The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-29
BITS FROM BRIGHAM.
Sudden Death of an Aged
Scandinavian. W
INITIALS GET ON A TEAR.
News Nuggets From the Pretty anu
Thriving Capital of Box
Elder County.
yITIALs GET ON A TEAR.

Correspondence of THE HERALD.
On Sunday morning last, September
10th, an old man aged 81, by the name
If Jacob Plowman, a Scandinavian, who
has resided In the Second Ward of this
city for several years past, was found
dead outside of his dwelling. Mr..
Peter Christensen was the first who
discovered him, and also discovered
three small wounds on his left leg, just
below his knee, also large bruise just
under his left temple and another on
his right hip. 1t was at first thought
by some that he had been dealt foully
with by some party or parties who sup
posed he had money secreted IN the
Gus But at the Coroner's inquest
DR.. Davis concluded that the wounds
or bruises were the result of
falls from weakness, exhaustion
and old age The coroner's jury re
turned verdict accordingly. The old
gen tleman has lived all alone for sew
eral years past, having been separated
from his wife, but never divorced. His
wife is still living. Some time ago the
old man appointed administrators and
made a will, in VIII he bequeathed, at
his death, all of his surplus means to
the Perpetual Emigration Fund, for
the purpose of emigrating poor Latter
day Saints from Scandinavia. How
much means he owned besides his house
and lot has not been known, but many
have supposed he had money some
where. The administrators searched
the house and after considerable
ferreting. discovered an old yeast
powder'can, in which was stored $40 in.
cash. In other places notes we're found
to the amount of $40, in outstanding
accounts to his credit. His affairs are
IN the hands of administrators. His
funeral took place on Monday.
am informed tn the County au-
thorities contemplate sinking an
artesian well on our Courthouse Square
in Brigham City. Negotiations are
pending for that purpose. 1t is thought
that 800 feet, at least, is the depth that
will have to be bored before obtaining
water. Piping has been ordered for
that depth. Should the project be sue
cessful the well will be great blessing
to our CITY, and citizens all wish it sue
cess.
modelled and to be surmounted with
week and received for the plans and
construction, and Mr.. James Pitt, ar
chitect, of this city, has received the
contract and will commence work at
once. Last Saturday gentleman from
Ogden, by the name of Carson, COM
menced canvassing this city and county
for a newspaper which he said he was
about to start. He obtained quite a
list before the day was out, and by noon
on Monday he had about eighty names
of prominent citizens who SAID they
would like to have home paper. The
gentleman claimed TO be a newspaper
man from New Y ork, and intended to call
his new paper, the Brigham Herald,
and the price of subscription is to be 50
per year, and his terms are, that the
first dollar is to be paid Immediately
after the issue of the first number, the
second dollar 10 be paid six months
later. l am of the opinion that sub
scribers will have plenty of time to get
their first dollar ready; hope, how
ever, that the Brigham Herald will
come to life and live.
Mercantile and produce businesses
seem to flourish mostly here at PRESENT
The leading industry at present seems
to be fruit drying, of which there is an
abundance. I think we take the lead in
peaches, both for size and quality. A day
or two ago saw one on exhibition in
Boothe & Wilson's store that weighed
12N ounces.
1 see by to-day's HERALD, that my
initials have wandered off and got into
combat on the school question
1 am not combative,
but my initials seem TO be. Ifthey con-
tinue so, shall either have to defend
or discard them. If L defend them,
must take up the school question. Then
look out for my platform-"Taxatlon
versus Misrepresentation" etc. "Edu-
cation made compulsory at your own
expense"
Respectfully yours, J. B.
BRIGHAM CITY, Sept. %, 1885.