The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-15

People in Salt Lake, which in the sum-
mer is a perfect bower of blossoms
and foliage, have no conception of
how hungry for flowers those whose
lives are passed in Colorado mining
camps become. The press of the cen
tenniaI state has devoted much space
TO Utah's greeting and the venture has
undoubtedly accomplished much good
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One clever idea of a sweet little miss
in connection with the trip of the car
is TTSSrth mentioning. She sent several
fine bunclSs of lilacs and to each at
tached notS, asking the recipients
to acknowledge the flowers. One re-
ply was received yesterday from a
prominent young man of Leadville
After making Rcknowlod gments he
says: Il gave the flowers to my sweet
heart, and she too will add a few lines.
While l have several friends in your
city, it has not been my good luck to
visit Salt Lake but once in my life.
and that was in 1891, when I stopped
off one train en- route home from Cali
fornia to visit my friend - -, of
your city 1 am thinking some of
making a trip, however, in July, when
l shall be delighted to meet you and
receive some more of your beautiful
flowers from your hands,"
The Montana people are also
nightly pleased with the idea of re-
The Anaconda Standard says of the
matter editorially:
The Standard received a telegram
from the Utah Pioneer Jubilee com
mission last night announcing that two
cars of lilac blossoms for free distri-
button in Butte and Anaconda will
arrive on Sunday On behalf of the
fxVO nj fIo Il
tender grateful thanks in advance for
the unexpected and exceedingly well
come gift. Lilacs are scarce in Butte
and Anaconda, an unknown quantity
in fact except as they are imported.
and Utah's delicate courtesy Will be
Feenly appreciated and long held in
pleasant remembrance by every citi-
zen. In the busy rush for the mighty
dollar, western cities seldom stop to
throw bouquets at one another, and
when such an extraordinary event does
happen it is worthy of extraordinary
commentator. Unfortunately Butte
and Anaconda cannot repay Utah in
kind, though later on when her pioneer
celebration is under way the two cities
will doubtless take great pleasure in
sending her a few carloads of guests.
On July "a it viii have been exactly
so years ago that Brigham Young
founded Salt Lake City. Elaborate
preparations are making for a brilliant
observance of the anniversary, every
body is invited, and the flowers that
bloom in the spring, tra-la, have some
thing to do with the case. Lilacs are
among the sweetest of all flowers.
their fragrance is as strong as it is
delicious, they will be intensely en-
joyed by their recipients. In the Ian
guage of flowers the purple lilac is a
symbol for first love-" and the white
lilac for youthful innocence" As we
said before, we thoroughly appreciate
these delicate compliments of the Utah
Pioneer Jubilee commission"
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An old gambler of the city related a tale
to a reporter yesterday which seems
somewhat romantic, but he assures the
writer il is true in every detail
About five or six years ago, myself and
another man were running the place over
the Mint. A man came to u.s. plumber,
and said he wanted us to rent building
on Commercial street which had been
used for bath house. He told us he had
a scheme and we could be in with IT, We
asked him what it was, and he replied
that he desired 10 rob Walker Bros
bank.
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1--WE pressed him to know how he was