Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-01
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Fine, large Provo apples are In the
market at so cents per peck.
Troop A OF the guard will have its
nrst annual inspection next Wednea-
day night.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Corless
was held this morning from the Fourth
ward meeting house.
Chaplain Marvin Of Fort Douglas
performed the burial service for $50
men while in the Philippines.
c. s. Scales has ben summoned to San
Francisco on account OF the serious III
ness OF his mother who IN 81 year old
Dean Eddie OF st. Marks cathedral
has sailed from Scotland. and is ex-
pected to preach the third Sunday in
October.
1t Is announced that conference rates
Will hold good to teachers who intend
to attend the State Teachers conven-
ton. Tickets can be brought as late
as Oct. 6.
Insurance men were remarking to-
day that -four mill assurances were
most unproflitable, and had proved a
dead loss all through the coast country
the past year.
State Supt. Nelson has returned from
6pringville. where he succeeded IN
starting "A high school, with 80 pupils
Springville people are highly pleased
with the scheme.
Connection between the telephone
systems OF the Rocky Mountain and the
Colorado Bell Telephone companies has
made IL possible for Salt Lake TO
talk with points as far south as Spring
er. N. M.
James Ivers has returned from trip
TO Cripple Creek, and says that the
miners In that district will not allow
man 10 come in there to work who is
at all tainted with the trouble in the
Occur d'Alenes.
Bandmaster Held is arranging for a
series of winter concerts 10 be given
Sunday evenings probably In the Salt
Lake theater. His Liberty park con-
certs are over for the season, but will
be resumed late in the coming spring,
Ellery's Royal Italian band will play
In the Tabernacle November 10. IA and
IL next. This Is the band that was
here last winter only II he's another
leader than Creatore. who Is al the
head OF o second Italian band now play
ing in New York.
Secy OF State Bassett and Mrs. Bas-
Bett OF Boise, Ida, were serenaded over
the telephone wires yesterday. IN their
own home from this city. The music
was heard distinctly over the apart
ment containing the phone al Maj.
Bassetts residence.
George Jensen of SHADES court, has
been arrested at the instance Of his
wife, who states he Is insane in conse-
quence Of an accident, and has threat
ened her life so that she is afraid 10 live
with him. Jensen Is In the county fail
pending examination.
In the last Issue OF the Police Ga
zette, there Is a row OF pictures Of muir
derers awaiting the execution OF the
death penalty. Among them Is very
striking likeness of Peter Mortensen,
the convicted murderer Of James r.
Hay. The picture was sent 20 the Ca
zette by a Salt Lake officer upon re-
quest OF the manager Of the paper.
r. s. Murphy. local manager Of the
Utah Lumber company will be manager
OF new lumber company just formed
Ht Perry. Ore. which has acquired an
the plant OF the Grande Ronde Lumber
company of that place and 10000 acres
covered with 100000 feet Of pine tim
Der c. j.. Murphy. brother Of the
manager. win represent his Interests
In Salt Lake.
The usual rural quietness OF Murray
was rudely disturbed yesterday, by
fight between two men named Russell
and Thomas. While these two enter
prising gentlemen were churning each
other In the most approved style. Wal
ter Moore took hand also. and fired
three shots from his revolver at Rus
cell. His Intentions were good. but his
aim was bad and Il was another case
Of never touched me-"
Fish Commissioner Sharp notes with