Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-30
LOCAL JOTS.

Park City wants Patience"
Next Sunday will be Easter.
A young mems conference was held in
Provo yesterday.
Dragon drill at the Theatre this even
ing, commencing at Z. o'clock sharp.
The Park City school has been closed
on account of an insufficiency of funds to
pay the teacher.
There were five funerals in the city
yesterday, three to-day and there will be
two tomorrow.
The bathing cars are being repainted a
bright yellow. They will be painted red
later in the season.
The Liberty Park drive is in an excel
lent condition now and was thronged
with vehicles yesterday afternoon.
A boy slipped and fell at Wagener's
brewery yesterday and broke his arm.
He was brought to the city and attended
by DR.. Hamilton.
Messrs. Farnsworth & Murdoch shipped
two car loads OF cattle from Beaver and
Milford to Salt Lake last week. They
arrived yesterday.
A number of carpenters were dis
charged from the Utah Central shops last
Saturday night and a further reduction
in the force is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Whitney were
yesterday made more than happy by the
arrival of a son, of whom they are Justly
proud. Mrs. Whitney is doing nicely.
1t is reported that nine gamblers left
Park city in one day last week, which is
regarded as an indication of hard times.
The tin horns exodusted from Salt Lake
last fall.
The u. & R. G. carried ffty-two east
bound passengers yesterday and sixty
seven to-day. No wonder the narrow
guage turns up its nose at conference
rates.
The Utah Central coal mines have
been working on half time for the past
month, owing to the decreased demand
for fuel, and it is rumored the force is to
be reduced.
The gentle breeze that came down
from the north this morning was caused
by the Mapleson Opera Company passing
through Ogden en- route to the Chicago
opera festival.
An immense crowd from the city WIS.,
tied Fort Douglas yesterday afternoon.
The concert was hardly up to the usual
high standard, although the clarionet
solo, by Prof. Kline, was excellently
rendered
Business was never known to be so dull
as now. One house reports thirty-five
cents cash in one day, another no cash
and four dollars credit sales. Better
times are coming and they are not far
away.-Park Record.
The stopers at the Ontario have been
laid off for while owing to the bad con-
dition of the road between the mill and
mine. The ore houses at the mill and
mine are all full, and no inconvenience
will be experienced for some weeks.
The party of tourists who were ex-
pected from the West arrived yesterday /
morning and left for the East over the d. |
d r. g. this morning They registered at |
the Walker House from all parts of the !
United States, England, Scotland and
Australia.
The new race track of Messrs. Walker
II,
the city, is now nearly completed About
the LIST of May it will be the scene of an
interesting race between Mark McKim-
mons team of quick steppers and Matt
Cullin's pacing ponies for $500 side.
A new time card went into effect on
the Utah & Northern to-day The pas
senger train will leave for the North at
8 40 a. m. as heretofore, but will arrive
at 5 80 p. IN. instead of 6 10 Appended
to the time card are $50 rules and regu-
lations which every employe is required
to be familiar with.
The triangular piece of ground lust
north of the d. & r. depot has been en-
closed by an artistic fence and number ;
of trees have been set out. 1t will be
seeded with grass, gravel walks laid out
and handsome fountain will occupy the !
center. 1t will make a beautiful little {
park.
A party of distinguished st. Louis peo-
pie arrived from the west yesterday and !
at the Walker House. 1t con-
sists of Samuel Couples, the millionaire
wooden ware man and wife; Miss Low
man, John E. Liggett, of the Liggett To-
bacco Works, and wife, and Miss Ella c
Eggett They left for the East via the
D. & r. G. this morning t
A corporal and three privates of the :
Sixth Infantry, who had been tried and +
of desertion, and were confined !
N the guard house awaiting sentence,
made somewhat remarkable escape
night. They were all heavily
roned, but succeeded in some inexplic-
able manner in getting their handouts
of and cutting hole through the floor.
They have not been heard from. \