Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08
LATE LOCALS.

Todnys Bank Clearings-Today's
local bank clearings amounted to
$f61,990.2I. as against sl,066sl5'6S
for the same day last year,
Lecture on Passion Play-Rev #,
b. Short of the First Methodist
church will lecture this evening In the
church. on the Passion Play OF Ober-
ammergau."
Activity In Lower Main---The old
residences south of st. Paul's church
in Main street are to be torn down
next week, making a clean sweep OF
about 400 feet.
Lecture on Neutrality-suspicious. w
Eldredge lectured last evening at the
Y. NJ. c. A.. on 1.-THE History of Ar
ohitecture," illustrated by sketches
and photographs.
Rev. ID. A. Brown Il1--Rev, d. A.
Brown of the First Baptist church is
very Ill with typhoid fever. In the
meantime, the local missionary Rev.
White, is filling the pulpit.
II. \. Harvey Returns-Prest. II. A.
Harvey of the Independent Telephone
company returned this noon from an
extended business trip in the east. He
is registered at the Knutsford.
Funeral of u. u. Gilman--The fun
eral of Edwin J.. Gilman, who died
from morphine poisoning at Tonopah,
New, was held yesterday at the fam
lily residence IN this city. conducted
by the Christian Scientists.
Eagles in Full E1ight--The Eagles
gave "A ball las5 night at the odeon
that was attended by over 400 couples
The proceeds will be used to defray
the expense of sending the degree team
N the Sputt1a convention nf the order
next fall.
DIR. Herbert Dies-Dr c.. I'll. Her
bert of Richfield. a prominent physi-
clan in that section of the state, died
this morning. He has been Ill for
some time, and was unable to attend
the meeting of the state health officeri
held in this city last week.
Meet Here For Marriage-CharleS
Warmbradt of Fife. Colo. and Miss
Evelyn Partee of Spokane. were mar
Tied in this city yesterday by Rev.
C. c. Mcintyre Of the Westminster
Presbyterian church. The couple are
on their way to Colorado to reside.
Seek Army Horses-Capt. S. p.
Adams OF the Fourteenth cavalry, and
Veterinarian Il. b. Corcoran of the
army are at the Cullen, having come
here in search of horses for the
army. They are pleased with what
they have found so far in this state,
Club Incorporates-The Coney Island
club of Salt Lake yesterday filed ar
ticles of Incorporation with the county
clerk. The club proposes to conduct
a liquor, cigar and merchandise busi-
ness, and is capitalized at $4,000 d.
vided into shares OF the value of 81
each. O. b. Tlngley is president and
Albert Dent, secretary and treasurer.
Petitions for Mcmillan Pardon
Petitions for the pardon of Jesse F.
Mcmillan are reported being nuIner-
ously signed in Cheyenne, Laramie
and Rawlins, Wyo., where Mcmillan
was we'll and fayorably known before
he came to Utah and got into trouble.
The petitions viii be filed with the at
torney general before the meeting of
the board on the 18th inst.
Paving Held Up-Mayor Bransford
yesterday attached his signature to the
resolution of the council approving
the First avenue paving proposition,
but withheld his sanction from the
Second avenue sidewalk and the east
First South street paving propositions
until he should have opportunity to
inquire into the proposed extensions
more closely.
Big Irrigation Project. r. MUIR
doch and Il. ID. Clyde of Wasatch
county. appeared before the board of
state land commissioners Tuesday and
asked for a loan of 100000, with
which to finance a big irrigation pro-
ject in the eastern part of the state.
These gentlemen represent three irri-
cation companies which have acquired
10000 acres Of taillable land In Wa
satch county, and 1t is proposed 10
build an immense reservoir adjacent
to the tracts and create n vast farm
Ing community in that district. The
board did not take any action on the
Ietition, but will take It under advise
ment and make a thorough investiga-
ton of the proposition