The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-22
WEDNESDAY.
The City In Brief.
No probate business yesterday.

No probate business yesterday.
The Commercial continues to carry chip
on its shoulder.
The motor line makes twenty trips daily
between Thirty third street and Lynne.
The little son of Mrs. Burnison, matron
at the military academy, is dangerously
sick.
The Utah Central morning train got
through the snow and reached here yester-
day at 3 80 p. N.
The power dam scheme is progressing
and there is no doubt of its being success
fully carried out.
H d. Griffin, city councillor, is laid up
with la grippe. which has gripped him hard
and refused to let go.
Although hundreds Of men have gone
out on the different railroads to shovel
snow, the streets of this city are now full
of idle men.
An old-time ball, to be given by Thorn
berg & Bond, managers Of the Union
opera house, tomorrow night, will be
pleasant affair.
Skating in the paths made in the snow
instead of upon the ice, is a favorite
pastime OF the boys of Ogden. 1t is better
than no sport at ALL
The imported quail which are protected
by law and have been multiplying rapidly,
are falling victims to the deep snow and
cold weather. It's too bad.
1t is reported here that there are upwards
of 500 purchaseable votes in Salt Lake City.
1t is to be hoped that they will die before
they get an opportunity to sell out
A. ]. Warner, a real estate operator of
our city, went down 10 the centre stake yes
terday. If ne likes the city he may conclude
to buy it and bring 1t back with him.
very pleasant select party took place
at the Vendome on Monday night. Only
few couples were present, composed of
boarders at the hotel, who enjoyed them
selves in dancing.
The decision in the Boutwell, case
against JAWS & Conklin and the directors
of the canal company, which is expected to
be rendered tomorrow, is awaited with in
terest by the people Of this city.
Sheriff Belnap made an arrest of a
brother and sister, who had been living at
Collenston, where the man worked on the
canal The girl was dressed in male attire,
the better to assist her brother. They
were held for burglary.
Herman Kuhn, one of Marks, Goldsmith
& Co.'s clerks, went east yesterday via the
Union Pacific. During his thirty days
absence he will visit Chicago, Sioux City,
St. Paul and other wide awake cities in
the west and northwest.
The county court met in regular session
yesterday. The only business of any i'm
portance was the examination and auditing
of the county clerks and the county treas
urer's reports Redeemed warrants
amounting to about thirty six thousand
dollars were destroyed by fire.
Bids for building the new bridge over
Weber river at the foot of Thirtieth street
were opened yesterday. None of them
being in proper form, none were accepted.
Bidders will reconstruct their bids and
probably the contract will be let Saturday
next.
The fine pen sketch of the new Reed
hotel, displayed in the window of Reed &
Burgitt's real estate Office on Washington
avenue, attracts the attention and admira-
ton of passers by. 1t is unfortunate that
the weather does not permit of much pro-
gress being made on this to be elegant
structure.
Police Justice Preshaw had an easy time
of it yesterday, only one case requiring his
attention Pat Mcdonald drank fusil oil
cocktails which made his cabesa whirl so
rapidly that he became blind. This was
his condition when the stony-hearted
policeman nailed MIN for drunkenness. 1t
cost him 81 To make it right with hizonor.
Some OF the giant cottonwood trees
landmarks in the past-are being cut
down. In the case of the cottonwood lin
the city, there should be no cry Of ''wood-
man, spare that tree, touch not single
bough." 1t should go, root and branch,
and give place to something cleaner and
handsomer.
Mrs G. II. Gresy and children are now
in Denver visiting the lady's mother Mrs
Nelson. a few nights ago burglars en-
tered the house and chloroformed Mrs
Nelson and her son, and then robbed the
house of many valuable articles. Among
other things taken was fine cloak belong.
ing to Mr.. Gresy. Sam considers himself
out of luck.
The gospel cranks in the east propose tc
wage an unremitting war upon the Sunday
newspapers. When they fail in suppress
ing that indispensable institution of modern
times, they should agitate for the re-enact
ment of the old blue laws of New England
The shreWdest preachers in Ogden and
Utah generally realize the great value Of
the Sunday paper and do not make wal
war upon 1t,
Sioux CITY. Iowa. the eastern terminus
of the Pacific Short Line, is about th'
''livest'' and most progressive city In th'
country 1t supports twenty newspapers
OF which number four are dailies and SIX
teen are weeklies. Ogden, the western
terminus of the new transconEnental rail
road, has three daily news JaperS and giye
them all a meagre support.
The truth OF the old saying that las tn,
DAYS begin TO lengtheD the cold begins Il
str-ue then" is Just now being verified
Jlet month from the time that old Sol go
a move on himself and began to trave
north aud when the days are half an hour
longer the frigidity of the atmosphere i
more apparent than at any time during tn
winter. Monday night was the coolest O
the season, and yesterday, although tn
sun shone brightly, linen busters and straw
hats were not worn to any marked extent
There was free circus on Twenty-hftf
street about II am. yesterday. There wer
only two performers, Officer Tyree beint
one and an unknown drunk the other A
the latter was being escorted up the street
his voice and language made the air SUI
phurous and raised the temperature sew
eral degrees. The spectators watched tn
performance with appreciative interest un
til the officer had landed his involur
tary companion in the cooler, where he wa
immured in the bedbug room on the groun
floor.
''They say'' that comparisons are odious
and it may be true. Comparisons are ais
eye-openers sometimes. For instance, HOY
is it that groceries. staple and fancy, are S
much cheaper in Denver than in Ogden
Is the difference caused by the highe
freight rates charged Utah merchants
Or is it because the Denver merchants ar
satisfied with making smaller profits: Fo
the purpose OF comparison, just note wha
q few things cost at retail in Denver an