The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-18
The CITY in Brief.

day
Only cascsop the civil calendar are being
tried at this term Of the First district
court.
Browning Brothers new gun, the
'Peacemaker, is still the admired of all
admirers III the weapon way.
4 The grand anniversary ball of the
NKnights of Pythias win be held tonight.
Only invited guests viii take part in it.
William Driver and family are enjoying
themselves greatly in California, prepare
tory to their return to these valleys of the
mountains.
Miss Edith Fuller, Of Eden, Ogden
valley, is visiting with friends in Ogden,
among whom are Mrs. John Adkins, her
sister, and Miss Mamie Littlefield.
The lower levels were yesterday clothed
in amantel of white, giving everything the
appearance of winter. About three inches
Of snow fell during the night before.
The Klans family assisted by the Ch>is-
Jensen orchestra, will give vocal and in
strumental concert at Brigham city A de-
lightful programme win be presented and
executed.
Contractor Garlavel has nearly othree
thousand men at work on his canal and
railroad contracts in Bear River canon.
l and will complete the work before the end
Nj next May.
In the police court yesterday, a fellow
who stole a mutton from market and
tried to sell it in a restaurant, was sent
to jail for thirty days. Two DRINKS were
sent for ten days each.
The old Z. @. M |. granaries on the
south side of Twenty fifth street, between
Lincoln and Grant avenues, are being torn
down, to be replaced by stately structure
of brick, stone and iron.
Tho olra xroo+bor. CHI -, ,,,oslo -
pretty shrewd guess about the quality of
Sundays weather, so far as Ogden was
concerned. 1t showed considerably, and
the wind was squally all day.
c. a. Gullachson, native of Norway,
and barber by trade, died last Saturday
of consumption. His age was 81 wears.
The funeral took place from Preshaw's
undertaking rooms at 2 pm. yesterday.
There are now seven patients in the city
hospital, all Of whom are progressing to.
ward recovery. The men with the frozen
feet are getting along finely, their wounds
are healing and they will be out in about a
month.
Messrs. Guenther & Cremer, of the
Peoria (Ill) Democrat, are still in town
ruStling around with determination to
get there and secure some of the Junction
city dirt before they return to the Illinois
mud sediments.
James Kerr, the venerable father of the
affable depot master at the Union passen-
ger station, will celebrate his eighty third
birthday anniversary to-day. The old gen
tleman has his numerous friends most
hearty congratulations.
No finer quality of oats are produced any,
where than in Utah. They lack nothing in
quality or quantity, and why they are not
ground uD or rolled and converted into
meal or fakes is a mystery. Why not have
an oat meal mill in Ogden2
When joint committee of nine members
of the city council report favorably on a
bill, it is only a waste of words for any
member not OF the committee to oppose the
payment of Mr.. dHemecourts bill as
recommended by the joint committee.
a little blockade on the Central Pacific
road, between Cisco and the summit, de-
layed the trains that should have arrived
here yesterday morning. AT the head
quarters last evening it was stated that
the trains would arrive ats am. to-day.
The tide is flowing in and Ogden is on
) the crest of the wave. The hoarse roar of
the rush is music to the ears of all except
silurians and mossbacks. En- pdsSrnt, it
may be said that the aforementioned I'M
desirable class is not large at present in
this city.
Superintendent S. w. Knapp, of the
OOubuGIn dNlllC CbulHdnl, NlOSc health
was greatly impaired by his arduous labors
during the great snow blockade and who
has been a sufferer ever since, went west
Saturday night. Rest and recreation win
bring him around all right.
Good common brick will be worth sl2
per thousand laid in the wall this season
Last year the price was $1,000 Several
new yards will be started, also d factory
for the manufacture of pressed brick. and
it is not probable that the supply will ex-
coed, if equal the demand.
The quarrymen hereabouts pooled their
issues and placed themselves in a position
no demand and secure a remunerative price
for building stone. This is a sensible move
on their part. They have agreed upon a
uniform price OF Sl.25 per perch. Stone
laid in the wall costs s.. % per perch.
The Second Ward Dramatic association,
an excellent amateur organization com
posed Of bright and intelligent young
ladies and gentlemen, viii give a perform
ance in Union opera house February @. on
which occasion they viii present the popu-
lar three act comedy, 'sThe Guv'nor."
Thirteenth street, east of Washington
avenue to the mountains and west to. Weber
river should be opened without delay, no
matter from what source the opposition to
such q valuable public Improvement comes.
1t is time that obstructionists were given
to understand that they will not be per-
mitted to block the wheels of progress in
Ogden.
MIR. Krauch is circulating a petition for
the opening of o fOur-rod east ana west
(street through the block bounded by Grant
kand Lincoln avenues. and Twenty fourth
Nand Twenty fifth streets. Such a street
Would be a great benefit and convenience,
and make valuable the land IN the interior
OF the block which is now comparatively
worthless.
1t is said that the plans drawn for the
Ogden Power company by Mr. d'Heme-
court met the approval of the San Fran
cisco syndicate, known as the California
Investment company, that they have paid
in S147. 600 for the stock they took, and that
upon Mr.. Mayne's return active work will
be commenced on the dam.
An attorney in a court holding its ses
sions in city less than a thousand miles
from Ogden, in speaking of an animal
which was alleged to have been killed nv
being run over by the cars, said that s'the
train drug the animal over thirty yards. y
Was the animal drugged before being
kHged!
The people generally having settled down
to the belief that Ogden is not to be blessed
with the fire alarm system which the city
council contracted for several months ago,
are hereby notified that there is now a
CLEAN of hope that their wishes will soon
be realized, as material for the system has
for few days past been arriving here by
rail and is now stored in the freight depot.
Rasmus M. Larsen, native of Denmark,
made application to the First district court
Saturday TO become full fledged American
citizen, and was refused on the ground of
being member in good standing of thc
Mormon church. The judge informed Mr..
arc0e that fo,, 4ba ,,rocap+ OF loact he
would have to forego the pleasure of be-
corning legal American citizen.