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

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TWENTY MEN KEEP MEAT CLEAN
Ther are now some 20 or more gov
eminent inspectors who keep clean the
meat products OF all Los Angeles pack
Ing companies doing business outside
the state. This fact has been made
known at the bureau OF animal indus-
try in statement which shows that
la st years change In the care which
packing houses instituted In preparing
their goods amounts TO revolutn.
Two masked safe crackers evident-
ly the same ones who looted the post
Office at Glendale several days ago,
| blew open the safe at the State Bank
| of Newport. a suburb OF this city, al
| 1890 one night last week, obtained ST.
| 200 In cash. and escaped in buggy
| they stole from Deputy Sheriff George
| Peabody.
FAVoRS WHIPPING POST.
Captain OF Detectives Paul Flammer
| favors the establishment of a whip
| ping post at the city jail for the pun
| ishment OF prisoners like one John
| Blake. who has refused to do any work
since he was put In jail here three
weeks ago.
Some people say 1t is inhuman TO
| think of whipping fellow man but
! NHtlllpl dBitt WIN tp'.e~s'N'., NfN
| detective captain. II would be willing
! TO make a wager that Blake would be
| working as hard as any man In the
| chaingung il he We're given a gooo
! thrashing two or three times a day for
| as many days"
At last, after a couple of months of
| denias and explanations, the Los An
keles Gas & Electric company admits
| through Its officials that II Is not able
| to keep its consumers supplied with gas.
| The situation has gone beyond control
| and the gas company. after exhausting
| every other argument, now explains
| that it's plant is too small to supply
| anything beyond the normal demand.
REAL ESTATE is ACTIVE
| Real estate dealers began the new
year with plenty of enthusiasm. Last
! year was splendid one, and there is no
reason at this writing to say other than
that this city viii have the greatest
| growth In its history during 1907 New
subdivisions are being added to the
city daily almost, and the city is rap
| idly building seward.
One of the larger deals closed last
week was for 100000. DR.. Jarvis Bar
low and the Adams Phillips company
sold a lot on the east side OF Main
street. between Sixth and Seventh
| streets. 99x144 feet to an alley, TO the
Title & Insurance Trust company. A
handsome business Improvement Is
| planned for,
The Los Angeles chamber of mines
| has perfected its organization. John
r. Mathews Is temporary president, and
| Il. w. Gillett is temporary secretary of
the organization, and the board of di-
rectors Is as follows: John n. Mathews,
| Fred A. Hines, Rol King, w. j. Rouse,
| G. NJ. Shannon, j. w. A. on, Willard
p. Hatch. w. H. Wilson. f. w. Gil
more. Fl. z. Osborne, +. A. Forester,
f.. w. Peck. r. w. Gillett, VIII A.
Harris, j. Ross Clark, Walter G. Barn
we'll. A. d. Myers, Epes Randolph, Ferd
X. Rule. representing the Merchants
| G. Manufacturers association; George
II. Mosher. representing the Los An
geles chamber OF commerce.
Mr. Fl. NJ. Bennett. Of the firm of H.
| NJ. Bennett CO.. announces that his ftrm
will only handle such propositions as
are recommended by the Chamber Of
Mines.
LUCK HAS BEEN 'AG1N' HIM.
"I.uck's been agin me since the San
| Francisco earthquake and | want TO
die" cried James Mathews as he strug-
gled to get free from the doctors IN the
! receiving hospital last Saturday night.
| The would be- suicide fought the doctors
| but an antidote was administered and
| he recovered
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Kranklin X. Lane is due here Feb. & to
Investigate the allegations of rate
| agreement between the Southern Paci-
fic and Union Pacific railroads. The
Merchants and Manufacturers associa-
ton has some evidence TO present to
Lam. The fruit growers Will also
be invited TO offer evidence.
"sCoTTY'S" MINE Is LOCATED.
MI. NJ oil
ter Scott. better known as "Scotty,"
the Death Valley miner, has been To-
Gated with the recorder of San Bernar-
dino county under the name of THE
Shepshead." 1t is a placer proposition.
The eyes of all union men in Calfor-
MIA for the next two weeks will be CEN
tered on Stockton. where the oonven-
lions OF the two strongest labor or
! CARNATIONS In the state. the state
| Building Trades council and the State
| Confederation of Labor, will hold forth,
STATE MEDICAL LAW ATTACKED.
The validity OF the state medical
law Is attacked In 46 different man
| damus suits against the state medl-
cal board which will be filed part in
| Los Angeles and part in San Francis
q! CO
Joseph Scott was unanimously elect
ed president OF the new board of edu-
cation at its first meeting, held In the
chamber of commerce building last
Monday. Mr. Scott was also elected
president of the high school board.
Emmett II. Wilson resigned from the
board owing to his appointment to a
position in the city attorneys office, and
J. NJ Quinn was elected to take his
place.
Although the coal famine here has not
been broken, II has been badly jolted.
The wood situation is also n little cas-
Ter. So far prices remain stationary
and shipments are arriving over all
railroads daily
CHANGES IN OFFICERS.
The city and county government il
| now moving smoothly under the new
administration Promptly at noon, last
Monday. the change in official heads
took place
The taking OF Office by Mayor Harper
was very Informal The old and new
! mayors met IN the mayors Office and
Mayor McAleer turned over his keys TO
! Mayor Harper Mayor Harper was inn
medately besieged with congratula-
| tions.
AT 2 O'Clock IN the afternoon Mayor
Harper's first message was presented TO
the city council. 1t dealt with condl-
tons existing IN the CITY and contained
many SUGGESTIONS anu recommends
tons.
LARGE GRIDLEY COLONY,
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