Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-26
LOCAL J0TS.

The unlawful killing of wild ducks has
abated since the riot act was read.
The Opera House band give an excursion
TO Garfield tomorrow. Dance in the even
ing.
There was given a rehearsal of the princi-
pals in "Iolanthe'' at Calder's music store
this afternoon.
The u. C. and ID. & II. G. had quite
spirited race from the Germania to Bingham
Junction this morning.
A number of petitions from distressed tax
PAYERS were considered yesterday afternoon
by the City Council as a board of equallZa-
ton.
William Kemp was arrested last night for
being drunk, and left s. for his appearance.
Failing TO show up. the was declared for
feited.
The regular rehearsals of THE Mikado''
will commence on the 18th of September.
Preliminary meeting this evening at Care
less music rooms.
Fred Myers and his cowboy gang are bus
iy engaged in transferring cattle from
Church Island OH scows towed by Captain
Dahl's ''Whirlwind.'
Superintendent Ritter is busily engaged on
the Salt Lake IL Western, repairing the
l0O0-foot washout and more recent damage
by another cloudburst.
The d. q II. G. city ticket and freight
office has received a new twenty-three foot
gilt lettered sign from Denver which Will
adorn the blank space above the office.
The Lord deliver us! Says the Ketchum
(Idaho) Keystone: Taylor Frush'S circus
has visited all the Wood River towns and is
now on its way to Utah.
Rolla Tibbitts and Davis will run foot
race at the HALEY track on September 1st
for 800 a side. Smith d Condor. of that
town, have the coin III their safe.
Gus Engler is the proudest man in Salt
Lake. Because why? An eleven-pouEd cry
sis visited the family last night and the
mother and little girl are III the best of
spirits.
The members of the Barker base ball club
are requested to bring their complete suits
to headquarters tomorrow, as they are to
be used by the Salt Lake nine on Saturday
VS.. Ogdens.
Moonlight on the Lake is what a num-
Der of young people are talking of for next
Saturday night. The excursion promises to
be delightful affair, and will doubtless
come off, weather permitting.
A number of families have taken up home
homes there. David Williams, Jr., started
n general supply store at Price, and the
place begins to show sign OF life.
Mrs. Gregory, for some years proprietress
of bazaar ON First South street, entered
the sealed locks of matrimony with MIR.
John Mclaughlin last evening, and will no
longer preside over the variety shop.
A Rio Grande special will leave here to-
morrow afternoon at l o'clock with Knights
Templar to attend the funeral services of
the late j. w. Mills, at Ogden. The Order
will conduct the ceremonies. returning here
the same evening.
new game of cards has been invented
and called 1.-The Game of Base Ball with
Cards. The game is fast superseding Pro-
gressive Euchre, and is becoming very pop
ular in the East The cards can be had at
Roberts d Neldon's drug store they being
the sole agents here.
John Sands, Tom Dawson, Doc. Hague
and Josh Arthur formed partyOf campers
out and headed for Hale's Siding this morn
ing. They will return Sunday to fill orders
taken for several tons of trout. Each man
went armed to the teeth with guns and
knives, expecting to face the savage bear.
Bishop Tuttle knows how to deal out the
gospel to the Idaho boys, and is always sure
of q royal welcome mp in the northern coun-
try. The Houston Press says this of his last
visit: "Since the visit of Bishop Tuttle some
of the old sheep, who long since wandered
from the fold, are humming gospel tunes
upon our streets.
heavy cloud-burst up City Greek at $50
yesterday afternoon sent the water down in
torrents and in such a muddy state as to
make it necessary to close the reservoirs to
prevent them clogging up with mud. For
several hours people about the city Won
dered at the lack of water, which was turned
on again, however, at $50 pm.
Its Cold Day When We Get Left was
the title of party which, a few weeks ago,
visited this city, and they evidently met
with Manitoba wave out in San Francisco.
They passed east this morning, after en-
countering reverses which left them strand
ed on the coast and necessitated the dis
banding of the whole outfit.-CheyenRe
BOOmeIuRg, 2fth.