Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-09
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

A hundred Eagles will go TO Ogden
on the excursion next Sunday TO or
ganize lodge there.
A civil service examination for the
post OF examiner OF surveys In the gen.
eral land office will be held in this city
March 18th and goth,
The Book OF Mormon class Will meet
Monday evening In the assembly room
of the new building of the Latter-day
Saints College at o'clock, Prof. Mills
Will lecture on Indian Traditions" All
are invited to attend.
Attempting to board the front plat
form of a moving Liberty Park car
yesterday afternoon Arthur B. Doug
las, colored mail carrier, slipped and
was dragged along several yards, sus-
tanning severe injuries to his head and
body.
Mrs. NJ. p. Plank, of 1858 east First
South street, learned yesterday after
noon that her husband, well known
stockman, has been badly hurt In a
runaway accident on a ranch near
Idaho Falls. She left last night, ac-
companled by DR.. II. ID. Niles TO tend
her injured husband,
A. H. Boxrud has Just approved
plans, made by Architect w, +. Ware,
OF new two-story residence, SO by "a
feet, and containing ten rooms, This
residence will be built OF pressed brick
and cut stone, and be situated on Sixth
East street near South Temple. It will
cost $4,000.
Rev. George Bailey OF the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian church says that
much interest is shown in the East,
where he has been travelling In its be-
half, IN the proposed Sheldon Jackson
College. One lady In Pennsylvania, h1
says, has offered to purchase the col
legiate institute buildings on Second
East for a preparatory department
This would amount to $4,000. Mr..
Bailey says that the prospect Of secur-
ing sufficient funds is excellent
An element Of sentiment filtered in
TO the signing OF Senate bill No. 3, by
the Governor last Thursday The bill.
which Is now an act. makes II the duty
of the State 10 defray the expenses OF
funerals and tombstones for honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors. At the
request OF Past Commander NJ. NJ.
Kaighn Of the @. A. r., the Governor
signed the bill with a penholder decor
ated In the national colors. The pen
VIII be treasured among the State
archives OF the Grand Army,
Willard Backmore, one Of the clever
comedians with the Cummings Stock
company, received an ugly bayonet
thrust yesterday. while rehearsing for
1.-THE Blue and the Gray which Will
be the bill AT the Grand next week
There is a bayonet duel scene In the
play and Messrs. Blackmore and GIN
Ign were perfecting themselves In the
use of the bayonet when the latter
made fierce thrust which proved al
together too realistic and put Black
more hors De combat DR., II, ID, Niles,
whose services were called In, found a
ragged wound on the left side not fal
from the heart The injured man was
able 10 appear last night In The LII
tie Minister
Yesterday afternoon the Thirteenth
Ward Free kindergarten association
held Its annual meeting and the fol-
lowing officers were reelected: Miss
Mary c. May, president; Mrs. Donnett,
Smith Kesler. secretary; Mrs. Joseph
T, Kingsbury, treasurer, Mrs. w $.
Mccormick. Mrs. +. b Wells, Mrs. Mel
lie c. Little. Mrs. II. $. Young and
Prof. w. NJ, Stewart. members Of the
board OF directors. A discussion was
held relative to making the hndergar-
ten part OF the public school system.
and all were heartily in favor Of doing
this. The idea is TO have the present
Legislature amend the statutes 90 pro-
vide for this step and an effort viii be
made TO have a bill passed that viii
provide for that effect A committee
consisting OF Mesdames Wells, Me-
Mccormick and Young was appointed to
confer with Supt. Nelson next Tuesday
TO discuss means for accomplishing the
desired ene.