Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-18
LOCAL J0TS.

Who will be chosen TO represent the Utah
Democracy at the fall eectionE
Lew Johnson's Colored Combination MT
the Walker Opera House this evening.
The next attraction at the Theatre will be
"After Dark" to be played by the Home
Dramatic Club.
The DEMOCRAT is i'll receipt of n breezy
and interesting letter from Park City, which
is unavoidably crowded out until tomorrow.
The dry wind and dust of yesterday made
it one of the most disagreeable days OF the
season. To-day's shower was refreshing in
the extreme.
Osmond Tearle, who was to appear at the
Salt Lake Theatre early in November, has
cancelled his date. The eason assigned is
that his new play is a failure
The residence being erected by j. l.. Raw
Inns at the corner of FIRST ana Is streets Is
now about finished 1t is modern IN style,
and is n decidedly handsome house.
Henry Yinger, who was tried in the Police
Court on Saturday afternoon on the charge
of threatening to kill Captain Douris, was
placed under $1,000 bonds to keep the peace.
The lecture of DIR. Mclean at the Walker
Opera House last evening was well attended.
The audience seemed highly gratified, and
nre all anxious to hear more of the great
mind cure" system
George w. Thatcher Il prominent saint
residing in the Mormon Cache county Mecca,
has been arrested on the charge of U. G..
He was bound over in 81 900 to await the
action of the Grand Jury.
The schoolhouse on the Muddy on the
Utah Border was recently swept away by n
flood. A Mormon trustee is charged with
having secured the doors and windows and
placinp them in his own residence.-Nerddd
Union.
Travel over all the roads is lighter
than ever before in years. Very few tickets
are sold for eastern or western points, and
the through travel is very light: The dull
ness seems worse by contrast with the lively
travel during the summer.
The season of the Duff Opera Company
closed on Saturday night with the presenta-
ton of a "Trip to Africa" The perform
ance of the opera was better than ever, and
it is seldom that better satisfied audience
is seen within the walls of any theatre.
Thomas ONei presented himself before
the oity bar of justice this morning to
answer TO the dual charge of getting drunk
and obtaining meal without paying for it,
lie pleaded guilty to the charges and was
fined So on the first and 500 on the second.
Remember that low prices will prevail
during the engagement of the Lew johnson
Colored Combination, which begins at the
Opera House tonight. All can afford to at
tend and those who take advantage of this
opportunity are promised genuine treat.
The DEMOCRAT acknowledges the receipt
from Secretary of the Territory A. l..
Thomas, Esq, of copies of the House Jour
nal Laws of Utah and the Council journal,
embodying the proceedings of the twenty
Seventh Session of the Legislative Assembly
of Utah.
The funeral over the remains of the late
], ID. Farmer was held yesterday morning
from the Jewish Synagogue, under the aus
pices of the 1. o. o. f. The services were
largely attended by the friends of the de-
ceased, and large number of carriages
followed the hearse to Mount Ohvet Gene
terry.
John Gray, of the Eleventh ward, was
arrested by Deputy Pratt ON Saturday after
noon. He was too sick to go before the
Commissioner, but he pleaded guilty and
furnished 1,500 bond as surety for his
appearance before the Grand Jury. He says
he intends to plead guilty in court and
promise to obey the law.
The fire bells rang out vigorously on Sat
urday night, making the audience at the
Theatre considerably nervous. The blaze
was q slight one in the rear of the Occl-
dental Saloon, and Notwithstanding the fact
that it was extinguished a minute or two
after the alarm sounded, a wild ringing was
kept up for ten or fifteen minutes.
The Helena Independent has this to say of
the new telegraph line which will shortly be
extended to Salt Lake: Within six weeks
the Rocky Mountain Telegraph Company
that now owns the line from Helena to AS
sinaboine will have their line extended
from Medicine Hat, ON the Canadian Pacific,
and to Butte. They will also Immediately
string loop wires to Great Falls and Marys-
Vile The company is intimately allied with
H. I)no;no nd okotr- Rapnatt
system. The Rocky Mountain Company
brought the military line from Helena to
Assinaboine for 1925.
Elder b. II. Roberts, of the morning
church organ, posed before the Saints at the
Tabernacle yesterday afternoon lie talked
good deal without saying anything and re-
ferred to good many subjects without al
luding to any of them. He did, however,
make one remark and that was upon the
attitude of the Church toward the Govern
ment. He said that there was force
arrayed against the Saints, such as would
give an ordinary people the d. t., but that
this people was perfectly cool and calm,
fearing nothing. Elder Roberts il right.
For cold gall the MormOns beat the world.
The two fires which broke out in the sa-
loon of Kelly Bros. and in stable belong
ing to John Franks, at Stockton ON Friday
last, played sad havoc with greater part of
the town before morning. Late at night a
third fire broke out in the drug store of h.
b. Shoebridge. The flames were not extin-
guished until late Saturday morning, and it
was evening before word was received in
this city, There is no absolute clue to the
incendiary, but IA Mrs. Provost is strongly
suspected from the fact that she had threat
ened to burn down every saloon in town if
they did not quit selling her husband
whisky. The actual loss has not yet been
learned, but it is thought that it will reach
about $4,000. Some of the houses were in
sured
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