Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-05-12
LOCAL JOTS.

Eighty passengers left for the East this
morning, via the D. d r. @.
The circus season is upon us, the saw
dust Of the year. Patent applied for
The fire engine is back from the shops,
thoroughly repaired, and ready for bust
ness.
Secretary Thomas issued a certificate of
incorporation to the Bartlett & Sears Live
Stock Company yesterday.
The trial of VIM. Fotheringham for I'M
lawful cohabitation is set for tomorrow
in the Second District Court, at Beaver.
The City Council will meet around the
festive board this evening and say "sec-
ond the motion to everything put, as
usual
The scenic route is out with another
beautiful new hanger, setting forth the
attractions of the road. This road is
away ahead in picturesque advertising.
Times must be improving. Several
new places OF business have been opened
lately and more are being contemplated
for the near future This looks as if the
pressure of hard times was easing up a
little.
There is liable to be a murder reported
from Park City any day. Frank E.
James, Justice, married couple the
other night, and the Record says "Crank
E. James" oficiated. Maybe Frank
can't &C" the joke.
One by one our old landmarks are dis
appearing. Chicken Charley" was seen
making for the depot this afternoon, with
the avowed intention of going to Califor-
MIA.
The Denver & Rio Grande manage
ment had intended to build $15O,0O0
worth of cars at their shops in Denver
this season, but on account of the strike
the order has been sent to Missouri
A falling sign, blown down by the
wind storm to-day, struck a passing gen.
tleman on the shoulder, inhicting quite
painful bruise, Those who own signs
should secure them against such acct
dents.
Deputy Marshal Hurd was in the
DEMOCRAT office to-day, but by the grace
of God our assistant editor was enabled
to elude the wiley ways of those who are
trying to overthrow us. Mr.. Penrose was
not found.
Much work is now being done in North
Star mining district, Beaver county. on
the strength of the new teaching and
concentrating works now being erected
at Milford. About one hundred men are
estimated to be at work on prospects.
The sight of three or four boys in blue
parading up and down in front of the
Deseret Bank this morning awaiting the
transfer of the "wherewith," brings to |
mind the fact that this is payday at the
Fort. The next thing in order is the !
boys to find some place to spend their
money.
The evident desire of the Herald to
compllcate matters in the case of Police
man Thomas, charged with battery on
the negro Harvey, by publishing one
sided account of the affair, met with
poor success. Most of the jurors were
not IN the habit of reading the Herald,
and the one or two who had noticed the
account were not in the least influenced
thereby.
A test of the Rapid Ore Concentration
is being made this afternoon at the Salt {
Lake Foundry, on Fourth West street {
The trial run and results will be of in !
terest u mining men in general, as cheap
ana .a.,"f concentration is what is 1
neeoe- y work the low grade ores of S
ma Of the mines in Utah. Some I
strong claims are made that the Rapid is q
most superior machine for concentrate
ing.
The StormoI md Christy mining COM
panies at Siivcr Reef are running rag- !
ularly at present both companys' mills S
turning out silver '-icks every day. The f
Christy mil 'e ! inr supplied with ore a
rom the Cali a.lia md Tecumseh mines t
and the Stormont mill is kept busy from /
he Buckeye nine Both companvs' t
mines are looking better at present than Il
or two Years past, and Silver Reef is "
surely, though quietly, resuming its old I
POSITION as one Of The best camps in K
Utah.