The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-26
TOLD BY The G0SSIPS.

He had lived in Emery county for thirty
years and never had visited the city The
landlady Of the Gift House had installed
the old man and mis- wife in one Of the
best rooms of the house, and thought
that he would be satisfied. An hour later
she was surprised by seeing the old
couple with their baggage in the once
Don't the room suit your she ASKED.
Yes, the room ii do; its the rules that
are wrong.
why. them things you've got tackled
up on the door. one rule says that the
gas must not be bowed out, and another
rule SAYS il the gas is left 70 burn an
night II VIII be charged up. DOrthy ana
! thought we'd so where they burn ne.
And this eomes. from the north.
he county clerk Of Box Elder was IN
his office Monday afternoon. wnen ne
Was confronted by a tai gaunt creature
with long bony hands and wrists. with a
Uad OF ginger hair on her mead. f1ef
eye We're gray and had snap IN taem
that was decidedly ugly
Be you the man that keeps the mar
rage bO0ks2" she demanded.
he creature was the pOsseSs0r OF a
set of uneven, tusk-lize teeth. when she
was constantly digging at with her nnser
while she talked, and when assured that
that was the place to find the book she
mumbled.
hen you find out if Jack Peters was
4 search revealed the fact that the
person named had been married TWO
years before
4 thought So" she grunted. Married
Lie Waters. didn't hep
He did. replied the clerk
Wei. I'm Lie. I just called IN to tel
you he's escaped
It is a strange thing. but it is never
theless the fact, that when any Work IS
in progress in this city there are as many
men watching from the sidewalk as en-
proved at the work Down on the corner
OF Second South and Second West yes
terday aftern Don two men and team
were engaged in blowing piece OF land
preparatory to beginning excavation for
p building. On the walk and scattered
over the lOt by actual count there were
twenty-three men, not including boys,
who watched the work on an average or
a half hour each. They can this the
busy, rushing west, yet the combined
time lost was over one week. The men
and team were probably paid s. for the
afternoon The time lost by the watchers
was worth fully five times that amount.
Old Andy Mcdonald was entertaining a
crowd yesterday afternoon, and told the
following story of life in Arizona:
I was down in Jerome. Ariz.,' he be-
gan last spring. and luck was dead
against me. Fact is I was down to 30
cents, and was wondering whether to
guy iuncn or 90 over 10 the faro layout
and put Ii on the high card. l made up
my mind 10 try the high card and left
the hotel for that purpose. When L
reached the door a man stepped up to
me and after passing the time of day,
asked me my business.
" 1 m a gambler, | replied.
1 thought So said the man; and I
am a thief
Il had noticed the man around town
for some time and wondered what he was
dong. Ills confession that ne was q
thief. however did not surprise me.
say. how are you fXed2' ne asked
BAD enough, / answered. i have
only 30 cents in the bank roll
IT'S pretty small but let me have it
and i II make a raise
l gave MIN the money and he went of
and soon bought piece of lead pipe. He
said it Was too small, but that it was the
best ne could 90 for 30 cents. Well Just
at dusk he started out. He picked out q
Zig SWede and waited in an alley until he
came along and reached out with the
pipe. He missed the Swede's head and
MT MIN on the back of the neck. around
which the pipe bent and he ran off down
the street. carrying the pipe with him.
l was standing on the corner when my
raise?'
I made the spiel he said. but he
ran away with the bank roll 3"
Over on the Rapid Transit last night a
man entered the car near the city and
county building. in that state best de-
scribed as three sheets in the wind"
He stood up until the car started, and
then sat down in Iady's lap. Her hus-
band had the offender by the coat collar
IN less time than it takes to tell it. and
when he flung him 10 the seat in the
corner the conclusion caused q Jerk
equal TO the recent earthquake
Two men were standing on the sunny
SIDE of Second South, near Main discuss
ing the appearance Of the ladies that
passed that crowded corner. Their crit
lcisms We're not always mild While they
We're standing there a lady passed. lead
ing a child by the hand. The two were
richly dressed.
III venture to say" remarked one Of
the men. mat that woman thinks more
of her clothing than Of her husband You
can see that by the way she carries her
head. Vanity is marked on every
feature"
The other flushed. but did not answer
Just then the little girl broke away from
h9r mother and came running over to
Where they were standing and called the
silent gentleman papa" The critic
looked biankiy at the child for moment
and remembered that he had an engage
ment TO keep in the Alta block.