The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
TOWN TALK.

Miss Elsie Barrow will sing 90. Divine
Redeemer," by Gounod, at st. Paul S
chapel this morning.
Hon B. H. Roberts will deliver lee
ture this evening in the Fifteenth ward
meeting house under the auspices of the
Y. M. NJ. I. a.
The state conference of the Y. L. NJ 1.
A will be held in the Assembly hall on
Tuesday, June z, at and 1880 p. m Mary
A Freeze. president.
H. T. McGarvie, manager of the New
Grand theater, leaves this morning for
New York to make up his bookings for
next season. He stops at Omah2, on his
return.
Deputy County Clerk Albert Spencer
declares that he will not be a candidate
for nomination as county superintendent
Of schools. He favorS the avoWed candl-
dacy of John Holt, of Gale.
The NJ. I. League Wheel club will make
their first run Tuesday, June T. to Cald-
ers park. Start to be made from league
headquarters Social hall, State street,
sen, captain; Tod Game, first lieutenant;
]. B. Higgs, second lieutenant.
The report of the board of health for
the week shows 10 births and II deaths,
exclusive of one body brought from out
side the city for interment. Twelve scar
let fever cases in ten households are eX-
listing, but there are no known cases Of
infectious disease in the CITY,
The ladies of the Red Cross society
wish to return thanks to all merchants
who have so generously made donations
to assist the organization in its work, to
the musicians who volunteered their ser
vices. to the express companies who ship
packages for our soldiers free Of charge,
Ind TO all who have in any way aided
hem.
The building permits issued during the
week call for a total estimated eXpend1-
ture of S4O50 The chief items in the list
ri Of nv Mrs
J. DOnahue at IA South Second East
street; q frame house, costing $lUOO, Tor
William Allen, near the corner OF Ninth
South and Tenth East. and an SGD prick
cottage at $50 Fourth street for Mar
garet NJ. James.
Mr. Warren White Of San Francisco,
representing the various companies who
held policies on the Portland Cement
company's works, has arrived in the city.
The adjUster for the Home of Utah, who
resides here, and Mr.. White, have com
menced the work of settling the loss. As
all the machinery mas to be gone over, 1t
is probable that the matter will not be
adjusted for several days.
Willie Smith. aged Y years, and Louis
Wilson, aged years, We're arrested yes
terday on a charge OF petlt larceny II
is alleged that the boys broke into the
apartments of Judge Mcdowell and stole
d number of postage stamps ana some
telephone checks. They erected an en-
trance by prylng open a window OF the
room, which is over Walker Bros bank.
Earl Cannon, the 10-year-old son of Pa
troll Driver Cannon, met with painful
accident yesterday. The boy and an older
COMPANION We're playing with some gun
powder and they loaded tin can with
II. Young Cannon then touched a match
10 il and the powder exploded, hurting
the can into his lace with such force as
to cut a deep cash in his forehead. His
companion helped him home, where his
wounds were dressed.
Mr.. a c. Piper, well known young
man of this city, brother Of Manager Geo.
D. Pyper. returned yesterday from his
mission TO the southern states, having
been recalled on account Of a serious i'll
ness under which he has been labor1ng.
He is in quite an enfeebled condition and
very weak from the result CT his trip,
but his friends are confident that with
careful nursing he will soon be in his
normal state OF health.
The Salt Lake County Horticultural
society held q. well attended meeting yes
terlay afternoon in the criminal court
room ". c. Bergen, of Union, gave
demonstrate Of the best method of dry
ing fruit. Vice President Cole, Inspector
j. P. Sorenson, S. E. Allen, Thomas ID.
walk and Joseph NJ Smith related their
experiences and results IN spraying and
urged a strict enforcement of the hortt-
cural law. Joshua Terry. +. L5ongson and
J. P. Sorenson We're appointed TO arrange
with the railroads for q trip to the agri-
cultural experiment station at Logan. The
next meeting OF the society viii be held
on July End.
The Alderman Printing company yes
terday flied a protest with the city record
er asainSr the committee on enrolment
awarding the big printing contract to
the Star company, whose bid was alleged
10 be far in excess of the protestant's
and the Tribune and the Miller bids
However, the protest was unavailing and
the committee assuming that ii had power
to act directed that the copy be sent
to the Star company. Councilman CAL
lister states that he is not an owner in the
Star company az all, having sold his in
terests to his associates when he was
elected to the city council, and remaining
there as an employee only.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union will celebrate one of their red let
ter days this week. The 9Th of June is
Flower Mission day, wherever there is
a white ribbon organization. The day is
celebrated by carrying flowers to the or
phans home, the hospitals, the jails and
the penitantiary. There viii be about 700
bouquets needed to supply all these places
We desire very much to carry d good
bouquet to each one of these Shut-ins For
this purpose we would ask every one in
terested to help up in gathering flowers
We shall meet at the Deaconess' home
on Third South street early on the morn
ing of the 9Th All flowers brought there
will be gratefully received. Bring flow
ers by the handful by the armful and
by the basketful, and let us carry these
sweet messengers TO cheer the hearts of
the unfortunates. Mrs. W. II. TibbaIs.
president.