The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-10

shortly materialize as it most certainly
should, and result in the building of a new
$4,000 CT 10000 school. Brigham needs
one badly.
| Several of the stores have been closed
this week for stocktaking
Joe Strong and wife, of Ogden. were in
attendance at the leap year party.
Some complaint has been made against
the way our opera house is conducted, par
| ticularly the heating and lighting. some
! trouble has been experienced with the gas
undoubtedly on account of some man being
IN charge who was not posted. We are
told that this has now been remedied. and
hope such is the case.
The leap year ball given in the opera
house Tuesday night was grand success
and although there was a perfect lam
some seventy-hve or eighty couples in at
tendance, all seemed to enjoy themselves
immensely. Some of our leading ladies
had the ball in hand, and assumed the
floor management during the commence.
ment, but their voices were not stronp
enough 10 be heard above the surgin o
crowd, so the prompter took charge.
A story Is told 1--WE won't vouch for its
truthiulness) of how the city marshal,
when about to retire for the night heard a
noise IN the vicinity of the opera house
ana on his reaching the spot ascerta1ned if
was up stairs, and thinking his services
were needed, fastened up stairs. and to his
surprise found the ladies were Just choos-
ing their partners for a waltz.
We all had our moneys worth and mar
/ ticularly the gentlemen.
Inc electric lights are all up ana it is ex-
pected the city will be illuminated nv cleo.
trlclty tonight. About forty LIGHTS will
be used along the principal street of the
city, and all of the leading business houses
will also adopt them.
II may now be stated that the extension
OF the motor line from the Warm SPRINGS
is an assured fact The management of r6e
company has made application to the CITY
council for franchies, and many of our
INGREDIENTS and professional men have of
tered to assist them if the road is built.
A meeting will be held in the Second
ward Wednesday night to consider the
matter. and undoubtedly all Will go of
smoothly and the road be built.
Practically speaking, this means the
Denver and Rio Grande road for Brigham
and any time the citizens unite and urge
the southern Pacific road to build here i
Will be done as the road is now only ont
and half miles from town.
When this is done, and it no doubt will
be this year, Brigham will claim she i,
what she should be-Utah's third city.
Our mines are looking up nicely. and i
may safely be said that mining near Brio
sources of revenue.
This week active work was commenced
on two prospects, the Surprise and Crane
view mines. only Two miles from tn,
county court house, and will be prosecutef
all winter
These mines assay high in gold, silve
and copper and are the property of Messrs
Rosen baum, Jones & Harris
This would be an opportune time q
every one in Salt Lake and Ogden has ga
on the brain, for our gas wells to loom u,
SO you could see them down to Salt Lake
These wells are equal to any found il
the western country, and have been in sue
cessful operation in burning brick. lime
etc, some two years, but for want OF capi
tai have not been conducted on as large
scale as they should be, but now as on
business men are getting "move on em,
they no doubt will soon be worked.
There is grand opportunity for outsid
capital, as it certainly is bonanza.
LITTLE JIM
Brigham, Jan. 9.