The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-01
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The month of St. Valentines dsy.
Business seems to be picking mp q
tribe of late.
Tie trains have been generally de-
layed for couple OF days.
The City Council holds its regular
weekly meeting this evening.
The maximum thermometer on
Monday was 49,; minimum, 41o.
The prospects are that We will have
: few days more OF fine mild weather.
The total value OF bullion ship.
ments on Monday aggregated S25,
1887.
George Morrison has been appointed
postmaster a. bennington, Millard
County.
The vicinity OF the warehouse OF
the Utah Central depot is being
grAveled.
II this weather does not breed more
severe snow-slIdes, then things are
greatly changed.
The thaW OF the last three or four
days has had the effect OF cutting the
roads up terribly.
On Monday connection was made
bstween the Flagstaff and Eclipse,
Little Cottonwood.
The total rainfall Tor the twenty.
four hours ending o'clock last night,
Was o. 16 of an inch.
]. Bailey was fined S. aud costs on
Monday for being drunk and breaking
the window of a Ohinaman.
On Saturday the Knights TempIar
went to Evanston to bury q comrade,
returning on Monday morning.
After Sunday and Mondays rain
came a little sunshine on Monday
afternoon, which was decidedly &C
ceptable.
The worst feature OF the Chinese
New Year Vas the firing of OF crack
ers on Sunday, and the yelling OF
boys around Chinatown.
L. B, MAttison, the well known
wagon and machinery dealer has
returned home from his trip east,
looking we'll and hearty.
The Milford Sentinel comes out in
an enlarged form, and under q new
management, Mr.. G. Hughes taking
charge and Mr.. Jos. Field retiring
Dryer has received Puck for the
Goth; Harper's Weekly and Frank Les
hes illustrated Newspaper for Febru.
airy 5; and BOU Bells for February.
General II. B. Clawson and wife,
who have been east for some time
past on business and pleasure, are
expected to return on Thursday even
ing.
Milford Sentinel: The store now
being erected by the Utah Forward
ing Company, adjoining their for
's"rding house. is now nearly COM
pleted.
On Thursday evening next the fire.
mem will give another of their excel
lent masquerade balls at their hall.
The grand march will commence at
8 O'Clock.
In the United States Supreme Court
last Tuesday, 18th, the case of John
Miles, plaintiff in error, Us. the United
States, in error to the Supreme Court
of Utah, was argued.
Lord Byron's equestrian spectacle
OF "MazeppA" will be produced at
the Theatre on Wednesday evening
next.-NsIcs. What in thunder has
Byron been doing to you, friendI
Professor Proctor, the great astron-
omer, who lectures here next week,
has arrived at San Francisco from
Australia, and will be here 90 per
announcement, on the 9TH and 9Th.
This morning Mr.. Frank Jennings,
OF Jennings & Sons. starts east on
business. Miss Priscilla Jennings,
his sister, and daughter OF Hon. VIM.
Jennings. accompanies him, going to
Boston. The young lady expects to
remain there some four months.
Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper de-
votes its front page iliu tration to a
representation of the snow slide at
Alta 4 couple of weeks ago. 1t re-
quires good stretch OF the imagina-
ton TO see where Alta comes in or
where the suoW-slide originated or
ended.
On Monday bill passed the House
Of Representatives allowing the Utah
and Northern Railway to construct
its mail line and branches through
Utah, Idaho and Montana, and upon
similar terms, in all respects. as the
conditions on which its main line has
90 far been CONSTRUCTED.
Mr.. Frank Rae, the we'll known
comedian who was so popular here
seven years ago, is back. He is with
the MsEeppa troupe. His wife. Hrs.
Rae, will be here IN couple OF days,
and their many friends and admirers
will have an opportunity OF seeing
them on the boards again, commenc-
ing on Wednesday evening.
Merrily trip the maidens
Over the slushy street,
Lifting their costly dresses
Up from their dainty feet.
Visions ofstockings, embroidered
In an expensive wsy,
Teach US old boys the lesson
That for such things we pay.