The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.

COURT ROOMS RENOVATED.-The
criminal court room, on the fourth floor
OF the city and county building. and the
probate court room. on the third floor,
nave been re-decOrated and renovated.
ORGAN RECITAL ToDAY.-A classic
organ recital by J. J. Mcclellan. Doors
open at p- m. and close at $50. Tour
lists arc especially invited
SWEDISH PREACHER HERE DIR. p.
Waldenstrom of Sweden win speak IN
me First Congregational church. corner
OF First South and Fourth East streets.
Thursday evening AT o'clock. All Sean
din3vians are cordially invited.
sPRINKLERs GOING AGAIN.-The
sprinkling carts throughout the CITY were
all started again Yesterday noon. Owing
10 the scarcity Of water only the carts
in the paved district had been in opera
ton since Thursday.
ELECTION OF COLONEI.-The adiu-
tant general OF the Utah National guard
has received an application asking that
an election be ordered Ton colonel in the
FIRST regiment. At present the com
handing officer holds the rank of lieu
tenant AS there are only six companies
In the command.
DOCTORS IN. sEssION.-The salt LAKE
County Medical association held its regu-
lar monthly meeting in the Commercial
Ciuo rooms last evening. The attendance
members Of medical societies either here
or elsewhere having been invited Nothing
special was done at the meeting
SALT CROP HARVEsr.-The Inland
trystal Salt company Will begin harvest
ing Its salt crop this week. IL expects
10 take out from $1,000 to GO 0G0 tons
he ponds will yield more this fall due
20 the rising of the lake some IS inches
Nearly all of the water mas evapOTated
and the salt is several incnes deep in the
bottom Of the ponds.
POLISH FAKIR Is SENTENCED
John Murphy. the genius who sought
short cut to wealth by selling lanpblack
and shavings for harness oil was given
q sentence yesterday by Judge Diohl that
viii keep him in jail until about Christ
mas. Mr.. Murphy. who had hardly fair
~ embarked on the road to affiuence,
was sentenced TO pay a fine OF SIS or
spend corresponding number Of days
in du-ess.
GENERAL SUMNER DEPARTS.-AIa-
lOr General Sumner. commanding the
southwestern division of the United States
army, left the city last night COR Colo
by Mrs. Sumner and Lieutenant Hamilton
Bowie. General Sumner and party will
spend a day or two at Colorado Springs.
AT Denver he will inspect Fort Logan,
after which he viii return TO his head
quarters at Oklahoma City, o. I.
FINES FAIR FIGHTER.-Mrs. Isa-
belle Brighton Jones WAS yesterday ab-
sessed $40 in police court for administer
ing three Slaps and AN uppercut TO her
landlady, Mrs Janet Latimer. The lat
ter's feelings We're also grfevously hurt.
but as Mrs Jones appeared TO be III the
same plight no mention was made of il
IN The bill of costs. The two women
fought Sunday night after Mrs Jones
had come to the nome of her former
landlady 10 get a few articles of cloth
ing.
PAWNBROKER MAY APPEAL.-D. A.
Markell. the pawnbroker who was ar
rested about two weeks ago on a charge
of embezzlement, was yesterday morn
ing found guilty and sentenced TO pay
a fine of $50. Markell Was given three
days in which to file nOtIce of an ap-
peal and viii probably seek to have the
decision reversed. Markell is alleged to
have violated his trust as bailee of
watch upon which u loan had been Civ
owner, a Finn, is not the latter says,
the one he gave as security.
WORKS SMOOTH CHANGE GAME
The police are looking for stranger who
apparently is no novice at the game OF
confidence. The fellow tricked the cash
Ter of the Keith-O' Brien store out of
$40 Saturday night, but the authorities
were not notified until Yesterday. The
swindler presented s. in silver and a So
bill TO the cashier and asked for a SO
gold coin. This was showed ont ana then.
while the cashiers attention was di-
verted for moment, the fellow pushed
the whole amount back ana asked for
double eagle. BY the time he had OBJ
tanned il and made his way SOFT his
victim realized that she had been bum
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