The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-07
J THE NEWS In OGDEN.
Doirgs Of a Day in the jane
ton City.
ANOTHER BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Tha Boards of Equalization - A Dancing
Academy-The Boutwell, Contract
Open Saloons Election Day
ANOTHER BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.
SALT LAKE HERALD BUREAU, ]
No. 2421, WASHINGTON AVENUE, :
OGDEN. Au0. z. 1889.

The rails OF the motor line are to be re
placed with heavier ones.
Two men who opened their saloon doors
on election day, were arrested and fined.
Several yellow flags are flying in town,
and it is said that diphtheria is the cause.
Ogden is to have a dancing academy, tc
which none but respectable people will be
admitted.
There's not much doing in city real es-
tate, but building still continues TO be car
ried on in all parts Of the city.
A. NJ. Geissinger, of this city, has just
returned from a successful business visit
to the eastern part of the state.
It is rumored that the street car line is to
be extended from Mob Hill down Twenty
fifth street to Washington avenue.
City Marshal Metcalf is on the sick list
and Policeman William Brown, the old
time Weber county sheriff, is 'subbing''
for him.
Official returns will not change the re
suit of the election. The Peoples party
will have above 200 majority in the county
this time.
waiting for asphaltum' is the alleged
reason for not enforcing the sidewalk or
dinance. It is to be hoped that the wait
will not be long one.
Soon the old eyesore, the old shell for
merry ulSDlueO Dy IuG udlllG VI utpOl.
will be among the things that were. 1t is
being dismantled and carted away.
The city and county boards of equaliza-
ton are holding daily sessions, and all per-
sons having cause for complaint may ap-
pear and make their grievances known.
Adolph Ferringer, who has Just become
possessed of a valuable lot of land in some
of Ogden's additions, will make this city
his home and open wholesale drug store.
There is great rejoicing among Ogden
Liberals over the Liberal victory in Salt
Lake; but the Liberals of Ogden are not so
enthusiastic over their own victory at
home.
Captain F. T. Hulaniski, agent of the
Union Pacific at this point, is so i'll as to
be confined TO his house. That he may
speedily recover is the wish of his host of
friends.
All the saloons were closed on election
dag, which accounts for the absence of
noise and boisterous conduct which have
heretofore characterised elections held in
this city
1t is now in order to quit talking about
the high rate of taxation in this city and
county. II was merely an electioneering
lodge and had some effect. but the election
is over now.
Speculations are rife rs to whether work
Will really DC OII llllo C4lAl VI OlAC
projected Pacific Short line. August 10
was the date set (by the newspapers for
letting contracts for a sect on Of ITO miles.
The foundation of the First National
bank building that is to be has been put in,
and the foundation walls of the proposed
Methodist church edifice are nearly com
pleted. Both Of them are solid and sub
stantial
A bag sale, whatever that may be, will
be held by the Ladies' Aid society of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Thursday
night. One of the features of the enter
tainment will be a good supper, TO which
all are invited.
Some of the ''boss'' carpenters have I'M
dertaken to say that ten hours shall consti-
tute days work for men in their employ.
This arbitrary decision is likely TO cause a
suspension of work upon several buildings
now being constructed.
There are reports of many more buildings
to be erected this season, the most of them
by old residents who have made money by
the rise in real estate and yet are kicking
about paying a reasonable tax upon their
property which is no more valuable than
ever.
Another big real estate deal was consum-
mated a day or two ago. Charles Bushnell
and Adolph Ferringer left for Colorado
Tuesday morning, having closed up their
ST5, 900 purchase of outside lots, made
through 5. f. Spencer, and also made sew
eral other purchases.
There are people who are so uncharitable
and lacking in gallantry as to assert that
''Nydia,' the alleged blind flower girl who
writes so eloquently about the closing up
of the Grant avenue spring. doesn't know
how that or any other kind of water tastes.
They say "he'' hasn't drank any for
twenty years.
The Boutwell, contract has been signed.
Can the Boutwell, company give a satisfac-
tory bond for S150,OOO If so, can they full
nj their contract, or will they be legally re
strained from taking water to which they
have no title and probably cannot acquire
one under the congressional law passed at
the last session.
Yesterday afternoon a horse which was
standing hitched to post on Twenty
fourth street, on the grade above the side
walk opposite the Utah National bank
building, fell over the wall, taking the
sulky TO which he was attached with him.
The sulky was damaged some and the horse
not seriously injured.
The old fellow who made the original
survey of the streets and blocks of this
city, whereby the former were run several
degrees from a straight line and the latter
made number of rods larger than they
ought to be, when asked why he did it, said
he didn't want any kicking and so gave
everybody good measure.