Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-17
LOCAL J0TS.
,ex is held to-day at 35 cents.

The mercury stood 30 on Main street
to-day.
Mile Aimee in "Mam'zelle' Saturday
matinee, and in "Divorcons" Saturday
evening.
The eighteen months child of Mr..
Lannen, who had its arm amputated near
the shoulder is doing well.
Several members of Joseph McMurrin's
large family of the Eighth ward are to
appear before the Grand Jury on next
Tuesday.
A large attendance was present to the
commencement exercises OF Rowland
Hall at st. Marks cathedral this
morning.
Mr.. Ed. Pitts is eXcavating basement
eight feet in the clear, for a 46X36 build
ing, in connection with the Sisters
Academy.
Matt. Cullins' PAGER, Little Wonder,
weighs but $50 pounds, and her owner
expects to have her nose under the wire
for first money.
The fine apparatus for the Olympic
gymnasium arrived from New York last
night and will be ready for use by the
first of next week.
Mr.. Charles Auer has a black 'Flying
Cloud" which he wages can run faster
from the Occidental to Sixth East street
than any racer in Utah.
The Cannon-M usser cases did not come
up in the Supreme Court to-day, as the
prosecution is allowed until tomorrow
in which time to prepare briefs.
Fishing and picnic parties are now be-
ing made up for a campaign in the noun
tains, and some will start i'll a week if
the weather keeps up its present good in
tentions.
The Snowman, Col. j. H. Haverly, in
company with +. II. Harrington, Col. l..
+. Granger and w. H. H. Bowers, wit
messed Joshua Whitcomb' from box
at the Theatre last night.
Several of the members of the family
of George Romney, who, it is asserted,
possess two more wives than the law
allows, We're being subpGnaed by the Mar
shall and deputy to-day.
All persons over 20 years Of age, re-
CARELESS of nationality, politics, color or
religion, are invited to participate in a
general picnic at Lake Point on the 23d
inst. For full particulars call on Mr.
John Kirkham, who issues free passes.
The sad and unexpected death of Mrs
Jacob Behrman, at Seattle, w. T., yester
day afternoon, will be painful news to hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. WUrtzburg, of this
city, and TO large circle of the young
woman's near friends, The remains vii
be sent here for interrment.
The Walker Opera House band played
some inspiring music on the streets to-day
before proceeding to the race track. The
band still maintains the lead among home
organizations, and plays with precision
and fidelity that might well be copied by
the rest of the hOrn-blowers.
Captain Mills, an old-time conductor
on the Union Pacific in its earliest days
and now general agent for that company's
coal, as well as the genial proprietor o
the Bon-Ton livery stables al the June
ton City, followed the strong instincts OF
boyhood and has to come down to see the
short horse race anyway
A tough-looking character, the worse
for prOtracted sprees, was brought before
Judge Speirs this morning on a charge OF
drunkenness, profanity and resisting the
officers last night He said he had Just
been down to Fitzgerald's basement
saloon to put the gloves on, and he got
1T in the heye." He also got $50 fine,
and is now registered at the Jail.
In Roberts & Nelden's drug store is
suspended an artificial leg for below the
knee. 1t has perfect ankle Joint, and
almost walks of itself These superior
goods are manufactured by Messrs. Wick
EFT q Bradley, and represented here by
Roberts q Nelden. Zera Snow, w. a.
Pratt and several persons of Salt Lake are
fooling the people with these wooden
members. This one is for the newsbov
with both legs off.
The vocal concert to be given at the
Theatre next Monday evening by Mr.. B.
b. Young and Madame Mazzucato Young,
assisted by local singers, will be one of
merit, and worth the attention of the
musical taste of the city. There will be
nothing amateur about many of the
numbers, and us whole the concert
will furnish an entertainment unexcelled
by any previous effort of our home
artists.
The second performance of "Uncle
Josh" drew fair house at the Theatre
last evening, and the play ran with the
same smoothness and vim as on the pre-
ceding night. Martinetti and Miss Edith
Murllla, in their double dance, were re-
called three times, and are unapproach-
able in this feature. As for "Uncle Josh"
Thompson is like old wine, he improves
with age, and Salt Lake will ever extend
him welcome in his sterling and inim-
liable character.
Professor William Boyle, of the Collie
giate Institute, was nonplussed last even
ing at being arraigned at the residence of
Major w. w. Woods before a gathering
of select friends and pupils. In pretty
presentation Miss Daisy Woods rendered
her beloved teacher, in behalf of her
class, a handsome copy of Paradise
Lost" and an elegant engraved butter
dish and knife The Professor accepted
the mementoes with BETTING words of
thankfulness, and the happy recipient
and donors dispersed.