The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-12
LOCAL SPLUDGLETS.

GET your printing done at HE DIS
PATCH job rooms.
s. s. JONES took a run TO the capital
yesterday afternoon.
SUMNER goods for ladies at less than
cost at McEwan q Co.
For local and telegraphic news. The
DISPATCH can not be beaten.
JOIN T. FIELD, an employee Of the
Lehi Banner, was in the city last night.
TIE sun Foundry has an order for
four columns to be used In the Central
building.
CHEAPEST excursion Of the season via
Union Pacific to Salt Lake and CARRIED
Beach.
WHEN TIE DISPATCH gets left on
local or telegraphic news, drop US a
postal card.
A BENEFIT ball will be rendered
Prof. Tappam at the lake on Friday
evening.
For Salt Lake and Garfield Beach,
August i22d, be sure and take the
Union Pacific.
JUsT in at McEwan & Co.'S, fine
line OF mems pants, shirts and sum
mer underwear.
THE case of assault lodged against
John A. Lewis has not been heard by
Judge Noon yet.
READ the notice elsewhere about eX-
cursion TO Salt Lake and Garfield Beach
via Union Pacific.
THE wooden mills are still running ty
steam power, on account OF the water
being very scarce.
FIFTY men and teams wanted
at once. Apply 10 -. y. Homes N
Co., Provo, Utah.
THE Sun Foundry's new Office is com
pleted. and the furniture was moved II
yesterday afternoon.
THERE is a very bad hole in the cul-
vert on the crossing at the junction OF
J and Third streets.
The dance at the lake last night was
very sociable affair for those who at
tended, and kept up until j o'clock.
The r. G. w. section men are repair
ing and cleaning the large culveTt
which runs across J and Third streets
ALL empty houses and spare rooms
in the city are being engaged by academy
students. The joyous school days draw
near.
J STREET from the bank corner NORTH
is in a most deplorable condition with
cobble rocks, which make it almost i'm
passible.
J. w. SCOTT, Of P. Y. Junction, is il
Provo to attend the funeral of hi'
brother. whose death is elsewhere an
nounced in these columns.
For SALE or rent. a large brick house
and three city lots, with good barn
known as the property Of James Dunn
for particulars apply to
McEwan & Co
The CITY council met last night and
completed the Attachments and remit
tances of taxes. No other business
was transacted and council adjourned
until Monday, August 18th, ats o'clock
A PROMINENT man in town caused
much mirth FOR the people around the
depot Yesterday by his efforts to catct
the east bound passenger train. lie
ran after 1T for nearly mile, signaling
in vain for it to stop.
ROUND trip to Provo Lake Resort, g
ride on the steamer Florence, or in g
row boat, and dance IN the pavilion
for seventy-fve cents per couple, every
Tuesday and SATURDAY.. Tickets viii
be on sale in all parts of the city. Tick.
cts good for the day only.
JIM SUTHERLAND, and the barber
Shorty" had a little row at the lake
last night. 1t consisted chiefly of a
wordv battle, hOweyer-SOme old un-
pleasantness between the two, although
blows We're attempted, but friends in
terfering. prevented scrap"
O. II, BERG is building a t~o-story
frame building to the rear Cf his pres
ent workshop on street. The new
building VIII be used tor q workshop
and the one he is now occupying vii
be used for a store and warehouse. His
increase in business caused the add
ton.
THE Jail birds who attempted to eS
cape on Monday afternoon while on the
streets. craved pardon Yesterday morn
ing and begged the officers not to put
the shakes on them. promising never
to make another break. Their request
was granted and they behaved very Well
all day.
THE house being built by Richard
Breret0n on the corner Of Twelfth and
/ streets is nearly completed. The
structure of white brick, laid with red
mortar, is very pretty change from
red brick and white mortar. This makes
one more addition to Provo's beautiful
residences.
ALBUQUERQUE will soon issue call
for convention to be held in that city,
10 be composed of delegates from all
towns interested in the extension of
the Rio Grande road from Espanola,
and also to interest Denver in a scheme
to construct a new gulf line by way OF
Albuquerque, that is by widening the
gauge of the EspaRola branch and eX-
tending it over to Galveston.
Or August 22nd the R. G. W. will
sell excursion tickets, Provo to
Salt Lake and return, at
the low rate of SI.5O. Good
returning to include Saturday,
August 29th. Tickets, Salt Lake to
Garfield Beach and return, can be had
in connection at fifty cents additional.
To avoid the rush at Salt Lake and
allow YOU the earliest opportunity to 90
10 Garfield Beach secure all tickets of
BE-. NEvIYs, R. G. W. Agent.
s. n. SLAUGHTER, assessor and col
lector Of Beaver county, was in Provo
Yesterday visiting his sister, Mrs. Sam
Bee. of San Jose. Cal, who is at pres
ent visiting her husbands relations.
Mr.. Slaughter had not seen his sister
for wears. and took this opportunity Of
visiting her 1t was learned from him
that quite a revolution had taken place
in the assessing OF taxes IN Beaver
county. That county has been in
rather an impoverished condition for
years on account Of the small amount
Of revenue. which only reached between
$4,000 and ST 900 a year. This year,
however, the tax amounts to nearly
$4,000. Mr.. Slaughter left for his
home on the 6:l5 train last night
Real Estate Transfers.
Frederick Carter and wife to Nicho-
las II, Groesbeck, part OF lot 2, block,
20. A, Springville.
John A. Groesbecl and wife to Mich
olas II Groesbeck, part of Sec. SO, I 7,
SR3E.
James Thomson and wife to James s