The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
TOWN TALK.

Arthur Stringfellow c-optemplates going
to Alaska in the spring.
Mrs. Louise c.. Koenen Taylor, who re-
Gently married. was retired as matron of
the Orphans home, a position she held for
over Two years, and now resides IN the
Constitution building.
Yesterdays clearings were S26O.2S1. as
compared with SlS4,U55 Tor the correspond
ing day Of last year. The weeks clear
u g were M-55L390, as against $l,Ol4,S6f Tor
The corresponding week OF last year.
On the question whether a county board
of equalization has authority TO aDate
taxes of INDECENT persons, Attorney Cen
eral Bishop has rendered County Attorney
Warf of Carbon count an opinion to the
effect tnat all such abatements are uncon-
~stituuonal and void.
The missing express wagon owned by
Arthur Corn1orth and in charge OF Jonn
Ramsey, IT., has turned up al right Inc
expressInan had simply driven TO Big Col
IonWood, and Nj. COrnfOruh, not being
aware of this, thought the outht might
have been stolen and reported IL
The report of the board of health for
the week shows nine deaths, exclusive OF
i've bodies brought from outside the city
for interment. Two cases OF infectious
disease We're reported, one of typhoid fe-
Yer and one of Whooping cough. Four
teen contagious disease flags are outstand-
ing, representing II cases of scarlet fever
and one case OF diphtheria.
The Y. NJ. c. 4. held their annual meet
4L4z -1EA lA4eA4I ~ i4E CACINAOAA VI AC
TO serve Tor the ensuing three years.
About D members attended the meeting,
and their selections for directors We're;
F. B. Stephens. Frank Pierce Russell. L.
Tracy, Hudson Smith, DR.. 9. O. Piummer.
a president will be selected by the board:
Or. Silver, the outgoing president, read
an elaborate report of work performed
during the year by the association.
The heavy fall of snow which occurred
between S and 10 o'clock last evening
greatly impeded street travel, so much so
that the street cars were unable TO run
Tor a time, and up TO midnight, the usual
hour of stopping, the service on most lines
was Intermittent The snow ploW WAS
out on the Salt Lake City line and cleared
the tracks as far as might be, but people
who attended the theatres had consider
able difficulty in reaching their homes.
Ex-Governor a. L. Thomas. who will
soon assume the duties of postmaster, has
forwarded to Washington his bond in the
sum OF $4,000. although the amount liked
by the government is only $4,000. His
sureties are ". S. Mccormick. $4,000;
j. z. Dooly, $4,000; j. j. DAILY, 5000; j.
NJ Stout, $4,000, and James Chapman
$4,000. As soon as the bond reaches
Washington, the commission will be for
warded.
AT the conclusion of the hours of en-
ployment last evening, all the employees
Of the dry goods house of F. Auerbach *
Bro formed in line and marched over TO
Plum alley, for the purpose of witnessing
a celebration of the Chinese New Year.
The methods employed by the Celestials,
while somewhat startling IN their nature,
were nevertheless amusing to the clerks,
and when it was time TO leave, each one
did so with regret at not being able to
stay the other two weeks and see the
celebration finished
President Simon Bamberger, who re-
Gently made such a generous donation of
coal. flour, etc, to the deserving poor, is
receiving some inquiries as to why the
applications for relief have not been filed.
The answer is that the applications are so
numerous that it is taking considerable
time to reach them all, and, although Mr..
Bamberger realizes as fully as any one
that in such cases he gives twice who
gives quickly. it Will be impossible to
make a complete distribution and ill all
applications for some days yet.