The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-11
The City in Brief.

If news items are not numerous. attribute IL
TO the fact that news is scarce.
The long-talked-of chamber of commerce ball
viii take place tonight in the new city hall.
1t promises to be pleasant and profitable
affair
The Odd Fellows of the Utah jurisdiction VIII
hold their grand lodge session in Ogden, and
preparations are being made to give them right
royal reception.
The fire alarm boxes have been placed in posi-
ton and many of the wires strung 1t is thought
that the system will be ready for testing by to-
morrow or Monday.
The trustees of Ogden lodge No. 2, K. of p,
are fitting up their Caste hall in an elegant
manner so as to have it ready for the session
of the grand lodge which will meet in this city
this year.
Orchard street, directly south of Lester park,
is being improved in a manner that will make it
one of the most beautiful residence streets in
the city. The holes have been dug for row of
shade trees on each side OF the street its entire
length.
David A. Zeagler a special agent of the
Washington Life Insurance company of New
York, is in the city. Mr.. Zeagler is old friend
of Judge r. w. Cross, who at one time was an
agent of the Manhattan. general agency of
the company will be established in Utah.
The time of the First district court was taken
up yesterday with the trial of the case of r. II.
Slater VS.. w. e. Cragan. In the police court
six Migrants were sentenced to Imprisonment,
one for thirty days and the others for ten days.
Two DRINKS also went up for ten days.
Many of the giant cottonwoods, which were
planted when Ogden was born, are being cut
down and better varities of shade trees set out
in their places. In the case of the cottonwoods
there is no occasion TO quote the words of the
poets ''Woodman, spare that tree Every one
of them in the city should be destroyed root and
branch.
An irate woman, a blacksnake and pretty
fnale counter hopper got close together on
yNashington avenue about dark Wednesday
geTening, but they didn't stay together long for
when the whip. welded by the i. w. fell upon
the tender shoulders of the p. N. C. h. he got
up and got'' like streak of lightning. The
female said the dude had slandered her.
The new town of Unaweep City, Colorado. in
which several Ogdenites are interested, is com
ing 10 the 'front.' The placer miners in the vicin.
ity are preparing to work their claims, and if
they are as good as reported 10 be, Unaweep
CITY will become q place of considerable promi-
nence. L. A. Street. who carried on work on
the Florence claim last summer in this mining
district, is a leading spirit in the new enter
prise.
News was received about o'clock last even.
ing of the death Of DR.. 7. w. Hurd, of Harris
vile. The demise of the old gentleman was moi
unexpected, as he was a great sufferer from the
same throat affection that eventually caused
the death of General e. S. Grant, The deceased
was well respected by his neighbors of all re-
ligions and political beliefs, and his taking of
will be regretted by large circle Of friends and
acquaintance.
1t is noticeable that Just at the present time
the activity in the real estate market, such as il
is, is mostly local. That is to say the majority
of transfers are between our own citizens, those
who have more land than they need themselves
selling to others who are landleSS. but who want
homes and therefore buy for the purpose OF
building and improving. This is much better
for the city than wild real estate boom would
be, although there is not so much money in 1t
for the dealers. THE HERALD gives a correct
list of the actual transfers shown by the off,
cial records. which is the only safe guide to a
correct Interpretation of the real estate market