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Show TnE prisoners in the city jail last night, about half past twelve, made a noise on the door which sounded much like tiling, causing Officers White and Strong to go on the run lor the jail. They found that it was two "hobos'' who wanted water and made the noise to attract the attention of the officers. The list of stockholder? of the Lehi Sugar works and the Provo Woolen mills shows the majority to be Democrats. Demo-crats. And this is how you And the party of progress represented in every work of public improvement. The, laboring man will show his gratitude to such public spirited men by voting the Democratic ticket ou Monday next. H. P. Martin and P. Randolph Morris are at the Hotel Roberts. The former is traveling freight and passenger passen-ger agent of the Colorado Midland and is here with the latter named gentleman gentle-man to arrange for the shipping of several sev-eral carloads of sheep and cattle. Thev go to Spanish Fork to-day to arrange for the shipping of about twenty carloads car-loads of cattle over the Colorado Midland, Mid-land, as that road makes the quickest uuie. A petition- for pardon has been sent to Governor Thomas on behalf of John Tierce, who was sentenced from Provo to three years for burglary and has served one year in the penitentiary. The requisition pleads that the convict has already suffered enough, and also points out that his aged parents are de-1 de-1 pendent upon him lor support. The word's "exemplary conduct" stand in Pierce's favor. A max by the name, of Abe Johnson (not our genial I'v.-ry man) was arrested ar-rested yesterday on a complaint sworn toby Lars X. Olson, charging him with aspault. When arraigned before Judge Noon lie plead not guilty, bin the evidence of two witnesses showed that he struck Olsen in a quarrel resulting re-sulting from some family, matters in which Olsen called Johnson a liar. This brought on blows and the result is that he whs found guilty. Sentence wa set for 9 o'clock this morning. Did you ever notice, says an exchange, ex-change, how a woman crosses a steret if a team happens to becoming? Well, this is just the way she does it: She stands still a moment, just long enough to give the driver of the vehicle a chance to start ahead. Then she starts, too, and consequently a rather awkward awk-ward state of affairs ensues. They bot h are obliged to stop, and just as sure as one starts forward the other is sure to do the same, and usually they have quite an exciting time before they get through with it. Just notice this some time and see if it isu't true, any verv amusing, too. Progressive hammock parties arc played in frolicsome Springville. The occasion is a dark evening, and there are as many hammocks as couples. Each young lady seats herself in a hammock, and eacii gentleman has live minutes to share each hammock. As the game goes on, suspicious sounds like long drawn out explosions are heard, which are all that disturb the stillness of the summer night. A booby prize is usually provided for tl e man who doesn't hug every blessed girl in the whole sweet collection, but it is never awarded, because a Springville young man usually knows a good thing when he eeoe it. The B. Y. Academy building is being be-ing pushed ahead. 'The third story walls are rapidly going up and the inch and a half Oregon pine flooring is being laid on loth stories. A hu ge number of men are employed and kept constantly at work. One of the most noticeable features aliout the building is the elevator, which cost nearly $400. It is built entirely of iron and steel, and is the only safe elevator in use. j It is almost impossible for an acci dent to happen if a little care is used in its manipulating. The inscription rock above the door on which B. Y. Academy is inscribed, looks very nice, but will look much nicer when the keystone just under it and above the main entrance is finished, and the bust of Brigham Young carved on it. Bisnop Jorgfxsox of Fountain Green was in l'rovo yesterday with a trial box of butter from his creamery. The gentleman has invested J70.000 i'n this venture, and has the best equipped creamery in Utah. 1 here ;tre several large buildings connected with it, which are built entirely of rock, large slab? of rock being used for the floors. Through these buildings streams of clear water are continually running which keeps the place like an ice house. The butter is commended by all who have seen it. and Salt Lake merchants say that it is far superior to the Kansas butter which costs forty cents a potmd. J. R. Bu-shard Bu-shard will act as agent, and those desiring de-siring to see the sweetest butter ever brought from a creamery should call at Boshard's. From l'riiny'e Daily. j Fall into line. ! Get out your torches. ToiiciiLifiirrs to-morrow. ; Wiioor- up Democracy to-morrow, j No arrests were made yesterday. TiiE Democratic ticket goes straight. ! Tiir.EK bands in parade to-morrow I night. j The straight Democratic ticket is the j winner m Utah County. j Reoui.aii monthly priesthood meet I ing to-morrow morning, j Sm-.rtiFF I'owi.kp. went to American j ! Fork yesterday ou official business. "Thk washed and untenilied' will be out in full force to-iaorrow night. Thk steamer. Florence, made her; second trip to Tintic landing yesterday. yester-day. The walls of the third story of the B. Y. Academy artf going up with a rush. Ed. Olson is to have charge of the Deseiet telegraph office in this city, ' soon. i Judge Ji:id, of Salt Lake, made ' !.: Dispatch office a pleasant stay j last night The grading on Second street is one of the best jobs ever done by the street supervisor. Fifty men will be in the Democratic drum corps in the torchlight parade to- j morrow night. W. II. Kino and A. L. Booth went to I "Mapleton hist'night to talk to the people peo-ple on Democracy. Those desiring student boarders the coining school year should apply to Euiil Maeser at once. Hon. Jrnui; Jrir was in l'rovo yesterday, yes-terday, having stopped over on his return re-turn Irom Spanish Fork. Both motors will be called into use to-day in laking the participants of the excursion to the lake. Let it not be said that a single Democrat Dem-ocrat stayed away Irom taking part in the parade to-morrow night. The ticket of the people contains the names of King, l'ike, Wilson, and others. Be sine you vote it. A t'oui'i.i: of photographers are around town taking photos of the principal residences of l'rovo. The Democrats of Provo will make a good showing on Saturday night, in the grand torchlight procession. The demented fellow si en around the depot the other day was taker, in charge by the officers last night. Vote for honorable, economical and efficient government by putting in the ballot-box the Democratic ticket. SurEIIIN'TENI): n r Umhuhim., of the woolen mills v ent south yesterday in the interest of wool for the mills. Tut: waters of the lake were kept in commotion by the boat dub last evening. even-ing. Four crews were on the water. Thkke will be twelve hundred torches at Democrat ic headquarters tomorrow to-morrow night. Be sure you get one. Thk family of Pet er St ubbs and a few invited friends spent a very agreeable agree-able day at the Lake Resort yesterday. Snow to the few Republicans in Provo to-morrow night that the Garden Gard-en City is overwhelmingly Democratic. Demo-cratic. " 11. S. BkAklev. general freight and passenger agent of the Atchison, To-peka To-peka y, Santa Fe road, was in town yesterday. Rkmeeiieu that Democrats, above all others, must vote a straight ticket. Think of this when you cast your ballot next Monday. The buggy that was wrecked by the street car stil! obstructs Center street. Would it not be a good idea for the owner to remove it. It is estimated, from a computation, that the Democrat. c torchlight procession pro-cession to-morrow night will be fully six blocks in length. Evekv Democrat in town should call at the Democratic headquarters, opposite the Court house, and gt some of the party's literature. The P. 0. S. of A. will parade to-day at 2:.'0. The procession will be headed by the Opera House band, ami the patriots will be in full regalia. The slogan of Monday's battle will be sounded when the order is given to the Democratic torchlight parade to-morrow night: "Forward! March!" Thkke is a very bad hole in the street on the west side of R. G. W. depot. de-pot. The culvert has been broken into, making a very dangerous hole for teams and also for foot passengers. John T. Cixe passed through l'rovo yesterday on his way to Salt Lake. He was returning from Wasatch where he had been in the interest of Democracy. The eldest daughter of Thomas Wol-fenbergei. Wol-fenbergei. the genial engineer of t he Street Railway Co., arrived from the east yesterday on a visit, to her parents. par-ents. F. F. Bee is building a large harness har-ness shop at Pleasant Grove. The foundation is of rock and the building is brick. Miekel & Co. of this citv has the contract. If something is n'it done soon in the way of putting a railing around the steps leading to the recorder's office in the basement of the court house, some one will get hurt by falling down the steps, which is likiy to happen any dark night. The windows on the east side also require a railing. Second Waiu Yoi ; Man. -'I must ! go; will you return my kiss, reciprocity, you know.'' His gill 'That wad BUtiue's idea, was it not? ' "Yes, !oVe." "Then I must be a wicked little Democrat, Dem-ocrat, for I go in for free trade. A coJU'ANY of G. A. R. people from California passed through Provo yesterday yes-terday ou their way to Detroit, to' attend at-tend the l'ritli annual encampment ot that lodge, which convenes on August :rd. Each member of the company had an elegant yellow silk badge pinned on his breast. Pit. T. DeWitt Tai.maok, of Brooklyn, Brook-lyn, X. V.. will lecture at the Stake Tabernacle next Monday evening, August Aug-ust 3, lS'.ll. "Big Blunders"' wiil lie the subject of the lecture. Everybody should hear the most popular and j world renowned orator. Half fare j rate on both railroads from all sur-1 rounding tow ns. I j A Disi'ATcn reporter interviewed several of tlie passengers on the west 'pound R. G. W. passenger train yesterday yes-terday with referrnee to the washout that had occurred near Thompson's Springs. They stated that the track was fixed up so that trains can pass over it. The country presents a sad appearance after the flood, which tore the grade in several places. j Tils Scandinavian Republican rally" at the Opera house waS as near a fail- j uro as it could p issibly be. About- : twenty of an audience greeted thej speakers from Salt Lake, and the ma- ; jorit.v of those were people who did not I understand a word of the Scandinavian i language, so that the iirst speaker's address ad-dress was almost lost to the audience. The second speaker talked English as well as he could. By the time the! speaking was over the lew ladies who j were present at the opening of the! meeting had left. The last speaker talked on the McKinley bill, saying it! is the greatest instrument that had ever I 1-een drawn up. and claimed that ev- ' Myth ing is cheaper through the pas-! sage of that bill. He dwelt for a long! time on the beauties of tins measure.. ! |