Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-11
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The w. G. r. y. Is holding regular
meeting this afternoon, IN the parlors
OF the First Presbyterian church.
Spring lamb has been much sought
after this week, hut Il was not until
yesterday afternoon. that IL could be
had In small lots, az Sl.2j TO $3.50 per
quarter.
The subject OF Or. Talmago's lecture
Mt the University Sunday school t0mOr-
row is From the Wilderness 10 Cana"
The lecture win be given in Barratt hall
beginning at 1890. Al are invited. As
heretofore, printed outlines win be dis
tributed at the door.
Suit for divorce has been filed In the
district court by John Fisher against
Margaret Fisher on the ground Of de-
sertion. The parties were married at
la Crosse, WIS, Feb. s, 1892, and Il
Is alleged that defendant deserted her
husband In 1894. Plaintiff asks the
custody Of their minor child,
John N. Claweon. one OF the Utah
High school cadets who went 20 WASH
ington to participate IN the inaugural
parade, delightedly writes his father
that they saw the president and he saw
them, for when the High school boya
passed the Roosevelt stand, the Utah
pennant the boys We're carrying at
tracted his attention, and he OK
claimed, "Ah. look there's Utah" much
10 the gratfflcation Of the marchcrs
Two special trains carried the Keith
O'Brien employees last night 20 Saltair
for the annual dance, and over 200 em-
ployes awaited themselves OF the OPP
portunitY and altogether there were
600 people I'm attendance. The weather
was mild and then the fact that the
great pavilion has been enclosed in
glass sashes, made the atmosphere an
the more agreeable The dancers re-
turned In time 10 catch the midnight
street cars, well pleased with the ex-
perences Of the evening.
Prot. j. NJ Mills viii lecture tomor-
row In the University Sunday school on
"The Dark Ages Of America" Under
this title the speaker win discuss the
period between the battle OF Cumorah
and the conquest Of Mexico by Cortez.
The wanderings OF Indian tribes, their
custom, habits ~ life, music Oratory,
religion, language and other things per-
tanning to their life on this continent,
Will be In the printed outline, which viii
be distributed 20 all present The pub
lie Is invited The school conyenes
at 1880.
A we'll attended aud very interesting
meeting Of the High school Alumni was
held last evening Miss Berron presl-
dent Of the society. was In the chair
and ably conducted the business OF the
meeting. The affairs of the organi2a
tion are said 10 be IN q prosperous con-
ditlon The following We're elected an
officers Tor the ensuing year: Miss Lyle
WINNER, president Hhca Rogers, vice
president; Sadie Merrill secretary, Hi
ram Bergstrom, treasurer The exec
utlye committee are Win slbley, Maude
b. Clark, Lydia Palmer, Beatrice VIII
knson, Margaret Huh. Aura Rogers
Mabel Jones, Jessie Home, Mona
Thompson, VIII Crosier and Maude
Wheeler
great Transformation Is going or
at the premises known as the early
home OF Miss Maude Adams, Ths
house which has long been pointed out
10 strangers as being the one in which
the noted actress was born, was not In
reality the exact building where shS
first saw the light The little hous,
which was her birthplace, and which
was long since fAleu 10 tne BiOunu
stood on the same corner as does the
present building, which is being re-
modelled into a modern and architect
urally beautiful residence. W ID,
Ylngst IL the owner OF the promises II
being some years since they passed from
the possession OF Mrs Julia Adams,
grandmother Of Maude Adams,
Yesterdays preliminary debate at Tho
University OF Utah drew large au-
dience Of professors and students, The
contest was for the purpose OF deter
mining who should represent the local
school IN the debate with the Uni
Versity OF Denver, which event will
take place IN this city some time IN
May The Judges yesterday We're Prof
Nathan 4. Porter Judge Thomas Lewis
and Attorney steven Richards, who de-.
olded the contest In favor Of the az.
flrmative debaters the question be-
ing, Resolved that the Monroe Doc
trine Should Ne Abolished The win
ners were Henry W. Soule, O, W. Carl
son and Benjamin Howells, and these
gentlemen win argue the affirmative
side Of the same question In the NEE
with the Denyerites.