Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-27

captain NanSlOfN Smltn actlOn IN the
present campaign for Delegate to Con-
gress is applauded by all good Liberals
Here in Utah there is no room for split
between Democrats or Republicans. It's
all Americans verses Mormons, free men
| against priest men. We are sorry, how
ever, to see few disgruntled Republi.
can soreheads making Il wry face at the
| nomination OF Colonel Ferry. Fol
heavens sake, don't they read the signs
OF the times? Is not Democracy distined
to be the Hercules that smothers the
| gigantic boaconstrictOr OF Mormonism
in one powerful grasp oil law and justice
| On Tuesday afternoon the good people
OF the town were temporarily deprived OF
the use OF the city water It's running
all right now.
A new cigar store will soon be started
on Fifth street
We adhere to our previously expressed
idea that the numbering OF the houses in
this city, though OF itself mertorious
and sensible movement, is rather prema-
ture. Without free postal delivery, what
earthly good is there to be derived from
the numbering OF the houses? 1t is q
perfectly legitimate, but undoubtedly pre-
mature, piece of business.
|
to take the DEMOCRAT. Let the business
men take hold of it, and it will do them
| good.
The Central school, under Professor T.
| b. Lewis, is doing fairly we'll, although
1t can by no means compare with the
other institutions of learning in the town,
among which the Episcopal school, under
| Professor A. G. Davis, is quite note
worthy.
Some OF the finest stock ever seen in
Utah is kept by VIM. Skeen, of Plain
City, an old-time standby Liberal of
apostate descendency. He has the best
horses and bulls out.
Salt Lake turtles and horsemen will
find themselves welcome next Saturday
in this city, on the occasion of the fall
races OF the Ogden Driving Park Associa-
ton. Your staunch Democratic friend.
J. W. McNutt, is holding the whip
handle Of the business with an iron grip
and velvety touch. lie can always be
relied upon.
At the Troy laundry, on lower Fifth
street, there is joy and jubilation over
the arrival Of little boy. A gentleman
by the name OF j. p. Jones is taking all
the honors to himself. Well, we don't
| kick. Let him have all his iun as well
as his son, providing Mrs. Jones remains
in good health.
For unauthorized, genuine, "smon-
pure" hoodlums give me the Utah urchin.
lie is 4 hero in his unheroic way. lie is
fit to make Il Washington without n
Ratchet, or II Cartouche with shotgun.
For sauciness, impudence, obscenity,
filthy language, stubborn demeanor,
villainous defiance he takes the
cake, or rather ought to take
the bread and water in the reiorma-
tory. And the higher father is on the
hierarchical ladder OF Mormonism, the
lower his sons will be in the Stun and
slough OF depravity. To hear them talk,
to see them act, to read their inscriptions
on school house Outhouses, Sedan and
GOmOrrah would blush.
VIM. Clark, an old Grand Army man.
has just started in the poultry business
lie has fine selection OF Plymouth Rock.
lloudans, Leghorns and other fowl III
Tor eggs or meat.
Nellie, Mr.. Spargo's little daughter, is
still Affected by illness. She has had a
four or five weeks siege OF 1t already
On Tuesday J. NJ. Edwards, the popu.
lar, ailable, and otherwise pleasant agent
OF the Pacific Express Company, cele-
brated his thirty.seventh birthday ami.
yersary lie did himself proud ON the
occasion.
ooDEN, Utah, oct p, 1856