Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-11-16
LOCAL J0TS.


A cold, windy night followed by bright,
pleasant day.
Don't forget the grand concert and ball
at the Theatre on Thursday evening next.
A great number of Alta miners have been
moved out and have come to this CITY TO
winter safely.
A very pleasant social party was gwen last
evening az the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Cullen in this city.
There will be meeting of the Loyal
League at the Federal Courtroom this
evening at the usual hour.
Young Pearson, convicted of manslaugh-
ter in the First District Court on Saturday
last, will be sentenced tomorrow.
An exchange says that John l.. Sullivan is
in San Francisco feeling quite well. lhat
may all be, but how is San Francisco feeling!
The Utah Central road is being greatly
improved at different points i'll Sewer
canyon. The new iron bridge mo. H." is
almost completed.
The Hebrew Benevolent Society's concert
and ball at the Theatre on Thursday even
ing next promises to be the grandest affair
of the kind that will occur this season.
Antelope are quite plentiful along the
route of the Utah Central road, south. A
good sized band of them was seen this side
of Juab as the train passed yesterday morn
ing,
The Salt Lake Dramatic Company appear
at Park City on the evenings of the 2lth
and 25th instants. They have secured dates
at the Salt Lake Theatre for the presenta-
ton of an entirely new play in December.
The fact that inquiries were this morning
being made about the best rate that could
be made by the railroads on shipments OF
POTATOES from here to Kansas city, goes to
show that the Utah "spud" industry is still
on the increase.
The Salt Lake Stake Academy opened fire
upon the youth of Zion in the Social Hal
Yesterday morning. Those i'll attendance
we're obliged to sit helplessy, without ever
a chestnut bell to defend themselves, ant
listened to that pre-Adamte harangu,
upon the iniquities of the "outside world
The boom in Comstock stocks is felt her,
in Utah, and rumor has it that several Sal
Lakers have made big stake out of it
One man, who is now working for only fai
salary, and who happened to own gooC
many shares of the supposed WORTHLESS
stock, finds himself to-day in the possession
of cool $4,000. Booms are good thin
for some people.
The Portland NetUS of late date contain
the following item: ar. i. Sargent Gale,
for having handed in the notice announcin
the marriage of Miss Narrod and himself
which marriage did not in fact take place.
Mr.. Sargent must have had them prett
bad when he let his imagination get ava
from him in that way.
The case of George G. Staley, the actor
who last appeared here with the Lewis MOI
rison combination, against M. II. Murray
George ID. Piper and "Chioken Charlie
nrDSnputlOI.
in the Third District Court to-day. Staley
was sued by Murray for board bill SOM
time ago while he was in this city, and wa
imprisoned by order of Judge Piper. CroN
was the officer who made the arrest.
"The Occidental" that favorite saloon oil
First South street, is never outdone, and |
willing to prove it by coming to the front il
an advertisement in this issue of the DEMO
Graf. The announcement will always b
found in our local columns, and choic
stock of wines and liquors will always b
found at the favorite salon. Courteous at
tention is assured to all who enter the door
of Auer Murphy's sample rooms.
1t is not exactly the proper caper to max
comments upon an obituary notice, but tn
sweet simplicity and Puritanical truthful
ness of one that appeared in last night
NelUs is something worthy of especial notice
In speaking of the death of a certain re
spected lady, the reporter tells of the man
narrow escapes she has had, and how sh
has lived through all, and then calmly ad
mits that she dropped dead while quiet
reading the Evening NelUS. Could it b.
called a case of suicide?
The Salt Lake Daily Critic is newl
sprouted organ of the Female Rooster
Improvement Association. Like George
Cannon, it occupies a Critical position, bu
with true Bohemian unconcern 1t pulls
two-bit cigar with Sam Levy, at the city
expense. AT an enormous outlay, the man
agement has secured a story of absorbin
interest from the able pen of Coffee John
entitled "rhe Rise and Fall of the Oyster.
Miss Katie Field welcomes the tledglinG
because she says she often feels the need o
Bohemian organ.-SOutheIm Utah Time
Newspaper readers will remember tina
some months ago suit for breach of prom
Use was entered by one Mary Johnson in tn
Third District Court against one HERNIA
Gates, of this city. Gates got onto Mary
little racket, and skipped by the light of tn
moon before the willy deputies could ma
him. Gates has not been heard from since
and Mary has been obliged to suffer the con
sequences. A few days ago the DEMoCRA
published an account of strange funeral
in which young unmarried woman's givin
premature birth to child formed prOmi
nent feature and it now comes to light tina
the principal in that story is none othe
than the deceived Mary mentioned above
In certain part of the City Cemetery ca
now be seen little grave, at the head O
which is plain board bearing the name
III. Gates"