Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-30
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Young Pupils Recital-Mme. Brod-
beck and her younger plano pupils Will
give recital Friday at 4:30 p. m. at
500 Rice street.
Ycc Gun Coming Back-Yee Yum. a
Chinese merchant OF this city. who
has been spending a vacation In China,
has asked the immigration bureau for
a return passport.
Alaskan Missionary to SpealS-F. c.
Shantceu. an Alaska missionary. will
speak this evening in the Volunteers
meeting At wednesday evenings
meeting nine men pTofessed CONVEX
sion.
RcIaying observation-disclosures will
be direct telegraphic communication
after the first OF the year between Ely
and Salt Lake. thus cutting out the
Cobre relay. Tho same Will be true
with reference to San Francisco.
Prof. Ballet Dined-Prof. Thomas
Ballet was dined Wednesday eve
ming at the Knutsford by Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred A. Maynard, prior to his return
to New York for the resumption there
of his academic duties in the New
York university.
Benefit Card Social-The Maccabees
held a card social Wednesday evening.
in aid of Michael Stack who lost an
arm In the Bingham railroad yards
last August over ESQ tickets had been
sold, and the attendance ran up to
500 Quite neat sum was netted.
Admitted TO NIcmbcrship-The fol-
lowing resident college men have been
admitted to membership in the UniVer-
sity club: Moss S. Duffield. 3. A,
Harvard, 1897; w. H. Trask. Jr, 3.
s. Mass Tech, 1906; Arthur c.
Greene, b. S. University of Michigan.
1904: Leonard S. Austin, Phi. B. Yale.
1868.
More Phosphate Lands-A temporary
withdrawal from entry of tract OF
land supposed to contain phosphate
was made by the interior department
Wednesday The land In question is In
township Is north, range east.
Salt Lake meridian, and includes all
of the fractional sections 33.S4,35 and
SO.
Alpha Pi us Hosts-The Alpha Pi
fraternity gave social Wednesday
evening at the Odeon in honor of the
Salt Lake alumni. The auditorium was
decorated in university colors-red and
white, intertWined with the society
colors of red and blue. There was
music by an orchestra and punch was
served.
Fruit Growers 10 Meet-The execu-
tive committee of the state horticul-
turaI association decides to hold the
annual state convention in this city
during the second week in February.
with the state dairy and dry farm
ing associations following in seriatim.
There will be five sessions ending In a
general meeting in which horticul-
tural questions will be discussed.
Restored to Entry-After having
been withdrawn from entry 22 years,
the remaining portion of the old Bear
river reservoir site has been restored
bv the secretary of the interior. The
land is in township 13 north. range
east, Salt Lake meridian. and includes
lots l. 4, S, and section 3; lot l, 2, 3,
and 4 of section 10: lots l, 2, 8. and
of section Is. These lots are subject to
entry after April IA. 1910.
Mrs. Ed Mcad's Condition-Mrs. Ed
Mead, who has been suffering with a
severe case of typhoid ever since the
recent death from the same cause
of her son-in-law. Wilford Jones. had
a relapse the fore part of this week.
and for a while it was thought she
could not survive 1t. But her condi,
ton is now reported much better. and
her friends hope soon to hear of her
entire recovery.
OppOSltlOn IlcReC III tlclu-lH lie liSt
of members selected by the nominat-
ing committee to I'LL vacancies on the
board of governors of the Commercial
club will not be elected in its entirety
IL the plans of an opposition which
has sprung up are successful. The
second ticket, which seems to have
considerable support, substitutes the
names of w. T. Benson and George d,
Pyper in the places of II. Vance Lane
and George D. Alder borne on the first
ticket. The opposition ticket has been
signed and posted in accordance with
the rules of the club.
Bowring's Leg Saycd-Charles
BowrIng, son of 6. K. Bowrlng. the
old Union soldier-painter. is still at
the Holy Cross hospital. but expects to
be released shortly now. A short time
ago Mr.. Bowring was assisting in the
loading of a box. when he slipped on
the Ice. and in the fall he came down
on along nall sticking up from a
board. The nail penetrated the knee.
and with difficulty he was released.
In a few days the knee had swelled
abnormally, and it looked as If the
young man might lose the limb. Now.
however. he is practically out of dan
ger. Only six weeks previous to the
accident. Mr.. Bowring was mar
rled.