The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-19
BRIGHAn CITY BITS.
Arbo,' Day-severaI Deaths-scourge
OF Tramps-Court Cuttings.

Arbor Day-SeveraI Deaths-Scourgs
of Tramps-Court Cuttings.
BRIGHAM CITY, April 1S.-Arbol
day was not very generally observed
in Brigham Wednesday. Nearly al
the business houses were open and the
place did not impress one very much
with the idea that tree planting was
generally INDUCED in. Parts of the
day were uncomfortably chilly.
Several more deaths have taken
place in Brigham this week This win
ter seems to be the final milestone in
the lives of many of the pioneers of
the town. Yet they are all living to
ripe old ages-from about 70 years up
to so. Nearly half score have passed
away since the snow was first waited
in the air last fall.
Tuesday Mrs. Sarah Ralphs died af-
ter an illness of a few weeks. Old age
was the cause of her death, she being
rs years of age. She has been a resi-
dent of Brigham City for over forty
years, and is the mother of respected
citizens of this place. The funeral was
held in the ward hall Friday afternoon
where many words of praise were spo-
ken in her behalf. The body was af-
forwards inferred in the cemetery, a
number of friends in vehicles conduct
ing it thither.
Thursday night, after a week or more
of serious illness, Mrs. Elizabeth Burt,
another good old mother of this city,
breatfled her last and now all that is
mortal lies cold and lifeleSS in her home
in the Second ward. Hardships and
privations, inseparable with pioneer
life irl this far west, and advancing
years combined, brought her useful life
to peaceful close. She is the wife
of JOHN D. Burt, prominent old cit
izen, who is intimately connected with
the early history and upbuilding of
Brigham City The funeral of Mrs.
Burt will be held Sunday afternoon.
Thursday night Sheriff Davis return
ed from Ogden with young tramp,
aged about q, in his custody He
says his name is Thomas Smith. He
was captured on the streets of Og-
den with a brand new suit on his back
and his pockets bullying out like small
sacks of potatoes-they were crammed
full of silk handkerchiefs, knives and
other small articles. This is a partial
sequel to a burglary which took place
in Brigham Tuesday night. On that
occasion the store of Chris Hoist was
broken into and goods of various kinds
to the amount of $3.50 to 5000 were pur
Joined. One of the thieves actually left
his old clothes in the store after hav-
ing fitted himself out with brand
new suit from head to foot. This
Smith is supposed to be the incautious
burglar who performed this unique act.
Tranaps are infesting the city and
suburbs in large numbers. Accordingly
petty thieving, burglaries and other
similar depredations are of not infre-
ouent occurrence.
The sheep shearers of these parts are
now hieing themselves to the wilds of
Wyoming, where hundreds of thous
ands Of sheep are sheared as regularly
as spring comes round.
Judge Charles H. Hart held a session
of court in Brigham Monday. There
were present the usual swarm of law
yers from various parts, representing
the many cases that were touched on.
An immense amount of work was gone
through for SO brief time of court as
the following will show:
On April q the following men are
commanded to appear and from their
ranks the juries will be selected: From
Brigham, John Christensen. Leslie
Nichols, Nels G. Jensen, Charles Fors-
gren, Lorenzo Petersen, John Burrows,
Pete Krudsen; outside, w. E. Ellis,
Stephen White. A. E. Roche, John
Kunzler. j. A. Edwards, Joseph
Toombs, John Standing, George L.