The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-01
HEARD ON THE SIDE.

That there IS sometimes a fitness in
things is manifested in the following
sign which was observed yesterday in
front of State street house: 'Leaker
& Co., Plumbers and Gas Filters
Inc board or fire and police commission
ers nave decided to grant a request which
mas been made by several of the report
ers OF the press OF this city, which will
eHectually prevent imposition on the
part OF several young men who are wont
to work balls, parties and other enter
tainments on the plea that they are
members of the press In all the lead
ing cities of the country the reporters
are furnished with a small badge which
Is recognized authority for admission
10 the fire lines; to houses which may for
necessary reasons be under guard by the
police department and various other
places. The badge is not a sign that the
Wearer is the holder of an official posi-
ton, but is merely a mark of identifica-
ton, which is designed to protect the re-
porter and the departments alike.
The county court and it's attorney will
resume the investigation again this morn
ing, If nothing happens to prevent, and
the force of detectives have anything
ready to investigate. Mitchell, Paul and
Jensen have been working very hard of
late and there is something on the tapis,
unless all indications are for naught. In
addition to the Hawkshaws mentioned
there are said to be others who are in the
employ of the selectmen and when every
thing in the line of arrangements is COM
pleted there will be a rafting among the
dry bones.
Already the political pot IS beginning to
boil in the way of prospective candidates.
First there is Harry Duke for mayor.
Harry is in the hands of his friends.
Jack May wants to be treasurer. Audi
tor Raybould could be induced to take the
position of city recorder and z. G. Hitler
has no objections to being appointed city
auditor. Charlie Greenman has as yet
said nothing as to which place he yearns
after, but then there is plenty of time.
Clerk Stanton, of the county and pro-
bate courts, is authority for the state
ment that there is a marked increase in
the number of insane people who have
been examined before the latter tribunal
of late. What causes this sudden rise in
dementia is unknown, but it is certain
that the prevailing hard times have some
thing to do with it.
AS a suggestion to the delegates to the
silver convention which will be held in
this city on the 18th, it is stated that
very good idea of the condition of the
mining interests of the territory can be
obtained from the statistician, Joseph P.
Bache. While Salt Lake county is not
yet complete, the county compiler, Mr..
Carbis, says that he IS prepared io fur
nish a very complete list and will be glad
to do So This statement which has been
to will be an invaluable bit of
for the delegates mentioned,
and they will, no doubt, accept the idea
and act upon it.
An effort will be made by some of the
sports of this city to arrange meeting
with Omaha Jack Davis and Jim Will
iams, champion of Utah, in the near fu-
ture. Davis is very clever man and
although he was beaten by Billy Woods
and Joe Choynski, his friends think that
he and Williams are about an equal
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