Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-29

Thomas Thomas denies that his naml
is Twice.
Some Of our pawnbrokers are Jew
diclous business men.
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The Council committee on circus me-
at the Old Fort square Thursday night.
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The City Council should take out q
circus license and hold the fort.
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ats bern shame that didn't get the
Mercur," says Captain De Lamar.
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Postmaster Barratl's department en-
pioys male carriers.
Fifty years ago today Utah was bar
rem wilderness.
The Turk was once Tartar, and may
now be considered the cream of tartar.
There's girl in Salt Lake so hand
some that she can mash potatoes by
merely looking at Them.
Many man has lost money In dealing
in real estate, but Salt Lake has a Ladd
making money at 1t.
"Great Scott, can't think of our ex-
Mayors name to save me-" exclaimed a
would-be politician the other day. a.
The moral effect OF attending the Car
son City fight showed itself .. Tuesday
nights council meeting.
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Denver has carpenter whose surname
is elowski. He uses 1t
for a saw.
Chief Devine has a man in his depart
ment who has a worldwide reputation
for extiDguishing fires. It's By-water.
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Some men exact pay for bowling, but
the small boy invariably gets u spank
ing for it.
There's bicycle dealer In Salt Lake
who believes that 'to the Victor belongs
the spoils."
Second South street merchant has
sign in his window. which reads: BEST
butter only twenty-five cents per lb.
Nobody can touch it,"
Salt Lake has an ''editorp who has
been so accustomed to calling himself
"we," that he insists on paying double
fare every time he rides on u street car.
Editors arc of various ages and men,
tal condition: The Salt Lake Herald has
one who is Young, while the Tribune
has Goodwin.
"Honest John, or how / struck my
little ve-toe" written after the NEWS
arrived), is the title OF a humorous story
from the pen OF Salt Lakes chief execu.
tive. Its circulation will be limited.
"Tnis is fissure," explained the min
ing man to an exploring reporter: and
the intelligent and ever accommodating
young fellow marked down: "This is a
fisher"
One Daniel Nye announces his inten-
ton OF running as an "independent
for alderman" at the coming
city election. There is no D.-Nyeing the
fact that he has that right.
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Two consecutive paragraphs from a
Tribune editorial on Chinese citizenship
-"Wong Chin Foo hopes the Tribune
will cooperate for justice and fair play,
etc. We are afraid we cannot comply
with the request"
We arc requested TO state that it is i'm
AXE action in the proposed appointment
If a postmaster for Salt Lake: The sus-
oense is killing, and the numerous appli-
.ants can Barratt no longer,
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The Municipal Leaguers say that the
,hief characteristics of the present coun-
w commission is strength. 1t is not
difficult TO account for this when 1t is re-
menbered that the commission is
nearly Hall-Armstrong.
Tommy-Maw, why is the board OF ed.
ucation opposed to the employment Of
women as school teachers?
Fond mother-Hush my boy, IN ask
SamW esteriield and let you know about
1t later.
The City Council has refused to con-
slider the salary OF the new chief OF
police until the question OF his right TO
the position has been determined by the
courts. II evidently believes that to pay
him now would be a case of robbing
Peter to pay Paul.
1t is gravely stated by one who was
present that on recent date policeman
gathered in small boy whose bike had
come in collision with an urchin who
was bkeless, aud that in his Jealous
haste, fearing the lad might escape, the
cop almost run over three professional
burglars for whom he had been looking
for several days.
A citizen asks the question; "In what
particular does tho municipal finance
committee 70 emble Nansen the famous
Arctic explorer" The answer is-The
committee fitted out an expedition and
started in pursuit OF the city's contingent
fund just as Nansen did in his search for
the North Pole; both searchors have to
admit that though they encountered