The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-13
PROVO POINTS.
THE Emporium's large show window
seems decked out for the holidays.

THE Emporium's large show window
seems decked out for the holidays.
THE next event will be a grand
Thanksgiving dance in the TIL eatre.
COURT Commissioner Hills appears to
be the most satisfied official about the
court house since election day.
AT about s o'clock this morning a
team owned by George Smoot became
frightened, and started to run from
near tine depot north on Main Street,
and collided with some posts in front of
Mayor Dusenberry's residence; then
turning west on Centre Street near the
bank, upset the wagon aad ran INTO
horse and carriage belonging to J. Z.
BGshard which also started to run west.
Then the team ran into q meat wagon
in front of Cook, Scott & Co.'s market.
demolishipg the wagon which was
scattered about the street, while the
horse started in to overtake Boshard's
horse and carriage, which then ran
against post and left the carriage near
Dunn & Co S store, and then tried To
oVertake Cook, Scott & Co.'s horse,
which was then ahead, with George
Smoot' team bringing up the rear.
There were three runaway outfits on
the street together, and vet. aside from
the one wagon upset and damaged some,
one wagon fairly demolished, Car
riage br oxen some and one of SHOOTS
horses injured. there was no damage
worth mentioning and no person Was
hurt. Take it ell together, 1t was
pretty lively runaway.
SHERIFF FOWLER and W. C. A. Smoot
paid their election bets On Saturday
evening by each wheelbarrowing Repub
lioan about half mile, in the presence
of the largest crowd of peopla that has
appeared on our streets since Sells cir
Gus was here Before the start was
made a photograph was taken of the
WheelbarroWs which unaVOidably in
Guided the principal actors and United
States flag Alex. Sutherland was
elected master o. ceremonies, with three
Democrats and three Repa bloans to
assist him. After the parade the crowd
gathered at the bank corner. and three
Democrats and thre4 Republicans were
called Ga to address the crowd. Sheriff
Fowler, W. Z. A. Smoot and Mr..
Mount, on the part of the Democrats, |
each bure faithful! testimony
that convinced everybody they |
still had faith in Democracy. On !
the part of the Republicans,
the first speaker prophesied that the
time is not far dislant when Utah will |
be admitted into the Union as Repub-
licsn State. The next declared he was |
born Republican, that his father and |
mother were Republicans and that his |
grandfather was Republican long be- |
fore the Revolutionary war. The last |
of these orators was standing on the |
bank steps which he imagined was the |
Republican platform, and while he was |
eXpatiating on the beauties OF ''protec- |
ton" there was a shower of wool come |
down from the unclouded skies, which |
until the feathery fakes of wool could be |
was regarded as q great Republican |
miracle by all except the speaker,
and proved beyond doubt tina WOOL is |
king. The speaker did not seem TO |
comprehend the manifestations as he |
called on the officers of the day to look |
into the matter and see If wool was be- |
ing smugeled into the country free OF
tariff duty.
Dan Jones then called for David |
Evans, and claimed that the Democrats |
had be, called to speak first and were !
therefore entitled to the closing areu- |
ment. No attentian was paid to this
very reasonable request of Dan Jones.
A collection was then taken up for The
benefit of the Free Reading Room, re-
sulting in about $13, cash ard scrip.
The entire proceediugf had tendency
ID make people feel cold. As the sun
went down on the other side OF Utah
Lake the people scattered TO their tariff
taxed homes. All the Republican saloons
were pretty we'll crowded with GUS
toners later in the evening.
Provo, November II. 3.