Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-25
LATE LOCALS.

The state fair grounds have been
cleaned up, the buildings secured, and
the entire premises are now closed un-
I'll building Is resumed IN the spring
The funeral Of Mrs. George NJ Lewis
will be held Friday at 10 a. M. from
the residence, 52S Second aEst street
with irtermcnt in the Jewish cemetery.
The coalmen report marked in
crease in the local yard supply within
the last week, and they are now creep
ing up on their orders. II there was
any real crisis, It has gone by.
A prominent Main street business
man recommends that the assessors
raise the assessed valuations on the one
and two-story shacks remaining on the
business part Of Main street 10 such a.
figure that the owners will either have
TO sell their property or Improve It,
The Clayton Investment company
proposes to so remodel the fronts of
the buildings ON the south side of First
South street between Commercial and
Stute streets, that all shall present
general uniform appearance and have
the same skyline. This win be done
az fast as the present leases expire.
Irwin T.. Pratt. for the Blue Bench
Cooperative Water company of this
city, filed application today, with the
state engineer, for 200 second feet of
water from Rock creek, a tributary to
the Green river I'm Wasatch county, for
purposes Of power. at Heber and else
where. The diverting canal viii be
$4,000 feet long.
A movement is ON foot 10 secure the
south court room In the Federal build
ing for the use Of the two Grand Army
posts, the two Relief corps and the Cir
Gle Of the Ladies' Of the G., A. II. II
may be years before that court Is oc-
cupied by the circuit court and In the
meantime IL will remain empty put
to no use whatever II the secretary
of the treasury Is propitous, the @. A.,
II. people win be successful, and thus
save considerable money which Is now
expended for hall rent elsewhere.
Prof. p. w. Search, Of Worcester
Mass, the well known lecturer and
platform speaker, and wife are guests
Of PROT X. c.. French Of the Y. NJ c.
a. en- route east from a lecturing trim
along the Pacific coast Prot Search
leCtured IN this city some years ago,
before a large audience, and Is greatly
pleased with the western country He
win remain I'm town two or three days,
ana visit the schools and other educa-
tional institutions. His speciality is
educational topics,
After q brief illness Mrs. Martha
knight Spencer, wife OF the late Orson
Spencerdei Monday at the home Of her
daughter Mrs. Matte S. Woodward, In
this city She has been a resident In
salt Lake since pioneer days, coming
here with her husband IN an oX-train.
She Is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Woodward and Mrs. Ellsworth Daggett.
The funeral services will probably be
held nj the residence OF Mrs. Woodward
tomorrow afternoon, although definite
arrangements have not yet been an
n0uuced,
The opening session Of the Uniyer-
sity Sunday school viii be held IN Bar
raft hall oct, 20, az 1880 p, m. During
the present school year there win be
but one course ot lectures, which win
be given by Dr. James r.. Talmage. II
viii be a continuation OF his series en-
titled Jesus the Christ BEGUN year
ago Printed outlines win be dislrib-
utod az the door
MILTON BENNION.
BRYANT $, HINCKLEY.
JOSEPH L. HORNE
superlntendency