The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-25
The City in Brief.

The City in Brief
Many of the cases Of la grippe are conva-
descent.
The only temperance coffee house in Og-
den is well patronized, as it ought to be-
DIR. A S. Condor has received the APP
eointment of supervisor Of census for Utah
Good.
The Ogden academy has added an assay
ing department and put in a complete set
of apparatus.
Some important real estate deals are on
the tapis, the details of which will be made
known III the near future.
The new steam fire engine is sidetracked
somewhere on the road, and there is no
telling when it will reach here.
Mrs J. C. Armstrong and her sister,
Miss Dee, of this city, who were en- route
to California, are on their return home.
The snow in the Eden square is twenty
six inches deep. and at the head of the
valley as many feet. The sleighing is ex-
cellent.
Some of the fire hydrants, which were
frozen during the cold snap, were being
thawed out yesterday with device used
especially for that purpose.
For 80 cents or 81 you can go to the
Union opera house tonight and lind out
why ''All the World Was Against Her."
Tickets at H. M. Bond & Co.'s.
Temp Ritter, John Farrell and Lisl1e
Wilbur. prominent citizens of Eden, were
in the city yesterday. They are all pros
porous farmers of Ogden valley.
Nearly all vehicles go on runners nova.
days, but if the present soft weather shall
continue for few days longer it will not
be easy to get around in any kind OF We
hicle
Owing to the uncertainty attending the
raising of the blockade, number of peo-
pie who are now in Reno intend to return
TO Ogden. where the accommodations are
better.
In the probate court yesterday in the
matter of the guardianship OF the minors
of Alfred Clark, deceased, petition of guar
dian heard and decree made for sale OF real
estate.
The ice on the sidewalks became soft
enough yesterday to admit of shoveling 1t
off. ana few parties of the business
streets took the opportunity to make a
cleaning up.
The California eastbound mail is being
sent by the southern route. The only west
ern mail now being received here is taken
ON at Reno, except such as comes from the
north via the Oregon Short Line.
Ed Murray, who was examined before
Justice Preshaw yesterday and found
guilty on two charges Of housebreaklng,
was taken to the pen last evening by a
deputy marshal, to await the action OF the
next grand jury
A man from the vicinity of Promontory
was in the city offering to sell fine lot OF
Jersey and other good fresh mich cows
for S. a head, for the reason that he has no
feed and they will StarVe to death unless
fed and cared Tor.
An agent of the city was around town yes
terday serving notices on house owners to
number their buildings. The ordinance
in this respect should be enforced. 1t is
not right to make some people obey the law
and let others use their own sweet will In
the matter.
It is again confidently asserted that the
general offices of the Union Pacific and
Oregon Short Line are TO be removed to
this city in a short time. Yesterday agents
were around town, so it is said, looking for
a house for residence for General Man
ager Resseguie.
1t was reported yesterday that there was
a scarcity of coal in town, and lnyestlga-
ton proved the truth of the rumor. Parties
from Ogden valley who came in for the
purpose of loading out with coal, stated
that all they could get was slack or an
thracite while not one family in twenty
uses the latter kind of coal.
lens Christensen, who was on November
p. indicted for adultery, was arrested IL
Cache valley by Deputy Mcclellan and
brought to Ogden yesterday. The court
not beng in session, Christensen was taken
before the district court clerk aud gave q
bond in the sum of $1,000 for his appear
ance to plead. Matt Browning and DAME
Roberts became his sureties and he was re
leased.
The prospect of the early resumption OF
work on the Bear river canal causes uni
versal satisfaction. 1t means the distribu-
ton of a great deal of money during the
present year and the employment of large
forces of men. The people have entire con-
fdence in the board of directors under
whom the work will be carried on. 1t in
sures the building of the water system
which Ogden so much needs.
Two new and very strong fat cars TO
the motor line are now at the Rio Grand
Western freight depot here. As soon a
practicable they will be placed on the tract
and taken uD on the line to the universit,
grounds. where stone from Reeds quarrle
viii be loaded and brought down into thu
city. A force OF men Is at work IN III
stone ouarries. and will have large guam
tity of material ready for shipment by thu
time the cars are ready to receive 1T.
The girl. Nettie Roysit, who was ar
rested with one Clark a few days ago Il
an ola log cabin near Ogden river, ant
Clark himself, were tried yesterday befor
Justice Dee. The girl pleaded guilty t
the offense of petty larceny in stealing.
pair of shoes at Statewide. She was six
teen years of age on the 18th of this month
and viii be held until the First distrlc
court meets, when she will be sent to tn
reform school, Clark pleaded not guilt
TO the charge of burglary and was held t
the next grand jury, his bond being tixe
at 81 900. Being unable to furnish tn
bond he was committed