention, as follows: Joel Ricks, Robt. B. McFar land, J. A. Lcatham, Ferdinand Jacobscn, Wm. Hope, Robt. Murdock, J. W. Barrett, Fred Scholcs, 0. E. Lloyd, E. R. South, Jacob Frcdricks, Absalom Burris, D. R. Roberts, A. A. Low, John P. Toolson and II. II. Petersen. If. Bullen, Jr., Chairman of the Re publican Central Committee tendered Ills resignation, and tho convention proceeded to elect his successor. Joseph Odell, Joel Ricks, Jas. A. Smith, Robt. Murdock and II. A. Pedersen were placed In nomination, the last four declining In favor of Mr. Odell, who, on motion was selected by acclamation. By vote it was decided that tho county central committee, should be composed of the chairmen of the dif ferent precinct committees. At this Juncture Mr. Odell, the newly elected chairman, took oppor tunity to thank tho convention for tho honor conferred, after which ex Chalrman Bullen was tendered a vote of thanks by tho convention for the very excellent service ho had rendered. II. Bujlen, Jr., and Jas. A. Smith were placed in nomination for State Central Committeeman, but Mr. Smith saw tit to declino and Mr. Bul len was unanimously elected. As a matter of course the interest of this convention centered In tho in struction of delegates to the State Convention and it certainly Is a source of gratification to every good Repub lican In the county that tho instruc tion was for Hon. Joseph Howell, Cacho County's candidate for Repre sentative honors; in fact the gratifica tion extends to the Democratic ranks, where Mr. Howell has a host of friends. If a Republican Is to rcpre- sent the State of Utah, the Democrats of Cache County would rather have Joseph Howell than any other man In tho State. Mr. Howell was born at Brigham City in 1850 and when quite young moved with his parents to Wellsvllle, of which place he has been a continuous resident. In later years his fellow citizens honored him with the Mayorship of Wellsvllle for three terms, and Joe becamo so popular that Cache County called him forth to higher honors, electing him to serve as a member of tho lower house of tho stato legislature during '84, '80, and '88. He served the county and state with such faithfulness and ability that lie was elected to the State Sen ate in 18i)8, and is now a candidate for tho nomination of Representative for tho State of Utah. Mr. Howell is known to practically every man, woman and child In tills county as a courteous gentleman of Hlguafaiillltyi and a man worthy of the honors that have been his, and the greater one for which he Is now striving. Tho best wishes of his Cacho County friends, re gardless of party affiliations, go with him In his battle royal tomorrow. Good Roads For Cache. If thero Is one thing that Is badly needed by the farmers of Cache County, It Is better roads, and how to get them has been a great problem for some time. Good roads cost money and evidently the necessary where withal lias not been handy In this part of tho State. Other counties have good roads however and, It seems not altogether impossible that Cache's could be Improved A certain township we have in mind had at least one energetic man who was thoroughly Inoculated with the Idea or good roads and what that man has been ablo to do might bo dupli cated by others as energetic. T,hls township of which we speak had-vos bad roads to start with as could well be Imagined but undaunted by tills, our good roads advocate went to work, and the first thing on tho program was to Induce the county board to buy a gratel pit; then ho urged every farm er to haul a load of gravel homo every time ho passed the pit and put it on thejroad in front ofjiis own farm. Once begun, tho farmers saw what an improvement gravel Is over the an nual scraped back, wormout earth. Tho board then purchased two moro pits In different parts of tho township and, at tho suggestion of our good roads advocato, offered $1 a day to farmers with teams to haul gravel In the winter and place it on one side of the road ono winter and on tho other sldo the next. The first winter tho farmers turned out strong, and the town had to pay for 2,700 days' work, which was a big starter. Each year for several years tho township has mado an appropriation of from $1,000 to $1,800, and today practically all of tho roads of tho township are graveled. This is a cheap but a sure way to get better highways, not, of course, equal to those scientifically built by the use of road machines, but a big Improvement over scraping tho dust and mud from tho ditches into tho roadway every year. Weeds are not only noxious in them selves; they beget other evils. They foster slovcnlless. A big patch of weeds in a vacant lot or an alley creat es an irresistible desire in tho careless domestic to throw old tin cans among their concealing leaves and garbarge that should bo carted away. Such things have the germs of contagion and death. Besides, they arc nasty, they arc a part of the weed system. Nice customs abhor them. A town to be clean and wholesome and attrac tive must be cleared of pestilent things. Citizens should cut tho weeds. Then there will be fewer tin cans, heaps of ashes and piles of rotting gardargo to mur tho appearance and Impair the health of a lino town. A glut of tho potato market Is threatened, according to reports from tho northwest, the great potato grow ing section. In Minneapolis and St. Paul potatoes havo already sold as low as eighteen cents a bushel, while there is a well founded belief that with in tho next few day they will go as low as llftecn cents a bushel. Tho reason Is found in the fact that last year, whllo potatoes growers of tho country as a rule met with partial or complete failure of tho crop, tho northwestern growers had a good crop, which they were able to dispose of at very remunerative prices. As a result every farmer In Minnesota put in a large area of tho tubers this year, and at the present prices may declare that thoy aro not worth digging as tho cost of digging and taking to market exceeds tho price which can bo obtained for them. - V i r PRIDE IN OUR CITY ' I Would Make It "A Thing of H cauty and a Joy forever." H Logan's wide Streets Kept Clean, More Good. Ua Sidewalks, Corals and Cabbages Made jHl to take a Dack Seat, and Canals Beantlfled Would Greatly Help. 'V Al & lWo often hear It said "Logan is the 'Hi prettlcTstllttlcclt7ln"tircStlu??arul Hi there are few v, holwlinilsagr'cc, binV HJ is any credit duo Logan" citizens-for 'Hi its charming appcarancoV Somo little iM credit may be given to a few public iM spirited men who have endeavored to do as mucVi for the city as nature has, .SJ but In realltyltho beauty of the city ,H lies In its location overlooking a val- -HJ ley that is delightful and the shade iHJ trees of which It hits a goodly number. --HJ Little can be done to beautify and im -Hi prove a town without well directed' w-'HJ co-opcratloii.l Tho ordinary city, like iAI Topsy, "just growed." Sometimes It iHJ grows into quaint picturesqucness; HJ sometimes to rank, squalid ugliness; - !ia but the general danger Is that as It 11 outgrows a village It will degenerate hI Into stupid mediocrity, whereas with j, Hl but little nk re cost it might equally :HJ well grow into a lovely, harmoniously HJ developed city. But for this there .HJ must be unity and intelligence of 'H HJ To get any largo results, then, large 'HJ plans must bo laid. It Is necessary to ( iBl tako a fair look Into tho future. How- H cvcrllttlo canbo done at a time that liH little should bo consistent. The serv- jIH ices of experts should lie called In to 3H lay out harmonious designs, and in Hi public and private affairs a like genu- ill ino civic interest, a pride in making WJ thetown beautiful, should prevail. 4lfl L'et us not bo frightened by the fear ' -' of expense. Beauty is not necessarily 49H costly. The Improvement of the town M31 is not a matter of putting up pal- CH acesjnid decorating tho squares with '-1H monuments. When there is need' of a . "'TH an important new building, let tho "H city do the tiling handsomely and try iBl to make It a work of art. But the. iH larger problem is not one of money, HJ but of interest care and wisdom. It is- 'iVJ a matter of spotless streets, and neat, " jH I dooryards and tastefully designed JHJ houses, all the product of re lined taste HJ rather than of wealth. 11 It costs littlo more to build a taste- 1h1 fill cottage than a vulgar, pretentious. JHI sham. Clean streets are a luxury TM within tho means of every city or towm JHJ that desires them. Disorderly yards; JHJ aro due to negligcnco, not to poverty. liH Tho essential thing is tho zealous co- lH operation of all good citizens. Let's Hj get tho pig pens, cabbage patches and V HJ corrals out of the front yards. l tee ';A Logan as an educational center of "$WJ Utah should bo tho pride of tho state rjH so far as beauty is concerned, and with - .VJ tho proper effort can easily be made 4vJ so. While there may bo things we iH need worse, the construction of our JlH new boulevard during the spring was iH a step in tho right direction and should 1H bo followed up by tho necessary effort -JiB to make the city all that it should be. iHM Hartxell Again With Denver. ' H Roy Hartzell, tho ex-Logan pitcher, 4' H who left here for Denver and then iH signed with Kansas City, and still lat- (,H cr on tho Iola, Kan., nine, has return- i ed to Colorado with the Grizzlies and llH will be kept on the Denver payroll for JHJ the rest of tho season, being reserved 1fVJ for Denver for tho coming season. iHI Hartzell gives somo promise of devel- (jH oping into a good player next year and vJH on that account will bo held and used iVJ this year whenever a player Is needed ' HJ and a moro experienced ono cannot be"" ' "H secured Herald. H Many arc tho accomplishments H found and admired among tho gen- t H tier sex, but tho noblest and rarest- ' H work of nature is tho girl good for jH general housework. It is almost a. jl universal truth to say that when a. B ;!!, girl gets married she then commences, (ill to learn tho art of keeping house, and "HH for many months finds it a herculean tH task. It mattors not what her station Ffl In life may be, every girl should know ;f-H how to tako care of a home, otherwise -'.UH she must learn after sho finds herself JVJ mistress of the home. Though she 'mil may have servants until they aro in HFl tho way, sho should havo tho know- JBl ledge of general housework that sho aIoH may bo able to Intelligently direct "StM their service. Such girls aro in dc- i'limSB mand. Sho is F.oen once in along time ,. llSflH about as often as you sco a wild owL ' HH in tho day tlmo, or a long tailed comet;. jHfl but when sho is found, sho is more '' '!iiHH precious than rubles. , 4HH '' eH k"JV?JHHHH g2iii5SiiHyiliHHHHHl