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Show jjCityjini THE Stute Board of Land Commissioners Commission-ers mot in monthly hchsIoii yesterday and nttonded to tho routine business of tho board. Gov Wells, chairman of the commission, com-mission, wua not present, and no action was taken upon the Sovler brldgo reservoir reser-voir proposition. THE FUNERAL of John Joseph, the Infant In-fant son of John and Mrs. Samway, who died at their rosldonco, 113 East Third South street, yesterday, of spinal mcnln-Kltls, mcnln-Kltls, takes place today at 10 o'clock. The body will be interred In Calvary cemetery. " . HORACE BOURNE filled the Inside of his vest with firecrackers and was firing them on" ono by one, when a sphrk fell Inside lila clothes nnd he was only saved by tho presence of mind of a boy who was with him. Ho tore the clothes off tho thirteen-year-old lad and took him homo to 167 K streou where ho arrived with his wrlslH all scorched, Illy mother wrapped up tho burns Jn cotton and oil and put him to bed. After n while Air. Bourno noticed a Hinoll of ihnoko and, rushing up-ntali-3, found the boy wrapped In flames from the cotton nnd oil. which had evidently evi-dently ' Ignited. a THE FUNERAL of Jonathan Riley and his Hon John, who wore drowned In tho Jordan river lat Monday, will lake place at I o clock this afternoon from TaUor's undertaking parlor. DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 233 families In Salt Lake county received aid from the county, according to the report of Pauper Clerk James Sabine, Among I ,.2p,rum,,s- insisting of CCC persons, 5H23.G0 was distributed, which Is an average aver-age of $6.75 to each family, or 12.15 to each individual Of the total number aided 6tr9 res do In Salt Lake City and 73 elsewhere In tho county. AT THE MEETING of the Board of County Commissioners yesterday tho appointments ap-pointments made by County Attorney J. J. hltaker of Dana T, Smith, as first assistant, as-sistant, and James Ingcbreten, as second assistant County Attorney, were unanimously unani-mously confirmed. The first assistant will receive a salary of $115 and tho wocond assistant flOO a month The board also ??.m',rm,;d ,lhe ""appointment of Miss Jj.tnel Woodmnnseo as clerk of the Counlv Attorney's office, at a salary of fCO a month. A BARN belonging to J. C. Horr at 70 Lcverldge street. In Poplar Grove, burned down last night, causing a loss to tho owner of $100 and the death of sixteen chickens. Tho alrm was turned In at 11 o clock and No. responded from tho west side. A quick run wns made, but the alarm came too late and tho entire barn was destroyed. V BERT MORRIS, who was operatod on at tho Holy Cross hospital two weoks ago for abdominal troubles, was somewhat better last night, according to the report of tho physicians. After tho oporatlon he developed pneumonia, after which blood poisoning set In. and his family havo been entertaining graco fears for his life. Tho physicians and nurses now express hopes for his recovery. ' |