Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-15
LOCAL BRIEFS.

WooIgrowcrs Meet Friday-Thc
eNsS;....,,- board OF the Utah Wool
growers association will meet on Fri
day next.
DR.. Iliff 10 Lccture-Rev. T. c. Illff.
former superintendent of Methodist
missions for Utah, Will lecture Mon
day evening next. on the Boys of
GIGS
Back at tho Throttlc-W. L. Kin
ney Il Rio GIande engineer who was
stricken with paralysis Oct. % last.
has recovered sufficiently to return to
the throttle.
Fish for the Poor-Pauper Clerk
James Sabine distributed a ton OF fish
to the county poor at the city and
county building this afternoon. They
were caught I'm the surplus canal.
Simply a Preoaution-General Con-
tractor West of this city claims that
he has been Withholding payments
from Subcontractor Clark to protect
himself as TO money due on bills for
supplies.
Campaign for Membcrship-The
Royal Highlanders decided Monday
evening. to adopt the Douglas plan
for increasing the associations mem
bcrship, and Oscar Miller and Alta
to secure new members.
Y. w. c. a. CampaiSn-The Y. w.
c. A. solicitors arc finding ready re-
sponses to appeals for funds. They say
1.7S6 girls called at the office of the
association during the year. looking
for assistance in securing work, in To-
eating friends or for general aid
Benefit Concerl-Thc annual benefit
Cnncerf and ppfprtn In n1ent in aid of
ST. AIMS Orphanage will be given in
the Salt Lake theater, Thursday eve
ming. March II. when 500 children
will participate In song, drill and
dance, Fifty of the children will come
from the orphanage.
Solicitor NIlssing-J. E Taylor, state
horticultural Inspector, is looking for
one H. C. Francis. The latter was en-
gagged to arrange program for the
convention which convened today The
program had about $500 worth of ads
In II and Taylor says that Francis has
failed to turn in the sum of $1S2.
Death of Reginald Hcatli-RegInald !
Heath. we'll known in Nevada and |
Utah mining circles, died at IL o'clock |
Monday night ut 1910 east Second |
South street. the home of his half |
brother. Fred Butler. tuberculosis was |
the cause of death He was so years
old. and for long time was interest
cd in Mcrcur and underground sup
erintendcnt of the Delamar mine of
Nevada.
Move for Early Closins-The Re-
tail Clerks association has secured the
moral support of the Salt Lake Minis
fcrlal association in their effort to |
close all the stores Saturday evening.
1t Is claimed that many people have
got in the way of attending picture
shows early Saturday evenings and
then gone to the stores to shop aft
crwards. In many other cities tho
stores are all closed Saturday eve-
n!ngs and the public accept the situa-
ton with very good grace.
Women Install Omiccrs-The Wom-
en- of Woodcraft presented an attrac-
tive program Monday night. at the
annual Installation of newly elected
officers. Officers installed were as fol-
lows; Eunice Broburg. past guardian:
Lillian Tall guardian neIghbor;
Evelina HOLIDAY. advisor; Ada Emer-
son, magician, Mary Dougherty, at
tendant. Emily Hurd. inner sentinel;
Rose Pugsley, outer sentinel; Mary
Bero, clerk; Anna Manane. auditor
Frances Don manager: Elizabeth
Forscutt musician
Roughing il OH the s. P.-Frank
Knox and G. S. Holmes returned
home Monday night. from the Pacific
coast. after an experience they will
remember for some time. Washouts on
the Southern Pacific delayed travel 10
hours east of Reno. and the train on
which the two Salt Lakers were
travelling was without diner. So they
went without eating for the 10 hours.
when the company managed to serve
up something In the eating line from
a box car. This was not exactly the
st. Francis or the Knutsford. but the
twain were glad to get anything, and
they were not overfastidious as 10
how It was served either. They report
lively business times on the coast