The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-22
TOWN TALK.

A meeting of the Free Lance society Will
he held at II o'clock this morning at the
Commercial block.
All members of the national guard are
requested to report at the arnory az / p.
m today TO attend the funeral of the late
Sriyate ". j. Mchendra.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Sarah +.
Specy will be held at the Sixteenth ward
meetlng house today at p m The re-
mains may be viewed at the residence
IInTn unull = M
Yesterdays clearngs were s2l3, 499, as
compared with $lSS,924 for the same day
of last year The week clearings footed
up sl,290.I7S as compared with 81. 049. 029
Tor the corresponding week of 1896.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day by the county clerk to Meyer Krupp,
aged IS. of Salt Lake City, and Fannie
Ruben, aged 20 of Harrisburg, Penn.
and TO Frank Ha6ley, aged q. and
Pauline Christensen, aged IS, both of
Salt Lake City.
J. J. Acomb j. Burton William Leader
and J. NJ. Wood were arraigned gester-
day before Justice McAIaster on COM
paint of Frank H. Rudy, charged with
unlawfully seining fish in the Jordan
recognizances to appear Monday after
noon for trial.
The report of the board of health for
last week shows as follows: Births. %;
males. 8; females. Sc; deaths, males. 4;
females. 5; contagious disease flags out
standing, 5; scarlet fever, 3 cases in one
house; diphtheria, cases; infectious
diseases reported. Il; typhoid fever. 8;
whooping cough, ?.
John Stubbs of the Municipal league.
who now styles himself the tramp orator
of the west. announces that 3le will
speak at the corner of Third South and
Main streets ON Tuesday evening on GOV
eminent by Injunction and the Coming
Crisis and win present resolutions in
favor of the eastern coal miners.
The remains of Archie Buchanan. the
Salt Lake lad who was accidently killed
on the railroad a few DAYS ago. will be
will ar9ive here Tuesday morning. The
funeral VIII take place at the family
on Tuesday at p. m. Friends are
respectfully invited to attend.
School teachers spent yesterday at Salt
air. and q. lecture by DR.. G. Stanley Hall
was she leading attraction ON the bills.
Iiee doctor came Up from Provo accompa-
MED by large delegation of teachers
from iJihe conjoint institute lately con-
Guided at Provo. The day was spent very
pleasantly. The doctor makes his last an
pe2ralce ia Salt Lake tonight at the
tabernacle.
Articles of Incorporation of the Hoover
Drug company were filed yesterday with
the county cierl1 The capital stock is
placed at $780, divided into $50 SO shares.
"'ne incor9orators and officers are ]. T.
Donnellan, president; John 3. Ingram.
vice president; K. J. Hoover. secretary
Letcher and W. W. Stoddard form the
board of directors. The companys bust
ness Is located in this city.
A very happy crowd of young men as
Sen1hled in the 7 NJ. c. A parlors last
evening TO receive tina prizes rhey had
zg7a2 tn the recent road race. Mr.. E g.
RogRon, chairman Of the athletic com
r.aittee. presented the prizes begfnaife q
with young EdmGnds TO whom was given
the Waverly bicycle. After the speech
making, she young men had a pleasant
feast and some excellent music, includ-
ing some college songs, in which the boys
joined most heartily.
This from the Brigham City Bugier
may set some people to guessing: 1T is
told on pretty good authority that a
prominent Salt Lake divine has resigned
his position there. which ne has held for
many long years. and will move east. The
amusing part comes in when you come
no the cause of this unusual act; two of
mis- daughters have just announced their
engagement to marry two young Nor
monsi Great heavens. what Situafioni
but in preference to fight we would
recommend suicide
Superintendent Wallace is figuring on a
plan TO have the street sDrinking carts
draw from the water mains early in the
mornings and after night fan. Re be-
Eeves this will be rendered necessary the
balance of the dry season to bridge over
the difficulty of scarcity of water if the
detectives now in the field do not sue
coed in successfully stopping the eX-
trayagant waste and malicious use of
water by the public 10 the detriment of
water users on the top floors of high
buildings and those who reside on the
bench. Yesterday the pressure in the
mains scarcely exceeded so pounds.
The vigilance of the sheriff's Office mas
resulted IN the recovery of a lot of stolen
castings, sold for junk and nearly a ton
of new stove iron. awaiting identification
bo the owners. q lot of castings from
Miller's grist mill at Murray was re-
ported stolen, and while locating its
destination at a junk establishment on
lower State street Deputy Sheriffs Can
non and Burt captured a load of stuff
that the officers We're not looking for In
addition, the sleuths captured q horse
and wagon that hauled in the stuff, and
with the outfit as clue they started out
TO find the thieves who had flown before
the officers arrived upon the scene Al
lowing the horse to travel as its inclina-
ton prompted. the officers soon came TO
the home of the vehicles owner O. K
Post of 125 South Eleventh street Mr..
Post readily explained to the officers
satisfaction that he had hired the rig to
Ineersoll and julius Erickson. two
youths who have earned reputation for
petty pilfering. and now the deputies are
l1pon the trail of the Reform school
graduates with a good prospect of cap
turing them before the dog days are over.