The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-03
THE CITY
w Gather Today m
Fair, Warmer.
TOWN TALK.

Officer John Hemple was presented by
his wife with an eight pound baby boy
yesterday morning.
AT a. m. the thermometer registered
IS, at noon "a and at p. m. rs, the
maximum temperature being so and the
minimum 60.
William Boden, the lineman in the en-
ploy Of the S. i. & o. G. & E. L. Co,
who was seriously burned by live wire
in front Of the knutsford hotel a lew
weeks ago is on the streets again.
The remains of Mrs. Emma Mayre who
died of consumption in this city July /,
were shipped to Wapello, Iowa, last even
ing by O'Donnell & Co, and were ac-
companied by her bereaved husband.
William Low, aged %, of this city. and
Carrie Dahle, aged ., of Spanish Fork;
John Weston, aged S. of st. Elmo,
Martha Mowrer, aged 80 of Buena VISTA
secured marriage licenses yesterday
The remains of William E. Homer, who
died suddenly in this city yesterday
morning, viii be shipped from Collins
undertaking parlors on Saturday morn
ing at O'Clock to his home at Heber
City by the Utah Central railroad.
William A. Hobbs, who was charged
Wenger yesterday TO answer for the
charge. He was allowed to go on his own
recognizance until Monday, and in the
meantime it is intimated that he may
The business thoroughfares were
crowded until a late hour last night with
people taking in the magnificent electrical
displays. The innumera.ble stars, indl-
eating the addition to the flag through
the admission of Utah to the Union caused
the strangers to refer to Salt Lake as
the star spangled city,
Mrs. Smith, residing at els South.
Second East street, met with painful
accident last evening. She was driving
a spirited horse on Sixth East near Sec
cTld SoUtn, when the animal became I'M
manageable and the lady was thrown out,
sustaining severe bruises about the head
and shoulders. DR.. Anderson attended
her.
Decorations for the wheels of those
participating in the parade this morning
can be secured OF i. c. Dale, at tue
7. NJ. c. A. rooms, or of the decoration
committee at the Continental market. All
wheelmen should be on Richards street
to form in line at 1890. The formation
and control of the line will be under
command of officers appointed by the
committee as follows: ". D. Rishell,
captain: H. S. Tucker and z. II. Smith,
lieutenantS.
For the races at Calder's park which
will be held this afternoon. pools sold
last night as follows. the selling being
quite lively: In the 2:26 pace, Freddy r
sold favorite at so even, Jo-Jo second at
IS. the field 81. In the special race Daisy
Sherman sold faVoTite at So. Captain
Haynes, field. So. In the three-e1ghth
mile dash running, Spider sold favor1te
at So Eoiian Jr, second at 81, June RllS
81. FLYING Dutchman 81, Colleen s. For
She half mile dash Gold Leaf was favor
iTe at 500, Vivian Vinton, SIC, King $40,
Nancy H So.
A cry of stop thief "stop him." and
a crowd pursuing a. fleeing nan west of
Dinwoodey's store at about midnight last
night attracted the attention of con-
siderable of a crowd. Davy Nelson, the
nightwatchman on the block, was at the
harvested him. His wife came up a
moment later and said she was trying TO
get the intoxicated old 'scow home and
he broke away and she knew of no other
way of capturing him. Securing a firm
hold on his collar she remarked: Now
I've got you. come along and vanished
down the street in the direction of home.
One Of the prettiest floats in the parade
yesterday is no more. II was that of
the Grant Soap company, and which
came in for so much favorable comment
from the thousands who viewed the
corner of South and West Temple last
night and was handsomely illuminated
with Chinese lanterns man was in
charge of il. but somehow he did not
notice that one of the lanterns caught
fire II fell on the bunting below and in
an instant the whole structure was in
a mass Of flames. The chemical engine
arrived oil the scene in a few minutes,
but Il was too late. The float was
total wreck, nothing but the wheels re-
soap cut in handsome designs were con-
sumed as was also a valuable soap
cutter. ". L. Easson. the builder, was
much concerned about the loss, having
succeeding in making it one of the finest
raarade diSDlaVS in the pageant