The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-08
TIE CITY
Weather Today a
Fair, Stationary Temperature.
TOWN TALK.

Police Court Clerk W. c. Shoup was
yesterday commissioned a notary public
by Governor Wells
State Land Commissioners Ferron and
Reese left on a trip. 10 the northern part
OF the state yesterday morning.
At a. n. yesterday the thermometer
registered ., at noon q and at p. N.
81. the maximum temperature being 40
and the minimum 20.
Among the building permits issued last
week was one TO O. H. Cook for the con-
SIruction of a seven-room brick residence
on Q street near Fourth to cost $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Leaker are reioic-
ing at the arrival in their household Of a
Daby boy The event occurred yesterday
morning and mother and child are doing
we'll
Next week every member of the battery
IS requested 10 meet at the Exposition
building on the regular meeting night
t'FhIrsday) for drill in dismounted evolu-
sickness or necessary absence from the
city viii be received as valid.
It is announced that Governor Wells
is preparing TO ask the legislature for an
appropriation for an encampment of the
militia next year during the time the
semi-centennial is being held and that
several members have already announced
their intention of favoring such propo-
sition.
Members of the national guard are urg-
ing the adjutant general 10 request the
governor to use me balance of the ap-
preparation of stores which are given
Titan each year. for military purposes, for
the procuring Of the new military cap for
the enlisted men. 1t is very probable this
VIII be done.
Rachel Winter Smith Tanner. wife of
z Elder Nathan Tanner, of South Cotton
wood. formerly OF this city, died at the
family residence November Z, 1886, of
marasmus- Funeral services will be held
at South Cottonwood ward house on Tues
u O'Clock a.
Friends of the family are invited
The First Battery of this city will re-
move from the Exposition building TO the
new armory north of The Herald office
on the ground floor for storing the guns
and other eQuipage and the room above
can be used for drill room. one night
each week viii be given the battery for
drill.
The report of the health department for
the week just closed shows is births, of
which Il We're males and seven females.
OF deaths there were seven. four males
and three females. Eight cases of typhoid
fever, four of diphtheria and three cases
of scarlet fever We're reported during the
week. indicating that conua gious in
fectiouS diseases are on the decrease.
The result of the election in Colorado
furnishes one piece of information that
viii prove of especial interest to Salt
Takers. 1t is the election by a majority
of over 2a,00O CT John W. Lowell as state
auditor Mr.. Lowell was the candidate
on the Democratic silver ticket He was
for many years one of the leading bust
ness men OF Salt Lake, and conducted a.
big farm implement house on State street.
County Collector Spencer is experience
ing some considerable difficulty in collect
ing the tax on mortgages It being tax
which seems very Objectionable to the
parties liable for it. This tax, like Others
becomes delinquent on November 10 ana
the collector has power to levy on per
sonal property for the amount of the
Toh
seem to be very well known. Mr.
Spencer desires that people take notice
of this, as after November ID. IL viii be-
come his duty TO enforce the collections.
The law provides that after November
% delinquent taxes bear I per cent. per
month interest until paid.