The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-22
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Charles Ercanbrack is building a hand
some residence on Fish avenue. which win
be ready for occupancy in a few days,
says the Silver City Star. The gentle
man must be getting along swimmingiy.
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The Logan Nation and its contemporary,
the journal. are engaging in slightly per-
Nation says: IF a newspaper happens
TO say a good word for the editor of the
Nation, the befogged Journal scribe takes
II as deadly Insult
Logan has had hard luck with the three
hohoes who populate its Jail. An attempt
was made the other day to induce them to
work ON the streets of the city, but the
Willies SHE'D violently at the prospect and
Officer Vic Crockett, who constitutes the
police department, has been unable 10 de-
wise any successful compulsory measure
The closing of the schools throughout
the state is giving the editors chance 10
exploit their poetic veins. Recent issues
OF breezy little couples about standing
with reluctant feet. where the brook and
river meet, and SO on down the line.
Here is a startling item from the Muir
ray Eagle: Eric Nelson is the happiest
man in town. he informs us that his
wife. the late Sarah Dowding, gaze birth
to an eight-pound daughter May y. at
The Davis County Clipper. in speaking
of the number of people who attended a
me- meeting, says quite a few were ' 3a1
kee who inquired of a southerner the dis
lance to certain point. It's right
smart piece, was the reply. And how
far Is right smart piece the Yankee
persisted. "Oh, was the reply. It's
about as far as one of your consider
ableS'."
Editor Littlefield of the Utah State
Journal at Ogden and Editor Glassnan OF
the Standard are tossing bouquets at each
other these days. This is Brother Littie-
edition of the Ogden Standard made it's
appearance Yesterday, under the appro-
pirate title of The Fake 1t is quite an
Improvement (as a fake) over the daily
edition OF the same meaSly concern. ~
offers to do legal advertising at rat
rates, which any paper that pays pauper
prices for labor can afford to do. Great
papers are the daily and weekly rake
They can probably be utilized for neces-
sary purpose when the days get warmer
and the fruit over-ripe-'
Mercur is TO have a curfew ordinance.
The Miner thinks it is an infringement OF
personal liberty 20 keep children off the
streets between specified hours. but adj
rlitS that members of the tin can brl-
gade" ought TO be sharply edalt with.
Baseball fans generally will be interest
ed in hearing of a contest between the
The former won by a score of a TO A.
One man made a home run on three
strikes. and the most remarkable feature
of the game seems to have been that any
body ever got put out.
Frank NJ. Pinneo. late publisher of the
Coalville Times is now an all-around as
sistant in the publication of the Bingham
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from Coalville to the "Old Reliable"
N w. Mcleod, formerly a well-known
Utah newspaper man. has taken charge
ada:
The Salina Press is guilty of this:
Now the crops are duly planted,
And ere long well want to go
To the fields and be enchanted
BY mere listening to them grow.
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Mdntis population is worked up over
the fact that m eagle alishted on the PIN
nacle of the east tower of the temple not
long ago. IL was recalled that just before
the Richfield temple was destroyed by ire,
an eagle perched on one of its towers for
a few moments. If the supersttious peo-
Pile in Manti have their way, double pre-
cautions against fire will be taken until
the "kyboSh' is dispelled-
tory is about the best district in Utah:
The following may cause an influx or
labor seekers. Says the Banner: There
need be no idle men In this vicinity this
year, for work in all lines seems TO be
plentiful. The builders have all they can
attend 10. and the factory improvements
give work to quite a. number more Other
districts are recognizing the fact that We
are the leaders in the cultivation of the
sugar beet. and requests are coming for
help which we are unable to supply
There should be no idle men or boys on
our streets these days, for there is work
for all who want it. This is a splendid
condition of affairs and means prosperity
for this community
Bear river is said to be rising RAPIDLY
says the Rich Roundup. 1t is 40 longer
safe to ford. Now at what place will the
first drowning for the season take place?
1t seems that Bear river claims several
victims each year. The boys who delight
to swim their ponies across are likely 10
be called upon to furnish a victim TO ap-
pease the evil spirit Of the river.
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Editor Gordon of the Logan Journal
thus comments on n recent appointment:
Governor Wells has appointed Hon. w.
G.. Nebeker as his commissioner to the
Peace congress. ThiS-from an intimate
with the family-seems TO
us TO be a strange appointment Had il
been to a scrapping congress. assembled
TO determine which nation was next on
the list for a whipping. no more appro
pirate appointment could have been
made"