Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-16
LATE LOCALS.

Five cases OF measles and one OF
ChCkenpoX were reported TO the city
board of health today,
The Boys club Of the Phillips Con-
gregational church meets tomorrow
evening, for a social and entertain-
ment, In the church.
The genial countenance OF General
Agent Phil Hitchcock OF the wabash
is visible in this city today from Dem
yer. lie is here on "R, r. b."
Miss Glover Of philadelphia is the
new night superintendent Of st. Marks
hospital, and assumes her new duties
tomorrow, taking the place vacated by
Miss Lundberg.
Clerk Judd OF the board Of education
Will pay the teachers, principals and
supervisors tomorrow their salaries for
the fifth month OF school ending Feb.
10, The total amount Of the payroll Is
S25si3.25
The Western Union offices in this city
are to be entirely overhauled, and
frightened up as soon as the new cleo
trical plant now In transit shall have
arrived This plant will take the place
OF the battery cell system that has OBJ
tanned for so many years.
The New York Life Insurance COM
pany has paid the $4,000 policy on
Royal II. Mllliron, to the mother OF the
deceased, The young man had made
application for q second policy but Il
had not reached the company's offices
at the time of his death.
The new shelter OF the Salvation
Army on Commercial avenue win be
ready for opening In a few days, as
soon as the plumbers are through.
Then, It is believed that the old time
quarters on Franklin avenue will be
given up, as the surroundings OF the
latter locality are not OF the most sa-
lubrious character,
Mrs. John G. Felt met with painful
and serious accident yesterday after
noon, by slipping and falling on the
Ice, with the result that she sustained
a double fracture of the arm. Or, PIN
kerton was called and gave the neces-
sary surgical attendance and today the
patient IS resting as comfortably as
possible under the circumstances.
George T. Odell was In Provo yester-
day for conference with members OF the
city council relative to securing a city
franchise for the Independent Tele-
phone company Of this city, The COM
pany has the right to operate In the
county, and poles are already being set
between Bingham Junction and Provo.
/ Mr. Odell believes the Provo council
Will grant the request
A social and old-tlme party will be
given tomorrow night IN Sugar House
ward amusement hall the special OBJ
| ject OF which Is to raise funds to en-
able the afflicted or those needing medi-
cal treatment, and cannot pay for the
same, to be treated free at the Latter
| day Saints hospital The matter Is
under the management OF the Relief
society Of Sugar House ward, OF which
Mrs s. L. Richards u the president.
This mornings minimum thermome-
| ter was only IA degrees above zero, an
Improvement Of four degrees over the
| record Of yesterday This noon It Is
very moderate. but with the sky heayi-
| ly overcast and promising snow. The
high barometrlc area Is passing over
| and another low area Is approaching
| from the California coast. The SOUTH
west country has been having more
rain. Los Angeles receiving so Of an
inch, Phoenix l6 Of an inch, Yuma "a,
and Modena a slight precipitation.
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