The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-29
CHIPS.
A quiet day is anticipated.

n quiet Jay IL anticipated.
A big pigeon shooting matcl took
place on Friday.
! Ogden will indulge in races at her
driving park to-day.
The Indian entertainment will be q
novel and interesting one.
The shows have struck the city at
the wrong time, apparently.
The bullion shipment, as compared
with last year, is pretty slim.
The bullion shipments On Friday
aggregated in value So. 962 SO.
Potatoes are selling at Zoe. and 15c.
apiece in Mineral City, Colorado.
To-day will be enjoyed by many
clerks of the leading stores as holi-
day.
The moon will shortly be a thing
of the past once more for definite
period.
Dryer has the Chimney Corner for
June 9Th, and the June number Of
St. Nicholas.
Gives quadrille band in atten-
dance at Lake Point to day, and ball
this evening.
The number of tourists in our CITY
at present is unusual, even at this
season OF the year.
A number Of the young dramatic
club will assist Mr.. Bandmann, the
trsgediaD, in his performances here.
1t appears that the repsrt OF the
drowning OF Amos Chace in the
Sewer river, published day or two
ago. is correct.
The Seventh District School and
Mrs. Randsll's select school. with
their friends, fraternated at Fuller's
Hill on Friday.
Nothing was done in the District
Court on Friday. there having been |
no settings for that date. Court has
been adjourned until Monday.
A serious acci5ent took place on
Thursday night, little four year old
boy being ran ov3r by a dray, the
wheel passing from his left thigh
across the breas',/1 - =
The thermometer has been in the
nearly every day this week,
and citizens are already beginning to
complain that undershirts are at
the functions of neckties.-
Miner. y a
rhirly.sevan years ago today.
Noah Webster, author and compiler
Of the noted dictionary, ore OF the
most valuable, useful and profound
works ever written, died at the age of
85 years. /
Up to last evening the finance
on the Fourth of July
had received subscriptions
to within a few dollars OF
81 800, and feel satisfied that they
can increase this amount consid-
erably.
The inhabitants of the city are
notified that the Twentieth Ward
Square is now thoroughly cleaned
and that it is as well prepared for the
Use of herds as ever. Hobbled horses
are not objected to any more than
usual.
The students of the University spent
A most enjoyable day at Oalde1's
Farm on Friday. The day was all
that could be desired, and with swing.
ing, dancing, singing and boating,
The large crowd Whiled the hours
away merrily.
A man down in Washoe County,
New, has applied for a divorce
simply beeause his wife, who is bigger
han he is, tbrashes him over the
head with q skillet, and makes him
10 the washing and ironing. Some
men never do know when they are
Eelioff. Il , 2
Some idea may be bad Of the dit-
ference in the weather between this
place and New York by looking over
the telegraphic dispatches. These
tell US OF deaths and prostrations
from the heat, which lie almost if not
Unprecedented, while here We still
Ihiver at night.
Arrangements have been made
With the railroads for special rates to
his city during the Fourth o. July
celebration, the result OF which is
hat conference rates will be given
for five dGys-from July Sd
o the 9TH, inclusive. With toe in
lucements to be offered there is no
loubt bu; the city will be visited by
arge numbers of persons from the [
country during that time.
A soft and dreamy feeling ever fills tia
springtime air,
And the voice of nature bubbles from the
brooks
The school boy yells with pleasure at the
thoughts ofno moro care,
And throws aside his well-thumbed, dirty
books.