Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.

State Poultry association Will hol
It's annual meeting this evening at tn
Commercial club.
More Aid for DIppcrs-The Carpen
ters' local of the Union Brotherhoo
voted 500 Wednesday evening. in al
OF the striking chocolate dippers.
Forestcrs OF America Mcct-Th
Foresters OF America hold hous
warming Wednesday night in thei
new quarters in the Jennings block.
To Inspect Hatchery Stc-Deput.
Fish and Game commissioner MadseI
Will go to RichHold, Friday to lool
over the ground there for new fist
hatchery.
Elder B. FL. Roberts to Speak
Elder p, H. Roberts Will speak be-
fore the Scandinavian meeting to be
held In the Fourteenth ward meeting
house AT $50 o'clock this evening
Fish for the Infirmnry-The county
commissioners will have n wagon al
the head of Williams lake Friday
when the surplus canal is being
seincd. to secure fish for the infirmary
inmates.
Death OF John Roblns-Joln Rob-
ms. a we'll known Bingham miner.
died from appendicitis Wednesday
afternoon, at the age of 80, at the
Keogh hospital in this city. The body
was shipped to Bingham today, for
interment
To Discuss Postal Bank-The Ma
tionnl Association of Credit Men has
requested the Utah association to dis
cuss the proposed Postal Savings bank
law at It's next monthly dinner. which
will he done on the 10th inst, at the
Commercial club.
Switchman's Leg Crushed-Earl L.
Schwab. a Short Line switchman.
slipped from the footboard OF a yard
engine wednesday afternoon. at
Pallas, Utah. and his leg was crush
ed He was removed to the Groves J..
d. s. hospital where an amputation
will be necessary.
Death OF katherine Schefrcr-Mrs.
Katherine Burgess Scheffer. aged 90,
died at St Marks hospital at IL
O'Clock Wednesday night. after
brief illness. She is the wife OF Fred
J. Schcffer manager of the Western
Cigar company. She Is a sister OF
George H. Burgess and John II. Bur-
CESS of this city.
Postal Leases Quartcrs-The Postal
Telegraph company has taken a 10
years lease on Its present premises in
the Boston block, two rooms on the
seventh floor and one apartment on
the ground fronting Main street, for
s46, 900 or $2S5.33 per month. The
lease was filed Wednesday afternoon
with the county recorder.
Examinations for ORiccrs-Major
w. C. Williams. commanding the ma
tional guard. has Issued orders for cx-
animation of officers Feb. 10, in map
reading and the other lines of mill
tary instruction given by Lieut.
Wieser OF Fort Douglas In his recent
course of lectures before the officers
OF the guard in the state armory.
Indian War RccOrds-The commits
sloners OF Indian war records have
opened an office on the second floor
OF the Armory building. Pierpont
street, where the veterans are expect
ed to file their records emitting them
10 pensions The office wiil remain
open until February 10. when the rec
ord books will close TO all applicants.
Veteran Operated Upon-Rachel
Whlpple. pioneer OF 1852 and a
resident OF the Twenty-second ward
for 81 years, underwent an operation
for removal of a cancer from her
face Wednesday She bore up remark
ably we'll under the operation at her
advanced age of SO years, and Is
progressing toward recovery as
rapidly as could be expected
Boys TO Learn FarmIng-The 2I
boys at the Lund detention home at
Murray. in charge OF Mr. and Mrs
yelling, are about to have q little
diversion from their regular school
work and mechanical education The
management expects TO purchase
tract of land adjoining the school:
plant 1t In early spring and have the
boys thus educated along agricultural
lines
Coin for Rural Carricrs-Rural
mail carriers. after Feb. 18th, will not
be compelled to take coin from mall
boxes in exchange for stamps unless
II is placed In envelopes. wrapped I'm
paper or placed in coin carriers. P V.
DeGraw. fourth assistant postmaster
general. has notified Postmaster
Thomas to this effect. 1t has been
brought about by the great DELAY caus-
cd when the carriers arc compelled
to pick up loose coin from the bottom
of the boxes.
Velvet for the PIumbers-When the
city started In TO cut down the street
and sidewalk grades. In accordance
with the railroad level policy laid
down by Engineer Doremus. the
water pipes entering residences from
the streets were not lowered TO COR
respond. The result has proven a god
send for the plumbers. as the contln-
ued cold weather has frozen many a
pipe that otherwise would not have
been affected. nccessitating many long
and frantic calls for the plumber.
national Smelter company locat-
ed near Tooele. has establish
cd there a private weather oh
servatory, with a complete set of
meteorological apparatus, for baromet-
rlc. thermometric. precipitation.
wind velocity and humidity. measure
ments and records. Manager A c.
McGregor has promised to send to the
Salt Lake weather bureau a comuletc
copy OF his observatory record as a
matter OF general scientific interest
and for the information OF the public
To Enforce Expectoration Ordi.
nRncc-Mrs. w. W. Armstrong
and Miss Ester Allen. mem
Ders OF committee OF
the General Federation Of Women's
clubs, called upon Chief of Police
Barlow Wednesday afternoon and
asked him TO give orders to the police
TO moro rigidly enforce the ordinance
prohibiting expectorating in public
places. Chief Barlow gave HIS word
that the ordinance would be rieldly
enforced. II Il tho purpose of tho
health committee to fight tuberculosis
In this city.
Many Iudicrous MIsIaiscs-Thore
have bccn In tho last fnu rnnnthn