Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-31
LOCAL JOTS.

A mechanics lien on the Bonhomme
Mining Company was foreclosed in the
District Court to-day.
The Fort Douglas deserters have not
yet been captured. A reward of $50 each
IS offered for their apprehension.
A fifty thousand dollar residence is
among the improvements projected in
Salt Lake Tor the coming season.
The newspaper interrogators received
but little satisfaction from the Police
Court this morning, as nothing transpired.
Peter Monson, resident of South Cot
tonwood, hung himself last Sunday even
ing. III health and dependency are
given as the cause.
Hiram E, Thorpe and Thomas Dry
baugh took the oath of allegiance to the
Constitution Of the United States to-day
and became citizens.
A select party. will be given at Shell
don's Hall this evening. Tomorrow
night the class recently organized by Mrs.
DR.. Hamilton will meet.
The directors of the Provo National
bank held meeting in that town to-day,
which was attended by Directors Sharp
and Eldredge Of this city.
The semi-annual meeting OF the Utah
Association will be held in this city this
week, at Independence Hall, commenc-
Wednesday evening and continuing
Thursday and Friday
On the streets last evening a newsbov
was offering for sale copies of the Deseret
NeacS and a certain obscene ballad, emit
tied Winding the Clock, d" ''Your choice
for five cents"
The end is not yet in the Griffiths-Ire-
land suit. The defendant finished the
evidence this morning, and plaintiffs
moved that the jury be instructed to re-
turn verdict in their favor, which was
argued and submitted
4 musicale, arranged by Mrs. w. w.
Ritter, will take place at her fathers resi-
dence, the DevereauX House, this even
ing. Professors Krouse and Weihe, L.
Van Praag, Dr. Hall and Mrs. Ieviberg
are among those who will participate.
VIII the Herald be so kind as to pub
hsh the Utah statute on lotteries, and ask
Mr.. Dickson or County Attorney Waddell
whether their grand schemes is a mis-
named gentlemen take the matter in
hand?
A Salt Lake mathematical genius has
been figuring on England's last American
order for cartridges for the purpose of /
finding what effect it. would have on Utah |
and he finds that it will require as much /
lead as three stacks of the Horn Silver |
smelter can produce in six months.
The ticket agents of the D. ar. G. and
Utah Central roads have been instructed
to sell tickets to those desiring to attend
the stock convention, at half rates The
tickets will be good, coming to Salt Lake
on the 3lst, LIST and I'd, and good re-
turning until and including the 9th. This
is the nearest approach to conference
rates that will be given.
The first Raymond excursion party of
the season will arrive on the 18th of next
month from the West. 1t is a winter ex-
curslon, numbering about 100 people who
Will be led at the Walker House and Con-
tnental Hotel. Major Erb has contracted
to furnish accommodations for four other
parties during the coming sea
son. ,
The Herald is much exercised over the {
DEMOCRATS press, and is very fearful |
that contracts will be broken. True. the !
DEMOCRAT has not great capital. but it ,
has no debts Or liens; neither has it ever
issued forged certificates of stock, and '
had it hushed up. Neither has the DEM i
oCRAT said its plant was worth fifty
thousand dollars, and offered to take hall.
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