Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
LATE LOCALS.

The last meeting OF the state board OF
land commissioners this year ls being
held today
a. g.. A. J. VIII gNe lts annual ball
complimentary 20 rs employees ON The
evening OF Jam o, n Christensens holl.
The state board Of medical examiners
win hold los quarterly meeting jau ,
Instead of Monday next. owing to the
latter being a legal holiday.
Dr. and Mrs. 81 j WoodllGe, who
have been visiting In California for the
past month are spending the holidays
with Nh and Mrs. j B. swenson at
226 G. street.
Omcars Hilton and Taylor discovered
this afternoon. N-callhcr revolver
hid under the cuNort nt the town
clock on the utah National bank corr
ner Just what Il was put there for Is
what the police are now trying to as
certain.
The entire First South street side-
walk over the large boiler room OF the
new Y. N. g. a, building has been
made of heavy concrete, and appears
to De as good piece Of work of the
kind as any IN town.
Miss AddIe NJ. Cannon, daughter OF
Cashier George NJ, Cannon, is conyal.
eecent from her threatened attack OF
typhoid pneumonia and Is bright ana
active again, 90 the great gtatlhcauon
OF her parents and a vide circle or
warm friends
Bishop Orson H. whitney viii have
charge OF the services over tho remains
OF the late Charles Ellis the funeral
taking place from the undertaking par
lors OF Joseph william Taylor q south
West Temple street Saturday at p,
m, Friends are Inv ted TO attend
In the case OF Jennie H. Hays against
A. IT. Honnefar ot al Judge Hall today
rendered decree IN favor OF defendant
In which Il WIS ordered that plaln-
tlff deed TO defendant Hennefer all Of
her interest as heir at law OF Abraham
Hays In and 70 part Of lot p block 6,
plat 3, Salt Lake city survey.
The funeral Of Edwin Rushton will
be held from the Sixth ward assembly
rooms ON Sunday, Jan. /, at 1850 a. m.
Friends desiring 10 view the remains
may do 80 az the residence Of II, H.
Evans, ijl west Fifth South street. be-
tween the hours OF Q and If the day Of
the service,
At a meeting Of the Democratic state
executive committee held yesterday
afternoon II was decided to postpone
the Jackson day banquet ut the Com
merclal club from Saturday jan T.
TO Monday, Jan, 0, IN order that Demo-
cratic members OF the Legislature may
have an opportunity to attend,
The low barometrlc area that extend
ed clear across the country yesterday,
remains there yet, aud is dropping down
so low that II threatens TO blanket the
entire United States So snow and
colder weather are expected Tor to-
morrow, by the local weather Office.
Roseburg, Or, caught S64 inches Of
rain yesterday. but Spoken received
only .56 Of an inch,
Members Of the University club are
receiving postal announcement that
THE usual and unusual high links will
take place on the last day OF the year,
which this year happens 10 fall on
Saturday Dec. g. The card says that,
IN spite OF the above notice, the club
house viii be open throughout the first
day Of the year and winds UP with
"Mortun Sautamus' eve salute those
about to diel signed by the social COM
mittee.
Peter Byand aged 20, who came to
the city several days ago from Santa
Quin was picked up ON State street
yesterday AFTERNOON with "a Well de-
veloped case OF smallpox Byland was
walking down state street just below
Second South when Fumlgator Nlcker-
son Of the health department happened
along He az once noticed the erup-
tions on the mans face and detained
him until the pest wagon could be
called, when he was sent TO the quar-
antine hospital for treatment.
Prominent coal operators say that the
mines. notlceably those IA Wyoming,
are So far behind their wholesale or
ders that II n uncertain when they can
catch up. This is Que to the fact that
northwestern orders are steadily in
creaslng, as people are getting to burn
coal instead Of lumber. Up 10 a COM
paratIyely reCelN date, people In the
northwest have been free 10 burn lum-
Der. but with tho cutting on n immense
tracts. and the Increase of consumption
the price OF lumber has so advanced
that II does not pay 20 use 10 for fuel
and coal is being gradually substituted,