The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
BRIEF LOCALS.

was taken down with scarlet fever yes
terday. The house was tagged by the
quarantine inspector
PETITION FOR RELEASE.-In the
Snited States court yesterday Oscar
eiroscheh filed petition for release from
bankruptcy. A hearing will be had on
II one day next week.
SAW THE FIGHT:-M. ]. O'Meara
writes from New York of attending the
Jeffries-Sharkey fight in company with a
gentleman friend from Wall street the
TWO seats costing A4-
ADDED ANOTHER RELIC.@The State
its list of historic relics in the gate taken
from the old wall in front of the Lion
House and church offices.
CANvASSING BOARD.-City Recorder
Backman yesterday notified the members
of the city council TO meet Monday noon
TO canvass the returns of the municipal
election. The canvassing boards duties
Will probably occupy three or four days.
HEARING POSTPoNED.-At- the re-
quest of w. r. Hutchinson. who has
been retained for the defense, the case
against ID, n. Mayo. on q. charge of prac-
ticing medicine without a license, will be
heard Wednesday, instead of tomorrow,
as was expected.
CLUB MEETING.-The Ladies Demo-
cratic club will hold its regular meeting
in basement of the city and county build
ing. The annual election of officers Will
take place and a large attendance is ur-
gently requested.
MEETING OF CREDITORS.-A meet
ing OF the creditors of Alexander l.
Wyatt, who was adjudged bankrupt in
the United States court some months
ago, will be held in the Office of Referee
in Bankruptcy Baldwin Nov. 81 at 10
o'clock in the morning.
SNEAK THIEF CAUGHT. : George
Baxter essayed the role of a sneak thief
last evening, lodging behind the bar of a
Commercial street saloon and emerging
with a box of perfectos under his arm.
Officer Hemple pinched him and he was
booked for petit larceny.
SENT BACK TO ASYLUM.-Elizabeth
Cheatam, who was taken into custody
Friday or the charge of insanity was
returned TO the asylum at Provo yester-
day 1t Is not long since she was dis
charged as cured. put her affliction re-
turned TO her in a more violent FORM
SUIT AGAINST LOWER. G. Wilson
yesterday filed a suit against De Witt b.
Lowe for $3.50. He also filed an aft
ants seat on the Salt Lake stock ex
change. Mr.. Wilson claims that the de-
PENDANT owes him the amount named on
stock transactions.
DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED.-A
recent order of the war department di-
reefs the discharge, without honor, of
Private James L. Simms of company b,
Twenty-fourth infantry. SiIems was for
is now serving sentence of imprison-
ment at the hands of the civil authorities
near Vancouver barracks, Washington.
CoNDUITS BEING PUsHED.-The
conduits for the underground telephone
wires are being rapidly laid under State
street. The work has already progressed
to within half a block of the knutSfOrd
hotel and will be completed on that street
next week: 1t is the intention of the
company also to get the wires buried on
Third South before that street is paved.
WEEKLY HEALTH REPORT.-The
number of contagious diseases under
quarantine last week decreased to thirty
seven. in thirty-two homes. Three cases
cough were reported to the health de-
partment. The deaths numbered nine, eX-
elusive of three bodies brought from out
side the city for interment, and twenty
four births were reported.
WEST SIDsRS PROTEST.-A mass
meeting of residents and property owners
in the western part of the city has been
called for Monday evening at the Six
teenth ward meeting house to consider de-.
the propriety of protesting TO the city
council against the proposed closing OF
South Temple street from Third to Fourth
West by the oregon Short Line railroad
in connection with its franchise TO ap-
proach the Union depot on Fourth West
street
TAXPAYERS RUSH.-Probably thou
sand persons called at the county treas
urer's office yesterday to pay their taxes
In the aggregate the amount taken IN
was not Vers, large. but the next three
days will see a bigger rush than ever
The big payments will come on Wednes-
day, delinquent day. To date about
third of the million dollars TO collect has
come in. Treasurer Lynch's expert staff
disposed of the procession of taxpayers
in remarkably quick time.
PRESENTED WITH A CHAIR.-As a
token of their appreciation of his twenty
three years of service as superintendent
of the Ninth ward Sunday school, Thorn
as Gerard was on Friday night present
ed with 4 handsome leather arm chair.
The presentation was made by the
Dishopric, SUPPLEMENTARY. teachers ana
pupils of the school. from which Mr.. Ger
rard recently retired. The affair was a
complete surprise 10 the recipient. His
friends gathered at his residence to make
the presentation and most enjoyable
evening was spent.
DELIVERY WAGON DAMAGED.-A
delivery wagon of the Syms Titan Grocer
company came in contact with Rapid
Transit street car on. Third West and
First North about dusk last evening. by
stroke of good luck nobody being in
jured The dummy was approaching in
one direction and the car was coming in
another. confusing the driver to the ex-
tent that a stop was made on the street
car track with the car short distance
away. Brakes We're applied with visor
and the car bumped lightly against the
vehicle. The only damage done was to
the axle of the wagon, which can be re-
placed for 81
Utah Commercial and Savings Bank.
General banking business; interest
paid on savings deposits. w. +. Arm
L. 30,