The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-17
BRIEF LOCALS.

MISS KIDWELL TO SlNG.-Mlss Ance
Kidwell will sing Shutdown" at st. Paul.
chapel this morning.
PRESTON BETTER.-The condition of
Charles Preston of American Fork, who
was operated upon for appendicitis was
improved yesterday.
WILL CARE FOR FRUIT.-Hanson
Produce company has granted the prlVll-
ege to all exhibitors Of fruit for the fair
to place the same for safe keeping in their
cold storage.
GIVEN MORE TIME.-The John Beck
bankruptcy petition will not be fled until
Monday. Referee Baldwin having granted
the attorneys more time. 1t was to have
been ready yesterday.
BUSINESS MEN INVITED.-The bust
ness men of the city are especially invited
to attend the services of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church Sunday morning
to hear Mrs. S. NJ. l. Henry, who will
speak on THE Ministry of the Home
BACK FROM SYRACUSE.-Chief De-
vine returned last night from his trip to
Syracuse, n. Y, where he attended the
annual fire chiefs convention. The chief
was away just one month and enjoyed the
trip immensely, as did Mrs. Devine. who
ACCOMPANIED him.
INCREASED CLEARINGS.-There was
A gain of S390.O4S in the clearings of Salt
Lake banks last week compared with the
same week of last year, the totals being
s., 355, 1872 and 8, 965, 349 respectively. Yes
terday's clearings aggregated $29S, S3l as
against S341 ,92S for the third Saturday in
September, 1898.
VAN GUTLDER BENEFIT.-A benefit
is to be given to the widow of the late
Austin Van Guilder, who figured in the
recent tragedy. 1t will be under the aus
pices Of the local union of carpenters and
joiners. and will take place in the Fedora
ton of Labor hall on next Thursday even
ing. the 21st inst.
MISSING MAN TURNS UP.-Friends of
w. V. Mathews, a stock man from Gallo
way, Neb., were much concerned over his
len hotel Friday night and could not be
found. He put in an appearance last night
however, and gave a satisfactory account
of himself. He had been ''out riding"
LAKE LEYEL.-The lake level of Great
Salt lake was found yesterday by the
weather bureau TO be one foot ten inches,
which is one inch lower than on the same
day last year. 1t was expected that, ow-
ing to the heavy snowfalls last winter,
the lake would rise this summer, but in
stead there has been a falling of the
water.
WARRANT FOR SEELEY.-Auditor
Richards yesterday drew a warrant for
$4S0.S5 in favor of Orange Seeley for work
done on the Castlegate bridge in Emery
county. There Were a number of claims
but all were assigned to Mr.. Seeley. The
legislature appropriated $500 for repairs
on this bridge, a balance of $19.15 still re-
maiping.
SIGNAL CORPS MEN.-William T.
Peyton, aged y, Of Ripley, o., enlisted
Yesterday at Fort Douglas for the signal
corps service. He, together with the fol-
lowing eight other enlisted men, left for
the Preside last evening, with Corporal
Prowl in charge: Guy G. Farrell William
Farren, Thomas Browning, Frank Jacobs.
Mansfield Smithey, Max NJ. Kanters,
James Allen, John W. Trip.
HEALTH REPORT. The report of the
board of health for the week ending yes
terday shows eighteen births. ten males
and eight females. There were fifteen
deaths, of which seven were males and
brought in for interment. Nine contagious
disease flags, covering fifteen cases of
scarlet fever. are outstanding. and six
cases of typhoid We're reported.
FAREWELL TO ELDER KELLER
A farewell entertainment in honor Of
Elder Frederick Keller, who is about to
depart for Switzerland on a prosecuting
tour, will be given next Thursday evening
in the Twenty-fourth ward hall An ex-
cellent programme of vocal and instru-
lures has been arranged, and general in
vitation is extended ali the elders friends
to attend.
LIGHTNING ARTIST.-F re d ericl X
Grant. who claims to be the champion
three-minute character sketch artist of
the country, arrived in this city Yesterday
from the east Last night he made his
appearance in a number of The saloons in
the city and realized quite a snug IittIa
sum by sketching the customers as fiIeH-
drank. He makes his sketches in a few
minutes and they are good likenesses
Grant is a native of Boston and bas
worked for several papers. He was a mono
the artists who were in Cuba He nreferS
wandering existence. picking up what
he can here and there by plying his clever