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

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browsing on the Salt Lake pastures.
Rheumatism appears to be very prev
alent IN town this winter. and many a
citizen Is noticed hobbling around with
the aid Of crutches or canes.
c. A. Collins OF Bingham left the
keogh-Wrlght hospital today fully re-
covered from injuries received while
working in a Bingham mine.
II Is reported from Tooele that Mrs.
H. ). Gowans, wife OF President Cow
ans OF the ToOele stake, was thrown out
Of her sleigh Sunday night, sustaining
u bad fracture Of the arm.
Cashier William NJ. Adams Of the Ma
tlonal Bank Of the Republic Is taking
vacation to the Pacific coast, where
he viii spend a month IN travel, enjoy
Ing himself. He Is In Seattle and Van
eouyer at present, and VIII go as far
south as Los Angeles.
Frank U, Bliss, manager Of the Park
city exchange OF the X. NJ Il. Tele-
phone company, has been promoted to
become manager OF the Salt Lake ex-
change vice II. II. Hampstead promoted
to be- superintendent.
The extent to which citizens are TAX
Ing up with telephone service IL Illus.
trated by the number Of phones In use
In this city. The number OF new in
struments installed IN Salt Lake during
January was l3l, making In all $500
phones now inluse in Salt Lake.
secy. o. L. Cox OF the Y, NJ. c, A,
has returned FROM trip to Denver
where he found active efforts being
made TO raise Sl5O.O00 for the new asso.
citation building 10 be erected there. So
far nearly $4,000 has been subscribed,
Mr.. Cox says the work In this city
is progressing satisfactorily.
Lorenzo Snow has sold to William
Snellgrove four-room house at Third
South and Seventh West streets for
81 900. The Home Investment company
has sold to Alex Dyet for 1850 acreage
and a four-room house, also on the
west side.
The report Of County Physician Mayo
for the month OF January shows that
there We're five cases OF scarlet fever,
nine cases OF diphtheria and one OF
smallpox In the county during the
month, AZ the close OF the month there
were four cases OF scarlet fever and two
of diphtheria under quarantine.
The report of Pauper Clerk Sabine for
the month OF January shows that the
county distributed sl.9l9.9O among the
INDECENT Of the county during the
month. A total OF 200 families con-
ofa,Insr 90 aCk pannta ranaluaI a al
Each family received an average OF
$3.50 and each person received an aver
age Of s2,l4.
Prof j. Y, Shortas was examined as
to his sanity today by County Clerk
James District Attorney Eichnor and
Drs Mayo and Odell, and committed to
the state mental hospital at Provo, The
unfortunate man has been confined In
the county inhrmary for about six
weeks. He Is about As years OF age,
and has been teaching music and Ian
guages In private families Of this city
for fome time,
The state board OF land commission.
ers met In regular monthly session to-
day and considered the matter Of the
construction OF storage reservoir at
Sewer bridge in Juab county. mas
much as the state engineer had not
reported to the board In regard to the
feasibility OF the scheme no definite ac.
ton was taken in the matter today,
The proposed reservoir will cost about
$4,000 and will have a capacity Of 3d.
600 acre feet
General Manager r. ], Quealy Of the
Kemmerer mines Is at the Knutsford,
lie says there have so far been no labor
ugitators In his territory that he knows
OF, and that II would not be OF much
use for them TO try to accomplish any
thing there, as the men are paid 80 well
Quealy does not believe they could be
induced to go out on any kind Of q
strike
As soon as the government shall have
opened up the Crow reservation In
eastern Montana,the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company will extend its
line eastward from Billings to point
on the North Dakota border, where
General Manager Wainwright OF the
Northwestern States Telephone COM
pany, has assured the Rocky Mountain
people he will meet them with wire
through North Dakota and connecting
directly with Minneapolis,
The big storm up north that was
threatening to come down this way,
slipped of to the east over the noun
tains, and today Is making things pleas
ant for the country around the great
lakes, However, the situation to the
north Is yet unsettled, and cloudy
weather IS looked for by the weather
bureau. a high barometric area Is
approaching from the Vancouver coun-
try. The minimum thermometer was
% this morning in this city; but by
afternoon, II was 80 warm that over
coats might have been dispensed with
for a couple of hours. The cold con-
tinues intense In the north, and even
In Chicago It was degrees below zero
yesterday In st, Louis II was Is be-
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