Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-24
LATE LOCALS.

| Bank Clcarlngs-Today's local bani
| cltarlngs amounted to si.12l,iI2 80
Last year. this date was Christmas and
no clearings were made
Present to Club--Mrs. j. A. Place
has presented the Elks with q fine
large japanese laquered- ware umbrel-
Ia holder for use In the lobby OF the
club house.
Miss Browns Property--Alice Brown
has given power of attorney so the
salt Lake Security 4 Trust company
Of this city which will look after her
business affairs In connection with the
senator's will This is perfectly agree
able to her brother Max.
Specifications Coming--Prellmina
specifications for the first Newhouse
business block to be erected on Main
street opposite the Federal building,
will be here from New York this
week, and relate to testing the soil
of the site for determination Of foun-
cations.
Medal for salt Lakcr---L. b. Rogers.
the insurance man, has been present.
ed with gold badge as one of the Of
hcials who adjusted the fro losses at
san Francisco. The badge is "a nat
oval with a representation OF the
Golden Gate az sunset, and a bear
surrounding the design
No Choir RchcarsaI--'rhera will be
no Tabernacle choir rehearsal Thurs
day night, as the choir is taking a va
cation this week. Conductor stephens
was intending 10 make n special trip
to the coast In advance OF the choir
excursion, but has found 1t unneces-
sary. and Will not go.
Gibson Arraigned--"Doc" II. l.. Glib
son appeared before Judge Diehl this
morning 10 answer to the charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses
The Doc" stated to the court that he
desired until Wednesday in which 10
plead. This was allowed and his bail
fixed at 5000 In default Of which he
Will be detained in the county jail.
Found Railway Tickcts-Whlle
clearing a matt box at the postoffice
this morning one Of the employees
came across couple of oregon Short
Line tickets and a couple Of baggage
checks. These had either been acct
Gentally dropped In the box or else
some pickpocket had following the
custom In large cities, robbed some
one OF their purse and then had talk
en- the money and dropped the tickets
In q mail hog knowing that they
would be advertised and undoubtedly
be returned to their owner.
To Begin Building--The National
Mastlc Roofing company will begin
this week building it's $4,000 manu-
featuring plant on West Fifth North
and Fourth W9st streets There will be
three large buildings with concrete
walls, and the capacity of tho plant
VIII be three carloads OF manufactured
goods daily. Manager O. j. Smith
mas already contracted for 13 ear
loads OF goods 10 be delivered as soon
assume factory can turn them out. The
plant VIII be ready for operation by
Feb. l,
Operated ON For Appendlcitis--C.
Colson Smith. son Of President Josaph
r. smith, was taken to the L. ID. \,
hospital Yesterday afternoon, with an.
pehdicitls He was operated upon
last night by Or. C. r. Wilcox and
today, Is reported as progressing as
satisfactorily as possible. Mr.. Smith
IS 20 years OF age, and his friends viii
be greatly panied to learn of his az.
hiction, particularly at the very
height OF the Christmas festivities and
trust that his recovery will be speedy
and permanent.
Real Estate Sales--The following
realty transfers have been filed FOR re-
cord Fred G. Putnam to w. l.. DYKES
2xlO rods. First North and First West
streets, $4,000; Samuel Reuben 10 las
VI. Campbell, l0x3 rods on Fifth
south streets, between State and Main
streets, $4,000; Thomas ]. Williams to
roster. lOxS rods at Third West
ma second South street $4,000; Aug
ist Matson to John r. Knowles, 3Tx14J
Get on Eighth South, between Eighth
ma Nlnth West streets. s2,S00; Mary
a. Ihompson to Loula X. Mccoy,
south streets. $500.
Wyoming's Growth-Rev. Kinney
he Baptist missionary has returned
rom an extended trip through Wyo-
nihg' and says the interior OF The
'tate Is rapidly increasing IN popula.
ion with settlers from the east who
're fencing IN the country, taking IN
ands under the bitches Of new irri-
satloh companies. and are making the
,late prosper There Is no trouble TO
peak OF now with the so-caIled had
mem Mr. Kinney says that m ono
liace where there was not a soul ono
'ear ago, there are now 500 mao
20 and this Is simply a sample OF
ne growth elsewhere In the common.
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