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Show THE LATEST FROM OCDEN. Happsnlags of Inhrrnl at tha .lunation City-A Fublic. Meeting, Bpeclal Cor. of Ttio Times, Ocsdkn, May 2. Tbe business men held au interesting ami enthusiastic meeting in the city hall hut night. Tlioy discussed the fueaUon of paving t he principal business streets. Several good speeches were made by prominent citizen who favored the movement. At no opposing element was presented, it was unanimously decided to have the trees paved. A committee was appointed ap-pointed to ascertain what mrterial was best to use, and also to take steps for operations. Atter a long siege of walking exer-ises, exer-ises, our citizens nre again greeted with the old familiar tinkling of the little mules' bells, aiinmnioing the approach ap-proach of a street car. The mulo cars are running again, and the question naturally arises, How much longer are 11 . wo to wait for the electric c:trsV V' , ,r . Dan Maguire, tlie rustling mining man of Ogden, informs The Ti.mks' that renewed euergy is being put fur-ward fur-ward and increased preparations being made for prospecting the eastern mountains. Ho thinks there nre two ery good fields within about four and eighteen miles of the city, and expect big iiuds to be reported as Boon as the now is cleared away so work can bo pushed. -f- -t- -l'rofcssor II. 15. Younger and bis class of well-trained pupils came up from Salt Lake City last night and gave a grand entertainment in the opera house. The entire party consisted of nearly 0d people, and wero carried to Ogdeu and back by a l.'niun l'acilio special. Owing to so many entertainments entertain-ments beinjf given at the same lime the JRtiuieiico was not Tory large, me tiro-gramma tiro-gramma was gooil :iiul the several characters char-acters reoilcrod tlmir exorcises well. They show that rrofessor Youiijtor tluiroti(fhly understHtiiis training !hil-lrn !hil-lrn in tho art of lunoj daixuii)?. Lottie Lot-tie Holmes in "Ctnniuij Throiifth 'he Kye" was specially adniiroil by the entire en-tire audieuce. ----The conoert given last evoning at the pavilion by Kent's military band was a decided success. Klaliorato preparations prepara-tions had bcon made and all wept w'oli a determination of having a good time. The entire programme was well rendered ren-dered and too much praise cannot he bestowed upon tho untiring ell'orts of the boys to please the public. -t- -4- -!- The Wasatch Driving Park and lair association is now incorporated with a capital of .)00(. 11. 11. Spencer is president; Preston Hhtir, vice-president; II. C. Corey, secretary; Kd. Autu, us-istant us-istant secretary ; James Pimpie, treasurer. treas-urer. The grand opening takes place this afternoon with two trotting and two running races. Sporting men from Denver, Omaha, liulto and Salt Lako City wiil attend the various races now billod for the coming summer, and from L present indication the Hssnciution will V prove a success and a valuable at ipiisi- tion to this inter-iuoiiutain region. -t - I The Daily Union will soon bepin is- 1 suing extra editions showing up Ogden I and tho tributary territory. A spirit of general active progression is again bo-jig bo-jig enthused among our business men, And tjoj year ,1MU promises to bo an Xtoti oft bite to the entire counjry. f , y,A --. ! I ' J. i, A, 2i, of Nebraska, lias heen A rav'teknSjrrtigli tho western country 3 seeking lodalicn for ai4lus'tIrH col- lego. After returning hoi e ho decided J to locato in Ogden and now writes that he will return about the (5th of July, end if properly encouraged will open the school. It is to be hoped that ho succeed in getting patronage. -- llusiness at the produce exchange was lively yesterday and several sales were made. Sales reported, 10 cars potatoes, To cases eggs, 801) pounds but-ler,!"00 but-ler,!"00 dozen onions, dO eases oranges, j- 10 eases lemons, fid!) pounds asparagus, 1000 pounds cabbage, 1000 pounds of rhuarb. Unitarian services will be held at the (irand opera house tomorrow evening. Her, ilavid Utter of .Salt Lake, formerly for-merly pastor of the Church of the Messiah, Mes-siah, of Chicago, will deliver the discourse. dis-course. Services will be held at the various churches, and as tho weather is tine, good attendance is assured. |