Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.


Ewing Property Sold.---O f. Peter-
son has bought from David Ewing y
acres on Fifth East between Eleventh
and Twelfth South streets, for $4,000.
Mr., Peterson viii divide the tract into
building lots.
New Business Block-Mayor Thomp-
son and james j. Murdoch are PLAN
ming to build a $4,000 business block
on west Second South street just west
OF the alley leading TO McCoy's stables.
The building will be three stories high
and have a frontage of 90 feet and a
depth of 1855 feet.
Dcscrter Arrested--Emett Izor pri-
vate In B company Eleventh infantry.
stationed at Fort Russell. has been de-
livered up to the commanding officer
OF Fort Douglas as deserter, by AL
bert j. Harvey, civilian working at
Garfield. Izor was out there working,
and In an unguarded moment gave
himself away"
VIII Publish Hcrc--An amendment
10 the articles Of incorporation OF the
Deseret Farmer, a Logan publication,
has been filed In the secretary Of
states office which provides that the
office OF the paper be changed 10 Salt
Lake WUcFt IL VIII DC puDllAlltu III llle
future and II also provides that the
capital stock shall be increased from
$4,000 to $1,000
Increase In Capltal--There was a
stockholders meeting yesterday after
noon, OF the Bell Telephone company,
which voted the proposed increase OF
capital from s2,500.000 to Sl0.000,000
The new stock viii be sold at 800
abara uifh No rehatpg tho additional
capital to be used In construction and
general enlargement of the plant
throughout the system.
Bankruptcy PetitIon---A petition in
voluntary bankruptcy was yesterday
fled In the United States circuit court
by Frederick l.. Hansng, OF this city.
The liabilities are scheduled at So
742.43. while the assets are placed at
$425, which Is claimed as exempt. Mr.
Hansing II an agent for the Union
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance COM
pany, with offices In theProgress block.
Back From Los Angclcs--Thomas
Homer returned from Los Angeles yes
tcrday, having gone south with the
Elks' excursion. He was accompanied
by Peter Hack and William G.. Brad
shaw, OF the Angel city, and Miss
Mabel Lopp of Buffalo. n. Y. Mr..
Homer reports Los Angeles citizens as
much interested In Salt Lake realities,
and the gentlemen accompanying him
echoed the sentiment.
Bronchos for Elks' Show---WllllAm
II. Moreland of Denver arrived In
town last evening from Montana
where he has bought three carloads
of bronchos for the Wild west shows
10 be given next July In connection
with the Elks' convention. These
horses were taken wild from the
range, and some Of them have hair on
their backs suggestive of the hide of
grizzly bear. Busting" these bronchos
viii be made special feature of the
proposed show.
Business Change--A deal involving
$4,000 has Just been consummated
whereby the Nebraska Furniture COM
pany has changed hands. The new
officers are John A. Sharp president.
Ed Il. jenkins. vice president II. ].
Smith. Jr., secretary and treasurer and
c. r. Davey, manager These gentle
men with Heber Blood, G.. II. Sanders
and Joseph j. Daynes, Jr. are the prn-
cipal stockholders. More capital has
been added to the business and the
stock Is to be increased at once.
Removal OF Stock Yards---The Salt
Lake stock yards VIII be removed
without delay to the tract adjoining
the new packing house site, and be en-
larged and improved The yards will
be given a capacity OF 5000 cattle,
1000 sheep, 5000 hogs and 1000
horses, with hay barns, sheds for
sheep and hogs, and other equipment.
The promoters of the new packing
industry say there win be hotel in
the immediate vicinity for stoclSmep
who are bringing their animals 10
market, there will be a bank building.
numerous dwellings, and other struc-
lures to 40 up there, making some
thing OF a town.
Annual Athletic Dance-The stu
dents of the Salt Lake High school
are planning big event for next Fri
day evening at the Museum building
of the University of Utah Ii Is the
annual athletic dance, which Is always
a prominent social event at the High
school and which this year promises
t. be more important than IN any
previous year. owing 10 the increased
support of athletics by the students
a committee consisting Of Frank King,
Mont Eliot, Lester Moreton. Earl Van
Colt, Fred Bassett, Howard Young, Val
Hoy and Don Lindsey, has the affair
in charge and is working hard to make
IL big success,
vi. n. Parsons Itcturns-M. X. Par
sons returned yesterday afternoon
from a months absence In the east,
where he testified before the house
committe at Washington on interstate
and foreign commerce In consldera-
ton of the 2S-hour law. the time stock
H. transit II allowed to remain In cars
haforp unloading for faadiuu ..,gt
Mr.. Parsons also visited prominent
stock breeders In Iowa and Colorado
and found them much interested I'm the
proposed Intermountain talr They
promised to do what they could 10 help
along the fat stock show Mr.. Par
sons says more good horses are being
shipped into Utah than ever before
In a Frlghtful Condition-Clty Food
Inspector Frazier who looked over the
slaughter house In Davis county COM
planned OF yesterday to the state board
OF health states that he counted 50
dead hogs In pens occupied BY live
animals which were feeding of them
with the offal from the slaughter
house. He also says that the yards
were covered with six inches Of filth.
Secy. Beatty Of the state board says.
THE law covering the slaughter and
aale OF animals used for food should
be radically changed and should pro-
vide for central slaughterhouse. in
which all the animals used I'm the city
must be slaughtered. They should be
subject 70 expert inspection both be-
fore and after killing. II the people
OF Salt Lake fully understood ex-
listing conditions they world eat little
meat"
Application for Water--A Duchesne
water users association has. through
its representative, +, Il. Hardie OF
Jefferson street. this city. filed on
$1,000 acre feet OF the hood waters OF