The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-11
OGDEN DEPARTMENT.
January II, 1890
SATURDAY
The City in Brief.

Inc application Vi CudIlSS MOTIFS IOf
divorce from his wife, was denied yester-
day by Judge Henderson and the case dis
missed.
In the First district court, yesterday, A.
M. Baker, found guilty of. unlawful CO.
habitation, was sentenced to one months
Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
No business was transacted by the pro-
bate court yesterday.
The clouds indicate more snow. The
clerk of the weather is making amends for
his neglect in past years.
The only deed filed for record yesterday
was by N s. Wilson to A. Brewer. for lots
4 and 5, block 30, plat A.
The framework for an immense skylight
is being constructed on the top of the new
First National bank building.
Billy Wilson, the Ogden canon sawmill
and lumber man, says the snow is SO deep
mine feet on the leveD in his logging
camps that operations are carried on with
great difficulty.
Mr. Anthony, The HERALD's circulator
in Ogden, is reconstructing the routes and
will put on several extra carriers next
week, so that the paper will be delivered to
all subscribers within an hour after its ar
rival from Salt Lake.
A competent hydraulic engineer is on the
way here for the purpose of making a care
full examination and survey at the mouth of
Ogden canon, the site of the proposed dam
of the Ogden Power company.
The street car track is kept clear of snow
and the motor makes regular trips over the
whole length Of the Washington avenue
line. The cars are heated and made COM
Portable during the cold weather.
The chamber of commerce annual meet
ing will be held on the 18th. At this meet
ing officers will be elected for another year.
Every progressive citizen should attend
and take hand in securing set of good
officers to carry on the work of making
Ogden boom and grow.
A number of uniformed men who came
up on the Liberal drum corps excursion
Thursday night, were in town yesterday.
1t is thought they remained here to buy
some real estate.
The mouth of Ogden caflon furnishes
good site for mill dam, and although there
is no mill by big dam site and countless
inches OF water now goes to waste. vet
everything looks fair for the speedy cree
ton of the restraining and retaining dam
by the Ogden Power company. by which
the stream will be thoroughly damned.
when there will be several mills by the
dam site.
AS stated by THE HERALD Yesterday
morning, No. of the Union Pacific was
abandoned Thursday and yesterday there
was only light eastern mail over that
road.
E. A. Street. who recently came back
from the Dolores river in Colorado. will
start for that section today, ACCOMPANIED
by two or more miners. Mr.. Street is
very enthusiastic over the possibilities of
successful placer mining down there. and
will be prepared to Thoroughly prospect his
own claims. He has the wishes of many
friends here for his success
The storm of Thursday night and yester
day added at least eight inches of snow to
that before on the ground, making the
depth of snow at the present time not less
than twenty inches on TIE level IN this
valley.
The First National bank building. the
Cortez block, Murphy's block and several
others are being finished UP inside. and
thus quite force of carpenters is kept
busy while the weather puts a stop on out
side building operations.
The city bastile has been swabbed ont
again. and the bedbugs and cockroaches
have been imprisoned in their holes in the
walls by the application of fresh coat of
lime and plaster.
The Charlotte Thompson company will
hold forth at Union Opera house next
Thursday. the 18th. . eEr-s :.'aa
The Adrews Dramatic company has
scored a success this week. Fairly good
houses have greeted the company, and al
! have been well pleased.
There is more than one genius among the
Ogden school boys. One of them was
asked by his teacher in regard to the pro-
ducts of Africa, and replied that ivory
was much sought after by the traders
Asked what use was made of it, he said it
was for making ivory soap. The same
boy. when asked what sustained the earth.
said it whirled around Oh its axles That
boy IL make good Sunday school teacher
if he lives few years longer.
The mail that was saved and the passen-
gers who were on the fast mail train that
was burned near Sidney. Neb., Thursday
morning, were brought to Ogden yester-
day on train No. l, which got in at 3 :55
pm, nearly five hours late.
The snow brigade was wrestling with
stthe beautiful which the last storm de-
posted on the depot platform.
The Southern Pacific trains are running
pretty regularly now.
Large numbers of sheep are being
shipped here for feeding during the winter