The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-29
CLOSING OF COAL MINE.

Rock Springs. Wyo.. March 26--Prs-
psrations for closing No. 1 mine are now
under way and force of men is at work
pulling the entries. The company will
now employed at No. will not be thrown
out of work. The town will benefit In one
way by this change. for No. ] mine has
used an enormous amount of water. and
this VIII now be diverted TO other uses,
giving better supply to the town.
At a meeting of the Business Men s
league this week matters of great inn
poTtance to the town were discussed. A
petition was framed to be sent TO the
Green River Water company asking for
a lower water rate. and that a filter be
installed at the waterwOrks. The water
rate at present is exorbitant. the water
muddy and impure. and the pressure in
adequate and much dissatisfaction has
been expressed lately over the situa ton.
J. +. Mershon Of the Auto Transit COM
pany was present and made plea for
good roads. The league appointed a COM
mittee of five to see what could be done
[ toward improving the roads berea bouts
Tor automobiles and other vehicles. 10
was suggested that this Improvement
should be made even If it was necessary
for the county to issue bonds to raise
the funds. The city council was petit
toned to put in town scales to weigh
coal. hay. etc. Another committee was
appointed to compare the cost Of electric
light here and in other places. and to re-
QutSi . lbH vel HIdte lbE RUN
W. II. GOttsche has gone o1t to his
sheep ranch.
Ed. Rife has returned from a trip to
Arkansas and Florida, and has gone out
to his ranch.
The directors Of the National Wool
Warehouse association have announced
that after April - no further subscrip-
tons to the wool warehouse stock will
be received. The stock has been rapidly
sold out. this proving that the plan has
with favor f1ea ufar-as74
Mr.. Peterson of kemmerer has gone to
Point of Rocks on business connected with
the Peterson Quealy Sheep company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Edwards reached
New York March p on the Lusitauia at
ter spending the winter in Italy and the
south Of France. They Will visit friends
in Rock Springs for a few days on the
way to their country home near Portland.
Ore.
The members Of the Entire Nous club
gave the first Of a series IF dances on
Friday evening. March %. The young la
dies proved themselves delightful enter
tainers and the young men who were
their guests declare this dance to be the
most pleasant affair Of the winter. The
members of thu CLUB are the Misses Laura
Smith. Rose FacinelH. sadie Landsbcrg.
Hazel Hay. Josephine MURRAY. Mary and
Margaret @ D0n0eli. Dora Darling Ella
Ace. Flora Muir. Rena Elias abby Drew.
Jessie Mcdonald. Florence Hooker. Eliz-
sbeth HsSson. Mary Spicer. Mayme Brab-
azon. Orethia Bser. Anna Farrell and
Gertrude Nissen.
Mrs. J. IT. Young entertained the We'd
uesday club this week al her attractive
new home. After the game OF high five
dairty fsVors were presented to Mrs. d.
y. Reavill and Mrs. George Murphy for
high scores. and to Mrs. ". II. Gottsche
for the consolation. The afternoon closed
with a social hour. while the guests en-
ioyed the delicious refreshments served
BY the hostess.
duties at the hospital aftrr spending some
time in Cheyenne visiting her father. lie
rov Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. !. ". Anderson. Robert
Anderson and Mrs. Alex. Riddle have re-
turned from MARYLAND. where they were
called hV the death Of their father.
Mrs. Hubbard OF Rswiins. vino has been
q patient at the Wyoming general hos
pital. was able to return to her home this
week.
Mrs Thomas Cottle Of Green River is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Roy Jones
Articles Of incorporation Of the Current
Creek Land & Live Stock company have
been filed with the secretary Of state
The company has capital stock of $780,
geo and will carry on general live stock
business The principal office Of the COM
many is in Rock Springs and ". II.
Gottsche is the agent. The business Of
the company will he managed BY board
of three directors For the first year these
win he W. II. Gottsche. William Bates
and d. a Reavill. all of Rock Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Jones are rejoicing
over the arrival of a son at their home
L. HeDkle has gone to California in the
hone that q stay at the lower altitude
will benefit his health
Mr. and Mrs A. Granouist are enjoy
ing d visit from their daughters. Mrs l.
Caucher- and Miss Adde Gran1uist Of Og-
der.
Announcement has been made in Chi
caEo Of the engagement of DR.. Robert
Smith. formerly of Rock Springs. to Miss
Emil WIZ Of the Windy City.
J. r. McNulty has purchased the Smith
home on r street and will soon occupy it
With his family.