Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-19


years, an electrician by trade
Respondent over. the death OF
his young bride, Evclinc Hodges. a ycar
ago, committed suicide Monday nightnt
the residence of his wifcs sister. Mrs
John Crosby. 129 north Third avenue.
by drinking cyanide of potassium. His
body was discovered early TUESDAY
morning, and although physician was
called, he was beyond medical aid Hy
was an employe of the Pocatcllo Flee
tric Supply company. and was gem
orally well liked. being a good work.
man. He left II note addressed to a
sister and brother of Mrs. Crosby which
read as follows:
"PNatclo. Idaho Dec II. 10. To
Bert and blackwell / will leave n
little note to let you know that | will
be happy in a few short hours know.
as well as l am writing that will be
with her. so hoping that you WIN take
it good naturcd ! will take my poison
az you Will know what it IS.
with love and good luck I will close
for the last time FRANK"
The dead man was the son of r. II.
Curran of Salt Lake City. who arrived
here Tuesday in response to Il tclc-
gram
The body will be taken to Idaho Falls
for intermcnt tomorrow afternoon. that
place being the home of his wifesI
relatives.
Chauncey Wilson. the 14-yenr-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson OF 5le
north Main street, died Friday night Of
Bright's disease.
The funeral took place Sunday after,
noon with services at the st. JOSEPH,
Roman Catholic church
There are n number of cases Of small
poN and scarlet fever In town. Mayor
d. w. Church appointed meeting
with the local physicians this afternoon
to canvass the situation.
LIBRARY TAG DAY."
The public library committee has dos.
ignated next Saturday as tag lav"
for the library fund, An army of fair
maidenS will be detailed whose duty Il
shall lie to sell everybody n tag the
proceeds to go to replcnish the library
treasury.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.
Next Saturday and Sunday the forty
eighth quarterly conference Of the Po-l
catello stake VIII be held in the west
side chapel. a feature of which will be
q priesthood and business meeting on
saturday. The Ono Hundred ana
Twenty-siNth quorum of seventies will
give banquet in the evening.
charles r. Drumm of New York will
speak in the Y. NJ. C. A.. rooms Friday
night on tho topic, "Thc Wayward
Boy" On Saturday night he will sneak
on How About the Girl?" On sunday
afternoon at 1880 he will speak at the
McNichols g. Wright hall on the sub,
jeCt, can Honest Man"
James Astle addressed the mems
meeting last Sunday afternoon on the
subject Waste" a four-piecc orchcs-
ira was In attendance.
ORGANIZE BOY SCOUTS.
boy scout troop will be organized
next Friday afternoon of boys between
10 and 10 years Of age. Local Scout
Master Tucker will have charge Of the
squad, which will be known rs Troop
No, l.. The war cry will be Pre-
pared"
POCATELLO GIRL WEEDS.
Miss Laura Hansen Of this city, en-
gagged in teaching school ut Kcndrick,
Ida. was married at Lewiston, last
Saturday to Ira Clcnveland The we'd
ding knot was tied by Rev. Williams
of the Methodist church. The future
home OF the new couple will be at
Cashcmcrc, Wash. where the groom Is
engaged In the grain business, The
bride - daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
II, l.. Hansen Of this city.
DEATH OF PIONEER.
Antoine f. IIauscr. aged a, u Poca-
tello pioneer OF S27 North Harrison
avenue. died Sunday afternoons of IT,
phoid foyer. The intcrmont took place
Yesterday. Funeral services were held
at the Catholic church under the aus
pieces of the knights OF Columbus,
Frank Mccain. aged 81 years, died
Sunday evening OF heart failure at his
residence mt i40 North Hayes avenue.
The deceased was formerly engaged rs
q switch engineer, but owing to Ill
health he has of recent years been act
Ing as swtchmnn. This funeral was
held Tuesday under the auspices or
the NnIrhts Of C,nllltn hun