The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-26
OGDEN DEPARTMENT.
The City in Brief.


No 2 of the west-bound flyer had pas
senger that had ticket as far as Terrace,
which was taken up by the conductor. The
man said he was going to Ogden, but had
no money Whereupon the conductor in
formed hiuu that he would either have to
pay or get off the train. The man de-
clared that he would ride free and drew
pistol on the conductor, who allowed him
to keep his seat until the train reached
Ogden, ne having telegraphed ahead to the
officers to arrest him upon arrival here,
which was DONE The man was hand
cuffed and taken up town and confined in
the city jail. He will probably be tried to-
day.
The regular drill of the Utah National
guard takes place tonight in the pavilion.
Pontoon bridges have been thrown over
the street at some of the principal cross
ings, and yet pedestrians are not happy.
A sober gentleman who was returning to
y his home on the bench Tuesday night,
loaded down with Christmas presents for
the little ones fell over pile of stones and
was considerably injured. He very prop
erly damned the electric light company for
not having their lamps burning.
The Ogden morning papers suspended
publication for to-day, but they will come
to the front again tomorrow morning.
One NJ w. McGrath was arrested at the
y
turbing the peace. He will have hearing
to-day.
The Commercial will get out mammoth
New Years edition. No expense will be
spared TO make it most valuable medium
for the dissemination of information in
regard to Ogden. 1t will merit a liberal
support by our citizens.
1t showed heavily in the mountains yes
terday 'The beautiful" is now piled up
Ggr,,or,utoin hiph - and all fears of ScaOt
water supply for next season have been
dissipated.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather
which kept people indoors, the crop of
drunks gathered in by the cops yesterday
was quite light. Up to p. m. the only
names booked on the slate at police head
quarters were Dan Dugan, John Gleason
and James Herald.
The sales of Christmas goods this year in
Ogden were enormous. Stocks were larger
and more varied, competition greater, buy
ers more numerous, and prices lower and
money plentier than ever before. The
sales made by one firm of articles ranging
I'm price from nickel to $50, aggregated
over 81 600. Other dealers did as well
The coolest settler'' cannot remember
NWhen the streets of this city were in a
worse condition than they are to-day, not
withstanding the great amount of money
that has been expended upon them within
the past three years.
Those eastern people who came from
country where it rains two-thirds of the
time, to Utah to get change, are badly
fooled this year. The weather has been
all that the most eXacting webfoot could
have asked for.
The troubles in the Bear river and Lake
water works and Irrigation company are
causing considerable anxiety here 1t
looks now as though the great work would
not be carried through to completion as
soon as was intended
The judicial mills did not grind yester-
day, and all the public offices were closed,
as well as business places, with the excep-
ton of the saloons.
The interest now being manifested by
our rustling business men augurs well for
+be success of the scheme, being worked I'D
To establish great iron mandatory in
Ogden. 1t is something that every citizen
ought to aid to the full measure of his
ahiIity. for its success means general and
permanent prosperity.
The newsboys were flying around at
lively gait yesterday, crying out in stem
to1.iau tones, Here's your CHRISTMAS
HERALD, only 10 cents!'' Long before
noon the supply was exhausted, and 900
more could have been disposed of could
they have been procured.
q Old Glory " floated proudly from the
flagstaff on the city hail. county court
house Broom hotel and many private build
-,s9<s Yesterday, and even the soaking rain
Io1ld not keep it down.
y Candidates for the reform school will not
no lacking. Judging from recent develop
Inants in Ogden. On Tuesday one bow was
1,ioced In that institution, having been pre-
Tiously convicted OF petty larceny in the
,,oIice court and the same day the police
Gathered up ten or dozen more boys of
Fender age who had been detected purloin-
inc articles from the stores, consisting of
umbrellas, toys, etc. A check must be put
mon this youthful depravity before the
h6vs have become STEPPED in crime and
coTnot be reclaimed. Some of them may
he reformed at home, while correct habits
and honesty can only be instilled in others
Nv, a course in the reform school, Only the
incorri gibles or very bad boys should be
taken from the care and supervision of
4 their parents, and placed where they could
NOT corrupt those who have not yet taken
their first steps in wrong doing Several
cases will come up tor hearing before
Judge Preshaw to-day.
Christmas was the most gloomy day of
the season, so far as the weather was con-
cerned 1t rained heavily all day, and the
mud and water deluged the streets. As
consequence, nearly everybody stayed at
home and enjoyed themselves with their
families, while those who have no homes
spent their time in the gin mills depicting
the stock of wet goods temptingly dis
PLAYED to tempt the appetite of the devotees
of Bacchus.