The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-06
The City in Brief.

A new time-card will take effect on the
Union and Central Pacific roads on the
10th instant
The morning train of the Union Patio
was an hour and three quarters behind
time yesterday.
S. S. Schramm is having an elegant iron
fence erected in front of his pleasant resi-
dence on Grant avenue.
The trees in Lester park are being
trimmed up. They needed trimming and
look much better for it.
John w. Pike, court stenographer of
Provo, was in the city yesterday and
started for home last evening.
Land for building purposes will never
again be as cheap in Ogden as 1t is at the
bSpresent time, so the real estate men say.
Work on the Fifth ward amusement hall,
which was stopped by the inclement
weather, has been resumed and is being
pushed.
John Middlemiss, a native of Canada and
subject of Queen Victoria, was made a
citizen of the United States yesterday by
the First district court.
Last evening the contract was let for ex-
cavating for the foundation OF the Metho-
dist university building. James Burrup
was awarded the contract.
In the probate court yesterday, in the
matter of the estate of a. w. Hanson, de-
ceased, a petition and will were filed for
the appointment of executors.
Work has been commenced on the An
heuser- Busch warehouse, ice house and
bottling works, under the dire ,tion of K.
Meyer, the architect sent out from st.
Louis.
Fall blowing is about over in Weber
county. The recent rains put the ground
in good shape and the area powed this fall
was considerably greater than during any
previous year.
DR.. j. D. Carnahan, the old time and al
ways popular physician of Ogden, has re
turned from a visit of several weeks to his
"Old Virginny" home, feeling refreshed in
body and mind.
The Union Pacific, Central Pacific and
Utah Central railroad companies yesterday
decided the land on which the Union pas
senger depot stands to the Ogden Union
Railway & Depot company.
Il The celebrated opera, katie Dean, Twill
DO presented tonight in the Union opera
house, by q strong company, embracing the
best local talent, under the direction Of
Professor L. D. Edwards, Of this city!
H. w. Smith, James N. Kimball and
Jacob S Boreman were appointed yester-
day by Judge Henderson committee to
draft and submit rules OF procedure to the
First district court for its adoption at some
later date.
VIII Child was arrested yesterday at the
instance of B. Ternes, who charged him
with having stolen two chickens from him
and killing them. Child was adjudged
guilty and fined 50 and costs, amounting to
$3.50 more.
Large blocks of red sandstone from the
Thistle quarreS are being unlOaded in
front of the new Reed hotel, work on the
foundation of which is progressing rapidly
t,,al Il n IUi+
large force of men.
s NJ. Preshaw and representatives Of
the canal company will start for the east
this morning TO make an investigation of
the different kinds of water pipe, with a
view OF securing the very best for the Og-
den water works system.
Messrs. Shurtlif and Pincock, of the
county court, aud the county attorney were
amounted to confer with the attorney of
the Street Railway company, in regard TO
their franchise, and instructed to report at
the next meeting Of the county court.
In the police court yesterday Frank and
William Williams were tried forunlawfully
preventing G. Ducheneau from taking two
stray cattle to the pound by forcibly taking
them away from him. Judge Preshaw
fined them 81 and saddled upon them the
costs, amounting TO $3.50.
Z Yesterday Deputy Marshall Pratt ar
rested one w dLLGE OudSC Ou Tue CudEG6 Oh
forgery. 1t is alleged that Chase raised a
81 draft to 500 and passed it on the Central
hotel He was examined before Commits
sioner Perrin and held to await the action
of the grand jury.
Two, at least, of the best mining pros
poets in this district will be worked
throughout the winter. Supplies of pro
visions and tools have been packed into
camp, aud the boys will be prepared to
withs and a long seige Of cold and snow
without much discomfort. -..,lJ 2--rsas
The building boom still continues. Work
on several small residence houses was com
menced yesterday, and there is scarcely a
day that does not witness the breaking of
ground for one or more buildings. II the
weather continues reasonably pleasant for
six weeks longer, more than fifty new
houses not yet started will be ready for oc
cup2Gcy.
A petition is being circulated ana nuuler.
ously signed, for the pardon OF William H.