The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12


d. G. Nelson, young man well known
in this community as an upright
man and good citizen, died yesterday, after
an illness of about two weeks, with conges
ton of the brain. He has been for several
years engaged in the wholesale fruit and
produce shipping and commission business
| in which he was very successful. He was
a member Of the chamber of commerce and
the produce exchange; also of the Ogden
brass band and other public institution
and his loss to the community will be
greatly regretted.
The street committee should attend to
putting the Twenty-ifth street hill side
walks in good condition before the weather
becomes so bad that the work cannot be
done. Asphaltum cannot be laid down and
warranted to stand while there is a chance
for water to run under it from the side
next to the bank.
! The way to reduce the number of dives
| and deadfalls is to raise the license for sell
| ing liquors. Ogden at the present time has
thirty places where liquors are sold, and
| the license is only s75 per month, payable
quarterly in advance Probably fifteen of
the thirty could pay $3.50 month, and
there would then be enough drinking places
to supply any reasonable demand, while
the revenue derived by the city would be
as great as at present. -
The grading for the street railway is
finished for distance of two miles beyond
five points. A large force of men are at
work on the grade and will soon reach
North Ogden.
1t would seem as though six DAYS in a
week were enough in which to transact
business, but some people don't appear to
look at 1t in that light, otherwise they
would not persist in breaking legal ordi-
nances of the city. 1t is alleged that the
ordinance in relation to selling liquor on
Sunday is almost entirely dsregarded in
this city. If this be true, it is the duty of
some one to see that the offenders are
pulled and cinched. The city needs money
for street work, and a rigid enforcement of
the law in regard to Sunday closing would
produce money enough to keep the gravel
tramway engine at work for long time,
or 1t would result in a general observance
of the ordinance.
Work is being rushed on the new Metho-
dist church building on Twenty-fourth
street 1t is the intention to have the
roof on before winter sets i'll in earnest, so
that the work of finishing off the inside CT
the edifice can be continued until it is COM
pleted.
The inside work of the new Novelty
theater on Twenty street is being
pushed as rapidly as a large force of men
for occupancy by the Goth instant.
Judge Gibbons is down from Collinston,
which place he says is booming. Since it
began to boom it is rated as one of the
toughest places in Utah
Joseph Hall, who is canvassing for
"Bancrofts History of Utah." reports
that he is meeting with good success.
Marshal Metcalf captured horse that
had got loose and was playing havoc with
the smooth grounds around the city hall,
which have been seeded down. 1t costs
the owner of the animal few dollars to
pay damages and for impounding.
The agents and clerks of the several
railroads companies moved into Jkeir,. new
offices in the new union freight depot last
Sunday.
Belle London, proprietor of a mdison de
jOie, and her two girls" were examined
yesterday before commissioner Perrin and
the case against them dismissed for want
Of evidence.
The case of the People VS. Hiida Martin,
for resorting TO a house of ill-fame, was
tried by jury in Commissioner PERKINS,
court yesterday afternoon, and attracted
large crowd OF spectators. The case had
not been given to tie jury when this letter
was mailed.
An oficious fellow from Cheyenne got
his shovel in where there was no sugar at
Sunday mornings fire, aud as conse-
quence of his unwarranted interference
was knocked down by a. fireman.
The only case in the district court yester-
day was that of Tibbals g. Denaby vs..
David Kay, a suit to recover the sum OF
$500. 1t grew out OF transaction in con-
nection with the socalled Ogden Coal and
Cooking company. A demurrer was argued
during the afternoon.
Two men went into the Bon Ton restau-
rant Sunday morning and asked to be
trusted for two meals, which the proprie-
tor, a Chinaman, refused. 1t is alleged
that they beat him. A policeman arrested
all the parties, and the case came up for
trial in the police court yesterday afternoon
and was continued until 9 80 a. m. to-day.