Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-28
LATE LOCALS.

The asphalted roadway on east Third
South street is being repaired after
less than a years use
state Supt. Of Schools Nelson is
IN Provo today arranging for state
teachers examinations to be held az
that place
The g. A. RS continue to hitter
through the town In small detach-
ments, eastward bound, and all are
bent on sightseeing
The canning season has commenced,
and the Kaysville cannery has started
on its regular seasons run with toma-
toes. A dry rot has been reported In
some places so that the crop is not
quite so large as was hoped for
The pumps at the Utah lake pump
ing plant were disabled yesterday and
hence there was no water pumped
into the city canal at all, They Will
be fixed today, however, and pumping
operations resumed this afternoon
Mrs. Gerald. the woman who was so
terribly slashed by Adams, the suicide
Is able TO be out, and has returned 70
her home. Or. Beers careful surgical
work has left but few scars to tell the
tale of the dreadful attack on her life.
Captain William Day of the Saliva
ton army from Denver and Boston Is
visiting In this city, en- route to the
coast. He reports the Booth secession
movement from the army as having
so faded away as TO no longer call for
serious attention.
Stephen Moyle has returned from
Brghton's, and reports three quarters
OF an inch Of Ice forming there Wednes-
day night, The campers are Rocking
homewards, Two OF them rode down
horseback to this city this morning, in
five hours.
Manager S. r. Fenton OF the Home
Telephone company states that over
100000 has already been expended by
his company in inauguratlng the new
plant In this city, and that the fact
that the company means business Is
becoming apparent to the public.
The mercury at Modena fell to u this
morning. The air here was cool but IL
has begun TO warm up again, although
the real swelttring weather is over.
There have been some very heavy rains
In the plains country as in the vicin-
ity Of Omaha, where 9.ls inches fell in
three days
s. ID. Evans has returned home from
a fishing trip TO the Pacific Georges"
fishing banks off Catalina island. He
captured 80 many yellow tails aud
Uf nj unpAuh fhat hA found 4 tpnttlA
take a special refrigerator train to haul
them TO Salt Lake, so he distributed
his catch among the sick and destitute
Of San Diego.
The secretary OF the state board Of
health states his belief that a large
share of typhoid fever and other in
fectuous diseases that have been prev
alent In this city. Is due 10 the action
OF the mayor years ago in vetoing an
ordinance which would have substitute
ed earth closets for vaults.
Joseph Garner laborer employed
on the federal building, was knocked
down and severely bruised yesterday
afternoon by the falling Of a boom OF
a large derrick But for the prompt
action OF fellow workman in pulling
Garner out Of the way at the time the
boom would have struck him fair and
square and killed him.
General Penrose's condition contin-
ues unchanged, and the doctors contin-
ne to have no hope for his recovery,
The general has host OF friends and
acquaintance over the country who
deeply regret 10 learn this Captain
George Penrose OF the quartermaster's
department and son Of the general ar
rived here this afternoon.
City Supt OF Schools Christensen is
receiving some very enthusiastic re-
ports from various county superin-
tendents in regard TO the attendance
of teachers at the State Teachers as
ISOLATION to be held here on oct. G, I |
and S. The indications are that the
attendance will be the largest OF any
session Of the association in its history.