Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-10
LATE LOCALS,

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civ suporlntendent Of schools Chrlsten-
| sen rs i'm Manu today attending the teach-
| ers institute
stote supcrlntendent Of Schools Nelson
| WUl attend the teachers Institute ~
| Provo tomorrow.
The nag on the Masonic building Is at
| haif mast ON account Of The death OF
| Eugene soper. member OF the Argenla
lodge Of Masons
The condition Of Representailyo w II,
Barrett. who Is NOW at g. MnrH hospl-
tpl gunerlng from q parlytc stroke, was
reported critical this afternoon.
A storm center Of some size passed
eastward over this meridian this morning,
and the windy cloudy threatening wealth
en- that has obtained for the greater part
Oh the dag Is the iulngs 81 inst storm,
Tho local weather office promises a heavy
frost tonlcht-that is. II 10 Is not 100
cloudy. Yesterday was Il dNy Oh general
prccinltutIon over the west but the tenn
peratures were all moderately high'
Local retired soldiers were complaining
today Of delay In pay day ana claim II Is
due TO strike Of clerks IN me once OF
the paymasDr at Denver
Local merchants say their Easter trade
Is better than 10 was last year There -
II demand for moro artistic articles Tor
making Easter presents
Jobbers IN staple articles are reported
as cutting prices extensively u condition
due to Oh. dis0rgauiazuOn of the lobbers
association ln the competition which rs
following this one leadlng iobber re-
marked today that m the week he hai
lost ylO and was selling goods at cost.
ono large lobbCr N reported as selling
for 81 90 ppr ease 2VD cases OF tomatoes
he had bought at s. Another jobbcr =
reported as having sold for SO hat lV
cases of coffee for which he had paid
slOjl. II ~ argued that there Is no money
in this style Of doing business.
The first open-air band concert OF the
season was given yesterday afternoon at
Fort Uouglas. aud it is expected that the
second viii be given Sunday afternoon.
Tho Twelfth regiment banl plays for the
Masons next Sunday morning.
There Is peace and harmony reported
now i'm the deliberations OF the Insurance
committee as to the losses sustained by
the Salt Lake Hardware company and
rapid progress Is being made towards set
Element.
There is quite a rush for lowers at the
offices OF the local florists in view OF
Easter The demand Is for flowers custo-
mary at this time Flowers are being
shpped IN here from Lincoln, Neb,, as
wen as from Council BUNS Ia, where
there are immense green houses and the
California trade continues very heavy.
Secretary Koepsei OF the Methodist mis-
sion has nothing to say relative TO Rev.
Leillchs return for the reason that the
latter has as yet made no sign OF JUST
what he intends 70 DO. and has not placed
himself In sympathetic touch with ms
brethren He Is thinking
Active work IN lowering the tracks Of
the street railway on South Temple street
east OF the Monument began this MORN
Ing and for week or 10 days Il WIN be
found necessary TO operate this block Of
track with Interruptions even 10 the
throwing of the tratlic over ON TO state
and First South streets, for the time be-
ing The company is prepared TO do a
large amount Of construction work TINS
spring and will shortly begin grading ana
track laying south of Murr.y me miles
to Sandy The new west Temple street
track IL already IN use.
There will be civil service examinations
I'm this city May % next, for the positions
OF inspector OF rubber al ylJW per annum
al the Schuylkill arsenal In Philadelphia
for farm SUPERINTENDENT with salary nc
500 10 81 200 at the experiment stations OF
the department Of agriculture in Porto
Rico and Hawaii; ana for assistant tele-
phone operator az Sj20 per year In the de-
partment Of commerce and labor at
Washington,
a number of stone cutters who resigned
from the local union TO Join the interna-
tional union are now trying to get back
into the local band wagon.
Contractor Holt is completing the exca
waiting on west Third South street for the
16xlG feet Judge building, which Will be
erected this season.
Che following college men Of this city
have been elected to membership IN the
University club since the first Of the, year
T. L. Williams. Jr W. y. Travis, Ut g
NJ Benedict. Dr. II, u. Hammond, Dr s.
3. ulmon. Benner Y. Smith, VIC. filer
Dr. j. r. Critchlow II. I. Henderson
Frel Johnson. George ID. Blood, H. j.
plunt. l. h. Mccormick. james a. Hoge
Dr. W. r. Dalby Dr L. V. Jones J. wall
Ter Thompson, b. H. Gray. j. Frank Judd
NJ u Grosh. A. H. Brown, George y
Wallace. Jr Charles G. D,y, r.. j.
Haaenbarth. II NJ Allison, Jr Dr. T.
q. Odel Andrew Howatt A. j. Ander'
son, Dr. +, W. Whitney q. j. Eggles-
ton. '
The last grand ball of the l. ID > unl-
versity Of the present season viii Dee siV-
IN al Christensen's hall this evening, be-
ginnlg at $3.50 Friends are invited.
Funeral services over the remains "
s. W. Sears will be held from the family
residence on Sunday afternoon at .
o'clock Friends are invited 90 attend
and IL IS particularly desired by the fam.
lis that the directors ana eX-dlrectOrs OF
me y. A. & NJ society should be present.
f.. A. Gerber. a street ear conductor.
was placed on trial IN Judge Diehrs c0ur.
this morning on the charge of causing
the downfall OF a lG-year-old glrl uameT
Anna Estel The girl testified against
Gerber and was very positive IN her
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