Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Concord grapes are IN the market and
selling nc 90 cents per basket whole
sale, and 65 cents retail.
d. p. Felt and his son Vernon win
shortly begin the publication Of the
Davis County Argus at Pennington.
Councilman Hartensteln has pur-
chased new cottage at 81 ! street
and next week he will move his family
into Il and resume housekeeping,
Charles Vlnson aud Thomas watkins
will represent the local Carpenters
union at the convention Of the Inter-
national Brotherhood Of Carpenters at
Milwaukee, Sept, 10.
William A. Taylor was examined MS
20 his sanity yesterday afternoon before
Judge Morse by County Physician
Mayo and Dr. Ellerbeck, and was COM
mitted TO the state mental hospital at
Provo.
The first section Of the new livery
stable going up back Of the Cullen, viii
be opened next week The barn will
be two stories, l22x2l2 feet and accom-
modate l75 horses. The total value OF
the Improvement win be about $40, 900,
Marjorie Henderson, OF Ogden and
Dorothy H. Weber OF $40 r street, salt
Lake, were among the successful con
testants In the ST. Nicholas league con-
tests for September; the former taking
the silver badge for drawing, and the
latter the gold badge for photography
Tomorrow evening IN the Third ward
Westinghouse Prof Levi Edgar Young
will deliver lecture on "The Life OF
the People OF Italy" Az the same
meeting the OrIoe quartet will render
two selections and Miss Aura Rogers
win sing, 20 Love Divine" The public
Ia invited.
Monday being Labor day the offices In
the city and county building will be
closed. The attention OF pensioners Is
called to this announcement for the rea-
son that Monday is the day for fixing
up pension papers 0t the county clerks
Office, and as II Is a holiday that work
win have to so over until Tuesday
Mrs. D. W. Gamble OF 1856 south Sec
ond West street. stepped OF a Second
South street car NJ Third West last
evening, before the car stopped and
was thrown to the ground She struck
on the back Of her head and was rem
dered unconscious. Dr. Beer attended
her and soon she was able TO proceed
to her home
An unknown bicyCist coluded with
j. w. Houston's automobile az Second
South and Second East streets az $50
last evening by turning directly In
front OF the machine The wheelman
was thrown 10 the ground and his wheel
wrecked lie was considerably bruised.
but walked away with his bike without
saying anything.
A Centeryille team ,tth a wagonload
of Watermelons, ran away last evening
near the Warm Springs, strewlng the
roadway with the luscious fruit Of the
vine. The boys along the road straight.
way saw TO II that the melons did not
lle around loose very long, and there
was an impromptu banquet right of
II was said that the runaway was
caused by the men in the wagon abus.
ing their horses.
Landlord G. S. Holmes returned last
evening from Los Angeles, accompanied
by his son Dwight Mr. Holmes will
take the young man east tomorrow, %
place him In Phillips Exeter academy
New Hampshire, 10 prepare for Yale
While east Mr., Holmes win visit Mr.
Sylvester Cunningham OF Gloucester,
owner Of the KnutNord hotel property,
10 see what can be done relative to
enlarging the building.
Poll Tax Collectors Nichols and Cow
an Of the street department have met
with much success this year IN their
work, The total amount Of poll taxes
collected from April to the first Of Sep.
,ember was S,326, Of that amount 500
mas been IN cash and the balance IA
labor on the streets OF the city. There
are still quite a number OF dehnquents
and they had better call on the street
supervisor and pay up In order TO avoid
suit being filed against them,
The Salt Lake Collegiate Institute
opens Tor the fan term next Wednes-
lay under the prncipalship OF George
b. Swazey, succeeding Robert j. Cas-
key. Fifteen graduates Of the institute
are pursuing courses Of study elsewhere
as follows: Irwin McNlece and Roder.
.ck Thompson 1900, Emil Larson. 1902.
md Renwick McNiece, 1908, In Prince.
ton university Miss Stella Bralnard
and lie Roy Nelson. 1902, Obern col
'ege, Misses Mary Eta and Jane Full.
erton Martin, 1902, the Western, OK.