Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-16
LOCAL BRIEFS

This was pay day at Fort Douglas
Jerry Baeclo. formerly Of Italy, now a
resident Of Mercur has been admitted to
citizenship by Judge Lewis.
Il company. First infantry. OF Bountl-
ful, Is being recruited up rapidly ana an
election OF officers will be In order short
".
Mrs. Lees First Methodist Sunday
school class gave an enjoyable enter
tainment last evening In the church par
Tors, tableaux being part Of the program
A meeting OF the Utah Philippine Vet.
Grams association VIII be held tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock In the council
chamber in the city and county build
--fiiEr 49,
The naval recruiting detail gathered IN
two recruits yesterday, VIZ. n II. Robin
son. aged p. coal passer and Samuel NJ
ROPER, aged 81, landsman FOR training
both Of this city.
Electricity meters are being removed
from the individual offices in the Dooly
building, and being grouped in cases IN
the Railways, where ready access can be
had 10 them at any time
Miss Mary Shields Of Park City gradu-
ated last evening from the training school
for nurses at the Keogh-Wright hospital
and an Informal reception In her honor
was given on presentation Of ner diploma
The board Of education held a secret
meeting last night to consider the em-
pl0yment Of teachers for the coming year,
ana adjourned until next Monday ngnt
'~lthout coming TO any definite conclu
sion."
Professor Anton Petersen, his son Ar
thur, the yiolnlsl and Professor John j,
Mcclellan Will leave this evening for
10. ~ be " n ID ~
given IN the Provo tabernacle tonight by
Miss Emma Ramsey
A special meeting OF the members Of
the louisiana exposition commission VIII
be held on Tuesday next AT II a. m at
which II Is expected that Judge Shufiin
VIII report on the space allotted Utah In
the various buildings
A prominent local dealer in automo-
hies predicts that there Will be 70 sold
In this city the coming season, but claims
that they will be OF the gasoline variety,
on account ef local lack Of means for re-
plenshing electric automobiles.
A switch at the intersection Of Second
South and East Temple streets "fiew the
Coop yesterday as a Third street car
Iassed over ii. but as the mOtornan was
on the alert the car was cot hack on 10
the main line without much delay.
w. l.. Harlow mas begun work on
the street section decorations FOR the
presidents visit. with his work shop I'M
1nedlately south Of the Bamberger build
ing on East Temple street. lie Will fur-
nish similar decorations for Ogden.
Mayor II. I. Reynolds Of sprlngyllle has
placed 900 order with the Wesung-
house people for 300 incandesccM llght
and power plant for the local municipal.
jty. The local water power company VIII
furnish the water TO run the generators
The Elks had great time last night
az their social browse. The walters we're
Elks clad IN Immaculate white, the VI
ands would have done credit 10 the Ger
man village at the worlds fair aud the
sstunts' performed were numerous ana
laughable The visitors from the theatre
cal companies now IN the city TOOK a
prominent part as entertainers.
There will be a dance for the benoht Of
the high school fund Friday, May y, AZ
t,hrlstensens hall to be given by the
hign School Alumni association. The
following ladies viii act as chaperQnes;
Mcsdames Hovi sherinan' simon sam
berger, w. S. Mccormick. John +, Cowan,
~, a. Neidden, w. Montague Ferry. ;. ~
kingsbr,y. heber N. Mells, John Dern,
James W. Neill
Eery boy and girl INTO whose hcsnes
~. Saturday News" comes A. Invited 20
,sok al the free book puzzle department
published 10 another part Of the Saturday
News" tonight. rafents Mno A,ifa 20
direct the attention ~ their children 70
something amusing and instructive, and
something that viii also Yield Them a
nrrsenf 81 a book free should have the
children study this feature OF the satar-
day News.
Tie rush for the 81 Webster's Dictionary
belng offered al the News 10 subscribe
ers continued undated. The chanct or
securing this hig work. which cost M
former times $ and so per volume, an
-1,ru q low price IS one that ~ being
.elzed with avldity Parents whose school
children hsve long needed dictionary
hui who have been unable 20 pay the high
urlces hitherto prevailing, are speSialiF
Interested In this offer.
An oyatorical contest was held IN nc
F,l-f t.nptisf runfch last night under inc
auspices Of the Sunday school Inc con-
fcs,nnfe nert All thliufrn .nt -
quilted themselves remarkably welL Ihe
,''~rel Mas won b. Raymond Lawrence
" no rec.ted "A Terrible charge. Inc
other contestants were Raymond haaefi-
Seher Mary Crem. Roy Wolf and FLOR
.,.cs Nichols the judges were Rev.
Rank Barnett Mrs. T.. L. Shepard ana
Miss Lena Pratt
A troop had an interesting time VI !
<he other evening. when the command
turned out for mounted dTiiL The boys