Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-03
as well as to the people up north them

as well as to the people up north them
selves
Judge William G.. Van Horne anticl-
pates leaving for the East on May To-
He VIII go TO Ohio first and visit a
day or two with relatives, then to
Washington TO receive his instructions
and commission. Before sailing he-Yill
spend a few days among his old friends
In New England, then he Will embark
for Egypt
At the meeting Of the Viking league
held last night at the ST. Marks school
house the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: 9. w, Olson,
president; A. X. Steele, vice president;
A. S. Baokman, recording secretary II.
=. Jensen, fnacial secretary; II. T,
Studness, treasurer; j. Swenson, SER
geant-at-arms,
Parties down from Boise report a
steady demand for fruit properties.
They mention a recent sale by Edgar
Wilson TO eastern parties Of 100 acres
OF winter apple orchard at $500 per
acre. The prune trees through the
Boise and Payette valleys are all In
full bloom, making very pretty pic
ture.
That there Is growing demand for
telephone privileges all through this
part Of the country, Is evidenced by
the fact that where the r. NJ. Bell com
pany had 1901 phones in It's system jan
uary last, 1t has now 1900. In this
city there were l42 new Instruments
installed during April, and the total
number In Salt Lake up to date Is 2Sll.
Great Salt Lake has risen one inch
In the last two weeks and Is now four
inches below the zero mark. The
slightness Of the raise has attracted
some attention because In the same
time 2S inches Of rain fell. But then
Section Director Murdoch explains that
the recorded rain fall In this city does
not necessarily Indicate the same rain
fall over the BASIN and considerably
less falls out on the des rts to the
west Of the lake than in and around
Salt Lake city
The proprletors OF the Grand theater.
Or the salt Lake Amusement assoCia-
ion, held their annual stockholders
meeting last evening and elected the
GLOWING officers, or rather reelected
hem; President. w. s. Jones: vice
PRESIDENT, Paul Hammer. Jr. secre-
airy. 7. l.. Hammer. treasurer, James
rogers, These. with j. T. Richards,
the board OF directors. out
I the 1850 shares Of stock 1000 were
epresented. Il was stated that there
fould be no change in the policy or
The Young Peoples Christian union |
old h very enjoyable social at the First |
church last evening |
here was a large attendance and the |
fair was presided over by w. r.. |
lmpson. the new president OF the as
,ciation. Addresses were given by
lss Ferguson OF the Epworth league.
ISIS Bertha Moore OF the First Bap-
IT church and Rev. r. A. Slmpkln The
ate convention Of the Christian young
iople VIII be held at ogden on May
, and large delegation Is expected 10
} from this place,
The funeral OF little Hortense Marks,
G beautiful daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Twin Marks. was held yesterday af-
rnoon from the late home, 226 East
venth South street. Hortense was
ken away by scarlet fever which she
In most malignant form
It Wednesday. Two OF her sisters
30 had the disease and were just get
" over Il when she was stricken.
le interment was In the city cemetery
a the grave was strewn with flowers
her school mates whose little hearts
o nearly broken over the death OF
cir sweet friend.