Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-19
LATE LOCALS.

Today's local bank clearings amounts
ed 70 S360,070j2 as against $685.
929. 10 for the same day last year.
A feature in the local grocery mar
kets is This springs maple sugar
only two years old. However, II looks
well, and tastes better
There will be a naval recruiting detail
I'm this city March II 20 10 next to gath
er up all the desirable young men pos
slble for Uncle Sans navy
Local engineers suggest that the coast
survey In getting out It's next series Of
maps, have watershed maps prepared
according to tie different watersheds.
The recommendation of the state
board OF equalization 20 county asses
sor's regarding the taxation OF cattle
Is applied to the entire state, and not
any fraction thereof.
The payrols for the first half Of Feb
ruary, which have been held up by the
mayor until today, are being paid today
by the city treasurer The amount OF
the payr0lls Is SjI26.2
The architects having in charge the
new buildings Of the Telluride company
I'm Provo canyon are working mp the
interiors SO that operations In compile
ton OF the structures can be resumed as
soon as possible.
i. Il. McGurrin g. Co., and j, c, cut
Ter, Jr, are improving and repairing the
parts Of the Constitution building un-
der their control. Mr., McGurrin will
open banking institution on the
ground floor OF his section Of the build
Ing.
The stone cutters have about COM
plcted their work In preparing the re-
mairlcr Of the stone for the Catholic
cathedral, and as all the steel for the
roofing is on the spot when active work
Is resumed II can be hurried on rapid
ly
The students Of the H. u, s. unlver-
slty broke loose at noon today ana rent
the air with their yells In celebration
OF the big basket ball game with Provo
this afternoon 4 feature OF the ado
was an impromptu procession, with
President Paul and faculty seated IN a
cart drawn by % or more young men,
as guests Of honor
The mercury fell this morning TO 20
degrees above zero IN this city, and the
cold iook a fresh hold on the country
up north, and In the northeast with
n low baromctriC area TO the north and
the south Of this state the local wealth
or bureau Is expecting snow tonight,
and colder tomorrow The atmosphere
today has been very lnvlgoratng
There was a good attendance last
night at the meeting Of the Salt Lake
Chapter Of the American institute Of
Bank Clerks Bank Examiner Beeba
read q valuable and well prepared pa
per on auditing and on the latest meth.
DDS used I'm the detection Of fraudulent
banking transactions including the
doctorng Of books
The arid land commission Is IN SOS.
sion today In the Office Of the state en-.
gIncer, discussing plans for bringing
together land owners 10 be benefited by
the coming reservoir plans Of the gov
eminent, and for the organization Of
land owners into water associations.
with which the government officials
may treat. rs the government viii not
deal with individuals
The executive committee ~ the Young
Mems Republican club met In the coun-
ty recorders Office this afternoon and
appointed a committee 20 draft resolu-
tons Of respect and sympathy on the
death Of Thomas I'm, a former mem
Der OF the club. The committee an
pointed consists Of j. j. Meyers and G.
S. BrlcREalter IL was decided that
the club should attend the fune,al Of
Mr., Hin In a body The services win
be held on Sunday
Reports have been circulated in this
city, that there il a fish famine In the
east, and that the same may effect the
Lenten market IN this city Manager
Gibson Of the Booth Fish company, dis
credits all this, and says the latest fish
trade journals do not indicate anything
Of the kind, and he has received no In
timailon OF any information suggest
Ing scarcity IN the hsh market. Prices
continue lust the same.