The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-14

The City in Brief.

The anniversary ball OF the knights OF
Pythias will be held on the night of the
18th instant instead of the 10Th, as at first
announced.
In the probate court yesterday, in the
matter of the estate of Jesse Lee, deceased
order was made appointing Julia Lee ad-
ministratrix.
Conservative business men estimate that
the advance in values and improvements
Ogden during the present year will be
S10,000,000.
The select valentine ball takes place to-
night in the Third ward meeting house.
Valentines will be on sale in the room dur
;ltg the evening.
j. M. Hill's Union Square Theatre com
pany will hold forth in "a Possible Case, -
at the Union Opera house tonight. Seats
at Bond & Co.'s.
There was a light fall of snow during
Wednesday night, and yesterday cold
north wind rendered outdoor exercise any
thing but agreeable.
The regular weekly meeting of the mu-
nicipal dads takes place tonight. Will the
question of selling part of Union square
to the chamber of commerce come up.
George w. Kistler, the unfortunate man
who had his leg cut off by the cars at Col
hnston Wednesday, died about 9:30 the
same night in the Union Pacific hospital in
Ogden.
What's become of the fire alarm system
with which Ogden should have been
equipped by this time! Has it been lost in
the shuffies The steam fire engine has not
vet materialized, but the promise is made
6Rat.it will turn up within few days.
One poor unfortunate. who loaded him
self with concentrated essence OF sheep
herder's delight, was run in by the cops
and arraigned before Justice Preshaw to
plead to the charge of being drunk. He
will drink water for the next ten days.
An open venire was issued yesterday
from the First district court for jurors,
and the following were summoned: y. j.
Warner, Philip Rank, Nj. Buchmiller, f..
A Littleield, II. G. Tavey, Reese Howell,
Heber J. Sears, j. II. Sparyo, John Ger
mer.
With the opening of spring, active work
viii begin on the grand boulevard, which,
when completed, will afford one of the
most delightful drives in Utah. From the
upper bench view of SURPRISING beauty
is had embracing large part Of the Great
Salt Lake.
n There should be great deal of building
his year on the many additions to the city
which were plated last year, especially IN
those on the bench in the southeastern part
of the city. Washington will be pretty
solidly built up clear out to Five Points
before next fall
Whether the territorial legislature shall
pass militia law or not will maks no diff
ference with the Utah National Guards.
They will maintain their organization and
continue the formation of new companies,
and in due course eff time will be uniformed
and equipped, at their own expense.
The remains of George w. Kestler were
yesterday taken to undertaken Preshaw's
funeral rooms and embalmed, preparatory
to being shipped to his relatives in Penn
sylvania. The deceased was member OF
the Knights of Pythias, his lodge being at
Rawlins, and of the order of railroad
brakemen at Laramie.
The need of a reliable city directory OF
Ogden is made apparent every day. From
one to dozen strangers visit every real
estate office daily to enquire where such
and such citizen resides, and the present
city directory is appealed to in vain for
the desired information. The necessity
for a reliable guide will be felt more and
more as the days pass by.
At a meeting of the directors OF the Bear
Lake and River Waterwork and Irrigation
company held Wednesday night the follow
ing officers were elected: j. G. Arm
strong, president; L. B. Adams, vice presi
dent: II. 9. Gilbert, of Kansas City, dl-
rector and general manager: 4. Meade, OF
Cheyenne, consulting engineer: = Ulrich
II Fort Collins, Colo, chief engineer: S
E-ortier, of Denver, superintendent Of the
Ogden city waterworks; c. q. Richards
general solicitor; DR.. Z. Z. Roche, man
ager of the land department.