The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.

ADJUDGED A BANKRUPT
der Il Poulson was yesterday adjudged q
bankrupt by Judge Marshall, and the
matter referred to Referee George Chris
Jensen at Mt. Pleasant, Utah.
FAREWELL RECEPTION.-A farewell
reception viii be given at the Eighth
day, oct. 10, to George Simms, who de-
parts a mission to Oregon Oct. IL.
FOR CONFERENCE vIsITORs.-For
The accommodation of conference travel;
tonight, leaving at sos, through to Mil
ford. An opera excursion will be run to
Ogden Friday night
CONFESSED TO ,THEFT-Charles
Nelson a petit thief who stole an over
coat from a Short Line train at the de-
pot last evening, was caught by the rail-
police. The coat was the property OF
Sheriff Lane of Weber county Nelson
confessed TO Che theft and returned the
coat.
be a meeting OF the Volunteer FireEnen's
association at the veterans hall, 40 East
Brigham street, Monday evening at 8
o'clock. There will be matters OF special
interest to come before the meeting, and
all volunteer firemen are requested by
the president to attend
HIS OVERCOAT STOLEN.-Davis
Cook from East Bountiful reported to the
police last evening that his overcOat had
been stolen from his buggy at the taber-
nacle- Mr. Cook LETT his coat under the
seat of the buggy while he went in search
of Something 10 eat, between services
and when he returned the coat was gone.
DROWNING OF AN ELDER.-A teIe-
gram received by Ben E. Rich last night
from Chattanooga announced that Elder
~, Idaho, had been drowned in the Oco-
nee river, ia Georgia The body had not
been recovered when the telegram was
sent. Elder Bronson WAS single man,
and left for his mission about eighteen
months ago.
DIR. MILLSPAUGH AT wINONA.zA
report has been current that Dr. ] r
E4illspaugh, formerly superb cendent of
the schools Of this city. had accepted the
superintendency of the St. Paul public
schools at an annual salary of 5000. A
friend OF the doctor here has received a
letter from him, dated Oct. 2, and sent
from YinOna, Mimi, showing that DR.
Milispaugh is still president of the Wi
nOG% normal school
WEEKLY HEALTH REPORT.-Ten
new cases of typhoid fever developed last
week, making thirty-one now in the CITY
Not single case OF smallpox was report
ed, but the seven cases under quarantine
last week dwindied TO two -Four cases
of scarlet fever deyeloped ma king fhiI.0
teen now under quarantine, as against
twelve last week The deaths during the
week numbered fifteen and the births re-
ported thirty-eight
SURPRISE FOR THE MAYOR-On he
half of a committee of SpringvilIe Gift
zens. Director Richard Palfreyman of the
State Fair association and Henry T Rey-
nolds yesterday purchased a me Stude-
baker buggy, which will be presented TO
Wednesday night, in token OF the high
esteem the people of the town have Tor
the one Tor whom the buggy is intended
Mayor Hall. like his iluSIrIous predeces-
sors, takes no salary tor his services, al
though 500 a year is allowed him.
CAUGHT THE FARIR.-The CRATER
WGO mas been calling at homes of good
people In this city ana attempting to bor-
row money on the preJense or relationship
was caught Feo-hsnded last night in SUI
gar ward by Constable SmeOt The EEL
low TIeq 70 play upon the sympathies Of
Ayrum Egbert TO the extent OF a 5O-cent
loan on the plea of relationship because
OF similarity OF names. 1t did not take
the constable long 70 run down the fakir
VINO was turned over to the custody OF
Deputy Sherlm Ben Harries- The deputy
brought his prisoner to che county iaif
where he was booked under the name OF
Fred LeSterfield.
CITY PAYDAY MONDAY-By the
stretching OF his estimates of probable
revenues for the balance of the wear
draw warrants on the treasury in paw
ment Of the salaries Of the city Officials
Tor last month and the last half of Sep
TENDER for the employees. The approval
OF the payrOlls by Mayor THOMPSON last
evening on has return from CoaIviIle
passed the question up TO the auditor
While the municipalities wage earners
day, already belated, will not be definite
~ postponed, they may well be apprehen-
slVe OF how the subsequent Payrolls until
the end OF the year are TO De met The
city S general fund is now exhausted ana
II cannot be repieniShed to fill al Of the
many needs for the remainder Of the
year.