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Show (j "zCji PHOTO CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, AUGUST, TOL. 4. After the speech of Brigham Young, the Mayor of the city said that he saw many good Mormons in this citv A A, M. LoAtfl Ko 4i A Begular meetings held on the first and third Tuesdays of month. Visiting each bretheren are cordially to attend. W. II. RANDALL, w. M. Alonzo A. Noon . Secretary. A 'n-vit- A Record wliicli is The Peop- les Partys Worst Foe. KLETTING, Ft. A BAD LOOK Architect .SALT LAKE CITY Asn PKOYO, UTAH. office Ptotd Mia Elect & Salt Late office Hooner at tie Asylum- - ToNomeTliingi. lVIitili the .!! erali Have Ibig front the lie fiikd cord Dr. G. W. SHORES. The following is from a speech of O. W. Powers based upon the and Judge Union& Block In of Salt Lake City made by the records Co .a Drug Office i? SmootStoke. People's prrty in years gone by. the Mayors of that city in those lies. 1 blk east of Roberts House. times remote not so very far was President A. O. Smoot of Provo: A-mo- ng F. F. REED. Resident Dentist, Bam, - PROVO, A, BaiiBwliiui, Ho. ID, UTAH. " M. D., J, Shores, AND SURGEON, Payson, Utah PHYSGIAN Reaidenoo, Offloe and over M. D. Simons Milliner Btore. a.t Attends a ca Is day or night- 1. W I. WHITFCOTTOSs & Saxey Whitecotton, Law. Attorneys and Counselors at Rooms 11 & 12r stairs oyer Dn Provo Oity Ml Building, Utah. Sonaldson & Smith, Contractors and Builders. Estimates Given lJlans Furnished All Olir Work doiy Contract VYOUK patronage solicited 1- -- IlrthT Ea.t Kirfef, - McLAFFERTY, RAWLINGS TONSORIAL PARLOR IN basement opposite OLD TAHERNACLE ONLY TONSORIAL FIRST-CLAS- H ARTISTS EMPLOYER. POVlTXi JLSb PKIC28. & CUBS, Licensed Abstractors of Titles fX AXi l'OH UTAH CO. 1st Office National Bank Building, Provo Oity, Utah Our Abstracts show oil Errors and filings of against raal property to any part Utah County. Chris. Jensen, Tailor, file fSerchant Utah. jprlngvlUa. pne-tent- did not dare to put uniforms on the men and thus enable our citizens to count the vast number of men under pay. Let us draw the records on the carpers of the press and ascertain whether the public force has been largely increased under Liberal rule, merely Btating that the number of men on the is 88. police force A special meeting of the Council was called at Brigham Youngs office. September IS, 1858. President Young called the Coundil together was to raise a police force of 200, men; that the time had come to put m stop to the disorder and howling of a set of lawless men who were prowling around on our streets during tbe night disturbing the quiet and good order which had hitherto distinguished the inhabitants of our city; that the inground must not be given to any dyunk-eneB- S in to revel scounderal fernal and halloo at midnight in any kind of a freak which he might wish to undertake. Mr. Young dilated on tbe glory of being a policeman. lie said that a policeman should be a Bishop to the people and point out to them the path they should walk. A list of 135, names was then read. Eleven were made deputy marshals and the balance policeman. President Young than spoke of the Importance of engaging the services of a few ministers to begin a revival and reformation and to teach tbe people good morals. lie said take the police and have as many on band as are to suppress gambling, drunkenness, and swearing. The Mayor announced that the police would be paid so far as tbe city could control the means. Brigham Young said that it would be neccesssry for the police to wear a badge that those witli whom they came in contact would know tliat they speak bi the authority of tbe law. The police selected at this meeting were sworn in September 16, 1858. President Young then addressed the He wanted men on men. IIs said: out at a word turn could who band scoundrals up, infernal the chaw and and send the poor miserable slinks to bell. 'I he question has been aBked, How shall this police be sustained? Ills reply would be to feel of the purse strings all the time and by this means we will help ourselves and be sustained. He did not pretend to know all the duties connected with the office of police. It requires more wisdom and skill than had been displayed by any President of the United States. In passing, I again direct your attention to the fact, that the remarkable and intemperate language which f have quoted is taken from the pity records and that It was written by a Mormon City Recorder. I am furnishing you facta written by Mormon pens. These are no slanders concocted by enemies of the Mormon peopip. to-d- ay PERFECT WOIIK GUARANTEED. HAVERCAIP Some weeks ago the principal organ of the Peoples party announced one evening that although the police force had been increased in numbers it had not been made more efficient. This was repealed by the morning organ of that party, and only a week ago a Mormon paper used this language over the signature of a correspondent, who signed himself San Pete: In the years gone by, when our lf police force was not more than one-haas large as it is now. Salt Lake was a spot shunned by the tough characters. With the record of the People's party with reference to the police department found upon the pages ex-of the city journals the statement is ceedingly reckless and untruthful. But it is no more monstrous than most of the claims made concerning the Peoples party It Is only a few months since our policemen were uniformed. They were uniformed only because the Liberals insisted that they should be placed in garb that a man would be able to know an officer when he saw one. The Peoples party with all its strength opposed the proposition to uniform. People were unable to understand the reason for this opposition. Since we have opened the books I have come to tbe conclusion that it h of was from the fact that the voters of the Peoples party as shown in the February election were on force bua few year ago, and arries a large Stock of samples of eastern goods. Perfect fit guaranteed nec-cessa- PAYSON EXCHANGE SAVINGS BANK -- DIRSGT0R5.-f. J-- Funnier, J. S. President, Page, Vice President, Galyib Reasoned ciir. O. Simmons, J. S. Tanner, J. T. Scrivner, Win. A. Miles. Receives deposits payable on demand. Five per cent paid on savings deposits. YRANMACTM A GENERAL HANKINI4 HI'MINENH. I'uewotf YiilL klamm Bursar Proof. D. L. WALLICK, D. D. S. E. S. Uhl, D. D. S. DENTISTS. llxtriwt nntl fill teeth without pain . of a specialty inserting teeth without a plate. of sets partial We also make ' before guaranteed ' " wok office. the leaving All C3T Prices reasonable. lllork, Room IS Union Jrovo - Utahi rv who are frequently mingling with bad men, and seem almost drunk, and who think that they can profane the He Deity, us well as the Gentile.-- . would say to ills brethren of the police, put a bit on them. The Council met at the City Hall October 1, 1858, and adjourned to President Brigham Youngs office. Young said that be had requested them to meet for tiie purpose of en quiring into the revenue and disburse' ments of the city. The Mayor stated that the city and road taxes would not amount to more than 812.000, while the police bills would exceed 830,003. The Mayor 1h addressing the newly elected Council February 16, 1864, said that the City bad two hundred and fifty poiicemeu and lie recommended the continuance of that number. Thus we find from the records, that on September 15, 1858, there were 135 policemen sworn in. that in February, 1864, after six years had elapsed, the number had been increased to 250 and the Mayor recomended the continuance of that number. How does that agree with the statement that in the years gone by the police force was 4 a large as it not more than is now? But, let see about Salt Lake being a spot shunned by the tough characIn Decter, in the year gone by, Clinton Jeter 1852, ember, reported that at the city brewery, there was swearing and drinking and gambling going on and also a Bpecies of game was played among them. One year thereafter Jeter Clintons license to sell liquor at the dwelling was revoked on account of the disordered conduct of the house. In July, 1854, John Mellen was charged before the council with being in the habit of selling beer and ale to little cbildren. In July 1855, Richards, in addressing the Council, Bald: There was enough to disturb peace of society last season , when grog and beer shops were everywhere open to public, and another member stated that liquor ordinance was drunkenness when passed and disorder were prevalent on our streets. September 16, 1858, Brigham Young in addressing the police force said: There are not a more desperate set of men anywhere than are gathered in our midst. And in a speech to (lie Council. June Said he felt in audressing the Council that he should be as free as at a Bishops meeting. After discouraging the nefarious traffic witli the merchants of the city lie stated that he regretted that thieving was preIn addition to this the valent. citv bar account shows that the receipts over tiie city bar, during the first four months of its existance in These records 1865, were 821 ,589, 65. show that there must have been some tough characters and whiskey drinkers in the city, in the years gone by, before advent of the unrighteous Gentiles. oqe-thir- THE CITY FAYS TIIE FIDDLER FOH TIIOSE WHO DANCE. In the years gone by, the members of the City Council, officers of the were and men, leading city never averse to having a good time so long as the city paid the bills. They evidently bejieyed that. All work and no play Make, of Jack a dull boy. as I have already shown, whenever there was an election, a Fourth of July celebration or celebration of tiie 24th of July, the city fuunds were drawu upon pay for the whiskey drank. 4.1thopgh it was entirely without warrant of law, thousands of dollars were appropriated for celebrations on the Fourth and 24th of July, the latter being pioneers day, And now, let mirth and jollity prevail, for we come to point where we look upon festive scenes. On the pages of the city journal, under the date of January J9, 1865, we find that the City Council met by special invitation at the house of J. C. Little. Several guests were present in addition to the Council. After sitting down to a very sumptuous dinner, prepaid by Marshal Little, with other delicacies, and liberal supply of good Cheer and after many applicable senbeen given, timents had the Council preceded to business. In January, 1863, the Council like Hans Bnetman concluded to have a party. I was moved by Councilman Reese and the motion was adopted, that theCoun-c- il have a party. A committee was appointed to take charge of the affair and it was moye and caryled that a good substantial supper be prepared for the occasion. This was not tiie only party which the city gave, There was one In 1845, it would seem, from the city expence account, which cost the municipality 8711.77. This item is journalized ac follows: 184-- March 16, city parly account Dr, to Robert T Burtons private account for amounts paid in cash by U. 1. Burton in behalf of the committee of arrangements in geton the ting nn a party 7tli of March as per bills rendered by Qolightly 8450.10 ct. $1 , City party account to Brig ham Young, Sr., Dr. for expense of Social Hall a decorating, music, etc., ns a hill City parly iicrount, to Robert T. Burtons private account for amount naid 1 f a ' i 1 m 1890. y so. any action of the Council. The matter was left entirely to the discretion of Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 18S9. the City Auditor. In Februaiy after tiie great Liberal 225.00 victory, tiie large sum of 824.534 was charged to Suspense Account ami a balance forced in that way. Tiie n- 10.00 Woolley for carriage. . . . mount to X. up in 18S9, amounting cluirje City party account, 11. Felts private account to5i020.11, itpresented balances due for sundries ohtuitred from the following individuals; from Felton per hill renP. II. Schettler 81671.00 dered ... .1 Isaac Groo 2897 'S3 When it is rectified that Felt kept Theodore McKean 506.80 2050.00 tiie liquor store vl:icb tins city ran, Robert Campbell -the last item will be better understood, Up to the time that the Liberals in were to firemen the went into power, tiie great ledger of given parties 1873 uml tiie city paid bills amounting the city had not been written up later to 8145, and January 1873, the city is than October 30, 1884. When the charged with party expenses amount- Grand Jury examined the books last ing to 814.21 The policemen had a fall, the last entry bore that date. This party in January, in 1867, and the city is a fair sample of the way In which business was doue. After we carried paid the hill, $267.78-Wwere a joyous people In the years tiie city. Mr. Ileber M. Wells was engone by. When the railroad came into gaged for a week straightening up and tiie Territory we celebrated the advent writing up the books. This kind of of tiie iron horse and g is not calculated to comwe kept on celebrating months mend itself to ones judgement. It is thereafter if the city books cf not business-like- . LesB than this no account are to be taken as true. Under man can Bay. date of May 24th, there are these items: An examination of the accounts of To liquor on account of celebrations 81 Brigham Young with the city, shows 25 that lie, as well as others, whenever To cigars To sundries 235 they desired to do so, went down to Our people rested a few days and the city Ilall, asked for money and remust have celebrated again, ceived it. June 17, 1873, he drew ten then for on June 1st there are these items: thousand dollars from the Treasury, and in six days the hooks nhow that he To railroad celebration 850.63 We are prepared to do all kinds of Operative and Median icai To cartridges fox. celebration. , , , 5 00 returned it, but lie paid no interest. Dentistry. December he borrowed two 17, 1873, ' inserted on -- . , i.ati-NIU.t- t, AHTintiAi, Matters rested quiescent then until thousand dollars from the city and he or (ECU 111: It plated. IAUD CKMA the first day of January, 1870, when is credited with having returned it on the Council must have desired to wel- the same day. From n business standTEETH WITHOUT IM.ATU (bridge work). come the new year with a railroad HROB4 KN AXH IHTl 1 UI TUUTII AAII ItOOTK restored with a such transaction is point improbable. celebration, for, on that date, I found The fair inference Is, that he used the OOI.D A.V II 1011 . ritOW.TN and made useful for many years. Qn the books tiie following: Diseases of the Teeth and Gums Medically and Surgically treated. the money for a longer time and that To liquor for railroad celebration it was made to appear, by tbe peculiar Irregularities of the teeth corrected i y the Positive system. one gallon port wine at $10 per N. B. Note our (eastern) prices: of bookkeeping, that the mone system 11 gallon gallons of cherry at $8 per gallon $08.00 was turned back into tbe Treasury the same day that it was received by him. Artificial Teeth on Rubber $ Culluloid , ( upper or And on January 19tli there is a n 1875, he gave his note to the city $ 10.00 up. charge of $21, while January 26th for fourteen thousand dollars, Gold appar2.00 there is another charge of 83.00. in September, am again tiie Gold ' Later there must have arisen an un- ently l.dO Alloy books show (hat the note was paid on controllable desire to celebrate with a Silver or Cement 1.00 same date. Men do not usually Amalgam, theater party, for 1 find the following: the Teeth borrow sucli large suns and make re- Cleaning 1.00 1870, February 1st, to Clawson and payment a few hours thereafter. Bafne, for railroad celebration Another individual account, presTheater ,81189.00 Feb 2nd, to railroad celehration. ,15.00 enting curioiiB and iuteresting featTeeth extracted without pain by local anaesthe289.25 ures, is tiiat of Robert Campbell, for years Recorder of the city. Ills tics or by world renowned Jioslon Vegetable They evidently started In again on many account was opened in 1860 and conIs 82.50 as and 12th, February charged, safe in every case. for a long series of years. lie Vapor February 17th there is an item of 830. tinued March 2nd they, came to the front a- - was debited with such items as cash, . All w ork w ppnsn ' taviia extfg'- gainAthe irchsml lquor, potatoes, tithing, stationery, A meat, theater, tickets, wheat, pigs, $16. hops, molasses, whisky, flour, tinware to have reached UtaL, for there N. B. Patients attended to at residence without extra charge, and legal tender notes. Ilia credits no more charges against it. make regular visits to your town. In tiie years gone by tbe City consist of salary and extra services. Council was a patron of high art. Ic At the end Ilf oach year he would be Stock, Produce or approved notes taken in payment desired to awaken the latent artistic charged with the amount which he for work- feeling lurking in the breasts of the owed the city, in excess of his salary people. October 18th 1870, the Com- of two thousand dollars, ranging from mittee on Ways and Means of the one thousand to two thousand five isssssaass Council recommended the purciiase of hundred dollars. March 30, 1872, the three One oil paintings by George balance against him was 81,829; in The Mayor was authorized 1889, seventeen years therafler, his acOttinger. a a to make the purchase, and thus was count was balanced by charging $2050 to Account. No Suspense for attempt the the works of preserved public our modern Raphael. Under date of was ever made to collect the balance January 29th there is u charge in the due fiom him to the city, DEALERS IN- But, the account which shows more expense account of $1000 for a portrait of President Young, and in Aug- clearly the misappropriation ot the ; ust, 1873, it cost $47.25 to repaint this money of the public is that of Daniel same portrait. December 25, 1873, II. Wells. December 1, 1867, tbe acthere is a peculiar entry in the books; count was opened on the ledger with it is Edmund's two engravings, 83000. a liquor bill of four dollars. The acj Can this refer to tiie Senator from count ran along for years and he is Vermont? Did tne City Council im- charged with almost numberless items agine that they could reach the sunny for liquor, each from the Trea&uiy, : side of that statesman by forwarding distillery account, expense account, aaaeaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaa. aaaaaaaaaa two engravings? Was it in the nature etc., etc., April 1, 1871, he owed the aaaaaaaaaaa MMliliiii April 8. 1873, this of a burnt offering? These sugges- city 836,642.47. I Wall-Pape- r. amount had increased to $38,175.38; ; tions naturally come to one's mind. Our people were also hospitable. All his account was then balanced by through the books are entries concern- charging: ing food and drink furnished eminent Profit and loss 827,749.33 men who were passing through here. Extra services 2,189.00 In 18T5, under date ef November 29, The city took his note for 8,239.03 there is an entry reading: a 838,165.36 Making total of To entertaining strangers $951.25 A new account was then opened and will understand this. he was The again charged with cash from Formerly the money of the people was tlieTrea8ury, liquor, etc., and onJanu spent in a lavish manner, In order to ary 1, 1876, he was once more in debt make an impression favorable to the to tbe city to tiie amount of $5,001.58. church. All the wiles of a cunning In addition to this lie had given his people were put in operation and the notes to the city for $13,087.83 and to city paid the bills. balanec this indebtedness, February With a Full Line of AN EXAMINATION OF TnE BOOKS OF 9th, 1873, lie turned over to the city 250 shares of gas stock at the par value ACCOUNT. of 825,000, when it couldn't Imre been The Mormons seem to have used wortli over cents on the dollar, reformed Egyptian in keeping the and he was fifly $ 1,029.61 in cash and lie who seeks to his account giver. public accounts. wr.a balanced. No atunravel the mystery of their system of was over made to collact the at the City Hall, finds tempt and loss Item of 1873 of profit 2snscCTs:-T7:- 7himself In a labyrinth, which seems to have no beginning or ending. Like In the Latest Styles. the inception of the world, all is withA I'KEETRII TO EIIKOI'E, out form and void. Pall Us. For nearly 30 years after the organiThe publishers of Trh Canadian zation of the city in 1851, Individual accounts were kept by tfie corporation Queen will giye a free trip to Europe to the sending them the largest with private persons and business was numberperson of words constructed from done by the city as if it were a private letters contained in tbe name of their Cash was taken from well known Magazine, TIIE CANcorporation. Additional prizes QUEEN. the CRy Treasury, was handed to pri- ADIAN of Silver Tea Sets, Gold consisting vate persons, and their accounts were Watches, China Dinner Sets, I'ortiere debited. Liquor was sold by the city to Curtains, Silk Dresses, Mantel Clocks, many otiiey useful and valuable private persons, and their accounts and articles will alsqbe awarded in order were debited., fn many instances of merit. were accounts to these allowed remain Webster's Unabridged Dictionary to open for years without being balanced, be used as authority in deciding the and In some instances the final bal- contest, ance standing against individuals, a This is a popular plan of introducing publication. Any one sendInstead of being paid, was charged up ingpopular a list of not less than ten worda to what was known as Suspense Ac- will receive a present. Enclose thircount. In 1889, the accounts of four teen U, . 2c stamps for Illustrated of presents and three Individuals were balanced by being Catalogue trialIrormonths subscription to Tub charged to suBpenstj the amount be- Queen. Address The Canadian ing $0620.1. This was done without Queen, Toronto Ont, ! 1 Powder ABSOLUTE Of PURE PAINLESS DENTISTRY CARR HARVEY, book-keepin- BSR&IBOB. Utah. Springville, xuirrn Nim:u, Fillings and Platina Extracting qq the perfectly arranted. GIVE US CALL AND SAVE MONEY. Taylor RrdthebS! i a Utah. Provo, -- "Furniture, Chicagoi Pianos. Cottage; Carpets,: jOrgans, iandj Si Have opened their olfi-Umer- N On Centre Street in Clothing, Gents Fill'll! shin gs, jook-keepi- ng 827,-734.3- A BOYS SUITS A SPECIALTY rMZEnsrs a tp.th and see IRVINE & BARNEY. THE MIGKEL PLAfi! - - la is prepared to do any thing in the mill line at Lowest rates, and on short notice. C. W. MICKEL, 1 Prove Oity, TTta.iti, |