The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-22
THE NEWS IN OGDEN.
Ground Being Cleared For the
New University.
.''OIL ON THE TROUBLED WATERS"
The Grand Lodge of A. o. U. W.-The Ogden
Mining Sensation Personal Men
tiOn-General News.
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SALT LAKE HERALD BUREAU, !
NO. 25O2, WASHINGTON AVENUE, :,
OGDEN. Aug. %. 1889.

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There was no business before his honor
il the police court yesterday.
Rev. ]. w. Hill is expected back in Sep
TENDER from his business trip through the
east.
September 2 will be labor day at Lake
). Park, and the largest crowd Of the season
will be present.
A party of five left yesterday noon for
the mountains to inspect the mines now
being opened up.
The Deal brothers, from Springville, who
have been in the city purchasing goods,
have returned home.
The Misses Edith and Grace Bee, from
Provo, are visiting their sister, Mrs. A W.
Meek, on Jefferson avenue.
A freight train was derailed at Franklin,
Idaho. on the Utah & Northern railway
yesterday, causing some delay.
J. M. Goodwin, of the Salt Lake Tribune,
was in town yesterday, endeavoring to
pour healing oil on the troubled waters.
Yesterdays session of the a. o. U. w.
was devoted principally to the settlement
OF claims and nomination and election OF
officers. = -A
Mr. H. T. Snyder, the popular hardware
man, left on a trip east Tuesday morning.
He win attend the Grand Army encamp-
ment at Milwaukee.
A gang has commenced clearing the
ground for the new university. The con
tract viii probably be let this week for
the foundation work.
Mr. H c.. Bigelow and family, from
Heber city, Neb., arrived yesterday morn
ing on the Union Pacific, to make Ogden
their permanent home.
About twenty-five additional members of
the A. o. U. w. arrived late Tuesday even
ing from the east, having been delayed by
washOuts on the railroad.
A call has been issued for meeting at
the reading room tonight, to formulate
plans for organizing camp of the Patri-
otto Order of the Sons of America.
Mr.. Strong, representing the Interstate
Land 81 Town Co., is rustling rooms for the
accommodation of the 5000 excursionists
who will arrive here about the 26th
An order was made yesterday by Judge
Cross appointing Mr.. A. G. Emerson ad-
mlnistrator of the estate of Colonel J. K.
Hudson. The bond for 81, 100 was filed.
John Warwick, of Provo, who is inter
ested in some good mines in Idaho, was in
Ogden yesterday forenoon looking over the
city and went to the mountains at noon to
view the new strike.
The county board of equalization was in
session yesterday TO hear the cases pre-
Wednesday, 2Sth. when they will remain in
session the remainder of the week, or until
the business has been disposed of.
The action of the county court Tuesday
is generally commented upon in the city,
and the prevailing opinion is that their
work won't stand Several legal lights
who have looked the matter up are posi-
tive their unwarranted effort to continue
in power, will be defeated.
The nimble-flngered typesetter made our
article of yesterday on the subject of the
entertainment of the eXcursionists, read
three hundred instead of three thousand
visitors to arrive about the Goth. The
chamber of commerce held a special meet
ing last night to formulate plans for their
entertainment
Mr. A. P. Bigelow, recently from Hebron
city, Nebraska, who is about establi shing
d state bank at Ogden, and Mr.. Charles
Coonley. recently from South Bend, In
diana, who has been investing heavily in
Ogden realty, were out Tuesday trying their
hand with the rife. At sixty foot range
Mr.. Bigelow broke the record, dropping
eleven out of twelve balls Both young
men are recent acquisitions to Ogden's
growing population.
A letter has been received by Mr.. Z. G..
Graham, of Ogden, from Mr.. William Gar
land. of Kansas, who was awarded the con-
tract for the first twelve miles of the Both
well canal. giving Mr.. Graham authority
to sublet any portion of the earthwork to
parties residing in the vicinity. Thus it
will be seen that work will be commenced
in earnest at once. The ditch viii be five
feet deep and twenty-fOur wide, instead of
thirteen deep and fourteen wide, as
originally intended.