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

Local lumber dealers report n good
trade during the current month.
Attorney General Breeder has gone
south on legal business, to be absent
several days.
There will be a concert this evening
at 1880 on the Fort Douglas plaza, by
the regimental band.
Prof. and Mrs. A. H. Peabody have
gone to New England on months
visit taking in the worlds fair en-
route.
The state board OF education has fixed
Aug, 20, 30 and 81 as the dates for the
county teachers examinations to be
held at the county seat OF each county
In the state.
The mercury keeps lowering around
the 'nineties," registering 81 degrees
yesterday, when at Phoenix 1t scored
1902. But then at Phoenix people get
out their winter wraps as soon as the
mercury drops TO So degrees.
Doc. Shores the Utah Fuel COM
panys detective, reports about $50
"hoaters '-ex-strikers. still OF deck at
the coal camps, and says that the agi-
tatOr Robert has gone to Mercur. The
floaters are being carefully watched,
The Postal Telegraph people began
work bright and early this morning
when men set to work cleaning up the
new premises to be used for the Salt
Lake offices, and sign painters were put
to work on the great window on the
south side Of the Houston building,
Secretary Byron Groo OF the state
board OF land commissioners has writ
ten state Engineer Doremus, asking
him 10 investigate the upper reservoir
site Of the Buckhorn Flat reservoir pro-
position, TO see II reservoir construction
there is feasible.
There will be civil service examlna-
lions In this city, Aug 81, for the posi-
ton of wireman In the office OF the Sec
rotary OF the treasury, at a salary OF
$3.50 per annum; also for the position
Of agricultural clerk, department OF ag-
rlculture, at $720 per annum.
In the case OF u. G. Croff against A.
A. Goodhue, Judgment by stipulation
was rendered today by Judge Hall In
favor Of plaintiff for 81 1866.
Judgment by confession was entered
by Judge Hall today, in favor OF plain
tin, in the case of the Utah Associa-
ton of Credit Men against George f.
Rigby for $1,000. and interest from Aug.
6. The action was brought to recover
that amount, alleged to be due on sew
eral accounts assigned to plaintiff.
Dean Foster, 12-year-old boy, was
committed TO the state industrial school
at ogden this afternoon, by Judge
Morse. The boy stays out AT night
In company with other bad boys, and
has got beyond control Of his mother
The following foreigners were admit
ted to citizenship today, by Judges
Morse and Hall; John M. Foster Jona-
than Westerman, both of England An
drew Budd and James Sorenson, both
OF Denmark; Michael Cunan of Ire
land Angus Balm Of Scotland, John s.
Amodt OF Norway, and ID. j. Burnett
Of New Zealand.
A farewell banquet viii be given next
Thursday evening, at the Wilson cafe,
by the Ministerial association. TO Revs.
John Richelsen OF the Westminster
Presbyterian church and Bailey OF the
Liberty Park Methodist church, who
sever their local connections this month,
and go to other fields Of labor.
Six bids were opened this morning.
I'm the office Of Quartermaster Ham, at
the Dooly block, for construction OF
macadam roads at the Fort proper AMI
on Fort Douglas avenue, and for ce-
ment sidewalks within the post The
bids viii be sent to the department
at Washington with recommendations
by Cant. Ham