The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-29
THE NEWS IN OGDEN.
The DOings of a Day as Seen by
Our Representative.
TERRITORIAL REFORM SCHOOL.
First District COurt-Real Estate Transfers
Peter Anderson Arrested-A New MethO-
dist Church General Notes.
TERRITORIAL REFORM SCHOOL.
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Ogden, March %, 1889. }

Council meeting this evening.
The scenery for the new variety theatre
on Twenty-fifth street has arrived.
The Ogden baseball club will practice
two or three time week in the future.
A meeting of the firemen is called for this
evening by Chief Clark. The band boys are
invited to be pIe,ent.
The artistic work in the county building
is exciting the admiration and favorable
comment of all who have occasion 10 Nlslt
that editce.,
The formerly dusty streets now present
hard moist service, very much appreciated
by the public The street sprlnklers are
handled by master hand.
The Methodists are circulating around
among their friends raising funds with
which to build a new church on Twenty
fifth street So far the projectors are
meeting with excellent success.
The Utah Central has decided to put on
an additional train during conference, and
has made rate of Sl.50 for the round trip
from this point. a prOpOruonate amount
will be charged from other stations on the
line south of here.
hThe monthly meeting Of the priesthood Of
Ne Weber stake will be held in the Second
ward meeting house to morrow morning at
II o'clock. Prof. Carl G. Maeser, superin-
tendent of the stake academies in this ter
rltOry Will address the meeting.
The local papers say that Sidney Stevens
will move into his cOmmOdiOus new store
room on Main street in few days but one
of Mr.. Stevens clerks says they will sell
bob sleds at the old stand next winter >
Should Mr.. Stevens move, however, the
fact will be noted in these columns.
Governor c. W. West and Secretary w.
c. Hall arrived from Logan Wednesday
evening whittier they had been aiding in
the location of the agricultural college.
They met with the balance of the territorial
reform school board here yesterday, and
departed for the capital last evening.
Next Monday evening Prof. L. d. Ed
wards will present the charming opera
Cox and Box at the Union Opera house.
The company is the same that made such
dGlided hit with it in the Third ward meet
mg-hOuse several weeks ago and will re
ceive the liberal support Of an appreciative
public.
The committee to solicit subscriptions for
the new opera house project met yesterday
morning in the chamber of commerce par
lOrs and organized by the choice of DR. A.
S. Condor, chairman, and j. Il. knauss,
secretary. The apportionment of the work
was considered, but no definite action was
taken.
James NJ. Swan, president of the auto
matte switch company bearing his name,
was in town yesterday and sold several of
his patent switches to the street railway
company. When these switches are placed
in position the motor will be able to go
around the Y without anyone stepping off
to turn the sV itch.
Peter Anderson was introduced to Com
missioner Cross Wednesday evening by
Deputy United States MarshaI Bowman. a
complaint alleging unlawful cOhabitatiOn
having been filed. The commissioner
examined the first wife and three other
witnesses and decided to hold the said
Peter in the sum of $1,000 to await the
action of the grand jury. John A. Boyle
and Heber j. Sears were ready and willing
NO sign the necessary documents and An
,lerson was allowed to return to his home
a I'd its pleasures.
Considerable excitement exists here on
subject of Oklahoma and its being opened
70 settlement. The Standard announced
yesterday that the date fixed was the 22d
of April, while other papers which get here
a little later give the correct date-April >.
a number of Ogden citizens have been in
several boomer campaigns under Paine
and Couch, and although not in a position
10 benefit by the opening at this time. they
are jubilant all the same at the success of
the ''boomers" Had it not been for Cap
tain Paine and his followers the land which
has now been opened to settlement would
have been owned by the cattlemen years
ago and thus been lost TO the settlers.