The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16
TOWN TALK.


The zee keepers Of the county VIII hold
meeting at the Mill Greek ward house
tomorrow at noon.
At the tabernacle services this afternoon
DR.. J. n. Relner, recently from New
York, IS 40 De she speaker. This IS the
nrst time that the gentleman has spoken
IL this city.
Yesterdays clearings We're 331, 2S2, as
compared with $1,000 for the correspond
ing day OF last year. The weeks ciearings
footed Up Si,o90.65l. as against Sl26l, 49, for
the corresponding day OF 1891.
DR.. }. II. Reiner. of New York city. win
address the congregation at the Iaber-
nacle this afternoon. The doctor has
spent some time IL Utah and is a keen
observer. It is expected his address Will
be very Interesting
Chancellor Commander Sonnedecker and
other officers of the Pythian grand lodge
OF Utah VIII pay an official visit TO Rocky
-aoun1ain lodge No; 3, X of P, Thursday
evening. Al knights are cordially in
vited 10 attend the meeting.
The commemorative exercises at the
Webster school in honor OF the birthday
OF DANIEL Webster, which We're set Tor
Tuesday, have been postponed until Fri
oay; fe5- II, the day preceding Lincoln 5
birthday Colonel L. ". TatlOck is on the
programme TO deliver an address.
The board of healths report for the
week shows 26 births and 13 deaths re-
ported. Three bodies were brought into
the city for interment- Two cases of
scarlet fever were reported; IL quarantine
flags are outstanding. covering % cases
OF scarlet fever and one of diphtheria-
County Surveyor Wilkes is having the
assessors maps and plats revised to agree
with the title records in the county re-
cor0er's Office The assessor announces
that al property owners who desire
change OF description of property made
for this years assessment to make appli-
cation 10 him before Feb. 1.
Fifty young men gathered around the
pig open ire places At the Y. NJ c.. A
last evening and had jolly good time
cracking nuts, spinning yarns and singing
college songs. It was the first Of
series of popular Saturday nights. Next
Saturday DR.. Silver. Prof. Tibbals and
Sam Raney will provide the entertain
ment.
About $50 last evening the fire depart
ment was called to the Salt Lake and
Ogden Gas and Electric light works in
the rear of the Tribune building. When
the department arrived there was no ire
to be seem it having been eXtinguished
before they could get there. The blaze
was caused by the crossing of two electric
light wires, which set fire to one OF the
ventilating Shafts. A bucket of water was
sufficient 10 quench the flames, and little
or no damage was done.
Adjutant General Cannon inspected
Battery b at Ogden last evening. Twenty
men reported for the inspection. The bat
terry mas been doing poorly for some time
on account OF insufficient quarters lack
OF fuel and lights. but the adjutant gem
eral has ordered a stove and an electric
VIII be all right in the future. The prop
ertV was found in good condition and the
affairs OF the organization are looking
well. The battery viii adopt a set of by
laws at he next meeting.
The State Historical society will hold a
meeting next Monday night at 7:2o in
Theosophical hall. on West Temple street.
The programme for the occasion includes
addresses by President Franklin D.
Richards Mrs. Ellen Z. Ferguson and
Prof J. T. Kingsbury. There VIII also
OF hr- E0r.r
leader of the fort band. and songs by q
male Qu-rtette consisting of Messrs
James, Lumbar, Sears ana Sharp. The
meeting Is an annual one, and as officers
are u be elected fun attendance Of
charter members is expected
a parry of tourists from Winnipeg ar
rived yesterday at the knutsford. They
are: Il T. Rollin and wife. F A Fair
child ana wife. W W. Mcmillan and wife
hon. Mr.. Young. ana c. Q. YOunf They
left iCy Winnipeg a week ago ana are on
= pleasure trip TO san Diego. from whence
they wiz return to the north in a few
days. Mr. Rollin and AlT. Mcmillan are
nence. The tourists think SALT Lake is
The greatest city in the west and would
rather live here than in any other city
except Winnipeg, which is now u prosper
Gus place OF So. 000 inhabitants.
American Bee Journal: Mr.. e 6
Lovesy, OF Salt Lake county, Utah. lately
sent 70 US two sections of comb honey
and a pint Mason can Of extracted We
believe that all was the whitest honey
we ever saw. and IL was also exceedingly
thick and rich. We imagine il was sweet
clover ~ xed with alfalfa which made a
delicioU~ honey, indeed For such honey
there ought TO be large demand and
ready sale. We wish TO thank Mr. Lovesy
for his thOrThtfulness and generosity.
But it's just ike those Utah people. It's
d way they have 80 our brother reports
who had been spending a month in Utah
and brought the samples OF honey to US
Justice Morris Sommer is about as
hapUV z man can become in this world
Mrs. Sommer gave birth 70 a 12-Dound
boy yesterday afternoon at 4:l5. and court
was At once declared adjourned. Norris
is in ecstacy. Tho music of the heavenly
choir would have no attraction for him
right now, because the wall of his nevy
son and heir discounts, I'm his jud eTneut
any effort on the part of the angelic or
chestra. Mother and child are doing well
AS for AIorris-well he is expected TO be
Htcle err1tic in his judgment for q few
days. This IS due TO the arrival Of the
baby and the fact that his constable Brig.
West, wished him many happy returns OF
the same upon hearing the news