The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-18
The City In Brief.

The article on Ogden to be published in
The CHRISTMAS HERALD will be from the
pen of the we,l-known poet, DR.. A. S. Con-
don.
Send in your orders for THE CHRISTMAS
HERALD.
Weather Prophet Webs guesses have SO
far been wide of the mark. The cold
weather and billiards. have not yet put in
an appearance. Anybody can guess, and
where many guess on the same subject,
some are sure to be correct.
Work on the Northumberland four
story building on Twenty-fourth street, be-
low the Coop. store, is progressing as fast
as possible, considering the many draw
backs attending it. The foundation is in
and ready for the floor ioists.
Members of the First regiment of Utah
National guard have been sworn into ser
.yiee by taking the oath of allegiance to the
(United States. Four companies have been
organized which collectively contain about
enc hundred men. Quite number of them
are uniformed, and a grand ball will be
given some time in February, the proceeds
of which will go toward swelling the uli-
form fund.
E. A. Mcdaniel, of the Tribune's Ogden
department, will leave tomorrow for his
former home in Illinois, to spend Christmas
with his parents at the old homestead.
The street railway is being extended
along jefferson avenue between Twenty
second and Twenty-ffth streets. From
thence it will be extended to Mob hill.
Mr.. A. o. Denman, who came to Ogden
with one of the Colorado excursions last
summer, met with fatal mlshap on
TWenty-fourth street Monday night.
Workmen have been engaged in digging
trenches for the gas mains, which became
full of water, into which the man fell and
was drowned. His body was not dlscoy-
cred until the bench policeman made his
rounds He notified the proper authori-
ties, who fished the body out and prepared
it for interment. The cause of death being
so plain it was not considered worth While
to hold an inquest. The blame for this sad
accident lies at the door Of the electric
light company, who failed to have their
lamps burning according to contract.
rMessrs. Healy & Patterson, we'll
known citizens of Ogden, have purchased
the ground on which stands the stable Of
John M Dee, on the east side of Washing
ton avenue, between Twenty-fourth and
NF'wenty-fifth streets. 1t has a frontage Of
Isixty-three feet, and the price paid for it
was $3.50 per foot, or SIS, $50. The location
us excellent for business, and it is hoped
that the new prOprietors will remove the
old shell that disfgures the site and erect
thereon substantial block.
John NJ. Dee is still in the livery bust
ness, and Patterson & HALEY have no in
tention of relinguishing their sheep hus-
bandry.
The second volume of Haefeli's ''As You
Like IT. is in the hands of the book
binders and will be issued in day or two.
The fellow who personated a policeman
when a gentleman was robbed by the
bunko steerers Monday, is well known to
the officers. He is keeping shady.
Alderman Whalen is becoming terror
to evil-doers During the absence of Mr..
Preshaw, who IS laid up with bad cold,
Mr.. Whalen presides in the police court.
Yesterday a man named Carpenter, who
is well known to the police as slick con
fideace operator, was up before that court
on a charge of gambling. 1t was proven
on the trial that Carpenter had caught a
sucker at the depot and by using his per
suasive arts induced him to take walk up
town. where the two entered rum shop and
fell in with another member of the crowd
to which Carpenter belonged. Here the
stranger was victlmlzeu TO the tune OF
$50 or more. Carpenter was sentenced by
Judge Whalen to niaety-rine days in jail
and to pay fine of 800 and costs.
The Ogden Rowing and Boating club
dance, which was postponed for week.
will be held next Friday night in the
Ancient Order of United Workmen's hall.
Several well known local musicians will
grace the occasion by their presence ana
sing for the edification of the crowd which
~ surely be present. The boat "Elenore"
Nil be on exhibition in the hall.
~ The fair to be given by the young ladies
of the Third ward opens to-day. The
ladies will have grand display Of articles,
both useful and ornamental.
Giesyu & Spargo's losses by the fire have
been adjusted and they have opened their
doors and resumed business. The HERALD
can be found on sale there as usual.
The Fifth ward fair opens tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. Two city lots will
be rafled for the first day.
The dime museum has gone up the spout,
as rumored Monday.
Pat Foy, Fred Ribbach and John Nc
Daniel are still absent, and it is not known
when they will return.