The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-24

The City in Brief
The glazing of the new First National
bank building is nearly finished.
Captain Ransford Smith and daughter,
Miss Eugie, went to the capital last night.
Under the recent decision of the supreme
court is the city council of Ogden a legal
body
The city council viii meet tonight. 1t is
not stated that there is any special business
to be looked after.
''The World Against Her" at the Union
Opera house to morrow night. Go, lovers
of the drama, and find out why.
1t is rumored that a new daily news
paper backed by plenty of cash will be
started in the city early next spring.
A new tangled sled has made its appear
ance in town, and yesterday the boys Y ere
giving it trial on Twenty fifth street hill.
Hon. c. c. Richards spent the day yes
terday with his family in this city. He
will be at his desk in the Council chamber
to-day.
The only train that the Southern Pacific
company are running out of Ogden now is
No limited fast mail, with sleepers. 1t
runs only to Reno.
The Southern Pacific sent train No. out
in two sections at am. yesterday. Pas
sengers We're not given any assurance that
blockade.
1t is stated by gentleman who is in a
position to know just what he is talking
about that active work will be resumed on
the great Bear River canal at the earliest
practicable moment.
John OF rien and Chris Lond were drunk
and noisy yesterday afternoon and attrac-
ted the attention of a lynx-eyed cop, who
took them to the lookup. To-day they Will
explain to Judge Preshaw.
Frank Dudrnan was in from North Ogden
yesterday. He says the sleighing is the
finest that has been seen hereabouts in fif-
teen years; but" said he, when the
snow commences to go off, We'll all have to
stay in the house for awhile"
Montpelier, the thriving little town on
the Oregon Short line, between Granger
and Pocatello, is to have another news
paper It is learned that Joe Rich, we'll
known citizen of Bear Lake county, will
have charge of the new concern.
w G. Warren. who was injured by be,
ing thrown from his sleigh on Wednesday
is confined to his room, where he is being
carefully cared for. Mrs. Warren is IL
England on a visit. Mr.. Warren's injur
les, though painful, are not dangerous.
The telephone message received here
Yesterday that the two suits OF j. h
Boutwell, against Jarvis & Conklin hat
been decided in favor of the latter, caused
considerable comment, although the de
cision as rendered was generally expected
The Fourth ward amusement company
one of our best local amateur dramatic as
sociations. will give a performance IL
their new hall on the evening of the 3Otf
inst. on which occasion they will presen
the five act drama entitled Cast Upon the
World"
Work has not been entirely suspended OF
the Bear Lake and River Waterworks ant
Irrigation company's canal Men are still
Iaboring at the dam at the head Of Bea
River canon. on rock work, and lumber ant
cement are being taken there for use in thu
construction of the dam.
The funeral services of the late con
ductor. ]. E. Ryan, were held Wednesds.
afternoon. under the auspices Of tn
Grand Army of the Republic and Order o
Railway Conductors, in Knights OF Pythia
hall. Cheyenne. The remains were after
wards shipped to Salt Lake city for inter
ment.
C. E. Mayne, the promoter of the Ogde
river power dam scheme, who was eS
pected here on the 18th, has been detaine
in San Francisco by the great snow bloch
ade on the Sierra Nevadas. In the NEAR
time everything is being got in shape fO
an immediate organization OF the compan
and the commencement Of work on th
dam.
Snow-slides from the precipitous cliff
in Ogden canon are of frequent occurrenc
since the weather softened, and the roa
is travelled with difficulty, Should ther
be a day or two of warm, sunshin
weather now, the canon road would be
come both difficult and dangerous to pas
over.
A stockholders meeting of the Bea
Lake and River Waterworks and Irrig;
ton company will be held o-night, and tn
necessary changes made to sustain the 81
premacy Of the board and secure the vigol
Gus prosecution of the work DR.. Roac
saws there are now 500 men between hel
and Collinston waiting to go to work.
The coal famine at Brigham City, Loga
and other places on the Utah s. Norther
railroad is becoming serious. 1t is sa
. that old lumber, fences, etc, are being ust
for fuel. AS the road is now open, the tir
duty which the railroad company shoul
perform is the conveying of coal to tho
places. Otherwise there viii be gres
suffering.
The monster cyclone screw snow plo
had difficulty in getting west out Of Ogde
night before last, on account Of being VI
able to get over the crossings. The hug
machine weighs eighty tons, and it I
ouires good track and strong bridges
hermit of its safe conveyance over tn
road. BY the use of jacks the plow Wa
lacked over the crossings and left for t!
west at 10 O'Clock:
~ was made puDnc yesterday al60rho,
that the postoffice in this city had bee
robbed of large sum of money. Accor
ing to the account published in the Uni
last evening, drawer in the vault b;
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