Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-27
To-day's Metals:
SMvtR. Bar ~ "a cents
lead, $3.50.
CASTING COPPER. n cents q IA.
LOCAL BRIEFS.


z. C. NJ. /. reports Christmas
trade quite 10 per cent better than that
of year ago.
w. II. Lepper will read n paper on
What is Architecture" January Il.
before the local Sketch club.
Manager G. T. Odell Of the Consoi-
dated Wagon d Machine company left
yesterday for tour OF the company's
agencies.
chief Cook T. w. Walker Of Il.
company, 18th infantry, has returned
home after being honorably discharged
from the service In the Philippines.
Local lumber merchants report the
northwest mills as having a great deal
to do but able to handle orders In much
better shape than year ago at this
time.
The local Salvation Army people are
arranging for the coming reception Of
Major General William Booth. the com
handing general Of the Salvation
Army.
The Guy Barton oil well Is Coming
in and is giving new hopes to the
Ulnta county, Wyo., oil men. The well
is in section a. n. r. u, TIP. 10. r. u.s.
and is said TO be yielding 60 barrels
daily.
The local chapter OF the American
Institute OF Bank Clerks meets this
evening, In the directors room OF the
Utah Commercial q Savings bank. ].
T. Game and A. II. Peabody will read
papers,
Don Robbins is up from the Green
River, Utah. country. and reports 5
inches OF snow all over the great des-
ert. more than has been seen down
there for ID years. Very little is being
done In oil development at present
The new s and 1S cent postage stamps
have reached the Salt Lake office. The
l3-cent stamp Is a new denomination,
and bears the vlgnette Of President
Harrison, while the Scent stamp has
the vignette OF Martha Washington,
instead Of that OF Cen Sherman. which
adorns the old scent stamps
The Christmas News rush was no
sooner over at the postotlice than It
was followed by another for the new
work, Utah, the Inland Empire" A
rig number OF these handsome art
works was sent away to people interest
ed In Utah. and Salt Lake, they VIII
form just as handsome a New Years
gift as they did a Christmas present
The street car company has word
from the 81. Louis manufacturers that
The last six double truck cars ordered
are being completed and ought 10 be
delivered in good time next month
This lot, with the cars now being made
IN the Salt Lake shops will give the
company al the equipment necessary
70 handle traffic with dispatch.
News OF wedding which took place
al Pennington last September has iJs'
been made public the contracting par
ties being Reuben Romney and Mia
Bertha Schwin. The latter Is tn
daughter OF Mrs Nerena Schwln. ant
was recently student OF the Higl
school, While the groom Is a son o
Bishop Romney OF the Twentieth ward
and is at presen; employed at Clark
Eldredge & Compaays.
A peculiar sneak thief trick WA
played on b. r. Lloyd yesterday at th'
postofiice He had put his postohc
key into the box. and turned his hea,
for moment, when an adroit THE
standing by quickly snatched the buncl
OF keys from the box and disappeare,
in the crowd before Mr. Lloyd coul
get his breath back. The loss OF tina
bunch OF keys is great Inconvenience
as they include Mr. Lloyds Office. resi-
dence and trunk keys The thief eyi
IDENTIFY Intended TO hold the bunch for
reward "and no questions asked
The poor OF the Ninth ward wer
well provided for on Christmas day b
The Bshopric OF the ward. 4 comml,
tee was appointed several days befor
Christmas 10 solicit contribution
among the residents who responde
freely, and a goodly quantity Of clotli
ing. provisions and dellcacies was rt
ceivcd at the meeting house on Christ
mas morning Another committee AZ
tended to the distribution Of the dona
tlOns and 80 people were supplied vat
an abundance OF the subsIantials {
i!fe.