The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-10
SATURDAY, May 10.
The City in Brief.


Judge Cross probate mill did not grind
yesterday.
The change from dust to mud is quite a
relief. 1t is not so hard on the eyes.
Inc contract for the erection of the car
nlval building has been awarded 1t will
involve an outlay of about $4,000.
the active membership of the Monte
Cristos'of the Rocky mountains is now 240.
ana new names are being added each day.
ID, Cortez will act as marshal on Me-
moral day. 1t goes without saying that
John Will conduct affairs with dignity and
urbanity.
The Fourth ward fair is proving a great
success and will not close until tonight. al
though the intention was to have closed
last night
Two fellows, one for vagrancy and the
otner Tor disturbing the peace, were yes
terday sentenced to ten days in Jail by
Alderman Pinkham.
Judge H. p. Henderson, of the First dis
Srlct court, is confined to his room by sick
ness, SO that for the past two days he has
peen unable to appear upon the bench
A tin horn gambler who got worsted in
contest with the sanitary inspector, be-
came disguised with Ogden and gathered
up his chips and went to Salt Lake city.
1t is reported that a right of way into
TINS city has been secured for the Salt
Lake Valley q Eastern railway, which is
the western end of the Pacific Short Line.
M. Butcher, an old-timer of this city. but
Tor year past resident of Montpelier.
iuaho, Is here on visit to his son, the
deputy marshal, and will remain for few
days.
Property owners will save trouble and
possible expense by furnishing the county
assessor with a list of their real and per
sonal property on the blanks furnished for
that purpose.
VIM Garland, main contractor of the
Bear River canal returned last evening
from a business trip to New Mexico. He
Will buy property here and make this his
home and headquarters
l.. Clark fell from the top to the floor of
the Washington avenue bridge over Ogden
river, and sustained injuries which rem
uered him unconscious. Yesterday he had
regalned consciousness, but his condition
was critical.
W. L. Loveioy and wife, of Aberdeen,
South Dakota, are spending few days in
this city. Mr.. Loveioy, who is agent of the
northwestern railway, is brother in-law
OF George ID. Burgitt, of the real estate
firm of Reed & Burgitt.
H. Wagner of the California brewery.
was in Ogden yesterday, being chaperoned
by Squire Hutchins of Statewide. This
was his first trip to the Junction city for
just year, and your reporter heard him
say ogden is great town.
Mayor Kiesel has appointed the follew-
ing gentlemen committee to select the
maids of honor for the carnival: D. II.
Peery, jr., chairman, Glenn Schramm
Bryan, S. j. Burt and Charles Wright.
County Clerk Hamer has in his Office a
number Of elaborate plans, submitted by
local architects, for the proposed now
seven-story building of the Utah Loan and
Trust company. Whichever one NAV be
accepted, the city will be sure of having |
the finest building in Utah, without any
exception.
The shortage of water on the benchi is as
cribed to the fact that the supply from
Ogden river has been cut off. 1t is the
duty OF the city council to protect the pipes |
in the canon from interference by dam |
builders or any one else. The people of |
Ogden who have paid for water are en-
titled to it.
1t is understood that the registration
officers Tor the August election are now at |
work There will be an entire new regis
tration in this city. Those who voted last |
fall or at the last municipal election, cannot |
vote In August without being registered |
Citizens who desire to take part in the |
coming election will do well to bear the |
above stated facts in mind.
FRANK Miller, the fortunate discoverer
OF the Queen of the Hills mine near Brig
ham City, came down from there yester-
day with eight SACKS of ore from that pro-
perty. This is the prospect in which
Captain Painter recently invested and is
half owner. On Monday they viii begin
work with force of eight men
working the mine and building a wagon
road.
The attention of the health commission
has been called to certain alleged lodging
houses on Washington avenue and other
places where the dregs of society-white
and black--gather promiscuously. the
cheap beds being divided only by calico
curtains. The ventilation and light are
deficient, and sickly odor prevails. A |.
section OF the new sanitary ordinance
covers these cases and the commissions
VIII look into the matter
The local press say that petitions asking
Tor the passage by Congress of the dis
reimbursement bill have been received in
Ogden from Salt Lake. From what vonr
reporter has been able to learn of the
temper of the people of this city upon that
matter. he has come to the conclusion that,
the petition will receive very few sigma
lures OF the better portion of our citizens.
All classes in Ogden are just now engaged
in working for the common good: they are
all pulling for Ogden and none are CON
scious of any danger, either now or hear
after, to be unprecedented from the Mormon
mower |