Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-05-11
LOCAL J0TS.

IONAL JOlSs
The Knights of Pythias will hold theil
last social Of the season on Friday, the
18th inst.
A 5-year-old daughter of Delegate JOIN
T. Game died suddenly this morning O
uremic commissions.
Young lady operators are soon to be
employed in the night service Of the cen
tral telephone office.
]. w. Rainey has been appointed dep
uty registrar for the Third Precinct, Og-
den, vice H. H. Gieger resigned.
The U. P. trains have failed to con-
meet several times lately, and stockhold-
ers are beginning to complain OF the de-
lays
An amputation upon Murphy, from
Bingham, who received a compound frac-
ture OF the leg, took place at the Sisters
ter's Hospital to-day.
The street sprinkler commenced peri
CARNATIONS to-day, and during the bathing
season will wet down the dust on the
road to the Utah & Nevada depot.
The water in City Creek is still turbu-
lent and muddy from the recent storms,
and the drinking water furnished from
the pipes to-day had very heavy coffee
stain.
A team tried to climb lamp-post to
view the surrounding scenery late Satur-
day evening, but the post was unable to
stand the pressure and gave wav. No
other damage done
Jacob Butter, of Bingham, died at the
Sisters Hospital yesterday morning,
The deceased was afflicted with alb
dominal tumors, and on Saturday DR..
Benedict performed an operation for his
relief, but the case was hopeless.
Coffee John offered to bet 500 this noon
that he could quote more Scripture than
any other man in his restaurant. Two
newspaper men were present, but thew
didn't take the bet. They have suspi-
cion that John at some time in his life !
has been Methodist preacher
Property owners along City Creek felt
considerable anxiety yesterday on ac-
count of the damage done to property bv
the increased volume OF water caused nv
the late rains. The water has somewhat !
subsidized to-day, however, and precau- !
tons will be taken against further trouble. !
Quite number of strangers from yori-
GUS parts of the country were present at
the Tabernacle yesterday afternoon. The |
general remark make after the meeting |
closed was, ''No wonder that nothing can |
be done with the mass of the peopIe !
when their leaders address such counsel /
to them"
Thomas Evans, of Tacoma, Nevada
who had hip joint amputation performed
upon him at the Sisters Hospital on
Saturday afternoon, died short time
afterwards, neverrallying from the shock
The deceased leaves wife and several
children. Yesterday the remains were
forwarded to Tacoma.
When a Salt Lake Young lady is now
heard to emit a scream that would cause
a steam caliope to blush with envy. there
is little cause for serious alarm. IT'S only
one little caterpillar, fired ont of its nest
Out Out IN IN the cold world, hunting for rest;
Mixed up with hose and wearer so fair
Glrl-hose-caterpillar-scr filling the air
The bathing trains are to commence
running at an early day, if the warm
weather continues, and probably next Sun !
day will see the first crowd of the season
bound for the lake. 1t is understood
that no late trains will be run this season
and that no dances will take place. You !
viii take your bathing straight.
The musical programme at Fort Dong
Las yesterday was listened to bv ouite p fC
large delegation of Salt Lakers. buCoias B
and carriages jamming up the road Ct
around the parade ground The PLEASING
Sabbath exercises of the Sixth Infantry Il
band make the Fort delightful rendez- II
vous Tor the leisure hours of SUNDAY af- p
ternoon. fC
Secretary Thomas to-day issued a GER "
Llhcate OF incorporation to Cunnington &, =,
20. The lncorporators are John Cum
1lngton, 26O shares, Alex. Rogers. 24O
w. 4. Stalnes so, Josiah Barnet 10 and
Jharles Reed 10 shares. The capital
took of the company is divided into .O00 DC
hares, of the par value OF 500 per so
hare. fo
1t is now estimated by one Of our best a.
ocal mathematicians that there are r. r;
lnety-tWo billions, seven hundred and a. 81
Why meL.y -ellIee millions, four hundred and III
twenty-five thousand. seven bundrnd o,J IN
ne live, energetic and mstIing co t'1lr We
iliars within the limits of Salt al. CT II,
he odd one is an orphan, and crawled IN III
om Mill Creek yesterday. -
When Attorney Stayner arose in cou,+
aturday TO read the communicated Of
lr. Musser, the whole scene recalled ny
Iacauley's description of the opening Of a.
e impeachment of Warren Hastings Ut
Id one could easily imagine himself To
in the Hall of William Rufus. As to
no PLAYED the part of Burke, who of /
astings; who would stand for Mrs. Sid ne,
ms and who that was that had the do,
lrning Of Parr, is left to the choice of
ch reader. Y
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