The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.

MR.. BISHOP DELAYED.-Re R. w.
Glend1nnIng received q. telegram yester-
day from Rev Ellis Bishop stating that
owing TO delay to his ship he would not
be able TO reach this city today, as was
expected but would DC here later in the
week
MINING DEED-A quit claim deed
from John W Smell to tina St. Joe Min
ing company was filed for record yester-
day, conveying the grantor,s interest in
the f1r6 King mining claim, IN West
Mountain district, for a stated cOnside-a-
ton OF $500
LIVING ISSUES CHANGE-Joha B.
King. has assumed the sole prOprierOrship
OF Living Issues, by the retirement of
r. W sloan 1Ir SiOan's connection with
the publication ended with the issue Of
Feb. and the last number was issued
under the new management
DEAN EDDIE'S SERMON. - Rev.
James b. Eddie dean Of St Marks ca
thedrdl, viii begin a course OF sermons
for men this evening, which are TO be
continued every Sunday evening for the
next six weeks His topic Tor tonight
VIII be, Why Men DO Not Go 20
Church
BEGAN WITH A RUSH-YeSterday
County Attorney Christensen filed his first
report with tie county auditor covering
the twenty-three days III January after
he assumed the duties of the office. The
large number OF thlrty-tour criminal
cases was handled by himself and Deputy
l-OofbOuroW in Jhe several courts, and
they had no time TO Loaf between cases.
JE<AlAAlEe<ALlA MEL 4 IN ne AS5 u
lar meeting OF the W omen 3 Democratic
club VIII be held Wednesday afternoon
at 2-30 at the home of Mrs George H
Wood, 659 East Third South street. An
entertaining programme has been ar
ranged, features of which are an ad-
dress by MathOnihah Thomas, musical
selections by Mrs. Kate Brideweu Ander-
son and the serving of refreshments. All
Democratic women are invited.
HELD no MEETING.-There was no
meeting of the finance committee of the
board OF ECUCaTlOn YESTERDAY, owing no
doubt TO the fact that the members OF
the committee were in the police court
a portion of the day. Simon Hamburger,
who is the chairman OF the committee,
said that he had not yet called a meet
ing, bur that one would be heId early IN
the week. The principal business to be
discussed AT this meeting IS the form OF
the bill to be presented TO the leglSlat uTe.
LEASED THE WRONG LAND.-While
other day. Land and Water Commissioner
Westerfield discovered that the lease
which the city is supposed 10 mold on
the southwest corner OF EXPOSITION square
as q site for a. proposed sub-fire station,
covered pIeCe OF land nlneJy-SlN rods
farther south fIhe lease was made about
eight wears ago and runs for ninety-nine
years. The Commissioner viii endeavor
10 have the error in description corrected
POSTOFFICE RUSH.-The pOstohice IS
doing a rushing business these days. St
Valentine day is approaching and with
each successive day the mail carriers and
clerks ar,. being bllrdened with the heavy
mails. Every hour in the day there IS a
crowd at 1he stamp window, bluShlnS
girls and laughing boys, all nlled win
the Importance OF the occasion and e8-
pressing ln thelr many dlleFeLit ways tlg
sentiment which makes them happy ana
the clerk is kept busy Weighing niue, uei-
iCate, sTeet-smelnng parcels ana hduu-
ing out the requisite number OF stamps
NYSTRCM DON'T WANT JT--City
Recorder EystrOm yesterday declared
that he would not be an applicant I0r a
commission in the regular army w ME
uTnTnui-lTfnE oilers llIlueltLldl
friends 10 help him land an appointment
10 a Hertenantcy he says ne prefers not
to rs-cnter the service of his country
His experience with the Utah batteries In
the Philippine campaign satisfies MIN fol
a while yet, he declares 1t leaked out
S-esterdaV that William r. Lake of Wal
ker Brothers bank is making an effort
10 secure an appointment IN the pay de-
paTtment.
EXAMINERS OF CADETS.-Y esterday
Ciustave IL Backmau. acting Tor Con
gresham King. selected General john q
Cannon. School Superintendent F. Is
Cooper and DIT. r. ). Wright as tIe Doaft
TO examine the applicants for the Dtaf
appointment TO a cadetship in the United
States naval academy. The examiner
viii meet in a few days an0 arrange tht
time nd place of holding the eramina
ton Burgess Young. the oldest son O
Mr. nd Mrs. Alfales Young, who is nov
I'm the High school ana who IS cons1dereg
one of the bright bows of the city. vii
no doubt be one Of the applicants before
the exa mining board
"A
few DAYS a graystone boulder about thu
size of a cOcOanut and weighing abOu
two pounds has been lying in the patti
of pedestrians on the west side of th'
CITY and county building, north of TN
main entrance. There was little though
of how the stone came there until yester
dav when IT, was stated that early in tn
week IL fell from near the top OF tn
building and in its rebound struck a MAJ
"a glaucing blow on the foot. Who tn,
man was who came so near gettia;
knocked out for keeps could not be learn
ed The rock shows in the carving tina
it came from the upper ccrnice of tn
big structure and in all probability i
l00sed its hold by some disintegrating pro
cess that must have been FASTENED b,
the action of frost.
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Castle Gate, Clear Greek, White
Quarters. SunnysIde lump. nut an,
slack; anthracite Gall sizes). Thes
Goals always in stock. Is South Mai
stxeGt; telephone 4Z9-
y. J. SHARP, Agent.