The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-05
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Rain, rain, rain; nothing but rain
The mercury kept between 40e ant
4S' yesterday.
To step on g mans corn goel
against his grain.
The February term OF the Third
District Court commences on Mon
day.
A man was fined $40 aod costs. on
Friday, for assault On 3 woman Of
West Jordan.
Il Wish / Was pudding, mamma, "
why" "'Csuse i shoald have q
lot OF sugar put into me-"
A person arrested on a charge OF
vagrancy on Friday, who pleaded not
guilty, will have . trial to-day.
Tax about mud in Salt Lake Cityl
Why We don't know what il is, il
.Ogden's stuff Is called by the same
name.
The District Court convenes this
morning, as per adjournment. ct 10
O'Clock. 1t will be the Last setting OF
this term.
Prest. Jos. F. Smith and Elder J..
F. Wells went to Logan on Friday
evening in company with Prest.
John Taylor and party.
Reserved seats to the Proctor leo
lures onMondsy and Tuesday evenings
can be secured by application st the
box Office this morning.
A crowd of old and young folks
made "p q surprise party at Mr.. B.
Y. Hampton's last evening. Il vas
the occasion OF his birthday.
The youthful members OF the Sew
enteenth Ward Sunday School had d
gala day in the district sohoolroom on
Friday afternoon and evening.
The rainfall for the twenty four
hou:s ending 9 pm. Friday, meas
ured 1872 inches. This is the greatest
ever recorded in this city in twenty
four hours.
There need be no fear, We are told,
OF lack of water this season. The
streams are already remarkably high;
though the snow is heavily piled in
the mountains.
1t has now been definitely ar.
ranged that Miss Alice Hanill and
Miss Ada DEyer will give . reading
at the Theatre on Saturday evening,
the 18th inst. The programme will
be announced in due time.
There is talk that the Ogden juno
tion will permanently suspend in 8
few day.; also, that it will be resusci-
tsted by q new company, and that an
or GENTLE paper will also be
started there in 9 few days.
President John Taylor, who has
been in Weber County since Monday
last, left for Logan last evening. to
attend the stake conference in Cache
Valley. He has been, and still is
accompanied by L. ]. Nuttall, Esq.
A new book is entitled "How to
Mark the Bible" It is not necessary
t buy book to learn how to mark
the Bible. Give the scriptures to your
5.year old boy to thumb through after
he has been eating tsfy. He'll mark
it for you.
Rumors about Sacramento being
inundated and that the levees had
broken away, were on the streets last
evening, but could have had no foun-
dalton, as the wires were in working
order, and no word to that effect was
received.
This afternoon the "Mszeppa"
matines will take place, at which
time the little ones will be afforded an
opportunity OF seeing Miss Bucking-
ham and her horse flames Melville"
in the spectacular iramatization Of
Byron's poem.
Upon the arrival OF Mr.. A. G.
Campbell, last evening, there was no
band of music at the depot, nor was
there other demonstration in honor
of the Governors choice for delegate
in Congress. Greatness is some
times insignificant.
The room was poorly lighted,
He couldn't see, he said,
And when he tried to kiss her mouth
He almost lost his head.
Because twas open wide, you see
Her lips we're rosy red
But when he went to kiss that mouth,
his head fell in instead.