Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-30
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accomplished with a piston engine.
Thomas Giles, the young musician.
left for the east this afternoon TO meet
Prof Mcclellan, who Is expected home
from New York some time next week.
The latter, II appears, was fast In the
snow-thnt Is he was delayed In the big
snow drifts near Cheyenne for IS hours
and lost an additional twelve hours In
getting TO Chicago.
The report ofthe executive committee
Of Ne Commercial clubs general water
committee was read last night before
the full comnlttee In executive session.
but Il was decided not TO give the re-
port out for publication until tonight
when the board Of governors has, acted
on the same.
AlnaRer French Of the Wells-Fargo
Express company In this city, lost a
valuable company horse through colo
Sunday night. The animal has been
in use a number of years. and was
held to be worth 5000. However, Mr..
French congratulates himself that the
horse did not die until the holiday rush
was over, as its loss could not at that
time have been replaced
The many friends OF the late Supt
J. ]. Dlckey Of the Western Union in
this city learn OF his death with re-
greet and establishment. especially as he
was a visitor here but a short time agu,
and seemed likely to live many years
longer. IL Is believed in telegraph
circles that Supt. G. b. Horton OF Den
yer Will be Mr.. Dickey's successor and
In turn. the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the
Denver offices win fall 10 A. A. Gargan
Mr.. H0it0n's chief clerk. Ex-Manager
J. q. Twiford OF this city expects to go
% Omaha TO attend the funeral. MI
Dickey was known In the United States
wherever telegraph service Is known,
and he has for years been a strong
factor in the work west Of the Missouri
river.
Following the close OF the Christmas
gale season, comes the Valentine sea-
son, and the local wholesalers are al
ready UP TO their neclts In oyerhauling
samples and iilling orders for the retail
trade. There promises to be q good
demand this season for this class OF
goods, end styles are running to elab.
crate celhlold and satin effects, hand
painted and the ever popular lace goods
while striking new feature Is the
pendent pattern love devices strnns
on plain and combination ribbons The
colors are all bright and taking and
special efforts have been made TO pro-
cuce goods calculated to catch the eye,
While the comic affairs viii appear as
urtial, there Is an effort TO raise the
chracter, and make them of higher
class
The following civil service examlna-
tlons will be held IN this city January
g7th next, for the positions OF index
clerk Qualified to speak the Scandina-
Wan languages), in the office OF the
commissioner OF immigration at Boston,
at 81 200. for domestic science teacher,
az the Salem, Ore, Indian school al
5000 per year; for botanical clerk In the
National museum at Washington, with
salary at $50 per month; for disciplin-
arlan (male) al the Albuquerque In
dian school New Mexico, at $500 per
annum; and for assistant biologist In
the department OF agriculture, at salary
OF 81 200 per annum. The local civil
service commission secretary says that
In this part Of the country, the greatest
number 0f candidates are Tor positions
IN the postoiiice and railway mall SER
vice and very few take examinations
for the more purely technical positions.
On Sunday last a number Of changes
were made In the official personnel OF
the Second ward Sunday school, the
same becoming necessary on account of
many of those heretofore acting In re-
spousible places having been called to
devote their attention 20 other things.
John ]. Peterson was honorably re-
leased as second assistant superintend-
ent. he having moved out Of the city,
and IN his stead John Strlnsham was
chosen Several teachers were released
70 attend 10 other duties and the school
viii open the new year with complete
organization. the same being as fol-
lows; Seymour b, Young. Jr, superin-
tendent; William and John Stringham,
first and second assistants; Moroni
1yerson, secretary; Frank p. Mosely.
assistant secretary; Ernest $. renrose.
organist, Nora Jensen. assistant organ
list; II. ]. Smith. music conductor;
Mark Woollcy, librarian; and David
Smith. assistant librarian,