Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-12
LATE LOCALS.

The banks report money as little
tight, one OF the occasions thereof being
the heavy sheep losses,
The young ladies Of the Westminster
Presbyterian church will give a musical
and literary entertainment this evening
In the church
A third great derrick is being erected at
the northwest corner of the federal build
Ing, Stone is being hauled In rapidly so
that the planer and the cutters have'pen-
~ 10 do.
Adjutant General Burton has issued an
order providing for mastering into service
| company, First infantry. next Monday
evening. The function will be held at the
Commercial club.
c. r. Savage was recently at Espanola,
n NJ, examining ancient Aztec ruins,
lie says there has been lots OF rain all
through northern New Mexico and south
eTn and western Colorado.
Stone cutters are beginning TO push the
work on the Catholic cathedral, so that
the finishing Of the stone work may be
looked for this season. except, Of course.
the two towers which will require some
time In building.
A prominent local architect says he
knows half a dozen people who were in
tending to build this summer but have
not done 80 because Of the high prices VI
material and labor. Very little new work
is being done In town,
Elias NEWMAN Of Wells. New. is at
the Keogh- Wright hospital suffering from
a compound comminuied fracture OF the
hight leg sustained while working In
mine The injury is very bad one but
1t is believed that With proper care the
gentleman will get along all right
Secretary Harris Of the Commercial
club says that the reception and banquet
20 be given 10 SenatorW. a. Clark next
Wednesday night az the club will exceed
any function ever given by the club dur
ing its existence II will be very ele-
CANT affair worthy Of the occasion.
The weather office reports heavy rain
falls In Idaho, as well as In New Mexico
Arizona and western Texas. III PasO had
an inch Of rain yesterday something very
unusual In that extraordinarily dry cOun-
try. and the streets Of the city were well
washed. The lower town was badly mum
dated
The bids received for work on the new
Atlas block were rejected recently, and
new bids viii be opened In about 10 days
Then contracts win be let for the con-
struction OF the building In the mean
while the foundations end basement walls
Of the new structure are being put in by
day labor.
The w. NJ. Rash Produce company OF
this city has just established a branch
house at Pocatell0. Mr. Rash, VINO Is
back from a northern trip, says that po-
Catello Is bound 70 become a great blsl-
ness as well as railroad center and tnat
the building Of the shops there has set
the town TO growing Immensely.
The original estimate Of the government
tai allotment for the fnilitla OF this state
was SG3i2J0 under the militia apportlon-
ment bill But Adiutan General Burton
is now notified from Washington thai the
amount that is subject TO his order as ad.
jutant-gSneral VI Utah is but half that
sum, General Burton Is awaiting an ey
PLANTATION from Washington.
A member Of the Mllers' association IS
charged with having sold under the mar
ket on the quiet for some time, until the
other milleTs concluded II was about time
for them 10 tale a hand In the game OF
get left 50 today Hour Is down 10 to ~
cents per hundredwelght on all grades
and a local dealer claims this condition
Is likely to continue until some one goes
broke. az the millers were not making any
too much before,
The nurseries report good business this
spring ana summer There has been con-
siderable done In pear, peach and Euro.
pean plum trees. with a remarkable de-
mand Tor sweet cherries The call Tor
the latter indicates that a speciality will
be made Of Cherries IN the northern part
Of the state. Iombardy poplars are re-
ported as going out VI fashion" and
Carolina poplars az coming into fash
ION" Then white ash trees are beihR
largely planted. The Chinese umbrella
tree ought 10 do well In this country
Miss Emma Ramsey left today for Pay
son, whore she viii give concert. Prof
Mcclellan was unable 10 accompany her
and out Of special compliment 10 the fair