The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-26


Alf Low is dying of ennui. He's quit
warbling, and devotes most of his time tc
drawing character sketches.
The Union Pacific and the Little Giant
(Rio Grande Westerly are the only road.
that get their trains through and they are
generally little late. There's no telling
when they, too, will be blocked
a. II. Lee, of Denver, general baggage
agent of the Denver & Rio Grande railWay.
was in the city yesterday, and left for Salt
Lake last evening.
The Utah Central evening train came in
about an hour late yesterday. Cause,
snow. Chestnut
The fun loving public who had counted
on an evening of enjoyment, were sadly
disappointed at the non-arrival of the Girls
mer-Davies combination. who were billed
to play 1.-The World Against Her, in
Union opera house, last night.
Professor Andre was in the city yester-
day, giving attention to his classes in
music, languages, ETC.
Time flies, and the people hope soon to
see the Pacific Short Line people get a
move on themselves at this end of the line
The streets were crowded yesterday
with country cousins, swapping farm pro
ducts for cash, groceries, dry goods, etc.
Ralph Maggie, one of the leading men of
Cheyenne, well known to many former
residents OF that city now living IN Ogden,
died IN the former place Thursday night
Inc deceased was pioneer of Cheyenne
Put away your cutters and don gum
boots.
Metallic strips have been wound around
the bases OF the new telephone poles, so
that horses will not gnaw them.
The business of the abstract offices is in
W. ha ,l,ct,
A large crowd of people went to the CAP
ltal last night to take in the Peoples party
rally.
A drilling rain storm set in about the
middle of the afternoon yesterday and con-
tinued throughout the remainder of the
day.
Plans have been drawn for an elegant
i've or SIX story building, to be erected
next spring, by Messrs. Healy and Patter
son, on the site now occupied by John M.
Dee's livery stable, Washington avenue.
The store on Washington avenue re
Gently occupied by Mr.. P. P. ST. Clair as
grocery store is being fitted up for the re-
ception OF stock of dry goods.
The Grismer- Davies company were de
tanned at Park City and did not reach here
IN time to give matinee yesterday after
noon.
this department OF The HERALD some time
ago, is assuming tangible shape, and every
thing looks favorable for success.
The Introduction of an ordinance at the
city council meeting Friday night was a
step In the direction of securing the part
OF union square needed for the erection of
chamber Of commerce building and opera
house.
Work on the approaches to the new
bridge to be built over the Weber at the
foot of Tnlrtieth street will be commenced
as soon as the contract has been let, which
will be within the next ten days.
The January thaw was late in getting
here, but when it did come it fully sus
tanned its reputation for stir ring things up.
The chain gang were out at work yester
day at work on the cutters, getting ready
for the impending flood.
The proceedings of the stockholders,
meeting of the Bear Lake & River Water
works " irrigation company, held Friday
night, hold out very little hope that the
work VIII 60 ahead in the business-iike
manner that IS essential to success. 1t
seems that Mr.. Boutwell, holds and votes
a majority OF shares of stock, and that fur
Their litigation is to be INDUCED in.
The two-story brown stone front bust
ness block being built on Twenty-fifth
street by d. H. Peery, ir., will close an I'M
slightly gap in that prominent and busy
thoroughfare.
Two ladies, en- route from the East to the
sunset land beyond the Sierra Nevadas.
nearly took away the breath of the union
depot nightingale by inquiring for late
California newspapers.
The regular outdoor drill at the military
academy has been discontinued for the
present on account of the deep snow. Next
year the drill ground will be covered over,
so that neither snow nor rain will inter
fere with military evolutions
The warm south wind'' has made the
black humps on 1.-THE everlasting hills,
stand out in bold relief against their
snowy canopy.