Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26
The Semi
Weekly News
TIE GREAT
COUNTRY PAPER
OF THE WEST.
TIE GREAT
COUNTRY PAPER
OF THE WEST.
Is issued Mondays and Thursdays
and contains all The croam OF the
Daily and Saturday Nows.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Y. G. NJ. l. will close on Jan. for
one day to take stock"
There were no services In the Jewish
Temple last evening owing to the ILL
ness Of Rabbi Reynolds. and no Sab
bath school was held this morning
Hewlett Bros. the well known man.
ufacturers, today presented their en-
ployes with turkeys and other good
things with the compliments Of the
season.
II is understood that Senator Reed
Smoot has retained W. T.. Borah, the
we'll known attorney OF Wallace, Ida,
20 defend his rights before the United
States senate.
The Salt Lake Drug company has
filed an amendment TO its articles of In
corporation increasing Its capital stock
70 $780, coo divided into shares OF the
par value Of 81 each.
The Argenta Lodge of Masons will at
tend ST. Paul's church In n body tomor-
row evening, In celebration OF st. Johns
day. and Rector Perkins will preach on
the life and character Of the evangelist,
The Infants Home on street had a
Christmas tree as well as the grown up
folks, Mrs w. Mont Ferry furnishing
the tree, and children were invited from
outside and such as needed clothing
We're provided
Travelling men from Colorado say that
Denver Ia in bad shape. on account OF
the labor union troubles; but the Citi-
zens Alliance has gained such power
that these are being reduced to much
lower minimum.
The Twentieth Ward Dramatic as
ISOLATION will present the Drama,
Among the Breakers" In the Sugar
ward amusement hall on Monday night
next. The play IL under the manage
ment of G, s. Booth and Is given as a
ward benefit.
The employees OF the Salt Lake the
ater were all made recipients of a
turkey each, the gift of Manager Piper.
simultaneously. the employees presented
Mr. PyEer with an elegant silver tea
set as token OF their appreciation and
friendship.
President Jesse M. Smith OF the Utah
Wool Growers association has received
positive assurances from 80 delegates
appointed to the Portland conventions
that they will go, and more assurances
will come later Governor Wells Will
be one OF the pilgrims.
The hotels spread themselves last
evening en- Christmas dinners, and
made n fine display of delicious edlbles,
The Knutsford and the Kenyon had UNI
usually handsome, hand painted menu
cards, and Landlord Sam Porter of the
Kenyon had a special orchestra on hand
10 please his guests, with fine cigars "a
pass around with Mr.. Porter's compli-
ments.
An autopsy over the remains Of Fred.
erick j. Mack, the unfortunate print.
err who committed suicide at Heber 9
few DAYS ago, was performed In this
city this afternoon. The funeral vii
be held at b. m. tomorrow from th'
residence of his brother George us cas-
Seventh South street, the services be
ing under the auspices of the Typo
graphical union, of which deceased wal
member
A Mountain Home woman dropped {
large parcel IN the mall chutes at tn
postonlcs on Thursday. IL was tied III
with thread and paper so fragile tina
the whole business went TO pieces tn
moment II struck the bottom OF IN,
chute, and half dozen boxes OF toy
went flying over the floor. IL required
as much time TO pick them up and d.
the package again as Il would hay'
done to distribute % packages.
The coal strike agltators are cartinI
supplies Of the necessaries OF life 10 tn
strikers at Sunnyside and Price, as tn
closing OF the CHASER store at Sunnysid