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Show V -J J. L. MOORE, district freight and passenger pas-senger agent of the Salt Lake Route, is back from Butte, whither he went recently re-cently to secure new business. H. J. BURGEE, general Western freight agent of the Big Four at Kansas City, and F. I. Smith. Western freight . agent of the same system at Denver, art In the city. MRS. S. K. HOOPER, wife of the general gen-eral passenger agent of the Rio Grande system at Denver, and Mrs. Reynolds of the same city are at the Knutsford. They will be Joined by Miss Hooper, who is en route from Los Angeles. JOSEPH H. SIEGEL of the Siegel Clothing company has just returned from an extensive trip through the East on a purchasing expedition. The trade in woolen and cotton goods, he declares, is particularly brisk. Prices, the merchant Bays, have been advanced from 10 to 15 per cent. The closing of ranges to sheep and a partial failure of the cotton crop are . alleged to be the cause of the increased in-creased prices. A big demand Is also being be-ing made for all goods. W. C. BEAVER, chief dispatcher of the Oregon 8hort Line at Evanston. Wvo.. was here yesterday. He came to Uth for the purpose of registering' at Provo, and returned to Evaneton last night. . ATTORNEY-GENERAL BREEDEN was in Provo yesterday on official business. busi-ness. CHIEF DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL L. H. SMYTH left this morning morn-ing over the Oregon Short Line for a ten days' flflshing trip In the Wood River country. GOV. CUTLER, State Auditor Richards and 8tate Treasurer Christiansen were in Provo yesterday, attending the 'regular meeting of the State Mental Hospital board. a a I. B. PERRINE of the famous Blue Lakes country, Idaho, left yesterday for Chicago on a business trip. He had been here for a few days. a : F. A. WADLEIGH. assistant general passenger agent of the Rio Grande system, sys-tem, is due- to- arrive in this city today. He is on a general business trip, a. a a W. H. BANCROFT, vice-president and general manager . of the Oregon , Short Line, 'has returned from a tour of inspection in-spection of the system in Idaho. ... ,. a , a a '1 J. A. M'CABE. special revenue agent for this district, left this morning for his ' headquarters In Omaha, |