Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-02
LATE LOCALS.


The Elks VIII brand FIVE new MAYER
icks tonight, at the weekly round up.
James Melkle OF Smithheld. Cache
county, was In the city today shaking
hands with old friends
A large photograph OF the Elks' ma
tional home at Bedford, Va, has been
received a; the lodge In this city.
The new rye, wheat and barley crops
are coming into market, 80 that there
Is little Of these grains being imported
into the salt Lake market
improvements in the way of rear
rangement Of Office fixtures and In
creased facilities for doing business are
being made in the Walker bank
The Insurance agents say that the
money for the burned county infmary
may be received here this week. $4,000
ON the building, and Sl,l5O on the con-
tents.
Fred Wey has bought for s575 two
unusually large heads OF a buffalo and
a moose, at Seattle. which are due here
In the morning, and which he will set
up IN the lobby OF the Wilson hotel.
The level Of Utah lake IS 1866 feet be-
low compromise point and 500 second
feet continues 10 be taken out OF the
lake every cay and spread over the val-
ley below. The lake has fallen one foot
In the last 80 days.
Contractor p. j. Moran has resumed
laying asphalt on east South Temple
street aud says that In less than three
weeks the entire remodelled street
Will be opened TO the public. The
north side street interset Ions are be-
Ing laid out, and the cutters finished.
The Liberty stake win give an ex.
curslon TO Saltair on Thursday, Aug
10, when good time is promised all
who attend. A fine program Of sports
has been arranged, and there will be
run Tor everybody, II iS also expected
TO make the event grand social sue
cess.
Architects are complaining that
there is no more large work 10 do.
There arc only two new buildings OF
any size IN view. il Is said one of
them being the proposed new Masonic
building. to go mp at the northeast cor.
ner of Second South and First South
streets.
Judge Powers has returned from a
vacation at Brighton The Judge says
he slept steadily for the first three
days he was up there, and then began
TO gain flesh at the rate OF q pound
day, when business calls demanded
HIS return. That is the reason why he
is not spending the next two months IN
the mountains and then returning with
as bis a corporosity as ED Mulyey's.
Postmaster Thomas has received for
distribution from the department OF
the Interior copies of the circular relat-
Ing 70 soldiers and sailors homestead
rights, and soldiers additional home
stead entries also, blanks providing
for power OF attorney and appointment
Of agent affidayits OF soldier aud
agent, showing qualifications of formre
as homestead entryman.
Collector Greenewald Of the Salt Lake
custom house says that this month will
be as good a business month as the
last, A package of goods recently was
delivered TO q Salt Lake business house
directly by the railroad company, that
should have come through the custom
house This was found out by the
collector who ascertained that II was
not Intentional, and the department au-
thorlzed him 70 enter the goods as
usual ana collect duties.
There was an election for Junior ma
jor in the First infantry this morning,
In the office of the adjutant general,
IA votes were cast-al OF them for
Capt. Zimmerman of + company of
Manti and that officer can now change
the double bars on his shoulder straps
TO the yellow oak leaves. The vacancy
thus created IN the captaIncy Of the
company viii be filled later at a special
election, Capt, Zimmerman Is not
only a popular, but a capable officer
and HIS election TO the command of the
second battalion of the regiment meets
with general approval.
The High Priests quorum of Liberty
stake VIII hold their regular monthly
meeting hi the Second ward meet
inghouse on Monday, Aug Z, at 1880
y. m, All High Priests OF Liberty stake
are requested to be present.
JOSEPH KEDDfNGTON.
MILFORD WOODRUFF JR..
FRANCIS SCHOLEs,
Presidency.