Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-28
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Chairman j H. DoOly of the board
OF public works, Is expected home to-
morrow from California,
The janltors Of the city schools re-
celyed their December checks from
Clerk Moreton today The amount dis
trlbuted was 1857,
There vii be meeting of the Relief
Society corps Of nurses at the home
Of Mrs, Empey, $50 east South Temple
street, Monday afternoon at o'clock
Elias Morris g. Sons Co. are out with
some rare calendars for the new year.
The design Is that Of a piece OF marble
sculpture entitled THE Flight ofTlme,'
and Is a beautiful piece Of work
The third edition of the recent Con-
ference pamphlets Is now IN the press
The demand has been altogether UNI
precedented In the history OF similar
publications
5, s. Stone met with a painful acci-
dent at his home, 32i south Fourth
East, last night By falling down stairs.
He sustained quite a severe cut on the
hack OF bis head Or, Plummer was
called and the surgeon was compelled
70 take several stitches In order to
close up the wound.
The Twenty-second battery OF light
artillery at Fort Douglas is now re-
celying its horses which are being
bought In the local market, and i've
head were at the post this morning,
with more coming Capt Cronkhet is
doing the buying, with Maj, Calf as
the inspector.
The local barometer was unusually
high in this city this morning reaching
up to 26,l9 inches, or IS inches above
the normal. There has been nothing
Ike this since this month In 1898. The
highest on record occurred Dec %, 1879.
The barometer generally makes its
highest climb In December or January.
Mrs, Sarah Curtis died at her home,
lbS east Eighth South street, this noon
from the effects Of old age and after
suffering from blindness for the last
four years. She leaves five daughters,
two living In England one in Callfor-
ma, and two In this city. The daugh.
tefs living IN Salt Lake are Mrs. j.
L. Weller and Mrs William Bnnee.
The following officers were elected
last night at the meeting Of local union
o. International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers. President, II. b. War
neri vice president f. c. Walker: re-
cordlng secretary o. NJ Lange; hnan-
clal secretary d. h, Mcbride: treas
uer' James Hodgson trustee, Jess
Laughlin, j. H. Savill, Jacob Foster.
A smoker was held after the election.
The enormous supply OF the Christ
mas News printed a week ago today
las now dwindIed down to few
hundred copies. All the week orders
lave been received from nearly every
point IN the West and many I'm the
East a large number also have been
cent on TO foreign parts. The News"
Will mail copies to any domestic adj
dress on receipt Of the price. l5c. or TO
any foreign address for 25c.
The report comes to the city that
Lieut. Frank G. Hines. the young Sail
lake soldier who recently received a
commission in the regular army. led
battalion Of his men against 1000 riot
ing soldiers Wednesday night and
queled what looked to be Dangerous
iloI' Lhey were unassigned troops who
were charging upon q saloon al the en-
trance 10 the Preside with the inten.
Ton Of lynchIng the bartender. who
thsy SAID had stabbed a soldier
As the new year approaches the
number and variety Of calendars in-
crease, and It becomes more evident
that this season Is noted for the most
neau'lIuI work IN this line ever seen.
me style seems 10 run largely towards
Iesloral and hunting scenes. and arr
uhuc color combinations. The former
predomlnatng style of female figures
In mats and costumes loud enough to
suggest delirium Uemens In millinery
ana dress making, Is fast becoming "A
thing OF the past
a rather pathetic incident occurred
at the knutstorl hotel this morning
The eXpressman brought among other
packages a large Hat box for Tily
haynes the unfortunate young tray
ehhg man Who leIl "a victim IN Row
halghns gun. The package was ey-
luehlly Intended as q Christmas pres-
eht rom a lady friend, Mrs Il. Timer
~ East Elghueth street New York.
VINO had not learned OF the unforun'
ave iate Of her friend The present has
. oveh returned 10 the sender by the hoo
tel people with an explanatory note.
me commanding officer al Fort
DouSlas has found about twenty sol.
ulers IN The garrison who can play ON
panu instruments. and the admtant
mas sent TO the Preside and othcr
posIs IN search Of instruments for Inc
1p,0ys TO begin work with L.. S. Senate.
warren Of Wyoming beat this post out
VI the regimental band whom ne secured
Te transfer OF headquarters ~ the
eighteenth Infantry 20 Fort Russell
lne case OF An'olneue d. Kinney
ss sa,lls1 lhe columbia Building & Loan
association I'm tho NIL