Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

LOCAL BRIEFS.


Judge o. w. Powers leaves for Butte,
,er,ntana, Monday, TO argue the case OF
he Postal Telegraph ana Gable com
Gany W the Oregon short Line
At the meeting Of the w g, 4. u.
yesterday afternoon 1t was decided not
TO hold the annual memorial services la
honor OF Miss Francis Willard,
The present retail price Of butter Is
25 cents for creamery. Ranch butter Is
selling at two pounds for 80 cents,
Eggs are selling at rs cents dozen
and potatoes at 80 cents a bushel
John @. NJ. Barnes of Davis county,
one of the Utah lake commission, has
filed his bond in the sum Of $4,000 with
the county clerk His suretles are Hoyt
Sherman and George n. Lawrence.
The veteran firemen are notified to
attend u meeting 10 be held at the new
hall In Canyon road next Monday eve
ming at 1880. Special business IL to be
transacted and full attendance Is de-
sired by the president
The Lowell art exhibit az the Ladies
Literary club opened today. A large
number Of people visited the exhibit ami
enjoyed IT, The exhibit viii be open
this evening at which time a musical
program viii be rendered.
The purst section of the Ladies' Lit
erary club will hold a meeting on Fri
day morning, Febalary 9Th. at 10
o'clock. The program viii consist Of a
synopsis of German history by Mrs.
Woodruff. and Queen Wllhelmina.' by
Mrs. Weber,
The body Of the late Capt, Mont.
gomery u. Parker of the Eighth In
fantry Is expected to arrive I'm San
Francisco soon. The remains Will be
brought on to Fort Douglas TO be
buried. Capt Parker died very sudden
~ In Manila on February 18th last,
Three dogs died In an agonlzing man
ner on East Temple and Second South
street yesterday as the result Of poison
that had been put In some meat that
the dogs found in the entrance TO the
Walker Bank building on Second South
DIR. Beatty OF the Humane Society Is
going to investigate the matter
Rev. Peter A. Slmkn. the new pastor
OF Phillips congregational church, viii
be In his pulpit tomorrow morning, hav'
ing arrived here a day or two ago with
his family. The members Of the church
gave him hearty welcome on his ar
rival. The New Mexico papers speak very
highly OF him. both as a gentleman
and a scholar,
A sheriff's sale was held yesterday. at
which house and 66xl65 feet Of ground
on the south side OF South Temple
street, a little east Of Sixth East. were
bid I'm BY the Pacific Investment COM
pany, the plaintiff In a mortgage fore
closure, proceeding against the estate
Of the late Henry G. Lett. The bid was
$1,000. leaving a deficiency judgment OF
s2,2l9.s2,
Articles OF incorporation Of Western
Savings Investment company were filed
with Secretary OF state Hammond to-
day. The place Of the new corporations
business is ogden II. O. Adams, w. G,
Tallman Il. A. Talman, Is. $. Wyatt,
and +. NJ. Wyatt the first three Of
whom are residents Of Nebraska, are
the principal lncorporators. The capt-
tai stock Of the company IL placed at
$50 900 divided into shares Of 500 each.
Mr.. Westerneld, city land and water
commissioner, has filed his report
covering his operations for last year.
4 ne report SHOWS ltldl fNp'HNlAhi'e va
s9.247.N as follows: Jordan and Salt
Lake canal N.242 IS: Parley's canyon.
s65OSS; City Greek, 1855; and on var
ious irrigation bitches. SqGOi. Salary for
commissioner from January 10 60 De-
cember 3lst. 1900, Sl.l66 65. The city
owns real estate, according 70 the re-
port. valued at 81 600
The fourth anniversary OF the organ
ization Of Camp i06 W. Of w. was cele-
brated at X Of Z. HAN last evening
There was a large attendance aud a
splendid program was rendered com.
posed OF a soprano solo by Miss KID
well: recitation by Miss Babcock. piano
solo by W. b. Dougall; tenor solo by
John Paul; club swinging by j. A. Au-
gustus; song by win Willis comic recl-
tation by John James: glove exhibition
by J. A. Augustus and pupil; song by
YIN. c. A. quartet: address by George
NJ. McConaughy
The members OF the Young Peoples