Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28

ing month Of the term. The payroll of
the principals and teachers amounts to
$4,000 aud that Of the officers and jan
itors, $1,000.
Commencement exercises viii be held
az ST. Marks hospital ON Wednesday,
June s, when Misses Pauline c. Beebe,
Catherine L. Eager, Elizabeth c. Hard
and Phoebe /. MarOhn will graduate.
having completed the three-year
nurses course The exercises will be
characterized by addresses by Bishop
Cottle and Dr. Bower.
The recent general rains have sent the
streams a booming. Provo river In
discharging 1900 second feet OF water,
Bear river 5000 second feet Logan
river 1000 second feet, and the Cache
valley riyulets have become freshets. II
Is claimed that Utah lake will reach
compromise point In a few weeks, and
the Great Salt Lake Is growing steadi-
~.
The secretary OF the Salt Lake Real
Estate association Is the recipient OF
80 much correspondence on the subject
OF the Saltair excursion, that q record
breaking attendance IL promised al.
Teady,5 The plans Of the association 10
uhFNIliHe gut lsaht are Delnk BtHtIdl-
ly approved. The board Of governors
Of the association Is working hard to
push the scheme and make Of the ex-
cursion OF June 20 a big success
The banquet and entertainment given
by the local lodge of Eagles In their
hall last night was enjoyed by several
hundreds of people, the members In
Wiling many friends to Join In the
celebration. Candidates were inlti-
ated during the forepart Of the evening
and following the choice feast a pro-
gram was rendered by performers from
| the local vaudeville houses and 9th
ers.
City Recorder John S. Crtchlow left
| today for New York 10 deliver to Il, II.
| Rollins & Sons S54S, 900 worth Of the
| clty's bonds issued to refund the bonds
Of July /, 1892, 1t was figured that It
would be safer and cheaper to have Re-
| Corder CrtChlaw deliver the bonds In
| person than 10 send them by express.
| After arriving I'm New York the record b
| er viii sign the bonds they having al
ready been signed by Mayor Norris
The benefit association OF the Nauvoo
| Legion viii hold n special meeting on
| Tuesday, May 81, at 1880 p. m, In the
| Bishops Office Tlthing yard, to make
| arrangements foe the outing TO Saltair
| June 10 next All members of the
| Black Hawks and Veteran Firemen are
cordially invited to join the excursion
as the proceeds are to be deyoted to the
new building to be erected on the old
Deseret News corner, IN memory OF
Joseph Smith the Prophet. VIM. M
Brown, secy.
The Stenographers club held It's first
| meeting last night, IN the new rooms az
| 327 Constitution building, when these
officers were elected for the ensuing
| year. President, l. NJ. Petit Vice presl-
dent, Miss Daisy Wolfgang; recording
secretary, Miss Minnie l., Allen; cor
| responding secretary, A. L. Johnson;
treasurer, j. Harvey Ashby; chairman
program committee, Miss Mildred
Lange; press agent, A. 2, Margette. A
musicale and card party viii be given
June T.
The funeral OF Adolph lessen. who
was killed by an electric shock while
surveying at Bingham, win be held on
| Sunday at 4so'clock, at the family res
dence, 55S East South Temple street
The Rev. Elmer l. Goshen Will conduct
the services The body Of the second
victim, Hugh Alfred. was shipped 10
Spring City this morning for burial. a
pathetic fact connected with the trag.
edy concerns Mr. Jessen's daughter
Louise, who was High school junior
She was making preparations for this
class day celebration, when the wore
of her fathers death arrived.
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Lebring, o.
ogden. was IN the city yesterday anC
recovered watch from a pownshOI
which had been stolen from Miss RIA
chel Shaw OF ogden. Edward Bagey
n Rio Grande brakeman, who has beer
a regular caller at Miss Shaw's HON,
for some time past, Is in jail at Ogden
charged with stealing the watch Will,
| calling on Miss Shaw about a weeh
ago, He was arrested IN Heber city
hut denied all knowledge Of the crime
a hunt for the watch was commenced
by the Ogden officials and, strange e
say, Deputy Sebring found Il In tn,
first pawnshop he entered In this city
Tomorrow evening a special program
will be given in the Third ward meet.
inghouse, the same comprising selec
lions by the ward choir, short stories
OF missionary life In Germany, Holland
and switzerland by Elders w. M. Leon
ard, John X. Meibos and John c. How
| ard respectively; quartet by S. String
err r. Strlnger, S, McMurrin and T, A
| Taylor. violin selection, Miss Lenl
Broaddus, accompanied by Mr.. H. p
| Midgey, German solo Sperry A. Law
son; soprano solo, Mrs Ida Pitt Weller
selection, Orie quartet. The service
begin at o'clock and the public Is cor
| daily invited