Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-08
LATE LOCALS.

lAlt l0CAlS,
Calanthe lodge, knights Of Pythlas, will
work In Two ranks next Monday night.
Quite a little demand for carriagese IL
| sprlnging up out In Tie country, aud ship
ments are being made from repositories
! IN this city
There was no frost last night as was
| feared. and the mercury did not fall be-
| low ". The atmosphere was TOO low in
humidity for frost
The asphalt pavement Is being com
| pleted ON South Temple street and wheel
men are ssing part Of Il for rink pur
| poses.
There win be a meeting Of the Indian
| war Veterans az O'clock on the evening
| OF the l2th inst, In the Thirteenth ward
annex where important business Will be
transacted
| Mr. John w, Helms manager Of the pipe
organ DEPARTMENT OF the Aeolan COM
| pany, New York Is In town, visiting the
local agents Of his company the Daynes
Music company
Contractor Campbell Is rapidly setting
up the steel columns In the interior Of
the federal building and active work on
outer construction will be resumed short
IS.
Local investors OF the DebeQue wells say
that there has been considerable trouble
with water When this Is pumped out
II will be ascertained whether 1t VIII pay
TO so ahead In the search for oil In com
mercial quantities.
The session laws Of the Legislature OF
1903 have beer published and copies OF
them are being distributed today among
the county officials. The laws contain 2l
pages Including the index and are bound
In tbs usual form with sheep binding
c. "a. Fischer who has been with the
B0mlerget Coal company from the start,
h under recent changes now In charge OF
the warehouse and yards Of the Bamber-
ger Coal a. Grain company, and j. s,
Critchlow Is general manager.
Secretary Cox OF the \. NJ. c. A. ex-
pressed himself this morning as conf.
dent that the necessary money would be
forthcoming for the purchase of the two
thirds " the lot az the corner OF state
and First South streets, wherein TO erect
q building for the association.
Rob Brighton. who Is just down from
the head Of Big Cottonwood canyon says
the snow lies four feet deep on the level
at Silver Lake II is rapidly melting,
however and one warm day recently
the surface fell 10 inches under the rays
OF the sun
Justice g. W. Bartch returned from Ne
Vada today where he went to make an
inspection Of the sheba mine, In which he
Is Interested. lie reported the property
looking exceedingly satisfactory The new
mill II working splendldly and some very
good ore bodies have been developed
There are 80 artisans at work on the
First Presbyterian church, and stone
work brick work iron work and carpen-
ter work are all being pushed ahead to-
gether Consequently the walls Of the
structure are rising rapidly. Progress Is
speedy also on the new home OF the Uni
yersity club, which Is h/ig put under
roof
Miss Emma Ramsey was introduced to
the Tabernacle choir last night by. Prof
Stephens, and IN a few happy remarks she
congratulated the choir on what 1t had
accomplished and assured it's members
that the cause was worthy Of their best
efforts Miss Ramsey Will remain here
for several days and later return to Pro-
80, where she gives concert next week.
Senator w. A. Clark wired Vice Presi-
dent j. A. Silver Of the Commercial club
to-day accepting the Invitation to be a
guest Of the. club az a public reception TO
be held In the club parlors. The senator
expected TO be here In two weeks. The |
visit Of the distinguished Montanan Will |
be made the occasion Of considerable OF
demonstration.
President Josh Davis Of the Blue Church !
SAYS that life insurance branch has |
been established In connection with his |
institution, and the main feature OF Il is |
this AS soon as member dies he IL |
Immediately offered $4,000 life Insurance; |
and II he refuses to accept. the money Is |
turned back into the treasury Of the or
der 20 show that II Is In tourishing |
condition
A local government official recently |
made a requsitlon for five quarts Of ink. |
Instead of authorizing him TO make his /
purchase IN Salt Lake, the department |
sent the ink packed in three cases one
inside Of another, the boxes being care
fully packed with sawdust to prevent
freezing. The package weighed over 10 /
pounds, and the cost OF transportation
was over ST. The ink might have been |
bought here for less than ~
Secretary Harris OF the Commercial club |
reports an Increasing demand for tickets
for the school fund concert 10 be given
In the Tabernacle on the night Of the llth
inst, due chieny TO the publication Of the
names OF the fine array OF vocal and In
strumental talent 10 take part In the pro
gram There will be no reserved seats In
asmueh as II Is considered that one part
OF the Tabernacle Is AZ good as another.
and those who come FIRST will secure the
seats they want
Neph young men. marilally inclined.
propose TO organize there troop Of cav
airy, which would increase the Orgauza-
tlon Of that branch of military service In
this state to the dignity OF a squadron,
and make OF some aspiring militiaman a
major Surprise is expressed that such a
horse country as Logan should not have
a cavalry troop. and efforts will be made
10 show Logan people that q troop there
would be pre-emnenty the thing. IL is
argued that this state ought 10 furnish
-four troops OF cavalry, making a fun
squadron.
The students OF the University Of Utah
held a mass meeting this morning and
discussed the intercollegiate athletic meet
which takes place on the University cam
pus tomorrow. In the absence Of Manager
Riser the meeting was presided over BY
o. w Carlson and speeches were made
by Prof Cummings and President Kings
bury oi the faculty and by George Brown,
a member Of the track team, Il was de-
cided 20 meet at the assembly rooms to-
at 1880 and repair 20 the campus
Ia a body TO witness the afternoons