The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-29
The Programme for Decoration
Day Exercises.
A GAMBLING HOUSE CLOSES UP.
Preparing to Open Syracuse-New Develop
ments in Real Estate and Buildings
Miscellaneous Items.
SALT LAKE HERALD BUREAU,
No. 2421 WASHINGTON AVENUE,
OGDEN. Nav 90, 1889.


Mining company were filed in the county
clerk Office late Saturday afternoon.
Four new citizens were made by the
first district court on Tuesday. One was
a native of England, one of Australia and
two of Denmark.
The architect has arrived here with the
plans for an elegant house to be erected OIL
Mob Hill by Robert Robinson. Its est
mated cost is $4,000.
The Boston syndicate who purchased the
Slater hot springs will begin the much
needed improvements on them on an eAten'
sive scale at an early day.
A prospecting connpanyi5 being organized
in this city for the purpose OF locating and
working placer ground in Wyoming. Free
mans successful dry process gold sepa
rator viii be used.
Yesterday T. K. Little, vice-president OF
the Mana Mining company, went up to the
mine with supplies for the men who are
busily engaged in delving for the valuable
iron and other ores.
Several railroad contractors are in the
city. waiting for an opportunity to bid on
the construction of the Salt Lake Valley
& Eastern, upon which work will probably
begin in about month.
Oscar Brandenburg thinks that there
should be a law against cats biting as well
as against dogs. a neighbours precious fe
line killed his sweet singing canary, the
feathered favorite of the family
The hearing of the petition for the APP
pcintment of an administrator OF the es-
tate of Thomas B. Walker, which was MED
about five years ago and never acted upon,
Is been set for hearing by the probate
Judge on June 10.
1t has been definitely decided to locate
the big hotel on the site previously men
toned in The HERALD. The Presbyterian
church edifice will, it is said, probably be
located on the corner Of Adams avenue and
Twenty-fourth street.
D. C. Adams, who is the manager of the
popular salt and salubrity resort OF SYRIA
cuse. was in town yesterday making prep
arations for an early opening of that de
liphtful place where saline breezeS watt
health through outrageous grove re
treats.
Donald McLain, general manager of the
Pacific Short Line, viii arrive here to-day.
THE HERALD correspondent Is assured that
his visit means that contracts Will soon be
let for building at least one hundred
miles of the Salt Lake Valley Il Eastern
railway this year.
. At the Palace restaurant on Twenty
street, near Grant avenue, they are mis- sing
a $40 gold piece and a revolver, which were
distracted E thence on Saturday night or
Sunday morning by some people who failed
to leave their address behind. The police
are securing the slums for the burglars.
W. A. Roland, publisher of the Western
Resort at Denver, spent Saturday and Sun
day here and was driven over the city and
alss.shown the hot springs, by 5. +. Spen-
ceVIahe Washington avenue real estate
agent Mr.. Boland seriously COntemplates
moving his plant either to Salt Lake or Og-
den.
The Twenty-ffth street hill is being
gradually cut down TO the established
grade II is a work of considerable mag
nitude, but when completed VIII make
TWenty-fifth street one Of the easiest
thoroughfares from Washington avenue TO
the bench.
The Ogden Boating and Rowing club
will row on Memorial Gay for the cup pre-
sented to them by the Salt Lake Boating
and Rowing club of Sat Lake city. 1t has
been suggested that the citizens of Ogden
present another gift to the organization, to
constitute a second prize, TO be rOwed for
by members of the club.
THE HERALD's Ogden readers wondered
why the the regular correspondence from
this city was not published yesterday. The
CORRESPONDENT mailed his letter on the pos
tai car of the Utah Central few minutes
after p. N. on Monday The package
arrived by the II 40 q. IN. train from Ogden
o. Tuesday.-ED. HERALD.
Ben F. Livingston, the tobaccOnist, is
happy. He has again recovered that fine
Irish setter which he supposed was lost.
Councillor Hurlburt is also happy at the
recovery Through the intercession of Con
ductor Joe McManus) of that splendid
pointer of his which someone had stolen
fr4m his drug store and taken all the way
to Cheyenne.
J, c. Harley, the big insurance man, who
has headquarters in the Tabor block, Den
lp,1- fr,rr
over the city. He went on to California, !
but will return in about three weeks. |
While here he made arrangements with S.
F. Spencer. who is an Old acquaintance, TO
invest considerable money for him both !
here and in Salt Lake city.
F. C. Avery, J. a. c. Kissock and Al Ed |
wards. of Fort Collins, Col, left for home |
yesterday morning via the Union PACING |
railway These gentlemen came in on the |
last excursion, took their time in looking |
over the situation, made some purchases |
and departed well satisfied. Mr.. Avery |
put in over $4,000, while Mr.. KissOck |
bought some lots and will return with his |
family in July and erect some houses on his
land.
Woodman S fine new brick block on |
Twenty-fourth street, near Grant avenue, |
is fast approaching completion. 1t will |
have three fine store rooms on the ground |
floor One of the stores will be occupied |
by Goodrich & Co. of Wellsville, n Y,
with stock of boots and shoes. They rep
resent one of the principal manufactures in
the United States. They will do a whole
sale, retail and iobbing business, and ex-
pect to be ready for business about
June 10.
The question of a water supply for This
city is a serious as well as a perpleXing
one. 1t is conceded that there is an abund
ance of water to be had by purchase, but
the city's finances viii not admit of any
~ at expenditure for that purpose. Be
si6Nss. the present system of wooden pipes
viii have to be replaced with those of gal
vanized iron and the mains extended over
the city's additions, reservoirs built and
many other things done TO make the syS-
TEN what it should be. A competent by
draulic engineer estimates that it will cost
$500. 900 to purchase the required quantity
of water with the necessary iron pipes, and
to build sewers, etc. This work, if done,
will have to be intrusted to a private cor
poration.
IGeorge Nathan Himball, of this place,
Ing been commissioned as postmaster
of Ogden city. His commission ar
rived Yesterday. The general was
seen by THE HERALD correspondent
and asked whether he would accept the
honor thrust upon him unsought. He re
piled that he would write the President
and thank him for his courtesy, but he ac-
his Inability to Ierform the
duties of the Office owing to his enteebled
the result of privation undergone
In the service of his country during tie
dark days of the rebellion All the real
friends of the general who know his comb
tion would advise him to decline position
which can only cause him annoyance ana
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