The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
The City in Brief.

team attached TO q farm wagon ran away
on Twenty-fourth street yesterday morning
One horse injured and buggy smashed.
In the probate court, in the matter of the es-
tate and guardianship of Thomas Poulter, an
. incompetent person; petition that the ward be
Fiudicially declared competent and the guar
dian discharged.
In the police court B. Kane, for assaulting
carrying concealed weapons, SO; Joseph Smith.
for begging, was fined s., which he paid; George
Mitchell, for assault, sl2.70..
w. H. French of Sioux Falls, S. D., has gone
home to close up his business in the blizzard
land preparatory to removing TO Ogden, where
he will establish himself in business. 1t is
understood that he will set up machinery for
turning out cut stone in large quantities.
1t is reported that the Commercial has locked
put the union printers who have heretofore
been employed on that paper. II any man or
Set of men think they can do business these
days with force Of rats it only shows that they
have not read the signs of the times Alright.
A fire broke out yesterday morning in the old
frame building Just east of Stephens art
gallery, which was used for a barber shop. The
tire company prevented the spread of the
names to other buildings, but the house was
damaged so badly that it will be torn down.
Nearly half an inch of ice formed during
Monday night in this vicinity. A gentleman
from Ogden valley who was in the city yester
iay. saws the weather vas ~erv cold UP there
II is fortunate that the fruittrees b ave not YET
got fully started oUIer"Ise buds would
have been frozen
Be. Mosby, recently the Ogden correspond.
ent Of the Salt Lake Tribune, has SHE'D his
castor into the real estate ring He contem
plated entering the newspaper field here, but
finally concluded that while this city offer q
dne opening for firSt-class newspaper, there
is more money IL selling dirt.
The,old blue house on the north side of Twenty
18th street, between Grant and Lincoln avenues
fown as the George Hill property. is being
0rn down. II is located midway of the block
snd 1t is surmised that street is to be rur
through the block. 1t will be an easy and in
expensive matter TO cut a street through thai
block as well as the one south across the street
George II. Leader, an experienced western
newspaper man, recently connected with tht
Sioux City Times, is in the city and may MAKE
up his mind TO remain here. He says there M
1oubt about the building of the Pacific Shor
Line, which, although an independent company
Is receiving the moral support of many leading
corporations, notably the Southern Pacific
Illinois Central and Milwaukee & St. Paul.
The business blocks of Ogden are more sub
stantial than elegant in appearance. This ma.
be illustrated by remark of an old lady from
the country who had not visited the city sine,
the building boom commenced couple of year:
Rgo. The old lady was brought up in a.
English manufacturing city. Her attention
was being called 10 the new First Natona
bank building, she exclaimed: 1T looks jus
like Manchester factory" She was not ia
out OF the way eiteer.
1t appears from an incident that happene
just after midnight yesterday morning, tina
Ogden is not entirely free from knights of tn
road. A gentleman who lives down town ha
been visiting friends in the eastern part of tn
city and was returning to his hotel, and whe
opposite Lester park on Twenty-fifth stree
was brought to halt by an order to hold Vi
his hands. He did so, al the same time holdin
up heavy stone, which he brought down upo
the head of the man who gave the commanC
The man dropped and the other fellow IA
aown the street and notified the police, VIII
went TO the scene of the hold-up but the would
be robbers had flown. Every man who is OF
late at night should go prepared to defend hin
self from the attacks Of footpads.