Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-17
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

John c. Mackey has been appointed
by the county commissioners az a dele
gate to the national live stock convex
tlon.
Mrs. Edith Pierson was arrested -
day charged with insanity. She Will
have a hearing before County Clerk
James tomorrow.
Mrs. l.. Ferguson was arrested -.
afternoon charged with grand larceny
II Is alleged that the woman stole "A
$500 coat from Walkers store.
Great Salt Lake has risen one inch In
the last two weeks, making n total rise
of three inches In six week This is re-
garded as very encouraging.
The funeral Of Mrs Mary Shoup who
died at Seattle, viii be held tomorrow
at p. M, from the chapel OF j. w.
Taylor on West Temple street.
Jake Morltz has bought seven rods
lot on North Temple street and Third
West for $1,000. with the intention of
building business structure there,
Asst. Cashier w. II. Harris has re-
signed from the Utah Commercial ~
Savings bank to take a position with
the Bennett Glass 4 Paint company,
The postofilce people wish the dear
public would hurry and mail early all
the packages possible, 80 as to avoid
the annual Christmas jam as much as
possible.
Supt. ]. II. Young is having the sunk
en- grounds east OF the D. 81 II. G.. depot
in this city filled In, so that the sur
roundings viii be entirely dry this
winter.
w. II Meyers, Henry Catrow II. O.
Catrow, r. A. Wakellng and Walter l.,
Mas of this city were admitted 70
membership last night in the CONNER
cial club.
Jack Clark the miner who tried to
suicide at the st, james hotel by taxi
ing morphine the other evening, will
recover. He has been sick and IN lnan-
cial trouble,
A dancing party will be given In the
Twelfth ward Westinghouse tomorrow
night. under the auspices of the Mu-
tual Improvement association. Those
interested are invited to attend,
The Salvation Army has secured the
old armory on West Temple street in
which to give Christmas day dinner
and entertainment for the poor OF the
tlNSs anu tNH'NlNl hANNllklull W Nv b'
given to the children.
The jury in the case of the state VIZ
j. Leo Willis, charged with grand lar
ceny, yesterday afternoon returned a
verdict OF guilty of receiving stolen
property, Willis Will be sentenced by
Judge Morse on Saturday
Andrew Young who died recently at
Cerra de PasCo, Peru, has been buried
at Callao, ms the laws OF the country
prohibit bodies being removed from
the country under two years after
death. Rev. Watley, an English clergy
man OBLIGATED at the funeral.
Utah Lake is now A feet below
compromise point. The savants OBJ
serving the lake have noticed that
when the lake was near its lowest point
II shrank much more slowly than
would have been expected, while As It
rose. IL increased more slowly In vol
ume.
County Treas. Carbis yesterday after
noon turned over to the city a check
for 100000 being the cltys proportion
OF the taxes collected by him recently,
with this payment the city has re-
ceived all Of It's portion Of the taxes
for this year excepting about $4,000.
Today the county treasurer turned
over TO the city board OF education a
check for $4,000 as It's portion Of the
taxes collected.
Judge Hall has rendered a decree In
favor Of plaintiffs in the case of Lulu
Smyth against EIla, Andrew and VIII
liam -. Andrew. The action Is brought
TO quiet title to a right OF way over
an aleyway in lot 4, block 10. plat @
and TO restrain defendants from inter-
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structng the right OF way In any man
ncr whatever, The court finds the Is
sues IN favor OF plaintiffs on all the
allegations OF the complaint
Assistant General Passenger Agent