The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-06
TOWN TALK.


John B. Almond, ar old and respected
citizen who came to Utah in lS5l, dled a.
his home on Second South street yester-
day afternoon.
Yesterdays meeting of the Salt Lake
County horticultural society was ad-
journed for one month on account of the
small attendance.
Burcham Harding of New York will
speak before the Theosophical society al
His subject will be Universal Brother
hood"
Members of the Union Glee club are re-
quested TO meet at the east gate mouse OF
the Temple block, tomorrow, Monday, at
j. m, to rehearse Tor Speclal occd-
sion. c. J. Thomas.
The annual meeting of the Volunteer
Veteran Firemen's association Will De held
at the Veteran Firemen's hall on Monday
evening next for the purpose OF electlnS
officers for the ensuing year.
Yesterdays clearings were S266.97S, as
compared with SIG, 6I6, for the correspond
ing day of last year. The weeks clear
ings footed up S1,S49,S $50 as against $l,z42,-
36l for the same week OF 1891
The health departments report for the
week shows 50 births and deaths. Four-
teen quarantine flags, covering II cases
Of scarlet fever and of diphtheria, are
outstanding. One case OF whipping cough
was reported
L. H. Dale, the plumber who received
such serious injuries the middle OF the
week by coming in contact with the
shafting and betting in the Domestlc
laundry, is slowly recovering, although
he is still bed-ridden.
John Axton of the Y. N. c. A. received
a telegram from Mr.. c. H. Parsons, who
is at present in Pasadena, stating that
Mrs. Parsons is slightly improved, but
that her daughter. Daisy is not expected
to live. Mrs. Parsons affection IS tuDer-
PTllnGfS The little girl has some brain
trouble
Richard Mclaughlin, a recent arrival
from Canada, was taken into custody by
Sheriff Lewis yesterday on charge of
Alexander. The accused Is an epilepuc
subject and his case will be examined on
Monday.
The funeral of the late George Walton
will be held at o'clock this afternoon,
from the undertaking parlors OF Evans,
Under the auspices of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. Friends of the deceased
are invited to attend these services.
c. ". Sells. general manager Of the
Manitou and Pixies Peak cog wheel road,
accompanied by his uncle, u. w Sells OF
New York. arrived at the Knutsford last
evening on q visit. The former is q son
of ex-Justice Sells and spent many days
of his youth iE this city. Mr.. Z. w.
Sells is a son Of the late Colonel Elijah
Sells.
Attorney II. A. Smith has brought suit
in the Office of the justice of the peace
of Sugar House ward to compel the pay
Inent of his fee fer defending Eddington,
the man who killed Martin Mock at Sandy
some time ago. The complaint sets up
that Eddingheld did not pay the fee and
that same is still due Eddington IS in
the penitentiary a this time.
The Jewish Sabbath school meets every
Sunday morning at 1890 in the Temple of
Honor hell. room % DeSeret bank build
ing. All Jewish children are invited to
attend. On Monday next the children Will
be given a party by B. F. PeixottO lodge
No. 421 l. o. O. B. to celebrated the feast
of Purim. The same Will take place at
Landrum's hall from to in the after
noon. William @. Waters.
The All Halloy7s and National Guard
football teams played a closely contested
association game on the All Hallows
grounds yesterday, which ended in q
victory for the college boys by a score of
2 to 0. Some clever and strong team work
was shown on both sides and the sport
was enjoyed by large crowd. Mr.. VIII
son of the n. G. [. team expects to ar
range for another game within the next
few weeks.
a little disturbance was created at yes
terdays matinee in the theatre by
woman refusing to remove her hat when
politely requested so to do by an usher.
The Offending woman defied ali the pow
ers behind the anti-high-hat law and the
rules OF the house. The claim that her
age exempted her from obedience was
conceded after the attaches hac con-
cluded that she had been sufficiently
Inundated in the eyes of the audience.
The secnd debate in the championship
series between the James a. Garfield
Lyceum and the Polite cub viii be held
next Friday in the auditorium Of the First
Cor gregation church. The question is.
Resolved. That the Present Jury System
be Abolished Messers. Eberhardt,
Squi-es and Shaw Of the Garfield LyceUm
will represent the affirmative and Nessrs. /
Scu.es. Johnson and Matthews will up
hold the present system for the Polite
club.
County Clerk Dunbar has received two
Whereabouts Of two former residents of
Salt Lake county. but owing to lack of
information the clerk can make no reply. I
c. i. DOGghmal Of 911 Sixteenth street /
Des MOiues. Ia. desires 10 know some
thing about his uncle. Samuel Doughman
whom h last heard from five years ago. /
+. 5. Johnson Of Sandwich, Ill. wants 10
communicate with the family of Willis
Smith who formerly lived in Little Cot
tonwo0d canyon
Captain D +. Slower. the veteran of
two wars. who lives over in Stockton. mas
come to tie city to recUDerate. The old !
man has been in and has lost about Is or
% pounds of flesh. which makes him look /
very thin He vas on the street yeSter-
day enjoying the sunshine and quantity
reInarSed that he would Ike TO live to
zee the beginning or another war. when I
ne would be willing TO end his days The
ola man has whole lot of friends who
would Ike 10 see him live longer than the /
beginning of the war or its end, if the
fight Is 10 he with Spain.
Last evening at e:i5. a can Of turpentine |
ard OIL. which sat near the stove in the |
Kitchen OF Herman Bodmer's residence at |
3SS East Second South street. became |
ieflited and threatened 10 burn the house. |
a telephone message called the fire de- 1
partment 10 the scene and the boys re- |
sDonded promptly and quickly In the 1
meantime Mr.. Bodmer picked up the /
burning can and carried it out doors In 4
1oing so he burned his hand very badly !
which made very painful wound. When !
the E-e department arrived il was found !
that all % the fire was out and theE /
services were not needed. Other than |
scorching the woodwork, near where the /
can sat, there was no damage done.
Utah Commercial and Savings Bank /
General banking business; interest |
paid on savings deposits F. Armstrong, /
,racfdauf. T = Jennings caShiar. 81 /