The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-08
Does the Junction City Want
Asphaltum.
1.-THE HERALD's" HEADQUARTERS
The Scarcity Of Water in Lester Park-MOre
investors in Ogden SOil-The
Towns MOssbacks.
THE SALT LAKE HERALD BUREAU,
No. 1868 WASHINGTON AVENUE,
OGDEN, August s.

Water is scarce for those who want Il
cow. There are not so many now as Wha'
wanted it last Monday.
John A Boyle has been the recipient OF
congratulations on his gallant fight, al
though it ended in defeat
Owing to the lack of water, or watering.
the trees, bushes and grass on and around
Lester park appear to be suffering.
Many of the shade trees all over town
are shedding their foliage prematurely, ow-
ing to the unusually dry and sultry
weather.
A private letter to THE HERALD bureau
from Wasatch county states that the fires
in the mountains there are continuing with
undated fierceness.
Jack Clark is still limping on that right
foot of his. the ankle of which he hurt
about two weeks ago by falling into well.
Clutches are still needed for his support.
s. H. Giesy is attending strictly to his
new duties as a deputy United States mar
shall. Sam is good boy, good man, a
good business man and good American.
It is alleged that Mr. Eddy and Mr.. Bar
raft did not hitch quite ''contempor-
aneously'' on the Sunday Argus; hence a
change of location, as well as programme,
may be looked for.
The printers are busy on Prof. Hefeli's
'As You Like IT. a strictly literary work
of about one hundred and twenty pages, to
be published in a few weeks. 1t will be an
original literary treat.
THE HERALD's headquarters in Ogden at
Reed & Snyder's office, corner of Washing
ton avenue and Twenty fifth street, is the
place to come to have Jour names entered
On the subscription books, or leave lads. .
or enter complaints, etc
Word received by the family Of F. A
Brown, now a missionary OF the Mormon
church in Holland, is to the effect that he
: euioying his evangelical calling, although
The climate along the Dutch dykes is damp
and the gnats are oppressIVe.h
The steam gravel tramway motor, or
gravel tramway steam motor, or tramway
gravel motor steam, is not running nova
days. presumably because it is too hot for
the councilman land blacksmith to repair
the engine in time for the next election.
Professor John Fowler. with all the i'm
-5airment of his eyes, is still going about
giving his musical lessons, for the efficiency
OF which he is enjoying a good reputation,
well earned by hard services in years when
music appeared to be one OF the lost arts in
Ogden.
The near advent of the autumnal school
session is causing the parents and guard
ans of 1.-The young and rising generation"
to look about them for the best educational
facilities. where both mental and moral
training will be most advantageously at
tended TO.
Coming mp Fifth street yesterday, the
reporter saw little boy being bitten by a
vicious looking dog. The last named took
the philosophy impaired by well-directed
stone-thrust: the boy crawled through the
nearest gap in the fence and the quilldriver
PASSED on whistling.
Professor L. F. AIench and Hon. Joseph
fs,v.
a tour of lectures on educational subjects
throughout the various county settlements.
There is no doubt that they will be met
With all the enthusiasm their interesting
illusions deserve.
W. H. Brisbane, state treasurer of Colo
RADIO, is in town, having come here several
days ago for the purpose OF looking over
his field with view to investing some
money in real estate. He has already made
some purchases and will remain while
longer to still further investigate.
There are half dozen genuine moss
backs in Ogden-men who have lived here
.Or twenty years and become rich through
sheer s'studhorse'' luck Any old-timer
who reads this item will have no difficulty
n recognizing the pictures of these old
drawbacks and discouragements to enter
prise.
In the matter of the estate of Z. H.
Orth, the petition of Mrs. (. Orth for
letters of administration was granted. An
order was also made by Probate Judge
Cross denying the petition of John Keck for
letters of administration upon said estate.
Orders We're also made appointing APP
Draisers and for the publication of notice
I'd creditors.
1t is learned that several Sacramento
capitalists, impressed with the growth and
prospects of ogden, have concluded to
supply "a long felt want by erecting a
urge hotel, and are now looking around for
a suitable site for it. If they expect any
aid from local capitalists they will probably
b. di5ap. nte1, for our local capitalists
are not built that way.
In Commissioner Cross court, on the
evening of the 9th, the case of Peter An
derson, for adultery, which had been con
sinued from Saturday, came up for exam
nation. 1t was prosecuted by Ogden
Hiles Peterson was finally held for IN
lawful cOhabitation and gave bond of
$1,000 His alleged plural wife, Mollie
Nelson, gave $500 bond for her appear
ance as witness.
Three gentlemen from the empire state
have come to Ogden, having been attracted
hither by the advertising of our resources.
The object of their visit is to investigate
for themselves and ascertain whether
Ogden is really good place for the invest
ElCUG Oh Capital III real eSIdUe anu Tue 6TeC-
ton OF tenement houses. If they are
thorough in their investigations they will
surely place their capital in this thriving
city and great railroad center.
A party of six men boarded the Rio
Grande Western train Monday night at
some point on the line east of Green River
station. They Travelled along comfortably
until the train had nearly reached Green
River, when they, passed through the cars
and relieved the passengers of cash
amounting in all to $3.50, besides watches
and jewelry. This much was learned from
a gentleman who was on the train and
reached Ogden yesterday morning.
The city of Omaha refuses to pay for the
asphaltum sidewalks which have been laid
down there 1t is said that the stuff is not
worth thinkers DAM for the use it has
been put to. The Ogden city council ought
TO investigate, and while awaiting the ar
rival of asphaltum find out whether they
have not made mistake in specifying the
kind of material of which the sidewalks in
this city should be constructed. Denver is
also fighting against putting down side
walks of asphal5um in that iy.
II is to be hoped that the SHOWS of winter
will not see Twenty fifth street hill in an
unfinished condition. Good sidewalks
ought to be put down from Washington
avenue to the top of the hill If the side
walk ordinance can be enforced it ought to
be. especially in cases where the property
owners persist in maintaining old rookeries
on the principal business streets, alleging
as a reason therefor that they can make
list as much money as they could in fine
brick or stone business block.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following deeds was fled for record
with the county recorder on the 9TH: