The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31

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Nellie Vincent wager, Il daughter Of
T. Fl. Vincent OF Provo. is one of the
pluckiest girls who claims this as her
native town.
On April 8 of this year she left
Provo for KlondflSe, accompanied by
her husband, John wager, determined
upon making : fortune at the gold
fields. Today a letter was received by
her father, which stated that she had
arrived safely at Klondike. after a
perilous journey lasting two months
and half. She reached there on June
Is and wrote this letter two days later
Nellie assisted her husband in build
ing boat in which to cross the lakes.
During their journey across one of the
lakes they were oyertaken by a heavy
wind storm. which made them think
that their trip had come to a sad and
abrupt end. but she states that they
worked hard and prayed hard and are
now busily engaged in panning out the
yellow metal
With her energy and constitution it
is safe to say she will return some day
to her parents with goodly supply of
Alaska gold. By the tone of her let
ter she is in happy frame of mind
and is not suffering from the effects Of
her hard journey
Nellie was well liked by all who
knew her here and became an adept
at everything to which she turned her
hand She will be remembered by hav-
ing taken many prizes for her graceful
dancing.
DEMOCRATS MEET.
About rs Democrats met at the
county court house this evening, pur-
suant to a call from Chairman A D.
Cash of the city committee. Mr.. Cash
was elected chairman and Jake Evans
spoke briefly against a non-partisan
election.
Judge Kellogg said he always be-
Heyed in an issue in an election, even
in a municipal election. There were
champion, and he favored a party
ticket.
S. R. Thurman was called for and
said he still believed in a non-partisan
election for the city. but suggested that
the party was not represented suf1-
GENTLY at this meeting and thought
another should be held
owen Smoot said he favored par
tisan election, but thought another
llSSllliSs SAOulQ DS HSlu.
This latter suggestion was adopted
and another meeting will be held on
Thursday evening. when it is expected
there will be a very large attendance.
ACADEMY OPENS.
The Brigham Young academy opened
this morning with Sc names on the roll
and others coming in. This is the
tWenty-second academic year of this
CT IF orai,o<r
the greatest church school in the state.
Entrance examinations continue today
and tomorrow and ON Wednesday in
struction6 will begin in all the Depart
ments. ''s6
There is a notable amount of life in
fused into the city consequent upon the
beginning of the school year Every
year between 800 and 400 students come
here, filing UP all the vacant houses,
and are necessarily required to spend
a consdderabl amount of money. This
year will witness the erection of q, new
building adjoining the academy build
ing, the contracts for which will be let
in the near future.
A AMERICAN FORK YOUTHS FINED.
Walter Adamson and William Green
wood, two young bloods from American
Fork, were brought over to Provo to-
day, charged with ill-using a horse be-
longing to William Craig, and two
horses the property OF Joseph William
SON These animals were taken from
Geneva the evening the Blue Church
came down from Salt Lake and rode
into American Fork, where they were
turned loose.
The boys pleaded guilty to the charge,
at the same time stating that it re
suited from their getting too much
booze. Justice Booth fined each of
them 500. which amount was promptly
paid
Another young man named Henry
Bailey was also accused of this offense,
but he has made himself scarce the
past few days and mas not been ar
rested.
James Rigging, who entered the house
of Nohn F. Beck. of Spanish Fork and
stole "a suit of clothes, came before
Judge Dusenberry this morning, having
waived a preliminary hearing, and
pleaded guilty to the charge of house
breaking. He was sentenced to serve q
term of one year and a half in the state
prison.
James Rainier, the man who stole
Yagon from Bishop Argyle, was also
before the court TO plead, but was al
lowed until Aug. 81 to enter the Same.
The two hobos VINO held uD Albert
and took from him $40 were
given until tomorrow to enter their
CHEWED HIS EAR.
Mike Holleran came down from P.
Y. junction today with his left ear all
chewed up, as a result of a quarrel
with a man named Macarthur. with
whom he has been having some busl-
ness transactions Mikes object in
Provo was to get his financial
affairs in q shape so he could better
understand them, thereby avoiding
these difficulties.
Hon. S. r. Thurman returned last
evening from Yernal looking hale and
hearty.
e. &. Wedgewood went TO Springville
today to attend to some legal matters.
EDMUNDs NOT WORRIED.