The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
TOWN TALK.

a marriage license was yesterday issued
to Aaron Holmberg, aged 40. of RiVerton.
and Ane Marie Jorgensen, aged y, OIL SAT-
Lake City.
Hon A W. McCune sailed from Eng
land for home yesterday and Will proba-
bly, reach Salt Lake about the middle OF
the month.
The funeral services over the remains
of the late Charles Benjamin Donkin viii
be held at the Eleventh ward meeting
house at - o'clock today
Yesterdays cleariugs were SOD. 5s5. as
COMPARED with S234. 572 for the same day OF
last year The weeks cIearings footed up
81 1872 937 as against 81. is 204 for the corre-
spending week of 1896.
The annual services of the Grand
United Order of odd Fellows at Fort
Douglas viii take place at > p. m. today.
The services win be preceded by parade
and followed by an open air concert %
the band.
Major Hill delivered lecture at the
University club last evening on the In
dians. II was exceedingly interesting ana
scholarly and was thoroughly appreciat-
ed by the cultured audience before which
it Was delivered.
The Wool Growers association has de-
termineG TO fight the existing license tax
law of Summit and Rich counties. by
which Z tax at the rate OF S9O per IsuuO
sheep is imposed on fiocks feeding within
the boundaries Of the counties named
The :. u owners consider this an in
Justice ard are taking means to raise
money to contest the constitutionality
OF the tax in the courts
The health departments report for last
week shows 81 births Is males and l3 fc-
males. There We're only five deaths re-
ported one male and four females. Us
regards dangerous diseases the ue-'aIl-
meut has under restrictions one case of
scarlet fever. one OF typhoid and one
ease OF whoopinS cough. Tweuty-four
milk tests Were made, all showing the
required percentage of fat.
The S-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hornbuckle. residing at 10 Willard
court was severely burned yesterday
afternoon, and narrowly escaped death
the house and poured coal oil IN fire
10 make it burn more quickly. the result
being that the flames leaped UP, burning
her face, hair and hands badly. Lucklly
Mr.. SDier, ncighbor, arrived on the
scene in time to save the child, those
clothing was on fire, and also 10 prevent
the house from catching
AR John Beck yesterday purchased
from Mr. James Rae. a pair of carriage
horses the like of which horsemen say.
would be hard 10 duplicate in this state.
steppers. were raised in Cache valley and
come virtually. from the Thatcher
stables. They are both almost coal
black and are evenly and thoroughly
matched With these fine animals, his
new trap and imported harness, Mr..
Beck Possesses rig of which any
: ldnIll3ti might Wen De -fIOuQ.
\ serious runaway occurred yesterday
in Parley's canyon by which Peter Olsen.
q man of - years of age was seriously
injured two of his ribs being broken and
an ugly wound inflicted on his forehead.
Air. Olsen. Mrs. Ekman and the two
children of the latter were driving in a
two-horse wagon when at a point where
the road and the Utah Central tracks
converge the horses were frightened by
q passing train and ran off down the hill
at = break1eCk speed. The wagon --as
smashed to pieces and the occupants
dumped into the creek that runs hard
by. Mrs. Eknan and the ea;ldren es-
capped unhurt. but the old gentleman's
injuries are quite serious.
The branch telephone exchange which
has been under course OF construction at
Fort Douglas for the past month was put
IN active operation for the first time yes
terdav. A majority of the officers have
had their residences connected. as yell
a many of the companies quarters. We
believe this * the first instance where
2 branch exchange has been esta blished
in . garrison adjacent to city. placing
the individual quarters in direct commune
cation with the telephone subscribers in
the city. The Twenty-fourth infantry
certainly deserves great credit for its
progressive movement in this matter. and
the exchange will undoubtedly be a
source Of great convenience 10 the many
friends of the regiment in town.