Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-18
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Butter continues scarce, and wholesale
prices have gone up one cent. However,
Il Is believed that the market will be
easier Iext week.
One OF the finest displays Of pongee silk
dress goods ever shown in this city Is be-
ing made today in a great show window
on the main thoroughfare.
cital in the Tabernacle this morning. The
professor will play at the Tabernacle SER
vices tomorrow afternoon.
The state board OF education meets next
Monday morning with State Superinten-
dent Nelson, for the awarding OF diplomas
and certificates TO teachers.
General Secretary Cox of the Y. NJ. C.
a. has received fine large photograph
from Scranton, Pa. Of the new seven
story Y, NJ. c. A. building there.
Announcement is made that the Utah
State Bar association Will give banquet
at the Commercial club on the evening Of
April ., beginning at 1880 o'clock
The organ concert feature OF the Denver
musical festival is being given this after
noon ~ Trinity church. with Prof. j. j.
Mcclellan as the performer Of the occa-
Sion
The troop and the battery are "out" on
their Sunday drills, as headquarters
has sat down on Sunday work. The men
claim now that they Will not be able to
drill az all.
Secretary Harris OF the Commercial club
has secured the loan for the club parlors
81 the NJ0 bronze statue Of THE Medl-
cine Man" designed by Sculptor c. H.
Dallin
The state board Of education will meet
~ state superintendent Nelson's Office on
Monday morning at 3 o'clock, to consider
applications for state teachers certih-
Gates.
The executive committee OF the State
Teachers association will meet In City
superintendent Chrlstensen's office next
SATURDAY afternoon az O'Clock 20 arrange
Tor the coming meeting Of the association.
Thomas Koegh has returned from Ida.
no, where he wintered some 1000 head Of
stock near BlackfOot He SAYS the grass
Is slow In coming up this spring. and live
STOCK is suffering In consequence
This morning saw the first real spring
shower OF the season, and the inclplent
vegetation took Il al m. IL will be colder
tonight, and the local weather office has
sent out warnings against frost TomOr-
row VIII be pleasant.
The street railway company will extend
the southern extension OF the First south
street line on Thirteenth East street 10
Firth South, as soon as the repairs aud
Improvements proposed on the present
system are completed.
Landlord milford OF the White House
received today copy OF his home paper
nom Bristol England giving a full coll
umn account Of six concerts recently Civ
On there by S0usu's band The town
seems 10 have gone daft over the Ameri-
can musicians.
Thomas Conner a cousin OF Gen. p Il.
Connor, Is at the Holy Cross hospital SUI
ierlng from apopleXy. The gentleman was
stricken while 40 work In q Park CITY
mine and 30 critical IN his condition that
hls lie Is despmred o. Mr. Common Is well
known throughout the state.
Druggist Charles Van Dyke swallowed
small quantity OF wood alcohol yester-
DAY, while sucking a syphon 10 start the
alcohoi 70 running from @ puncheon. lie
Immediately took an tmetic. and threw
he. W. '''' SAVING MS
The remains Of Axel Benson arrived
,asl night rom Butte IN charge OF VIII
ana the funeral services will De bcld
az Evans undertaking parlors tomor-
row az p. n, The young mans father
Nels Benson Is here from Wyoming 10
attend the funeral
Funeral services over the remains NJ
Robert Joseph Johnson, whcse death was
nottd 81 the News" several davs AGO
VIII be held IN Tie First ward meeting
mouse tomorrow Sunday. at i2 o'clock
Friends are Invited. The remains MAY b.
viewed at his late residence 69 Slyth
last street, from 20 II "a m.
The centrals and Salt Lake Juniors
PLAYED g hard game Of baseball YESTERDAY
afternoon the Centrals winning bv
score 81 IL 20 a. Tho lne-ip OF the win.
ming team was as follows; William Tin.
Key, catch Roy Larsen, pitch: Harry NJ.
cleliand. nrst base, Roy Soauskl. second
base Roy Taylor short stop: CLYDE Nit
cten third base Ross Bradford. loN Geid.
Jack hendrickson. center he'd. Earl
Obray rlght field
The Second West street residence of
> Z. fent0n had "A narrow escapo from
nfe yesterday, A careless tinsmith let
mf glowing furnace on the south porch
loot with a bag ~ charcoal beside ID
while le went on 80 work elsewhere. TIN,
Wind blew a live coal into the bag. which
caught FIRE. ana set FIRE 20 the woodwork
OF the porch beneath II. Fortunately
some children Close by saw the smoke ana
rave the alarm, and the West Side ere