Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-25
LATE LOCALS.

The state board Of insanity Is in
session at Provo today
c. M Neuhausen has gone up to
Park Valley, where he has mining in
terests,
Manager l. Il. Wilkins Of the clear
ing house has returned from a pleas
ant vacation In Illinois and Michigan.
An unknown hoodlum threw a rock
into a street car at o'clock last night
OF Fourth North and Second West
streets, but fortunately hit no one.
County Commissioners Anderson
and Wilson are at Bingham Junction
today inspecting the preliminary work
on the new Jail at that place.
a. o. Treganza has invented de-
vice for measuring cloth In the bolt
so that II need not be opened in or
der to find how much cloth there is
in It,
Mr.. John D. Spers, a graduate Of
the University OF Utah, viii leave to-
morrow for Moab where he has been
chosen principal OF the high school for
the coming term.
The street railway company will
shortly add new cars, Nos. 80 and IS to
80, for the Sixth street service. All
these cars are four-motor cars, that
IS, n motor 10 every axle, and will be
just what is needed for the hill service.
Rev. F. A. Simpkln sails from Liver
pool next Saturday for New York, on
his return from visit to his parents
In the old country MI Simpkin was
intending 20 sail a week earlier but
could not get away.
Il. P ScovIlle, formerly Of the local
civil service commission, is now rep
resenting large sheep interests in Ida
no. lie Is rather apprehensive Of the
outlook at present, largely on account
of the hostility Of the cattlemen.
Harry Sherman has returned from
a prolonged hunting and fishing trip
up In Idaho He thinks OF going next
time 10 the Hudson Bay territory, and
trap for ermine and the silver fox.
X, j. Hardy. X. d. Hardy and George
Derr leave tonight for five days dsh-
Ing trip to the Wood river. They ex-
pect to return with a stock Of fishing
stories ample enough to lill a library
Mr. NJ. II. Walker returned last night
from a five weeks trip to the Pacific
co9st with his family. They spent most
Of the time al Santa Barbara where the
stay was much enjoyed and time was
spent At san Francisco and other points
Of Interest Mr. Walker and family
returned Via Portland
Since the organization Of the Bureau
OF Commerce and Industry at WASH
ington, the supervision of the Hay
then Chinee' in this country has been
transferred from the treasury depart
ment to the new bureau and A. W.
Paine OF this city is inspector in charge
Of Wyoming Utah and Nevada He
says there are not very many China
men In his district. In Salt Lake there
are goo. IN Ogden 100, and In Park City
about 20. The Chinese here are almost
wholly Cantonese, and the Interpreter
Of Mr. Paine's office speaks that dla-
lect Natives OF the other parts Of the
empire do not seem to care TO come
TO this country and Coolies are not
admitted on any preteXt,
The r. NJ He'll Telephone company
has completed its branch line to Sho-
shone Falls, ana in the course Of a
week or 10 days viii set up phone
at such location near the foot Of the
fails where the thunders OF the falling
waters may be the most distinctly
heard. \ large megaphone attached 10
the transmitter viii gather I'm the
sound waves ana send them over the
wires to wherever II may be desired 10
have them co. The company is now
adding a new section 10 its switch
board in this city and IS extending the
operating room towards the State
street front which Il win eventually
reach, The new accommodation win
provide for 1000 subscribers. A MIN
section Is also being added to the toll
switchboard and TIE toll room Is be-
ing enlarged 20 provide for this extern
sion. The switchboard at Ogden Is
also Increased by an additional section.