The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.

SUGAR u. -AGAIN.-sugar took an
other jump in the local marked Yesterday
a jump OF 10 cents per hundred,yeight
This puts The local fetail price at s7.20 per
months
DEATH OF CHARLES EDsoN.-
Charles Edson, a well known member OF
his home sn Wilson, aged 81 years. The
funeral will be held on Monday from the
residence. at O'Clock.
ACCUSED OF INSANITY. cbas
Dubois, wife of a laborer residing at I'M
West Third South street, was informed
against IN the county Clerks office yes
terday Tor insanity The accused will be
sub@ected to d medical examination on
Monday.
COULDN'T IDENTIFY THEM.-One of
the owners of the Mercur gambline, house
which was held up short time ago Wis
TIED Lynch and MaTtelle at the county
Jail yesterday To see il he could identity
Them as being connected with the Mercur
hold-uD, bur was unable TO do so
FOREST FIRE RAGING-A forest fire
OF moderate size was raging yesterday
afternoon and last night few miles up
Emigration canyon, east of the civ
From appearances it is not believed that
the IRE VIII do any serious damage, tor
the reason that there is no heavy timber
in that locality.
VACANT DEPUTY SHERIFFSHIPS-
Sheriff HOwellS has not determined who
he Will appoint TO succeed Deputy Sher-
Ills Dyer and DOWSe, who recently re-
signed their positions The sheriff Stated
yesterday that he old not apprehend there
would be two or three more vacancies in
his Office, as has been rumOred.
MOSIER TAKEN BACk.-Waiving his
right to apply Tor release on habeas cor
pus proceedings, Tom Mosier. the ex-
convict OF the county JAIL has been taken
back to Joliet, Ills, by OFFICER Wright
who came for him with a requisition The
prisoner Will now have to serve out his
sentence in the Illinois Jail and pay the
penalty for violating his parole.
LOW WATER SUPPLY HOLDs.-Ac-
cording to a measurement made on Fri
day of the streams of water supplying
this city's pipe system, the flow while at
tie lowest stage ever known, is holding
its own, compared with measurements
made a week ago. city creek is dis
charging 100000 gallons daily, Farley 3
creek 3,9OO.OO0. and Emigration tunnel SO0,-
900 gallons.
FIFTY Conversation will be an
important one in the history of the Meth
od1st church N this city. The class of
fifty converts are TO be received in the
membership by Pastor ]. w Taylor. DR..
Iiiff viii be present and do the speaking
both morning and evening. A splendid
musical programmes has been prepared
and Prot lessor Radcliffe will ofIiciate at
H. organ.
FIRE IN CEMETERY-A blazing patch
OF grass at the city cemetery was the
cause Of an alarm from that place yes
terday afternoon. No 1 department re-
sponded to the call and the fire was ex-
tnguished before any damage was done
An alarm came in yesterday morning
from 553 West Firth South street, but
when the department arrived on the scene
no fire could be found.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS-A meeting
of the board of education in committee of
the whole was held yesterday afternoon
TO consider the matter OF making a few
changes in the assignment of teachers, as
recommended by Superintendent Cooper.
b4I- the action taken was to refer the sub
feet TO the committee on teachers and
school work a requisitiOn for books and
other school supplies was ordered pur-
chased
MORE FREE SCHOLARSHIPS Two
more free normal scholarships for four
years at the Utah University were yes
.terday issued Dy State Superintendent
P3lrk of the department of public instruc-
tions ieavin= sttu a number OF vacancies
IN the sIlotments to the several counties.
The beneficiaries who were endorsed by
the board OF examiners of the respective
and Florence Gee of ToOele City.
RELEASED FROM QUARANTINE
Andrew Q. Jensen was released from the
smallpox hospital yesterday as cured. The
patient was taken down with the 6isea Sc
white ne was working in the county re-
cOrde-' $ office, and the SuppOsitiOn is that
he contracted the cOntaeion from a dozen
ment received for recording. Last Sun
day the office was given a thorough fu-
migation and, since the period has lapsed
sick. it is believed that no further cases
viii develop from this source.
a STATE LEGAL OPINION-In re-
Spouse to queries calling for it, opin-
zion was rendered yesterday by Attorney
General Bishop to County Attorney Allen
~ San Juan holding that the statute for
Bidding the herding of sheep within sew
miles of any city or smaller place of
habitation where the drainage tends 10
pOllute any stream water supplying
people below. shOI'' so.construed that
Tia distance to assured shall be ac-
cOTding to the arse of the stream from
the city or village to the place where the
refuse or filth from the sheep enters the
waters.
WEEKLY HEALTH REPORT.-Ac-
cording IL the report of the health de-
partment, three new cases of scarlet fe-
Yer were reported last week. making elev-
en- cases. IN seven families. now under
quarantine. Two new cases of smallpox
and four of typhoid fever were reported
making six of the former and thirteen OF
The latter under surveillance. One case
Of whoOping cough was reported The
births reported Tor the week numbered
seven and the deaths eighteen, exclusive
of two bodies brought from outside the
citS for interment-
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