The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-04

cars on Main street were at a stand still. The
car stubbornly resisted the efforts of score of
conductors and motormen TO put it in place
until second car was attached, when the de-
rallied coach was pulled into position, and the
procession moved on
The ladies' of the First Unitarian society
have taken up very commendabls charity
Ihey propose TO have the daily papers sent to
our hospitals for the use of convalescing pa
tents For this purpose a public reading is to
be given Monday evening in the parlors of
the Metropolitan hotel by Mr.. William jackson
Armstrong. His subject viii be English So
clety,r aud the lecture will embody his personal
observations while abroad.
THE work of remodeling the Young Mems
| Christian Association rooms is progressing,
though not as rapidly as was at first antici-
pated. The partitions are up, the walls plas-
tered and floors about laid The shape and
| dimensions OF the rooms can now be seen. The
plan Is an ingenious one which reflects credit
upon Mr. Murphy the secretary. who has and
IS laboring with head and hands for the work.
The gymnasium is commodious ard well
lighted, and the apparatus is ordered aud will
be on the ground as soon as the room IS com
pleted. Mr. Murphy expects tnat two weeks
VIII put the rooms in condition for occupancy.
association viii be held in December next in
this city, and printed announcements will be
distributed during the fair. The obi ct of this
exposition is to promote public interest in
thoroughbred poultry. Those who wish to be-
come members are invited to meet at No. 81
East Second South street on Wednesday at
40 p m Those desiring Information can OBJ
tam II Of j. L. Rush, postoflce box /; II. NJ.
Earl, 9iS East Third South street; Z. II. Hol-
Ilngsworth, al West First South street. this
city; or w. w. Browning. Ogden This is not
a speculative institution, but one deserving en-
couragenent ana we hope it will prosper.
II is evident that the grand jury is investgat-
ing the moral condition of affairs here and the
result IS that there is mighty quaking of
knees in certain quarters. A large number Of
sports and other persons supposed to possess
information have been and will be before the
lnqulsltors. Clerk Glenn, of the police court,
was witness yesterday and he took with him
the records of the courts, showing the arrests
OF gamblers and rros flutes and the fines i'm
posed 1t is understood that Marshal Young,
who is Row i'll, has been subpnnaed. The
marshal has stated repeatedly that he was
anxious to have a chance TO so before the Jury
and he now has it.
DEAD man was found in Union Pacific car
NO. oooU4, at La Grande, Oregon, on the LIST,
The car was shipped from Rock Springs. Wyo..
on the Bird of September. The man was six
feet tall, rather heavily built, ten days growth
Of dark beard on face: dark brown hair; full set
OF teeth; small nose that probably turned up
some; dressed in white shirt and paper collar:
small, black necktie; black diagonal worsted
pants, nearly new; Blown coat and vest: no
shoes had on pair of heavy cotton hose; age
about thirty years; intelligent looking The
car foreman's attention wa called 10 it by the
stencil in the car. On investigation the body
was found in the east end of the car entirely
covered with coal. Coroners jury found YER
dict of murder, that body was placed in car and
covered with coal, and that murder was caused
by striking over the temple with some heavy
instrument The car left Rock Springs on the
Srdin train 81, sealed all around. And old
brass Swiss watch, which had been gold plated.
crystal broken, stem-winding, and two
bladed wood-handled knife. made by Barker
Bros, with large blade having two nlclzs on the
back where finger catches TO open. were found
by coal beavers at Pendleton after the man
was taken out OF the car.