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Show 1 , i jr. - I PROVO HERALD . SOCIETY, CLUB NOTES, --PERSONALS M ER AX7DTISIQ)ITOR.IAXS ;r THE RESPONSIBILITY BUSINESS PUTLOOK " MUCH IMPROVED V The business outlook is better than is. jindicated by the'eurrent statistics of bank OF THE COMMUNITY deetsion-of the' supreme court or , " "" the United States as to the constitution. ality in an Illinois statute is significant The state of Dlinois passed aaw "to in. demnify owners of property for damages occasioned by mobs" or riots,"' and tm ap peal to the supreme court this ,law has . been held to be constitutional.' What-- . ever the technical grounds, on which the decision was given for the layman it- - is a reminder of a rule that is. sometimes in danger of being forgotten, that a com- xnunityjnsiblejiioVally for the quali- ty of order that prevails within its territory. It is the individual thai must see to the protection of persons and property, ' this duty cannot be shifted on to a politi- cal abstraction and thereby ignored. Whatever the common or unwritten law may W on Ihis subject every one knows perfectly well that a community Of railroad earnings, says Dun's Review. Clearings this week de-- " creased outside New York 2.9 .per cent, ar from fast year and 0.8 from p e- in New York there were de- ,cling, ofwhile 4.0 and 22.0 per cent , respecdines tively, and railroad earnings for. December increase only 0.3 per cent. But these figures' are completely overshadowed by th significance of the favorable developments in' the iron and steel and dry goods trade.' .These developments are in the ine Tf regressive improvement. In dry go6ds, while the movement continues ofr-conservative basis, and with an absence of any speculative expansion, there is, nevertheless, a notable influx of buyers from all parts of the country, and both Trie domestic anonexporf demand Tor Col stons is good.- - The woolen -- and worsted business is also in arrtneouragingpstater Reports from the iron and steel trades are almost serisational in their record of - expaneion.-th- e. .unfilled .business of., the leading producers reported in December showing not only the largest gain in any one month on record, but making a total larger than ; at any time in nearly two years. The December copper statement .shows a reduction of 22,330,000 pounds in the surplus supplies, the demand especially for export, offsetting the increased production. . - law-respecti- - ng wiir6ffe7l)eTr tef protection to stranger and "citizen alike than a community where the ques. :tion is neglected oKavoided. CSSZi't. In a county or'a fcity; where, there is a strong lullies - O . a nhough , . ... . , .... , '. THE TEACHING OF : . X, " Z' ":-- ' .:,.Ll. Mrs. Hazel . -- ysy&iimf- T,' R. Keljy formerly of Springville, but now of Denver, wno is connected with land and irrigation projects In the Uintah Indian reservation, passed ; through'-rthis- ' -- city to spend a few days in Salt Lake. ';' Concerning, the1 tjintah country anij the probability of the Moffat road being extended throughout it, Mr.' Kelley said ' yesterday that a railroad must come. through the reservation soon. It was merely a matter of what road. """the short; roadsaid Mr.. "It is Kelly'fronj Denver' to Provo and Salt Lake-ana railroad passing over, it will ravecse some Z. of the largest agricultural sections in the ' Mr. Kelly added that the Denver people seemed much more enthusiastic about '.".. a railroad, througl the section than did , the Utah people. It is .talked t5f in Den;....'.,. ver more thin anything else. ; . at lLjSBmliere4iiAjiink dainty place cards-jfor'th- e ' twenty guests. WY P. Baker . wasthe recipient of a and-Mrsi- j;t:Eans.ZMrZlnd A. 3Irs. Rees, Mr. and Mrs. A.. H, Maiben, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ray, Dr. and , 1 i -- -- 1 JElizaheth-EvansjoLSa- -- lt . Jmm$0mtmy immymmX . lilt 4 , - - 'v 1 , . P. vi 7 M . " V : : y' y. twcnty-shillingsf- v. i : or '' y - 4, y y? yy;'yyyymyy& : y '''y&f?'&(-- : '.'In -- yyy,:yyyy'zy:' a - ' :n : .; Few of th the f Lighter Moodf Waiving all other questions for the present there are several important ones we- - should Jike somebody , to; explain, what nobody seems to have explained 'yet,' why an organization f bankers and - M-ym- yr'nyr"' ' . :. Pretty Girls with MUTT and JEFF, at the"0pera HouteTomo'rTo''n?ght." . - - for bankers,", as Senator Aldrich called this association in his Chicago speech perhaps inadvertently should have so ""great a. privilege granted it by Congress ; as the one it seeks with reference to Gov- ernment funds. ' All the receipts of the United States.Government for fifty years to-- convermust bedeposited with this s ' . sociation. Why ? Chicago Public. A writer in The Churchman say s' one occasion a thin and despondent clergyman applied to a more prosperous brother in an endeavor to get some good : advice. The prosperous one looked him OYCXaad,faidi.''VVhcnyyoa pteachori-- . ; hell your , present appearance could . not be better; but in your remarks" on heaven," :it would be well to assume a more Perhaps the real trouble with certain clergymen is, that they ' have no-- , body to edit them. ; They need to be sub- jeeted to a rigd system of blue penciling. that-upo- . cheer-fvlgaspec- to t." Thursday 'Friday Saturday . v : TT3 0 ' v mm 1. Fancy Ribbon, sold up to 35c a yard at v ' Mrs. Heindselman, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Enos and Mrs. Henry Geese; delightful surprise Monday evening, the occasion being his fiftieth birthL, L. Donnan of Upper Falls who, day anniversary. . Whist - waa played w th his family ia spending Uie wim during the evening --and prizes were ter in Provo attended the forty first awarded to Mrs. J, P. Baker and Miss annual communication of tae Mason Ellen Walton."buring th6 evening re- lodge at Salt Lake City yesiirday. freshments were served, Miss Lake The Bridge club will meet Saturday City is spending the week with Pro- -. afternoon with Mrs. T. McNitt. vo ff lends. . . .. , ?ym:ytpmmm"y ' What People Remark , . . ' I'llIlpSflIll ywm &w0yy jet A . . At v -- modghUulildren'a her home Tuesday afternoon the oc- lyn Brereton, Alice and Elizabeth casion being to celebrate the third Juliette Thome, Marion birthday , anniversary of her son, Beesley, Georgia Maw, Doella Donv Paul, Decorations in the Christmas nan. idea prevailed in the parlor where a s brilliant Christmas tree occupied a Mr. and Mrs. Alva Nelson entertain-edTthe members "of Eccentric Cardw' TOnspTpuouaplacai&effi -- their home last red and green adorned the room. Pink J club-vening.The and" white were chosen to decorate the rooms were prettily adorned with clns-ter- s of pink carnations and the prizes dining room with streamers of ribbon from the chanjlier to the four cor- of the evening were won by Mrs. ners of the table where a pretty blrth- - Berne Walton and A. E. Evans. FoK - byl thxeellLny lowing the. game , a dainty luncheon 1 candles formed the centerpiece. White was Berved. The memberspresent handkerchief with the names of, the were Mr. and Mrs Berne Walton,' Mr. . C ' -- " iiiili employes in England get less $4.87-- per rweek,- -i much interest is shown in the efforts to teach domestic economy in the public' schools. The South Shields Education Committee is trying, through its teachers, to show how a man, wife, and two chil- dren.can best live on an income of 21 shillings, or $5.1 L per week. That would puzzle many a family; in the United "v States, , ' -- Sor6sIs"""cIub" ineT"yester- formed afternoon at the- - Hotel Roberts . ..... ., railway 'than . . Delightful Birthday - Celebration the-bride- 's -- The t'tah day parlors. - An interesting paper on the NineteenthCentmy. novelists as giv. en by Mrs. William M. Roylance followed by a very Instructive and paper on "Characteristics of Cornelllus, Moleire and Racine'' by Mrs. C. E. Loose. The papers were among the moat interesting given at the club and were very much appre ciated 4y the members present The next session will also be held: at the ' Hotel parlors. at -- Nevada at one time was in the grasp of the railroads and then . the main line 1 of the roads waa assessed at about $10,QQGL; a mile, with the railroad officials con : ' stantly 'complaining that those figure" were too high. Finally there ' earned a of reform and the reformers werc placed in power, with the , result that the big . interests- - have had to pay jhett just proportion of the cost of - govern- - , ment. Nowviiot even the express com-- 7 r , panies. escape. Standard, Ogdenj f- . ; . Peck and baby, daugh ter, Bernice, who have spent the past two toonths 111 Provo the guests; of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Goddard has' returned to her home in Salt Lake City. Children are Guest , - ' '; ; DOMESTIC ECONOMY. ; - Thelatest consular advices state that in view of the fact that at least 100,000 " '. ?t he would do so or not. Ji a mile. . ' The Tmarriage of Miss fielle Vood sL and Anthony Langstaff was solemniz ed Tuesday evening at,the home ot parents, Mr. and -- JIts Frank B, Wood, Bishop Albert Man- .aringp-"eficiaiing,.!; A color scheme of pink and white was "carried "out Mrs. L. L. Donnan entertained with in the decorations of the rooms, roses and carnations being usedwith pretty a prettily appointed children's party effect Only the family and a few at her apartments at the Hotel Lamar ...... h .. Immediate friends were present dur in honor of the afternoon Saturday ing the evening. The bride wore a sixth birthday anniversary of her pretty gown of white messaline silk Alter Jan- daughter, Margaret. The small guests with, fringe trimmings. uary 21, Mr. and Mrs. Langstaff will enjoyed a number of interesting chil- be at home" at 162 East Fifth South dren's games and later a delicious street . luncheon was served, the centerpiece of the dining , table being a pretty Mrs. Ross Ripple entertained with birthaay cake. The guests at the " a .partyftt affair-Includ- ed he HttIeMisses Eve- - - f-b- ut i y a Provo a8 visitor during the week. . ' L-- phone- - company-o-Pric,-w- -- J . a Washington on January 8th enjoyed listening to some of the very, best Dem ocratic speeches that it was possible to secure. At least,- - that portion of Wash-ingto- n which had been unable to obtain tickets to the Jefferson Day banquet, which was attended by.all the big men of the party, including William Jennings Bryanr and probably all of the candidates for the Presidency on the Democratic ticket, except Harmon, The speakers who addressed the banqueters were all men of national reputa tion, and they did not disappoint their audience. Die crowd was generous 'with its applause, but it .was noted that the ' Harmon adherents seemed to be fewer than those of thejother candidates, L6r lrtanceWlifso"-- and Clark. Bryan, it waXnoted, had the ascer-- ' ; crowd ;:withhim,Talthouhe tainly turned down on theQuffey in-- cident when he arose,THe and" at the end of the programme. And spoke ' for an 'hour, an hour and a half, twe hours, arid then the crowd besought him' - to speak still more, it was pretty good " 1 evidence that he wasjnaking an unusually interestingspeechand that the audtence 7 was greatly enjoying it. When Mr. Bryan said that he would support the nominee ..; of the convention,, the crowd,,applanded Nevada, with its railroad commission, and Iteno, with its cash valuation of pro-- 1 pertyare neighbors of Utah who, in their '; . mediods of assessing railroad property,,, "are causing no little worriment on the .;..' artoftheTailroad officials. ; Tfie Nevada board of assessors, in ses sion in Carson City 71ast "week," fixed the valuation; of the Southern Pacific com- pany's 'main line in Nevada at $35,000 per - m ile, ia per miles over, the valuation of last yea'rs7'''r--;'- : Other valuations1 that were fixed by y'u the' Board of Assessors are : y - Western Union and Postal Telegraph - companies', $40 a mile for each wire. Pullman company, $300 mile, a raise -'- of $50 a mile over last year's assessment. Wells-Farg- o Express. company, $300 raise-of-$3,5C- ': . TAXATION IN UTAH i a .NEVER BURNS OUT ll. AND NEARBY -- THE" HOPE WHICH the-vla- - -- -- men "and womOT private rights shall be scrupulously re-- spected the ..'results, of this sentiment are patent to the most cursory observation. The streets are cleantf, the' demeanor of that use Themis less .careless and ag- ve. traffic and transportation arreon- Hnrrssi ' ducted with fairness to foot passengers, more efficient and alert, the police-arthere is ,1a a word the sense, hard pre- cisely to def me but perfectly real and is going to be concrete, that observed. It is inHhe air, it shows in men's carriage and gives an assurance of security and If men were all determined that thereshould be r lair play, tn. occupations oi progressive .'and antediluvian alike would be gone. -- the-ye- . lal Affair A Humter of of the Mountain States Telephone company entertained informally Tuesday even lng at the home of Miss Elva Armit stead In honor of J. J. Campbell of the telephone company, who leaves soon for California. A musical program waff a feature of the evening's entertainment and a number of in terestlng games were played and laterr dainty luncheon ' was served. Those present at the affair were the Missed mma Krafft, Ruby Patten, Ethel Gardner, Myrtle Barrett, Myrtle McEwan, Mary Rawllngs, Hannah Buckley, May Brltt, Messrs. Wessman, Halloway, McEwan, .J. J. Campbell, Merrfweather, Scofield, Jonef, Peter'. son, Whittaker. - s p '.'' -- clearings and - - Telephone Employees Enjoy Pleasant Soc- - -- . - fn . i . Children's all wool sweater! AQ :. worth coats, 85c, at . yJivkj. Extra special Bargains in Shoes for men, boys, ladies & children ..' COME AND SEE THE VALUES , , ' LOHDOI ! - ' ' ) -- |
