The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-27

The City in Brief.

The City in Brief.
Sickness is still lowering the average at
tendance of our schools, both public and
private.
1t did not snow yesterday, but the snow
was there all the same and few sleigh
bells did little ilngling.
j. Fred Corker, f. E. Schoppe and Judge
theodore Burmester were in the city yes
terday, as witnesses in a civil case brought
before commissioner R. w. Cross
John Richardson, marshal, and b. L.
Doty, attorney of Richmond, Cache county,
were in town yesterday, having come here
IN legal business before the First district
court.
This evening the Choral union had fair
gathering for the resumption of their re
learsals of ''The Chimes of Normandy"
loon to be brought before an admiring
public
J.F ("Fred") Little is down from Bel
evue, Idaho to spend a few DAYS in
Ogden, which he cannot help finding the
pest investment place in this region of the
country.
A Statewide Welchman has ended the
discussion about liking Carnival" by offer
ing to show that he was liking Caerner-
Fen," and that ''Mardi Gras'' has been cor
'upted from ''Cardi Glas," you see.
The two Mormon" school trustees and
The GENTLE" Captain Ransford SMITH,
Ire getting along with one another in ex-
eeedlngly pleasing harmony, to the undeni-
eble benett OF the educational development
ii the community.
On Tuesday John A Stephens & Co.
bought ten-acre lot between Twenty
ninth and Thirtieth streets, paving S125OO
torthe property. Yesterday they say they
were offered So, 600 for it, but the want to
hold it till they get at least $50 600.
Yesterday Judge Presha, nud over in
he sum of $1,000 one Martin.
member of the despera who. the
hight before, held up anu locked down
James Cashmere and a friend of his on
Grant avenue Martin won't whistle
quite as fuently before the next grand
Jury.
The success of the Baptist Sunday school
b. is evidenced by the fact that last Sunday,
bad and blustery day. there was an at
tendance of 137. If we take into consider
alton that only a half dozen years ago the
number was the same minus the final Z,
superintendent II. A. Lindley is to be con-
graduated on his management.
Tuesday, in broad daylight, some burglar
1icked the paddock on the dwelling room of
Edward Harris, 242 Twenty fifth street,
Ind stole suit Of clothes, leather writing
Ease, papers, etc. Officer William Brown
Is working on the case. An attempt has
Gso been made to break into the shop of
w. l.. Grundhand in the same vicinity
DR.. Powers is back from Morgan.
whittier he went the other day, summoned
20 the bedside of Dave Littlefield. a
orother-in-law of John Fry, of this city.
Mr.. Littleteld is afflicted by diphtheria in
dangerous degree. While riding from the
iepotto the residence of his patient, the
DOCTOR had tumble-oVer with a shake-up
but no bones broken.
Professor Klaus is about organizing a
Liberal brass band. There is certainly
room enough for two, or even three mu-
ncal organizations in this city, especially
when we consider the constantly growing
ieslre for social entertainments at which
rood music is an indispensable concomi-
bant. In fact, there has been some sort of
an organization conSummated already.
Professor Klaus (who, by the way, also is
member of the corps of alguazils) chosen
,eader and president Now let them foot
heir horns
The trains on all the roads were some
what demoralized yesterday, and none of
them came in on schedule time. The
Union Pacific, due at II am, encountered
deep snow at DEVILS Gate, and did not
reach here Until 30 pm. The Utah &
Northern, local from Battle Greek, due at
p:l0 am, reached here at 1920 pm
Owing to heavy wind Tuesday night along
Southern Pacific company's trains due YES
berday morning did not get in until s: 30
md $50 last night
1t is yet time for the Utah & Northern
and the Southern Pacific compapies to
make extra water escapes on each side of
their bridges across Ogden river, for the
reception of the fearful floods that are
bound to come in May and Juue of this
year. AS for the county bridge. il is
doomed sure, and some of the Leighbors
would do well to read the parable of the
man who built his house in an old river
bed or on the sands. Ogden will boom,
but Ogden river will go ''boomerer,n while
the Weber will boomerang
The Cit Y hospital, located on Grant ave
nue., near Twenty-sixth, is again filled I'D
to Its utmost capacity, which again sug-
gests TO a live newspaper man the neces-
sity OF suggesting to the city council the
urgent necessity of flrst-class hospital
with capacity of one hundred beds and
corresponding accommodations. Or let
the county co operate with the CITY. let
them pool their issues and do the right
thing to suffering humanity, while taking
good care that the VIII ole country do not
dump their paupers, tramps and invalids
into our midst for US to carry all t he bur
dens. For instance, to start with, make
the railroad company responsible for every
INDECENT or invalid they bring into Ogden.
as this city has too long been the common
dumping ground of the inter mountain
region.
The Wright family did not get their
rights yesterday to all appearances. And
still, numerous and influential as they are,
they suffer once in a while from the vicissi-
tudes OF life by their own and other PEG
pies carelessness. First William H. I.
Wright. the bar tender for Orson Riser, in
The Wagner saloon, got hurt. FIe was
passing up on the east side of Washington
avenue towards Woodmansee's butcher
shop, when James E. Horrock's dog
Jumped onto him and bit him severely in
the right hand, infiicting a painful
though not dangerous wound. Still the at
tack by the canine was such as to Justify
the victim to make things ''right'' when
ever ne gets across the quadruped beast or
Its biped owner. Shortly after that Joseph
wright, the brother of Will, cut his left
thumb severely while chopping some meat
in the butcher shop, but fortunately the
knife slipped off the bone.