The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-22
LOCAL BRIEFS

GIBSON CONDIBt hnIS OWcusou auu
five others were released from the Pen.
yesterday.
FEBTs SHOES are all the go in this
weather.! Spencer e. Kimball are hav-
ing a big run on them.
MoCoRNICK & Co.'s shipments yes
terdsY were: Hanauer bullion, So $50;
silver and lead ore. $7,7O0. Total,
Sill $50:
AGKNTLEMAE who came in from Den
YER, yesterday, says that city is suffer
ing from diphtheria as well as small
p0xsls 1t IS proving fatal to an
alarming extent.
Mr.. ELIAS NORRIS, who received q
slight stroke of paralysis on Wednes-
day, is slowly recovering, and it is ex-
pected that he will be around again as
usual in short time.
SINCE THE last general election Vernal
Precinct has been established. The
County Court has appointed and the
Acting Governor commissioned John
G. Davis as Justice of the peace of said
precinct.
TIE PRESIDENT on Monday made the
following nominations: Judges of pro-
bate, in the Territory of Utah-James
Murray, Beaver County; Joseph d.
Jones. Utah County E. z. Johnson,
BOX Elder County.
THE FUNERAL oil little Willie Calder,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Calder, who
died on Saturday afternoon. of diph'
iberia was held on sunday morning.
There was no ceremony at the house,
short services only being held at the
grave.
JOSEPH HAMILTON, of Mill Greek, who
was SO badly in ured by giant powder
on Christmas Day, died at the Deseret
Hospital on Sunday morning. The i'm
mediate cause of his death was blood
poisoning, which developed, of course,
from the injuries received.
THERE WAS a short session of the
Third District Court yesterday.
Thohaag G anderson, who entered plea
of guilty to the charge of unlawful CO.
babitation, was sente need to eighty
days i'm pTisonmaut and fine of Sl00.
The accounts OF Marshal Dyer were sub
mitted and approved.
THE VETERAN Thomas Harris, of the
Nineteenth Ward, completes his 68th
year to- day. Notwithstanding the an
niversary has come around to him so
many times, he persists in the activity
and spirit of boy, and says he intends
to consult the twentieth century before
he thinks about getting old.
TIE TWENTIETH Ward water ditch is
completely blocked up with ice, and the
people living above the canal, unless
supplied with water from the mains, are
hard up for water The ditch will
doubtless be cleaned out soon, but IN
less the work is rushed ahead there will
be severe water famine in that part of
iowa.
CAPTAIN J. z MIDDLEMIss, late of Og-
den, has commenced suit in the First
District Court at Ogden TO recover
from the Standard Publishing Company
the sum of $40 600, for an alleged libel
recently published in that sheet. His
attorneys are Smith & Smith and
Achilles Perrin When seen by
HERALD representative yesterday. the
Captain said he proposed to push the
suit for all there is in it.
Mr.. J. W. SQUIREs, the well. known
young baritone, and Miss Nav Gudgell
were married last evening, Judge Pyper
perfor ming the ceremony. Both young
are well huOHh III ILLS
munity. and they have hosts of friends
who will wish them every success that
life affords. The wedding was a quiet
affair, being attended only by the most
intimate friends of the young couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Squires will make
their new home at 100 Canyon Road,
where they will be pleased to see their
friends.
MTTpPuV ns tho
Denver e. Rio Grande Western Office,
died at l IL yesterday morning. He
had been ill, as our readers are aware,
for several weeks past, his ailment be-
ing pneualonia. Mr.. Murphy was well
and faTorRbiy known in Salt Lake,
having been connected with both the
Union Pacific and tbs Rio Grand. He
first went into the employ of the Union
Pacific as operator, and after ards as
sumed the chief clerkship under Peter
2. Shelby, which he held for some
time.H Later, he went across the street
and identified himself with the interests
of the Little Giant.
HEFoLLoWINe note, over the sigma
ture of Postmaster Barratt, has been
received: ~ am informed by the letter
carriers that it is next to impossible &c
keen glass and time cards in the letter
boxes; that it is the exception if they
remain forty-eight hours after being re-
placed. This is extremely annoying
aud must be the work of boys. L would
be much obliged if you would again call
the attention of parents and the police
to this matter, as in case of continu-
ance, shall find some means to enfo' &c
the penalty, which is fine of from $40
to ST. 900, or i'm prlsonment from enc 10
three years.
PRESTON LEwisof Big Cottonwood, wa
arres ed, the other DAY, on charge of
extortion. which will be examined into
to-day. It is said that one Charles
Wright, of this city, had been guilty of
improper relations with LOWS daugh-
ter aud as a result the girl has child
on her hands. The girls parents de-
manded support for the child from its
father, and he turned over horse
and buggy. He now claims that the
horse and buggy were extorted from
him by threats and he wants to recover
them, Mr.. Lewis was also arrest I'd for
unlawful cohabitation. He pleaded
not guilty and waived examination
yesterday and was released on bail.