Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-27 | Page 4 | Local News

It Is becoming dishonorable, it seems, to strive to get out of the National Guard honorably. Gen. Geoghegan will allow the dls-charged dls-charged batterymcn to live, and still they are not pleased. Apostle Hyrum claims that the Mor-mons Mor-mons are the best people on earth, evidently forgetting all about the Elks. Regarding the indemnity matter, Japan evidently cannot be convinced that it would be a shame to take the money. 1 . City ofllclals modestly decline to take any credit for the increased water sup-ply sup-ply due to rains, especially when It is muddy. Anyway, President Seymour B. Young has succeeded In thoroughly ad-vertlslng ad-vertlslng the fact that he has water for sale. , Members of the firm of Silver Bros. find that a good way to avoid being dls-fl dls-fl turbed by their iron foundry is not to live near It. Anyway, the city administration has decided to Increase the water supply as far as It can do so by looking at the artesian wells. Vernal will now be able to see whether the claim-seekers' are worthy men, or whether they do not spend 'l their money freely. i Indians trust that the white men set- , . tling near them will prove" to be good . neighbors, who always keep something j ' to drink In the house. During al this talk about water, no ( one, wo feel sure, has heard milkmen complain that there has not been enough for their use. Gen, Geoghegan will doubtless be i merciful also in dealing with himself, for violating the regulations relative to dishonorable dlscharcea, i No matter what the result of his suit !j for 5CO,000,000 may be, John W. Young enn never Justly accuse himself of not ' V having asked for enough. "? j Why should the street car company R change Us transfer methods, when tho B change would result in nothing but i, convenience to the public? 'i Roy Daniels has picked out a claim on which to flic tomorrow, and of .1 course various wise persona can see A that he has mado a poor choice. ji Still there arc skeptical people who think it entirely possible that there i' will be a water shortage next summer, 1 1 even if Mayor Morris is re-elected. jf Of course the city aulliorltlos will f not be so unreasonable us to ask thn 'S Light and Railway company to show '? them the water rlgltt It sold to the city. , Senator Smoot's good reason for not Hj jl settling the claim of the Young Men's ;4 Republican club against him probably Is that he has not been asked often '. ;t enough. k City Engineer RHer, who has been HL idlrcctcU to have the artesian water supply analyzed, will not like It If It does not sustain his theory that It Is not fit for use.