Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-18
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The last Of the strawberries are IN the
market and selling at two boxes for a
quarter.
Yellowstone party travelling IN their
own car, Is registered nj the Kenyon, en-
route north. The party Is mostly Of st.
Louis people.
The Twin Falls Land & Water COM
pany contractors have now excavated II
miles OF the Grand canal and a good start
has been made on the dam.
Colone! ]. b. Maxson Of the irrigation
congress, claims that the coming conyen-
ton viii be the best and most profitable
ever held by the association
The new university club building will
be completed before Christmas. and a
great house warming Is In prospect, The
building will be one Of the most attrac-
tive club houses In the west.
The r. N. Bell Telephone company Is
establishing exchanges at kaysville,
Doubtful, Tooele, shelly Ida. Malad and
Soda Springs over 80 subscribers have
been secured at the FIRST two mentioned
localities.
Manager c. S. Quigley Of the Stude-
baker company has gone to the coast In
company with Mr. Fish Of the company's
offices at South Bend Ind. on account Of
WV NtttuA nft WHICH ufNNibNNN AUt NNNl-
pany's warehouse In San Francisco.
The life OF o slx-year-old boy named Joe
Davis was saved yesterday by the fender
OF streetcar While watching the cir
Gus parade on State street he inadyer-
tently stepped In front Of ear, and was
promptly Knocked TO one side. He was
found TO be unhurt.
The Jewish religious serylceBrith Milan
will be observed tomorrow morning AZ II
o'clock at the home Of Rev. l.. G, Rey-
nolds s5 east Fifth South street when
his infant son viii be named. The friends
OF Rabbi and Mrs Reynolds are cordially
Invited 10 attend.
Local dry goods men arc SIN appre-
hensiva over the continued stiffness In
the prices Of textile fabrics particularly
as there is a scarcity IN raw cotton. HOVE
ever, IL Is hoped that when the new crop
comes along there will be fall In prices
Of the manufactured goods.
There will be civil service examinations
in this city Aug 8 for the position OF
electrical engineer and craftsman IN the
supervising architects office al Washing
ton at a salary Of s., 200 per annum; also
for the position OF assistant chemist IN
the geological survey with salary az
100.
The number Of breakfast foods contin-
ues 10 Increase, and local grOceymon de-
SPAR Of any Curtailment Within the last
week agents Of new and untried foods
have been sowing broadcast specimen
packages In the residence quarter to be-
followed up later by agents to push the
sale Of the goods.
Adjutant General Burton has accepted
the resignation Of Captain G. r. Summers
Of Troop 4, and II u IN order now 20 is-
sue an order for the election OF hiss sue
Ceasor. Captain Wedgwuod OF the Utah
batteries Is prominently mentioned. Cap
tain Summers is now a captain In the
Georgia national guard.
The excavation for the new Unitarian
church on Second East street has been
finished, ana mason work begins Monday
next. The building will seat 900 people
and cost 1900 u viii contain dining
hall, Kitchen ana porlors. as wen as ne
auditorium and pastors study and VIII Oe
well fitted for the purpose for which %
Is intended
In his recent circular appeal To- local
business men relative 90 mailing their let-
tiers promptly. Postmaster Thomas called
attention "a the fact that there arc seven
collections daily from boxes on East TEN.
PIE street between first and Third South
streets. He has since included in this
the block between south Temple and
First South street
The following letter Of inquiry was re-
celved by County Clerk james yesterday
from Sadie r. McNclce, SOA west Thir-
teenth street, New York "Cm you give
me any Information concerning The
whereabouts Of John Williams who died
IN Salt Lake city on the road 20 Celifur-
mia some years ago. You VIII greatly
obllge me u you can as he WAS my
mothers brother
Frank Harley, a messenger Cor the a
D. r.. was put in JAN last night for an
act NJ carelo ssness Tie tore up Nv
checks, reprtseuiing in an sos which
were enclosed in The same envelope as O
mssago he lad been sent out TO deliver
he Was unable 10 Ind the party 60 WHOM
the message was addressed, go De tor.
the enpeape uu NOT knowing that 10 cone
tained the checis The checks ha - been
recovered and the boy relasd.
Louis Jones. an inmate Of the county
inhrmary, workei a little game on Oh,
county commissioners yesterday and se'
cured ticket To- Glenn's Ferry Idaho
The commissioner paid iG65 FOR the tick
o. but they thought they we're getune
IN e4sv Jones accepted The ticket with
fhanks and forthwith proceeded 10 take
% toa ticket brokers' Office where he sold
81 ION S. Jones then disappeared and
Soc commissioners feel relieved al any
rate
A corps Of surveyors connected with the
H. 81 Geological survey are making
topographic map Of the country surround
ing the Brighton hotel' u Is approx
mately miles By miles IN extent IN