Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-17
LOCAL JOTS.

Much interesting Geographic matter Will
be found to-day on the third page
The Methodist Sabbath School will hold a
general picnic at Liberty Park tomorrow.
little boy died in the Ninth ward last
night of diphtheria, the direful scourge now
infesting our city.
Four-horse loads of ore arrive daily from
Bingham to the city sampling mills, Ill oppo-
sition to the railroad.
Judge Zane appeared in the Court room
to-day looking greatly improved from his
few days recreation in the mountains.
Some sweet local poetess asks: els summer
deadY' From the way in which some of the
wards in Salt Lake smell, we think it is.
The Opera House band will give another
of their delightful musical excursions to the
Lake on the 9th. Everybody should pre-
pare for it.
Marshal Ireland has taken possession of
the Palace Hotel fixtures under a foreclos-
ure of the chattel mortgages of Brisacher
and Dinwoodey.
eff anything additional were needed to
afford proof of the popularity of the
Herald" we should say it would be sub
scribers and readers.
''Three Days in Leadville: or, This Wicked
World: With Other Base Ball Notes. is the
supposed title of q book soon to be issued by
the fly catcher of the Herald.
Progressive euchre has struck Park City.
Miss Lilly Barnes, of Salt Lake, and Miss
Rilla SNYDER, of the Park carried of the
prizes in the first match game there.
1t is understood that the manager of the
famous Mexican Band has Cancelled his dates
Mt the Theatre, owing to the band having
been ordered home sooner than expected.
Ogden subscribers to the DEMOCRAT will
receive the only live evening paper in Utah
on the evening of publication hereafter.
Postmaster Littlefeld will please see to it.
John Monson, for being full of fighting
whisky and acting in n disorderly manner,
was assessed 80 in the Police Court this
morning. Tom White, for plain drunk,
was fined So.
The Referee has again dropped into the
grave of bankruptcy. Poor thing! it was
surrounded by the Herald atmosphere, and
the contagion was too much for it. Re
lttieScGt IN Sbeol
Dan LOTUS and p. d. Sprague, for engag-
ing in Sullivanistic exercises In the rear of
Mark McKimmin's stable on Saturday after
noon, plead guilty to the charge of fighting
and were fined SO each this morning.
Several of the city fremen 90 up City
Creek to-day to remain a few days to clean
the accumulation of rubbish out of the main
creek, springs and bitches The water sup
ply is expected to be somewhat increased
and purified thereby.
Mrs. Eliza Oliver, the abused wife of the
man Oliver arrested last Friday for making
an assault on Guard Mix and threatening to
shoot Mrs. Mix, entered suit for divorce and
alimony to-day. An injunction has been
served on the property, in order to meet
Mrs. divers just claims.
The well known play, Brittle Silver"
will be put on the Colorado circuit again in
few weeks, and will also go to Salt Lake.
This is purely Colorado play, written by
Stanley Wood, of the Rio Grande Literary
Department. 1t will be under the manage
ment of G. V. Demorest.-GuRniSOa Re
rie,U-PreSS.
Mr.. w. M. Wilson, of the Wasatch Phar
macy, had bal1y concern on his hands last
week in the shape of soda refrigerator. A
hot wave seemed to have struck the little
fountain, which refused to "give down" sar
saparilla, lemon, vanilla, ETC., when called
on, and Billy got desperate, took the whole
apparatus apart, readjusted it, and now it
works like charm.
Rev. Mr.. Tiff, of the NJ. L. Church, stated
yesterday that, notwithstanding the hard
times, the Methodist Church has collected a
missionary fund of $S50,OO0 already this
year, which they expect will aggregate one
million dollars by the first of November.
Forty thousand dollars is expected to be ap-
propriated TO the work in Utah, which will
be great helpto the Territory.
Under the auspices of the Knights of st.
Dennis, a select social party will be given In
Sheldon's Hall on Wednesday evening. The
committee for the affair consists of G.
Browning, A. w. Raybould, D. S. Woodman-
see, J. H. Dewey, Z. l.. Pratt, A. Rogers, Dr.,
w. Oswald, J. Edwards and Z. A. Trip, a
galaxy of society young men who will GER
all who attend.