The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-31

PROVO, May 30.-Provo river is to-
day higher than IT has been for several
years. The water has overlooked the
river banks in a great many places
and especially is this the case below the
iron bridge on the main county road,
Just north of town. The roaring tor
rent has played havoc with the north
abutment to the bridge, nearly wash
ing the approach away, but before
completely doing SO the damage was
discovered and men were put to work
repairing the break. At p. m. today
the danger to the bridge was passed.
1t is said, however that both railroad
bridges are in danger of being swept
away before morning, as is also the
west bridge belonging to the county.
The latter is not in as much danger as
the railroad bridges. The overflow of
the river has covered and ruined
great deal of garden truck and grain,
the beet crop suffering most.
THE SUDDEN RISE
in the river is caused from the hot
weather the last few days. and the
hard rain yesterday and last evening
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The Grand Army veterans went to
Spanish Fork today to take part in
the Decoration day exercises there. A
committee was appointed to remain
here and see 10 the decoration Of
graves in this cemetery.
STATE CONVENTION.
Both railroads having given the same
rate to the state convention, the COM
mi6tee on transportation has decided to
-a1x- eDc
which railroad they will go over.
A ROBBERY.
A robbery was committed in the
northern part of Provo last evening,
whereby a young man by the name of
Green, from Arizona, attending school
here lost about $3.50. The young man
was away from home at the time, and
his counsin, a young lady, was asleep
when some one tried to gain an en-
trance through the window, at the
same time calling the lady by name.
She jumped out of bed and ran to an
other window on the opposite side of
the house, and screamed for help. A
neighbor came and fired a shot in the
air. The girl then took the valise con-
tanning the money and went to the
neighbor's to sleep, thinking everything
was safe, but on looking into the va
valise this morning the money was
gone. The officers were notified at
once.
NINETEENTH CENTURY CLUB.
The Nineteenth Century club met
Friday afternoon at the home of the
president, Josephine Kellogg. Mrs.
Dudley reviewed the foreign and do
mestic news.
Roll call was responded to with quo
tations from we'll known authors. Many
touched on Memorial day.
The president gave lengthy and in
spring talk on the subject: What
Constitutes a Good Club Member?'
Each member followed with a brief
talk on the same subject. Mrs. Coray
read an interesting paper on Club
Courtesies.''
After the critics report the club ad-
journed to meet the following Friday
at the home of Mrs. De Noisy.
NOTES.
Mrs. T. w. Reed and DR.. Leslie Reed,
from Macon, Mo-, mother and brother
of our fellow townsman, DR.. F. F. Reed,
are in Provo on a visit and for the
benefit of the young mans health.
Mrs. Della Twelves of Eureka is in
the Garden City for a few days visiting
relatives.
Attorney D. D. Houtz returned home
from Vernal last evening. where he
has been for the past week on legal
business. While on his way home Dan
was mixed up in a runaway and as a
result he is confined at his home nurs-
ing badly sprained ankle.
Attorney Wedgwood returned from
Vernal last evening, where ne has been
attending to court business.