The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-24
THE NEWS IN OGDEN.
The DOingS Of a Day in the
junction City.
ILLUMINATING MOUNT OGDEN.
Poets and Springs-The ExcursiOnists Coming
Special POliee-The Water Question
The County Board.
SALT LAKE HERALD BUREAU,
No. 1868 WASHINGTON AVENUE,
ncDEN Jl11v 81 1SSg

MISS Alice hoWeil, OF SLaIefFl4Ie, 10 III
with chills.
The reform school tower is to be made
forty five feet higher.
The recently organized Home Guards
held meeting last night.
Eleven building permits were granted
last week. The amount involved is S54, 800
There will be great times in Ogden this
week and next, showing our grand develop
ment.
Alexander Bulge is getting ready for
another pedestrian contest His record Is
still good.
The Women's Relief Corps held recep-
ton and sociable in Castle hall yesterday
afternoon.
A Braun, the great saur-kraut maker, is
booking with longing eyes toward the grow
ing cabbage crop.
It is to be hoped that some of the reputed
capitalists who visit Ogden will conclude tC
invest in something that will create pay
roll.
Deputy registi a5icn officer William Bin
I'd will hear complaints at his office on
Ewenty-ffth street during the next ten
days.
The news was received here yesterday
morning of the death of Judge Z. K. VIII
uams, which occurred at Logan Monday
zight.
r. J. j. Clayton and William Studer have
been sworn In - special policemen in addi-
ton to their official services as poll tax
collectors.
IL Cushing, the well-znown mining
man of Salt Lake, is looking around Ogden
aud taking in the sights of this busting
little city.
The Commercial, with its usual intricate
and accurate knowledge of chronology, yes
terday gave the 23d as the Mormon Fourth
OF july
The carpeting and furnishing of the Of
ices in the new depot has been begun.
Everything will be ready for the grand OPP
ening on the 3lst.
building of John ScowcrOft will present
che graudest appearance of any business
house on the street.
None of the newspapers of Ogden have
yet given a sign that they sensibly compre-
uend the all absorbing and by no means yet
absorbed water question.
Poet after poet has been rushing into
public print in defense of the luscious eX-
spring on Grant avenue, so prematurely
''mudded' in by the city council.
Rev r. c. lift was in town yesterday.
The gentleman is looking eagerly after
tae best development of Methodist inter
DOlu III CuUItll dllu SCLOOl OuI4hlIAS
The new United States District Attor-
ney, G. s Variau, was in Ogden yesterday.
He was found in comfortable cOngeniaity
with Judge Cross and other dignitaries OF
she bar.
The registration lists have been posted
according to law. 1t behoyes every citizen
vho is legally entitled to vote at the August
election. to see that his nime is properly
Oh the ist.
!. Crossley, the weil-knOwn por5ly gen.
tleman who owns the nick-nack store on
the corner of Washington avenue and
Twenty-eighth street, has taken a trip
nOrthWard for an outing.
The Inter State Land * Town company IS
excursion is on its way from Colorado to
Utah. The manager has telegraphed to
Ogden to have sent to the excurSionists a
lew bushels of Utah peaches.
After some spasuls of indeciSion and de-
cision, Fred j. Kiesel has finally decided to
have his mammoth warehouses erected at
the depot They will be hreproof struc-
lures with excellent appliances Tor water
and air and against fire.
George f. Warren, who was running at
large on bail to appear when wanted to
answer to a charge of assault, filled up on
bulge and was run in by cop. Judge
Preshaw confined him TO the tender care OF
Tailor Baxter for ten days.
Il speaks by no means too favorably OF
our ''bald- headed" citizens stamina as
moralists that they took so many tickets
for last nights show, the most electrifying
attraction of which resided in the crural
crudity of their il deg atty.
Mrs. Orson Riser of this city, is spend
ing few days in Salt Lake city, under the
familiar roof Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Iadelock, in the Nineteenth ward. Her
numerous Salt Lake acquaintance will re-
5Oice in her amiable presence.
The CITY council held a session last night
to consider the Boutwell, proposition. The
C.ion, last evening, told them what they
knew, aud among other things, that ''it
(the council) would be instantly eniolned
against committing such shameless bi l.
Ger of the pC ople's rights"
Mount Ogden, the high peak directly east
Of this city, is to be illuminated in honor
Of the completion of the new passenger
depot. On account of the difficulty that
would be experienced in conveying the old
depot to that lofty peak, it has been de-
cided to make the bonfire out Of wood
growing on the lntSIn.
The CITY council at last evenings session
was confronted with several bills from the
tremen Now it rests with the august
Solons to determine on u more compactly
systematized service with the bone and
SlAtW OF Lut JiCStllJ lOliC OLldt nav mum
tested their ability and efficiency in more
than one hard and hot elde avor.
Flames from brush fire were cOmmuni-
Gated to the trestle in the . cream pot'' at
the mouth of Ogden caflon which upholds
The main pipes of the city waterworks.
About fifty feet Of pipe burned and stopped
the water from running into the reservoirs.
The superintendent of water works with a
large force of men repaired the damage as
speedily as possible.
John T. Smyth, the poet, says about the
filing up OF the spring of water on Grant
avenue: ~ could not believe that there
could be found in this American city set
Of iliterate nonentities and insufferable
appeudaces that would have the unwar-
rantable audacity to destroy what the ON
nipotent hand of Providence had conferred
on US poor mortals." Smith must believe
it now for the beautiful spring has been
filled up by order Of the street committee.
Board Meeting.
The county board met yesterday in regu-
mi