Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-30
RICHFIELD.
THE FOURTH.
Building Boom In SEWERS Capital
Temperance Wins a Point.

Building Boom In SEWERS Capital
Temperance Wins Point,
Special Correspondence.
Richheld, SEWER Co. June 21.-Thc
committee having the Fourth Of July
celebration in hand reports that the
preparations are progressing nicely.
From present indications the parade
Will be the most extensive ever Wit
messed here. Nearly every business
house in town has signfied its inten-
ton tc be represented and in addition
there Will be number OF special
floats A splendid program has been
prepared for the forenoon and sports
for the afternoon. Hon. Henry N.
Hayes will deliver the Grafton
This place is enjoying a modest buil1-
ing BOOM Notwithstanding the strin-
gency of money there are more homes
being erected and Improvements made
at the present time than there has
been during any single year In the
history of the town. During the past
the majority of the buildings erected
have been designed by the owner and
have been plain in appearance aud
comparatively inexpensive. Since the
town has been supplied with water
works and electric lights conditions
have changed Nearly all buildings
erected now are designed by an archi-
tect and are modern IN appearance as
well as convenient and comfortable.
Following are some of the buildings IN
course of erection: Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Bean, seven room brick dwelling: MIR.
William Roy Horne. Ave room frame
dwelling; AL Jeppeson. five room brick
cottage. Joseph Wilkinson, six room
frame cottage on his farm adjoining
town; Peter +. Westman, two room adj
dition; Joseph John, two room addi-
ton: William s. Rust, six room frame
dwelling; William Salisbury brick add
dition. Thomas Gillian, tour room frame
dwelling; John Kirkman. five room
brick dwelling; Frank Salisbury brick
addition; Mrs. Mary =. Christensen.
five room brick cottage; o. c. Thurber,
six room brick dwelling: Mariana Mel
sen, two room frame addition: James
Edwards. eight room brick residence;
Martin Thorson, four room addition;
alma Nielsen. residence remodeled and
enlarged Mrs. Jensen. three room
brick cottage: George l., Hansen, resi-
dence remodeled and enlarged; Alex
ander Jensen, four room brick resi-
dence; Lee Clark. three room frame
cottage at fish hatchery; Arthur Hen
rie. 10 room brick residence; Peter A.
Jensen, two room addition; Simon Lar
sen, three room addition; II. e. Peter
son. ,lr., six room brick residence; j. G.
Poulsen two room brick addition;
Henry Baker two room brick addition;
Joseph Ogden. three room brick addi-
ton. The Sewer fish hatchery has Just
completed a new hatchery at cost OF
$1,000. This is an exact duplicate of
the building erected last year by the
same company. The Third ward meet
inghouse, which viii cost $1,000 is
nearing completion and the contract
has just been let for a new bishops
Office building to be erected by the
Church at cost of $4,000. Jensen &
Young have just finished the south
part of their new building and the
same Is now being occupied by the
Lyric Theater company The iron
fence enclosing the tabernacle lot IL
nearly finished and many other Inn
provements are being made. all of
which tend to improve and beautify
the city.
TEMPERANCE WINS A POINT.
The temperance movement received
an unexpected impetus at the last ses-
sion of the city council when n license
was refused the Corner saloon. Tho
direct cause of the council refusing to
renew the license was the circulating
Of a business card by the manager Of
the saloon on the reverse side of which
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