The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-23
THE NEWS IN OGDEN.
A Young Lady Assaulted by a
Tramp.
THE SPORTS ARE SKIPPING OUT.
They Take Warning From the Arrests Made
Wednesday-Scarci of ROoms-The
Coming ExcursiOnistS.
TIE SALT LAKE HERALD BUREAU, ]
No. 2502 WASHINGTON AVENUE,
OGDEN, August %.


No. 25O2 WASHINGTON AVENUE,
OGDEN, August %.
The third crop of alfalfa is nearly ready
for cutting,
Only one plain drunk appeared before his
J, honor yesterday.
The hearing in the case of the gamblers
arrested Wednesday was yesterday post
/ pOned until 9 80 to-day
The advance guard, consisting OF about
one hundred excursionists, are in the city,
improving their opportunities.
Mr.. D. H Schreiner, merchant from
Iowa, is in the city looking over its re
sources, with a view to locating immedl-
ately,
So far as interviewed, there has been but
one answer to the inquiries for opinions on
the new hotel scheme, which is hearty
amen.
The beautiful residences of Messrs.
Whalen s. Hill on jefferson avenue, are
about ready for occupancy. They are an
ornament to the city.
Mr.. J. w. McNutt's new house on Jeffer-
son avenue near Twenty-siXth street IS
nearly completed. There are a great many
tine residences going up in this vicinity.
Mr.. Frank H. Kira, an old-time ''knight
III the key,'' is building a neat home near
the corner of Twenty fourth and Harrison,
which will be completed in a week or ten
days
The San Francisco Asphaltum company
are expected to have representative here
early next week to arrange for work on
sidewalks This company is not connected
with the North American company.
Yesterdays HERALD article on Ogden's
iobbing houses would lead one to infer that
there was but one jobbing house in town,
whereas there are dozen or more. In fact,
Ogden is the iObbing centre of Utah terri
tory,
hlr. James 3. Boggs, from Denver, is
registered at the Broom. Mr.. Boggs has
been looking over Ogden's resources with
a view to investing. He leaves this morn
ing for Idaho but will return as soon as
his business will permit.
The merchants and clerks excursion to
Syracuse to-day, will be largely attended
and pleasant time is promised to all. The
Ogden band will accompany the party to
discourse sweet music. The stores will be
generally closed at noon.
Let no one who has rooms that can be
spared for a few days, fail to send their
addresses to the chamber of commerce, or
any real estate office, as the city will be
sOrely pressed for accommodations for the
5000 guests to arrive so soon.
Mr.. r. w. Herringer rescued Miss
Brown, who resides on Grant avenue, near
Twenty sixth, from a dastardly assault by
a tramp last evening. The vags ought to
ne driven out of the city and the police
should keep sharp lookout for them.
The North American Asphaltum COM
pany have shipped a car Of asphalt to this
city and are now ready to commence work
on the sidewalks-the first work will be
done at TWenty-fifth and Washington ave
auue and the matter pushed thereafter
\ Some comments have been made by the
Vocal papers to the effect that trouble would
occur over the settlement of the late Judge
Williams will, but we learn from positive
authority that the matter has been amlcably
settled to the satisfaction of all concerned
The action of the chamber Of commerce
last evening in urging meeting of the citi-
zens to hold mass meeting at the chamber
next Tuesday evening, is heartily approved
by all thinking men. Let there be an en-
thusiastic meeting, and put the matter into
definite shape at once.
Mr.. j. D. Gill, the real estate rustler, is
exhibiting some fine specimens of gold ore
from a mine in Montana i'll which he is in
terested. Mr.. Gill may well be proud of
five-foot vein of such ore, which is opened
up for distance of 200 feet, which recent
assay showed s., 2S5 per ton.
Rev IT. c. Tiff was in town yesterday,
returning from a trip to Logan. 1t was eX
pected the plans for the new university
would be ready to-day and bids for the
foundation work advertised for, but the
plans have been delayed, so no action
could be taken for few days.
DR.. Wheeler has an offer for one hundred
tons of ore from the Last Chance mine,
and is to-day arranging for shipments.
Transfers put in their bids yesterday and
hauling will commence in a few days. 1t
is understood a good round figure was yes
tSfsay offered for the property by eastern
Capitalists.
The action of the police and deputy mar
pshals in closing the gambling houses and
ordering the girls to close up shop, has
been the means of driving most of them out
of town. Keep on, gentlemen, until we
nave pure town, and none but wholesome
influences brought to bear on the growing
generation.
The Rio Grande Western are getting
ready TO distribute rails for their broad
gauge track between here and Salt Lake
city. 1t is expected they will be ready to
run broad gauge as far as Green river by
November, and probably to Denver inside
of year The new line will shorten the
distance TO Denver about one hundred
miles.
A special to the Union last night says that
81, 100000 has been raised for immediate
work in the construction department of
the short line for Ogden. The money is to
be deposited in the banks at Sioux CITY,
Laramie and Ogden. A general meeting
Of the short line was held at Sioux city
yesterday, General Manager Mclean hav-
ing returned from New York several days
previously. One hundred and seventy
miles of road are now now completed and in
operation.
The following are the officers elected for
the ensuing year by the A. o. L. w. SEES
sion: N NJ Ruick, of Idaho. c. Nj W: p. !
J. Dunno. G. F.; J. w. Eddy. overseer: /
David Thorburn. recorder: W. V. Hilfrch, !
receiver; s. W. Darke, guide; W. H OdOn- !
nell, G.. l. W. J. B. Rafferty,, G.. 0. w; H. !
c. Yaeger, grand trustee, and Robert |
Smith, J. G. Harlow and Thomas Cupit !
representatives to the supreme lodge. This !
is Mr. Thorburns fifth term as recorder, |
which is highly complimentary TO our Og- |
den representative.
Mr. M. A. Luckenbach, representing |
eastern capitalists, has made application to |
the city council for franchise to lay pipes |
and furnish the city with natural gas. 1t |
is probable the franchise viii be granted |
at the next meeting. Ground has been |
selected, and when the franchise is granted |
active work will commence. and in all prob |
ability the boring viii result in an abund |
ance Of natural gas at no distant day, as it |
has already been found in places here |
abouts with no systematical work.
The healthy people you meet have healthy |