Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-04

at Llbrty Park by Helds band, and Il
ia the purpose Of the management to have
music OF some kind every evening at the
park.
The show windows Of a large manufao-
turing concern on state street can boast
Of being the most extensive fly graveyard
I'm town. There are upwords OF a million
OF the deceased insects, by turnstiie
count spread over that window space
their decease being due TO sauocrs Of
sweeiened arsenic water, enticlngly
placed.
The repairs at the postofiice will be
completed today, after the destructive ef-
fects OF the recent windstorm.
l.. X. Pastroulch has succeeded August
Stein as manager Of the Western Slope
Introduction company and removed the
office plant 10 the Keith building,
Work was going on at the Federal
building today where a gang OF men
were setting stone 10 as to get the yard.
ways cleared up.
Local booksellers say there Is quite a
demand now for light summer read
ing," or az Il Is known in the trade. "thc
airy, fairy Lillian style Of reading
At Fort Douglas today, the soldiers had
"a day on" the only duties being guard
mount and the firing OF noon Of the ma.
tional salute--that Is, one gun for each
state.
The weather Office says the present coo,
weather will end tonight, and tomorrow
i will begin to warm UP again, Last
Fourth OF July, snow was flying All
around this valley, and heavy oyercOats
were being worn,
The fad FOR destroying bottles and
ala hu IN utlnh "A N lnnul
resorts that managers are proposing to
exact q charge for the return OF the glass
ware In n whole condition rs II done In
other parts Of the country. Manager Iim-
norman Of Hed's band reports that az
last Tuesdays picnic at Liberty park
there were over 80 cases OF bottles broken
and OF two barrels OF glasses left only
two were recovered IN whole condition
Mr. Zimmerman figures his loss Ut about
500. and says more was broken on that
day than IN all OF last year. He say boys
throwing bottles In the air, and then FIR.
ing rocks and other bottles az them and
then the boys would set bottles IN rows
and make targets OF them. Everybody
appeared % have a mania for breaking
bottles and glasses, and Mr., Zimmerman
thinks II high time such destructive sport
was stopped
The south side OF the Soott-strevell
building has been painted Venetian red,
and Is being adorned with immense signs.
The grain market Is stlffening all over
the country, and Is tending 70 raise prices
here, the claim being that there Is o
shortage in the worlds crop this year
This will be relief 10 the Salt Lake
county mlllers.
c. y. Annett. who resigned as assist
ant superintendent Of the telegraph SER
vice Of the Illinois Central on the first q
the month Is In the city shaking hands
with old friends. Mr. Ahhe1t Was ioIIn'
tain Bell Telephone service here. He pro-
poses TO enter the electrical business IN
Chicago.
General Manager Wells OF the Salt Lake
Route left this tmorning for Provo canyon
with his wife and family
Nothing has been heard at the oregon
Short Line or San Pedro headquarters
TO date regarding the purported transfer
on Monday 1t is anticipated that there
will be nothing definite Forthcoming until
the arrival of Vice President and General
Manager W. H. Bancroft from New YORK
tomorrow.
oule a colony Of Gypsles are encamped
an Ninth North and Fourth West, giving
the Short Line Shop site decidedly DO
hemian appearance,
Mr.. George ]. Fox makes this announce
ment At the regular Sunday afternoon
meeting OF the Salt Lake city branch OF
the Socialist party 70 be held az sQciallst
headouarterss. No. 6S Main street Mr.Geo.
j. Fox win deliver an address entitled
present Conditions" Mr.. Fox invites
criticism and discussion. Everybody IS
Welcome to attend the meeting, a large
attendance As expected. Meeting Will DO
calld to order az three o'clock
The groceries. meat and fish markets
ana "A land office business this morning
but by noon householders had loaded up
Au stores and markets were closed after
noon. but the saloons were out for ousl-
ness all day.