Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-05
LOCAL J0TS.

George Boyd got drunk by himself and
paid solitary S. note to the city to-day.
Tonight at the Theater, will be repeated
"The Corner Grocery" 1t is the last night.
A. C. Hough, agent at Price, has been
transferred to Bingham, vice G. Z. Chandler,
resigned.
The Deseret Typographical Union have
applied for place in the procession on the
Sth inst.
Sixty fremen, including the famous band,
will occupy space in the Memorial process
sion on Saturday.
George Boyd, for indulging in quiet
drunk, was in the Police Court to day, and
was assessed So.
It is rumored that a prominent railwsy
official of this city has been called East 10
give an account of his stewardship.
Gideon S. Wood, of Springville, son of
Mayor Wood, has been appointed agent at
Thistle,vi G. Craigen, transferred to Price.
The trout fishing in Pleasant Valley is
superb. Parties rusticating there report
bear, deer and small game as being plen-
tiful.
The Park City base ball club came down
from the Park in a four-in-hand band wagon
this morning, and are domiciled at the Gift
House.
"The Life of Sir Moses Monteiore" will
be the subject of Rev. Sohreibers lecture at
the Synagogue tonight. Seats free, and all
are invited.
Secretary Whitney and Acknowledgement
Garland did very wrong in rejecting the
worthless Dolphin" It should have been
put in Commission.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
held an election of officers last Saturday. j.
G. Dunston was elected delegate to Philadel-
phia, September 18th.
All Odd Fellows are requested to meet at
their hall this evening, to make arrange
ments for participating In the Grant memo
rial services next Saturday.
A canvass among the business firms of the
city to-day showed general willingness to
suspend trade during the Grant Memorial
services on Saturday. All banks will close
at u o'clock In proper observance.
Professor Careless, with some forty sing
ers, meet tonight for the first time to ar
range for the rendition of 1.-THE Mikado''
some time this fall. This comic opera
is Gilbert d Sullivan's latest success.
At the ex-Confederate meeting last night
it was decided to scatter all soldiers of the
ex-Confederacy throughout the marching
column on next Saturday, and not form a
separate body in line, as at first intended.
Mr.. Joseph Weller, of the Fourth ward in
this city, died yesterday morning Of con-
sumption, after a prolonged illness. The
funeral services will take place Sunday, at 10
a. M, from the Third Ward Meeting House.
The D. & R. G. w. report business along
their line as being very good. The increased
price of lead and reduction on grain tariff
have increased business greatly. Large guam
titles of coke are shipped in from Crested
Buttes, Colorado.
G. w. Hancock & Sons, of Payson, dealers
in general merchandise, made an assign
ment yesterday to G. d. Evans, giving as
the cause the inevitable bad accounts and
misfortunes accompanying business these
dubious times.
At Willard City, Box Elder county, yester-
day, the Ogden Athletics played the Willard
base ball nine, the game closing with a
SCORE of Z for the Athletics and for the
Willards. These two clubs are undoubtedly
the strongest in the Territory.
Mr.. F. A. Cornell arrived in this city yes
terday from Dolores, Colorado. He reports
the weather extremely hot in that section,
and says the coroner's examination over the
Jones murder is causing great excitement.
Campbell has been bound over TO await the
action of the Grand Jury.
The Fats and Leans tender thanks to Wag-
noT, anu the OdlI Lake Dr6W6rl6S 1Or
the necessary beer donated yesterday. Also
to Mr.. libel and Joseph Pitts for keeping
gate and collecting S36 receipts for the day.
Some of the players desire to settle the tie
at near date, which may be done.
The city sanitary inspectors must have
missed sickening spot about the Wasatch
building, or else they were suffering with a
cold which interfered with their smellers
when going the rounds. Inside the Wasatch
l,n,l Ala G,gE
leaks all the time, flooding the floor and
causing nauseating stench-pool.
The Ontario, Utah, is one of the great
mines of the world. 1t has just declared its
regular monthly dividend of $751; 900. The
Ontario has paid $4,000 IN consecutive
dividends. 1t is the property, chiefly, of
Haggin & Tevis and George Hearst of San
Francisco. Lucky miners, that crowd.
The liar of the Butte To,Ua Talk has this
As an example of how hot it is in and
around Salt Lake at present, the fact is re- /
lated that two lizards were recently seen on |
the desert in the act of standing on their |
hind legs making a shade for the other to |
cool off under. First one would stand up |
and then the other, spelling each other. |
Next
The match game of base ball yesterday, |
between the fat and lean men Of Salt Lake, |
resulted in pushing part of each team, |
VINO sought the Snaoe ana cOOllng eHectS or |
iced beer. Considerable laughter was Gre
ated by the movements of the Fats and ter
rorized appearance of the Leans. Score, Ii |
to Ii at end of fifth inning. Leather medals /
were profuse.
The Tribune should either patent or copy
right its special dispatches of rehashed
metropolitan news, or else get corner on
the Western Union Office and thus shut out
all the other newspapers ''for a thousand
miles around" better plan might be for
the manager of that journal TO apply for a
deed to the universe. There is gail enough
in the telegraph editor to sign such an APP
phcation.
In the Chicago NeiCS- Letter of August 1st
is the following: "Mr. j. b. Kellard, leading
man with Fred. Warde signed with j. o.
Barrows' Professor company, and will play
the part of the Photographer. Mr.. G. G.
Granger will manage the company" The
above artists are well known to the Salt
Lake public, through having appeared here
during the early part of the summer, and it 1
is pleasure for US to note the association
of their talents in the future presentation
of the Professor"