The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-25

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There will be no work al the derot
to-day, excepting what is necessary
in connection with running the re.
sular passenger train.
Mr.. s. P. Teasdel, the genial pro.
prietor of the Eagle House, presented
all his employees with 8 turkey for
their Christmas dinner.
The average sale of tickets for
Park City, by way of the Utah Central,
Union Pacific and Union Pacific
branch line, is three per day.
The HERALD employees will enjoy
Christmae by taking rest; and for
that reason there will be no publica.
ton of this paper on tomorrow.
Remember the gifts at George A.
Messrs' business house to-day; 500
losves, with roast beef, chees and good
cheer for the blind, lame, halt, etc.
The employees in the store of VIM.
Jennings & Sons had occasion to re-
joice on Friday, each being pres ented
with fine turkey for Xmas dinner
by bis employers.
Ths members OF Wasatch Engine
Company. No. 2, are requested to at
tend a special meeting on Monday
evening at 7.30 O'Clock. By order,
Frank May, foreman.
In your enjoymeuts on this day re-
member that there ere those who
may lack the necessities of life, and
add to your happiness by adding to
the comfort Of the needy.
Duri g the past twenty days the
Utah Central has run five trains a
day, each way between here and o.
den. ten each day in all. This was
Decessitated by the heavy freight
traffic.
The challenge OF Mr.. Scott, pub
lished in the herald few days ago,
to shoot a pigeon match with any
single gentleman, for $50 q side, or
any amount up to $3.50. has been ac-
cepted.
Elder ". ". Blair, OF the Reor.
gsnizsd Church of Latter-dsy Saints,
will preach in she hall, No. SO Main
street, on Sunday, 26,h inst at 2
pm. and 7.30 I'm. Subjects: Church
law and marriage.
The Arcade restaurant, yesterday.
had q attempting display in the windows
for to-day. Turkeys. ducks, sucking |
pig, roast beef, fat aud Luscious, and |
plum pudding and cake we're ready
for the bill OF fare.
Milford Sentinel: The parties who |
have leased the North Star Nine re-
port that they have now on the dump
$50 tons OF high grade ore. Their
lease expires on the lat Of March, and
they are making things hum.
On Friday the persons who had |
gone security for n. GIasner, in
dicted for forgery and Obtaining
money under false pretenses, with
drew as his bondsmsn. and be Was
arrested and placed In jail, where he
10 at present.
A man named Oloi Nelson was
killed in Mr.. H. A VAnPrAsg's coal
mine, in spanish Fork Canon, on the |
18th instant. Il was the result OF 8
premature blast. Mr.. VAnPrasg 10
thanked by the family for defrayinE
the funeral expeuseI.
Hon. William Jennings seems to
understand how to illuminate the
a postoffice. Yesterday the gentle.
man sent to tho postmaster and II
each employe Of the ofico a can Of
oyster. II there Is anything a postal
clerk really Hi.ys il is luscious
bIvalye.
The pockets OF several ladies have
been picked in the postoffice lately
This fac. suggests the propTiety OF
ladies looking after their purses with
more care, aud Ct so Office. being on
the watch about the time the delivery
windows are opened, when the crowd
is present.
In tgenty yssrs the yield OF the
Comstosk load has been sS25, COO, OOOI
worth OF bullion The length oil
shafts aud galleries is $50 miles.
Three hundred and sixty million tons
of waste have been hoisted, and
I,720,0O0 600 tons Of water pumped
10 the surface.
This morning. with the compli
ments Of the season. Messrs. Auer &
Murphy, OF the Occidental, and
Messrs. Whitehead & Gray, Of the
"Exchsnge," furni=hed the HERALD
employs with foaming Jug of egg
ncgg from each house rbe gentle
manly composilcrs say it never came
at better Time.
A social ball will be eivsn 10 the
Twelfth Ward Assembly Rooms on
Wednesday evening next, the pro-
ceeds TO GO to the ward choir and
Scbco,house. Following persons
make up the committee: T. v.
Williams, 8. B OlaWnn, n. T
McEwsn, ;. g Midgley, G. D.
Piper, 7. A. Williams, NslIie Hardy.
Mile Burns, L1u Hardy, Imogene
Cummings, Susie Winder, Kate
Piper.
Baby, new to earth and sky,
Soon as born begins 10 cry,
Day and night does baby yell,
And makes his daddy mzd ss-zell.
Mad as anything.
Baby soon begins TO walk,
Soon thereafter gins TO talk.
To school he goes and learns 70 tpel,
And makes his teacher mad as-Erll,
Mad as anything.
BAbE soon 10 manhood's grown,
AID has girl he calls his own,
With this young II aid be cuts a swell.
Which makes her lover mad as-veli-
Mad as anything.
Baby soon will be pa
\ Wed and have a nother-iu-lav-
And then his anguish none can tell,
Except those IN the depths of-vell,
Down pretty deep.