The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-13
FRIDAY.
The City in Brief.


The Third ward choir gave pleasant
strawberry festival in their meeting house
last night.
II The big sign, Bonds Corner" in the
\ centre of the block, attracts attention and
draws like a magnet.
The carnival chorus will comprise 200
voices, possibly more. They meet for
practice every evening.
A1aken Brothers claim that Alb Gentry's
suit for the alleged loss Of money while
under their custody is a case of blackmail.
In the police court yesterday John Devans
was given ten days for disturbing the
peace and George Dowell got the same dose
for being just common, ordinary vag.
Strawberries have jumped up a notch,
from three cups for a quarter to 10 cents a
cup. They are large and luscious, and in
every way superior to the California ar
ticle.
Don't forget to call on the Fifth ward
ladies at the old school house on Madison
avenue, opposite Lester park. Go and fl
up on the nice things they will serve you
with. :
When this scribe writes ''shrievalty'' he
means Just that 1t seems, though, that
your compositor and proof-reader had
INHERENT idea and so set IL up and let it 90
''sheritfalty."
The opening excursion to Syracuse will
take place next Tuesday and be under the
auspices OF the Ogden brass band. They'll
/Beep things straight and insure all their
z patrons good time.
The third story of the Woodmansee
building west Of the Coop. has been COM
menced upon. The work on the front indi-
Gates that the building will be one of the
handsomest yet erected in this city.
All over the business part of the city
store fronts are being repaired and painted,
so that when Rex and his retinue arrive
they will be charmed by the neat and natty
appearance Of things that they viii see.
The first annual reception given by the
cadets of the Ogden military academy will
be held on the 18th instant. The young
ladies who have received invitations are in
a hutter Of excitement in anticipation OF
the event.
A fine asphaltum walk, twenty feet
wide, is being laid down on the east side of
Washington avenue, between Twenty third
and Twenty-fourth streets. The sidewalk
8 ordinance is being complied with in many
parts of the city and by next fall the princl-
pal pedestrians, thoroughfares will be in
good condition.
new lodge of knights Of Pythias will
soon be organized in this city The uni
form rank has just been instituted and is
now In good working condition. Lincoln
Division, No. 2, will be out next Tuesday
morning to escort the grand lodge to Castle
hall on Twenty fourth street.
The accident mentioned in YESTERDAY
mornings HERALD as having occurred TO a
child named Jones, was true except as TO
the name. The child was daughterIof O.
ID. aud &. Cook, residing at Wilson, who,
during the absence of her parents used
kerosene in lighting fire. She was fear
fully burned, and the doctor held out but
slight hopes of her recovery.
AS previously stated in this column, the
Ogden Power company will go on with the
work which was brought to an abrupt stop
some time ago. II. H. Henderson has been
elected president, vice G. Mayne, resigned,
and r. G. Lundy is now treasurer. New
blood, IN the shape of solid capital, has
taken the place of considerable wind and
the dam will certainly be built.
The municipal solons will convene in
Irregular weekly session this evening. The
ElQuestion of the tax levy will be the most
yimportant one to call for settlement. Mayor
kiesels idea is the right one, in the opinion
OF great many citizens, probably major
ity Of the taxpayers. Ogden is getting TO
the front fast enough and it will be well to
make haste slowly. 1t will make the city
healthier IN the future.
Three large and handsome church edi-
fees are now being erected in Ogden, all
OF them on Twenty fourth street. Ground
Was broken yesterday for the Presbyte-
fisn church, which will have a command
ing site on the southeast corner of Twenty
fourth street and Adams avenue This
church will cost upward of thirty thousand
dollars and be very handsome building
When the Roman Catholics complete their
100000 editice, on which work is now pro-
crossing, ehere will be three church build
ings on Adams avenue.
The bells and whistles sounded an alarm
OF fire about o'clock yesterday morning.
The alarm was occasioned by the burning
of some excelsior in a log house adioin1
ing the warehouse of the Boyle Furniture
company, on Twenty-eightE street. be-
tween Adams and Jefferson avenues The
ire department responded promptly and
got stream on the fire, after it had been
extinguished by bucket brigade before
the tirmen's arrival The amount of dam
age was shgnt. consisting merely of the
burning of the excelsior
The unlimited use of the hose for lawn
sprinkling is not permitted, so the local
press inform the people of Ogden. All
right. Now let there be strict and i'm
partial enforcement of the ordinance If
certain parties can lawfully use the water
during certain hours, let the officials see TO
1t that they do not encroach upon the rights
OF others VINO are entitled to the water
during other hours. Do this, and all will
be satisfied. Otherwise, there will be some
tall kicking.
Something should be done to abate the
nuisance at the foot of Twenty-6fth street,
north side, opposite Murphy's store and
right in front Of the passenger station. A
hole in the ground is full Of stagnant water
The hole was excavated over a year ago.
work upon it being started on the morning
of the arrival CT the first Colorado excur-
SIGN. About the first thing that Rex and
his royal retinue will see when they leave
the depot will be the green without the
gold, for this pool is now in that condition
"a shiny ooze. II it cannot be drained out
it should be boarded over by order of the
city council. 1t Is a malaria breeder and
an eyesore to every passer-by, and smells
to heaven.
1t will be well for parties who are buying
lots in the various and several additions to
Ogden city land they are thicker than
leaves) to first ascertain whether the plat
OF the addition in which they propose to
purchase has been recorded in the county,
recorders Office. Plats of additions must
be recorded before the owners OF them can
legally sell a lot IN them. IL they sell lot
before recording the plat, they are subject
to a fine Of $500. and so for every lot sold
1t will thus be seen that those who pur-
chase in an addition, the plat of which has
notbeen recorded, do not get real title TO
tfeirlot 1t behooves intending purchasers