The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-23
SUNDAY,
February %, 1890
The City in Brief.

The City in Brief.
The Utah & Northern train did not
reach Ogden until s o'clock last night.
Country cousins were few and far be-
tween on Saturday on our throughfares.
All the county offices were closed yester-
day. No real estate transfers were field
for record.
Evans, of Provo, who is the owner of some
very valuable property in Ogden, visited
the city yesterday.
.. E. Resseguie, general manager of the
Mountain division of the Union Pacific rail
way, came in from the north in special
car yesterday afternoon.
The 800 music box which William
Driver u Son donated to the firemen for a
Christmas present, will shortly be ratified
off, nearly all the chances at 81 being
taken.
Professors Radcliffe and Andre of Salt
Lake city were both in town yesterday to
see and instruct their pupils, of whom they
have goodly number in the best class of
society.
Local Liberals refuse to be comforted. on
account OF the treatment accorded them by
their brother Liberals in Salt Lake city
They say they'll never again kiss the hand
that smote them.
The Second ward Dramatic company
celebrated Washington's birthday last
evening by producing "The Guvnor," at
Union opera house, to large and appre-
clatlve audience.
The ladies Of the Baptist church again
entertained large and appreciative num-
Der OF guests at the dinner and reception
yesterday, the food spread being as copious
as the treatment by the ladies was hearty.
BY direction of the city council Thirtieth
mot Thirteenth) street will be opened clear
through from the mountains east of the
City to the Weber river, regardless of the
protests of few silurians and mossbacks.
The agent Of the fire alarm system says
ne Will have it in operation within a month.
AS soon as the committee on fire depart
ment locate the fire alarm boxes the work
of stringing the wires will be proceeded
with.
j. ID. Hurd, business manager of the
Commercial, returned from the east yester-
day. While absent Mr. Hurd bought a
stereotyping outfit and other material re-
qulred by a first-class printing establish
ment.
Ogden is being advertised by stickers,
which call attention to the fact that she is
the railroad and commercial center OF
Utah" These stickers are being dis
trlbuted by the millions throughout the wild
and wooley west.
The amount of cash in the city treasury
on the 18th day of February, 1889, was
$50, 1881 The total receipts during the
past year were $106, go and the disburse-
ments S113, 1861 IL; leaving a balance now
in the treasury OF S13, Alb Sc.
| One reason why the large business blocks
Ogden
opposition of a pig-headed minority a
lew crabs, whose idea of progress is NOV
ing backward, are responsible for the alb
sence of many needed improvements.
The First district court will resume CD
eratlons at 10 a. m. tomorrow. Friday
afternoon trial jury was impanelled in the
| case OF John Messervey W.. the Denver g.
Rlo Grande Railway company, which is the
hrst case to be tried when the court meets
Felix and Eva Vincent and their com
pany of comedians will open weeks en-
gagement at Union opera house tomorrow
night, on which occasion they will present
the charming English comedy entitled
Father and Son. and the one act operetta
1.-The Bonnie Fishwife."
The blockade on the Central Pacific is
reported raised and trains will attempt tc
run on schedule time. The union depot
officials said that two through trains would
be in last night, one at Ills and the Other
at 1920. The Southern Pacific sent out 8
train on its regular time, / 80, this morn
ing.
1t appears that a suit is to be brought tc
restrain the city councillor to test the
lega! right OF that body-to sell to private
parties part of Union Square. That's al
right The question should be determined
at once, so that the chamber of commerce
may not be kept in doubt and suspense any
longer.
| Yesterday afternoons holiday stiffness
was interrupted by the vigorous vocifera
tions of Auctioneer Tom Heller, who is 6
seller indeed. He was working off, coli
with boy on, though he did not include
the lad In the negotiation. Tom succeeded
in making a little of an uproar amid thu
Sabbatarian stiffness. He always does. b1
the way.
Yesterday being non-iudicial day. the
courts took lay off, the banks did mo-
open their doors for business and MANY OF
the stores were closed from morning unit
night. The flag of the Union f1oatef
! proudly from many flaeStaffs A mois
fall OF snow continued throughout the dav
which the mild atmosphere TRANSFORMS
into slush.
Train order No. 6S, dated at Ogde,
station, notifies the receiver and ladies II
Run extra from Zion home to K. of p
hall on Thursday, February 81 You may
have until $50 p. m. to make there. to bav,
a good time with the Brotherhood O.
Trainmep, as it is their third annual ball
Look out for. many pleasant faces ahea(
and following"
There is reasonable certainty of FIJI,
Ogden wooden mills being reinvigorate(
with the infusion of new capital. Mr.
t'arr, who has struggled for long years t,
keep the institution near the mouth O.
Ogden canon going, will be pleased anC
proud to see his plant resuscitated from it.
present state of apathy and Inactivity. AM
all Weber county will say "Amenrp
In his charge to the jury in the case OF
Drummond vs. the Southern Pacific com
pany, Judge Henderson declared that con
tract tlcket-that is, ticket with printe,
conditions-would not be contract in fac
unless signed by the purchaser and that i
might be properly used by any party int,
whose hands it might come. The tickle
scalpers regard this as point in theil
favor, but when it becomes general,
known it is not probable that any unsigne,
railroad contract tickets will leave tn
ticket sellers offices.
"Why doesn't he take Hoods Sarsapa
rilla?'' is the general inquiry of friend
when a person suffers from any disease O
the blood.
The Columbia bicycles are the favorites
Safeties and tricycles perfection. Buy onl,
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