The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-14
BRIEF LOCALS.

Mrs. Lindsay and son left for Liverpool
! last night.
Mrs. William Enabling went to Hough-
ton. Mich. last night.
Judge. Morris Sommer leaves for Nam
moth today on legal business.
James Hause and wife left last night on
the Overland Limited for Louisville, Ky.
DR.. J. NJ. Tanner, president of the Ag-
ricutural college at Logan. is in Salt
Lake.
Oscar L. Wingrove and Nellie Gray,
both of Murray, were married by Justice
kroeger yesterday
The Womens Democratic club excur-
sion 10 Saltair has been postponed from
June 10 TO June 49,
p. H. Lannan leaves this morning for
Chicago to attend the annual meeting of
the Associated Press stockholders.
E. G. WINS returned yesterday from an
extended trip for health and pleasure
through the northwest and California.
The choir at st. Pauls chapel. assisted
by Mr.. Henry Miles. will render Rudyard
Kiplings ''Recessionar' this morning.
John A. Groesbeck, jr., will leave in a
day or two for the Buffalo Hump coun-
try. where he will probably spend the
summer.
A horse attached to a bran new surrey
ran away on State street last evening
The surrey was demolished, but the horse
Was un0uTI.
NJ. ]. Cheesman of Walkers bank
leaves for Europe today. He Will meet
his family there and make a tour of the
continent for rest and pleasure.
Miss Agnes Judge left for St. Louis
last night and her sister Katherine left
for Chicago. They intend to cross the
pond before returning to Salt Lake.
And now the insurance company that
sold Sam Newhouse $4,000 paid-up life
policy and an annuity of 5000 is assidu-
ousiy advertising the fact. 1t is distrib-
uting circular letters with a facsimile of
the Salt Lake mining mans check for
$50 600.
\ farewell reception will be rendered
Bisho. L. C. Hardy in the Second ward
Westinghouse on Friday evening next
prior to his departure for Canada. Sew
eraI large committees are at work and
the affair will be worthy of large at
tendance.
Answering a query from County Attor-
ney Condie of Morgan county, Attorney
General Bishop yesterday rendered an
opinion to the effect that county record
erS are not required TO collect fees for re-
cording the official bonds of any state.
district. precinct or other public officers.
The business transacted by all fire in
surance companies in Utah for the year
1895 is just published in the current num-
Der of the Coast Review. The report
shows $450.1s9 paid in premiums; losses,
23S 262: ratio of losses. 52.9. There are
report and the report made to the state
officials.
The board of directors of the Utah
Commercial * Savings bank reelected
the following officers at their regular an
nual meeting yesterday: Francis Arm
strong. president; =. w. Madsen, vice
president: L. w. Madsen. Thomas W.
Jennings and John r. Winder. jr., ex-
ecutive committee; Joseph Z. Game,
cashier.
Chickenpox and measles are prevalent
in the city and typhoid fever has made
its appearance. OF contagious diseases
under quarantine the board of health re-
ports the existence yet of thirty cases Of
scarlet fever and one of diphtheria. The
births for the week numbered ten and the
deaths nineteen. exclusive OF four bodies
brought from outside the city for inter-
ment.
CITY Treasurer Morris yesterday re-
ceived for redemption four of the belated
municipal bonds. issue of 1883. which were
called in last September. Only one bond
of the face value of Sl.0uD Is now out
standing of the entire 500 c2lled for re-
demDtion. Where il is, no one seems 10
know. but it will probably turn UP some
day soon from New York. Until this bond
is received the remaining one Of the per
cent refunding series will continue TO be
held for safety.
State Auditor Richards yesterday re-
ceived a requisition from the county clerk
of Weber for the states half of that
countys salaries paid to its assessor
treasurer ana attorney and assistants,
for the past quarter, but the requisition
was returned unaudited 1t appeared
that salaries paid to deputy assessors
were more per month than the two-thirds
of the principals limit. and under the
law and the attorney generals ruling. the
figures will have to be scaled down be-
for a warrant for the states half will be
forthcoming.