The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-26
WEDNESDAY.
February &c, 1890
The CITY in Brief.


The motor train has developed into
breech- and muzzle-loader combination
The Union Pacific train due at II am.
yesterday, arrived between and o'clock
pm.
Over foot Of snow fell here yesterday.
1t stormed necessarily from morning until
night.
Strange enough for the condition Of the
snow-carpeted streets and roads there is
not much sleighing INDUCED in.
AT pm. yesterday the Utah & Northern
road was reported open, and the regular.
$50 pm. train started out on time.
The Union Pacific railway company are
hlling their large ice houses here They
will put in an ample supply for next
season.
Yesterday was payday The Ogden
Union depot company disbursed many
shekels among their employees and made
Them happy.
Members of the Choral Union are re-
quested not TO miss the rehearsal for ''The
Chimes of Normandy' this evening at the
usual time and place.
The waiting room Of the Union passenger
station was crowded with passengers de-
tanned here by reason of the blockade on
the Utah 81 Northern.
Laboring men of all kinds are sslaid off,
and consequently there is not so much col
lateral circulating as there used to be in
other years at this season.
The hotel lobbies are crowded with men
of means anxious to be able to get out, and
investigate and inspect the real estate
open for sale or speculation.
1t is in news gatherer's experience as it
is with Pharaoh's seven fat kline followed
by seven lean ones. One day there is a
plethora and next day you are all starved to
death.
Captain Ransford Smiths son Willie is
progressing finely with his pathological
stddies in Yale college, having got his first
coaching years ago in Ogden from a well
known linquist.
Ogden canon is blockaded and impossible
in the vicinity of Winslow's famous sum
mer resort John Winslow went up last
evening with a force of men to secure in
gress and egress,
AT last, the triangular wooden snow -plow
was put on the sidewalk of the main thor
oughfares yesterday by 3 pm. None too
soon either, although the work was soon
obliterated again.
Owing to the snow encumbering the
track the street motors are propelled with
double-headers, as the company does not
intend to let the service suffer through the
obstacles of the obstinate weather.
Charley Lambert, the sexton says his
grave stones have been showed under but
when the thaw comes for good his marble
yard will come in demand again. We hope
not, II he means his supply of cemetery
monuments
A force of twenty-five men was sent
west last night by the Southern Pacific
company, with shovels and other nipple
ments for clearing the track of snow
Their destination is somewhere on the line
between Toano and Carlin.
1t was on lower Twenty fifth street that
the Italian fracas mentioned in yesterdays
Ogden budget occurred. This is said in
justice to the people on lower Twenty-sec-
ond mot ''Second") street, who are peace
full and law-abiding citizens.
Harry Schafer, former resident in this
city, where he was in business with Tom
Salter, has come up from Salt Lake city to
remain with US for few days so as to re-
cuperate from his labors in Liberal head
quarters during the recent campaign.
Our sheep and cattle men, such as Patsey
Healy, Adam Patterson and Others are
looking as if they had been defeated in
Presidential election. The reports they re-
ceive from their herd grounds are by no
means fattering; rather the other way.
Notwithstanding the unprecedented
heavy snow storm raging day and night
the Felix and Eva combination are gather
ing large audiences in Union opera house
Last night the drama of 1.-THE Two Or
tveness possible with competent artists
and inefficient stage accommodations
The case of John Messervey VS. the Den
yer 81 Rio Grande Western Railway com
pany, tried on Monday, was given to the
jury at II a. m. yesterday. The verdict
was for the defendant Messeryey sued
the railroad company for damages alleged
10 have been sustained by reason of bsing
sarelessly run into by locomotive of the
company.
Thomas Stol1er, from Plain city, ven
Ared into town yesterday Notwithstanding
she lamentable condition of the roads He
reports the garden suburb of Ogden as
prosperous as can be expected under the
adverse circumst stances, which are hamper
ing business, compel the industrious farm
cas- to idleness and render the health condi-
ion precarious.
The Cliff boulevard, mentioned in
mother part of this department. is to 90
up Thirtieth street to the foot of the
mountains, s5irting the Methodist uni
versity grounds, then vending northWard
along the western spur of the Wasatch
Mountains and descending in western d.
rection, probably some time as far down as
the lake, where another bathing resort may
be established to great advantage.
The Southern Pacific company got its
trains in yesterday morning in good shape.
The first the Patti special of five Pull
mans, one coach, four baggage and two
tourist cars; next was No. l, regular; next
came a special of ten cars loads of horses
belonging to Haggin, bound for New
York; then followed the fast mail being
about two hours late. The depot officials
report that the road is clear all the way
through.