The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-17


But The Herald has received a COM
plant from very estimable lady Of
the city which will no doubt be inves-
tigated by the commanding officer
| when brought to his notice. \ few
/ evenings ago couple of young ladies
were out walking east of the grounds
of the capitol building. A man on a
bicycle followed them around, riding at
I a slow pace, and finally attracted their
attention Il believe he is following
u.s." said one. Let's run" They did,
| but the wheelman soon overlook them,
I and when opposite dismOunted. One
! of the young women. who is of a very
nervous temperament, tainted away
The SOldier-fOr il was a SOldier-made
/ himself obnoxious and finally the other
young woman screamed for help An
other man on a bicycle appeared, and
when he came up proved to be another
soldier. He and the first one said
something to each other, when the
second one spoke cut, why don't you
speak TO her again. The young lady
who had not tainted resumed her
screaming, and help came in the person
of two men and some women from the
opposite side of the street. AS soon as
they appeared the second soldier said.
Let's get out of this" and mounting
their wheels the pair rode away at 4
swift pace. The families 20 which the
girls belong are old and respectable
residents of this city and the young
women are regarded with the highest
esteem. They were badly frightened
and the one who tainted did not re-
cover from her scare for a considerable
time. The one who maintained her
reasoning says there can be no doubt
of the character of the men, Both
We're colored and attired in the uniform
of the Twenty-fourth infantry.
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The names of the families to which
the girls belong are suppressed at
their own request as they do not care
to make the matter public; but the sol
diers, they believe, should be repri-
manded if they can be identified. No
doubt this will be done if the guilty
can be apprehended Colonel Kent is
a strict disciplinarian and would not
tolerate such conduct for moment
:.
From all accounts the water is pour
ing down Parley's canyon at a terrific
rate these days, and within a short
time the people may expect to be in
the condition Mark Twain's st. Louis
visitor was. He wanted a drink and
the bell boy brought him some. He
asked if they drank that kind of stuff
there. and being answered in the at
firmative, replied; Well bring me
some water To wash this with and 1
Will have try at it.
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All the cities along the Missouri take
their water from the river. 1t is very
nourishing. so it is said. There is GER
tainly great deal of body to it. A
glass of Missouri water Will contain
anywhere from one-third to one-half
something else. 1t is a custom along
the river to pump water up into a res
ervOir and then filter il two or three
times before it is turned into the pipes
in the valley below
Strange to say, this water is health
is. it isn't as bad as it would
seem to be. And those who drink it
prefer it TO any other kind. They say
it is good. While the following isn't
original by any means, it is a custom
to make a comparison with Missouri
water and Ohio water. In the ceme-
teries along the Missouri trees grow
very high. Along the Ohio they are
scrubby. The explanation given is that
an Ohio river corpse doesn't richen up
the soil any.
The Salvation Army people have a
scheme on foot for raising potatoes and
other Vegeta bles to be used next win
ter in the charitable work of the army
in feeding the poor. who take refuge
in the army's shelter for the destitute
In order to bring this capital idea to
a successful elimination it is necessary
that the army have some land on which
to grow the tubers. and the army ap-
pea1s to those owning vacant lots in or
near the city to allow the use of the
same this summer for the purpose in
dicated. Those so situated and willing
tc help the cause are invited to COM
municate with Staff Captain Egner, 60
West Second SCuth street civ