The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-11
BRIEF LOCALS.

State Senator A o. Smoot was in the
city yesterday, from Provo.
Z. G. Wins of the banking and invest
morning on an important business trip to
New York. he will be absent about a
month.
John W. Harper, who filed a. petition in
bankruptcy in the United States court
some days ago. was adjudged a bankrupt
yesterday. His case was turned over 10
Referee Baldwin.
The funeral services of Mrs. Robert
Gillespie will take place from her late
residence, $50 Spruce avenue, near Ninth
East and Tenth South. today, at 2:50 p.
m Friends are invited to attend.
United States Marshal Miller yesterday
reported that he had taken possession of
1852 ties in Sewer, Piute and Garfield
counties, in the timber-cutting cases
against the Rio Grande Western railroad
and others.
Orson A. woolley and family will be
rendered a concert and reception in the
Eleventh ward meeting house tomorrow
night, on the eve of their departure on a
mission to Canada. An excellent pro-
gramme has been prepared.
The directors of the American Steam &,
Hand Laundry held a meeting last even
ing and declared dividend No. 1, of 10
cents, on the capital stock of 1850 shares,
payable July 10. The plant is under the
management of Thomas Mathews.
Joseph S. Fowler is very seriously i'll
with infiammatory rheumatism. Several
days since he was obliged to abandon his
position stenographer in Joseph
Geoghegan's office. Mr.. Fowler is pop
ular member of the Polite Debating club.
and his many young friends hope to near
of his speedy recovery.
Mrs. Mary Johnston, mother of Patrol
man Johnston, died at l o'clock this morn
ing, of hemorrhage of the brain Death
was welcome release for Mrs. Johnston
as she had been d constant suHerer Tor
the last five years. No arrangements for
the funeral have been made, but notice
will be given later.
County Commissioner Whitaker yester-
day stated that the resignation of Com
sidered or acted upon by the board for an
indefinite period. 1t is hoped that a favor
able turn in Commissioner Armstrong
condition will enable him TO continue his
services on the board.
Mail Carrier Skidmore. who was taken
to the Holy Cross hospital a number of
weeks ago a raving maniac, is said by
the officials TO be m quiet and supmis-
sive condition, and the opinion is eX-
pressed that he has strong chances OF re
coVery as soon as the wound attending
the recent operation is healed.
BERTHE May Todd appeared in Justice
Sommers court yesterday, to answer
charge of incorriglbility. She is a viva
cious 15-year-old, and smilingly told jus
tice Sommer that she had no friends. He
fixed Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock as
the time for her examination. and APP
pointed Attorney ID. S. Trueman to defend
her.
The Veteran Volunteer Firemen's asso-
citation Will hold a special meeting at their
hail. 40 East South Temple street, on
Monday evening, June u. to perfect de-
tails regarding their torchlight procession
for Monday night, June Is, and for Vet
LNira dow af I Na6n
day, June q. All members are requested
to be present
San Juan county. by its board of COM
missioners. is the first county TO make
requiSition to the state auditor for funds
appropriated by the recent legislature for
prosecutions. This county's share of the
appropriation is $1,000, but other counties
have claims much larger in amount Inc
desired warrant on the treasury was is.
sued yesterday.
Copies of the final order in the United
States court for the Nebraska district,
discharging Oliver w. Mink S. H. III.
Clark and others as receivers of the Boise
City Railway & Terminal company ana OF
the Union Land company, We're filed in
the United States court yesterday after
noon. These were branches of the Union
Pacific. and the law requires that the or
der shall be filed in every United States
court whose jurisdiction the Union Pacific
touches.
Superintendent Caine of the waterworks
department warns parents that they
should forbid their children wandering up
City Creek canyon and tempting fate by
getting into the turbulent stream. Two
summers ago a couple of youngsters fell
in and were drowned, and in the present
high stage of the water, death Will surely
be the lot of any child who loses its foot
ing and falls into the creek. The Superln-
tendent yesterday caught some small boys
playing on the creek bank and sent them
home before accident befell them
County Fruit Tree Inspector Sorenson
wishes to correct an erroneous impression
which orchardists have entertained since
reading the published report of the advice
given by Secretary Wright of the state
board of horticulture in the matter of
spraying fruit trees with strong lime
water. The inspector states that the cor
rect construction to place upon Secretary
Wright's advice is TO use lime wafer
mixed with other misunderstanding agen--
lies. but the formulate prescribed should
be followed. or additional instructions OBJ
.ained from the horticultural bureaus.