The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23
The NEWS IN OGDEN.
The DOings Of a Day in the juno
ton City.
MORE REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The City Council Meeting-The Dramatic Asso-
ciations-A Lively Foot Race-Track-
laying at the Depot.
SALT LAKE HERALD BUREAU, !
No. 2267 WASHINGTON STREET,
OGDEN, March %, 1889.

a boxing match is billed for the opera
house this evening.
About twenty men are employed at track
laying on the approaches to the new depot
The motor was out again yesterday after
noon, making regular and rapid TRIPS 10
Five Points and return.
Court met Thursday morning pursuant 10
adjournment, and adjourned for the day out
of respect to the late Hon. Z. T. Emerson
Real estate transfers aggregate about
double what they were year ago, and
more than four times IN amount over Ihe
same period in 1887.
Next Monday evening the beautiful
comedy, Facing the Enemy will be pre-
sented at the opera house by Miss Belle In
man and a carefully selected company of
acknowledged talent.
The warm, spring-like weather has
caused many of trees and shrubs to bud
out for their spring attire. Grass, too, in
some places is high enough to make tooth
some morsels for stock.
Several carloads of ties have been re-
ceived by the street railway for their Fifth
street and Mob Hill extension. The track
will be laid as soon as the grade on the
FI4ah street hill has been completed.
'sThe White Scarf was repeated last ev-
ening by the Fourth ward dramatic associa-
ton. The piece was presented a short
time ago and drew a full house. Last even
ing was only repetition of the former sue
cess, as standing room was at premium.
The members of the company were, if
possible, a little more familiar with their
parts and the smoothnesS which character
lied their work was commented on by
many. "My Very Last Proposal" an
amusing piece was on the former occasion
gwen as an afterpiece, and was much en-
!oyed.
The Third Ward Dramatic association
held forth last evening in their meeting
house, corner of Second and Young streets,
and presented to good sized audience the
sterling drama entitled 1.-THE Dream of
Wealth; or The Lady of Gilroy." The
company is well known in this city, having
played in their own ward for many years
with few changes, and fully sustained their
env1able reputation last evening. Ole Bur
koel's orchestra furnished the musical part
OF the evenings entertainment in their
usual acceptable manner
A lively foot race was run at Lester park
yesterday afternoon. The contestants were
Will Wright, of this city, and colored man
named Harper, Of Denver. Considerable
money was deposited even up before the
hour Of the race, but on the grounds pools
were sold which showed Harper to be the
favorite. Patrick Healy backed Wright
from the start, and reaped large roll in
consequence. Inc DISTANCE run was
seventy-fiVe yards, and Wright got there by
about six feet in advance of his opponent.
The betting was very spirited, and it was
estimated over $1,000 changed hands when
the result was announced.
The job printing office connected with the
Standard has been purchased outright by
Browning B and the outfit was being
moved yesteruay to the rooms of its new
owners. The dispensing with job printing
&ad its accompanying vexatious details is
being adopted by all progressive newspa-
pers in the country. The Standard is doing
precisely what THE HERALD did several
months ago and its whole energy will be
conferred on the business of runniRg live
newspaper hereafter. Browning Bros.
hagre been running job office in this city
for long time, and by the requirement OF
the Standards plant expect to double their
facilities and patronage. The purchase
price was said to be in the vicinity Of s., 000