Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-04-06
LOCAL JOTS.

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To-day is the opening day of Conference
proper.
Conference will close to-day, according to
word from Provo.
OK. Gilchrist was to-day commissioned
n notary public for Salt Lake county.
The chancery cases will occupy the atten-
ton of the court for the remainder of the
term.
II. s. Spence, of the Idaho Independent,
and an attorney at Paris, Bear Lake county,
is visiting Salt Lake.
Wells, Fargo & Co. o-day received n ship
ment of ore valued at S1,073; base bullion,
5000. Total, S7,273.
Governor West halls from the Blue Grass
region of Kentucky, Governor Murray from
the "blue blood district.
Mccormick d. Co. to day received Stormont
bullion valued at S2,957; Queen of the Hills
ore, $l,1Oo Total, S4,057.
z. @. M. L., at the stockholders meeting,
yesterday, declared dividend OF per cent.
amounting in all to S49,999.50.
George Romney is said to have received
several appointments to lucrative offices
since he came out of the penitentiary.
The attendance at Conference to-day ia
likely to have been big one, in view of the
prospects of an episte from the First Pres
idoncy being read.
There is said to be n determination on tho
part of the Provo people to lynch George
Shurtliff, the young man acquitted last week
of the charge of rape.
The stock of pistols, opera glasses, etc,
which were recovered from the burglars Sat
urday morning, are displayed i'll Carter's
window, and attract considerable attention.
Several COWS have fallen prey to the fatal
lucerne trouble within the past few days.
They bloat up and die in so short time
that it is impossible to render effectual aid.
II. S. Eldredge has been elected Vice Pres
ident and Heber j. Grant Director to fill
the vacancies created by the death of Hon.
William Jennings in the directory of z. G.
NJ
Holders of witness and jurors certificates
in the United States cases can be made
happy if they will present them at the Mar
shals office. The Golfers have been replen-
ished.
DR.. w. III. Stennett, the veteran railroader
with his wife, Miss Grace, and several
friends, after spending day pleasantly in
car this afternoon.
The Herald, in interviewing Tresedel
some weeks ago, vouched for his appearance
for trial when the trial should come. If the
editor bet any money that way we advise
him to hedge at once.
Mr. j. b. Walden, of Pavey, Walden q
Co., is intimately acquainted with our new
Governor. 1t transpires that his father per
formed the ceremony which made one tiesi
of Mr.. West and his wife.
certain attorney who has been indicted
for extortion was to-day placed under 500
bonds. The matter is said to have grown
nut of r,,itn hut thap avid Ia, n c,,f
ficient showing to justify an indictment.
The three men who committed the burg
larry at Bingham Junction this morning, hat
in their possession when found, severa
small kegs of wine, which they had presum
ably taken from last nights freight train
They were gloriously "fulf' when the officer
reached them and their capture was mad
easy on that account.
The Utah Cattle & Horse Growers Asso
citation, at their quarterly meeting las
night, made an assessment of q cent pc
head to provide fund for the company
The list of members was swelled to forty
three.
William ii. Groesbeck charged with un
lawful cohabitation, was arraigned befor
Judge Powers Mt Provo yesterday, and mad
full acknowledgement of his guilt, as Sc
forth in the indictment. His sentence will
be imposed April 3d.
III Is buiu tuut the CulneSe are now HOOK
ing east at the rate of two or three car load
q day. Good only they are not fockinj
fast enough. If they would only flock a
the rate of at least ten car loads per day
the east would soon join the west in tryin
to rid the land of the Mongols.
Fourteen missionaries will be the exten
of the call of the present Conference, it j
understood. The falling off is due TO tn
fact that quite II number of those now j
Europe will remain Mt their post owing l.
their liability to fall into Marshal Ireland
hands by returning.
The trial of Tobias and Benedict In Judp
Pyper's court this morning resulted in
conviction for both parties. Benedict wa
nned $40, 4ad Tobias will receive sentene,
This case is the second one resulting fror
the collision at the skating rink the forme
charge being ignored by the Court.
The Home Dramatic Club will put Lon
Strikes" on the boards OF the Salt LAX
Theatre next Friday night, MS a benefit pei
Torrance for William Lansing, who 90
shipwrecked here with the Bishop Compan,
Mr.. Lansing made favorable impressio
here rs leading man in the Riels Unc
Toms Cabin Company
Let's see. Fanny Davenport's bono
were $1,000, Frank Treseders 5000, an
George Q. Cannon's $4,000; total, $50, 90
That's not bad az a starterl If the san
proportion is carried out to protect the re-
of the faithful, there will be no need of Sci
ator Edmunds' Commission of thirteen
take charge of the Church finances.
The Heratd'S proneness for charging 9th
journals with dishing up stale news Is pr
verbal but look at this paragraph, whiC
was printed this morning in that shee
Lewis a. yaneott is the way u ,leto law sil
reads on Main street." To our certa
knowledge that very same sign has hung
the identical spot it now occupies for mo
than five months.
While a Chinaman was being inferred
the cemetery last Sunday, n crowd of bo
who had followed the funeral train, Great
disgraceful disturbance which was as "A
noying to the Townsend funeral party, WI
We're but a few rods away, as to the oelestia
When buns We're displayed the boys rush
up, captured these curiosities and shower
them upon the headso of the indignant Chin
men.