The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

The progress made in the mining indus
try is mentioned in the regular mining
article.
POLITICAL.
Up to the PRESENT time the city govern
ment has been in the hands of the Peoples
party, but that organization having been
abandoned the next election will place it
under the regime of the Democrats or Re-
publicans, those parties being the only ones
in the field which could hope for success.
The present incumbents in office are
mayor, j. E. Booth, Republican; recorder,
j. N. Jensen, Democrat; assessor and col
lector, Theodore M. Samuelsen, Democrat:
marshal and chief of police, John A Brown
Democrat; treasurer, J. z. Daniels, Dem
ocrat; city attorney, William H. King,
Democrat.
The only election held since the adoption
OF national politics, which took place last
August, at which time DR.. w. r. Pike and
W. H. King were elected TO the legislature,
gave the Democrats about two-thirds of
the votes cast
The Republicans, however, entertain
strong hopes of capturing the city govern
ment in February.
The First judicial district covers a large
territory, and large amount of business
is transacted during the two semi-annual
terms. the first of which opens the third
Monday in February, and the second the
third Monday in September. The present
officers of the court are: Hon John w.
Blackburn, Judge; Benjamin Bachman, jr.,
clerk; stenographer, John w. Pike; crier,
Den G. Huntington; assistant United
States attorney, John M, Zane; U. S. mar
shall, B. Bachman.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
is an active organization, and since its in.
cepton new vigor has been infused into the
business and growth of the city. It's infu-
ence has had the effect of bringing in cap.
ital and enterprise The present officers
] are: President. R, H. Dodd; first vice
president, S. S. Jones; second vice-presi-
dent, Ben f. Eldredge; secretary, E. a
! Wedgewood; treasurer, George a. Dusen
berry; directors, r. A Barney, C. D.
Moore, Oscar B. Young, William H. Brown
j. Beck, William Probert, D. D. Houtz.
EDUCATIONAL.
! The organization of the B. Y. Academy
is something TO be celebrated. not only by
those who attend and are interested in this
temple of learning, but py the people Of
Provo generally. During the beginning Of
the new year their magnificent new build
/ ing will be occupied, a structure not ex.
celled in the west for convenience anG
beauty of architecture. The board of edu
cation is; H. a. Smoot, president; Davit
John, vice president; Harry H. Cluff
/ Wilson II. Dusenberry, Myron Tanner, J
E. Booth, Thomas R. Cutler, and George
d. Smell, members.
Faculty, Karl G. Meser, DID, princi
pal; Benjamin Cluff, jr., BIS, assistant
principal; j. B. Keller, teacher of psycol.
/ ogy, mathematics and science Of education
n. L. Nielsen, intermediate department
secretary of faculty; Emil B. Isgreen
/ physics and physiology; H. a. Anderson
/ preparatory department; Miss Amy Brown,
! primary department; Henry E. Giles, voca
and instrumental music; Attille Meser.
instrumental music; Emil Meser
/ German language.
Other schools which deserve special men
mention are the Baptist Home Mission
school, East Ohio Mission school and tht
Proctor academy. The latter has an en-.
rollment of nsarly 200 pupils. Principal, F
E. Merrill; assistants, Miss M. 2. French
Miss M. J. French, Miss S. c. Rervev
The departments are Primary, Intermedi
ate, Grammar and Academic
OUR NEWSPAPERS.
Two daily papers are printed in Provo
the Daily Enquirer and Morning DISPATCH
The former is the oldest printing and pub
fishing company established in Provo Tht
board OF directors are H. II. Cluff. pres;
dent; David John, vice president; L. A
Wilson, secretary and treasurer; and Johr
c. Graham, manager. The complexion O
the paper is Republican. The latter hs,
had its existence as daily since last July
1t is Democratic. The two companies alst
conduct job printing offices.
Another printing company which ha
been in operation Tor the past two years
IS under the firm name OF Silver & Greg
DRY.
UTAH LAKE.
One of the most desirable features of tn,
Garden City is the beautiful lake lying a
the west boundary about five miles distan
from the centre Of the corporation. Utal
lake is without question the loveliest body
of water in the lntermountain region. A
number of steamers and yachts are daily
in navigable weather, blowing their wa,
through her sparkling waters from on
point of interest to another and carrying
traffic of various classes. There are al
ready notable watering places on the coasts
and number of others in the course o
construction. Every facility is patent t.
make this far-famed place of summe
resort. The streams emptying into tn
lake are well filed with mountain trou
and there is profusion Of game swarminy
about the lake at all seasons of the year.
PROVO WOODEN MILLS.
The name Of this company is almost iden
tical with that of Provo az ii has contrib