The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-08
SATURDAY.
SUNDAY,
December s, 1899
The CITY in Brief.

| The waiting room of the Union passenger
station was treated to coat of oil yester-
day, which will make it easier to keep
clean.
The HERALD's Ogden special in regard to
the fire in Giesy & Spargo's book store
flee and sent to Salt Lake at a. m. yester-
day, but was probably lost in the shuttle,
as it did not get into the paper
The divorced wife of Peter Anderson,
who has been very i'll of typhoid fever, was
reported to be in dying condition last
evening While sick with fever, her little
girl was down with diphtheria. The un-
fortunate woman has been tenderly cared
for by the city and county and Mormon
church authorities. This case appeals to
the tenderest of human sympathles.
The jury trial of the case Of Ledoux VS..
Mrs. Julia Powers, in Alderman Preshaw's
court yesterday afternoon, resulted in a
verdict for the defendant.
The school trustees believe that the
children are safer in school than out OF it.
owing to the precautions taken by them to
guard their health, but whether they shall
attend school or not is left to the judgment
Of the parents.
Two new cases of diphtheria were re-
ported yesterday and quarantined One
was boy of years, son Of j. H. Watkins,
whose residence is on Twenty-seventh
street. between Grant and Lincoln aven-
ues, and the other son of g. g. Richards,
residing on Lincoln avenue, between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth streets.
Some ladies were around town yesterday
taking up subscription to aid the family
of DIR. Coutts, in which diphtheria has
made sad havoc. Yesterday afternoon
another child died, making the third case
which has proved fatal.
1t is said that A. G. Fisk, of Denver,
who bought the Mob Hill addition last
summer, has recently bought part of the
Nelson Park addition, paying for 1t the
sum Of $65, 900.
Parties who are looking toward Ogden
with the view of investing in real estate,
will find fine lot of property to select
from at the agency of E. A. Reed.
Judge Henderson will go to Salt Lake
city to hold court to morrow.
The funeral services over the remains of
Phil Cribs little six-year-old daughter,
who died last Friday night will take place
at the Catholic church at pm. to-day.
With the power given them by the city
council, the street committee can ind no
reasonable excuse for delaying the putting
down of substantial street crossings.
Ogden's real estate dealers will endeavor
to corral portion of Salt Lake dirt at the
public sale of city lands tomorrow salt
Lakers own considerable good property in
Ogden.
c. L. Thompson, of Salt Lake city, ar
chitect of the Reed hotel now being erected
in Ogden, came to the city yesterday morn
ing and remained all day attending to bust
ness.
A fire occurred in the book store of
Giesy & Spargo, in the lower story OF the
Broom hotel, about midnight Friday, which
did very little damage and was easily ex
tinguished by the use of a small hotel hose
playing upon it. But the damage to the
stock of goods was nevertheless very
great, caused by water being carelessly
thrown upon the stock of goods at point
remote from the fire.
Charles Frank, for adultery, and S. L.
Schanchy, for unlawful cohabitation, were
taken to the penitentiary last night by
Deputy Marshal M. D. Hoge, jr. The for
mer goes for one year and the latterfor
four months.
In the case of the PEOPLE VS.. Hyrum Pc
terson, charged with and tried for adultery |
the jury returned verdict, after being out
one minute, that 1.-THE baby belongs to Pc |
terson." The unhappy father will pay for
the privilege Of being declared the father |
of the kid by term in the pen.