The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-15
ENFORCE ORDINANCE
Prove Merchants Must Not Sell To-
bacco to Minors, Under
Penalty.

Provo, Feb. I3-A communication was
received from the Commercial club at
last evenings city council meeting ask
ing that the city ordinance prohibiting
the sale of tobacco to minors be enforced
On q motion that 1t is the sense of the
city council that the ordinance be en-
city marshal with instructions to strictly
enfprce the ordnance He will, however,
INTERN the merchants that the ordinance
VIII be enforced before making any ar
rests for Its violation. The matter Of
drafting an ordinance making 1t an Of
Tense for minors to have tobacco in their
possosstOn Was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
The matter of slot machines was alse
considered, and City Attorney Thomas
stated that he did not consider the pres
ent ordinance good one under which to
proceed against slot machines, If 1t was
the desire OF the council to suppress them
So the committee on Judiciary will inves-
ttgate the question and probably amend
the ordinance rs there Is q sentiment
against the slot machine.
Bill boards came UP for discussion on
a motion by Councilman Partridge that
the matter Of the kind Of posters used
for adjoining the bill boards, and also
whether the bill boards should be per-
m1tted to be used should have considera-
ton by the council. The committee on ju-
dietary will also wrestle with this Ques-
ton. AS an evidence Of th5 variety OF
taste IN art Il may be stated that the
Partridge Objectionable are those Of
Ten Nights in a Bar Room" now pro-
fusely displayed on the bill boards Of the
city. There is nothing cratic about them,
and the bacchanaltan scenes depleted are
not entictng, but the councilman was Of
the opinion that they suggested conditions
which might better oe kept from the view
Of the boys.
City Marshal Evans of I>ehi is at the
Provo general hospital suffering from a
complication Of ailments, the nature OF
which has not been fully determined.
A complaint has been sworn to in the
of Vineyard with disturbing the peace.
John SeavehOlm, a Finn, committed to
the state mental hospital from Summit
county Nov. z, 1888 died today from
fatty degeneration Of the heart, at the
age Of A years. It is not known that he
had any relatives in Utah. and the burial
will be here.
The Garden CITY No. 10 lodge of the
Knights of Pythias will celebrate the
foTty-sixth anniversary Of the order in the
lodge rooms here on the evening of Mon
day, the 18th. A fine musical programme
with some of the pest local talent ap-
pearing, Will be rendered. A number OF
members Of the grand lodge are expected
to attend
The Deffry Dramatic company appears
at the Opera house Thursday, Friday and
Saturday,
s. H Belmont has returned from Rich
field, where he secured the contract for
the excavation. the rock work and the
cut stone work on the new $4,000 school
house to be built there Work on the
building viii begin at once
The Provo Pressed Brick company has
begun work in their brickyard. Manager
Belmont states that indications are that
the season will be q very busy one In
building. The company has already large
orders for points outside Of Provo
AT a meeting of the stockholders OF the
new canning factory held this afternoon,
MILFORD Giles, William Homer and trv-
ing Bedford were appointed an executive
in selecting q site fer the factory, and in
the construction of the building which
will be commenced as soon as the site is
selected and the representative Of the
Chicago company which will construct the
building comes