Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-01
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The Utah District telegraph company
today reduced the pay OF is messenger
boys 20 per cent
Frank Footc continues to improve at
Wells, New. from his INJURIES received
In being caught IN a lariat attached to a
slampedng horse,
The worlds fair commission will meet
tomorrow morning To consider plans for
the Utah building To be- erected at the
St LOUIS exposition,
William Wilson. the man who was shot
yesterday by Officer Leaker. is reported 10
be doing nicely at the Holy Cross hos
pltal.
Reports were current this noon OF q
st0uecutters strike at the Presbyterian
church In sympathy with the hodcarriers'
strike But thgimen were all working this
afternoon and over ~ men, stoneCutters.
masOns and helpers, we're busy rushing
construction. Contractor Campbell has
now fun force Of cutters at work
Ballots for field officers Of the First
regiment are being received at General
Burton's headquarters, They will be op-
ened on the nth inst
Local dry goods men are awaiting with
some apprehension the result OF the
strike Of textile fabric operators In Phil
adel9hia. But as yet II cannot be said
what effect It Will have on the Salt Lake
market
There will be a special meeting a the
board of education this afternoon at
o'clock to receive the reports of the prin-
cipals OF the schools and to pass on the
payrolls of the principals for the last
month Of the term.
nephew Of Engineer n. NJ. Mozart.
pf tho San DplTa rood hua a
tlngnishlng himself at Yale The young
mans name Is Douglas Maxwell Moffatt
OF Scranton Pa, and he has been award
ed the Scott-Hur fellowship for mer-
torlous scholarship, Mr.. Moffatt was in
the graduating class.
Several attempts have been made TO get
Bishop Cranston 20 change the place of
holding the annual Methodist conference
this year from Park chg 10 Salt Lake
Cits. But he declines 10 do 30, and thinks
that sufficient accommodation will be
made az the Park for an who desire to at
tend conference
l.. = Klmball proprietor Of the Market
street stables, has horse that Is a good
deal OF "a curiosity. II Is u siX-year-oli
bay mare from the southern part Of the
state with a blrthmark In tho shape Of
a bunch Of white wool about eight inches
long grown out from the center Of the
forehead, aild is Gale a second foreock
II Is soft ana silky and when spread out
covers a good deal OF The animals face
Mr. Klmball will place his curiosity on
exhibition.
Mrs NJ D. Parker who has had charge
Of the Manitou hotel for the past two
wears, gave M the house today other
parties are negotiating for the hostelry
Miss Ramsey writes to a friend In this
city naratlng her experiences in her tour
Of Sanpete county She says that her
health is Improving and that she has been
given most enthusiastic receptions. At
Martl ana Mt Pleasant the receipts net
ted Ou each town little better than 500
which Is considered very good Miss Jen-
ME Sands has acted as aCcompanlst AMI
Is said TO be doing excellent work Mrs
Ramsey Is chaperOnlng the two yOung
musicians, aud one Of Miss Ramsey's
brothers is acting az business manager OF
the tour A coincidence L. that Miss
Sands acted as accompanies for Miss
Ramsey when the latter won a prize az
the big Eisteddfod some years ago.
There was pleasant wedding ycstcr-
day afternoon at s. paurs Episcopal
church, Rector Perkins officiating The
bride was Miss Abbic Louise Pratt OF
los Angeles, and the groom was Charles
Wesley kettcrlng ~ Denver They were
old schoolmates between whom there was
a love OF long standing and they met In
Salt Lake 10 have the knot tied Mr. and
Mrs Fred l.. Wood stood 10 with The
couple MI and Mrs Kettenng will re-
main at the Wilson during the week
Doc. u. J. Faust returned this morning
from q sunburning trip across the great
American desert he says II was the hot
tcsf trip he ever made, with one excep-
ton. and his face Is burned to a bright
boiled lobster red. lie says that when n
railroad Is once built out 10 Deep Greek !
the inhabitants thereof will be able 10 !
move into Salt Lake and own the town
Tho local health office VAS notified this |
morning that q SMALLPOX affected clerk /
In Montana hrd been handling the mail % |
Salt Lake husinTs house. and an oiil- |
Ger was sent up 20 the postofiice 70 disln-
feet that mail But a. the mail had been |
handled haf n dozen times IN transit |
and dlHtrhuu9b and plcntlfully aired. dis
Infection was hardly called for. and e /
was not believed al the poFtofico that |
there D. any liability of trouble
The city engineer starel ln'this morn |
ing setting the gurbing on the east cor /
ntrs ~ State aud South Temple streets.
without waiting for official action OF tho |
city council and the chairman 81 the |
board OF public works has bis d0gbts
about the legality Of the proceeding
The Twin Falls land & water conpany
people are NtNliE "a ffh lfAlfl Jay AhNhN
In ihe formal opening OF W.0O acres OF
land for settlement under the big ditch |
in accordance with the provisions OF the
Carey act Messrs Bull Filler. Bennett /
Deiong and. others % the company are
on hanl. ana according 10 accounts there
IS q great demand for land.
The reunion Of the Morris families
at Forest Dale yesterday afternoon
and evening was a large ana interest
ing affair Il was given at the resi-
dence o. Mr and Mrs. George ~. can
non. the latter being "a daughter Of the
late Bishop Elias Morris. whose sew.
enty-u.nth birthday was celebrated
About 100 members Of the families OF
Bishops Elias and Richard v Morris
were In attendance. Supper wac served
on TIE lawn and lemonade was drawn
ln cori0us draughts from a real old
fashioned wen with a real. old fashion,
cd iron-bOund bucket Races were run !
ana other outside sports INDUCED IN
and q general good time vas the re-
suit Of the reunion which occurs once
each year.