Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-18
LOCAL JOTS.


Bar silver is quoted at S1.02H per ounce
in New York to-day.
Butte silver mines are expected to ship
100000 during September.
The Denvers defeated the Leadvilles on
Sunday last by score of to !.
Texas Tom, the tapeworm exterminator,
has gone 10 Butte in search of worms: and
given Salt Lake rest.
The Emma Company dump,in Little Cot
tonwood, looks as though that famous mine
would redeem itself ere long.
The old and new snow at Alta are clinging
together with the determination of remain
ing true to each other until next July.
A4-year-old son of Mr. Bert Kimball, of
Parley's Park, died of heart disease, and
was buried to-day from the Fifteenth ward
chapel.
Mr. Henry Heath has at last got one of
those artesian wells, after several unsuccess-
full attempts. Everybody is invited TO call
and take drink.
Mrs. Siegel, Miss Almy, Prof. B. B. Young
and Prof. Krouse will render some fine selec-
tions at the Synagogue this evening. Ser
vices begin at $50.
Mccormick & Co. to-day received one car
of Hanauer bullion, $1,000; one car of Lost
River bullion, $3.50; and Queen of the Hills
ore, 81, 400; total value, S7,250.
Not less than fifty witnesses in the Nor
ton, Porcher aud other .. G. cases were
summoned before the Grand Jury to-day
and collected their coveted fees.
Professor Vincent has ordered five hun
bred tons of coal to start the Flagstaff mine
at Alta. The Professor says that he has
found ore which will pay well to ship.
The Frederick Tunnel, Little Cottonwood,
under the able management of Martin K.
Hardness, is digging its way into the noun
tain at the rate of about eight feet per day.
The Primary Fair now holding in Social
Hall will continue until tomorrow night.
The admission is but 10 cents for adults and
half fare for children, and Q large attend
ance is taking place.
Mr. Harker, on the old Davenport ground
at Alta, is erecting a furnace which is near
ing completion. Mr.. Harkers aim is to pGr
chase only low grade ores, such as other
smelters have not been willing to handle.
To-morrow's game between the Salt Lake
and the Willard mines will begin promptly
at 2:30 p. M, in order to enable the visiting
club to return home in the evening. Some
betting is being done on the result of the
game.
I
and Manchester branches and conferences
of the Latter-day Saints held yesterday at
Fuller's Hill, was most enjoyable conven-
ton, and over 800 old friends and acquaint-
ances revived former friendships in pleas
ant manner.
The Montifore Congregation hold the Kol
Nidri old ritual at Independence Hall this
evening, commencing at 6:30 o'clock. Kol
Nidri is one of the prayers established since
the early destruction of the Temple, and Is
offered as a substitute in place Of the sacri-
foes of olden time.
John Taylor and George Q. Cannon, of
the First Presidency of the Church of j. S.
of i. d. s., announce that the semi-annual
conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints will commence at 10
O'Clock on Tuesday morning, October 9th,
at Logan, Cache county, Utah.
The Union Pacific coal department at
Omaha has requested the Utah Central
Company to furnish the Anaconda works, in
Montana, with $50 tons of Pleasant Valley
coal per week. This will necessitate an in
crease of about twenty-five miners who will
be instated at once, and will require another
freight train on the Q. @.
Miss l.. E. Paine was rendered a surprise
last evening by large number of friends
ut the residence of Mrs. j. E. Berkeley, No.
PAL Brigham street, this city, the occasion
being the presentation of a handsome gold
watch to Miss Paine in appreciation of her
labors while Baptist missionary in Salt Lake.
Several speeches were made and happily re-
sponded to, and the party dispersed well
pleased.
F. o. Horne, of this city, bought Judge
Z. j. Wenner's house yesterday, the amount
paid being $500. The house is quite new
and modern in all its details, and the prop
erty is said to have originally cost $500.
Taking into consideration the fine location
of the premises, it would certainly appear
very cheap at the price paid. Mr.. H. c.
Wallace, the Alta merchant, is TO occupy the
house for the ensuing year.