The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-30
OUR BRIGHAM BUDGET.
News of Grants Death Races
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
To the Editor OF THE HERALD.


Your Brigham City budget is over
due, and its first item of Importance l.
the news of the deniise of Genera
Grant, that, long anticipated, was re
ceived here with sympathy and regret
during the night before last. As day
light dawned upon the morning OF the
oath, several flags were raised to hall
mast upon the Court House, and as the
day opened, the chief topic of converse
ton upon the streets was the eyentful
life, singular disease and death of the
great General. The event seemed to
cast quite gloom over the city, and
though 1t was Pioneer Day, no demon
stration was made towards its celebra-
ton.
The weather has been very warm here
OF late. People are very busy with their
crops and early fruits. There seems to
be good demand for early fruits, and
the produce dealers are busyi and con-
sequently happy. There is not much
money in circulation owing to there be-
ing no enterprises to bring money into
circulation.
Mr.. Robert Wilson has purchased a
building on. the east side of Main Street,
and fitted it up for liquor palace, with
pool tables, &c. If there are any spare
ducatS in town, presume some of
them will find their way into Golfers of
Barleycorn. -.
Mr.. ]. B. Darlington has erected quite
a large addition to his residence on
Main Street, and the painter is now at.
work putting on the finishing touches.
Borgstrom. the tailor, has opened out
business on the west side of Main Street.
The Box Elder. Hardware Company
have also branched out into the lumber
business,
Mr. Elias Jensen has quite an extern
sive business in the furniture line.
This gentleman has a farm situated
west of town and recently while
digging in spring he discovered
a gas emanating from the spring or
well. The gas will burn like coal oil
and is quite phenomena. More may
be said hereafter.
Notwithstanding the somewhat de-
pressed condition of trade and labor of
all kinds our city presents an air of
thrift and business activity that is re-
freshing and hopeful. Many persons
are looking for the commencement of |
operations upon the construction of the |
much and long talked of Utah e. Wyo-
ming Railroad. Should that enter
Prise assume tangible proper
ion, it would not be an inapro-
'riate idea to propose that the Terri
orial sOlons erect the new Territorial
'enltentiary at Corinne, on Bear River.
nd that work on it be commenced at
nee, in order that they may have room
or their many victims of special perse-
ution and conviction in the name OF
olygamy. If they would reform these
entlemen, let them be treated as gen
emen and Christians becoming this
oasted age of civilization.
To confne men of education and re-
and possessed of such high
and culture like those now
lcarcerated in such a mud-caverned
ell-hole as the present Utah Peniten-
airy. is a disgrace to the institutions of q
lis glorious country. 1t tends to de- G
and not elevation; it tends
, retrogression. instead of reform.
hose are but few thoughts while on
lis subject. . :
We recently had some races at the +
righam City Driving Park. 1 was pre- s
'nted from being present and was :
)plng you might send special cores /
'ndent but as.you failed to do so the
lrticularS were not made public, l {
armed, however, that Mr.. Willis N
1othe took the prize for the best half 4
lie dash, about $40, MIR. o. Pierce the Z
xt S25 for trotting. and Mr.. Fuller the
KIT or third. The two best horses
med by Messrs. e. H. Pierce and
'renzO Snow were barred out. e,
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