The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-26
LOCAL BRIEFS.

WILL SING OFFERTORY.-AIlss Ge-
neva Jennings, founder Of the Centennial
CHURCH at Chicago, will sing the offertory
at the theatre this morning
COURT TOMORROw.-Judge Marshall
will hold session of the United States
court tomorrow, at which time he will
set the cases to be tried during the ogden
term
BICYCLISTS DISCHARGED.-The po-
ice court cases against John Brown and
John Mullinger, who were arrested for
riding upon the sidewalk Friday, were
dismissed.
RELIEF SOCIETY NURSES.-There
Will be meeting of the Relief society
Gorns Of nurses at the residence of Mrs
Empey, $50 East South Temple street, on
Monday at o'clock.
OFFERTORY AT ST. PAUL's.-The
offertOry solo at st. Pauls church at
both morning and evening service today
will be sung by Miss Flora Mcdonald.
Her selection is Dudley Bucks Fear Xe
Not, ON, Israel"
TO BE ORDAINED.-The Rev. BenJa-
min J. DavneilIe of De Lamar, New. will
be ordained in st. Marks cathedral to-
day. The Rev J. H Cox an old friend.
will preach the sermon. The Rev. +. ".
Cook and Rev. d. D. Wallace will join
in the services.
BANK CLEARINGS.-Th bank clear
ings yesterday were S255. 0lS.26, compared
with S251, 705-59 for the corresponding day
OF last year; For me week the elearings
were 1926 1913 49, compared with $2,02S
55LA for the corresponding week of last
year.
EMERSON KINDERGARTEN. - On
Tuesday, Aug. Is, at 3 p. m, the Emerson
kindergarten association will meet at the
Emerson school building for the purpose
OF completing arrangements for the kim
dergarten to be conducted there the COM
ing year.
COMPANY Els ELECTION.-At Boun-
Itul last night the members of company
y, n. G. L., held an election for second
lieutenant Willard c. Call was chosen.
There were three new enlistments, the re-
cruits being Aaron Call, Charles Work
man and A J. knOwltOn.
TO HELP CHILDREN-An excursion
VIII be run to Saitdir Thursday, Aug. 80,
1900, by the Ladies' clubs of Salt Lake
City. The proceeds go for the establish
ment OF a free kindergarten to be opened
this fail under the direction of Miss Mary
c. May. 1t Is TO be held somewhere in
the neighborhoOd of Plum alley.
q CRUELTY TO A HORSE-John P
Hill, the architect, yesterday swOre to
complaint IN the county attorney office
charging one James Taylor with having
been inhumanly cruel to a horse, in that
the accused a few days ago drove
lame. sore aud spawned draft animal
that was unit for labor.
TEACHERS EXANIINATION-An ex-
animation OF persons who purpose teach
ing in the schools of Salt Lake county the
coming year will be held ON Friday and
Saturday. Aug. 81 and Sept 1. The ex-
annining board will be Superintendent b.
w. Ashton, Professor ". NJ. Stewart and
James b. Moss, principa! of the East
Jordan schools.
ALFRED CLOUGHS FCNERAL.-Fu-
neral services for Alfred ClOugh viii be
conducted this afternoon at 4 clock at
his late residence, 538 South Second West
street. The ceremonies Will be IN charge
of local Masons. All members OF that or
der as well as all members of thea ..
L. w, to which Mr.. Ciough belonged,
are invited TO be present.
EQUALIZATION OF WATER RATES.
The city council committee on water
works will sit as a board of equalization,
commencing on Monday and continuing,
from time TO time, until Sept. -, to hear
and determine complaints Of erroneous
assessments of water rates. The sessions
will De held at the Office of Superintend-
ent Hines in the city and county build
Ing.
MISSIONARY SOCIAL.-The people of
the Third ward Will 81 e a missionary
social in honor of Elders Edward Gard
ner, William Leonard and Walter Scott
Weller, who depart shortly on missions
to Europe. The entertainment will take
place on Monday evening, Aug. q, on the
lawn of L. NJ Weller, at No. Sc East
Seventh South. fine programme will
be given, consisting of dancing water
melons, humorous sports, musical and
poly9hone playing.
NEW SCHOOL BOOKS.-The follow
ing publications have been received by
State Superintendent Park and placed in
the Utah state public school library:
'Halleck's History of English Litera-
ture" "Elsons Side Lights on American
History" ''Wilbrandt's Der Meister Won
Palmyra ''Traubs The Spanish Verb.
High School Physiology, Hewes and
Hail. 'Hinsdales Art of Study.
"JohnsOn's History of English and Am
erican Literature '-DOWney's Higher
Algebra " ''Wilder's Life of Shakes
peare.' ''WalcOtt's United States Geo
logical Survey, twentieth annual report,
and 'Paulding's Dutchmans FireSide.
WEEKLY HEALTH REPORT.-Ac-
cording to the report Of the health de-
partment, the number of scarlet fever
cases in the city has dwindled down TO
two, and but one new case of cOntagiOn,
smallpox, was reported last week, max
ing four of such cases now at the lSOla-
ton hospital The new smallpox case IS
that of George Mcdonald, a recent arriv-
al from New York, who was on Friday
night removed to the hospital from his
room at the Albert house. No other kind
of contagious or infectious disease was
reported last week. Only five cases of
typhoid fever are now eXtant. The births
reported numbered six and the deaths
thirteen.