The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-26
The City III Brief.

It has been represented that a party or par
ties have been canvassing Ogden for HERALD
subscriptions and offering the daily at dis
count from the regular rates All such parties
are frauds and the public is warned against
them II any one allows himself to be caugh,
in face of the very plain notice kept standing
at the head OF this column ii is his own fault
In the First district court yesterday. an order
was entered diSmissing the case OF r. A.
Slayer against Joseph Mack. The
case OF Isaac Shupe and others against Ma.
thaniel Montgomery. on trial and not ter
minated when O'Clock arrived.
1t is rumored that Russell Harrison's father
has vetoed the bill to allow Ogden to increase
her borrowing power If Ben has done that
thing he ought to have known better
The S3,0o0,0a0 enterprise for Ogden is said to
be insured. The particulars will be given out
next week
meeting of certain business men was held a
few evenings ago. to consider proposition for
the location in this city of a stupendous enter
prise which asked for bonus of Sl5DOOO The
money was subscribed almost as fast as the
names could be written down and the amount
could have been trebled if necessary. The sub
Scrlptions had TO be limited to 100 for each
person. although there were gentlemen present
who Were anxious to subscribe more. 1t will be
known within a day or two whether the enter
prise is q 20.
morning and escorted to the depot the remains
OF their late brother, @. w. Kirkland. The body
was shipped to his former eastern home.
The prisoners confined on the upper floor of
escape, but we d tected Just when they were
about ready TO u ht OUT
The fire DEPT rim mt force were out yesterday
IN their new u ITO ms of blue and looked Just
: too sweet for nyt ing Those white belts are
simply stunn g. The boys are becoming very
efficient Il emep.
P. Il. Lam; q, business manager of the Salt
Lake tribune, WIS an interested looker-on in
the junction Clty yesterday.
John M. Dee, The livery stable man. who has
been occupying the old tithing barn. has been
-notified by the city authorities to vacate the
same. IL is the purpose of the city to turn it
over to the Wayne company, who will hit il up
: Ylth beds, etc. for the accommodation of yiSi-
tors, large numbers of whom are expected here
a irlng the season. Even now it is a hard mat
1Sr to provide for the transi mt guests who are
in.
Scipio Africanus kenner spent Thursday
night IN this city and yesterday morning de
parted Tor his home. the beautiful capital of
Cache
An ol6-fashioned mountain wind yesterday
dried up the mud more rapidly than there
seemed 10 be any necessity for.
Men who give their property to real estate
agents 10 sell on commission should play fair
and when the agent makes call should not try
70 crawtlsh out OF their agreement. even though
il be only verbal one. There's been good
IN several instances the crawfishers have been
brought TO terms by q suit at law. It's better
to be honest than the reverse.
guardians sale of real estate on Washing
fifth streets, was made day or two ago. The
land in question was sold to member of the
family for S575 per foot said to be the highest
bidder, although it had been appraised by three
disinteTested parties at 5000 per foot and that
amount could very likely have been obtained
for ii
The extension of the street railway now
reaches nearly TO Madison avenue. 1t goes up
Twenty-tfth street from Jefferson avenue. 1t
is understood that the new company Will ask
for franchise to lay their tracks up Twenty
fifth street hill, and west from Washington
avenue 10 the depot Such a line would be not
only an accommodation, but would pay, espec-
tally if continued to the eastern limits OF the
city.
1.-The Monte Cristos of the Rocky Mountains
is the name OF an order organized in this city
Thursday night. One hundred and fifteen gen.
tlemen signed the roll. The organization is
intended to be permanent one, its object being
10 hold yearly carnival. the Mardi Gras of Rex
II. in his western empire.
Major Smith, with eighty members of the
Louisiana Rifles. said to be the best drilled
body of militia in the United States, will come
from New Orleans to Ogden to attend the Mardi
CraS carnival.
Sheriff Eugene Sullivan. of Silver Bow
county Montana arrived in Ogden last evening
TO receive from the officers the person of
Simons the Butte Safe-cracker, whom Marshal
Metcali aud Officer Brown corraled few days
age and relieved of a portion of the proceeds of
his robbery, at the same time earning the re-
ward OF 81 GOO offered for Simons' apprehension.
The prisoner consented to go back to Butte
without reQuisition.