Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-03
LATE LOCALS.

tne IWtnty-nfSt ward chapel on sun
day evening at Q O'clock. Corner OF
First and X streets.
The regular meeting OF the Veteran
Tiremen's association Win be held Jan,
8, 1903. at 21l Canyon road Matters OF
importance are to be transacted
County Auditor Wood IL today pay
Ing the December salaries OF the county
officials and their clerks amounting in
all TO about $1,000
Rev. Frank Barnett breaches tomor-
row In the Baptist church at Provo
and his East Side Baptist pulpit In this
city VIII be filled by Rev Bruce Kin
ney.
Mrs. Roberts, whose family was an
nounced in INDECENT circumstances a
day or two ago. expresses thanks to
all who assisted to tighten the burdens
OF a new year.
Yesterdays weather map showed
quite precipitation In the northwest.
while there was none here; and while
tomorrow Is predicted as cloudy, no
precipitation Is expected
Edgar NJ. Robinson, an international
secretary of the Y. NJ G A., win be
here on the 18th inst, TO spend several
days Mr.. Robinson gives up his time
entirely TO work among the boys, and
he will have conferences with them
while in town on what they can do In
association work.
Nellie Beal Webb, daughter Of II. II.
and Minnie Il. Webb, died at Joseph,
-
OF eating red candy. Miss Webb was
born at Monroe, July s, 1893, and was
therefore In her tenth year Where the
candy was purchased Is not stated.
Three cases of smallpox were report
ed TO tie board OF health today and
were quarantined. They are in
family named Lunnen, l22 south Sixth
West, a,famly named Seeley, 1886 north
Third West, and a family named Smith,
45l west Seventh South.
AZ the Priesthood meeting held In
the Assembly hall last night those pres
ent were much annoyed by the going
out OF the electric lights. necessitatlng
conducting the opening exercises In the
dark.
Salt Lake friends OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. hampton OF Bountiful will
learn with sorrow Of the death, this
morning, OF their flye-year-old daugh-
ter, Thelma, from scarlet fever. Two
other children are stricken with the
dread malady. The funeral took place
from the family residence this after
noon.
There will be a farewell celebration at
the county jail tonight given by Sheriff
Naylor and his deputies. The sheriff
and his family are prepared to move
out on Monday 10 make way for the
new sheriff. They VIII leave Tuesday
for Cache valley, where Sheriff Naylor
has purchased a ranch.
The committee Of school trustees of
the county appointed to consider the
matter OF school legislation met in
County Superintendent Ashton's office
today and discussed the matter OF con-
solidating the districts OF the county
into one district TO be controlled by a
county board Of education. The text
book question was also discussed.
Tomorow's meeting Of the State
Prison Christian Endeayor is looked
forward 10 with great interest by the
members OF the society. and the work.
ers who go down every Sunday morn
ing, as Harry Duke is then 10 join
the society Last Sunday mornings
meeting was considered the best the |
society ever held.
Chief Master at Arms Fred Joseph
son, OF the L. S. Navy Is IN town to |
conduct naval recruiting station here |
for the next two weeks and other Off |
GERS comprising the detail. viii be here |
this evening, or tomorrow. Ogden will |
be visited after leaving Salt Lake. The |
navy wants boys from 10 70 49, men |
from is to %. and mechanics up to 30
years old.
y. L. Slavery, well known in the local
tobacco trade for years as a salesman,
and of late years connected with the |
Rogers Tobacco company, died yester-
day of paralysis at the advanced age
II -. He leaves wife and several
The funeral viii he held to-
Sunday, at IL o'clock, noon. In
The Fifteenth ward Westinghouse.
Members OF the Hale family and the
others who were acquainted with de-
'eascd, are earnestly requested to at
lend
The days are now beginning TO
engthen, and according TO the proyerb
ne cold should begin TO strengthen. The
shortest day Of the season was Dec. q,
when the sun reached the souther,Imost
point Of its orbit, known as the winter
or solsticlal colure. After
hanging there for few days, getting
rs breath back, the sun started north
again, but II will be several weeks be-
'ore there is any marked Increase in
he length Of days.
There have been two earthquake
shocks within week in Willard county.
70 the weather office In this city is no.
ihed by Observer Thos Memmott al
scipio. The first occurred Dec. 2Sth
asst. and was considered quite severe;
md the second occurred Jan. at D.
n, and was rather light The weather
lfilce does not consider these seismic
disturbances as OF volcanic origin. but