The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-26
THE NEWS IN OGDEN.
Mrs. Brigham Dies From Her
Horrible Burning.
THE BRITISH-AMERICAN BANQUET.
The Road Through Ogden CanyOn-A Bold
Burglary on Friday Night-Yesterdays
List Of Real Estate Sales.
The SALT LAKE HERALD BUREAU,
No. 2421 WASHINGTON AVENUE,
O-DrN- Nov 06


OGDEN, May 26.
] Many Ogdenites expect going to Lake
Park this afternoon, to take in the balloon
ascension of, Nine Viola, which is said Il
be a great thing.
The annual meeting of the stakeholder:
of the Salt Lake Valley & Eastern railway
company has been postponed till Wednes
day June 10, at the hour of II o'clock m.
The contract for the extension of the
steam motor line to Mob Hill and the uni
,ayersity tract, was signed Friday night
Tne work is to be completed in sixty days
Don Mcguire & Brothers will pull down
the old George Hill house on Twenty-fiftt
street on July T, or sooner, and erect {
sixty-two feet front block, three stories
high.
The Salt Lake baseball boys are welcome
to come and try again, BY the time they
trot up again Asa Farlay and Moetensen
will have got over the blows they received
on Fridays battlefield.
That very necessary commodity, butter,
is selling in this market now at 10 cents
DER pound OF course, this is butter of the
ordinary kind (often very ordinary. The
best quality retails at IS cents.
There is an unconfirmed rumor that
General Kimball has been asked whether
he would accept the Ogden postOfice, since
his failure to secure the position which he
sought on the Utah commission.
The Ogden shooting club have accepted
a challenge from the Salt Lake boys with
an alacrity betokening the formers conf
dence of getting ahead OF the latter with
powder and lead when it comes to a square
contest.
Our country cousins were not so conspiC-
rIously numerous as usual on market days,
Yesterday, and most of the excursionists
having taken their departure, the streets
did not present their customary animated
appearance.
Rev. J. Wesley Hill delivers the sermon
Of the occasion at this fOrenOon'S memorial
Services in Lester park pavilion, which
mas been trimmed up. On Thursday even
ing, memorial day, kentucky Smith is
the grand orator.
Mrs. M. Hendry, a sister-in-law Of the
Jcnn Hendry, whose killing by the Hales
has PLAYED prominent part in the First
district court, is lying dangerously i'll, just
having sustained a serious shock by a
painful operation.
Mr.. Eddy, of the Commercial, and vii
liam Studer. inaugUrated subscription for
the relief of the children OF the late Mrs.
brigham, and to defray the funeral ex-
17anses of deceased The sympathiZing
people contributed generously.
MI Crosby. the pleasant master me-
sDent Yesterday in this city mingling with
his numerous friends NJ. L. McClelland.
the agent there, has gone to New York to
the bedside of his mother, who is very i'll.
The death of Mrs. Brigham, who was so
faarfullv burned THURSDAY night, occurred
a. / O'Clock D m. Friday. The poor woman
suffered III :akaDle agony and death
brought to her happy relief. The funeral
services were held at O'Clock last evening.
7
Town company. Went east 20 Fort Collins,
Colorado. this morning. He says that
from his field of operations in Colorado
and Iowa he will bring IN large number
OtSeople on the next excursion. Nosler is
G9stler.
The president of the First National bank
of Fort Collins, Col, who represents a
wealthy eastern syndicate and also owns a
great many lots close ID the line Of the
street car system, IS arranging for the pur-
chase of brick and the erection of fifty
houses this season.
The British American banquet Friday
evening was a great social success. Gov
ernor Thomas and Colonel Page, OF your
city. were among the guests. The Weber
stake academy ball in Lester Park pavilion
was attended by about one hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE couples, and most delightful
time was had.
n III. Perkins, city engineer. mas SUD-
uitted to the city council his plan for
storage reservoir. He proposes to make
this reservoir by dlmming up part of the
old channel of Ogden river below the canon.
The estimated cost OF the storage reservoir
is 81, ESQ; of settling reservoir, S3l, SS15O:
of distributing reservoir. Sl5.275; 10 per
cent contingency added, S5,OlOG5. Total
cost. S66, 1I7.l5 The consideration Of the
gSoye was about all the business of impor-
tance transacted at the session of the city
council on Friday night.
Rock rolling in Ogden canOn IS a danger
Gus pastime A great many men with
teams are engaged in getting out and haul |
ingtpuilding stone to town. The men climb |
N sides Of the canon, select large stone, !
loosen it from its Foundation and send it |
rolling down hill In its descent it gathers |
treat velocity and often carries along with |
# train of smaller pieces, all of which |
finally land in the road and causing OBJ |
struction Ct the highway, besides endan- |
gering human life It ought TO be stopped |
and at once. Such carelessuess and disre- !
card of the rights of the public should not |
be longer tolerated.