The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-07
TIE NEWS IN OGDEN.
The Doings of the Day in the
Junction City.
THE LATEST REAL ESTATE SALES.
che Hotel Scheme-Names Conspicuous by
Their Absence-The Methodist Univer-
sity-Amusements-Ge News.
THE SALT LAKE HERALD BUREAU,
No. 2502 WASHINGTON AVENUE,
OGDEN, September z.

T
OGDEN, September z. J
William H. Smith leaves for Yale colleg,
this morning, TO pursue his course o
studies.
w. r. Swan returned from his Cheyenne
"trip yesterday morning. glad to be bacl
among the saints.
Business before Judge Preshaw yester
1 aay was exceedingly unremunerative, anc
he reporter looks in vain for an item.
I The Denver s. Rio Grande was sadly
behind time yesterday, and the Utah y
Northern about an hour late, otherwise the
trains were all about on time.
Professor w. V. Morris, of London, di
rector of the MastodOn Consolidated brass
band, comprising fifty pieces, will render
she music at Syracuse next Monday.
The good work of the hotel committee is
on everybody's lips. Truly they worked
aard and successfully. and everyone is pro
fuse in their praise Of the laborers for the
public good.
E. A. Reed, accompanied by Messrs. H
c. Bigelow, Andrew ]. Warner, and Char
;es Cnnnby. left for Corinne last evening
Mr. Reed has considerable property in tn; I
once thriving town.
Gilbert F. Foreman, the oldest son of
Judge Boreman, of this city, leaves for
Harvard college this morning to complete
his studies. Three delegates from Ogden
20 this college this present term makes a
good showing.
Mr. Spargo has commenced the work of
excavation for his brick block on Twenty
dfth street below Washington avenue.
The foundation contract has been let and
work viii be pushed along until the build
ing is completed.
II is expected that active work on the
Methodist university will be commenced in
i few days. Work on the Methodist church
IS progressing nicely. Between the church
and university the MethOdists are well
represented in Ogden's building opera
lions.
Rev. J. Wesley Hill arrived home from
MS extended eastern trip last evening on
The belated Denver & Rio. Grande train.
Nr Hin has been east raising money to-
yards the new church building and, it is
Judged from his letters, with good success.
Mr.. Hill arrived too late TO be interviewed
last evening.
Mr. ]. J. Cortez has let the contract for
his new building on Washington avenue to
Mr. c. Iugebretsin, of this city, for SO, 700.
The building will be three stories high and
the plans are very similar to the ScOwcroft
building opposite. 1t is expected the build
ing will be ready for occupancy by Deem
Der The third story will probably be Oc-
cupied by the evening Onion.
A committee from the board of trustees
vi the university, consisting Of G. r. Hank,
=. NJ. Preshaw and L. Robinson met at the
Jtfice of s. NJ. Preshaw yesterday morning
At IL o'clock, and decided to employ Mr.
D'Hemecourt. the architect, to make de-
.ails for the inside finish of the university
They will to-day advertise Tor bids for the
erection of the university complete, al
though only the basement will be built this
i iall. Specifications may be seen at Mr..
HSBHemecourt's office.
Mrs. A. M. LongshOre- Potts, NJ. ID has
billed the town, and her appearance will
be greeted with a full house. Mrs. Potts is
well and favorably known hereabouts, hay
ing been in Salt Lake year ago, where
she was enthusiastically received. Her ap-
cearance in Ogden viii be in the interest
Of the new hotel fund, aud she will be sure
vi a good house. Mrs. Potts opens at Salt
Lake on the 23d. Her subject will be
Psychology, Health and Disease
Certain prominent names are conspicu
Gus by their absence from the hotel sub
scription list. as published There are
some who own property close by, which
mas increased in value twenty-five per
cent since the hotel scheme was started,
svho refused to contribute nickel. There
are always class who wish to reap all
me benefits but give up nothing to help
Drovements. A list showing the names of
those who ought, but who refused to help
the hotel project along, would be interest
ing reading.
c. Z. White, advertising agent for Charles
}. McCarthy's "One of the Bravestn Co ),
was billing the town yesterday. The com
Danv viii open next Tuesday evening at the
opera house on Twenty fourth street. The
company will arrive from Boise city on the
noon train Tuesday, and after playing at
Agden will proceed to Park city. They
Open the regular season at Omaha on the
10th, then travel eBs tward and through
New England. This is their first appear
ance at Ogden, but they filed very sue
oessful engagement at Salt Lake last July.
The old restaurant Brunswick, which re
Gently succumbed to the inevitable, is
being remodeled and fitted up for grocery
horse AS soon as the work is completed it
will beoccupied by Messrs. Rich, Goddard
and higgia botham who expect to carry d full
line of staple and fancy groceries. Messrs.
Rich i Goddard are already engaged in the
business a few doors south and Mr. Hig-
sinbotham has been known for the past
lew years as the Twenty-hfth street
grocer, but who recently sold out the bust
sess to the Union Mercantile company.