The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21

June 24th.
James Gibson. the urbane taker of
tickets at the Salt Lake theatre was all
smiles yesterday. 1t was new boy.
B. H. Roberts. who leaves shortly on
mission to the eastern states, will preach
III the Eighteenth ward chapel this even
ing at $50 o'clock.
At a. m yesterday the thermometer
registered 6S, at noon, 70. and at 6 p. IN.
81, the maximum temperature being 81
and the minimum 81
The t;o Il Q, fo O. F is making great pre-
which takes place on Thursday, to the
lake. An extensive and attractive pro-
2ramme has been prepared and it ex-
pected at least 5000 people will take part
in the excursion.
The report OF the health department for
The week just closed shows fifteen births
Of which seven were males and eight fe-
males. The deaths numbered eight, two
males and SIX females There are now
seven cases OF scarlet fever four of diph-
liberia and one OF typhoid fever known to
the department.
John Swenson, who has been employed
at the poor farm as a laborer for the past
11teen days, fell from wagon yesterday
AFTERNOON and the wheels passing over
him, fractured both bones of the left leg
just above the ankle. DIR. Daily attended
him, and as the injured man is in des-
1iute circumstances and has no one TO
look after him, he viii be sent to the
hospital today.
Leo Broshinsl1i who resides in the
southwestern part Of the city. got into
row with neighbor woman yesterday
afternoon He was arrested. brought be-
1ore Judge Wenger and pleaded guilty 10
using ABUSIVE language. His honor, how
ever, after hearing the circumstances in
the case, decided it was nothing very
serious and suspended sentence pending
good behavior.
a colored woman commonly known as
Kid Hanson, was arrested last Fri
day night on suspicion of being connected
with several robberies, one of which
amounted to nearly $780, the loser being
sucker from a Mercur mine There was
not suftlclent evidence to warrant a trial
on the charge and the only satisfaction
the law got was SO fine for prostitu-
ton, TO which she pleaded guilty.
A new song. of which Utah is the theme,
has just been published and set to music
The words are by John W. Whingates
and are heroic and stirring, and withall
meiodious. II has been set to music by
Charles ]. Thomas and is quite an ac-
QUESTION to our musical annals. The
piece is entitled THE New State Song
and is dedicated to the first governor of
Utah Heher NJ. Wells. The words and
music are on sale at the music stores and
the demand is large
Levi Young, the son of DR.. Seymour B.
Young, met with a serious accident yes
terday about noon, in front of the Knuts-
ford He was riding a spirited horse and
IN turning the corner there the animal
ShleG at some object and fell throwing
his rider underneath. 1t was thought at
nrst that his leg was broken. but the
contrary proved to be the case and, al
though badly hurt and likely to be con-
lined 10 the house for some time, the
young man viii recover in time to at
tend the carnival festivities.
The Rapid Transit people have a force
Of men engaged in tearing up the track
which was laid some years ago, and
which was ordered abandoned and taken
out by Judge Zane in the suit of the
Dooly Block, a. corporation, tvs. the com
pany Owing to the fact that the rails
and ties We're covered over with a bout
two feet Of gravel and soil. the task is by
no means an easy one. 1t had to be done
however. as the raising of the tracks of
Ine city Railway company to grade,
winch viii be followed by action on the
part OF the city, would have buried the
material several feet below the surface
rendering resurrection almost impossib BILE.
The James A Garfield Lyceum VIII give
one OF their series of oratorical contests
al The First Congregational church next
Friday night. The exercises will be limit
ed to original orations, the winner to be
presented with d silver medal. Those who
have entered this contest are: Wilfred
Schoppe, George Gibbs Rollin Dole. Alex
Eberhardt, Clarence McFadden and Al
fred Swenson. The aim of the society
has been to produce a class of fluent, easy
speakers and how well they have sue
ceeded Will be shown next Friday night.
Those who have been asked to judge the
contest are B. H. Roberts. Glen Miller.
". S. Webster, Prof. Marshall anad Judge
Ritchie.
In the New York Art Journal penman-
ship contest for public and graded
schools. the public school students of Sa II
Lake have won honors thick and fast.
Edith Anderson, aged Z, Oquirrh school,
first grade. won first prize; Hattie Cum
mings, aged s. Lowell school, second
grade, first prize; Tillie Thomas aged 8.
Washington school, third grade. first
prize; Judith Anderson, aged 10, Oquirrh
school, fourth grade, first prize; Raymond
Lovendale. aged II, Oquirrh school, fifth
grade, first prize; Nellie Nier, aged 13,
Oquirrh school. eighth grade second
prize This gives Mary Y. Cavanaugn.
the Salt Lake city supervisor five f1rsts
and one second, to say nothing Of honor
able mentions The Journal publishes fac
SMILES Of the vertical writing of Edith
Anderson and Halle Cummings.