Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-07
The Semi
Weekly News
THE GREAT
COUNTRY PAPER.
Is Issued Mondays and Thursdays
and contains all The cream OF fhe
Daily and Saturday News.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
OF TIE WEST.

VI, D. Dinnlny and George White have
gone to Blackfoot, Ida, whence Mr.
white will 20 to Portland.
Suit has been filed I'm the district
court by James +. Green against H. W.
Wilson to recover s3,SS30S alleged to
be due on two promssory notes,
Organlst j. j. Mcclellan gave an organ
recital yesterday afternoon in the Tab
ernacle before 800 people. including
many tourists. The audience considered
IT great treat.
There Will be meeting this evening
OF the Veteran liremen In canyon road
hall, where business of Importance IL
to be transacted. A general attend
ance is requested.
The friends OF the late David Nelson
are arranging for benefit concert for
his widow, TO be given on Thursday
evening next In the Thirteenth ward
assembly hall. A general Invitation Is
extended
Morris p Levy of 2l5 Fourth South
street, is dead of renal troubles, aged
10 years, He was a resident of this
city for twelve years and was wide
ly known and respected He leaves
Il wife, six daughters and one son.
The embalmed remains OF Mrs. r.. l..
Andrews who died Of consumption nc
Phoenix Thursday, reached this city
yesterday, and the funeral win be held
tomorrow from the residence of her
brother-in-aw, William Andrews, H3
Fourth East street.
Suit to recover 81 head Of ewes aud
lambs has been filed IN the district
court by Observation-Disclosures against
Iamus Larsen 1t Is alleged that de-
PENDANT wrongiully took possession Of
the sheep ON October G. 1902 and Il is
asked that they be returned to plaintiff
or that he have Judgment against de-
PENDANT for Sli2l5, the value of the
sheep.
st. Marks ladies' guild viii have
charge this week OF the tea room at
Keith Brien's, where tea win be
served by prominent society ladies' The
affair rs in charge Of Mrs, George Y.
Wallace and those assisting viii be
Miss Edith sherman, Miss Hauaucr.
Miss Klmball Miss Emily Read Miss
McGrath, Miss Rooklidge, Miss Zane,
Miss sherman, Miss Laura Sherman.
Miss Burke, Miss Stella Salisbury
Miss Miller, Miss Margie Miller, Miss
Fannie Bird, Miss Winnie Rhoades Miss
Maud Thorne, Miss Katherine Will
llams, Mrs. Glcndmning, Mrs, BdWcll
and Mrs. Hayward.
Surgeon Major benedict had wild
experience Saturday afternoon on the
Rio Grande road lie was left at sun.
nyside by the outgoing train. so fol.
lowed down the grade on a Hat car
that had no brakes. The car was soon
running at the rate Of tNo miles a min.
ute. or Whereabouts as the doctor and
Jim Lee, a guard lay down HAT an the
car and wondered how IT would come
out. The car struck the switch al
Mounds all right, and then continued
nying up the main line grade. This
soon stopped the car, and the twain
jumped OFF, and walked back TO Mound,
station unhurt but considerably ioltaC
up The surgeon caught the next train
west,
s. y Fenton has clippings from 9
Salt Lake paper Of 1875 showing thn
he was the first man to stretch tele
phone wire In Utah Territory. TIL
wire was stretched across the main
street between the offices OF Mr. Pome
roy and Taylor q Trlpp just above TN
Deseret National bank At that TIM
such device as an exchange was un
dreamed of, and the possibilities wer
thought to 30 no further than on
wire between two terminal points, Mr.
Fenton was subsequently the first agen
Of the Bell Telephone company in thi
part Of the country The telephon
was regarded in those days with
great deal of curiosity il not actua
awe.