The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-11
OGDEN DEPARTMENT.
The CITY in Brief.


Ogden is to have q merchants police and
patrol.
The Fourth Ward amusement association will
give a grand concert in their fine hall next
Thursday night.
The bona fide sales of real estate in this city
last week amounted to more than three hundred
thousand dollars.
Land slides and floods are reported numerous
and damaging all along the line of the Central
Pacitic. The officials expect TO have the line
clear to-day.
John S. Mosby, jr., son of Colonel John S.
Mosby, OF Virginia is in the city visiting his
brother, B. G. Mosby, the Ogden correspondent
Of the Tribune.
Profess rs Howard and Newell OF the military
hcadamy, claim to have discovered rich gold
bearing lead in the mountains in the rear Of
their building.
The Mardi Gras festival will probably not
take place this year, since the chamber of COM
merce has declined 10 assume any responsible
1ty in the matter.
The Salt Lake real estate men are certainly
aggressive. An Office has been opened on Wash
ington avenue and the sign Salt Lake real
estate" is displayed.
The committee appointed to inspect the Reed
hotel foundations attended to that duty yester-
day, and will report their conclusions to the city
council Friday evening.
The entertainment by a Postage Stamp COM
pany, billed to take place in the Union opera
house last night, was no go, on account Of the
blockade on the Central Pacific.
In the probate court yesterday, in the matter
of the estate of Simon S. Higginbotham de-
ceased; petition of Margaretta Hgginbotham
for letters OF administration. Hearing set for
March 81.
There is said to be nice little row going on
among the directors of the chamber of com
merce. The minority charge the majority with
an effort TO run the machine so that it will grind
4 in their interest
: There were no trains in over the Central Pa
cific road yesterday. placard at the depot
how a1Na nlaa frl.o
detention is said TO be q snow blockade in the
vicinity OF Truckee.
Quite number of Sioux Citys leading repre-
sentative men have arrived in this city with a
view OF investigating its resources and ad-
vantages for investment in real estate and also
Its opportunities for manufactures and business.
The power company is all right, and if the ele-
mentS are not too obnoxious the declaration
effect that the company would be able to supply
power TO customers in this city by the 1st of
June Will come true to the minute.
One million map circulars of Ogden are being
gotten up in Denver, and these and other kim
ured literature Will be given wide circulation.
Ogden literature will be distributed on all trains
of the Denver & Rio Grande system and placed
In ali the headquarters of the company.
An alarm Of fire Saturday night about 9
o'clock caused the firemen to turn out and run
down Twenty-ffth street to the Novelty the
ptre, The building was found not to be on fire,
bnt the impression that such was the case arose
The chimney downward and it penetrated the
house.
Peter Randolph, one of the best known and
most popular commercial men in the United
States died at the Broom hotel in this city late
Saturday night, after an illness of only one day
His sudden demise will carry sorrow TO the
hearts of his wife and family and hosts OF
friends all over the country.
The remains of Peter Randolph the well
known commercial man who died very sudden
~ at the Broom hotel Saturday night, were sent
EAST yesterday morning by express. Mr. Ran
1olph was one of the best known travelling men
In the west. and had made Ogden his principal
headquarters for the last twelve years.
Fourteen prisoners confined in the city jail re
fused TO 60 TO work in the chain gang yesterday
morning. AS a punishment for their contrari
hess, they were placed in four dark cells on the
lower floor and instead of eating their good
grub provided by Mr.. TacBett, will feast on
bread and water until they come to their senses
1t does not argue well for the prosperity o.
the chamber OF commerce for the board of di
rectors TO get into a row among themselves ST
early In the campaign. Selfinterest is all right
but 1t is poor policy to allow it to crop out il
the management OF the chamber as has beer
charged by some Of the directors against theil
colaborors.
The Ogden chamber of commerce has lost 8
good secretary by the resignation of Mr. Gar
r1ty, and have employed A. n. Richardson, oi
the Kansas City Times, to act as secretary fol
one month. 1t is understood that Mr. Richard.
son represents a wealthy syndicate who have in
vested largely in Ogden realty and will put a
great deal of money in manufacturing enter
prises and buildings
J. D. Negus. of the Pacific Short Line, has re
turned from Sioux City, Ia, where he has
been for several weeks past He saws thai
tracklaying is now progressing on the eastern
end OF the road, that iron enough is now on the
Nebraska side of the river to lay one hundred
miles OF track and that many carloads are be
ing taken across the river every day. He says
that the route out OF Ogden has not yet been
decided upon, but that work this end will
commence as soon as that matter has been de
cided by the managers who are now examining
the maps and profiles Of the different surveys