Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-19
LOCAL JOTS.

Tom Jones, for being drunk and profane,
was fined S15 in the Police Court this MORN
ing.
Several of the expert local roller skaters
are expected to take part in "The Skating
Rink at the Theatre tonight.
Mccormick d Go. to-day received one car
of Hanauer bullion, $3.50, and Queen of the
Hills ore $1,165; total value 1919.
The front of the Methodist Church is being
improved by putting down n lawn and parti-
tioning off with n neat fence the approaches
to the side doors.
The lively town of Logan is thinking about
erecting a new opera house. AS Logan isn't
II very intellectual place, the thinking won't
amount to much.
painter of unsavory reputation skipped
the town yesterday for his former home
..across the sea-" Many creditors will short
ly miss and mourn him.
w. +. Ungricht, q native of Switzerland,
and Edward Dalton, of England, were made
citizens of the United States in the District
Court this afternoon.
There is pretty well-founded impression
that Hopt has had his last trial, and it is
doubtful if his case is ever taken beyond the
Supreme Court of the Territory.
Andrew Lancaster, held for assault and
battery on Il one-eyed man from Park City,
was discharged to-day because of the non
appearance of the prosecuting witness.
Hunters say that the deer have not come
down from the high mountains yet, and won't
until there is more snow. The hunters have
found plenty of snow for themselves.
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of all the year;
A little too hot for whisky,
A little too cool for beer.
The Driving Park Association have closed
their track for the winter. Next spring the
public may expect some extra good races
there, and during the summer and fall also.
1t WAS an interesting sight to-day to see
young buck from Uintah strutting down
Main street in n pair of russell hunting boots.
That buck is in favor of high boots and civ
ilization.
There will be n literary and musical enter
tainment at the Methodist church tonight.
The affair is in the hands of the ladies con-
nected with the church and, of course, is
bound to be success.
That is an artistic individual in the Her.
aid employ who erected that Egyptian-like
OK, with broken back and notchy tail.
The 'artist" would find it to his advantage
to HE himself to Egypt to compete with the
natives for leather prize medal Mt their
next annual art exhibition.
The people of Utah are anxious to spread
habitation is being fully enforced. So it is
as far as the courts can enforce it with their
present prosecuting force, but the people of
Utah are violating the Edmunds law more
extensively than the courts can enforce it
under tho circumstances.
A dispatch from Washington states that
the applicants papers ill the matter of the
Salt Lake Postoflice have been referred to
the President by Postmaster-G General Villas
and action upon the latter's recommendation
may be expected at any time. The office of
Register of the Land Office is also expected
to be acted upon Immediately, and Mr.. Frank
Bean is expected to secure the plum.
Messrs. Edwards and Kegler closed their
connection with the Skating Pavilion last
Saturday night and it is expected that it
will be reopened by Messrs. Wetzel and Pc
derson, of the Opera House band. Whether
a financial success or not, Messrs. Edwards
and kegler have had the satisfaction of run
ning the rink in first-class style, and of MAX
ing host of friends by their strict atten-
ton to the reputation of the place.
The Grand Jury found no bills against
Ed. Hall and James Norton, the companions
of Marshall, who was shot in last Sunday
mornings atfray near the Palace Hotel, and
the two cowboys are now enjoying the free
dom Of the streets again. This morning
some OF the Grand Jury were overlooking
the ground where the shooting occurred, and
an indictment will probably be brought in
against Carter, who It is said did the shoot
ing. However, as Marshall's wound is vet
considered to be critical, the indictment
may BIO held in allegiance.
The Excelsior Club had the first dance of
their series at Sheldon's Hall last night, and
if the remainder of their socials can be
judged from the initial one, the success of
the series is assured. But other than de-
lightful time could not be had when the
committee was composed of Messrs Moritz,
Friedman, Greenwald, Frank, Oberndorfer
and Goldberg, and the efforts of the GENTLE
men to secure the royal time enjoyed by
their guests last night We're a subject of COM
pliment all around.