The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-14
EHE NEWS IN OGDEN.
What Our Friends in the juno
ton City are Doing.
THE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
The Police Uniforms Being Made---Chamber of
Commerce Dues---New Buildings
The Cricket CIub---General

The travel toward Washington and Ore
gon territories is, if anything, on the in
crease
Eight tramps were given ten days each
in the gravel pit by Police Judge Preshaw,
yesterday
The closing exercises of the first term at
the Weber stake academy will be held to-
day and tomorrow.
The telephone man was around yesterday
posting the subscribers directories Several
new subscribers have been added recently
Track-laying on the approaches to the new
depot was to have commenced yesterday.
The work will doubtless be pushed TO com
pletion.
In the Third District court yesterday,
the case of Katy NJ. Brown VS.. western
Union Telegraph company was on trial and
consumed nearly the whole day.
The contract for n new residence for Mr..
Graham out by the wooden mill, was let yes
terday. The building is to cost about three
thousand five hundred dollars.
The committee on water supply met in
the mayors office yesterday afternoon but
owing to the absence of certain parties no
business of Importance was transacted
1t was an amusing sight, yesterday, to
see the drivers of the street sprinklers at
work with their carts in the rain and pro
tected by rubber coats. But their pay is
by the day.
During the twenty -four hours, ending at
noo,A yesterday, there were fife IN transfers
record ID at the county recorders office,
Weber county. The aggregate amount of
which was sl5,320
In the probate court yesterday, the petit
ton of James lverson to be appointed ad-
min strator of the estate of Jens Peter Neil
son, who disappeared some seven years ago,
was heard and granted.
Phil Ford the dog tax collector entered
upon his duties. He says there are large
number Of dogs that were not licensed last
year and he proposes to get right after them
and see to it that they settle.
George Mumford, an employee in the U.
p. yard here, who had two of his fingers
crushed last Sunday evening, will, it is eX-
ected, have to have one of them amputated.
DR.. Perkins is attending his injuries
If it hadn't been for the rain yesterday,
the races at the Hot Springs would
have been quite generally attended, as it
was fST carriages went from here and those
few nd not returned up to o'clock yester-
day, =
Orders were received by one of the Ogden
survey large tract of land. Just how
much or which piece he did not know, but
the party goes out to-day, when details can
be had in full.
The police commission adopted a style of
unfit rms for the police officers, yesterday,
and placed the order for the same with one
of the local merchant tailors. The uniforms
will be of blue with brass buttons and will
cost the wearers S45 each.
c. C. Folkner, of Plain City, appeared
before Clerk Henderson of the Third Dis
court, Tuesday evening and gave bonds for
his temperance when wanted to answer
to the going charge. An Indictment was
found against him in 1886.
TIE sale of 800 acres Just south of town
reported in the Union Tuesday evening was
male some weeks age ard the surveyor has
beSen working on 1t the past two weeks.
Tho land is being plotted and will be placed
on the market in lots TO suit at a no great
distant day.
BY the action of the chamber of com
merce Tuesday evening the annual dues
were raised from 50 to S12, and the score
tary Authorized to collect for the first half
of thN year at once. Although their ball
Melted some $3.50, the chamber is not yet
quite out of dobt.
The steam motor made a number of trips
through Main street yesterday and caused
many of the horses considerable surprise.
No accidents were reported, however, as
every precaution was taken by the engineer
and his aids in running slowly and stopping
whenever team showed signs of alarm.
The Ogden Cricket Club held their first
meeting Of the season at Social Hall, Tues
day evening, and elected officers for the en-
suing season. From the Secretary it is
learned that the Club expect to play during
conference week both here and at Salt
Lake. The propositions to other clubs
have been sent and will doubtless be &C
cepted.
The question of appropriating the use
of land belonging to the city, to try the
experiment Of fish culture will doubtless
be presented at the next meeting of the
council tomorrow evening. Perhaps the
council would desire to use a part of the
tabernacle square for that purpose. 1t
would aid in propogating the fishes.
The contract for handsome stone build
ing, 32xS0 feet and two stories high, was
awarded, yesterday. by G.. f. Krauch The
work will begin at once and is to be com
pleted ~ July l. Mr.. Krauch will occupy
portion of the building for wholesale
boot and shoe house, in which business Mr..
K. has had many years of experience.
The committee on streets, one of the most
important committees of the city council,
have under consideration the laying out of
street running north and south through the
able block in tho city and is bounded by
Main. Fifth, Young and Fourth street.
Some Of the committee are in favor Of con
streets This would cut across the city
hall block and tabernacle square but doubt
less the ends would Justify the means and it
will eventually be done.