Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Electrician Injurcd---Charles Brim-
hall aged t6, an electrical worker
fell from q ladder yesterday, breaking
his right wrist. He was attended by
Dr. Landenberger and sent home.
Big organ .Arrives--'rhe big organ
for the new Catholic cathedral arriv-
ed Yesterday. and is now being hauled
from the cars to the church, prepare
tory to erection
Who Knows David Joucs?--David,
or Benjamin Jones. or their children,
are requested to write to John a.
Jones, Pueblo, Colo BENJAMIN Jones
formerly lived at Scoheld, and his
brother David when last heard from.
was in Salt Lake City. Address. care
of John r Robinson, 400 Orman av-
enue Pueblo, Colo.
New Plymouth Clurch--The Ply
mouth mission of the First Cougrega-
tional church of this city, has become
n regular organization with Rev. r. $.
Nickerson as pastor The church
building is Mt 232 west Third North
street. and the regular services are,
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m, and
preaching service at p. m
Italians in UtaIi--Dr Emilio Ber-
schetti, governmental emigration agent
at Rome, has written Commissioner
of Statistics j. A. Edwards of this
state, asking the number of Italians in
Utah. Mr. Edwards sent the figures
for 1906, which are a total of sac. For
1907 the figures were: sos from
northern Italy and 365 from southern
Italy
Soldiers on Hike-Four companies
of the Fifteenth infantry in heavy
marching order under Major ARA
smith. started on their hike to Ogden
this morning, accompanied by six
quartermaster's wagons well filed with
provisions. They marched down South
Temple street to Second West street,
and thence north to the county road.
Six days are the allotted time for the
march.
Mayor Approves Issue Mayor
Bransford has affixed his signature to
the bond issue ordinance, and expects
10 leave today for visit To California
The ordinance Will be published ip
three papers of salt Lake City until
the date fixed for the special election
which is July 20. on July 80 the
council win meet for the purpose of
fixing the rate OF assessment for the
year.
Engineers 10 Meet--The Utah So
ciety of Engineers win meet In regu-
lar session at the physics building of
$ o'clock r. S. McCaffery, metallur-
gical director of the Knight companies
VIII read a paper on Stag Constitu-
ton and Leonard Wilson. manager
of the General Electric company, win
deliver a short address on Trans
former Houses for Mines" DIR. w 70,
Ebaugh of the University of Utah will
make q short talk on "Smeiter
Smoke
To Adopt Deserted Babe--A baby
boy. apparently about six weeks old,
was left on the doorstep of the resi-
dence of r. u. Miles b23 Seventh East
late Thursday night. Shortly after
midnight a loud knock came at the
door, and when Mr.. Miles stepped out,
he saw man running from the place.
The occupant of the house found a
bundle lying at his feet and the pre-
cious contents of the same were soon
revealed to his wondering eyes. The
child will be adopted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Miles.
Pickpocket ut Raccs--Pickpocket
were at work at the Salt Palace last
evening and one victim, Custom Brink.
6hS east Third South street reported
TO the police that dip" had relieved
him of n Waltham 15-jewel watch,
valued at S25. The watch was taken
from Brink during the crush after the
races. He noticed a man crowding
against him several times. and then
the fellow disappeared. Brink is
quite certain the man stole his watch
He gave the police a description of
the supposed pickpocket.
Children and Matchcs---The danger
Gus combination of children and
matches caused "a 5000 fire at the res
idenee of William Fuller, 742 south
Seventh East street yesterday after
noon. 1t is believed that children
were playing with matches in clothes
closet asd set the place on FIRE The
blaze was discovered by MIR. Fuller.
who was sitting on the front porch.
lie was suddenly made aware of the
fact that the house was fun of smoke.
He quickly turned in an alarm and
the apparatus from No 4. under the
direction OF Asst, Chief Crosby, re-
sponded. The damage to the CON
tents is estimated at 500, and a like
amount to the building. Both are
covered by insurance,