Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
LATE LOCALS.

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The wortpen are putting on the sec
ond story on the Vermont building
Harold Fabian. son Of f. j. Fabian of
thls elty, passed his final examinations
today for admission to the aeadeinical de-
partment Of Yale university.
Major Myton leaves shortly for Denver
10 attend the opening Of the first town
70 be established out OF Denver on the
Moitat road. The name of the town is
Baltimore. ~
Capt, Andrew Burt Of the Manila police
force, has cQnelujed not TO return TO the
ISLANDS, ind will remain here to enjoy
his native hearthstone which he thinks
IS more attractive than life In Manila.
State Auditor Tingey today drew
warrant In favor OF State Treasurer
Dixon for $3.50 for the payment OF the
ssemi-annual Interest on state bonds due
July l. 1901.
The waterworks committee Of the city
council II mailing invitations today to
prominent citizens, requesting them TO at
tend the special meeting called for next
Thursday night to consider the water
question. M
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. from the residence
OF W. N, Sherman, 1863 east Second
South. over the remains OF Sarah Ste
phenson. Widow Of Stuart Stephenson.
lnterment private,
There promises to be a number Of
changes In the flour market the coming
week. and alfalfa is on the decline be-
cause OF the fine crop now being harvest
ed The rains have made the alfalfa
crop a sure success this spring
The gophers are playing sad havoc
with the dry farms this year Eight and
ten acre patches Of wheat that has been
cut down with the pests Is quite a COM
mon sight IN sections of this valley. They
are also bad inside OF the big helds.
The Salt Lake Gun club is now shoot
Ing every Thursday at the South State
street grounds, where the accuracy Of the
marksmen Is Improving. the bulls eyes
becoming common affairs, The attend
ance runs up to a dozen.
Marshal Ben Heywood is on the uln-
tab reservation buying pps ponies from
the Indians az 50. " per head, and ship
ping them 10 Oregon where. the packing
houses are canning the meat for the use
Of the Japanese army. The Japs do not
object to horse flesh as an article OF food
and in fact appear TO thrive on 1t.
Local railroad men, supposed TO have
SOME idea Of what things are liable 10
occur speak of a probability Of the re-
habllitaton of Garfield beach next spring
by the San Pedro road. The bath houses
will be moved out into the lake and the
shore grounds reserved for picnic pur-
poses
The local strawberry market is on the
decline after a brisk two weeks season.
and the home article will soon be out OF
the market. This unfortunate state Of
AFFAIRS II due to the unpropitlous wea-
ther Of few weeks ago, and II is stated
that not one-third OF a crop will be har-
vested. The berry was selling this morn
ing at Ai0 per crate
Contractor Campbell Of the Federal
building has returned from his Chicago
trip, and is busy looking over the work
here He expects two stone settlers on
from the east in day or two. He says
In Chicago, Pittsburg or New York on
account OF the number Of strikes by the
labor unions,
c. F.. Angel will again have charge Of
the Brighton hotel az Silver Lake this
year, having leased Il from the owner,
J. IL, Moyle Mr.. Angel says the hotel
opened last week ana is now entertain
ing the " 81 Geological survey party |
who will return TO the resort later in the
although the 'snow Is banked up 10 10 %
feet deep IN the hOliows. all the level |
places are perfectly dry and the tempera-
lure Is delightful. no fires being neces-
sary during the evening.
Col. Holmes Is building a s5x5S feet,
two story structure Immediately adiOin- |
Ing his east South Temple street resi- |
dence, The basement will be used for the |
storage OF automobiles, and the second |
49, n H. "a 4YF 10 nd
viii be si6,Faf
Miss Cecils Bowman Of this city and |
Rev. s. /. Ward OF Payson viii attend |
the biennial convention OF the Chris |
ton Endeayor at Denver next month. |
The California delegation Will go over |
the Rio Grade in special train,
Miss Lizzie Mellstrup and Mr.. Arthur
W. Swenson, two well known young |
people Of tirsss city, were married on |
Wednesday night last, the ceremony be-
ing performed by Bishop NJ. s. Woolley |
at the home Of the brides parents, Mr. |
and Mrs. j. 7. Meilstrup, 1926 Second |
street. After the ceremony an enjoy |
able reception was given, mitigate
friends Of the bride and groom being |
present THO home was beautifully |
decorated with roses. lilies, carnations
and ferns and the grounds surrounding |
il were brilliantly Illuminated and pre-
scented a fine appearance. Delicious re-
fresh ments We're served. Mr.. and Mrs
Swenson Will be at.hOme to their friends
At COZ Sixth street, on and after Aug. l.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. w.
Mexican Wednesday evening. at which
there was singing, music and dainty
Those present were: MIR.
and Mrs. w Mexican, Mr.. and Mrs. I
Frank Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Fow-
Ter, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Comm. Mrs
Frank. Misses Carr. Fowler. Jacobson
Sarah Celia, Mary Frank, Naomi
Sarah and Lizzie Mexican, Mrs. Laird,
Messrs. Lewir. Joe Fowler, Henry Me-
can, Franks. Willie Hugh, John Nc
<ean, Alex. Main.
l.. p. Kelsey casually observed this
morning. as he cast his weather eye Ger
he landscape. that the Salt Lake real
state market was flaccid fabby and
locculent Mr.. Kelsey did not trans
ate this idyllic descriptive pro bono
iubico. but hf added in his usual on
and and happy fashion that the real
state market was IN a state OF coma,
nnocuous desuetude. or words TO that
feet He remarked sadly upon the
ostiyeness IN The local speculative spir-
/, and said that two years ago there
ere many investments in local realities
pom the ASSURED assurance OF the adj