Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-23

good and no bad reports whatever
had been received.
Harry whitley a miner from Blng
ham was operated upon this morning 90
the Keogh- Wright hospital Tor q III.
nor on the knee. Dr. Wright perform
Ia the operation removing the growth
when was very successful, and the
patient will De able to be out In q few
days.
secy. De Long, Of the Twin Falls
Land & Power company says that the
TWO contracts just let VIII be enough
fpr one whole year SO no more need
Ne expected Tor some time.
Mrs. ynate Young, wife OF Heber
Young. slipped on the ice on Saturday
evening IN Canyon road and broke her
nrm lust above the wrist She suffered
extremely at first, but the injured MEM
her was az once set and Is now pro-
crossing fayorably
The Daughters OF the Utah Pioneers
wll meet at Mrs, A. 70 Hyde's resi-
dence, 40 west North Temple Tuesday,
the oath, at s p m,
Many people viii be surprised over
the announcement that Amy Rowe
cummings and Julian Houtz, both OF
this city We're married on Saturday
evening al the joint city and county
building. II was a very quiet aitair
and the ceremony was performed by
chief Deputy County CLERK j. y. Eli
dredge.
Mrs. Lunn, residing at MIL Creek re-
ported 10 sheriff Emery today that her
chicken coop Was robbed on Saturday
night and about IS fine fowls were stol-
en-. The officers are working on the
case.
There was no weather map published
today by the local weather Office as to-
day Is a legal holiday, and no wealth
err reports are sent out or received. The
local minimum record today was "a de-
grees above zero. and the night was the
warmest experienced In long Time.
The mercury yesterday went up TO 20
above and the snow was melting all
over town. The walking was precarious,
and after nightfal II was worse when
the water on the sidewalks began to
freeze, making walking very uncertain
II not AT times dangerous. The TIER
mometer registered 81 ~ 1880 this
morning. and the weather office pre-
dcted cloudy weather for the remainder
Of the day and very likely snow tonight
and tomorrow.
According to Billy Barnetts friends II
required ruse to get him into the
pesthouse. lie proposed TO hire house
and stay there with his nurses until
recovered. But this was found to be
impractlcabe and as he vowed he
would not 60 to the pesthouse. his
friends asked II he would not comprom-
Use on the detention hospital Billy
scratched his chin, thought a moment
and said he guessed he would COM
promise on the detention hospital. SO
he was bundled into hack and taken
TO the detention hospital" which he
discovered later was the pesthouse. HIS
comment on the situation has not been
recorded--perhaps his thoughts We're
too deep for utterance.
Cocoanuts are in the market at 10
and 10 cents each, and citizens whose
digestive capacity Is equal TO the ef-
fort are INDUCING In the toothsome edi-
bic.
& special feature in the local green
grocery markets is the growing OF let
tuce for local consumption and export.
one local floral concern in this city Is
now growing an immense amount OF
lettuce under glass, and not only sup
plying local demands, but is shipping
90 Idaho, Wyoming and Montana
points, so that the California article
is being largely run out Of the market.
The d, o. Calders Sons company has
a new manager In a. c. Strobe Of Chi
cago, who arrived yesterday and has
taken charge. Mr. Srobel was born,
reared and trained in the music trade,
and consequently feels entirely at home
in It. He Is we'll known aud stands
well both IN Chicago and Cincinnati, w,
J Batemsn has retired from the Office
OF the D. o. Calder's Sons company.
Sparks from a hue in a roomlng house
at PA south State street this afternoon
caused blaze which did about $50
damage The flames were discovered
near the skylght and an alarm Of fire
was quickly turned In. The entire ap-
paratus from station No. ! responded
and made a rapid run. But the hose
wagon from No. made a record break
ing trip from the station house 70 State
and Second south, being only about 70
seconds behind the apparatus from No /.
Today was observed at Fort Douglas
by the absence OF drill or other post
duties other than guard mounting.
Mrs. Ann Griffith Jones, wife Of John
Jones, passed away at her home, No,
800 Alma avenue, on Saturday, Of heart
failure The funeral win be held from
the Twenty-fourth ward meeting house,
Tuesday at .. m Mrs Jones was a
native Of wales and was Ga years old,
She leaves a husband and four child
rem, together with a host OF friends
M0T0RMAN FARR0W DYING.
Has Been Sinking All Day and the End