The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-02
HOTEL GOSSIP.

HOTEL GOSSIP.
Dele le Tore of Madrid is numbered
among the guests who yesterday regis
tered at the knutsfOrd. The swarthy
Spaniard attracted considerable attention
N the hotel rOtunda on account of the
ll-pursued-her lid he affects,
likewise his frilled shirt. As the gentle
man from old Madrid sternly declined to
be interviewed, Salt Lake remains in total
ignorance regarding this seasons outlook
Tor the Spanish onion crop.
There was a guest at the Knutsford
yesterday whose attire betOkened that
ne was either an actor or a popular
preacher When approached by a report
er, the gentleman smiled and said: Guess
again Finally he said: No, / am a
natmani my name Is J. j. V. OCOnnor
Of New York City; but then 1 don't blame
you, LOT am always getting taken for
parson. What viii you have to drink"
Continuing, he said; ''IniS is a great cOun-
try out here, and L find that you can't
always tell a man by the clothes that he
wears For instance, l was in a store
today and a fellow came in and asked for
a hat l sized him UP at about 81; but
no, none OF the articles he was shown ap-
peared to suit him. Finally he spotted
one in the window that took his fancy
Il fitted him. He asked the price and
then paid the s. without a murmur. l
O'COnnOr then proceeded to dilate on
the growth of the hat industry in the
United States. During his observations
ne stated that west Of the Rockies it was,
with the exception Of San Francisco, vir-
Juaily impossible to Introduce any new
Shapes Tor the season, and that the deal
ers would not look at the checked oxford
Qerbles to match the suits, that were all
the rage IN the effete east. As a, conse-
quence all the lOd shapes were to be dis
posed OF in the wild and wOOlly west.
If Christ came to Salt Lake was re-
Gently exploited in the press. Christ
kihen is at present registered at the
Walker House He halls from LenOX,
Miss.
Albin J. Peterson has been making the
White House his headquarters for the
past few days. He comes from Tacoma,
W ash. When seen last night he said:
Things are flOuriShing UP in Washing
ton state at present, there being quite
stir in lumber at the present time The
WerhOuser Lumber company, composed
of eastern capitalists, has recently pur-
chased extensive tracts of timber lands
same. They have now opened up an Of
nee IN Tacoma and propose to erect mills
at an early date Speaking of lumber,
just prior to the appearance Of W. j.
Bryan in Tacoma three weeks ago, a
company was formed TO erect a big audi
forum, with the result that a big build
ing was run up with seating capacity
OF 1000 IN the space of two weeks On
the night that Bryan appeared there
were fully 1900 assembled under the roof
OF the WlgWam- as II is called The build
in order that they could be assured of
their seats As the company has a ten
years lease on the ground il viii be used
Tor similar occasions and now we are
figuring on President Mckinley visiting
US and speaking there next summer.
J. D. Peters, superintendent of schools
for Box Elder county, is Ia town and can
of conversation yesterday he stated that
the subject of the projected Central
school for Brigham City was to a great
extent responsible for his visit in this
city at the present time. In speaking ii
regard to the matter, he said: with the
erection of a $4,000 school house in the
heart of Brigham City, education will be
given a great impetus. We propose to
bond the taxpayers for $4,000 while the
other half Is 70 be furnished by the
state"
IN speaking of things educational. Mr..
Peters proceeded to say: / have already
served term as superintendent of
schools for Box Elder coupty-that was
back IN the 'S9S-and I can assure YOU
that the difference in the educational
facilities is very marked when those Of
today are brought into comparison with
the DAYS gone by. ] have not the statis-
tics at hand to demonstrate the assertion
but today we have 3.261 pupils in attend
ance at the thirty-fiVe schools scattered
throughout the county while we are
paying good salaries to sixty-three teach
ers: In Brigham City alone we have four
buildings, with an enrolment of 7S6
scholars and fifteen teachers, and the
town is growing all the time"
He reports that there is cOuSidera BILE
building operations in contemplation in
people generally are feeling jubilant over
this seasons outlook on account of the
recent storms.
c. W Martin, the well known proprietor
of the Hotel Colorado at GlenwoOd
Springs. was in the city yesterday. Dur
ing his stay he made the Knutsford his
headquarters. he reports that tourist
travel IS concentrating towards GlenwOOd.
with the prospects Of banner season
R L. whitehead the well known drug
g1St of Mercur, is at present chartered at
the Walker House having returned from
q trip to Idaho, whittier he has been
spying out the land in order to cha e
his location When seen last night. ne
said: Il am at present undecided as TO
where I shall permanently locate. One
thing Is certain. business seems to be
about played out at Aiercur since the
Daisy and West Dip closed down. and |
have about concluded to sell out. At
present 1 an undecided where I shall
locate and am undecided between Poca-
tello and salt Lake.
Mrs Roswell p Flower. widow of the
late governor Of New York state, came in
from the coast yesterday with a party of
friends and registered at the Knutsford
W. l. GoodfeHow, representing NJ S.
Freshman & Co, wholesale jewelers. and
importers of diamonds, Chicago is regis
tered at the Kenyon. In course of con-
versation last night, he said; THE Jew
elry trade is the first 10 feel the pinch of
hard times and the last to recover from
the same. As 4 consequence, when [ say