Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-09
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Articles Amendctl---An amendment
to the articles ~ incorporation Of the
hex Gold Mining company WAS fled
with tho county clerk today by which
the number OF ahares of stock was in
creased from 100000 to 100000
shares and their par value Is decreased
from 81 to 10 cepts each
To Appear Before Commission
Asst. General Passenger Agent ID. 8.
Spencer and General Freight Agent
Reeves OF tho Short Line have gone
to Helena to appear before the Mon
tana state railroad commission In re-
lation to freight and passenger rates
within the state.
Blaze I'm Rooniinghousc--The ap-
paratus from fire station No. / was
called out this morning as .esult Of
gasoline fire in n roomir ghouse at
SIC West First South street, occupied
by Earl De Long. The blaze damaged
the building to the extent of $3.50 and
the contents SIS.
Building Society Meets Tonight
This evening at o'clock at z. e. MI.
shoe factory. the annual meeting of
the Zion's Benefit Building society win
occur. A new board of directors will
be elected and the financial report of
last year Will be submitted.
Eleventh Ward Atissionarlcs-Th
Returned missionary society OF the
Eleventh ward will hold meeting
this evening at o'clock In the ward
assembly hall for the purpose of elect
ing Officers, and attending to any
other business which may come up.
All those living in the ward who have
filed missions are urged to be present.
ars
manager of the Mil company. Murray,
declares that he has every reason to
believe that the recent fire IN the COM
pany's lumber yard was of incendiary
origin. He declares that the spontane-
GUS combustion theory will not hold
water. as he has always taken every
precaution.
Lucky Collitou~-An automobile and
bicycle coliided on Second South
street. opposite the Wilson hotel, to-
day, knocking the wheelInan into the
street. The lattsr's wrist was badly
skinned. but he was otherwise unhurt,
and was escorted to the nearest drug
store where his wound was attended
to at the expense of the autoist. 1t
seems to have been a case of not un-
Outstanding which way to turn, to
avoid each othar and escape collision
with two street cars.
Underwriters ut Wandamere--Mem
bers of the Utah Association of Life
Underwriters with their families and
friends. Will have an outing Mt Wan
damere, Saturday, July 49, 1t Is the
first excursion of the kind to be un-
dertaken by the organization. and 1t
is expected that the event will be
very interesting one. The examining
physicians of the various companies
Will be specially invited guests Of the
occasion. The date is that of the an
nual meeting of the association, and so
far az the members are concerned the
day will be one of pleasure mingled
with business.
Knox Brothers Home--Capt, De-
witt Knox of the Philips-Andover
academy (NIass. }. track team. and his
brother George. sons of President
Frank Knox of the National Bank of
the Republic OF this city, arrived home
from school last evening. to spend
the summer vacation with their par
ents. They brought with them as a
vacation visitor, Lawton Sargent of
New Haven, Conn, son of Hon. Henry
r. Sargent. member OF the Yale
corporation and one of the largest
hardware manufacturers in the world.
The Knox boys passed their prelim-
mary examination last month for ad-
mission 10 Yale In September. 1908.
Fifth Ward Sociable--An affair
greatly enjoyed by all present was the
sociabie given last night in the Fifth
ward amusement hall to all residing
in the word over the age of 60 years.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
ferns. flowers and ported plants, and
as tho hohored guests filed into it
their hearts were gladdened by the
sight OF number of long tables laden
with good things. which all partook of
with relish and appreciation. During
the evening many of the old folks re-
sponded with songs recitations and
short addresses. in which they heartily
thanked the Bishopric and members
OF the Relief society for the good time
they had prepared for them The IN