The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-08
Brigham Briefs.

MEASLES are still prevalent.
0. G. Snow now sports a thousan
dollar team and outfit.
CoNsIDERABLElreal estate has change
) hands since our last report.
BUILDING has begun in earnest. Tel
cars of lumber already received.
A. e. Snow and T. H. Blackburn
have gone drumming for the Coop.
TwENTY-THREE carloads of potatoe
have been shipped from here thi:
| spring.
Miss ROSE JENSEN is dangerously ill
DR.. Allen has been summoned from
Ogden.
SHERIFF JENSEN had sold his place
south of town to Bishop Cheney, OF
Centreville. The bishop will become a
fixture here.
LAWYER CooMBs has removed to new
quarters up town, and is now snugly
ensconsed in the Stratford building OPP
posite the postoffice.
G. w. BARRAcLoUGH and gang
are making some internal improve
ments at the depot, much to the gratifi-
cation of Agent Piercs and patrons of
the q. P.
MARK JOHNSON, son of Leaman John
son, of the South Ward, had his leg
broken while riding horse and driving
some unruly COWS on Thursday. He is
progressing favorably.
KENT Bros, Riley and Warren, the
famous horesmen OF Dell Ranch, Bear
Lake Valley, called on their Way to
Conference. They never fsil to find
ready market for horses in our town.
r. @. WATKINS. architect and builder,
formerly of Ogden. has faith in the
future of Brigham, and is now located
here permanently. Dick is also an &C
complished musician, and has already
identified himself with the brass band
and theatre orchestra.
The prosecution of Ed. Chase, by our
own beloved, for attempted rape, was
rather premature. By the way, Dame
Rumor says We are to have a new Com
missioner, vice Darlington. 1t is about
time rumor of this kind began to as
sumo tangible shape if the appointing
power would continue to command
respect.
ELIZABETH HOOK lost her second and
last surviving child at Calls Fort on
Monday. One short year ago the family
numbered four happy and contented
souls; now only the motherless widow
remains to bear the burden of this deep
affiiction. The body was taken to Or
ford, Idaho, and placed by the side OF
the father and little sister.
SHEEP out west are said to be
dying faster than during the
cold weather. The grass is just be-
ginning to show above ground, go
that the bleaters smell but cannot
taste it,. The result is that they 90 on
regular stampede for grass, and soon
run themselves down, Which is not a
difficult thing to do in their present
weak and starved condition.
DEPUTY MILESTONE was a passenger
on the southbound accommodation this
evening. Now, Mr.. Editor, please
scrutinize the foregoing carefully and
if there is anything in this irrever-
entisl allusion to his royal nibbs, or if
the mere mention Of lis sacred name,
in the leading newspaper Of the Terri
tory, be considered Hbelous, please
omit this item, because we really do not
care to be made party defendant in
suit of damaged reputation. It is
growing monotonous.
SOME time ago B. M. Young had
a piece of land jumped a few
miles north of town, and OF late has
had considerable to say about the evils
of this acquiring ill gotten gain. Yes
terday B. a. Jones and l.. Snow, Jr.,
perpetrated huge joke upon poor
Morris, in causing him to believe that
the soulless usurper and land jumper
had actually filed upon the very spot
of ground on which his palatial house
stood, and the chances were be would
lose his home. Morris made fur fly for
a time, hunting up deeds and transfers
and it was some hours before he could
be reached and quoted Edown with the
that it was all hoax.
BRIGHAM CITY, April 6, 1888.