Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-28

yesterday from a long and tedious
chase Of alleged postoiilce robbers that
extended through TO Texas After yari-
GUS incidents he and the other govern
mont officials returned without landing
their men, They succeeded, however,
In picking up the men who have been
working the forged postal money order
game IN Colorado and contiguous
states. The men give the names OF
Kerr and Iilll and are now safely be-
hind the bars In Denver
Mrs Rhoda A. Lyman, wife Of Presl-
dent Francis NJ Lyman OF the Europ-
can mission, fell on the ice yesterday
near the home OF her daughter Mrs.
w. H. KING on Second street, and
broke the two bones Of the left arm Just
above the wrist The limb was set by
Or. Joseph S Richards, ana Mrs. Ly-
man Is now doing as well AZ could be
expected. She is stopping with Mrs.
King,
Levy notices are now being issued
from the Office OF the country treasurer
ON personal property dellnquenis for
tie year 1902 There are several hun
dred Of these and County Treasurer
Carbis Gays that the additional costs
ere from So 10 so In each case fact
for which he ~ sorry But he de-
olares that the time has finally come
wren the provisions Of the law must be
compiled with TO the letter
Dr. David Bulge Of Logan is In the
city recovering from a severe attack OF
laryngitls. So aggravated did the trou-
be become that a surgical operation
was necessary. The required relief fol-
lowed and the doctor was removed to
q hotel where h. Is nov stopping with
his father and mother Hon. VIM and
Mrs Bulge OF Paris Bear Lake, Idaho
His recovery Is now merely matter OF
time a fact for which his friends viii
be- very grateful
Convict j. W Kane, who got fun"
while ON an crrand up town has been
deprived OF his liberties as a trusty nj
the prison and Is back In the yard un-
der guard like any first grader In
addition he loses the three months that
was coming to him for good behavior,
II is expected that officer Bush viii
have trouble In collecting the $50 re-
ward, as that was offered under the
expectation that Kane was endeayorlng
escape from the state, whereas he would
have returned 20 the prison, Il Is
claimed OF his own accord,
The published statement that Alfred
Eel was unable 20 turn In an alarm
a. the time his house was on fire for
the reason that he could not get CEN
trail appears to be Incorrect, in fact Mr.,
Rell 80 states 10 a letter The truth IL
he was unable 10 get 10 the telephone
al all. The News" report came from
an official Of the fire department ana
was accepted as reliable, and II Is evil
don't that the gentleman had no inten
ton of mlsrepresenting anyone. He
simply acted upon information as Il
bad come 10 him. II Is sufficient TO say
that the telephone company was In no
wise to blame
A new fire escape device has been
brought out in this city which Is like
ly to attract attention II IL set of
ratlines, made of light wire rope at the
side and light copper rungs strung
across. the whole being wound on a
reel that may be carried under the arm.
where the device IN only Of few stories
In length, and may be carried on the
where It Is OF any great
length Though light, 1t appears 70
be very strong and reliable, and can be
fastened over any interior window, and
outside to the ground for use
In case Of fire, The management OF
the Western Slope Introduction COM
pany VIII call the attention OF Chief
Devine to the device. with a view TO
test In this city.
The first meeting Of the salt Lake
Social Thistle club" was held on Thurs !
lay. Feb 10, at the Federation Of La
)or hall, About twenty-five Scotch |
men and Scotchwomen met and decided |
o effect a permanent organization for
he purpose OF studying the literature |
md encouraging the recreatlons OF |
Mrs. II. McCardel was elect I,
ID temporary chairman, and Joseph s. |
Fowler, temporary secretary A COM |
nittee Of three, consisting Of Joseph s, |
fowler, Duncan McFadyan and David |
henderson, was appointed to draft a
for the government Of the |
Oclety. The next meeting OF the so
iety WIN be held on Wednesday. March |
/, at the Federation hall, when the con-
titutIon VIII be adopted and perma-
lent officers elected.