The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-28
WEDNESDAY,,
May % 1890
The City in Brief.
Sam Small" continues to draw fun houses.

"Sam SMALL continues to draw full houses.
Z. a. Reed visited Salt Lake city yesterday
ana returned home last evening.
The carnival palace is growing fast. 1t will
be none too large for the crowd that viii
occupy il.
Peter Jackson, the slugger. was in the city
yesterday and gave an exhibition at the Novelty
theatre
Marshal Metcalf and his active assistants are
Keeping the chain gang well filed and work on
the Streets goes on at a lively rate.
stiff breeze was blowing yesterday after
noon and the dust was flying through the air,
but the wished for rain did not come.
Work has not vet been resumed on the power
dam, but viii be in a few days, probably, if the
nigh water and other things do not prevent il.
Brother Matthews, editor Of the Three Frater-
2atteS, has taken an assistant. Mrs Matthews
presented the old man with the gift-a bouncing
boy
All who are interested in the organization OF
the Christian church in Ogden are requested to
meet at the Baptist church On Grant avenue
lhlS evening at O'Clock.
j. l., Wines and John Baker, two leading
lawyers of Eureka. New, are looking over Og-
den with view Of locating here for the practice
OF their profession. The held is a wide one and
there IS room for all.
The exercises on the evening of Memorial day
AT Lester park pavilion, will consist of praying,
Singing and addresses. The Grafton will be de-
IlVereo by Judge Maginnis, formerly chief jus
tlce of Wyoming
f. w. Metcalf, superintendent of the deaf and
oumh institute at Salt Lake, came up yester-
aay 10 see his wife of for California, and then
spent Inc Gay with friends looking over the
CITY. returning home in the evening.
In the probate court yesterday in the matter
OF Inc estate OF Ephra i'm Poulter. deceased
lhlng OF nnal account of administrator and re-
port accompanying. and petition for distribu-
ton OF estate, which will be heard June 49,
II IS claimed that more than one half of the
Sl5lUO Of stock required TO be taken by Ogden
parties 10 insure the establishment of the stock
yards and packing house has been subscribed
ana That the remainder viii be taken in day
or Two.
The county court, at their meeting yesterday.
appropriated s5t5 more toward the Thirtieth
street bridge. This makes S1,75O appropriated
Dy tue county. The court said that the Job had
been done in much better manner than they
looked for
Ogden Canton, or Patriarchs Militant. an
oou teIowS organization recently organized
nave secured the services of the Ogden band for
Memorial day. They are said 10 have become
Very proficient in the drill. and being elegantly
uniformed viii present a fine appearance and
attract great attention.
in the police court yesterday the following
cases were disposed Of: Thomas Ca1hran Eph
Bird. Sam Rose, James Graham. Tom Bright
ana =. j. Moody, impecunious DRINKS. were
sentenced to ten days Imprisonment: \.
Grover paid s. and William Kennedy 50 both
Tor getting drunk. and j. DAILY charged with
ineldlcancy, was discharged.
L. >. Harris informs your reporter that his
company BIAS had shipped to Ogden machinery
Ter Wen boring which is capable of going into
the ground 5000 feet If necessary. The plant
VIII arrive and be in operation about the middle
OF next month, ana SOon thereafter il will be
demonstrated whether gas or oil exists in paving
quantities hereaboUts.
The promise has been made that the Twenty
nth street car line VIII be completed at once II
Is TO be hoped that the report IS true 1t was
10 have been finished almost q year ago, and
thaJ IL was not has caused q great deal OF dislp-
Iolntment and adverse criticism of the manage
ment. The laying Of track for four or five
blocks would complete the belt line and result
IN the speedy settling up OF the country along
The line.
Mr. French. who came here from Sioux Falls
about two months ago 10 investigate the cut
stone business, who located some stone land
and returned home to close UP his business in
l'akoIa preparatory 20 becoming permanent
resident OF Ogden. has returned with his family
and IS now hunting for place to live in He
Will put IN complete st one saving plant and
proceed 10 open up some QuarrieS 1T once
There VIII be an increasing demand Tor build
ing material, and Mr. French will have all the
business that he can attend to. He viii run a
large force of men.
About the strongest team that has Vet been
matched Tor work III this part OF the country Is
that Of Perkins q Windingstad civil engineers
whose card appears in this Issue of THE HER
AID. Mr. Perkins is Ogden's city engineer. and
the proofs of his ability are seen on every hand
II goes without saying that he is a tLorourh
master of his profession. Mr.. Windingstad'S
reputation in California and on the Pacific
coast is so well established that he ranks with
the highest. He has had charge of some yerv
important engineering enterprises. and his al
vice and work has always given complete salts
faction Hydraulic engineering is Mr. Winding
Stad'S speciality. The writer has no heSitancv
IN recommending the new firm to public favor