Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-01
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Date your letters 1901.
The regular Wednesday organ recital
at the Tabernacle Will be deferred this
week, its place having been taken by
the musical feature Of this mornings
event.
The funeral Of the late Thomas j..
Thomas, who died on Sunday last, win
be held IN the Twenty-frst ward as
sembly rooms on Wednesday at 2
o'clock p. m.
A contract for excayating for the
foundation OF the new Elks' building
70 be erected on upper State street has
been let 20 George Curley for $3.50.
Mr. Curley has siblet the eXcayating
work TO Messrs. Smith q Petty. The
work will be commenced soon and
rushed 70 an early completion,
For the first time for seventeen years
the entire family Of Hugh Anderson
got together last night and celebrated
a reunion. Mrs, Anderson and her son
William have just returned from Eu-
rope. The latter has become a cele-
brated architect, he having designed
some OF the exposition buildings at
Paris.
A gasoline stove exploded In the
rooms OF the Salt Lake Cleaning COM
pany last evening, causing considerable
alarm among those who were engaged
in watching service al the First Meth
odist church near by. However, very
little damage was caused by the flames,
they being Immediately extingushed.
obvlatlug the necessity Of calling out
the fire department.
The choir members OF the Twentieth
ward are preparing to give their ex-
leader, Prof j. J, Dayncs, a reception
on Friday next In The ward assembly
rooms. Many OF Salt Lakes best mu-
sicians viii assist In giving the pro-
;essor fousing reception by rendering
an excellent musical program. While
the event Is given by the ward people
the public generally are invited. No
admission will be charged.
Elder II. p. Hansen writes to the
News from Savannah. Georgia under
date OF December 2Gth: "a relative of
Albert Stanford desires 20 know Of the
latter's whereabouts who LETT Columbia
county. Georgia. I'm the autumn Of 1888
for the West and settling IT. ls sup
posed. In northern Utah II any one
can give the desired Information and
would In form Mr. Il. W. Bunch Of Saw
annah Georgia, by letter. II would be
very much appreciated
An interesting watch meeting was
held al the residence Of Frank Brantlng
in the Second ward last night by the
ward Sunday school workers. attended
by the Blshoprc The latter part Of the
occasion was devoted to speechmaklng
songs. rotations and the making ~
New Year resolutions. The young la
dies present also served delightful re-
freshments and the gathering was pro-
nounced a genuine pleasure and sue
cess by all who participated.
Secretary Of State Hammond has IS
sued certificate Of Incorporation 20 the
Phoenix Roller Mills company. which
has it's principal place OF business al
Fountain Green Saupete Co, The cor
poration rs capitalized az $50 600 divided
Into 2. 900 shares Of the par value OF SO
each. The official directorate as given
are: A. j. Aagard. Thomas a. Foote,
ole Sorenson. Lewis Anderson and Geo,
p. Peterson. who together with Harry
Foote are the owners Of all the stock
of the company.
Preston Odaho) Standard on sa,ur-
day last the Dessert News sent out a
Christmas edition Of IS pages and II
AlRh NllAN ANAtN ~ 'l'hNA w NA7NNA AAA We y
particular but IL a. a credit 10 the whole
State OF Utah. II is one OF the grand
est editions Of the kind we have seen
in the West The half-tone work and
general write-up Of Cache county and
also considerable space Is devoted TO
Los Angeles and the railroad projects
now agltated. Manager Whitney and
the promoters OF this special edition Of
the "News" are 20 be- congratulated up
on this splendid holiday edition.
A New Century baby, n ten-pound
girl-perhaps the first IN the state ~
Utah-made her debut az the residence
Of Apostle A. O. Woodruff and wife this
morning The little stranger was given
a warm welcome. Her appearance at
the early dawn Of the FIRST day Of the
twentieth century makes her birth au-
niyersary a doubly notable event. Apos-
tie Woodruff and wife are % be con-
graduated on this suspicious accession
10 their family membership. May the
little lady live long and be an honor %
her parents, and a blessing TO man
kind.
Screams Of some badly frightened ana
excited lady passengers on a street car
were heard about FIVE o'clock last even
sng on East Temple street. Investlga-
tion showed that a street car collision
had occurred on the Salt Lake City
Street Car company's lines at the inter-
section Of East Temple and Second
South streets Car No Or Of the sixth
street aud West Temple line going east.
plunged into the rear end OF a Fort
Douglas car as II stopped near the
west side OF East Temple street. de-
moralizing the front coupler OF the
head car The noise caused by the
coming together of the cars was heard
nearly a block away No Injury re-
suited 60 the occupants.
A street car collision occurred AZ the
intersection Of West Temple ana First
South street at about 9 o'clock this
morning The Warm Springs car go
ing south, and the First South street
car going west, were the opposing
forces The motormen OF both cars
made a strenuous effort 90 stop as soon
as they spled each other. but the track
being slick and the cars going rapidly
II was impossible Co avoid the collision
Both coaches were thrown from the
track, blOckading traffic on both Of these
lines FOR some time. one Of the motor
men was injured some. and a lady pas
senger sustained a severe shock 90 her
nervous system Beyond that moth
ing more serious happened.
A solemn stiffness pervaded almost
the entire city and county building TO-