The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-19
PROVO PARAGRAPHS
A New Bathing Resort on Utal
Lake Proposed.
Active Real Estate - Baffied Burglars
The Democratic
Nominees.

A meeting will be held at 4 o'clock on
Monday by the incorporators Of a new
bathing resort to be located on Utah lake.
The amount has not yet been decided upon,
but will be large. Many local capitalists
interest themselves in the enterprise and
parties from Salt Lake have expressed
their willingness to take stock in il. 1t is
thought that a. o. Smoot and S. S. Jones
will be placed at the head of the company.
The site selected is very good one and
the resort contemplated will be the finest
in the west. All will concede the superb
GRITTY of fresh water lake. ]. H. Wnalon
is working like beaver in the business
and will have 800 acres of land planted in
the vicinity Of the resort.
a. J. Johnson has sold to j. II. Whslon,
one block OF land in the west part OF Provo
city for consideration of 5000. Mr..
Whalon is now completing negotiations for
the purchase of 81, 900 worth Of additional
property in the same vicinity, which lies
around block l03, plat A. The activity in
this section is becoming very noticeable,
which eyinces the solidity of realty in
Provo.
Last night the festive burglar was pur-
suing his nightly duties, and this time
made a raid upon Felt, Olson s. Co.'S safe,
but luckily received no booty The COM
bination of the safe had not been turned on,
allowing easy access to the inner drawers,
which the burglars tore out with their
tools. Luckily $50 in cash had been
banked at the First National the evening
previous.
HON. William H King, the Democratic
nominee for the council chamber in the
territorial legislature, to represent the
people of the Eleventh district, gives the
most pronounced fatisfaction to all Demo
Gratis. He has had considerable experience
in our legislature and is familiar with all
the wants of his constituency. With such
men as he and DIR. w. X. Pike on the Demo
cratic ticket, there is scarcely doubt but
that there will be overwhelming maiorities
for Democracy in this district.
The programme for July oath is well
made up and the parade will be imposing.
Speeches will be made by A. .. Smoot and
G.. NJ. Jeffrys.
A. D. Cash has published challenge tc
any Republican in Provo for JOINT dis
cussion of the platforms of the Democratic
and Republican parties. We hope our
friends, the political enemy, will exhibit
some good metal and come out and publicly
debate the issues that arise between the
two contending parties.
Sheriff Fowler has arrested the tramp
who broke into Gibbey's store and APP
propriated consignment of merchandise
Some of the goods have been recovered. The
arrest was made near Jordan Narrows, on
| the line of the Rio Grande Western rail
way.
MIR. Child, of Neve & Child, is in town
with plans and specifications for their
elegant three story brick on Center street.
They will receive bids from our local con
! tractors, having learned that 80 per cent.
can be saved by giving it 10 Provo work.
men. They expect to commence work sure
within sixty days.
H. H. Savage, Of the Boston Advertiser, is
| in town. He will give Provo a good write
up, as is usual with all literary people who
| see Provo.
James T. Jakeman's house was burglar
lied on Friday, the booty obtained being
a suit of clothes and some underwear
A spark from the street motor set fire tc
lady's dress on Saturday. She was
rather badly burned. 40.