The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-19
TOWN TALK.

The Misses Sadler entertain at a Ken
sington tea on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs MarteIl was arrested yesterday on
a charge of being drunk and disturbing
the peace
The Colts of Salt Lake, played the Mil
Creek team at Calder's yesterday waning
by a score of 10 to 2.
The usual Sunday services at the Y
NJ. c. A. viii not be held this afternoon,
on account of the mass meeting at the
Congregational church.
Yesterday was another record-breaker
for warm weather. At 6 o'clock in the
morning the thermometer registered &c,
while the maximum was 90, and the aver
age for the day was Z.
Yesterdays clearings were s221, 231 as
compared with $1S9.S $40 for the same day
of last year. The weeks clearings footed
up SIG S.737. as against s1,S27,77S for The
corresponding week OF 1897.
All ladies interested in the Red Cross
entertainment TO be given at the Ladies
Literary club house on July 4. are re-
Quested TO meet with the committee on
organization at the club house on We'd
nesday, June p, at 10 q. m.
The report of the board of health for
the week shows Is births and Z deaths
exclusive of bodies brought to the city
for interment from outside places.
Twelve cases of scarlet fever. in nine
families are in existence, but the city is
free from infectious diseases
The Jordan Driving club will give faces
at Agricultural park on July 4. The pro-
gramme is TO consist of a mixed race,
trotters and PAGERS. for purse of $50.
q special free for all trot and pace, $50
<hree-eighths of a mile and repeat run
ming race, $50. and a half mile and repeat
running race, S75.
The case of John Madsen charged with
robbery. was yesterday called in police
court. It is alleged that he forcibly took
a small sum of money from the person
of one ADJUST. The evidence introduced
was considered sufficient by Judge Tim
mony to warrant Madsen's being held for
trial. He was bound over to the district
court in the sum of $500
At the instance of numerous level-head-
ed wheelmen, President G. S. Wilkes of
the Social Wheel club has informed the
city council that a delegation from the
club desires to be heard before the pro-
posed amended bicycle ordinance is pass
ed. They contend that a proper enforce
.aent OF the present ordinance against the
ScOrcherS would obViate the necessity of
denying them sidewalk privileges outside
of the paved district, and furthermore,
would make it unnecessary for the con-
siderate wheelman to be punished, as it
were. along with those who have no re-
spect for the rights of footmen.
Sherman Witcher. the young son of Mr.
and Mrs. William II. Reading, of Center
VILE died at an early hour yesterday
morning, at the age of two years and
nine months. Some time ago the little
one was poisoned by the eating of green
apricots, and had barely recovered from
this when he was stricken with pneu-
monia. Even then he made valiant
fight for life, and those who were near
TO him thought that their work was about
to be productive Of good results. when
change for the worse set in and within a
Very brief time all was over The in
terment whip robably take place iD this
city tomorrow.
j. A. Bayles. representative of the Wag-
ner Palace Car company, entered a Protest
before the state board of equalization
yesterday against the assessment placed
on their property by, the board. He ex-
planned the routes and mileage of the COM
pany. u show that Utah was only enti-
tied to two cars in assessing taxes. He
stated that it was not the desire of the
only being asked Protests were also re-
ceived from the Western Stovel Car COM
pany, Union Pacific Railroad company,
Central Pacific Railroad company, Salt
Lake & Mercur Railroad company. The
board viii probably act on the protests
Monday.
An INDECENT stranger called upon Clerk
Palmer of the supreme court yesterday in
search Of Q clerical position. So favorably
impressed was the clerk with the visitor
that he begged him to wait till he made
telephone inquiry whether the position in
view was still vacant. To Clerk Palmer's
surprise. when he returned from the tele-
phone. the stranger had flown. Now the
benefactOr believes that the stranger
made his retreat TO avoid. as he appar-
entity suspected, arrest by the police for
vagrancy. Clerk Palmer never before be-
doubtless also the impecunious man out
OF job feels the same way, but never
theless, without reason.
The Rev. A e. Simpson, pastor of the
Gospel tabernacle. New York City, one OF
the most remarkable religious leaders of
the present day, viii preach this fore
noon at the First Methodist church and
in the First Congregational church this
afternoon at 800 The latter meeting takes
the place of the one previously announced
TO be held at the Second NJ E. church.
the change being made TO allow greater
number To attend. DR.. Simpson rushes
O. score of enterprises with great energy
and efficiency along evangeHstic lines.
His Beracoh home at New York is a
wonderful institution. A home for rest
for Christian workers. It is conducted on
faith lines and is open to all Christian
workers with or without pay. DIR. Simp-
son also conducts large orphanage, also
a home for inebriates. In missionary work
he supplies the means whereby hundreds
Of missionaries are sustained in all parts
Of the globe. be is an earnest speaker
and irnpresses all who hear him