The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-01


see the carnival through.
Hon. f. A. Hammond of San Juan
county, formerly bishop of Huntsville, was
In the city yesterday.
The telephone wires between Brigham
City, Logan, Richmond and other points in
Cache valley, were kept hot yesterday by
parties desiring TO get in country produce
and fruits. They were assured that a
bonntiful supply could be had.
T. S. Tod received the limit of the law,
MS sentence for the killing of Des mond be-
ing five years imprisonment
A carload Of watermelons from Georgia-
the first ever imported into Utah--came in
yesterday and were at once distributed
among the dealers in the city. They arc
nne looking and nice, but almost beyond
the reach of a newspaper mans slim purse.
1hs very smallest are paced at 80 cents
each, and the largest at, Sl.00.
The new Knights of Pythias lodge will
net De instituted until after the close of
the carnival. Thirty mine names have
been signed TO the roll and when the time
comes for insttuting the lodge there will
be upwards of forty-fye charter mem
bers.
Yesterday afternoon Charley Hing,
gentleman from the orient broke into the
house OF Chin Chan, another subject of the
1owery kingdom, and stole about seventy
anG "a warrant sworn out for Kings arrest.
Deputy marshal Bowman found the thief
an BlePs meat market, where he was try
ing to convert lot of silver into gold, aud
took from him S5005. The prisoner was
taken before Commissioner Cross, pleaded
guilty and was placed under s., 900 bond.
This he was unable to furnish, so last
evening he was taken to the pen by Deputy
Marshal M. ID. Hoge, Jr.
Whe west ha If of Lester park is city of
tents. Seats for the weary have been
placed underneath the trees in the grateful
shade. Pipes have been connected with
the street mains and carry pure water to
all parts of the grounds. The pavilion is
used as refreshment room and refresh
ment tables are placed on the outside of the
roadways.
Fifty special policemen have been sworn
in. They will be useful ia many ways.
The Ogden Light Guard, acting as
special policemen, were stationed on
Twenty fourth street, at the Grant
avenue crossing, yesterday afternoon, dur
ing the tournament to prevent teams from
driving along the street at that point.
Several parties tried to get through, but
were turned back.
II. H. Henderson, clerk of the first dis
trict court and president of the Ogden
Power company, returned day or two
ago from visit to the east While absent
he was in Syracuse, New York, and the
states of Illinois, Ohio and Michigon. The
Ogden Power company is now on sub
sJantial basis aud the work of building the
dams, etc, will be proceeded with speedily.
The men now controlling this important
work are not adventures, but wealthy and
progressive citizens Of Ogden.
Thirty-two cowboys from Owyhee
county, Idaho, arrived Sunday night and
went into camp in the northern suburbs.
There were thirty-two of them and they
brought 100 horses, tents, camp equipage
and all of the paraphernaha OF the range
The Ogden Press club have been rendered
an excursion to Syracuse by the managers
of that popular resort.
Ditching for the new iron water pipes
is going on on the bench and in other parts
of the city.
]. A. McMurphy, representing the
: Omaha Republican, is In the city and viii
furnish that paper with good account Of
the carnival Mack is newspaper man Of
experience.
The free postal delivery system goes int
operation to day in Ogden. This vii
greatly relieve the pressure on the post
Office.
Yesterdays arrivals were numerous anC
all were taken care of and comfortably
housed by the committee.
|. NJ w Butler, of Trenton, Cache county
p-formerly of Ogden, is in town visiting hi
old friends and taking in the sights.
Mr.. and Mrs A H. Nelson will enter
tain the king during his stay in the city, a
their residence at the corner of Twenty
third street and Adams avenue.
Mayor and Mrs. Kiesel will entertain tn
queen and number of her majesty's al
tendants at tteir handsome residence o.
the bench.
f. G. Barnes, of Rock Springs, prom
inent knight of Pythias, is in this city.
Rev. J. F. Moody, the new pastor
preached his first sermon last Sunday, an
svery much liked.
When Tod was asked whether he ha
anything TO say why sentence should no
be pronounced upon him he said: Judge
it was merely q matter as to who shout
get killed"
n The Union passenger station has bee
elegantly decorated.
]. ]. Dickey. superintendent of tn
Western Union telegraph, with headqual
tiers in Omaha, and his family, arrived /
this city yesterday.
A big whistle, just put up at the unto
depot was blown at u O'Clock last nigh
It's roarer aud its hoarse voice can
heard in Salt Lake city under favora5l
atmospheric conditions.
The Methodist university is to have
newspaper organ 10 be called the Herdl,
cern, or Try to.
Only a fool or kngve will drive at
rapid pace through our crowded street.
There are several of those classes in tn
city, and it is the duty of the police to a
rest every one of them. 1t should make I
difference who the person is that places I'll
lives of the people in jeopardy by speedin
horses on the public streets or whirlin
around street corners at 2 40 gait; eaC
one should be pulled and made to pay fl
his reckless disregard of the rights
pedestrians.
A recount of the inhabitants of Ogde
by the government is to be asked for.
Keep clean lookout 70: hoidups, snes
thieves and others of that class for the Gil
is full cf 'em.
The Democrat does not like the scheme
Salt Lakers to boom their city by givir
away their daily papers in Ogden We
it really makes no difference what mott
prompts the action, 1t cannot fail to benel
Ogden, and no reasonable man desires
injure Salt Lake.
Willis G. Emerson will deliver the or
ton, as representative of the Mon
Cristos on the arrival of the royal par
this morning, while Major Kiesel will ora
on behalf f the city. Governor Thorn
\ will do the welcoming act for the territor
Our guests will have royal welcome.
The Commercial of this city is Meth
very large nor very bright but it is a gre
brageer. The wind has got into its cabe
and swellei it until its size is dispropC
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