The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-28
SUNDAY October %, 1888.
Briefs

east recently.
ANOTHER invoice of emigrants were
expected last evening.
NINE. RHEA and her company OF star
actors are billed for the lst of Novem-
| Der.
OVER two hundred people were
| counted leaving the circus tent ye5ter'
day afternoon.
A FORCE of men are laying down gas
| IipeS On Third Street between Main
and Young Streets
SEVERAL transfers of more or less i'm
| portauce have taken place recently IN
the real estate market.
The snow which now covers the tops
OF the mountains in this vscinity make
one think of winter every time they
look that way.
| A NUMBER of sporting Ogdenites have
| signiied their intention to visit salt
Lake and see the baseball games to be
played at that place.
SURPRISE parties have been 80 mum
erous during the past week that they
have almost ceased to be surprises, ex-
cept to the party surprised (O.
To say that Ogden is building build
ings. is drawing it mild; she is just
rustiing things; about every vacant LOT
is taken up, and skilled labor il away up.
THE big elephant went through the
streets yesterday shiyering with the
cold. The usual quantity of small
boys had to run to keep up with the
tropic al monster.
A LEAP year party was held in the
Third Ward meeting house Friday even
ing. Those present reported the occa-
sion as one to be pleasantly remem-
bered untiI-the next one.
ED. DE LAMoTER, the rustling trave'-
ing salesman for Smurthwaite, Rich &
Co.. returned from an extended and
very successful business trip through
the south part of the Territory Friday.
THE brick house which is being
erected on Franklin Street, between
Second and Third Streets, by Fred
Zeimer, of Broom's Bench. is almost
finished. It is Mr.. Zeimer's intention
to rent the house.
THOUGH the season for GU door sports
is well spent, and the weather is be-
coming colder, yet it does not daunt
Utah cricketers: the Wellsville Cricket
Club will Ilay the Ogden cricketers on
October 31st, 1888.
THE K. of P had their invited ball
and supper on Fifth Street on Friday
evening. Ford's orchestra executed the
music in their well-known and credit
able style, and altogether it was very
enjoyable occasion.
AMONG the street corner statesmen
who seem to be on the increase in
Ogden was observed yesterday man
with a bunch of balloons on a stick. If
they keep on increasing, we will soon
have street corner union.
Ex-REv. G. B. REYNOLDS will deliver
lecture this afternoon and evening in
Social Hall, Fourth Street. His sub
jects are "Life's Duties" and THE
Bible" Being an eX-rev., Mr.,
Reynolds will probably use some very
plain language, not entirely apprecia-
tive to the re.igiously inclined.
The transfer of the street railway
system to the new company is reported
as having taken place yesterday.
Doubtless the long promised extensions
will be made in the immediate future,
and other improvement made in the
service looking to the better accom-
mediation of the travelling public.
A MAN employed laying rock on Mel
son & Fell's new stable on Fourth
Street was engaged in moving rock
from where it had been dumped 10 a
more convenient place, when some of
the looser rock fell forward, and strik-
ing bis fingers, badly bruised them. He
will have to quit work for while.
THE performing and educated dogs
made very acceptable pastime while
in the city. The intelligent animals
did many tricks that would have puz-
zled boy of their age to perform. The
audience while not as large as it might
have been, were appreciative, and went
home we'll pleased with the entertain
ment.
THURSDAY evening one of the chair
cars of the Denver 81 Rio Grande
Western Railway got overturned in the
yard here by locomotive on another
track. Friday the Southern Pacific
derrick and crew put the car on the
track again and it was sent to the re-
pair shop at Salt Lake City with a
freight train.
QUITE number of trains are reported
late of late, the late accident to the
Union Pacific FLYER" has caused many
D0TSOlS uOb cAplOy6u W WdlJ around
the depot in anticipation of further
accidents. None are likely to occur,
however, as all precautions are taken
that it is possible to take except fenc-
ing the railroads.
N. TANNER, JR., the city attorney, de-
liyered the closing argument on the
prohibition case Friday evening. He
showed number of reasons why the
city should take the census at this time,
and why they should be allowed to do
so, the grounds taken by the appellant
notwithsta nding. The case was taken
under advisement by Judge Henderson,
and it may be several days before his
decision is rendered. A great deal of
political capital is thought to be brew
ing on the subject, and whatever the
decision is one party will think the
judge leans little to the other side.
A SOMEWHAT curious accident hap
pened Friday evening at the 1O-cent
circus. which is at present performing
on Union Square. Near the close of
the show monkey started to ride
around the ring on the back of horse,
and when the quadruped arrived in
front of the door he made bolt for it,
jumping over the ring among the audi.
ence In doing so the monkey On the
horses back struck against post used