Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-23
LOCAL JOTS.


"Will you meet me at the Fountain TO-
night?'' Well, not tonight; some other
night.
Did you get onto Hudson's pitching2 And
what do you think of Tebeau and Dugdale
for n team?
The Olympic Gymnasium are negotiating
with Mr. Jennings for tho elegant Emporium
Block hall.
The streets this week have assumed a more
business-like appearance than they have for
months past.
DIR. j. II. Thompson, over Hardy d Jen-
nings, has taken the dental parlors of DIR.
Sharp, removed.
The pictorial and descriptive print of the
Rag Baby" company was put on the bill
boards last night.
The Denver boys are all the rage. They
are n fine-looking lot of fellows and perfect
summers Mt the bat.
The floor of the long veranda in front of
the Continental Hotel is being torn up and
replaced by a new one.
free-for-all skating contes, will take
place in the Ogden rink tonight. The rice
is two miles. for purse of $40.
Bathing trains have been resumed to the
Lake until further notice, leaving the depot
here at 4:15 and arriving at 7:l5.
Road & Co. have opened stationary bust
ness under Carriers photograph gallery,
corner Third South and Main streets
The Tooele people have more fruit this
wear than they know what to do with.
Peaches are selling at GO cents per bushel.
ExMayor Jennings il so far convalescent rs
to be about again. He appeared on the
street to-day for the first time in many weeks.
Respectable ladies complain OF insults re
ceived almost daily by knots of unprincipled
men who hold down the corners of Main
street.
Wells, Fargo 4 Co. to-day received one car
of Hanauer bullion valued at ga, 100, and one
car Queen of the Hills, $1,000. Total value,
$500.
Tomorrow evening Mrs. General Bane
will give an Evolutionary and musical enter
tainment at Provo, by request of n number
of citizens of that town.
Mrs. Prof. Lincoln of Provo, is in the city
guest of Mrs. Judge Boreman. Mrs. Lin
coin Is President of the Relief Corps q. A.
II. of this city, and was present at meet
ing held here to-day.
The green grocers say that wild game is
not so high-priced as last year, and that it
sells but moderately well this season. As
yet the weather Is too warm to expose ii for
buyers. Ducks range from as cents to Sl.50
per dozen.
Some placer mining is being quietly car
riei on in Bingham canyon by Italians, who
are very quiet as TO what result they are get
ting, but their shipments of gold dust are
conclusive that they are making operations
pay. The gold mine of DIR. Hickman is be-
ing put III fine shape, and sluicing 80 far
gives from SO to $40 per day to the man.
The Denver boys were escorted about the
city last evening by Captain West and some
twenty OF the home players. At the Gym
nasium lively exercise was enjoyed by all
OF the Athletics. AT Calder's, Profs. Krousc
and Weihe treated the visitors to some fine
music, and the boys expressed themselves
pleased with their Introduction to Zion.
Professor II. Hirsching announces through
the DEMOCRAT this evening that he will open
his polytechnic institute in this city on the
LIST of next month. Chemistry, metallurgy
and mining will be some of the principal
studies, all of which Professor Hirsching is
thoroughly competent to teach, being prac-
ticll in every branch. The institute will be
an advance in the educational status of
Utah, and deserves success.
The box office OF the Theatre opened this
morning for the sale of seats for the Milton
Mobiles engagement. Mobiles is quite ia
vorite with Salt Takers, and the perform
opens tomorrow night, followed by "Tho
Phpnix'' on Friday night, promises to be
largely attended The best seats for to-
morrow night We're all gobbled up by II
o'clock, and seats for Friday night are sell
ing off lively.
About $3.50 this afternoon tho jury
was completed in the Hopt case and
the testimony commenced. John Turner,
the father of tho murdered boy was the
first witness on the stand. Mr..
Turner was giving his testimony
as the DEMOCRAT went to press.
Tho following constitute the jury: Il. f.
Fitzgerald John G. Laberunt, Oscar VIII
kns, Il. A. Schowill Amos Cabot, Joseph
Pixton, Richard Carlisle, j. d. Bringhurst,
A. G. Adamson, Elmer PEBBLES, /. u. Mayley,
Miraw Shil.