Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

tlutilcd Will give n usiDCc UtNOItt
with refreshments Thursday evening
in Odd Fellows hall to defray expenses
of tho degree team to Ogden Jan. IS
to assist in a local initiation.
San Juan Comes ThrougIl-The Sar
Juan county assessors have finally
sent in their annual report to the
state board OF equalization, much tc
the relief of the clerk who no longer
is threatened with premature bald
ness on account of worry over this
much delinquent shire.
Festival mt OalSlcy-The children OF
the Sunday school connected with the
American Union Sabbath school in
Oakley addition. were given Christ
mas festival Monday evening. before
n large attendance of parents and
pupils. There was music. variety of
school exercises. graphophone selec-
tons and refreshments. each child re-
coiving a basket of candy and nuts.
Children Make Merry-Phillips Con-
eregational church resounded with the
chatter of $50 children Tuesday night
as they celebrated the annual Christ
mas festival There was largc.
heavily laden tree, with L. H. Page as
Santa Claus. An enjoyable program
with vocal and instrumental music.
both solo and ensemble, preceded n
little play. called christmas Franks"
The evening was happily spent.
Thirteen Hit the TraiI-Thirteen
Weary Willies lined up before Police
Judge Bowman Tuesday afternoon
charged with having homes only where
they hung up their hats. When they
individually and collectively informed
the court that their feet were really
suffering TO hit the trail they were al
lowed to go. -Four plain drunks were
given lectures and told to make for
their homes
Death of Mrs. Stcelman-word
reached this city Tuesday night. OF
the death at Caldwell. Ida. of Mrs.
Elizabeth Steelman. wife of Rev. II.
=. Steelman, formerly pastor OF the
First Baptist church in this city for
is years Mrs. Steelman has been
ill for some time with consumption
but no immediate consequences were
expected until a week ago when she
was seized with an hemorrhage of the
lungs which proved fatal later.
Conservation Rcports-The subcom-
mittees of the Utah Conservation COM
mission met Tuesday afternoon and
completed the work of classifying the
reports of the committees and pre-
pairing them for the printer Professor
Joseph f. Merrill, o. J Salisbury and
lie Roy Armstrong composed the sub
committee and the report will be re-
ceived from the press. the members
say. about February 1t will cover
about 100 pages of printed matter.
High Water in Lakc-Thc city en-
gineer is informed that Utah lake is
now 1.76 feet higher than 1t was a
year ago at this time. although the
60-foot gates at the mouth of the
lake have been left open. The en-
gineer believes this means that west
c1st oh xrrf1l ka al l-e In ho
rs the Jordan has as much water in it
now as 1t will hold. so that record high
water is likely to occur when the SHOWS
melt in the spring.
Another Bank for Denvcr-It is re-
ported from Denver that the Cosgrif |
Brothers who own chain of banks |
extending from Cheyenne to oregon,
are planning to establish a new ma
tional bank in the Colorado capital, |
to be known as the Hibernia National |
bank. This name is familiar enough |
in the larger cities of the country |
where it Is used in connection with |
mania" is frequently used. The names !
of other European countries are also |
thus used in various forms.
Insane Man From Summit-E. L.
Benson. a rancher from Summit |
county. was brought TO the sheriff's |
Office Tuesday afternoon bound hand |
and foot. by Sheriff ]. c. Coffey and |
Deputy Sheriff ]. w. Wilds to be cX-
amined as to his sanity. Judge r. d. J
Lewis ordered him committed to the !
state mental hospital upon the recon- |
mendation of the lunacy commission. |
Benson is 46 years old and became |
insane Monday. 1t was neces- |
sary to put him in a straight jacket |
TO prevent him from injuring himself. |
School Teachers Surprisc-A pop- |
ular young business man and a pretty |
school teacher OF Bingham came quiet |
~ to salt Lake, Monday and were |
made man and wife without even the |
knowledge or consent OF their parents. |
The participants are George Chandler.
son of George Z. Chandler. and Miss
Emma Robinson. After the ceremony,
the groom brayely telephoned the |
startling news to his surprised father.
the response being hearty congratula- |
lions Later on in the day there was
a family union and feast in celebra-
tion OF the happy event.
Unity Hall Crowdcd-rhe dramatic
entertainment given last evening ar
UNITY hall by the younger members of |
the Unitarian society was a decided
success. A large audience was present
IN addition to the fond parents of the
boys and girls who took part Mrs, !
FRANK Larson, who has worked so
faithfully on the presentation of the
three playlets. was the recipient of
congratulations on the complete sue
cess of the whole affair. The three
pieces presented were "The Dress Re-
hersal," "rhe Scapegrace, and
Shades of Shakespeare Women"
Misfortune is Lads COMPANION
Farley Williams. 16 year old news
boy. is the hero OF a chapter OF acci-
dents that rivals the pathetic narra
tive of Mark Twain's "Aurclia's
Young Man" Farley fractured his
right arm three weeks ago in a box
Ing match. With his arm stIll in the
paster cast, he stumbled and fell
Tuesday evening, and fractured his
left arm. He was removed TO tho
police station where Surgeon steele
set the broken member. and the boy
said he broke q leg a few years ago
Followed later by a broken collar bone
IN foot ball game. The boy has no
home and has OF late lived at the de-
tention home.
Funeral of Franz Jungk-The fun
eIal OF Franz Jungk was held this
afternoon from Evans chapel in state
ct-eet with intermcnt in MI Olivet
cemetery The deceased was horn at
fAHe,i. Germany. 1854, COMING to this
country when is years old. In 1873.
MI Jungk located in Salt Lake where
until 1SS2, he was associated With tho
Germania Smelling & Refining COM
Tany, and the Flagstaff mine Later
he formed a business partnership
with f, ]. Fabian. Two years ago Mr.
Jrngk was taken Ill neccssitatine re-
noval TO sanitarium at Portland
where he died last week He wac y
nephew of f. w. Billings. and was nm
married He leaves a brother, who
continues his interest in the firm.