Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-17
LATE LOCALS.

Bank Cicaring---Today's local bank
clearings amounted to s966,SS3.tS as
against s60s.37s.3i for the same DAY
last year. slsy
Fire Loss Adjustetl--The Home Fire
Insurance company adjusted Lnis
morning, the s65 FIRE loss OF Morgan
Davis In the rwenty-seventh ward
To Appoint 0Tlccrs--Capt. Webb.
the commandant Of cadets at the high
school, will appoint the new COM
pany officers Friday afternoon next,
Realty Transfers--George D. Barton
has sold TO Emma Mathis, lots 81 and
rs. block ], Gems subdivision, for ~
500. Frank Miller has sold to John
I. Rutherford, one and one-half lots
in Archer & Kullak's subdivision for
$500.
scarcity Of Coal--Local coal dealers
report coal still scarce, with only one
firm In town receiving Wyoming coal.
and not any too much of that; while
Castle Gate coal Is not being received
in as large lots az may be desired:
Dealers say II the winter Is open ana
pleasant there ought not to be any
great trouble; but Il II Is at all severe,
why. look out.
second AdveDt--Rev, J. G. Andrews
Of Murray read a paper before the
last meeting of the Ministerial asso-
citation on the Second Advent" TAX
ing the pre- millanial view Of IT, Most
theologians take the post milienial
view. that Is, that Christ viii appear
on earth at the close of the millennium
Mr. Andrews holds to the old view
that Christ viii appear at the begin
ming OF the period
L. of L. Lecture Coursc---Thc Sec
ond number OF the University Of Utah
course of lectures and recitals will
be given next Wednesday evening in
the new Methodist Episcopal church.
This number will be Katherine Ertz-
Bowden's reproduction OF "Hiawatha'
as dramatized by the Gibiway Indians.
Mrs. Bowden Is famous for a similar
reproduction NJ the Passion Play OF
Oberammergan' and this entertain
mcnt Is said 10 be fully UP 10 tho
standard OF the former
American Goods I5ctter--Col. Web
her does not see how Gen. Leonard
Wood can, consistent with actual facts,
favor the purchase of English khaki
in preference 10 American made goods,
as the latter has been found prefer
able by American clothing men. He
also holds Il was entirely unnecessary
to bring over from London a military
tailor 10 remodel the American army
uniform, when there are plenty in this
country perfectly capable Of doing the
work, without sending abroad.
Business Is Increasing - Collector
Grcenewald Of the custom house re-
ports business as steadily increasing,
as more and more Salt Lake merch-
ants are finding II for their advantage
to import directly TO this CITY from
foreign countries instead of through
the New York and San Francisco GUS
tom houses The collector has been
| so closely confined to his work that
he has not been able TO take vaca-
ton for two years, although he has
been sick and needs rest. Hut he
| hopes to be able 10 secure leave OF
absence IN December.
Nothing Wrong Here-This morn
| ibg's Tribune prints a long and covert
| attack on Commlssary Capt Smelzer
| alleging improper transactions In the
| disposition OF certain stores entrusted
| To- his care. The captain says these
were the leayngs from the encamp.
| lncnt winch ne mas Dten ulsposlng Ol
| as we'll az he can 10 the advantage
| Of the state, and Is clearing UP the
| decks He claims everything Is fall
| and above board, aud as for the -four
/ being sold at 50 low a price why
that is very natural, as the -four had
been wet by rain and prospected by
mice. As soon as the stores have beer
sold, the captain will return a full
report to his commanding officer.
Health BuIlcti,--The September
bulletin of the state board OF health
IS being published today. 1t shows tn,
total deaths In the state. as reported
from 1I3 towns and districts, ~ have
been ESQ, there being 50 districts re,
porting no deaths. There were 81
localities reported free from disease
The cases In detail we're as follows
Scarlet fever 90 cases, no deaths
smallpox. ~ cases. no deaths; dlph.
iberia, 81 cases, 4 Deaths typhoid fe
YER $50 cases, I6 deaths: Whoopinl
cough, 1914 cases, deaths: chicken
poX, rs cases, no deaths; pneumonia
Fl cases. 10 deaths: consumption. II
cases, 6 deaths.