Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-28
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES
LATE LOCALS.

The Progressive Republican club will
hold smoker and ball at Federation
OF Labor Hall, Fourth South and State
street, tonight at $3.50 A very Interest,"
Ing time II promised
Companies d and II Of the First reg
iment are now drilling once a week In
battalion formation, ID company gives
the first military ball OF the season to-
morrow night in Christensen's hall.
The visiting consulting engineers OF
the geological survey went to Utah lake
this morning. with Prof. Swendsen as
chaperone. "a look over the situation
there with reference to the proposed
reservoir scheme
The contractors have begun putting
on the cement roof az the federal build
Ing, so that In three weeks. plasterlng
the interior can begin. With the build
ing enclosed active work can be carried
on In the interior all winter
Fish Commissioner Sharp Is collect
Ing specimens Of Utah fish for the COM
ing state fair He viii have four more
tanks than last year. and IN general,
the display will exceed those OF all
former exhibitions.
The condition Of County Clerk James
who was recently operated on for ap-
pendicits at the Holy Cross hospital
has so much improved that he was
able 10 be moved from the institution to
his home this morning
The local weather Office predicts
frosts tonight all over the state but
with promise Of warmer weather to-
morrow. II was "A degrees warmer az
Modena last night, than on the night
previous.
The three following cases OF typhoid
fever we're reported to the board OF
health today II. n. Goodwin aged 90
cullen hotel. Dan Castellano, aged q
5lS east Fourth South David Michel
sen, 122 south State street. The two
first named patients are at ST. Marks
hospital
There was rainfall OF 81 of an inch
at satair yesterday while there was
hardly more than trace here, The
great lake has shrunk " OF a foot IN
the last two weeks, but will now re-
main stationary. as the change In the
weather has stopped further evapora-
ton.
This afternoons meeting OF the salt
Lake Produce exchange IL looked for
ward to by the members as likely 70 be
a lively one, ns an attempt will be
made TO restore local prices to some
thing like uniformity and prevent con-
tinuance OF chaotic conditions that
have Of late been obtaining In the local
-four and grain markets
Bishop James Maxwell Of the Twen-
ty-seventh ward Is the happy possess
sOr OF red raspberry vines which bear
from early June until the late frosts
come and cut or vegetation. The
bishop called az the News Office to-
day with several branches OF the vines
bearing luscious red berries thereon,
and they made an attractive sight.
Hon. Jesse NJ. Smith has returned
from trip Of sheep inspection over
the state, and says that there Is very
little diseased conditions, and that the
sheep are In better shape today than
ever before. The ranges too are in
gratifying condition. and on the whole
the outlook Is encouraging enough.
When asked as 70 whom he thought
would succeed the late c. f. Martin as
secretary Of the National Live stock
association. Mr. Smith gave dubious
look aud replied that Il would be hard
10 ind another man who could al that
position
The local Musical union will meet
Sunday afternoon IN annual convention,
at o'clock and there Is an allegro VI
yace, "a time. scurryng around for
votes IN the interest Of the one or the
other faction The State Band party II
at present In the ascendancy, but
Helds band sdherents are not In any