Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-21

a piscatoral way. He Is reported as
having caught several rock bass up
Parley's canyon.
+. S. Allen, secretary OF the Illinois
Eiks delegation 10 the August con-
vention, is the bold brave elk who cap
tured the Harmon block for the Illinois
brethren.
Present Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett
OF the order Of Elks VIII respond to the
address Of welcome at the convention,
and deliver the address to the Elks at
large instead Of Jerome b. Fisher, the
past q. Il. r.
Mai. n. w. Young has declined the
marshalshlp OF the military and civic
parade during the Elks' convention,
owing to necessary absence from the
city; 30 Col. Sam Park OF the First In
fantry has been selected In his place
One carload OF watermelons arrived
from Texas this morning, for a local
produce firm, the first OF the season:
and undertakers and the parents and
guardeens' Of local gllded youth On
please take notice.
A number Of Japanese views, pictures
OF the Mormon" missionaries now
working In Japan and some highly ar
tistic japanese albums have been re.
ceived at the Deseret News Book Store.
They viii be sold for the benefit OF the
Japanese mission.
DR.. Jenney, the mining expert strong
ly advocates immediate action on the
part Of the state administration to-
wards perfecting some plan Tor turning
into this basin waters from adjoining
basins He says II is the only way 10
save the lake from further and likely
disastrous shrinkage.
r.. S. Hibschman, a planola expert
from New York, Is spending a few
weeks In this city on business. He
claims that mechanical plano performs
ance has reached TO such degree OF
perfection that an operator can play,
FOR instance. some compositions fully
as good as Paderewsk
Elmer Il. Ellsworth has returned 10
this city from Los Angeles, where he
has been tied up In litigation since
May, and is at loss to know when he
will escape from the tolls. However,
he continues robust and his appetite
is unlmpaired. Mr.. Ellsworth. when
asked today II he was still writing FOR
Puck, replied that he was doing his
level best 20 rid himself OF bad habits.
and had about succeeded When Emma
Juch pronounced Yook) was giving
Tannhauser In this city some years ago
Mr.. Ellsworth, with facile pen and
FafofraA a.. ~, L.
as an Anheuser-B Busch exotic.
The choir Of the Jewish synagogue
assisted by other talent, VIII give a
concert on the evening OF Tuesday. Jtly
/. The members OF the choir are Mr.
Kate b. Anderson, Miss Edna Dyyer
Mrs. Sanborn, Thos. Ashworth and Ia.
ward Copley.
The county board OF equalization met
today and considered 81 claims, reduce
Ing the valuation by sii,ie and abst-
ing taxes In the amount Of tl5.
The cambrlan Choral society will
meet for rehearsal at 4 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon, In the Sixteenth ward
meeting house. Prof. Giles, the con-
ductor, extends cordial invitation TO
Gil interested to attend.
These people viii 20 10 Denver IN Al
tendance on the International Sunday
school convention: Miss Edith smith
Murray; David Hone. BENJAMIN; Miss
Lillian Plumpton, Springvllle; Miss Flor
ence Il. Baker. Silver City; Mrs. s. ].
Townsend, and Mrs. Nellie II. Diehl,
Robinson; W. II. Sherman and daugh-
ters. Payson; Miss Anna Stanley, Miss
Eva LaughlIu. Mrs. Emma Hostetter
and Rev. s. +. Wlshard, Mt Pleasant;
Miss Freda A. Dressler and Rev. A. II.
Chapman. Provo. Mrs. NJ. Beckman.
Monroe: D. 5. Ia Aecorkee, Mr.. and