The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-26
THE HERALD CUP.
Friends of Grover James Jensen
Admiring 1t.

GUNNISON, Utah, May 24.-The hand
some solid silver Herald prize cup award
ed to the first boy born in the state of
Utah, Master Grover James Jensen, Of
this place, is now in possession OF the
little ones parents. Mr.. and Mrs Jensen
are highly elated over the distinction af-
forled them by the happy event. Their
home being some two miles out from the
town proper, they have concluded, by re-
quest TO place the cup on exhibition at
The Coop. store, that the many who
desire may have the opportunity of see
ing it any day during this week. This
being an event which will never occur
again, the whole community is interested
in the emphasis it attaches to our pros
porous town, which, without doubt, will
become the most populous in Sanpete
county. photograph of the boy will
be obtained at an early day and sent to
THE Herald, and we are not 10th 10 say
That to iird a prettier or more promising
child would be no easy task. Master Jen-
sen is to be congratulated. There is no
doubt he viii be reared creditabiy to the
honor which viii attach 10 him in future
years. Apparently the happiesG person
concerned just now is Grandma Hanson.
Politics are now taking definite shape
here, and preparations are being made
for the coming campaign. Four OF the
delegates chosen at the Democratic pre-
cinct primary on Wednesday night. o.
3. Berghind, n. c. Sorenson, Mrs. Martha
BardSley and Mrs. Caroline Swolberg, at
tended the county convention at Mount
Pleasant yesterday. They returned last
night in a most happy muhor over the
result of the convention, which declared
for silver and instructed those going to
the state convention on June 6, to cast
their votes in favor of delegates to the
national convention who will bolt that
body in the event of it's declaring against
the white metal. OF the thirty-five dele
gates going from this county to the state
convention four are from Gunnison. They
are: j. A Tuft. O. b. Berglund, Emily
Swolberg and Axel Einarson, with Joseph
Bardsley. John NJ. Knighton, James p
Fjeisted ana Matilda Christensen as al
ternates.
Liquors are now being sold here under.
a regulating license of 500 per quarter.
For a time the saloon was closed. But
Threats remaining open the approach of
pay day for sheepmen was very suggestive
of the danger which attaches to this
policy of evading the law, a license was
obtained. The saloon proprietor made
strenuous efforts TO get mis- license for $50.
but majority of the town council Aus
tin Kearnes. John S. Peterson, with
Mayor Metcalf, be ii said to their credit
were not IN mood to allow the saloon
TO regulate the town, preferring to forego
the benefits of the revenue derived there
from even TO the extent os giving their
services free. and using their influence
in securing city officers who would pursue
the same policy.
Joe Gribble, a radical Republican an
nounces himself advocate of prohibit
ton, and declares that the party which
places in its platform a prohibition plank
will get his vote. The saloon, he holds
IS the greatest curse extant and prohibit
ton should be the paramount issue.
Bishop C. A Madison and wife and Mrs
Caroline Swolbeig went up TO Ephraim
on Friday TO attend the obsequies of their
departed friend Mrs. Sarah Peterson of
that place.
a. b. Christensen. of the B. Y a. fac
ultv, Albert, Joseph. Misses Emma and
Elsie Christensen. Miss Norah Pickett,
Miss Laura Christensen and Miss Norah
Anderson have all returned home from