Show from our special correspondent PETITION TO ROOSEVELT salt lake wants to be registration point for drawing colonel M has drawn up he following petition which will be senate president roosevelt when signatures have been received asking that salt lake be named as a registration point for the drawing tor lands in the uintah reservation this petition will be printed and circulated in banks and hotels newspaper offices railroad offices and other public places The petition Is as follows to honorable theodore roosevelt president of the states we the undersigner undersigned under signed here will be inserted either citizens or the alno soldiers and widows of soldiers of iho united states in the war of be rebellion and in the spanish american war residing in utah respectfully petition that n branch registration office for intending settlers in the uintah reservation in utah be at salt lake chiy for ih e greater convenience of said soldiers and other citizens who desire lo 10 salt lake 1 the capital of and Is by far the largest city in he state of utah and with the county of salt lake contains mora than one third of the population of the state it is the railroad center ot ho inter mountain mount aln country including colorado wyoming idaho nevada and salt lake city is the anly city in the slate having ahe facilities to perfectly accommodate and care for the thousands of people in and from the outside of the state who desire to register 1 BANNER FOR ELKS large delegation s expected from ogden J C barabel has presented to salt lake lodge no 85 a beautiful banner emblematic of the order of elks which will be floated from the staff over the courthouse next sunday the banner Is a creation in purple and whit ethe colors of the order and it is of unique and attractive design the flag ia twenty one feet in length and twelve and one half feet la width the field Is a large elks head in purple on a white background between the spreading anglers antlers is the number of the lodge 85 beneath the head are the botters jotters B P 0 E the body of the flag Is in wide stripes or bands of purple and white alternated with the purple bands at the dop and bottom these bands are nine in numb er the presentation to the lodge was in a neat speech by another of the member s and was responded to by lester D who presided over the in the absence from the city ot exalted ruler G R cleaveland A rising votes of thanks was extended by tha lodge to mr barthel at the lodge meeting wednesday night janics and judge C R diehl reported on their recent trip to ogden and said that tho ogden clodgo would send a large delegation one week aiom today in a special train three new members admitted and initiated after which a benefit luncheon was served to the members CASE AGAINST AMOS DISMISSED amos who was arrested recently on a charge of embezzlement was released from custody yesterday and the cabi caei against him was dismissed by county prosecutor willard hansen w bo said that there was no cause for the bringing of a criminal action against the defendant the complaint which was sworn to by F H rudy alleged that amos had embezzled from him the preliminary bearing began yesterday morning and proceeded but a few when it was brought out that amos had signed an agreement to pay within a certain time the sum of tor a small giunch of cattle that he had bought from rudy on commission the money was not paid on time and when the facts of the agreement wore brought out in the direct examination of the complainant assistant county attorney hansen who was conducting the case for the state arose abruptly and said that there was no case ha said that the answer of the complainant had thrown case out of court the complaint was accordingly dismissed at once further questioning by judge blehl who advised the complainant that his remedy at law was in a civil action ROBBED OF 1000 T B trueson a well to do rancher from wheatland wyo was robbed of more than 1000 in broad day light wednesday and reported the caso to the police that day the facts in the case opre suppressed by tho police but reported the matter to the newspapers was worked by the old dollar matching game and the appearance pe arance of a policeman on the scene of his gambling operations ho was arrested by the alleged police nan and after having been robbed ot 1020 tumbled tp the fact that he had been robbed lie then reported the matter to the police investigating the case they have a number of men under suspicion and arrests aro expected at once MRS BENEDICT DEAD mrs odessa L benedict wife of frank M benedict of the bingham and new blaven company died wednesday at he age of 27 years mrs was a popular singer and death wall be mourned by many friends the funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 at the family residence 1315 east bringham SALT LAKE NOTES the eighty lour new steel poles which the utah light and railway company will erect on Brigha ui street have arrived in the city the obstructions will he cleared from tho 0 the roadway and the work of putting them in position will ba started at once amard bean will throw open the doom ct hi new club in the board ot trade building august ast 1st the club has been fitted up with all appurtenances including baths and showers and will be the best good amateur bouts in the city some good amateur bouts will also be put on smoker nights purely for club members john jackson a negro known to the police as bad eye who was arrested several days ago on a charge of attempting to rob joe casper ot 6 at he entrance to a commercial street gambling house was released from custody yesterday this is virtually a dismissal of he cac ca c the ing witness failed to appear beginning yesterday the salt lake route inaugurated a through refrigerator car service to los angeles on july a similar service will be inaugurated augu rated from los angeles this is good news to the fruit and vegetable dealers of this city and arrangements are being made to ship large quantities of utah products to los angeles and intermediate points |