The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-19
LOCAL AND OTHER BRIEFS.

NJ ]. FORHAN will have a hearing before
Commissioner Norrell to-day, on the charge OF
having abused his wife on the Sd of November
| last
THE Phoenix -four mill at Ephrain, Sanpete
county, was burned Saturday night The loss
will probably reach $4,000. The ire was caused
by hot boxes.
PROF. J. W. PAUL was at his post Of duty 1t
the Deseret university yesterday for the first
time since the accident which befeil him nearly
| two weeks ago.
THE Sixth ward political club meets this eve
| ming at 730 The marching club OF the same
ward meets on Thursday at 100, when the
| torches will be distributed.
| SERGEANT FITZMAURCE's report of yester-
DAVIS temperature is as below: Salt Lake City,
40; Helena,32; Fl Custer, 26; Fit; Washakie =;
Rawlins, %. At II am. Salt Lake city, ~;
Ogden, As; Stockton, As; Bingham, As; Park
! City. 40: Provo, &c; Alta, AZ; Glen's Ferry, IS
| Huntington, IS; Pocatello. So; Silver Bow, ~.
THE case against O. F. Due, recently arrested
| on the charge of adultery, has been postponed
until Wednesday, owing to the fact that the
| deputy who made the arrest is laid up. While
hunting Due the other day, the deputy struck
against pitchfork and ran the tines into both
| feet.
| COMMISSIONS as follows we're yesterday issued
| TO precinct officers elected at the August cleo
ton; Cyrus ". Robbins, constable OF Snowvllle
precinct, Box Elder county; John c. Duncan,
| justice of the peace OF Ferr0n precinct, Emery
/ "
Juab county; Charles +. Stillman, constable OF
East Mill Creek, Salt Lake county.
ALBION W. GAME, who has been agent OF the
| Utah Central coal company for many years past,
has turned all his books and accounts over to
Union Pacific Agent Shelly, and all railway
coal business will hereafter be transacted at the
one office. Mr.. Game leaves for Rock Springs
| this morning to get points on the methods and
uSageS there, and when he returns he Will in
struct the employees at the mines at Castle
Gate and Schoteld.
THE HERALD, as it was the first to announce
the formation Of the Peoples Guitar and Man
dOlin club. was the first to be favored with the
results of the organization. At about 10 O'Clock
! last evening the most ravishing SOUNDS stole up
! from the sidewalk to the windows OF the sane
| tuIn, and for the next five minutes all work was
| at a StandStill in the establishment. 1t was the
Guitar and Mandolin club, thirty TO forty strong,
giving their first Serenade, and the delicious
strains were rewarded with a big burst of ap-
| plause from printers. night editors and street
| listeners alike as they drew to a close. The
coming campaign, and dressed in their Spanish
| costumes will easily walk OFF with the honors Of
the parade.
THOMAS SPARKS, who lives in this city, had n
narrow escape from death on Monday morning.
As the fast mail train was approaching Lake
Shore, the engineer saw a man on the track
about five rods ahead of him. 1t was too late to
do more than reverse his engine and sweep on.
| As the train passed il became evident that the
man had been hit. The train was backed up
and everybody present expected to tind man
gled human body. Sparks was lying on the
ground with blood on his face and his clothes
torn but beyond that did not appear to be in
jured. He was picked up and brought to this
city, where it was discovered that his arm and
a rib were broken. He says he was in the act
of building fire on the track 10 signal the train
to STOP and did not realize that the train was SO
near to him