Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-01


we could hardly wish for greater free
dom than We have with so much pro-
| tection."
Father Thomas J. Larkin, who is
president OF All Hallows' college, re-
turned yesterday from California He
went TO the coast q month ago for his
health and comes back very much bet
ter.
NJ. s, Parker Is a guest at the Kenyon.
He Is civil engineer and has charge
OF the work Of reconstruction of the
Union Pacific now going on at Sher-
man, Wyoming, Mr.. Parker was In the
smash up at Petersen on Wednesday
and had most exciting time. He says
that II is remarkable that no one was
seriously injured. and that the smash
up was no worse There were several
cars Of oil and one Of matches on the
west bound freight that was wrecked.
The matches took fire but the cars of
oil We're removed in time. The oaboose.
upon which Mr. Parker was travelling,
was smashed to pieces.
DR.. ]. w. S. Emerson OF Shoshone,
Idaho, Is guest at the Knutsford. He
Is In the city on pleasure trip Of a
few days. "Our population is only
about 800 but we have some very enter
prising citizens" said the doctor. 1--WE
are just now very much interested in
the project to erect power plant on
the Snake river near the Shonshone
Falls, and the people OF Shoshone have
already subscribed 100000 for that pur-
pose. 1t is expected that this plant
VIII be erected In a short time and II
will be great thing for the town. our
ranges are In very good shape and the
sheep have done finely. Shearing Will
commence In few weeks, and there
will be large crop of wool. The own
ers Of sheep near Shoshone are improv-
ing their flocks, and Frank r. Goodng
Intends having the largest number Of
thorouehbreds In the country. He has
recently shipped In eighteen carloads Of
Lincoln ewes Of the finest breed.
think that we will have a steadygrowth
In Shoshone and that II will be a city
Of importance before many years"
Jesse Knight is up from Provo and is
staying at the Cullen.
Andrew Olsen Of Spring City is at the
White House.
Special Agent Holland Of the Interior
department at Washington Is staying
at the Kenyon. He Is en- route for the
coast on departmental business.
+. c. Gentsoh, formerly resident of
Ogden and Salt Lake for nearly TWEEN
" years. but now of Omaha, Nebraska.
is at the Kenyon. He Is the general
manager in Omaha Of the Pacific Ex-
press company. When seen this morn
ing, Mr.. Gentsch said Omaha Is
growing very rapidly and especially in
the packing business and In new whole
sale houses. | believe that all the
great packing interests have added ex-
tensions the past year TO their Omaha |
plants, and new wholesale houses In |
several branches Of business have
opened up. ! have Just come from |
Cripple Creek. and II looks very much |
as II there would be a scarcity OF water |
in Colorado this coming year. 1t has |
been very open winter in most OF the |
States west Of the Mississippi river so
far this season"
Jud" A. A, Noon of Provo was in the |
city this afternoon, Judge Noon Is |
interested with Sidney lie Sieur In the
gilsonite deposits In Wasatch county.
The government Is trying to prove that
the mines are on the reservation and
consequently belong to IT, but the Judge
Is confident. that the case will be de-
,lded in his favor and that It will be
found that the reservation line Is east
of the property in which he is interest
ed. Judge Noon says that the de-
posits Of gilsonite that lie both inside
md outside Of the reservation are the
richest In the world and that II they
'ould be worked II would lead to great
growth In that section OF the State.
TO PREVENT THE GRIP