The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-03

SUNDAY,
January 3
AN OILY SWINDLER.

Two Leap Year sOciables Usher in the New
Year-The Foundry.
A ounco steerer touched two of our
prominent merchants for S97.
a man with an oily tongue and driving a
smooth quill came into Provo Wednesday
representing himself as a mining magnate
who was going to begin the development
of some of the local mining property lm i
mediately. He registered at the Cosmo-
politan hotel as c. A. Adams and said he
represented the Cariboo Mining company
at American Fork. He told his story to
one merchant and purchased bill of
goods amounting to 800, giving check in
return for Sl21, receiving S37 in cash in
change. Another merchant was likewise
bambooZled out of 500. The checks given
were drawn on the Utah National and L. r.
Jones' banks of Salt Lake and signed W.
L. Bennett. The matter has been sup
pressed by the officers until yesterday,
when 1t was reported that the bunco man
had been caught in Salt Lake city. He will
be brought to Provo this morning
James e. Moore, representing the "Pot-
ter OF Texas" company, was in town to-
day. This popular play will be seen at the
opera house on Friday evening coming.
BEAUTY AND GAIETY.
The beauty, gaiety, festivity and enjoy
ment of Friday evening, the occasion of
the leap year parties, given both in the
Gates-Snow hall and the opera house,
ecilpsed anything of the kind given in
Provo during the season of pleasure. No
distinction could rightly be drawn be-
tween the two, as they were both par-ex-
cellence. To accommodate the pleasure
| seekers of New Years night no building
in the city would suffice, and it is well
that two halls were given up to the ladies
in their first chance for 1882. To give a
detailed description of the costumes
OF the ladies would cover more
space than THE HERALD would
allow. The ball at the Gates-SnoW hall
was made up of about seventy-tive couples,
among whom were many of the leaders of
fashion and society in Provo. Those not
so partial to the terpsichorean art engaged
at the card tables and social converse.
The supper furnished by Mr.. Flyner, of
the Enterprise restaurant was very Hastily
prepared and highly complimented by the
! guests. He provided for more than eighty
guests. The merry moments were chased
away until the hour of two before the
happy company was aware of it, and then
the electric lights disappeared.
he following ladies with their gentle
Moore, Mrs. G. a. Clark, Mrs. Luft, Ella
Davis, Florence Pike, Della Fem, Susa
Gates, Ines Knight, Lille Gates, May
Knight, Minnie Gates, Mrs. Ida Watson,
Miss Underhill, Bulah Bachman, Misse S
Field, Eta Swarthout Daisy Moore,
Mrs. Huffman, Mrs. Dodd, Mrs. E. A.
Wedgewood Etfie Fem, Mrs. Graves, Mabel
Thurman, Mrs. Jones, Ida Jones, Nellie
Alfred, Hattie Roberts, Miss Edith Beck,
m NJ :
Lake; Florence Pemberton, Miss E.
James, Allie Dunn, Alice Noyes. Nellie
Harrison, Lille Deal. Miss Spofford, Mrs.
DR.. Pike, Mrs. DR.. Shares, Nerve Wilkins,
Dotta Smart, Mrs. Clark, Mrs Fiddler.
There were number whose names could
not be learned.
1t is to be regretted that the list of names
and costumes of those who attended the
opera house could not be procured for this
issue. There were about 100 couples many
of whom came down from the capital.
The menu of the Roberts house spread
was most striking to hungry man and also
well worthy of going into print.
All is quiet in the courts to-day.
THE SUN FOUNDRY
people have succeeded in getting Mr. VIM
| ]. Silver, the mechanical engineer, of Salt
Lake, to interest himself in their institu,
ton. He will fill the position of superm-
tendent. Mr.. Silver's ability as an engi-
neer and machinist is so well known that
comment is unnecessary. 1t is thought
under his management the foundry will
undergo a great change for the better
This foundry has had a good run since
the new organization, with Colonel c. D.
Moore as manager, having received large
contract for waterworhs supplies from
Salt Lake, as well as from Provo since the
system was inaugurated. Mr.. Silver ha:
taken considerable stock in the bushes:
and expects to make his permanent home
in Provo Colonel Moore still retains the
| position of president and general manager