Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-06
LOCAL JOTS.
J. NJ. YoUNG, Sec'y

The Grand Jury was in session this
forenoon.
The Utah Commissioners meet in this
city next Friday.
To-day is the ffty-ffth anniversary of
the Mormon church.
Strawberries are now an attainable
luxury at forty cents per box.
The spring terms of the various schools
in the city commenced to-day.
The Utah Commissioners are expected
to arrive next Thursday night
The April term of the Third District
Court will commence next Monday.
Baird's minstrels gave show in Park
City Saturday night and are in Salt Lake
to-day.
The Logan Conference adjourned this
afternoon, 1t has been very quiet af-
fair.
The Supreme Court of the Territory
held a short session last Saturday night
but transacted no business.
Frisco has two base ball organizations
that expect to sail into glory with the eu-
phonious titles of Frisco Scrubs" and
Camp Cranks.'
The street brokers reported a heavy de-
mand for Crescent stock to-day Invest
ments were sought at 81, but no stock
could he found for that figure.
Appropriate Easter services were held
at the various Christian churches yester-
day. AT the Episcopal and Catholic
churches the music was very beautiful.
A strong effort is being made in Den
yer to organize construction company
for building a branch line of the d. & K.
q. through Sanpete Valley Mr.. George
GOss is now in Denver and is understood
to be working up the scheme.
One of the many rumors in circulation
on the streets to-day was that President
John Taylor and Geo. Q, Cannon were
arrested at Smithfeld yesterday, but no
news of such an occurrence has been re-
ceived at the Marshal's office in this city.
1t seems that the boy Moroni Kevser,
who fired the shot in the street the other
night. is the son of respectable parents,
and fred the pistol thoughtlessly. 1t was
foolish thing to do, and he may con-
graduate himself that he did not get into
serious trouble.
Passenger traffic is reported very
heavy now, both east and west. The
east-bound ID. & r. @, train YESTERDAY
carried siXty-nine through passengers to
points east of Pueblo and Denver, and
the train from the east this evening has
forty-two on board.
The ball at the Theatre last Saturday
evening was attended by an immense
crowd. The corps de ballet was a very
novel and successful feature. Fred and Sid !
Clawson are artistic kickers, but the lat |
ter should not attempt to cover the stage /
in two jumps. Members of the bicycle |
club performed some creditable feats in
fancy riding, Mr.. Walt. Jennings carry
ing off the hOnors.
II is to be hoped that our citizens will
save their money and patronage for the
Patience" performances, which come
off Wednesday afternoon and Thursday
evening, and not waste them on the
show which is now here Min
strel shows are much like circuses, though
not so good, and when one is seen all
have been seen. So, encourage home
talent, and not foreign MINISTRIES.
Captain Hawley, who has proved such
a terror to evil doors along the ID. & r.
q. line, has received a sample pair of
Beams improved handouts, which he
proposes to introduce in Utah. These ]
handouts are an improvement over the
old styles in that they are not locked I'M !
Lil a small spring is touched by the Of
icer. Captain Hawley has also sent for 6
a pair, the inventor of which offers a re- a
ward of $50 to any man who will unlock '
hem, with or without a key. t