The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-26
LOCAL BRIEFS.

BANK CLEARINGS.-Yes terday's bank
clearings were SSs4.74S. For the same day
one year ago they were S519.454-
TABERNACLE RECITAL.-There will
be an organ recital by Professor j. ].
Mcclellan at the tabernacle at $40 O'Clock
this afternoon.
CAME TO LAGOON.-The Brigham
City fire department, accompanied by the
Brigham city band and a large number
OF Boz Elder county people, spent yester-
day at Lagoon
NO SERVICES IN SYNAGOGUE
There will be no services in the Jewish
temple this evening, on account Of the
illness OF DR.. Reynolds. Services will be
discontinued during July and August
ONE CASE OF ,sMALLROX.- case
OF smallpox was Yesterday reported to
the city board of health. the patient be-
ing Rose Phillips. the 5-year-Old daughter
of Henry Phillips, who resides at 1893
ClydesdaIe avenue.
DIED IN CALIFORNIA.-Word has
been received in this city of the death
in Los Angeles. June p, of Mrs R. T..
Hard, mother Of Mrs NJ P Gilbert of
this city. A telegram announcing the
news was received by Charles 9. Day
from NJ p. Gilbert
FENDER SAVED HIM.-A car fender
saved Hugh Buckley, a resident of West
Jordan. from serious injury and possible
death Wednesday evening. Buckley was
riding his wheel on Second South, near
Third West, when he colhded with a car.
The fender caught him and saved him
from going under the wheels. He es-
capped without injury.
FAILED AT EXAMINATIONS was
announced Yesterday from the office of
the state superintendent OF public IN
StructiOn that none of the three young
men who took the examination for adj
mission to West Point at the disposal of
Senator SmoOt succeeded in making the
required average. 1t IS probable that an
other examination viii have to be held.
STILL UNDER AMUSEMENT The
board of county commissioners did not de-
eide yesterday whether they would re-
woke the Callers park liquor license. J.
Bergman. Manager Herr. Parkkeeper
Johnson and Deputy Sheriff Sharp ap-
peared before the board and testified that
since the first week that the resort had
been open it had been conducted in an
orderly manner. After listening to the
testimony, the commissioners said they
would postpone action for a few DAYS
MOTORMAN SHOCKED.-Peter Myers.
motOrman on the First South line. was
severely shocked and burned by electricity
yesterday morning He placed one hand
on the controller of the ear and the other
on the brake. A circuit was completed
in this way and as he turned on the pow
er the current went through his body.
His hand was severely burned aud the
shock rendered him unconscious. He was
carried into a drug store and his burns
were attended to- His condition is not
serious.
WANT NEW ARMORY.-Captain War
wick and other members OF the new ma
uonal guard company are interviewing
wealthy property owners with a view 10
getting someone to build an armOry for
the new company, or, if preferred, for the
entire First regiment. The plan is to
have some man erect a suitable building,
the guard taking a long lease OF it on
terms that would make it a good invest
ment- The need of an armOry has been
keenly felt and all members of the guard
are hoping that the effort now on foot
may be successful
SLEEPER HAS AWAKENED Bessie
Knecht, the sleeping girI' who has
by her strange sleep that lasted for more
than two months, is reported to be on the
road TO recovery. Two weeks ago she
left the hospital and returned to her
mothers home. Since then, it is claimed,
she has regaIned consciousness and is
perfectly rational Her mother states
that she is now able to eat three meals
a day and is gaining flesh. She sleeps at
night, but awakens in the morning and
remains awake all day with the exception
OF a few maps. She converses freely and
intellgently, il is said.
TELEPHONES FOR FARMERS.
Word comes from Boise City, Ida, to the
effect that George Y. Wallace and D. s.
Murray of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone company are in that state looking
Gus districts Mr. Murray IS quoted as
saying that a large amount of telephone
line would be strung during the year He
also stated that 3 special feature Of the
extension of lines into the farming dis
tricts. In the region between Idaho Falls
and St Anthony many phones have been
installed in the homes of farmers. and
contract has been made to put in phones
for all the farmers IN the vicinity of
Sebree canal. Mr.. Murray stated that a
large number of farmers phones We're
also being put in in the Boise valley.