Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-26
lATE LOCALS.

Work has begun tearing out the rear
OF st Marks cathedral in the course OF
the enlargement,
| Today's local bank clearlngs amount
ed TO hs8,556 as against 1891 20
for the same day last year.
There was band concert this after
| noon at the military post, and q num-
Der Of people went up from this city.
The first open air park concert of the
season Will be given next Sunday at
p m, at Liberty park by Held's band
OF 30 men.
The Elks committee on uniform win
report a uniform for adoption by Salt
Lake Elks during convention week, at
Wednesday nights meeting.
The board Of public works met this
morning, and adjourned over until 1880
p m, when the crematory and other
matters Of interest viii be discussed.
Efforts are being made by Christian
Endeav0rers in this city to start sooie-
ties In the Wyoming state prison at
Rawllns, and in the Montana state
prison at Deer Lodge.
The Veteran Flremen will give a So
clal at their hail, 27l Canyon Road, on
the evening of Decoration day, Friday
next, for which an interesting program
has been prepared.
There will be lecture IN the First
Baptist church this evening by Rev. o.
c. Wright Of ogden on Around the
world in so minutes" illustrated by a
stereopticon.
Twelve cars OF fine horses belonging
10 Haggin will pass through ogden en-
transit east in a few days from San
Francisco TO Sheepshead Bay, N. Y,
where they will be sold June 10 next.
A special meeting Of the Journey
men Plumbers union held yesterday,
s. A. Stanford was unanimously elect
ed delegate TO the national convention
to be held in Omaha In August.
General Manager D. S. Murray Of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
pany Is up in the Thunder Mountain
country looking after prospects for
telephone extensions In that part Of the
state.
Clerk Harry Burton Of the Knuts-
ford wears a photograph button with
portraits Of his wife and wife's sister,
which has been through the Philippine
war. II was worn by Private Alb
planalp of Battery b, Utah light artil-
iery. brother Of Mrs. Burton.
Reports from southern Grand county
state that surveyors, supposed TO rep
resent the Santa Fe. have been running
lines through that part of the state,
and from their talk the idea has gained
current that the Sana Fe is thinking Of
extending its system into Utah for
Gulf connections.
The management Of Held's band has
secured these well known local musl-
clans for the Salt Palace orchestra the |
coming summer season: Victims, Prof. |
Give, johnson and someone yet TO be |
selected; stringed bass, Jesperson; flute,
cornet, Leslie, clarinet, |
Eerickson; Mercer, trombone; Beesley |
plano.
The Monmouth Boat club OF Red |
Bank, ". j., sends an invitation 10 |
Secy. w. II. Sherman. OF the Salt |
Lake Rowing club, TO participate In |
Che first rowing regatta ever held on |
the Shrewsbury river The announce
ment IL made that all entrance fees
will be refunded to actual starters. The
Salt Lake Rowing club will not be able
10 respond faVorably for obvious rea-
sons over which it has no control.
The fat men in this city regard with
pleasure II not absolutely unalloyed
Joy, the prospect for a Utah Fat Mems
and propose that In addi-
ton to an annual clam chowder az Salt
air that an annual game OF fbal be
IN with the tall thin men Of
the city, the proceeds 10 be given 10
some charitable object, Such contest