Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-22
LATE LOCALS.


a new tar and gravel roofing IL be-
Ing put on the Roberts & Ellerbeck
building.
The state fair management has in
vested In the latest improved reel tick
cts for use as special tickets during
the fair.
There VIII be meeting tonight at
5 o'clock, of the railway and trans
portation committee OF the Commercial
club, TO consider the matter OF the trip
Of the jobbers up north.
County Clerk James is today mailing
communications to the 81 registrars In
this city lnquiring as TO whether or not
they VIII serve In that capacity during
the coming municipal election.
The work OF construction on the Tellu-
ride Power company buildings at the
mouth of Provo canyon, ls being push
cd ahead with all possible celebrity and
the foundations for the fOxl00 foot
quarters building are nearly all In.
The street car company has fitted up
single truck car Al with vestibules. re-
painted the black body the standard
yellow color, and restored the car to
active service. II Is running on the
First street line
On Thursday evening next the Scotch
Thistle social club VIII give an enter
tainment In room one of the Fedora
ton hall, corner of West Temple and
Second South streets. to which all
friends Of the club are cordially invited
Secretary Bateman Of the ID. A. & NJ.
society Is planning for two nights dur
ing the fair to be known as confetti
nights, when finely cut bits Of paper
can be thrown about by the hilarlOusly
inclined But no rice powder Will be
allowed
The WorldsFair commission VIII meet
Friday morning, in the city and county
building, to act on the plans OF the ar
chitect for the Utah building, and Ia
hear a report of what has been done in
the way q general preparation during
the month,
Word was received in this city to-
day to the effect that DR. Billy
Evans, formerly assistant ticket agent
for the Rio Grande Western, under Col.
|, A. Benton, Is now father. The boys
accordingly dispatched Characteristic
message OF congratulations TO Balti-
more.
The wheat market remains stiff. as
the grain Is in steady demand. There
Is something Of a demand for Montana
oats as this grain IL 20 much fuller
and better than oats from other western
states. The price Is 10 and 10 cents
higher than Utah oats, but this does not
lessen the dfmand.
Architects Ware and Treganza have
just completed plans for a 44xl00 feet,
three story brick and stone lodging
house, for an eastern investor named
Chadbourne, TO be erected on State
street north Of the Knutsford. 1t will
contain, "a rooms, with the ground floor
given to stores, and the cost will be
$4,000,
Local military men are hoping that
with the rejuvenation OF Fort Douglas,
the headquarters Of the department OF
the Colorado can be moved from Fort
Logan to Fort Douglas, which Will bring
here the brlgadler general commanding
and his full STAFF. Attention Is called
TO the fact that Fort Douglas Is more IN
the center Of the department than Fort
Logan and facilities for communlca-
ton therefore better.
The big engine at the central station
Of the Light and Power company broke
down last night, and for the next 10
days the street railway VIII be fur
nished power from the Second East
street station. After this month, IL Is
doubtful II the latter station Is ever
used again to furnish power, as ar
rangements are being made With the
sugar company TO use power from It's
plant nine months In the year
Edwin Fisher. a carriage maker en-
ployed by the Studebaker company, cut
off the little finger of his left hand yes
terday afternoon, while running plan
en- Medical attendance was Immediate
~ summoned, and he was sent home.
This Is the fourth man TO be injured
by that planer, the others being Roy
Folsom, Joseph Walker and Martin An
derson, Manager Qulgley thinks he will
throw the planer out, as the men now
regard II az hoodooed.
First Lieutenant Smith Of Troop A,
National Guard, will resign tomorrow
night, at the regular weekly drill meet
ing of the command, and Second Lieu
tenant Game thinks of doing the same
thing, The cause Of the trouble IL the
fact that there is no captain. Several
good men have been asked 10 take the
command, but they declined, and Lieut..
Smith does not take kindly TO the idea
Of shouldering the responsibilities OF n
troop commander. as lieutenant. aud
does not want he says, to be captain
anyhow.
A civil engineer named Gay In the
employ OF one OF the French railways,
has been visiting with W. Il. Shearman
of this city. Mons. Gay told Mr. Shear
man that he was much Impressed with
the great distances In this country;
that one thing that seemed rather sur
prislng TO him was the building OF
street railways out beyond the thlckly
aettled sections; whereas In France no
street railway Is extended except into
thickly settled districts. Mons. Gay
was surprised to see no clocks placed
on the outside OF railway stations, ex-
cept In comparatively few cases, and
said every station IN France had a
clock on the outside os well as the in
side.
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