Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-01
RETURN Of THE
CITY OFFICIALS.
Visiting Public Servants Had a
Very Pleasant Time on Trip
Through Northwest.
A JAUNT OF COOOFELLOWSHIp.
Saw the City Of Portland by Day and
BY Night and Have Many
Stories to Tell.

Great we had the time OF our
lives" Such was the sentiment uttered
by the returning councilmen as they
stepped off the train at the Oregon Short
Line depot this morning on the return
from 1880 mile whrl through the great
northwest.
Everybody on board was browntt M,
and all looked as though they had been
out with a surveying party under the
wing Of a good and thoughtful commits
sary. Then the party broke up and
commenced to hunt for barber shops.
The Salt Lake public has watched the
meteoric flight of the city solons through
Oregon, Washington and Idaho for the
past ten days through the medium of
the public press. 1t was not until the
return Of the pilgrims, however, that
the detailed account OF their adventures
was forthcoming. Judging from the
stories told there was enough OF mater
lal for serial story compressed into the
past ten days. To date nobody has told
any story Of hlmself--it has been the
other fellow who has divulged at the
expense of the hero of the tale. BY mu-
tual consent some Of the adventures
have been entirely suppressed
The city council was royalty treated
wherever Il went, In Portland, Mayor
Williams lat one time attorney general
for the United States under Grant, aid
ed by the council and executive board
of the city. took the visitors under his
personal watchcare, and gave them a
drive around the city and otherwise en-
tertained them At Spokane the pro-
gram was much the same. The pilgrims
were given a trolley ride over town ana
then they In turn entertained the enter
tainers down at the car.
From first to last the outing was an
enjoyable one Assistant General Agent
D. 8. Spencer OF the Short Line, escorted
the junketers as far as Nampa ana saw
them safely on their way and then
turned them over to one, Hi Dunn, who
long since tok post graduate course
in the art OF entertaining. From then
on Dunn never lot them sleep.
BY way OF diversion Chief or Police
BurbIdge arrested Councilman Black
Vigus, Judge Dehl and the aforesaid
Dunn for breaking the laws OF ldaho
by playing seven up contrary 20 the
statutes. The cage was tried before
Judge" Fernstrom, with Chief Devine
as prosecuting attorney and Diehl
pleading for himself and fellow defend
ants. The affair was most stubborn
ly fought from American Falls to NAM
pa. The Judge, however, found the de-
PENDANTS guilty and sentenced them 10
drink nothing but water during the pal
anoe OF the trip. al ...y, n.
ProceedInga for contempt Of court are
nov under way
SEVERAL ADVENTURES,
A. Portland there were ndmerons2ad.
ventures. The counoilmen investigated
the 81 100000 worth of new pavement
that is going down prior to the big ex.
positlon there two years hence, ana
also looked into other things.
DOWN THE COLUMBIA,
Then they took a run down to the
mouth of the Columbia and across to
Long Beach, Wash. Here Salt Lake
nearly lost its city recorder, As the
tide was ebbing upon the arrival OF the
party at the Breakers, II was not DEEM
ed prudent TO take dip IN the surf
In lieu, however, Judge Diehl and oth-
ers OF the pilgrims barred their classic
developed sarcasm and INDUCED in de-
rogatory remarks anent the underpin-
ming of some of the party. This was
more than they could stand 80 headed
by Judge Diehl and Russell Lowry the
scoffer was captured-and carried
struggling and fully dressed out into
the water. SO kttenish did all become
that they carried the city recorder out
too far Then another high roller came
along, In the confusion Nystrom was
dropped into the water and like dla-
mond in a shirt stud. reposed on the
breast OF a heavy swell, Nystrom was
hauled out and put to bed until MS
clothes were dried while the rest Of the
crowd went and picked up shells-hut
the pea was not there.
STARTLING FISH STORIES,
OF fish stories there are n few. They
first saw the light OF day at Chatcolet
Ida. where all hands broke the law
and went fshing--and then made q
swift run out of the state, Such old
veterans as Fish Commissioner Sharp
declined to fish with anything but a
ny. They caught but fcN trout. ErIck-
son. Fernstrom. Black, Kelsey OF al,
took a piece Of fat pork and balted their
hooks A solemn affidavit Is forthcom-
ing to the effect that the first two nam
ed gentleman pulled out 175 perch In n
couple OF hours. Just before the train
started for homo Kelsey and Black
came cavortlng out of the woods and
along the track In their barefoot and
on the dead run BehnS them came a
native with a sack containing 90 perch
which both gentlemen sSgg they
caught with their very own HANDS As
they gave the man dozen hottloSQf q
certain beverage after he had delivcged
the FISH, for carrying them" there aye
still some skeptlcs,
Such are the tales one tells on the
other. II Is conceded that all had n
great time, and the half 10 vet not told.
When Councilman DAVIS who acted
as commissary for the party on the
trip, files his report, however no mat
Ter how steep the verdict regarding the
outing, will remain the same, Great
We had the time ~ our Ives