The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-14
CITY BREVI1LES

GEORGE B. SQUIRES. state insurance
commissioner, has not been able to
attend to the duties of his office
since the day after his return from
California, where he had been several
months il ia an effort to recover MS rs
from his trip much improved in
health, but he is not sufficiently
strong enough to take up the active
work of his department.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED yesterday at the
offices of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad that commencing Sunday, the
road will operate observation cars
between Salt Lake and Denver.
These cars will be attached to the
trains leaving Salt Lake at 4:05 p. m.
and 7:10 .. NJ each day until further
notice The same service will oper-
ate on the two westbound trains leav-
ing Denver in the forenoon
TOTAL BANK CLEARINGS for Friday.
May 13, were $1,273, S24.S0, as com
pared with total of sSS3,943.S2 for
the corresponding day of last year.
The increase, therefore, is $3.50, 9S0.9S.
or q gain of more than A per cent.
A LIVELY RUNAWAY occurred yes
terday afternoon when a horse owned
by the 5. NJ. Taylor Undertaking COM
pany and attached to a light buggy
dashed madly down First South
street. The animal was tied in front
OF their pldC6 or business at Isl East
First South street, and became fright
ened at running water. Dashing as
far as the fire department headQuar-
tiers the horse couided with a fire
hydrant and was taken in tow by
members Of the department
]. J. CONNORS has been appointed bust
ness agent for the Plumbers union
In view of the fact that over az ner
cent of the members are now working
IT was deemed advisable to have
another man in the field and Mr..
Connors was named for the position.
As far as the union is concerned the
Utah hotel, the Kearns and the New
house hotel buildings have been de-
clareA to be on the fair list.
A SPECIAL MEETING of the National
Republican league has been called
for Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
court to elect delegate to the ma
tional convention to be held in New
York In June.
THE CONTRACT for painting and tint
ing the interior of the sherifFs new
home, now under construction in con-
nection with the jail building. was
yesterday awarded to W. A Duvall &
Co. by the county commissioners. The
contract price is s195.
JAMES 2; CoLLINGE will deliver a
public lecture at New Thought hall
A Main street, Sunday night
MORTIMER REGENSBURG. vice presi- |
dent OF the z. RegenSburg & Sons
company, one of the largest cigar |
manufacturers in the country, ar
rived in Salt Lake yesterday, on bust |
ness connected with his firm. The |
Regensburg company are the owners /
OF cigar factories in Tampa, Fla, and |
Havana, Cuba.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING of the
American Woman's league will be /
held at o'clock tonight in the par
lors of the Kenyon hotel, and q fine /
program has been prepared.
MRS JOSEPH HOWELL. wife of Con-
gresham Howell, is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Lewis T. Cannon She |
reached Salt Lake yesterday, accom- |
panied by her family. the children /
proceeding on to Logan. Mrs. Howell /
has been in Washington during the
present session of Congress
IN ORDER TO ASSIST the city of Muir /
ray in securing it's water supply /
cheaper, at less cost to the city, J. |