Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-04
LATE LOCALS.

Todays local bank clearings amount
ed to 1898. 1876, as against 1886, 1877 90 for
the same day last year,
At last evenings meeting OF the Salt
Lake Produce exchange, the price OF
oats was advanced Ave cents, and that
of rye -four from $3.50 to $3.50.
General Manager c. T. Odell OF the
Consolidated Wagon & Machine COM
| pany, has been confined for several
days to his home by illness.
The executive committee OF the state
Christian Endeavor will meet Sunday
afternoon, to set the date for the next
annual convention, which Is TO be held
In this city.
All of the steel for the federal build
ing has arrived from Minneapolis except
one car which has now been several
days on the road. So there will be no
delay as far as the steel is concerned
this spring.
The management OF the Provo Wool
en- mills has secured from big Con-
necticut mill center specially able de-
signer who will arrive on the 18th Inst,
and take entire charge Of the weave
ROOM
Bradstreets agency reports business
conditions in this city for the week end
ing last evening, as follows: Wholesale
trade maintains satisfactory posi-
ton. Some dullness prevails IN retail
lines Money is less tight and collec-
tons are improved.
The postmaster has received an In
qury from st, Louis as TO whether
there are municipal baths In this city
as the facts about the same were want
ed for insertion In q worlds fair pub
lication, There are none such here, and
so the postmaster replies.
The state statlsticlan's Office Is send.
ing out 5000 blanks TO different mer-
camille establishments In the state for
returns as to various data about their
business, to be used In compiling bust.
ness statistics for the next annual re-
port Of the statistlcian's Office,
Col. Miner reports construction work
on the Twin Falls irrigation plant as
having progressed satisfactorily all win.
ter, and that the dam will be completed
within 60 days, L. II, Bull, the Penn.
sylvania capitalist who f. much inter,
ested In this scheme went north this
morning, TO look the plant over
The Williams Drug company of
Moab Grand county, filed copy OF
It's articles OF incorporation In the sec.
rotary of states Office today. Its capl.
All. 4. D 49, -.
the par value Of 81 each. John W. VII
liams Is president; ]. N. CorbIn, vice
president, l.. A. Walters, secretary and
treasurer.
Pending the appointment OF a perma.
nent surveyor In charge In this city Tor
the Pacific Board OF Underwriters. Kari
SCheid will remain here I'm active
charge, under the general supervision
OF Louis Parkhurst OF the Montana sur.
veyorship, Mr., Parkhurst is q brother
Of III, t. Parkhurt, recently surveyor
here, and Is in town for few days
to consult with secy, Stillman as the
latter was unable TO 20 north TO see
him,
State Superintendent Of, Schools Nell
son Is today mailing letters TO all the
school officers Of the state calling thei,
attention TO the law In regard to com.
pulsory attendance at school OF all chill
dren who are OF school age. The sta.
tistlfs OF last year show that there were
10000 children IN the state OF school age
who did not attend any school, The OH.
GERS are requested 10 see that the law IL
enforced In regard 10 this matter,
The large lake level gauge prepared
by the weather Office In this city TO be
set up at Saltalr will be taken out
there tomorrow, and set up by engl. |
neers from Prof Swendsens office. The |
gauge Is marked on to record the level
Tor six feet above the zero mark. and |
for four feet below II. Care will be |
taken 70 set the gauge that there viii |
be no question about Its recording.
A large and appreclatlve audience
witnessed the performance given. by the
Twentieth ward minstrels last night,
in the ward annex. The songs sung
were the very latest In minstrelsy,
while the jokes by the black face come. |
dams kept the house In an uproar
throughout tn, evening
The Calvary Baptlsts (colored) WIFI
give an entertainment IN Federation OF |
Labor hall, March H. In aid of the
fund TO nay on their church debt. The |
entertainment win include n lecture by
Rev. DR. Boothe, pastor OF the church.
on the work Of Booker T. Washington
at Tuskigee, Ala, and q musicale given
by members OF the calvary church. Dr. |
Boothe was for u years an instructor
at the Tusklgee institution. so that he
Is well qualified to speak on the sub
iect