The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-18
= January IS. 1888
Briefs.
STILL COLD, but warmer.


| duced by local dramatic corps.
THE CITY was in darkness Monday
night, in consequence OF the freezing of
| Ogden River. tf5
THE DoINes of our Territorial solons
are read with interest by the subscribers
of THE HERALD.
Our STREET corner merchants seem to
have deserted US, and no wonder; even
hot penny pies" are at discount.
| MEASLES WERE never before known to
have afflicted so many persons as at
present, and with such fatal results.
/ The NELLIE BoYD Opera Company
will perform in the Union Opera House
in this city on the 9th and 28tn inst.
| The WAsATcH Feed & Sale Stable is
sporting a Lew sign. board well exc
cuted by Mr.. Morris. our champion
sign-writer.
THE PLEASANT Hour. Club are again
to the front, with Invitations for another
of their ever-pop'.lar and agreeable balls
in the Union Opera House on January
Goth.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS are really seriously
considering the advisablity of making
| preparations for a universal skip, in
view of the probable admission of Utah
TO sta tehood.
FATHER AsPEY has the reputation of
being the veteran pig-kiiler par eIcct-
eace of Ogden. Mr.. Abrah N Jackson.
~ q. O. Nj. l., is prepared TO take ati-
davit that such is the yeIitaDle truth
ZONE ADVANTAGE 1 have over you"
remarked q fve-feet-four inches In his
.tocking feet to O siX-feet-two-anda
halt-Inches, lis that Jack Frost has
not kot so much material to work on as
you possess.
sLBp coAsTING has about "petered
out" and skating down our incline
blocks is fashionable among the
youngsters. The new pursuit is de-
oided improvement over the old style.
reducing the danger to minimum.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE unusually ex-
treme cold weather (for Utah) which
we have lately been experiencing, q
feeling of satisfaction prevails generally
when the reports of the Thermometer
registrations at other places are read.
UNLIKE OTHER places, where the
snowy billiards have been of lateI
raging, few, If any re. o-ts come to-
hai d of tbs suffering OF want oc-.
casioned by the cold ucsthe5-sur poor,
.ss rule, being comfortably clsd and
| housed. ~
| he Social CLUBp il the name of q
now orgxnlzati' n which hes lately
g into existence. It's object is,
OBVIOUSLY, am Use ment, And the mem
ere intend giving 3 series OF dancing
par hes in the Social Hall every other
Wednesday during the winter. Mr..
William Browning's quadriile band will
furnish the music.
THE ATTENTION of the city Marshal Isl
kcalled to a heap of rubbish which Isl
Pulled up near the fence of lot on
Eighth Street, between Main and
| Young. Resi- ents in that vicinity
Justly complain of the stencil which
arises from this kGap, and which is
enough to breed contagious diseases OF
all kinds. True the rubbish is kept on
the owners lot, but this is no reason
| why the public who are compelled to
walk past it should be nauseated by the
nuisance. "a ~ -
As WE stated several days ago, the
Union Depot may now be regarded as
certain to be built; but We do not
believe that the original plans for the
structure will be carried out. The Depot
land is now being surveyed which goes
% show that building on an entirely
new plan is contem piGsed This sur
mise Is no doubt Correct, and the new
ulaLs are almost sure 10 embodyi the
covering of the passenger tracks, in
which event all will agree that the
long delay since work was discon.
anued on the present foundation has
Ioeen fruitful Of good7resultsy q IT
H. A THREATENED runaway was averted
oy the timely and courageous action of
Two men yesterday. A team attached
| TO b 10 sled standing opposite Dee3s
/ ,aloon, near Carrrolls livery stable.
| )-came I'M patient and started on brisk
| rot towards the north. a gentleman
| standing on the curbstone, near Fourth
Street, who bad fortunately seen the
Sleeds start OUT. stepped into the road
| say and aspe6 their brides, while
en05ner person jumped in the sled be-
,!n'tt and pulled at the reins for dear
| hat the conduct of these gentlemen
was rrnly ga liant.
+ A WELL Known resident OF Ogden Y
| asst week hose name we suppress for
| obvious reasons, had a little eX, erience,
lta consequence OF MS passion lor alco7
lA,tlic liquors, which ought 10 have a
tel dency to sober him up for SOME
| ire to come. He had been drinking
"a oughout he whole day in the
'l)e, idental saloon; the follow
ns Gay he missed his tch,
80 reported to the City Mar
shall that he suspected num-
Der of Individuals, whom he dimly re-
memb red had been visitors, at the
aforesaid saloon, of having purloined
his usei vi time-piece. The city Marshal
accordingly caused about thirty persons
o be searched, but without satisfactory
results. Mr.. - will be more earefnl
in thn future how The gives himself
away, as all who are acquainted With
his story and the record OF subsequent
events relating to it. feel sure Enat he
4 must have been full indeed
/