The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-27
BRIEF AND BREEZY.

GOVERNOR WEST is expected home from
California in about week.
THE st. George temple closes on Sep.
p snd will reopen on Oct. "A.
BETWEEN 500 and zoo people went in the
big pools at the sanitarium yesterday.
THE "sillz committee will meet in the
Exponent parlors Monday, at II O'Clock.
JOSEPH H. WELLS of Joseph, Sewer
county, was yesterday commissioned a
notary public.
THE Utah Woman's Press club will
hold its regular monthly meeting on
Thursday evening, at the Exponent par
lors.
MARRIAGE licenses were yesterday is
sued to John Nelson, aged 26, and Mary
Sponaas, aged 80; TO Howard Worden,
aged 26, and Carrie Rasmussen, aged q,
all of Salt Lake city. Both couples were
married by Justice Blair.
JOSEPH BENJAMIN EDWARDS died at his
residence in this city yesterday, OF con-
vices will be held at the Fourth Ward
meeting house today, at 4:30 p. ~.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend.
THE Elite club gave ball at the Audi
forum last night, which was much en-
joyed by all the participants. The
gentlemen who have this series of balls
in charge make every elfort for their sue
cess, and crowded ho1se, good music
and dancing and fun generally are the re-
suits.
THERE WAS an exciting foot race at
Liberty Park yesterday morning, be-
tween Skovjard and Wilson, and we'll
known local sprinters. The first race re-
suited in tie, although some claim that
Sl1ovjard breasted the tape first. The
second race was won by Wilson by ten
inches.
THE members of the Utah Democratic
club met last evening and listened to a
lively debate on the silver situation and
the probable action by Congress thereon.
The discussion waxed very warm at times
and marked interest was manifest
throughout. President Benson occupied
the chair, and George d. Alder acted as
secretary n the absence of Mr.. Wilson.
THE next regular monthly meeting of
the home missionaries of the Salt Lake
stake of Zion will convene in the Social
hall. Salt Lake city, on Wednesday,
Aug. 30, 1898, at 7:30 p. M. A full at
tendance of the brethren and report of
labors performed during the month is re-
quested. Written reports in case of alb
eence of any OF the missionaries from the
meeting are required in all cases. James
D. Stirling, Clerk.
AT 6 a. N. yesterday the thermometer
registered Il, at noon 50, and at 6 p. m.
81, the maximum temperature being So,
and the minimum 66. Observer Max
WELLS forecast for IS hours ending at 6
D. m. today is: Fair weather, cooler.
The observers comparative report for
yesterday was as follows: s a. H.
Salt Lake, 20; Baker city, 46; Cheyenne,
SO; Helena, so; Miles City, IS; Winnie
mucca, 56; Idaho Falls, A. At II a. H.
Salt Lake, q; Bingham. 60; Ogden, 76;
Logan, 60; Park City, 81; Provo, 2.
THE Salt Lake Quot club, which was
organized some time ago, last evening
decided to widen its scope SO as to in
clude all athletics, such as dumb bell e1-
ercise, Tossing the cabre,' foot ball,
ssshunting," throwing the hammer, foot
racing, jumping, etc. On Sept. the
club will hold free for all entertainment
at the grounds on Eighth West and Third
North streets, to which the public will be
invited. Several fine games of quoits
were played last week, the best one being
between William White, who scored 81,
Alex Wilson, Is and w. j. Wilson, %.