Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-16
Jubilee Notes.

pennies, tepess, sqlaws, ETC., wilI at'
lend the jubilee, unuer contract with
the commission. They will appear In
the parndes, give war dances al resorts
to be eelec,ed by the COMMITTEES on
amusement. The agent at R1se Fork
says their dances are the greal es. he
has ever eeen.
John Beck Eq. yesterIay pail the
iull amount OF his subscription, 81 500,
luto the Jubilee treasury.
Senator G. x. Davis writes: 81 am
In receipt Of the invitation to be pr o
ent ut Utab's Seni.Centennisi and
regret very much that 1t Will not be
possible for me t. be preeeut. Thank
log you fer yont sin1nes', L am, yours
truly, y. IA DAVIS"
A. w, McCnre's check for $3.50 and
that OF the Salt Lake CITY Raiiroad
corlpeny OF $500 reached headquarters
yesterday. Applique followed The an-
nounctment OF their rtcsipt.
Tom Kearns OF the Silver King
mine, Park City, came to the front
yesterday In his CHARACTERISTIC way.
lie sent S2bD to the Jubilee iund and
In doing it said less than hall dez,n
words.
Doc. Faust hns been empowered by
the commission to arrange for a repre-
eentatiOn OF plny express riders in tins
Pageant OF Progress. "PJny BobD
(R. IL. Haslsm), now q resideDt OF
Chicago, Das nieo been invited to rep.
resent the tx 9fts'.
The NewEboyt' Union, John Simp-
son president, has offered the connie.
sion cents copy Tor every copy oil
the mcial program sold by It's mem.
bsr5, provided the exclusive naie OF the
publication 10 placed In their hands.
Tho Pioneer train has been arranged
for. The wagons sre ready and the
motive power Will consist OF muIee,
horace, COVE. oxen, etc. Even the
pige, chickens, sheep, etc, have not
been overlooked. Ii will be a great
texture.
w. c. A. Smoot Jr,, w. I. Foulger
and Waldemar Lund have each con.
tributed SIS to the iund.
James W. Thomas OF Spanish Fork
has been credited with ST en- the
Jubilee iund lis,.
Chairman Clewfol yeeterday re-
ceived the following rom Sup ,rintsn-
| Dent Weber o. the u Y. NJ. L.:
L have pleasure in handing you still
| another check. This time IL comes from
The Iowa Farming Tool company OF ForJ
| Madison for nifty dollars, their subscrip-
ton through us TO the Pioneer Jubilee.
The following was received yester.
day:
ITO the Semi-Centennial ComRission
\ The Imperial Russian Charge d'aifairss
MIR. Gregoiro do valiant regrets very
much that he, owing to some official
business, cannot accept the very kind IN
| vitaIion of the Utah Semi Centennial
Commission"
This following has psen rscsived
from the Coop WRgoa and Machine
company:
Enclosed herewith please find letter
from Wells 81 Nellegar, bearing date
July 18th and also draft No. 1896 for
SO. We incline to the opinion that
letter signed by Il. NJ. Wells is such a
one that you should sure and have pub
lished. We had endorsed check and
shall be pleased TO have you aclnowl.
edge receipt. Very respectfully yours,
Co-oP WAGON AND MACHINE Co.
The letter OF Mir. Wells follow:
Heber j. Grant, care of George T.
Odeli, Bal, Lake City, Utah:
Dear Slrs-Your Jubilee le!ter Of June
3Olh duly received. 1t is with
pleasure that we enclose YOU 500
check to more tangibly express our
good wishes. MOI only that you
may have good time on the 9th, hui
that your fertile valleys may ever CON
tinue to abound in rich harvests and
that the mountains and hiilsldes may
yet lay bare treasures untold TO you
thnt have done 30 much TO develop and
beautify that land of Rest"
July 2ith recalls to my mind the cor.
dial reception given me by your honor
able Mayor Wells OF twenty-five years
ago on my first visit to Salt Lake. NV
name attracted his attention at first, and
as the dale of my arrival happened 10 be
the evening of tho 23rd OF July, shall
ever remember the delightful impress.
sions made when the Mayor drove me
about your thrifty city, at that time
trimmed In holiday attire and full day
spent in pleasure to commemorate the
discovery of the great Salt Lake valley
and l hope the coming event may sur
pass anything ever held.
Yours very respectfully,
ROBERT NJ. WELLS.
| Twenty-Five OF the thirty young
ladies who will act as maids o.
"Utah" have accepted the Invitation
OF the commission and ore now buslIy
engaged in preparing their costumes
Hon. w. J. Bryan and party will BIO
present at tho Tabernacle Jubilee con-
cert next Tuesday evening. They will
be the guests OF the commission md
will occupy prominent positions. 1t Is
hoped that Mr.. Bryan may make Q
short address.
Jubilee week will be great bas,
ball week. The Fort Douglas nine this
Browns, the Jubilees ana the Osdeni
will play during 1.-THE week OF Jubilee
and have generously offered 10 pc
cent OF tho reoeipts TO the JubiIe,
fund,
| A party OF Vancouverites have char
tered the steamer Capitano and intet Q
- ship rs to 100 oxen to the Klondyke
In the Yuken counlry, where bee
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