Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-13
LOCAL JOTS.

Us. Reeder is the only authorized
agent for the DEMOCRAT at Frisco.
Austin O'Toole paid $40 to Judge Speirs
this morning for his last nights spree.
The criminal calendar for the April
term will be set tomorrow by Judge
Zane.
Geo. Wright, for drunken disturb
ance, was fined $40 in the Police Court
this morning.
Yesterday was a genuine April day
Sunshine and rain, dust and wind, sue
ceeded each other all day.
d. J. Griffiths has closed his restaurant
on Market Row and offers the fixtures,
including range, tables, dishes, ETC., at a
bargain.
Eighty-one passengers left for the east
over the scenic line this morning and
forty-seven are on board No. Z, due from
Denver tonight.
Last week an Odd Fellows lodge num-
bering forty members was instituted in
Haley, Idaho. Among its members are
several old Salt Lakers.
Among the fine views of scenery on
exhibition at the city ticket Office of the
ID. q r. G., is very beautiful one of
Twin Lake, Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Those who are wanting household
goods should 60 to j. l.. Durgin's auction
tomorrow at 10 a. m, at 81 South, West
Temple street. He has an advertisement
elsewhere.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Louise Lowe to Lieutenant r. B. Turner,
of the Sixth Infantry. The ceremony
will take place at st. Marks Cathedral,
Wednesday evening, April 22d.
Rev. DR.. Dewitt delivered an interest
ing lecture last evening entitled practical
Reflections on the Logan Conference" A
press of matter prevents its publication
to-day but it will be published tomorrow.
The Mother Goose party given by Miss
Almy's dancing class last Saturday night
attracted a large crowd to the Opera
House. The entertainment was novel
one and was thoroughly enjoyed, both by
the audience and the diminutive partici-
pants. The costumes were prepared in
excellent taste.
The complete telegraph report in this
issue of the DEMOCRAT is unexcelled bv
any evening paper published between the
Missouri and San Francisco. The street
sales of the DEMOCRAT show that the
public must have the news, and the
DEMOCRAT is the only evening paper in
town that supplies it,
A small twig from pear tree was on
exhibition at the Walker House last
Saturday night that attracted consider /
able attention from the guests as an ex-
ample of Utah's boundless resources. |
The twig was completely covered with |
squirming caterpillars, about quarter of |
an inch long. They were natives of the
Fourth ward
Several months ago Juab county was
infested by band of thieves, who stole
considerable stock, broke open store at
Nephi, and committed numerous other
depredations, and were successful in
eluding capture and getting out of the
country. The county officials have been
vigorously tracing them up ever since
and received word to-day that they had
been captured in Iowa An officer will
be despatched for them Immediately.
In Bellevue, Idaho, Thursday night,
William Wardrop shot VIM. Tompkins
through the head, killing him almost in
stantly. The deed is claimed to have
been done accidentally Wardrop is
native of Brigham City. He is of Nor
mon parentage, and said to be peacea-
bic, law-abiding citizen, who never !
carried a gun until the recent mining ,
troubles in Wood River He laments the !
deed bitterly.