Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The public schools have closed for
the spring vacation, they Will resume
operations on April 7.
Today Is Holy Saturday, or Easter
eve, and appropriate services are being
held IN the Catholic and Episcopal
churches
The state board Of medical examiners
Will meet April 7, TO examine applicants
for permission to practice medicine In
this state,
A concert and farewell reception will
be rendered VIII Swan in the Fifteenth
ward meeting house next Monday even
Ing, prior TO his departure on mis-
sion TO the Northwestern states
The board Of county commissioners
has received a new omnibus truck for
the county treasurer's office. The truck
was constructed by the Art Metal Con.
struction company Of 81. Louis, and IA
modern In every respect. II was placed
into service today,
At the Ladies' Literary club this
evening Prof. f. c. Hicks, the celebrat-
ed economist and sociologlst, win de-
liver his famed lecture on 1.-THE Distri-
button OF Wealth" The lecture will be
given under the auspices OF the Econ.
omlc league of this city
Postmaster Thomas and Inspector NJ.
M. Steele on their return last evening
from Taylorsville We're well satisfied
with the proposition to improve the
rural free delivery system In that VI
entity. The routes proposed for Amerl-
can Fork and Provo viii be next con-
sldered.
On investigating the death Of John s.
Mcdonald, the miner. which occurred
very suddenly at Sandy Thursday
night, County Attorney Christensen
concluded that the unfortunate man
came TO his end by natural causes, and
therefore ordered that no inquest be
held,
Rev. Geo. II. Frese. formerly pastor
OF the Iliff NJ f.. church, has been
transferred to Kansas and breaches his
last sermon tomorrow morning. His
subject Is Spiritual Forces Back OF
Physical Forces" lie lectures at the
First NJ. Il. church next Tuesday night
on The Possible Man"
The street railway management
states that as high wages are paid TO
the carmen here In proportion TO the
population as Is paid anywhere IN the
country and that men who 20 away
10 work In other cities return and say
they prefer working IN Salt Lake in
preference to working in other cities.
George r. Caldwell special cores
IL, 49, -
city on his way from Thunder noun
tain He believes that 90 600 people win
be in the district by August /, and
thinks q man Is unwlse 20, 80 there be-
fore June ]. Caldwell says that Thun-
der mountain VIII be one OF the great
est low-grade ore districts IN the world.
Rev. Gustave Mebuhr Of 81. Louis
who has been appointed by the German
United Evangelical synod 10 take
charge OF the Utah field for several
months, has arrived IN the city and
VIII occupy the pulpit OF the lecture
loom Of the First Presbyterian church
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock All
the German resident, OF the city are
cordially invited to be present,
William Lloyd, the well known paint
er, died at the home OF relatives In this
city last evening the victim Of excess
slye drinking He had for years given
way % his appetite for drink and was
a familiar figure about the police court.
lie was painter OF ability and before
his drinking undid him his work was al.
ways IN demand. The remains are now
nj Joseph w. Taylors undertaking par
loS awaiting the completion of the ar
engagements for the funeral
Requisltlon papers upon the governor
Of Colorado for the return TO Utah Of
Charles Bottle were signed yesterday
by Governor Wells. Bottle Is charged
with the murder Of his wife and WI
liam Tibbets In San Juan county on
March ~, and is now under arrest al
Montrose, Colo. The reQuisition pa
pew ware granted at the request OF
District Attorney Livingston OF the
seventh district and have been mailed
70 Sheriff Wood Of San Juan county,