Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Application FOR Water--J Garrett
Holmes Of Roosevelt WaSatch county,
has applied to the state engineer for
16 second feet Of water from the
Grcen river for rrlgating 1,200 acres
of arid land.
swenson VIII ExhDi,--Erank SVEN
son, city treasurer lcft for Den
yer today to attend the fat stock
show there. He has number Of
steers from his Wyoming ranch en-
tered al tho show.
avhamber of Commerce Opening
The opening and reception at the
Chamber OF Commerce, which was 10
have been held tonight. will
be held Monday evening as 1t was
found Impossible TO prepare for the
earlier date.
Debate 1ropIy---The debating coun-
Gil at the state university, has pur-
chased "A $50 silver cup TO be pre-
scented to the winning class debating
team of the institution. Each year
the mineral Of the class winning the
annual debate series. Will be engraved
upon the cup,
Dinwoodcy Estatc--State Treasurer
Christlansen has filed with the county
clerk his receipt Tor the inheritance
tax paid by the estate Of Henry NJ.
'Diuwoodey, deceased. The amount of
the tax is S10,507.f6, which rs the
largest amount collected from any one
estate for the past two years.
Reclamation Power Plant-Prof.
swendsen. engineer In charge of the
reclamation service for this state. is
calling for bids for the furnishing OF
machinery for the power plant to be
set NJ In the spanish Fork canyon
IN connection with the work on the
Strawberry tunnel
East Side Baptist Church--Last eve
ninga annual supper at the East side
Baptist church was attended BY $50
people Reports We're read from the
various young peoples societies con-
nected with the church, and 3. l..
Corum WAS chosen superintendent or
the Sunday school.
shares Profits with EmpIoycs---Rus-
sell l.. Tracy, shares the profits of the
past years business with his office
employees, and at the close OF busi-
ness hours yesterday afternoon. he
called I'm his three office clerks. w
c. Hemphill, James Collins and G. II.
Bernhart, ana divided Sl,f50 between
them.
w. w. Taylor Ill--W. w. Taylor.
cu1toT inc Gdll LIKE
the organ OF the colorcd people of this
city, Is dangerously Ill with Bright's
disease and other complications which
rave incapacitated him from active
business since iase summer Mr.. Tay-
Tor Is one of the best known colored
men in the state.
Pure City Water-City Chemist
Harms filed his city water test re-
port with the city health department
last evening 1t shows the waters
of city Crock and Parley's can
yons to be at present of oxcep-
tional purity. In fact. Parlcy's can
Won water is even better than that In
City Creak.
Death of Mrs. Cafrow---A. j. Bet
ties, mill manager OF the Newhouse
mines. has received telegram
from Henry Catrow at Miamsburg,
Ohio. conveying the sad intelligence
of the death of the latters mother
The deceased had been Ill for some
time with oancerous trouble. The fun
eral viii take place on Sunday next.
Nauvoo LegIon---The first meeting
Of the association OF the Nauvoo le-
gion will be held Jan. 8, in the Tith-
Ing yard office of the presiding bish-
op, at 1870 %. m, the time having
been changed to- suit the convenience
of members At the election of Of
ficers Tor the year. the same names
were placed in nomination. the presi-
dents being William Cation.
Struck Old Bed of City Creek-Con-
tractor Campbell has found. what he
feared. in testing the subsoi on the
site of the proposed Newhousc sky
scraper, viz, water and spongy ground
ut | s feet. Gravel brought Up sug-
gested that the location might have
been the bed of City Creek years ago,
and o. +. Whitney, the historian,
states he has no doubt but that the
creek flowed through this locality 80
years ago.
SclooImatcs Were pallbearcrs---
McLaln A. Spalding, aged years.
who died at Los Angeles, Jan. G. was
buried from the family residence, S26
d street Salt Lake city Thursday
afternoon. The caslket was covered
with beautiful flowers, offerings from
neighbors, friends and little school
mates. The remains We're escorted to
the City cemetery by n large cortege
and were carried to the grave by pu-
pills from the Lowell school. Services,
both at tho home and at the grave,
were beautiful, simple and touching.
Rev. HeImlclS Addresses u. of IT,
"Push aud Purpose" We're designated
na the great qualities a college trained
man must have 20 make himself or
foctive Ia the world in talk TO coll
lege men AZ the University OF Utah yes-
tcrday. made by Rev -. NJ, Helmick.
Tho speaker pointed out that Il man
sometimes succeeds with these quail
ties without a college education, but
when he combines them Win one
his chances for success are raised by
several squares. College mon With
out them are those VINO fail. Tho talk
was delivered at Tho regular chapel
exercises
Patient Escapes From 81. MarlS'S---
a patient at 81. Marks hospital, while
suffering from the effects of q frae-
tured skull, arose from his bed yes
terday afternoon ana plunging
through window dropped ~ The
ground ~ feet below. Quickly gath-
oring himself, the frenzied man dpah-
I'D across Second West street and into
the grounds Of the Warm Springs
resort. II evidently being his purpose
10 go into the nearby hills Attend
ants of the hospital, however,, were
close upon his hcelg, and, with tho
aid OF employees of the springs, they
soon had The wandcrcr safely back
IN his quarters
llcnty Literary socleD--At tho
Kcmi-annual election OF Che Henty
Literary society held nj the club rooms
last night the following officers were
elected President, c. Stewart Gardi-
croft secretary. A. Thomas Davis. n.
George Wood was retained as perman-
ent treasurer The members elected
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