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Show i LOCAL SMil.KTW. IIi ff, the dentist, over Fyne & Mai-ben's. Mai-ben's. Standard calicoes, 5 cents a yard at McEwan & Co. " "Wanted A lady clerk at Gardner & Waid, confectioners. St'3n;i-i! goods for ladies at less? tlian oft at McEwan & Co. JrsT in at McEwan fc Co'e., a fine lino of men's pants, thirls and summer sum-mer underwear. Mrs. Sam Bkk, arrived in Provo yes-; yes-; tcrday from San Jose, Cal. Mrs. Bee is visiting here. 'rij men and teams wanted ui (iiK c. Apply to S. S. .Bone A: Co.. I'rovo. t lali. "William Ames is putting an addition addi-tion to his house on the coiner of likventh and li streets. .floury to loan to person anticipating an-ticipating Ittiilding', at tieo. W. ?li'kcl&ro.,lroTo. Geo. Gee's house in the Fourth ; ward is wearing completion. The Mansard roof is being put on. Faioiehs are anxiously wishing for rain, while Die briekmakers are protesting pro-testing strongly against it. T. M. Ha.mVKlson took a run to the capital on business yesterday. He returned re-turned on the evening train. Laxkscai'e and picturesque sign painting done on reasonable terms by iim .iepperson, I'rovo, Utah. The Fust Ward Sunday school takes an out to the lake to-day. A general good time is guaranteed to all who attend. at-tend. Tin: place formerly occupied by V in. Nichols on Center street, next to the Co-op. Clothing department, has been removed. Things were looking verj quiet yesterday yes-terday around the Courthouse, The election excitement seems to have died out entirely. The Enquirer still has left those "few cpies of the pamphlets Joseph's Views on the Powers and Policy of the Government," and wants to sell them at Kie. each. This is for the benefit of thoso who don't read the Enquirer. J. li. Selleck, the genial manager of the Western Union Telegraph oflice of this city, went east over the R. G. W. last night. The gentleman intends visii mg his old home in Missouri, and will spend a couple of weeks there. Mai:kiagf. license has been issued to John A. Keyle, of Mona, Juab county, and Louisa May Rose, of Lake Shore, and to llelgi Olsen and Anna Eigalpe-dattir, Eigalpe-dattir, aged 14 years, of Spanish Fork. The latter couple were married by Mayor Booth. These will be a grand ball at Cast ilia il-ia springs on SaturJay evening next. Trains leave this city at 8:3(1 p. m. and return at 12:30. Fare for the round trip 50 sents. Everyone desiring a nice time should avail themselves" of this opportunity. Officek White found a poor wayfaring way-faring man of grief last night snugly stowed under Fresltwater's window on Center street, asleep. The officer woke hhn up and took him to the city jail. He had been indulging too much, and will probably adorn the streets for a few days. The rifle corps, who made the city ring with their salutes on Monday night, were heard to say yesterday, as they woefully rubbed their shoulders, "Gee whiz! but my shoulder is swollen:" swol-len:" Nevermind, boys, it will get better by the time February comes along, and you w ill have a chance to get sore shoulders again. Danker Wiiitmoue, of Nephi, telephoned tele-phoned to Sheriff Fowler yesterday asking what the county would do in bringing Larry King, the bunco man, back from Chicago. The sheriff consulted con-sulted the county attorney, and he seemed to think there was no evidence to convict him. and it would only be incurring expense for the county. "Whitniore will be in I'rovo to-morrow to see about it. A meeting of the directors of the I'rovo Lake Resort Co. was held in ' Supt. Fordonski's office, in the Union Hlock. yesterday, a full board being j "resent. The most important business transacted was the accepting of the resignation of Superintendent Fordon-ski Fordon-ski at that gentleman's request, as he wished to be relieved from the cares of business and take the rest which his health demanded. J. F. Thompson w as appointed in his place, and William Wil-liam Probert as assistant superintendent. J. P. I)o i lan, representing the Hall Safe A: Lock company, who has for the past thirty davs or more been traveling m Southern Utah in the interests of his company so managed his business as to be here last Saturday and carry a torch in the parade "and vote "the straight Democratic ticket on Monday. On his arrival here he was treated to'a most pleaant surprise indeed. He met his oldest sister, Mrs. A. M. Stoney. whom he had not seen for thirty-live years. Mrs. Stoney and her son George ro now permanent residents of Provo having come here direct from Pittsburg, Pa. They are thoroughly enraptured not only with the county but the climate, cli-mate, and Mrs. Stonev has determined to bring the balance of her family, live in number, to Provo just as Boon as possible. The Provo Foundry & Mathiue company has succeeded in casting two of the longest columns ever turned out in Prov-i. They are a trifle over twenty-three feet in length, and weigh over Lotto pounds. They are to be used in . the third story of the Academy. Preparations Prepa-rations are being made for the casting of two more. A system of core-making, new to Provo, has K-en introduced. intro-duced. Formerly cores for columns were made with a sand something like plastering sand, the cores have to I be made in pieces; but with these long i columns, loam-cores were used in-1 stead of common sand, and the result! is that these cores an stand a j greater pressure than the others, and with less danger of "blowing." as a moulder Would say. The foundry has an order for six round columns and two square ones, for the Young Men's Coop., at Spanish Fork. Theke was considerable excitement at the lake last night over the fact that "Wallace Ilalliday, of this city, and Miss Edith Brown, of Salt Lake, who had gone out on the hike for a boat ride, but who, w hen darkness set in, were missing. A high wind prevailed, : and great fears were entertained for I t he safety of the young people. Two i voting men were dispatched in a boat, nml shortly alter the Florence and a j search pariy prepared to go in quest of i the missing ones. The motor ran back a short distance, some thinking that owing to the high wind, the boat containing con-taining the young people bad drifted ashore and the couple had walked to I town. Surmise was correct, for they I were found by the track waiting fori the motor. It appears Wallace had lost one of his ores, and accordingly drifted ashore. Nels Omansen took ihem in his boat and landed them at : the nearest point to the track. Much to j the delight of their friends, no acci-1 dent had happened, although it looked serious at first. j |