The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-16
NEWS FROM NEARBY
CITIES AND TOWNS.
MRS. WELLS AND HER BRIGHAM
CITY EXPERIENCE.
Stock Finds Ready sale at Salina-
Pleasant Grove Paragraphs-Mt.
Pleasant Mites.

BRIGHAM CITY, Sept. 13.-At 5
o'clock last evening baby girl of
County Selectman Jonah Matthias died
from the ravages of scarlet fever. The
child was nearly four years old, and
was sick but few days. The parents
are very much grieved over. this the
first death in family of a dozen chill
dren.
Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon over the remains Of Miss
Fruie Shin, an account of whose
painful death has already appeared in
The Herald. Between 200 and 300 PEG
pie were present to sympathize with
the mourners. The principal speakers
TO offer a Few words Of consolation
were Bishop A. A. Jansen, Stake Coun-
cellor Charles Kelly, Stake President
Rudger Clawson and Bishop Jens Han
sen. The sorrowing classmates OF the
dead girl preceded, on foot, the funeral
procession to the cemetery. With sobs
and faltering voices they sang q touch-
ing requiem over the grave Of the de-
parted. The sight was deeply impress
i've.
William H Dale, a prominent Demo-
crat of Salt Lake city, was in Brigham
Tuesday, attending to the sale OF the
Cox property, for which he was trus-
tee. .
Ernst Nichols, a popular young cor
netist Of Salt Lake is spending a lew
days in Brigham with his parents.
The fore part of this week Joseph
Keller. a Jewish merchant of Corinne,
died very suddenly. He has been iden-
titled with this county for many years.
The Bon. Elder delegates to the SEN
atorial convention that will be held in
Brigham City on September 25d, have
been -raking the county over since the
county convention to find the most
suitable man for senator. AS this coun-
ty is much the larger, it is conceded
that Tooeie will give up willingly to a
Box Elder man. Several good men
have been suggested. but at last some
bright fellow thought of Barnard
White, of Three Mile creek. and his
name seems to take like wild fire. He
will no doubt be placed on the Demo-
cratic ticket, and if-he does, his cleo
have no difficulty in overcoming the
thirty to fifty majority. He'll go
through the convention with a whoop
and will win the fight with Mother.
About two weeks ago the Republic
cans held a female rally in Brigham.
It proved such a fizzle that next morn
ing after the rally prominent Repubs.
few more such blow-outs We'll be done
I'D sure" Next week they are adver-
tisad for another. For their sakes
something better is hoped for.
Last week, next day after Mrs. Wells
81 Co. held their grand Repub. rally in
Brigham, a meeting was called to or
ganize a woman's club. After the efo-
quent and convincing speeches Of the
night previous Chere was a big crowd
present, many out sof curiosity, no
doubD g. whooping big turnout of the
ladies was anticipated. LoSand behold,
there were only a small dozen present.
Mrs. Wells expressed profound sur
prise at the palpable scarcity. And she
was more than ever dumbfounded
when she found that nearly half of the
few present were Democratic ladies,
who firmly but politely declined to
accept the Offices in the society that
were attempted to be thrust upon
them.