Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-20
LATE LOCALS,

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McMaster,
The observation cars Of the city rutl-
way are doing a rusSns business Two
and three cars are In commission all OF
the time.
Dan LOTUS says the glory Of or
ganizlng and carrying out the details OF
the Elks' parades belongs 20 Colonel
Sam G. Park who was chief Of staff.
Tennessee editors expressed them.
| selves this aft snoon ere leaving as de-
| lighted with their stay in this city
and were particularly pleased with the
| lake
Local bankers say THAI John W,
| Gates and his combine have been trying
| TO get on the ground floor In the Iron
county iron developments, but with in
| different success,
Thirty tourists under the guidance
| of the American Tourists association
| arrived this morning from the north,
and registered at the Knutsford hotel
| They are en- route east.
The Cowboy band had extra large
photographs taken OF their organiza-
ton In front off the Salt Palace. and-ae
boys show of very we'll The only
photos Of the parade that turned out
well were those Of the Sal Lake lodge,
The funeral of the late Calvin b. Pot
ter, the soldier suicide, will be held
from the undertaking parlors of ID. 5.
Evans at o'clock tomorrow aftel
noon Interment will be at Mt Olivet
cemetery. Burial here Is at the in
stance OF son of the deceased, who
telegraphed instructions tor Evans
The crack Knigts Of Pythlas com.
pany Victor No. g. that won the prize
al San Francisco for drilling, will be
In this city tomorrow on their return
east, and an effort win be made TO hay.
the victorious Nlctorians give an ex-
hlbition drill here before cOntnu ng
further. Their captain Is II. A. Nay
lor.
The change OF lake guage readings
from Garfield 10 Saltair Is attended by
an error in reading which can hardly
be corrected before the next semi
monthly reading. which comes Sep |
TENDER /, There has been a continued |
shrinkage Of the lake but not so much |
as in the last two weeks Of July, ow-
ing to cooler weather.
The upper floor Of the telephone com
pany IL a very busy bustng scene |
where force OF men from Chicago |
are setting up the new switchboard |
which viii enable the company to |
about double It's facilities. There IL an |
immense amount Of detail about the |
device and complicated connections
which make erection slow work.
Mr.. b. +. Grant this morning received
a letter written from Toxic Japan, on
the LIST inst, by his brother Apostle
Heber j. Grant. The writer gives his
new address as mo, l6, Kasumiga0-
states that Elder Kelsch has been de-
intended 10 leave upon would not de-
part for home until the 9th inst
Funeral services over the remains OF
Mabel Davis. the l6.months-old daugh-
ter Of Julius Emerson and Mabel Davis |
Young We're held al the home Of d. l..
Davis, % North First West street. yes
terday afternoon. Remarks c0ns1lng
and comforting % the bereaved were
made, and interment was in the city
cemetery The father Of the child is
now doing missionary work in Ger
many
Meat dealers report pork as scarce
and getting scarcer. This IL said 10
be due to the high price of wheat
which has gone up 20 65 cents at the
mill, and makes 1t more profitable TO
sell the grain than to feed 1t to the
hogs. The hogs are therefore fed on
cheaper stun or turned loose In the
fields to shift for themselves. one
local dealer claims that Utah pork |
will become so scarce that the meat
will have to be imported
Deputy Sheriff Raleigh last night
brought oil Kelker, a railroad laborer
from Eureka to this city and lodged
him In the county jail on the charge
Of petit larcey. Kelker stole some
knives shirts hats and other plumber
from G. r. Burnley Of this city several
weeks ago and skipped out. He was
located az Silver city where he was
working on the railroad and was placed
under arrest by Sheriff CrGnin OF Juab
county.
MIR George II. Taggart has just I'm
Ished full length portrait OF APOSTLE
Reed Smoot, which both the artist and
those OF his friends who have seen Il
pronounce II TO be one OF the best pieces
Of character work and the widest COL
or scheme he as done while In Utah.
The background is a deep red curtain
against which Mr. SmOot stands look ,
ing out az one with his characteristics
alert expression and the entire attitude
N the figure denotes strength and Wig
or Mr. Smoot Is much pleased with the .
canvas.
There are II Cincinnati Knights OF
Pythlas In town today enroute home
from the San Francisco convention.
They are members Of the uniformed
-ank under the command Of Major w.
]. Klein and Quartermaster Ia Rind.
The major said there are $1,000 Knights
n Pythias in Ohio. and that the uni
formed rank In that state includes 10
regiments Not few OF the Cincinnati
knights were unable 10 get further
west than Colorado Springs owing 10
Washou.s and ware delayed 40 long
that II did not pay them 10 make the
trip 10 the coast.
Chaplain AXton received official notl-
lcation from the war department this
morning that he had been attached
10 the Eighteenth Infantry whose
headquarters with one battalion and
'and are at Fort ID. A. Russell, near
he.cnnc. and Is ordered TO report to
Fort Douglas for duty prior 10 trans
- 10 his station. The chaplain. how
syer. does not know whether he IL to be
tationed at Fort Russell or Fort Lo-
gan near Denver Two battalions OF
ne Eighteenth infantry are az Logan
which Is the headquarters Of the Four
tenth cavalry. Strong effort is be-
Ing made al Denver 10 have Chaplain
ANton ordered to Logan. He Is much
LEASED az not being attached TO caval-
y service and sent 10 Manila So next
sunday will be Mr.. Axtons last sun
ay In this city. and he has promised To-
make an address in the morning before
Ne Chrieran Endeavor society "a the
state prison.