Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-20


way are doing a rusHns business. Two
and three cars are In commission all OF
the time.
Dan Lotus says the glory Of or
ganizlng and carrying out the details OF
the Elks parades belongs 70 Colonel
Sam G. Park, who was chief OF staff.
Tennessee editors expressed them.
| selves this afts moon ere leaving as de-
lighted with their stay in this city,
and were particularly pleased with the
lake.
Local bankers say tina: John w,
| Gates and his combine have been trying
10 get on the ground floor In the Iron
county iron developments, but win IN
different success,
Thirty tourists under the guidance
| OF the American Tourists association
| arrived this morning from the north,
| and registered at the knutsford hotel
| They are en- route east.
The Cowboy band had extra large
| photographs taken OF their organlza-
| ton In front off the Salt Palace. ana -
| bows show of very well. The only
| photos Of the parade that turned out
| well were those Of the Sal Lake lodge.
The funeral of the late Calvin b. Pot.
| ter, the soldier suicide, Will be held
from the undertaking parlors of d. 5,
| Evans at 4 o'clock tomorrow aftel
noon. Interment will be at Mt. Oliyet
cemetery. Burial here is at the IN
| stance OF q son of the deceased, VINO
telegraphed instructions to W. Evans,
The crack Knigts Of Pythlas com.
pany Victor No 5, that won the prize
az San Francisco for drilling will be
In this city tomorrow on their return
east. and an effort win be made TO have
| the victorious Victorians give an ex-
hIbition drill here before continu ne
further. Their captain Is II. A. Nay
lor.
The change OF lake guage readings
from Garfield TO Saltair Is attended by
an error in reading which can hardly
be corrected before the next semi
monthly reading. which comes Sep
TENDER l. There has been a continued
shrinkage OF the lake, but not so much
as In the last two weeks Of July, ow-
ing TO cooler weather
The upper floor Of the telephone com
pany Is very busy bustling scene
| where a force OF men from Chicago
| are setting up the new switchboard
which win enable the company to
about double It's facilities. There IL an
immense amount Of detail about the
| device and complicated connections
which make erection slow work.
Mr. b. r. Grant this morning received
a letter written from Toxic, Japan, on
the LIST inst, by his brother Apostle
Heber j. Grant. The writer gives his
new address as mo, l6, Kasumlgao-
kamachi Yotsuya Toxic" He also
states that Elder Kesch has been de-
ayed and that the steamer he originally
intended 10 leave upon would not de-
part for home until the 9th inst
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mabel Davis. the l6.months-old daugh-
ter Of Julius Emerson and Mabel Davis
Young We're held at the home Of d. l..
Davis, % North First West street, yes
terday afternoon. Remarks c0nsllinS
and comforting % the bereaved were
made, and lnterment was in the city
cemetery The father Of the child IL
now doing missionary work in Ger
many.
Meat dealers report pork as scarce
and getting scarcer. This Is said 10
be due 70 the high price Of wheat
which has gone up TO 65 cents at the
mill, and makes 1t more profitable to
sell the grain than to feed It to the
hogs. The hogs are therefore fed on
cheaper stun or turned loose In the
fields to shift for themselves one
local dealer claims that Utah pork
will become so scarce that the meat
win have to be Imported.
Deputy Sheriff Raleigh last night
brought oil Kelker, a railroad laborer
from Eureka TO this city and lodged
him In the county jail on the charge
OF petit larcey. Kelker stole some
knives. shirts, hats and other plumber
from c. X. Burnley Of this city several
weeks ago and skipped out. He was
located az silver city where he was
working on the railroad and was placed
under arrest by Sheriff CrGnin OF Juab
county.
Mr.. George H. Taggart has just I'm
ished a full length portrait OF Apostle
Reed smoot which both the artist and
those OF his friends who have seen il
HANlANAiAN' ~ W w Nllf OF the NfNN llltitH
Of character work and the widest col
or scheme he as done while In Utah.
The background Is a deep red curtain
against which Mr. smOot stands look
ing out az one with his characteristics
alert expression and the entire attitude
OF the figure denotes strength and Wig
or Mr.. Smoot Is much pleased with the
canvas.
There are Il Cincinnati Knights OF
pythlds I'm town today enroute home
from the San Francisco convention.
They are members Of the uniformed
rank under the command Of Major w
j. Klein and Quartermaster ia Rind
The major said there are $1,000 Knights
OF Pythias in Ohio. and that the uni
formed rank In that state includes 10
regiments. Not a few OF the Cincinnati
knights were unable 20 get further
west than Colorado Springs owing TO
washou.s, and werp delayed 40 long
that u did not pay them 10 make the
trip 10 the coast
Chaplain Axton received official noti-
fcation from the war department this
morning that he had been attached
20 the Eighteenth Infantry whose
headquarters with one battalion and
rand are at Fort ID. a. Russell, near
Che.cpnc and Is ordered TO report to
rbit Douglas for duty prior 20 trans
fer 10 his station. The chaplain. how
syer. does not know whether he IL to be
'ationed al Fort Russell or Fort Lo-
gan near Denver Two battalions OF
the Eighteenth infantry are az Logan
which Is the headquarters OF the Four
tenth cavalry Strong effort Is be-
Ing made al Denver 10 have Chaplain
ANton ordered to Logan. He Is much
| LEASED az not being attached 10 caval-
y service and sent 10 Manila So next
sunday viii be Nj AStons last sun
'ay In this city. and he has promised To-
make an address in the morning before
| ne Chriepan Endeavor society ln the