Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

bank Clcarings--Today's local bank
ciearInes amounted to $s29,0Ts.25 as
against sTS3.S03.0s for the same day
last year.
Street Car Dnnce"---Ths street car
employees VIII give grand ball AZ the
Salt Palace on the evening OF Tues
day. March ~. The boys have their
own band and will furnish their own
music. They anticipate having Il very
enjoyable time,
New A,lditiOn--The A. r. Birrell
Real Estate com pany has plated tho
Altman addition between Sixth and
Seventh West streets, on Eleventh
South street. ana will cut up the same
into 20f building lots, to- accommodate
the operatives OF the p. Il X. G. shops
when they are removed from their
present location.
Big Sale for observation-disclosures Fred
Graham Of the Festival chorus did 4
land office business yesterday. III SELL
ing tickets TO subscribers. his days re-
ccIpts amounting 10 $3.50. Judging
from today's sales, q similar amount
viii be realized and IL begins to look
as though the great tabernacle audi
toroum would be filled. The chorus
rehearsed the entire Hiawatha last
evening, with three choruses from the
IN essiah. The chorus and the taber-
nacle choir will meet Jointly next
Thursday evening in the tabernacle.
Death of John II. Frccman--John
III Freeman. who had resided for a
period or +3 years In the Tenth ward
OF this city. died last night. The de-
ceased was 10 years OF age, and for
the last few years OF his life was al-
most totally blind. About a month
ago he was taken 10 the county in
liTmary. and II was there that he pass
cd away, The funeral VIII be held
from the Tenth ward westinghouse
Thursday, commencing at p, M The
remains NAV be viewed at the same
place at / o'clock on the day Of tho
cbsequies.
Real Estate Association Luncheon
AT tomorrow's luncheon OF the Salt
Lake Real Estate association dele
gates from the City Teachers associa-
ton and the board Of education will
be present TO speak upon the pro-
posed amendment to the present
school law. giving the board power
and authority. when necessary, to In
crease the tax levy from y to 6is
mills for the benefit of the mainte-
nance fund.- 80 per cent of which Ia
used to pay teachers salaries. Tho
Real Estate association VIII be asked
TO endorse the measure.
pcstofflce Business---The February
receipts of the Salt Lake postoffice
are encouraging. For the month Just
passed, they were as follows; Stamps,
sl6.1l4.5e; cards. $3.50: envelopes,
s5,o56.93; total. t21.59143- The fig
ures for the same month OF the pre-
cedng year were. stamps. s13.ss2:
cards. $3.50; envelopes. s2,St2.65; to-
tai, t17.1S5.65. This makes an in
crease OF 54405.7S; an increase OF
a6 2-10 per cent Postmaster Thomas
believes the indications are that the
postoffice business for the current
year viii exceed that of 1906 by $780,
600
Vets Elect Officers--The Veteran
Firemen elected these officers last
evening, for the ensuing year; George
NJ. Ottinser, president; r. j. Knight,
vice president; Harry Cottle. secre-
tary; William odd. financial secretary;
William Cardwell, treasurer F. B.
Everett. sergeant-at-arms and librari-
an. The following trustees We're
chosen: william Smell three years;
H. j. Tauffer and c. II Banks. two
years: II. Leyland and S. Skidmore.
one year, The report of the retiring
officers showed the association to be
IN an excellent condition.