The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-14

year. it might not prove much out of
the way. Mr.. Robbins has just re-
turned from Salt Lake city, where he
completed arrangements for sending
an attorney to Chicago, to represent
him at a meeting to be held in a few
days of the American heirs of the
Irish Lord Antrim, whose death was
announced in the Associated Press dis
patches of August 81 1895, and whose
estate is valued at $4,000, GOO The
noble lord died without heirs, and his
property goes to an ancestor who
came to America with William Penn.
Mr.. Robbins has direct proof of his
descent from the sister Of the brother
who came to America, and is conse-
quently jubilant over his prospects for
securing a good slice Of the great
estate. He is a hard working man,
and a member of the Logan city board
of education, and his many friends
will hear of his good fortune with
pleasure.
This evening the Democrats of this
city hold their primaries at which
viii be nominated two councilmen
from each ward and delegates to the
city convention to be held Monday at
which nominations will be made for
the offices Of mayor, marshal, treas
urer recorder and justice of the
peace. The drum corps and the brass
band Will be out to wake the people
up.
William II. Mickaelson and Elizabeth
U. Alfred. Edwin c Booth and Luna
L. Booth, all of st. Charles, Idaho,
and Joseph X Grape and Orby A.
license this week to wed.
Henry Parkinson, a youth of eighteen
years, residing at Wellsville, acct
dentally shot himself in the index
finger Of the left hand on Thursday
The digit was so badly torn that the
surgeon visited found it necessary to
amputate it at the second joint.
II the late transaction whereby
Moses Thatcher became possessed Of
fine residence in. Salt Lake city,
formerly owned by Aurelius Miner,
esq, this latter gentleman received in
part payment a fine home in this city
known as the Ormsby residence. Mr.
Miner has been inspecting his property
with a view, it is said, of taking up a
permanent residence here.
The Sunday School jubilee which was
to have been held on the 22d of last
month, but was deferred on account of
the severe snow storm that caused so
much damage in this county, will now
be held on Sunday, October 20.
a large addition to the main build
ing of Logan branch of Z. c. N. 1.
has just been completed. and the
shelving is all ready for the reception
of goods. a white flag stone pave
ment is being laid with material
brought from quarTies in Cache valley.
According to usual custom, the Varl-
Gus Mutual Improvement associations
have begun their annual sessions.
Immediately after the adjournment of
the October conference. Two new as
sociations will be organized in this
county this year, which will make a
total of twenty-five associations out of
twenty-seven bishops wards in the
county Last year a splendid educa-
tiOnal work was accomplished by these
societies, and prospects for advance
ment the coming season are excellent.
The Longfellow Literary society of
the Agricultural college and the
Philomathic Literary society of the
Brigham Young college were re-
organized at the respective institu-
lions last week An athletic associa-
ton comprising over fifty students,
has also been organized at the Agri-
cultural college.
In primary convention assembled.
the Democrats of the five municipal
wards of this city, placed men in
nomination for positions as council
men in the next city council as fol-
lows:
First Ward-W. n. Thomas and
John E. Carlisle.
Second Ward-William Morley and
! Frank Benson.
! Third Ward-Robert Davidson and
Fourth 7cl Ward-w. c. Gates and John
| L. Ballif.
Fifth Ward-william Hyde and N.
NJ. Hansen.
In pleasing contrast to the men put
up by the Republicans the Democratic
/ ticket IS composed of strong, able,
| experienced men. The ticket is sure
! to win.