Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-20
LATE LOCALS.

ne great lake mas Snrunk a or root
since thf first Of the month, and the
level Is now q Of foot within the zero
mark
The Postal Telegraph management IN
laying a handsome block thing I'm the
vestibule OF It's new public Office lobby
In the Houston building,
The excessive humidity in tho local
atmosphere Is diminishing, Yesterday,
IL was 80 per cent. and today II II AZ
per cent, as against So per cent on the
nth inst, and IS per cent on the 18th
inst,
Miss Florence Hall has been sum-
moned east In response to business
telegram, and will spend the fall and
winter In New York, she had a very
pleasant, though rather brief, Visit here
with her fathers family.
A train load OF cattle from oregon
for the Parson- Hanauer company Of
this city arrived This morning, ana the
cattle are laying over In the Salt Lake
stock yards before continuing on to
the Colorado ranges.
The Federal building Is 60 per cent
completed and the stone work IL prac-
ticaliy done. Contractor Campbell Is
considering the plans OF the proposed
public building at Laramie, on which
he has been invited TO bid, and which
will cost 100000,
Owing TO the fact that there was
hardly any business to be brought be-
fore the board Of pardons at It's regu-
lar monthly meeting today. no meet
ing OF the board was held. All mat
ters that should have been heard today
were accordingly postponed until the
meeting of the board on the third Sat,
urday Of next Month.
There will be a farewell missionary
entertainment given In the Eleventh
ward Westinghouse on the evening OF
the 26th inst, In honor of Elder Carl It.
Freeze, son OF Mrs. Lille T. Freeze,
who will leave for New Zealand on
Sept. 3. An excellent program will be
rendered and friends OF the young man
are cordially invited to attend
Secretary Bateman Of the d. A. & NJ
society Is getting out some attractive
and highly colored advertising matter
for street fence and business window
consumption relative to the fall fair
He has also had printed 10000 enye-
lopes printed with lively designs IN coll
ors, illustrative Of the fair and Is nego-
tiating with various parties for scenic
attractions,
Five cases Of typhoid fever were re-
ported to the board of health today.
They are; Henry Reiser, aged 70, and
Cora Reiser, aged IS, both residing at
800 south Third West; William Cohler,
aged 3, J6S south Eighth West; Lucille
Morris, AGED 8, 1854 south Third East,
Rose ~ Nicholson, aged Z, residing at
5l2 sostr eighth West. The case OF
Mr. Relser is regarded as most crit.
zeal.
The Utah state Baptist convention
VIII be held In this city Sept SIS next.
A matter for serious consideration win
be the condition of the Calvary Bap-
fist (colored) church, which has lost
so many pastors by death aud resis-
nation that II ls now In rather dlsor-
gani5ed condition. The a, NJ. Il, church
Is ready TO absorb the Calvary people
II they are willing 10 ride in the Meth
odist band wagon.
The local weather Office promises fair
weather through tomorrow. Last night,
particularly towards morning, was quite
cool, 40 that II was easy to sleep. The
air during this morning has been very
pleasant Heavy rains have been fell-
ing again IN the east, Detroit having
2.06 inches, 81. Louis 146 inches, and
New York City g56 inches. Even III
paso, Tex. had rs Of an inch. which
under ordinary circumstances ought TO
drench wide area In that country.
Dense fogs have also been visiting the
east
Major II. y. Myton won signal vie
tory Tor Utah as the home Of the Min
ing congress today when he convinced
u, G. Patterson Of Omaha that he
should support Salt Lakes claim. MIR.
Patterson, wealthy resident Of tho
Nebraska metropolis, Is vice president
Of the Mining congress- and he is also
cousin Of Major Myton. When he left
home and, IN fact until he arrived IN
Salt Lake, he was o staunch supporter
Of Denver as the right place TO estab.
lish the congressional building. But
after the major had escorted him
around the city and talked and pleaded
IN favor OF Salt Lake, Mr.. Patterson
vas thoroughly converted. lie will
90 to Portland with the Utah delega-
ton tonight at Has, and work IN be-
half Of this city.