The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

w. c. II. U. MEETING.-The Woman's
Christian Temperance union will meet this
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Y. NJ. c. A
rooms. =
LAND BOARD SESSION.-The state
land board was In session yesterday con-
siderins a months accumulation of rou-
tine business. The board will meet again
on Monday.
DENTAL EXAMINATION.-The state
dental examining board began the exam
ination last evening of four applicants for
admission TO practice. The examination
Will continue four or five days
PAY DAY FOR TEACHERS.-Today
the public school teachers will be paid
their salaries for March and for the half
month of January during vacations on
account of smallpox. The rolls aggregate
81, 741.0 % and checks will be issued by the
several principals.
WHERE is w. H. MENNEAR?-A sor-
rowing mother, residing at ? Catherine
street, Davenport, England, begS for in
formation respecting her son, William
Henry Mennear, who is said to be in Salt
Lake City. Formerly he was in South
Africa, working as a tailor.
WELLMAN CAN'T COME.-Dr. Well
man, who was to give an address on At
RIGA before the Woman's Presbyterian
Missionary society next Friday evening,
in the First Presbyterian church, will
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two short addresses and some fine music
will be given.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Joe Corrao
and Mrs. Bonetti, we'll known in the local
Italian colony, got into a Wrangle in the
rear of the Council saloon a couple OF
days age ending, it is alleged. in Corrao
throwing a bottle at the woman. He was
arrested yesterday on a charge of assault
and battery.
WOMAN FAINTS.-A woman whose
mind appeared to be slightly unbalanced
tainted in front of Auerbach's store yes
terday afternoon and was taken to police
headquarters n cared for by the matron
until she could continue her way home.
She but recently came out of the hos
pital and is very weak.
DIED OF DROPSY.-Mrs. Belle Saun-
ders died at st. Marks hospital early yes
terday morning of drOpsy. She was a
sister of f.. G. Wire of the Pioneer nlr-
sery and had many friends in Salt Lake,
who will grieve to learn of her demise.
Mrs. Saunders had been at the hospital
for a few days only.
BETWEEN TWO FIRES."-The dra-
matte association of the Latter-day
Saints college produced Between Two
Fires" at the Social hall last night be-
fore an audience of POO friends and rela-
tiveS. The piece was well received, the
applause being frequent and hearty. 1t
will be continued tonight and tomorrow
night
DELEGATES TO HOUSTON.-Mayor
Thompson yesterday appointed John Z.
DOOly, Thomas KearnS, J. A Silver, "a
id Keith, Seymour b. Young, James A.
Miner, Peter Reid, w. S. Mccormick, F.
from Salt Lake City to the Trans-MIssis-
sippi Commercial congress at Houston,
Tex, April II to y.
POLE BUMPED HIM.-A tiny newsboy
named Henry Miller, while hawking his
wares yesterday afternoon on the step of
: Sapnn1 South CtrpnT oman street oar
suddenly met with a telephone pole and
was swept off to the pavement. Forum
ately the little fellow was more fright
ened than hurt and after an application
of liniment at a nearby drug store, took
up his dust-coYered papers and again
sought purchasers.
DEATH OF A CHILD.-Grief fell heav-
lily upon the home of NJ. +. Cunningham,
yesterday afternoon, by the death of his
baby girl Erminie. The child vas l year
old and has been i'll several weeks with
a stomach complaint. Mr.. n Mrs. Cum
their many friends. The funeral is to be
held at 8 o'clock this afternoon from the
family residence, 80 Jefferson street.
CITY EMPLOYEES PAID-Treasurer
Morris office was crowded yesterday af-
ternoon with city officials and en-
ployees drawing their salaries The total
amount paid out was $12, S49. 80, a sum con-
siderably in excess of average rolls, a fact
due TO the commencement of spring work
and the starting of the sprinkling service.
The policemen n fremen were paid for
the month Of March and the other pa
triots for the last half of the month.
LIVESTOCK MEN FAILED TO MEET.
Owing TO a misunderstanding among
members as TO the place of assembly, no
meeting of the Utah Livestock Growers
association was held yesterday. Some
of the member went 10 tho legislative
chamber in the city and county building
and others gathered at the G. n. +. hall,
and no quorum was at either place. PreSi-
dem White Will announce in a few days
the time and place of the associations
meeting.
MAJOR GRANTS LECTURE.-Yield-
ing to the solicitations of the Ladies' Aid
society, Major +. A. Grant will tomorrow
evening deliver a lecture at the First
Congregational church on the subject of
the war in the Philippines, giving his OBJ
servationS and impressions from the time
of leaving here until his return, and
touching upon the character and GUS
toms of the natives. The lecture will be
illustrated with a large number of fine
! StereOpticon views never before exhibited.
and will certainly be instructive as we'll
as entertaining The proceeds will go TO
charity.
WOODCRAFT MEETING-SiIver Ma
| pie circle, Women of WOOdcraft, will have
an interesting meeting this. evening at
1. o.. 0. f. hall. when Mrs. May Que of
Colorado, general organizer for this tate,
will meet with the members and encour-
age them to swell the membership of the
Ctah circles before the grand circle holds
it's convention in this city next August.
Mrs. Youe has been visiting throughout
Utah and has had excellent success in
awakening an enthusiastic interest in
Woodcraft. The lady is a guest at the
Miller hotel and will remain in the city
eax-araI urnaEC longer