The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-10
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
The Teachers Excursion Garfield
Beach Robbery General.

There was little breeze of excite
ment at Garfield Beach on Sunda
afternoon. Mr.. T. G. Rookledge secures
room Is, avenue H, and in few min
utes was in the water. He remained
there but a few minutes, and when b
returned he discovered that his room
had been entered during his absence
and valuable gold watch, $40 in golC
pieces. some silver change and a mum
ter of foreign coins had dis
appeared. He at once informed
Sheriff Mcbride, of his loss, ane
few seconds later the official was il
the barroom asking if any one had at
tempted to pass any foreign coin. TC
this one Of the bsr,enders said; yes
there was a young fellow here just now
who laid down shilling, but after
wards picked it up, and threw out G
quarter in its stead.n He thought be
again and stepping to the door with the
sheriff he pointed out the individual
He was at once arrested and a search
revealed all the stolen articles lost by
Mr.. Rookledge-watch, money and
coins. The search also revealed
the fact that the name oil
the young fellow was Eddie Wei.Z,
and az employees pass over g
portion of the Central Pacific showed
his headquarters to be at Csriin. Ne
yada. TIE pass was dated June Goth.
| According to his own statement, he is
employed on the Central Pacific as
brakeman, and is here on a vacation
The young fellow dresses well, and had,
in addition to that of Rookledge s
wealth, about $35 in gold and silver.
He was brought to the city by Sheriff
Mcbride and given quarters in the new
County Jail.
THE following is complete list of
| the party leaving this morning 1t is
the largest ever going out of Salt Lake,
and its mammoth proportions may be
accounted for in the hard work Of Mr..
ingalls,: J. Rogers, o. l.. Eliason, W.
| Huskenson. G M. Cannon and wife,
Martha Martin, Geo. Cowley, Eliza
Wbytoc Willard Croxall, a. L. Will
| Jams and wife, J. l.. Perkes and One,
May e. Pease. Kate Seward, 0. Peterson
S. Larsen. A. Youngberg, T. G. Griggs,
N II. OIe, .. w. OtoWhIl dLu Nllei
Fannie Thatcher, Lutte Thatcher, Fan
ME Decker, Psul Hammer, Jr., r.
Maltese, w. Derr and wife, w. Brad
ford, annie R. McGhie, Bessie Dean,
May Wells, Kate Wells, E M. Nebeker,
Beatie,S B. Young,Jr .Zina Hyde, E. Bow
man, T. ownsend CIV. Hiel ana wife
Sarah J. Lester, Sara Slosson, MISS
| GbNrolI I ociin Wohh Raoh 81
Edwards, E. Stevens, H. S. Ensign, Jr.,
j.. Wardrobe, Leo Smith, Hulda A
| Winters, Lottie Mathews, Abigail
Mathews, r. Hause, H. G.. Bradford,
John A. Maynes, Mrs. John Mile ,
Miss N. Woodmansee, Mrs. E. Staires,
joseph F. simmons, Louis W. Sim
mons, Alice E. Simmons, G. A. Whit
temore and wife, George Busby, Mrs. s.
NJ Kimball, Lizzie Kimball. William
Thomas, B. Y. Hampton and wife,
Leon Hampton, Miss n. E. Thornley,,
T. c. Armstrong, Phil Margetts, w. l..
Price and wife. T. R. EIlerbeck, L. s..
Richards, Annie Campbell, Aegie
Campbell Joan Campbell. Sara Slosson,
Miss NJ. Webster, W. M. Stewart, J. B.
HiEgs, c. NJ. Sornson, }. J. Walton, W.
B. Dougall. Jr., Miss G. Morgan, Ida
Snow Gibbs, D. R. Allen. D. id.
Ross, J. Il. Paul, w. s. Strjngam.
SYRACUSE drew out good attendance
on Sunday.
THE Union Ticket Office did a rush
ing business observation-disclosures ex-
cursion tickets being in great demand.
THE old folks go out on Thursday. It
is the earnest desire of the committee
that no one over 70 who is allie to traye!
be left at home on that day.
GRANT Bros. run buses from both
dopots to the Continental, Cullen,
White House, Cliff House, Valley
House, ST. Elmo and Spencer House.
rine turnouts for tourists.
Telephone 211.
THE Sixteenth Warders and their
friends, expect to spend next Friday,
the 18th, at Garfield Beach. Every ar
rangement has be an made to make
these who may visit the Beach on
that occasion enjoyable.
THE balloon ascension that was an
nounce to have taken place at Lake
Park On Sunday, drew to that resort
several hundred people who had tailed
the morning papers. 1t Is perhaps,
doing some lively growlipg-at their
own stupidity.
BALLOON ASCENSION AT LAKE PARK
POSTPONED.
The balloon ascension that had been
prepared for the public at Lake
Park on Sunday afternoon, July
Sth, has been postponed until THURS
day, July 18th, as Professor Joseph
Comes, the 9rouaut, finds it utterly
impossible TO reach Lake Park in time
to make the ascension. He will, how
ever, appear before the public at Lake
Park on Thursday, the 18th instant.
Full particulars as to the ascension on
that day wi be published later.
This morning there will be an excur-
sion from Springville and Provo, and
settlements this side of there, to Lake
Park Resort, the proceeds of which
will be used for the benefit of the "Provo |
Free Reading Rooms" and as this is
most worthy object, We take pleasure |
in notifying our readers, and hope as
many as can will turn out and give our
country cou' ms good boost towards
attaining their desire, the special train
rom Provo will arrive about 10 Is am
and all who wish to Join can go on this
rain, or any of the trains, that leave
here and Ogden for Lake Park.