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Show ally Invited some lad ies of his own social these dinplane to dine with him. At on the menu articles ners the principal and hot bottles cold been have always a limit been have birds. There might bottles as so the far but to the birds, were concerned rumor has it that the supply was only limited by the capacity of those who accepted the hospitality of the club man. ft. ft lieturning from Salt Lake to the classic precincts of his home town, the clubman was taking unusual pains with his toilet, preparatory to going to the club. This occasioned a slight degree of suspicion on the part of his wife, who had also heard some intimation of the wine parties that held high carnival in ed rooms the locked ahd e, Woman-likresolved she at the club. to do a little detective work, and her curiosity has brought her to never-endin- g closely-shutter- grief. ft ft When hubby had arrayed himself in the nearest approach to purple and line linen that his wardrobe held, he sweetly said good night to the wife of his bosom, and admonished her not to wait up lor him, as he would probably play a little poker. Carefully concealing her suspicion, the lady waited until he was safely away from the house, when she followed him and took up a position where she could see the door of the club house. She had not long to wait when her most violent suspicions were confirmed. ft ft A lady closely veiled cautiously as- SOLUTION OF WATER PROBLEM. The water problem is one which ha confronted Salt Lake City, every summer for years, but so far no solution of it has been adopted, not because the right and the only solution of it has not been presented, but because the affairs of the city have been in the hands of politicians who had not the capacity to take hold of the matter in a broad and comprehensive way, or who found it to their personal interests to be constantly devising makeshifts and plans for temporary relief, and at the same time raking in a little boodle for themselves. These makeshifts and idiotic schemes are always expensive for the taxpayers and exceedingly unsatisfactory to the public. Notwithstanding all the money that has been spent on the system, including the $250,000 realized from the sale' of bonds two years ago, the service is no better than it was seven years ago, and the supply has not been appreciably increased. The only permanent and satisfactory way of providing Salt Lake with a sufficient and reliable supply of water was pointed out by State Engineer Doremus and Engineer F. C. Kelsey, seven or eight years ago, and was urged on the city council for acceptance by Judge Le Grande Young, who at that time had the misfortune to be a member of that body. Utah Lake, as then pointed out, is the source to which the city must look for its future water supply. It is ample for the needs of the city until it shall have a population of a quarter of million. The cost of obtaining it will be about $1,500,000, but it would be money well spent, and it is only a question of time until it will have to be done. For about ten miles from Utah lake the Jordon river will either have to be dredged or a new channel (which if run pin-head- ed ex-Cit- y cended the stairs to the club house and vanished behind the closed doors. Too timid to create a scene, the wife hurried back home and brought the telephone into requisition. To her repeated calls for her husband a servant at the club informed ner that he was not there. Iler rage at thus being foiled knew no bounds, and she straightway told the club servant that she knew her husband was there and in the company of a woman. The servant insisted that she was wrong, but the wife again took the present cirv.p the trail, and planted herself in view straight, eliminating of the club house door to await develop- cuitous route of the river, would cover ments. a distance of about six miles) will have ft ft to be cut to such a depth as will draw The denoument came about 2 oclock from Utah lake the eighteen inches deep of water over the entire surface of in the morning, when the same veiled the lake, or as much thereof as may be ladv emerged from the darkened stair- - required, and which is owned by the She was city under an appropriation made by way of the club house. Engineer Kelsey about three all alone, but her feet wavered, like This additional water can ago. years n unto those of a lamb, taking be turned into the city's canal at the its first steps. The indignant wife, still Jordon Narrows and brought to the city intent on her system of detective work, for use offor irrigating purposes, while it can be exchanged with the shadowed the lady to her home, which enough farmers for Cottonwood creek and Mill was in one of the most fashionable re- creek water and the waters received by sidences of Ogden. Such a startling the city from these two creeks must be breach of pastoral etiquette could not piped into the city and turned into the long remain a secret, and the gossips general pipe system. The Utah lake are now bandying the unfortunate love water, while excellent for irrigation, is affairs of an erstwhile happy family not good for drinking or culinary purman. Tim Saunterer. poses, hence the exchange for Cottonwood and Mill creeks, both of which are Souis Simon, manager of the Paris very fine waters, is necessary. That Millinery Co., has returned from a trip will give the city an ample supply of to the east, where he bought a large water even in the driest seasons, it is the only true solution of the much stock of fall goods for the firm. vexed water question. The idea of purchasing the Cottonwood water from the WALKER BROTHERS farmers is not good, as it would result in making barren and unproductive a JANKERS; large area of fine farms and orchards ex-Cit- new-bor- Salt Lake City. Eitibl'iSed 1859 Ut.h Gsncral Banking Business Transacted. Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent A PHONE 1213 s- -: : . H . Christensens Orchestra. "Recepltonj. La tv n Tarlifj , tie. ? y south and southeast of the city. The cheapest and best way is to bring irriUtah lake through gating water from the canal now owned and operated by the municipality and exchange it with the farmers for the potable waters of the Cottonwoods. The plan of building reservoirs in Parleys canyon and developing the precarious supply, mostly seepage from irrigation . and poor quality of the water in the sloughs southeast of but idle talk. A Liberty park, is little course be spent on lot of money could of these schemes, but the results would be poor and unsatisfactory. The board of public works is responsible. for the acuteness of the water situation which has prevailed in the people city this summer. Before the issue of of the votes their by approved $250,000 in bonds for the improvement of the water system and increasing the supply, a couple of years ago, an address was issued to the people and the administration pledged itself to expend the money in the following way: For the Thirteenth East street reservoir about $50,000: layiDg new and enlarged mains in the eastern part of the city, about $70,000: for the purchase of additional water rights in Parleys canyon, about $50.0(0: for the erection of stand pipes in the city for street sprinkling with water from the Jordon river, about $25,000: for dredging the Utah lake end of the Jordon river, about $75,000. The board of public works, on the insistance of its chairman, deliberately broke faith with the people, abandoned the ing of the river and spent a large portion of the money set apart for that purpose in putting in a new pipe line in City Creek canyon where it was not needed, and which is useless, as the old pipe line was large enough to carry all the water coming from that source in the dry season. Had the dredging been done there would have been no need of a pumping system at Utah lake, and the city would not have had to go to the canal companies with hat in hand begging for a little water. The stand pipe street sprinkling system wa9 also abandoned and the money frittered away under the direction of Mr. Dooly for comparatively worthless things. Now the 8250.000 bond money is all gone-buabout $15,000, and the city has acquired no additional water but the very trifling quantities from the purchase of additional rights in Parley's canyon. In the language of the streets, the board of public works and its chairman are daisies. SKIN GAME IN RALROAD Truth TICKETS has had its attention directed to a state of affairs prevailing in this city, which merits the attention of the police department. This paper is not sufficiently informed as to the personality of the parties who are running the biggest, rankest skin game ever permitted in a decent community, but believes it is very near having them located and promises if it is confirmed in its suspicions to expose the guilty ones. On 1 uesdav last a woman riding on the Oregon Short Line, between this city and Ogden, had her ticket lifted by the conductor. It was an iron-cla- d .ticket, with descriptive marks punched therein and called for the transportation of a male, with grey hair and beard. Had the ticket been for a that the the line (the gallant conductors along to was from this ticket city Chicago) would have honored it, but the offense against the rules was so rank that no one could afford to let it pass. From the statements of the lady, it would seem that she bought this ticket, of a scalper in this city, who assured her, with many words that it was all right. Women, ordinarly do not have the knowledge of these matters posessed by men, so she accepted it and by so doing lost the amount she paid woman, it is more than likely for it, viz $22. At Ogden she was compelled to buy a new ticket to the point of her destination. The man who would sell a ticket like that to a woman is not a ticket broker. None of the brokers here, who belong to the guarantee associations would do a trick like that. The rules of the to which they belong it and they would be once. This came from at the out money organizations would not permit One of the fellows who scalper. ends both against the middle and plays wins every time. It is said that this is not the first instance of the kind which has happened. Nor is this all the deviltry which has been indulged in. This same outfit has another scheme. A man who has a ticket reading from San Francisco to Chicago comes to this city and wishing to stop, disposes of it. He deposits it with this firm which tells him if they sell it they will pay him for it. The ticket is sold and the purchaser goes on his way and rides it out. But the man a who has deposited it never gets anything for it. A dummy, hired to do the t work, wires the scalper from a point somewhere in Colorado, just east of Denver that the ticket was lifted by the conductor. He signs a name which the scalper declares is the name of the man who bought it. Later a letter comes demanding1 damages and all that sort of thing, which is shown to the unsuspecting man who parted with the ticket and he is made to believe that this unfortunate firm has got to refund the money and pay the man for the trouble he has had. Now this thing has been done dozens of times and it is time it was stopped. It doubtless will be stopped, for the general passenger agent of one of the lines here has had his attention called to it and declares he will take a hand in the game. The legitimate ticket brokers do not do this sort of thing; only the illegitimate and independant It is a crying shame that scalpers. such dives should be permitted to exist and high time that they were stopped. Thomas Spiking, the young man who was run over by a street car on Saturday night, died at the Holy Cross Hospital at an early hour yesterday morning after enduring intense suffering as a result of the terrible injuries he received. He leaves a young widow and two children to mourn. Mr. Spiking was a most exemplary young man in every respect. His disposition was genial and kindly and his nature loveable. He was a general favorite with all who knew him and inspired respect and esteem among all with whom he came in contact. His friends feel most keenly his untimely and tragic death, and extend sincere sympathy to his sorrowing wife, mother and relatives. |