Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
7o-dag'S Metals.
SILVER, Bsn 1913
lead. y4.45
CASTING COPPER rs Ia cents q ID.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Y. NJ. c. A. will receive on Mon.
day, New Years day.
At o'clock this morning the Rapid
Translt's llnemen were at work al
Ninth South and State streets mendlng
a parted trolley wire.
The continued cold weather has made
skating very popular and the ponds
south Of the city as well as Hot Springs
lake are thronged every afternoon.
skating contest is now talked Of
A very bright falling meteor was OBJ
served In the west at 1915 this morning.
Its course to the earth was curved and
the sky was very perceptibly lighted
during Its visible flight.
The clerks and heads Of the various
departments OF the city are busy at
work getting out their annual reports
for submission TO the mayor The street
department will probably be the first
ready.
II. g. Whitney, business manager Of
the News" left today on brief trip
10 San Francisco. He goes to gather up
some points on newspaper buildings
and to transact other business for the
News"
Every county in .the State except
Kane has sent In It's annual report 10
j. ]. Thomas, secretary Of the State
board Of equalization. Kane was tele.
graphed 10, 20 send In It's report az
once, and will doubtless do 50.
But very few copies Of the Christmas
News" remain unsold, and at the pres
ent demand the last will have vanished
by one week from today. They are
still selling In two forms, one the maya
zine style at lie, and the other In
regular form at loo.
Mercur Miner: All the poles for the
new telephone line to Ophir are up and
the work OF stringing the wires will be
commenced in a few days. The tele-
phones for the Chloride Point Northern
Light and Ophir mill are here and the
line viii be In operation in few days
The News" Acknowledges with
thanks the receipt OF a handsome batch
OF calendars from z. c. NJ. /. They are
all In the very highest form Of art and
some are very unique In their design.
They will form handsome ornaments for
either the drawing room or the office.
Marriage licenses were issued today
10 George Hall. "A. and Elizabeth NJ
Jones, u, both OF Salt Lake City; James
p Tomlin, 80, and May Morgan. 10, both
OF Salt Lake City; Joseph Olerenshaw.
%, Of Salt Lake City and Helen MCKEE
son, Of Sage, Bannock county Idaho.
1t is the general belief among the well
Informed that Mayor-elect Thompson
will not send in the names OF any OF
his appointees at the first meeting OF
the new City Council. Those who
stand close 10 the MayOr-elect state.
also, that he has not definitely deter
mined upon the selections.
The report OF the local board OF
health for the week ending today IS as
follows. Births 26, males l6. females
10; deaths Z, males 4, females 3: bodies
brought from outside places for in
terment here 3: contagious disease flags
outstanding n. covering % cases of
scarlet fever and smallpox: infectious
diseases reported 5, all whooping
cough
\ telegram received at Pres. Shows
once last night, from the International
navigation Company. announces the
arrival OF the steamship Begenland at
Liverpool, at 3 a. M Friday on board
We're Thomas p Page, Riverton: VII.
nam stoddard, Baker City; D. II. Aired.
Lehi; George l.. Weller, Salt Lake and
other Utah passengers.
Manager Mulvey 9: the New Grand
Iheater was much perturbed loday over
an amusement concern nos giving an
entertainment In this city purportine 10
De Brady's Biography OF the Jeifries.
4 Sharkey fight. He referred the matter
! 10 his attorneys. who are endeavorlng
8 10 place an injunction upon ID. The
! reason for Mr.. Mulveys opposition Is
! found In the fact that he has the
! original Brady B!ogrsph show booked
Tor his house on Jan. 18th.