The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-14

Holton. Alternates: Hy Standing, o.
Loveland, L. Hnnsaker, H. H. Smith, H.
Orme, Ed Morgan, George F. Harding. M.
M Jensen, H. Pefrg. j. p. Christensen,
Joseph Nelson, i'm Crawford and Paul
Stack.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
house and effected permanent organ;za-
ton with a membership Of thirty five,
with promises of more joining. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: G. Snow,
president; b. L. Steed, vice president; L.
i. Pierce, treasurer; e. b. Kirk, CORES
ponding secretary and J. r. Smurthwaite,
recording secretary. Committees will be
appointed at the next meeting, Wednes-
day, May %. The organization promises
10 be of great benefit TO our
town, having already started the
ball rolling by urging the Bear
River Canal company TO complete the east
branch of their canal, at least complete that
part of it between. the dam and the Hot
Springs. The canal company have received
some assurances that the farmer will utll-
ize the water from the canal if built. We
hope that this project will not be allowed
10 fan through, but that it will be pushed
through TO completion.
CAPTURE OF JOHN KEEFER.
We believe in giving honor to whom
honor is due, hence will have to correct the
statement made by our friend from Ogden
regarding the capture of the crook or bur-
glar John keefer, alias lark. The de-
scription of the property found upon the
prisoner was correct, but he was not ar
rested by our sheriff. The credit is due TO
our worthy city marshal. H. {. Bcden.
Clark, after he had stolen the iewelry, was
making his way north and got IS far as
Brigham and was proceeding further north
on the Cache valley local when for some
reason not known 10 your correspondent
he was put of the train just after he had
left Brigham depot. He wandered up
town and tried to dispose Of the jew
elry. succeeding In selling the ring
Tor 200. While trying to dispose OF the
watch the city marshal nabbed him and
took him to the cooler On being Ques-
toned he gave some conflicting stories as
to his name and the different places he had
Travelled to and from. On the following
Monday the city marshal, learning our
sheriff was going to Ogden, asked him to
take the iewelry with him and to make
some inquiries. While making these in
quiries 1t is evident the Ogden reporters
took it for granted that the sheriff had
made the arrest, hence the mistake. The
people of Brigham are proud both Of the
city marshal and the county sheriff. as they
recognize in both men who have been tried
and proved faithful TO their trusts.
THE POLITICAL CALDRoN.
Politics is making little stir in our
town just now. Some Republicans along
with some sorehead Democrats and mug
wumps, or ''turucoats, are trying for their
own selfish ends to cause a disruption il
both parties before our next election. They
are trying to form what they pretend tt
call q Citizens or Workingmen's
party.n Upon investigation we find
that the main movers in this steE
are those who are directly connected with
the notorious Safety society. They, arc
talking the matter up among themselves IL
a quiet sort of way and trying to make
converts to their cause by very plausible
reasons. When these reasons are con-
fronted with stern facts they collapse like
a gasbag when punctioned by the sharl
point of knife. We viii chronicle events
as they transpire in this matter.
Our local Republic read about tn,
combination their brethren of the @. O. p
made with the Lbs of Mount Pleasant t
down the Democrats in that town and i
suggested itself to them that that would b
a splendid example for them to follow. Il
think with them was to act, so yesterda
several of them went over to Corinne I
confer with the Lbs of that town and hol
out the olive branch Of peace to them, bu
the Lbs did not bite, they simply laughe
at their interviewers, who returned hom
very much crestfallen. Their scheme wa
to get the Lbs of Corinne to join wit
them and their influence in the count
would probably help to bring the baianc
of the Lbs to the rescue of the G. o. P. Il
this county. The two combined woul
| oh - s,,Hn 20, I,oD
Gratis of this county. 1t was splendi
scheme, but to have their scheme spoile
was very disheartening.
in order 10 raise their dropping spirit
and make them feel good: they will have E
j. Cannon of Ogden speak in the Oper
house May IA on the principles of the G. OF
CONCERT.
Last Monday Professors Krouse and Wi
lard Weihe of Salt Lake city, with Pro.
Kent of Ogden, gave concert in the Oper
house which was listened to by fair aud
ence. Immediately after the concert the
gave ball, which was attended by man
of our old as well as young people All ha
a good time.
BANKER SNOW.
The citizens of Brigham were very muc
surprised to learn of the arrest in Ogden
our banker, o. G. Snow From their pc
sonal acquaintance with the gentlema
they are convinced that the accusation is
malicious one dictated by spite. The cit
zens of our town will be pleased to see u
party adopting sucn tactics placed safel
behind the bars for safekeeping.
EMPLOYED.
q. Considerable work has been done on II
| trenches for the water works consequent
: a large number of laboring men have foun
employment. No one but residents of OF
z town are employed.
]. R. SMURTHwAITE.
BRIGHAM, May y. 1892.