Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-08
LATE LOCALS.

Ninety coke ovens have been started
up at Castle Gate. and by the end OF
the week l25 viii be IN operation,
Maj. DEM OF Nephi has resigned
from the guard on account OF bust
ness demands. which are found TO in
terfere with his guard duties.
Manager Qulgley OF the Studebaker
company looks for a big eastern manu-
facturers are two months behind their
orders, so great is the demand
Prof. Swendsen's men have set up
the new lake level reading gauge at
Saltair, near the lighthouses. where re-
liable readinge can be obtained every
two weeks.
Landlord @. 3. Holmes OF the Ange-
lus writes friends In this city, that he Is
very busy taking care OF a large pat
r0nage, and says that business has been
very good this season In Los Angeles
Architect $. c. Dallas leaves for Ce-
dar city Thursday to superintend the
finishing OF the state university build
ings there. The buildings will be ready
for occupancy In less than three weeks.
j. NJ. Hendrie of the z. C. NJ, I. Is
back to his post after months alb
sence in the hospital on account OF
blood poisoning. He ran a nail into his
finger, and the rust Of the nail got into
the circulation
The A. d. r. company will remove
April from It's present East Temple
street quarters, to the Atlas block
where It will occupy the entire base
nlent front.
The Denver, Lakewood & Golden,
which has been In the hands of receiv-
ers for seven years past, Is to be sold
at public auction April 81 at Denver
The final decree OF foreclosure shows
that the company has defaulted pay
ment to the sum OF sl,ll0,OOo, with In
terest.
There will be a meeting Of the trus-
tees and principal OF the county schools
IN the city and county building on next
Saturday at noon for the purpose Of
discussing the consolidation proposition
and transacting other business.
Manager Cooper OF the Polk Dlrec-
NbiN NblllHtllll NiulillH W HuNt lUt Dtht
directory library west OF the Missouri
river, as on his shelves are late direc-
tories covering 800 OF the larger cities in
the United States, This library Is quite
Il curiosity
A man working an advertising graft,
amused good sized crowds on Second
South street this morning, by riding be-
,,,t. -.
on n bicycle wheel, Occasionally tum-
bes into the mud greatly pleased the
crowds.
The Bell Telephone company put I'm
l6i new phones last month, making 5,400
all told In this city, and 10000 on the
system. The Bell companys switch.
board In this city has registered as
high as 10000 calls In one day
The u. II. Walker block is to be rails.
ed one story, making It Ave In all, and
the contract has been given to Archl.
tect Timer. The Improvement will cost
a little over $4,000. and provide the
building with 80 additional offices. This
increase IL one reason for doubling up
the elevator
Several local flour men foresaw n rise
In prices coming, several months ago,
and filed go0dly sized orders with east
ern mills at current prices. The goods
have now arrived, with prices consId-
erably In excess Of the purchasing
prices, and these forehanded dealers are
tlInglng bouquets at themselves.
1t Is raw and rainy day today with
prospects Of lis continuing through to.
night and tomorrow, according TO the
indications, There was heavy rain al
Boise last night, and the conditions
north are moist. The average mini.
mum temperature Is. however, rising
The weather continues favorable TO a
rising lake, and the Bear river Is pour.
Ing a great food into Great salt Lake.
The organ In st, Marks cathedral has
been taken down preparatory TO remov.
al TO the new chancel and on the other
side OF the church, Prof Thomas Rad.
Cliff his son, and local oAlce-ftting
firm have the contract 10 make the
change. The organ Is found TO be very
dirty, not having been cleaned I'm over
10 years, but when re.erected will be in
very good shape, as 1t Is TO be thor
oughly oyerhauled,
81 think III apply FOR the position
for warden Of the state prison myself"
remarked Simon Bamberger this noon.
at the Commercial club. with weary
air, as he sank down into a chair near
Secretary Harris desk. ut would be
about the only way could escape from
the cares Of buslness"." MIR. Harris
nose was deeply imbedded IN stack of
papers on his desk, but It's genial own
err stralghtened up long enough TO OBJ
serve, Mr., Bamberger | soemnly
promise that viii vote for you as war.
den, II you win consent 10 rum Mr.. >