The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-23
TOWN TALK.

Mr.. W. ]. Burr, of Marysvtlle. Kan. is
taking in the Jubilee
Yesterdays clearings were s196,542. as
compared with Sl65, Isl tor the correspond
ing day OF last year.
A boy was knocked down yesterday
forenoon by a team at State and Second
South, and sustained quite painful but
mot dangerous scalp wound.
Attorney General Bishop yesterday gave
out an opinion for the benefit of the state
board OF equalization. to the effect that
|, franchises OF all kinds should be taxed
under the revenue act.
Troop F. Ninth cavalry, from Fort Du-
e chesne. viii give an exhibition drill on
the lower parade ground at Fort Doug
las this afternoon at o'clock. The pub
lie are cordially invited TO attend.
Those who were granted licenses TO
enter into a state of connubial bliss yes
terday were William Jackson, aged 81
years of Fort Duchesne, and Lucy 81
1uskey, aged "a, of salt Lake; Charles
Mangum, aged y, and Sadie Taylor, aged
q. both Of Eureka
The police were beseiged all day yester-
day by anxious parents whose children
had been lost in the dense crowd that
dren were reported as having been lost
but all W found and restored 10 their
parents.
A runaway on State street yesterday
forenoon caused considerable excitement
among a large crowd through which the
horse dashed, dragging the remnants of a
vehicle which he had torn almost to
pieces by running into a heavy wagon a
moment before. No one was hurt.
Ex-Sheriff Fowler. of Provo, and E. A.
Franks are organizing an expedition for
the Alaska gold fields. They expect forty
men TO put in SIS each, thus raising a
fund of $1,000 with which they VIII go to
the fields locate ground and put all in
hoy
pose 10 stay year in doing this prelim-
mary work
One of the many features of yesterdays
street amusenlents was q man riding al
very ral'id gait on-not bicycle, but
on unicycle. He was as graceful in his
movements and his speed about as fast
as THAI Of the average rider on the bike.
He had nothing Whatever 10 sit on, but
stood on the two pedals by which he
propelled the wheel.
The following described tract of land
was transferred 20 w. S. Mccormick by
The White q Sons company, through a
warranty deed, the consideration being
corner of lot l, block a. plat A. Salt Lake
City survey, and running thence west 90
feet. thence north 145 feet, thence east 60
feet ard thence sGdtL 145 feet to the
place of commencement
Deputy Sheriff VI. A Wilson arrested
Robert S Norris yesterday afternoon on
the charge OF mahciously entering the
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East Fourth South street on the 18th
inst, and removing therefrom all the
household goods belonging TO the place.
The COMPLAINT was sworn out by Mrs
Solomon. The case VIII come I'D for
hearing before Justice Margetts today
The joint building was fairly besieged
by visitors yesterday. About the busiest
person = the building was the elevator
Father Hayseed. with his sons and
daughters; wandered aimlessly about
through the corridors and into the tower
IneY crowded INTO the elevator tread
upon the elevator boys pet corn and
asked innumer~able questions. Jack Nav
was cordially invited by some blushing
country maidens and embarrassed bows to
'show them about" but Jack declined
Several small children were reported
lost from their parents during the parade
last night. One little boy about years
Of age gave his name as Willie Leo Lar
son. and said his horne was at American
Fork. He was picked up by q policeman
ana taken to the bureau of information
TO be taken care Of The little fellow said
he came 10 The Jubilee with his father
and mother, but was unable to say at
what place they are Stopping Charles
and VIII Miller, who live with their par
eats at III Second North could not De
found up to a late hour last night.
D. s. Griffin, the well known Salt Lake
contractor, who went TO Canada recently
for the purpose of submitting a bid for
the construction of the Crows Nest Pass
chagrined at the discrimination against
AIne[es2nS which is being practiced and
which makes It impossible for an Amer
lean or anyone who is not a Canadian to
either be a contractor or laborer on the
road. The Canadian government is pay
ing a subsidy of 81 600 per mile for the
construction of the road and by virtue of
that fact has issued orders that no one
shall be permitted to work on the road in
any capacity who cannot show that he is
a bona fide citizen of Canada.
Mr.. Thomas Hamill. who is among the
Victor visitors, Is an oldtimeT in the west /
being among the first men to pull an en-
CINE over the Union Pacific after the
completion OF that road, and for a long
age OF Y years he went 10 Virginia City. /
New, from New York state, where he /
worked in the mines. and later as an en- 1
gineer was in charge OF several big plants /
of machinery on the Comstock. He has /
been for fVe or six years in charge of the 1
pumps, on the Portland mine. and is re-
garded as an authority on mining en- /
cheering in the Crippie Creek district /
Mr.. Hamin married s alt Lake lady and /
owns property in this city. He claims I
the distinction. he puts it, OF raising /
City
1t IS believed by the authorities that
never before in the history of Salt Lake
City has the city been infested by SO I
macy thieves Of all descriptions as now
Reports come into the police almost by [
the score Of the picking of pockets and /
theftS of Divers kinds Quite "A number 4
of houses We're entered Yesterday and last /
right by burglars, who made away with
watches and other jewelry. Yesterday
two ofher men were arrested when they
were in the act of picking the pocket Of,
an elderly lady-maktns FIVE pickpcckefs
now in custody. There are a large num-
Der Of tranlps N the city who are without
ans, and il is thought that desperation
has driven many of them 10 stealing.
Captain Eslinger has placed a large num-
ler of extra patrOlmen on duty, and is
doing ali he can to protect the citizens
from the thieves: but the limited numer
Of men viii not permit him TO place Of
fcers in the residence districts. and for
this reason the people should not leave
their homes entirely deserted al night
Abstracts furnished, titles insured.
md Interest paid on deposits by Utah
rifle Insurance and Trust company,
DC Main street