The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-23
TOWN TALK.

Mrs. Diana b. Cooper of Minneapolis is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Timothy
Egan.
Attorney General Bishop. who has been
in Omaha and other points east for the
past two weeks, has returned.
The leave Of absence granted to Major
Alfred c. Marl1ley, Twenty-fourth in
fantry, has been extended 40 days.
Miss May Clark and Mr. Alfred Pinney
boih of this city, were united in mar
riage yesterday by Justice McMaster.
Elgin Travis was thrown from his bicy-
Gle on First South street yesterday after
noon and painfully, though not seriously
injured.
Sheriff Turner of Cache county brought
John p Simonsen to the state prison last
evening TO serve out a years sentence on
a conviction of forgery.
E. H Heritage of Mercur, who has
Deen confined TO his room for the past
few days with sickness, is improving
rapidly, ana viii soon be able to return
home.
Yesterdays clearings We're S29S, 543 as
compared with $210.6S for the correspond
ing day of last year. The weeks clear
ings footed up 81, 500. 03I, as against 81, 763,-
SA for the same week OF 1891.
Gerold p, son of Attorney and Mrs. a.
P. Taylor died, last night aged years
place at 4:SO D. m today from the family
residence, 122S South Ninth East.
The Home Fire Insurance company has
received word of the burning of the
meeting house at Mink Creek. Ida The
building was insured in the Home COM
pany for $500 and AdiuStOr y. p. Wells
has gone TO Idaho to settle the loss.
By direction of the assistant secretary
of war, Sergeant William Thornton,
signal corps u. S. army, now at Fort
Crook. Nebraska, has been ordered to
Price. Utah. to assume charge of the
United States military telegraph office at
that point.
Ronald Morrison. who resides at 1903
East Second South street. returned from
the Klondike yesterday, where he has
been for the past year. Mr.. Morrison
brought some large nuggets with him as
evidence of the gold TO be found IN that
country.
A special meeting OF the Red Cross so
ciety for the election of officers and the
transaction of other important business
Is called by the secretary, Mrs J. WASH
Young, for Monday at 5 p. m. in the coun-
ell chamber in the city and county build
ing. 4 full attendance is especially de-
sired.
During the past week Z. c. NJ. I dis
tributed in the neighI orhood of $4,000 as
a dividend TO its stockholders. The State
Bank Of Utah, Clark Eldredge q Co.,
Thatcher Bros Banking Co. Of Logan,
and the Provo Woonen Mills CO. are other
institutions which have paid dividends
within q short period.
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred c. Girard
formerly stationed at Fort Douglas. has
been assigned TO the Second army corps,
as chief surgeon, with headquarters at
Augusta Ga. Major Walter ~ Wright
of the Sixteenth infantry has been as
signed to the staff position of chief com
mlssary of subsistence for the First di-
vision OF the Second corps under Major
General s. 3. NJ. Young.
DR.. T. George Oden, who, for some time
past, has been acting as assistant sur
geon on the United States ship Caesar in
Puerto Rico. has obtained his discharge,
being mustered out in accordance with
the recent order regarding volunteers
Mr. Odell will return at once TO finish
his course at the Medical University Of
Pennsylvania, and he expects to enter
the naval service year hence.
The report Of the board of health for
the week ended yesterday shows L births
during the week, six males and six fe-
males Eleven deaths We're reported
seven being males and four females
Bodies brought to Salt Lake from outside
cities for interment numbered four, while
contagious disease flags outstanding
reached eight. and covered u cases of
scarlet fever and one Of diphtheria. Four
cases OF typhoid fever were reported.
The Gentlemen's Pastime Athletic club
Is arranging 1Or q grand opening OF their
new quarters in the old High school
building on South Temple between West
Temple and Richards streets on Monday
evening. Nov. Z. The programme will
Smith. who styles himself the champion
lightweight OF Utah. and William Jones.
a colored lad from St Louis. There VIII
also be several preliminary bouts between
local boxers. as well as exhibitions of
club swinging and acrobatic work.