The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-19
BRIEF AND BREEZY.

very active. Twenty-three sales We're
recorded yesterday.
Judge McNally is working for the
position of assistant corporation coun-
sci under the new administration
Provision Inspector Kendall last
week made Az inspections and con-
demned 1.131 pounds Of food stuffs.
The deferred payrolls of the various
city departments were all met yester-
day, and about $4,000 was disbursed-
The funeral of the late James Rob
ertson viii take place from the Eigh-
teenth ward chapel at 1880 this morn
Ing.
The county court meets again on
Monday. and it is expected that the
matter Of county officers salaries viii
then be settled.
Treasurer Duke announces that he
is now ready to pay warrants Nos / 10
5000, and invites the holders TO call
ana get their money
During the week ending Noy. IS the
Rescue Mission has supplied 994 meals
and lodgings. being seventy in excess
of the week previous
John clark and George Evans were
taken in custody yesterday for stealing
an oVercoat at Sessions, Davis county
The men viii be taken to that place
for trial tomorrow.
It is said that superintendent of
Sewers Shelton viii be turned down
by The new administration to make
room for J. Fewson Smith, jr., whose
friends are pulling hard for him.
The street department was engaged
last week in grading First South, haul
ing paving blocks putting down gravel
cross walks and erecting new bridge
at the Jordan river and Eighth South.
Some Of the leading citizens of the
Third precinct are preparing call Tor
a mass meeting of the taxpayers and
others of that precinct, with a view TO
keeping politics out Of the next school
election.
Marshal Davenport, of Ogden, &C
companied by Oficer Setter, were in
Salt Lake yesterday on business con-
nected with the Edwards case, in
which the jury disagreed yesterday.
The officers returned to Ogden last
evening.
A young man named Charles Mar
tin was arrested by the police yester-
day on suspicion Of having robbed
some fellow from Chicago. It turned
out, however, that the man from Chi
cago hadn't been robbed, and Martin
WAS released.
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of superintendent of water works.
James DeYine is said to be in the
field for the same position, but it is be-
lieved that his chances are much bet
ter TO succeed c. L. Haines as chair
man of the board of public works.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Suffrage association of Salt
Lake county, viii be held in the Thir-
teenth ward assembly rooms on Tues
day afternoon, the 21st inst, at
O'clock. All interested are invited to
attend Maggie Bassett, secretary.
Diphtheria seems to be on the in
crease at present Six new cases and
two of scarlet fever were reported at
the health department last week, al
though but one death from diphtheria
was reported. Twenty burial and five
shipping permits were issued. and six
births We're reported.
Mrs Endorra A. Bean, wife of A. E.
Bean, died at $3.50 p. m yesterday at
the residence, 1345 Lincoln avenue, af-
ter an illness of only five days. The
funeral viii be held at the residence
at .. m. tomorrow, and the interment
viii take place at Mt Olivet- Kansas
papers please copy
The church university theological
lass viii convene in the Assembly
dall promptly at 1890 p. m. today, in
stead Of at 1915 as heretofore. Those
attending VIII aeeive printed outlines
of the lectur "a given. The public
generally aorli ny invited to be
present
Drs. Me- an and j. attic. assisted by
the house MUSICIAN Or. Babcock. per-
formed ? fire sur .cal operation at
st Marks L.s0ita. Thursday. John
Roach, miner, had suffered from ne
crOsiS for more than year and it
was found necessary to amputate the
right leg between the hip and knee.
The Buffalo Forge Fan system of
heating and ventilation is now in use
at ST. Marks hospital and is proving
highly satisfactory. By means of this
system 5000 cubic feet Of fresh air are
made to pass into the building every
minute and there is d complete change
of air every ten minutes, the tempera-
ture being kept at 20 degrees.
About fifty couples attended the
first Of a series Of balls to be given
by the Saturday Evening club at Arm
strong hall corner Fourth West and
Second South streets, last evening. The
club purposes giving a ball every Sat
urday evening. The committee in
charge are Messrs J. Corbin J. II
Armstrong, G. NJ. Kempf, 7. c. Arm
strong, A. Vincent ana Z. Brown.
At 6 a. IA. yesterday the thermoiae-
tel. registered H. at noon %, and at 6
o. m so. the maximum temperature
being 30. and the minimum 16. OBJ
server Salisbury's forecast for today is:
Fair weather. warmer. The observers
comparative report for yesterday is as
follows. a. m.-Salt Lake, 16; Baker
CITY. IS Cheyenne. 16: Helena. IS; Miles
City. 20; Winnemucca, IS; Idaho Falls
A. 10 a. rn.-Sait Lake. 16 Ogden, 81
Logan, 13; Bingham, -; Park City, 80;
Provo. Is.
Charley PRIEST, the young tough who
Vas arrested BY Detective Rhodes for
stealing Heralds, was tried in the pO-
lice court yesterday and sent up for
FIVE days. Council Malin, who killed
a deer in City Greek canyon on Friday.
entered a plea of guilty and sentence
viii be passed on Nov. 25. The cir
cunstances of the case are such that
the punishment viii doubtless be very
light Swan Anderson. charged with
stealing a board belonging to the city,
was found guilty and sentence was
suspended. May St Luce. charged with
keeping a house of ill-fame. forfeited
SIT. and five inmates were assessed
$3.50 each.
The Republicans did not make a
-'clean sweep by any means in the
recent election at Nephi. Out of the
fourteen officials elected in the city
and precinct the Democrats secured
six. including two school trustees. Of
the municipal officers the Democrats
elected two out Of five councilmen
the recorder and one justice Of tho
peace Nephi has been considered >
Republican stronghold, and the Demo-
Gratis more than held their own there.
Two years ago the Republicans took
everything in sight at Nephi. rolling
up a majority of over sixty for Mr.