Show TOWN TALK Yesterdays clearings were 23SG77 as compared with 21S057 for the same day of last year Miss Rachael Edwards of the university univer-sity training school will speak to county primary teachers at their meeting tomorrow to-morrow President E P Newell of the city council coun-cil returned yesterday from a two weeks trip to Omaha and the east The councilman council-man looks none the worse for tho trill and will preside at the council session as usual next Tuesday Eugene Young formerly of The Heralds Her-alds local staff who in the past 18 months has held several important positions posi-tions on the staff of the New York Times has resigned from that paper to accept a position on the Evening Telegram the afternoon edition of the New York Herald The state board of land commissioners devoted another day to the transaction of routine business The only business of any moment was the appointment of John P Sorensen and Major Wilkes at appraisers for Salt Lakt county all the old appraisers having gone out of office with the old board Marriage licenses were issued yesterday vo the following Isaac E Lee 33 Rock Springs and Annie Peterson 30 Salt Lake John F Burton 26 and Mizetta Porter 23 both of Atton Wyo John Staffer 21 and Laura Keep 20 both of Murray Peter E Erick Jn 31 Mink reek and Sophia Anderson 2S Salt Lake Heber J Grant Co yesterday received re-ceived intelligence of the burning of the stOre of Hill Bros at Franklin Idaho The store stock of merchandise granary gran-ary and contents all went up at a loss of 15000 to 520000 The tirm fortunately carried 10000 insurance with the Home of Uta and the Hartford of Connecticut and Grant Cos adjuster will leave at once to settle the Insurance A young man whose true name was not entered on the police blotter became violent vio-lent in Essie Watkins place on Second Soiun street yesterday afternoon when Officer Robert commanded him to quit destroying certain portions of the premises prem-ises He was foolish enough to get sassy and resisted arrest Roberto baton made him tractable and he will probably be very penitent today in the police court The Y M C A basket ball team composed com-posed ot Hugh Rippeto r g E Qual tough 1 g H P Goddird center J BroTir r f C Hesse 1 f Peterson and Tufts substitutes goes to Ogden this afternoon with the Salt Lake Opera company com-pany on the Oregon Short Line special to meet the Ogden Y M C A first team In a game The Hamilton school team also goes to the junction city on the same train and will try conclusIOnS with the Ogden Y M C A second team The contest debate between the Phil omathean and Politic societies will take place this evening at the Y M C A parlors at 730 sharp Resolved That religion re-ligion has conferred greater benefits upon mankind than science is the question for discussion Messrs Berkeley Evans and Walden of the Philomathean will arguo affirmatively and Messrs Soule Fowler and Eddy will support the negative nega-tive In conjunction with the debate Miss Maggie Lawson will recite and Mr Walter Jerkins will render a piano soio The public is cordially invited to attend I |