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Show IF CREAM OF THE NEWS. L Silver 96; lead J4.25. Jupiter Pluvius is still our weather clerk. Hrhe board of education holds a meeting Knight. It is snowing at Park City and raining at Kogan today. I Mrs. Harry McCallum had a surgical operation oper-ation nerformed on her yesterday. I The little son of Billy Gilbert, who has keen critically ill for some time is now out Bf danger. I The Board of Trade will hold the regnlar konthly meeting at the chamber of com-terce com-terce tonight. I The tlt Lake City railway company o 11-hienced 11-hienced grading for their new track on eat ffempi street today, j The city will be full of ministers on Sun-kl: Sun-kl: , and in view of this it is expected that Union services will be held at the Theater. The parents of Mrs. Ruby Visino arrived In the city today iu time to be present at the funeral of their daughter at o'clock this afternoon. The water has been shut off from the fountain at the corner of Commercial and 6 seoud South streets for the past two or three, days. Whyf It will be a source of delight forthe legion of Mrs. S. R. Sloan's friend to learn that aite.- a protracted siege of sickness she is rapidly improving. Union Pacific men hereabouts do not care half so much who is appointed President Clark's assistant as tiiat the old administration administra-tion tays in. That saves many heads. Robert Ferguson, an old soldier, died at Sandy last night. He will be buried in this citv Saturday, aud the funeral will be under the auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic. Re-public. The bulletin posted in The Times window regarding the charges against Assistant United States Attorney Stephens attracted a large crowd, showing the deep interest that is felt in the matter. Compliments pour in upon The Times without stint; as also do subscriptions. The Times will swear to its circulation every Saturday, so that advertisers might know ju6t what they are buying. Evans, the San Francisco drummer who was shot recently by Louis Kountz, has . skipped, but the shooter is being examined in the police court this afternoon on the charge of assault with intent to kill. The electric drill invented by R. M. Jones this afternoon bored seventeen inches iu blue limestone in a continuous run of thir teen minutes and twenty-eight seconds. A large number of mining men witnessed the te-'. The joint city and county committee held a meeting last night, the principal business transacted being the making of the regular salary appropriations for the officers and the appropriation for Mr. Bowman's third contract. con-tract. Funeral services over the remains of little Johnnie Sullivan, aged nine years, 6on of M-r. !ennis Sullivan of Tintic, who died at the Hiaiy Cross hospital last evening, were held atjhe parlors of the Utah Undertaking Company at 4 o'clock today. Pasnight the Rapid Transit company's 7:30 cir for Murray was left standing for aboutyialf an hour on the corner of Seventh ' i-outfc by reason of the electricity giving v There was some kicking among the passengers, but nobody walked. TdVay Clerk Allen issued the marriage lieensa which will transfix the hearts of John H. Allen, aged 30; and Lizzie A. Skiriner, aged 34; both of Sau Francisco, CaL Mr. Allen is himself the clerk of the county court of San Francisco county, California. Arrangements have been completed, for the erection of a $7000 District school build-In": build-In": at Brighton. Work will begin within the next ten days and the buildings will be ready for occupancy by September 1. It will be a substantial structure of brick and stone, two stories in height with four large school rooms. The case of the adoption of Veronka C. Peek, the infant which was leftonMiss Ruth Jones' doorstep at Sugar House Ward, and which was afterward taken by Mrs. Pratt the matron of the Deseret Hospital and given to someone else, and which case is now on trial at the probate court, promises to be exciting before it is finally settled. The Young Men's republican club of Salt Lake county is the latest political organization. organiza-tion. The club starts ont with a membership member-ship o ttfty, and is officered as follows: President, P. A. Dix; vice-president, S. E. Armstrong; recording secretary, D. J. Frew; corresponding secretary, V. B. Dolliver; treasurer, W. H. Clearc; executive committee, commit-tee, A. M. Walters, chairman: E. E. Ritchie, James K. Shaw, J. C. Wee ter, J. L. Green, C. A. Reed, John Chalmers. Mi Susie Ellis entertained twelve of her most intimate friends at her home last evening, even-ing, who indulged in the ever popular game of "high five." The royal prizes were carried car-ried off by Miss Mabel Cooper and Mr. Will Johnson, while the "booby" souvenirs were awarded to Miss Eva Ellis and Mr. Jim Ellis. A novelty of the affair were the unique tally cards, each having a small photo of the hostess on the back, which will serve as a souvenir of the pleasant event. The remains of Minnie Barton, keeper of abuguio,who died here some months ago, were shipped to Chicago over the Union Pacific Pa-cific last night, and will be interred in one of the cemeteries there. Miss Barton left several thousand dollars in cash in the banks here, and valuable jewelry and effects. fc-Martha Turner, a friend of the deceased and Bwrho is now in possession of the house, is suing the banks to get Miss Barton's money, ' which she claims under an assignment executed exe-cuted by the deceased on her death bed. Rev. Samuel A. Eliot and wife, Rev. T. B. V Forbush and wife and Rev. J. EL Crooker arrived from Denver on the eleven o'clock train and are stopping at the Knutsford. These reverend jentlemen are here to attend at-tend the. Unitarian conference which begins at tha'Jewish temple with a sermon by Rev. AT r. Crooker this evening. A most interest-) interest-) ing and varied programme is in store' for ( tomorrow at the same place; Rev. Dr. Mc-, Mc-, Niece, Dr. Lane, Bishop Whitney and Rabbi , Jacobson are all to ppesent their views on the same platform with the Unitarians. The discussion of high themes in an intellectual, intel-lectual, fair and not unfriendly way is what may be expected of these gentlemen, and the public will enjoy an opportunity not often of-ten presented of hearing a variety of views presented without bitterness. |