The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

MADE a CITIZEN. Judge Hiles yes
terday admitted Eugene S. Berling, a na-
tive OF SWe2en, TO citizenship.
TRUSTEE APPOINTED. - Referee
i5stIdWfn yesterday appointed Eugene NJ.
CannSn trustee IN the J. g. Stewart bank
ruotcy under bond of $500
MORE GRASS FIREs.-Two fires was
5he record Of the fire department yester-
Qay. nut both proved 10 be only patches
OF Sify grass in the outskirts Of the city
ana no damage was done.
STOLE HIS BICYCLE. Frank
ma teher of the county treasures office
IS mourning the loss of bis Victor racing
wheel, No, l39, 694. which has so myster-
i0uSly disappeared that he is convinced
that 1t has been stolen.
CITY'S DEEDS RECORDED Yester-
day City 44uditOr ReiseT filed for record
with the county recorder, the deeds for
the Winmill, Taylor and Dixon ranch
lands and water rights in Parley's can
yOh which were recently purchased by
the municipality for the sum OF 1906 each.
MASONIC SERVICES TONIGHT
members of the Masonic lodges of this
city will attend divine service "a st.
Marks cathedral Sunday evening At s
o clock, St. John the Baptists day, to
commemorate IN fitting manner the pat
ron saint of the order. All members of
the fraternity are cordially invited TO be
present.
WATCHING WATER WASTERS.-Su-
perintendent Hines of the waterWOrks de-
partment has a number Of detectives, in
the field TO catch persons who persist in
using water on their lawns out of the
prescribed hours and those who let water
run out of hose and hydrants without
nOzzles. L. addition to the fine imposed
/ OF V1OldtO~s, the superintendent will have
/ the water OF takers in the a9orehended
case cut of.
ASSAULTED WOMAN FAILED TO
APFEAR.-The case OF John LangOn who
| attempted TO carve Mrs. Mcclellan d few
days since because she would not elOoe
with him, came up before Judge Tim
mony yesterday, but the case was dis
missed in default of the making of a
complaint by the prOsecutriX. The part
ing injunction of the court to IangOn was
| that ne should not go to the residence of
Mrs. Mcclellan again. He promised to
faithfully heed the warning.
SMALLPOX A THING OF THE PAST.
For the first time since Dec. Is last this
| city IS free from smallpox. Within this
| period there were ninety-six cases of the
disease The weekly report of the health
| department shows that there are now
seven cases of scarlet fever under quaran-
| tlne three more than a week ago. One
/ new case of diphtheria was reported dur
/ ing the week and two cases of typhoid
I are IN existence. The births reported for
/ the week numbered fifteen and the deaths
/ tWenty-fOur exclusive Of four bodies
brought from outside the city for inter
ment.
WATER FLOW BELOW NORMAL
/ When the regulation division of the flow
/ Qf Parley's canyon creek between the
/ farmers and the city, the former receiV-
/ ing fifth, II was aScertained on Friday
/ by measurements that the flow was al the
/ rate OF 5000, coo gallons daily, which is a
( million gallons less than the normal dis
/ charge the middle OF July in years when
the creek has been considered running
I low That the creek will be lower than
was ever known before in another month
admits of no doubt. The measurements
/ and divisions were made by the commits
siOners, John G3bbOtt, A. 2. DOremus
! and Land and Water Commissioner IVES
| terfeld.
MUST REPORT BRITISH another
| column Health Commissioner King pub
/ fishes a reminder to physicians and mid
/ wives that they must be more careful IN
1 the future to yield strict compliance with
| the city ordinance requiring a prompt anC
accurate report to be made to the health
department of all births attended by &C
cOucheurs Lately persons who come IN
der the ban Of the ordinance have become
quite negligent IN complying with this
| provision of the law, resulting in incOm-
plete records. A severe penalty Is pre-
scribed for violating the ordinance, and
It may be necessary to make some ar
rests before doctors and midwives do al
that the law required of them
STUDEBAKER'S IMPROVEMENTS
Architect W. E Ware let the contract
yesterday Tor the improvements 10 Dt
made on the Studebaker building on State
street. The lucky bidder was the Sail
Lake Building company, and the tOta
i cost of the Improvement will be about
SIS, 600 The whole lower floor will be
thrown into one room ana modern platt
glass front will take the pilce OF tht
present front. IN the rear of the present
building will be erected another SKIS anC
three stories high and IL the rear OF this
viii be built a warehouse Skis and tWC
stories high The work on this improve
ment will begin without delay and vii
be pushed with all speed 10 completion.