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Show TRUT H 2 he will do so, his friends have gone almost so far as to promise him the nomination sure. ft ft The friends of W. N. Williams are very confident that he will land the nomination for one of the state senator- ships on the Republican ticket. He is one of the solid business men of the city, conservative and yet progressive, ft Charles Brink, of Bingham, is a candidate for nomination for the house. He is a Republican and well spoken of. ft ft Rulson S. Wells can have the nomination for the state senate on the Democratic ticket, hands down, if he will take it. ft ft Some of the friends of George D. Alder are booming him for the lower house of the state legislature. He is a thorough Democrat, bright, earnest and thoroughly capable, but he wont make any scramble for the nomination, ft ft James Godfrey, Republican, of Murray, is spoken of as a probable candidate for the house. ft ft While new candidates for the state senate come and go Orson H. Hewlett stays right on the track on which he was the first to start, and his friends say he will be in at the death. CHATTER. (Being the personal opinions of the writer apd for which no one else is in any manner responsible.) - Harry Joseph had a holler coming last week and he butted in and got his moneys worth and dont let that escape your memory. It was this way. There was a raffle for an expensive lap robe and Harry got a chance by well never mind how he got it, he had it. He threw 46, a right good shake, and was elated. So, in order to remove all chances against him, he bought the other fellows out at good figures and congratulated himself on the fact tjiat during the coming winter he could have a nice warm robe to put over his knees. But he reckoned without his host. Another man, who had a chance in reserve, came in at the last moment and threw 48. Was there mourning in Jerusalem? Was there lamentation? Was there a vigorous kicking of Joseph by Joseph? Well, Oh mamma, what a holler. rather. of the Utah base dissolution the Why ball league was a mild affair alongside of it. He isn't through yet. ft ft George A. Snow is back from New York and is wroth and goeth around with a countenance not fair to look upon, because forsooth, the naughty, wicked papers said a lot about his losing some money while he was away; because it was intimated that he made a sucker of himself and permitted a crowd of coarse bunco men, with a brace box and fixed cards to do him. Georgie has declined to speak to one or two of the boys who have said some funny things about him in type. Well, if he intends keeping up that policy and declines to talk to each and everyone who has written or said something concerning the little incident, life with him from this time on will be silence from date to the day when his eyes close in not everlasting peace. But he will Not for threat. dire this carry out do we without would What Georgie. his golden opinions and sage statements? The world would be indeed sad if we did not hear from him occasionally. George has made a statement to the press. Fyom the reading it seems he was playing the part of a Happy Hooligan, and trying to keep some one else out of trouble, became involved himself. His conclusion is indeed He declined, to go before a funny. and tell all about it, because grand iury the forsooth, merry newspaper men of the country, from New York to San Francisco, made light of his honest efforts to bring to justice a band of men organized to do people out of their coin. Why that action would have made a hero of him and he would have been lauded as a great man. By his own action George has escaped lasting fame as a good, righteous, pious, well meaning .protector of the innocent and, by leaving the case stand as it does, appears only as a mild mannered sucker from the backwoods, who is minus a bundle and all through his own actions. Too bad. Too bad. ft ft Is it not about time that the board of public works did something to earn the gratitude of the citizens of the city and to save the taxpayers from being defrauded, as they are being defrauded, by inferior work on the streets, which are being paved?. Truth has had its attention called this week to the difference in the quality of work which is now being done for the city and the street railway company, on Third South street. The blocks which are being se t for the street railway people are carefully placed and set close. Grouting is done with a view to making a good job. But next the curbing no such pains are taken by the workman. He sets the blocks wide apart; pays little attention to selection, and as fast as this is done laborers come along, fill in the gaps with gravel and tar and then over the top Qf this bungling pour more tar, wnich is covered with more gravel, thus effectually concealing the humbug. Is it not about time that the inspectors if there are any, were given a jacking up; that some one in authority was set to watch? ft ft Another matter which Truth has had its attention directed to and has investigated . It is patent to all that to pave a street in front of ones property means the next thing to going bank, rapt. And why? Well, here is one factor: Do wn on South Temple street the curbing used is of a very hard and refractory character. Instead of trimming these curbing rocks so that they would show a cut and finished appearance only where needed, those portions which are set beneath the surface and never seen are handled as if they were going to be placed in a handsome building. It is a good workman who can handle two of these per day, and Truth is told that where a stone has to be cut to round a corner a man will sometimes work a day and a half. All this costs money; adds to the figures of the contract and the work is no more necess-sar-y than it would be to varnish the piles which will be driven in building est 'street in the world, is paved with brick at a cost about d of asphalt, and these bricks have been there for over ten years, and the price of has been nominal and not contin-ua- l. A contractor from Iowa informs this paper that he can ship the brick here and lay them for half the cost of asphalt, which he states should be verr much cheaper here than it is. He d dares Utah can make just as good and durable brick as is made any where and that the citizens should see to it that other kinds of materials are given a chance here and then the work of paving would not be so much dreaded But the average citizen of this city seems to be willing to be skinned right and left and make no protest so long as it is done within legal bounds. It is indeed a wonder that some one does not make these investigations and cause the city government to call a halt on this eternal hold up business. one-thir- re-pa- irs , If Salt Lake City has a board of pub- cut off. It is pretty lic works that organization is derelict the Ogden-Luc- in near time that the city council made in its duty. some investigations and posted them- selves on a few methods of saving money for the already overburdened taxpayers. ft ft. Another matter has been brought to the attention of Truth. Is asphalt the only pavement which can be used? Of course it makes a nice street when first laid, but this eternal repairing which G. F. CULMER. t L BRO. . . 20 EAST FIRST SOUTH. New Etbl has been going on is very nearly sufficient to cause questions to be asked' Back in Iowa, Nebraska and other states brick are used with the result that beautiful and durable paving, fo secured at a reasonable cost. Euclid avenue, in Cleveland Ohio, the pretti- Mixed Points PAST AND PRESENT. Salt Lake City, Utah, July 29, 1902. Mr. Editor: Among the collections in the custody of an eastern historical society is the published program for a Fourth of July celebration in a Mad River settlement in 1802. Tne population was sparse and the assembly of white people would necessarily be small; but town pride was then as marked as it is now, and the settlement in question was anxious to boast, when the celebration was over, that its crowd in attendance was larger than that which would gather at a rival settlement. So the committee sent word far and near that it would guarantee a better program of amusements for the Indians and than any other settlement would offer on that day. And here is their program: To amoos the Ingins and sich like who car nothin for the Readin of the Declarashun, and'speech, tests and k, thar will be ketchin greesed pigs whar the rewards .will be in the follin order: terbaker. Fust prize Keg dog-le- g Seckund Tu galuns ram. Thurd Belt and skalpun knife. Thar will be climin of a soped pole for the hamm on top; and a sack race whar the winner will be untitled to a new straw hat platted by the sherifs half-bree- HAVE NO EQUAL ds mu-si- ThereJa'BesI In'1 EveiythlngJ DMD0ND?0SIMP K.Tic.KtT.uiun.iuri wife. Complete catalogue showing 'over , 300 premiums that may be secured by saving wrappers, furnished free upon' request." Send your name on postal card, and we will mail yoo.thq catalogue A wheel barrer race, the winner to git a par of nu nit galuses. race for a new crock A craw-fi- sh pipe and a pound of leef terbaker. Thar will be mumblepeg for lemon, aid, and 7 up for drinks. No arests wui be maid cept fur hoss stielin and shutin the rong ingin. Now, Mr. Editor, that was a hundredor years, ago, and ' that was the sort amusement program our forefathers ana up for the edification of savages e alfrbreeds who were those over Have we progressed any given primitive people? The prizes and still offered at political excursions vary somewhat from those offerea at the old Mad River settlement, seem bnt Ingins and sich like tne swell to be still wanted to of land a And all this in crowds. an age oi schools and colleges, and in high (?) civilization! Bah! semi-savag- MDKSSt MCMIN DEPT TIE CBDIIY PAIIIB Seetb laafeii Mr CO Fiddlesticks. |