Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-10
Io-day'S Metals:
SILVER. Bar so "a CENTS
LEAD. $3.50.
CASTING c0fPfR. n cents o H.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Baker City Herald heads its ac.
count OF the Martinique disaster. Nov
wouldn't that jar you'll"
There are number OF good horses
already quartered at the Agricultural
park, and being worked daily.
The tomato canning companies are
preparing TO form an agreement for
maintenance OF prices the coming sea-
son.
NO meeting OF the Sunday school
Urinary Union Will be held today ow-
ing TO the Christian Union convention
at Ogden.
With California strawberries at Is
cents per box, this delicious and health
iul fruit Is fast coming within the reach
OF every one.
The Utah Light & Power, company
IL substituting 10 kilowat transform
ers Tor the 10 kilowat instruments in
tne business parts OF the city.
The Veteran artillery of the Nauvoo
Legion will recognize the l0lst ami.
yersary of Brigham Young's birth by
firing salute OF forty-seven guns on
hill.
Judge Van Horne OF the Court OF the
First Instance at Cairo. Egypt, ex-
poets to be able TO attend the 25th year
after graduation reunion OF the class
OF ~ at Brown university. Providence,
nefore sailing for Arabia's sandy and
aromatic shores.
The county commissioners have de-
cideu TO open up highway 81, which
runs west on Thirteenth South street
from Second West to Redwood road,
a distance OF two miles. The road will
pass through the Church farm and will
open up Some very desirable land for
residence purposes. A bridge will be
built across Jordan river where the
new road crosses II.
Yesterday afternoon was given the
second of the series OF semi weekly
organ recfals at the Tabernacle and
very large audience was present TO
hear the instrument. Prof. Mcclellan
rendered a happy selection OF pieces
which We're much appreciated. The
recitals are every ueslay morning at
ii and Friday afternoon at 8. At
the morning recital next Tuesday He
Der s. Goddard will sing a solo.
Rebuilt cars 90 and 90 Of the street
railway company are nearing compile
tion and will shortly be on the streets,
valuable additions TO the rolling stock.
These cars are made over from one
and hall Of the old single truck cars,
and are considered as finely built |
and as serviceable a car as 81 n 20 |
found anywhere In the country. they |
are better than the 81. Louis cars, all |
OF which is gratifying to local pride.
TIL county authorities have inyesti-
gated the death OF Henry Bills, the
sheep owner, who was found dead In |
corral In the southern part Of this
valley Thursday. and have concluded
there was no suicidal intent. Bills
took laudnnum TO ease his suffering
and inadvertently administered too
large a dose TO himself Bills leaves
a wife and four children at South
Jordan. where the funeral will be
held.
Applications have been made for the
entry Of 10000 sheep on the Uintah
forest reserve this summer whereas the
department will only admit 10000. Pro-
vision Is made by the department for
the admission OF 10000 to 1900 head OF
cattle to the reserve, and as only APP
plication has been made for about g.
800 head, the sheep men are trying TO
get the department 10 even things up
by admitting 100000 or more sheep this
Maj. Butcher, recent supervisor OF the
Uintah Forest reserve, Is at the Cullen
and says that there Is plenty Of snow
In the hills. 30 that there is an assured
supply OF water for the coming season.
He does not believe that the proposed
canal between the Weber and the Pro
go Will be built, nor that Utah lake
win be ever used as n reservoir. He
holds that the government will build
1 reservoir. II II builds one at all, up
m the mountains.
An infant only few hours old was
eft on the doorstep at the home OF
Yrs. Fair on Post street last evening
rhe little one was discovered by one OF
he members Of the family and i'm
taken into the house. The
infant was wrapped In soft white gar
nents and was taking things very con-
entedly when II was found. Mrs. Fair
low has the little one AZ her home and
Vill take care of It for the present at
East.
George Shafer. an employe OF the Rio
Imnde. IS at ST. Marks hospital suf-
,ring from a bullet wound In his left
X fired from a pistol In the hands OF
tramp. He was trying 10 eject the
-anslent from a boxcar at Bingham
JUNCTION on Thursday, when the stran-
or pulled his gun and fired on him. ,
he affair has resulted In the officers :
aking a clean sweep OF that country !
I'd several tramps were brought In ,
ID lodged IN the county jail today. !
One OF the soldiers OF the Twelfth !
fantry which arrived yesterday In
IL city, is Sergt Grimes OF Q
company, who was ~ Year,