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Show LOCAL LINES. For Choke Candies, go to Lamoreaux's. Read Doctor Ormsby's notice in this column. The "oldest inhabitant" has found it to his advantage to resign. Wood sells readily for cash in Logan. Something very unusual. Young Moore is steadily improving under the care of Doctor Groesbeck. Our butchers don't find it any easy matter to obtain fat beef cattle now. Nothing of any importance brought before the police court this week. Mr. L. H. Russell, representing the firm of Coe & Carter is again in Logan. Read the local advertisement from Paul Cardon in this issue of the Leader. On Monday last Doctor Groesbeck removed a tumor from the head of John Harris of Clarkston. Stock owners are among the most melancholy individuals now to be seen meandering our streets. Hon. (Honorable) Lorin Farr of Ogden has been spending several days in Logan. He is looking as hale and feeling as hearty as of yore. The recent cold spell killed scores of cattle in this vicinity. One firm of cattle dealers lost 25 head of stock in one night. Count DeLesseps visited Salt Lake this week. He missed a valuable point by not seeing the great canal now being built in Logan canyon. Elder John McAlister, who has been confined to his home for some time past by severe illness is now able to be at his place of business. Hon. (Honorable) J. C. Rich and Hon. (Honorable) George Desmond of Bear Lake were in Logan on Sunday night. They went north to Oxford to attend to land matters. Fresh Figs and Oranges, fine roasted Peanuts and the largest stock of Caramel candies in town at the Pioneer drug store on Main Street. William Geddes, Esq. (Esquire), traveling agent for the Deseret News, called at our office on Tuesday. He has nearly completed a very successful tour of the valley. The performance given at Providence by the Wellsville Dramatic Company were very well received by the audience. Such organizations are public benefactors. A Gold ring, which Nephi Osterholdt wore at the time he met his death in the recent snow slide, has been forwarded to his wife in Bear Lake, by Counselor C. O. Card. A Grand Ball, for the benefit of Missionaries, will be given in Logan Hall this evening. Every person who has been so fortunate as to secure an invitation should be certain to attend. Charles Hawkins, of the terminus was in Logan yesterday. He was proprietor of the hotel which recently was destroyed by fire. His pluck is good, for he has already commenced the erection of a new building. An infant son of H. K. Cranney, Esq. (Esquire), recently swallowed the lid of a small tin box, and nearly choked to death. The child's father skillfully removed the foreign substance, thus preventing any serious harm. P. S. Watson, Esq. (Esquire), the new manager of Z. C. M. I., Logan branch, is now located here. We are pleased to state that Mr. Watson will move his family from Ogden to Logan, as soon as he can secure a suitable residence. On account of having been called on a mission to Europe, I offer my harness business, together with all harness made up, at a very low figure. H. J. Christiansen, Logan. A runaway occurred on Main Street yesterday. A span of mules attached to a sleigh made people scatter in a directions. The animals were finally captured while engaged in an earnest endeavor to transform the sidewalk into a race course. An original sort of an individual carried five pounds of roasted peanuts from Logan to Providence on Monday night. He and this young lady companion went to the theatre and wanted to have some pleasant occupation between the acts of the drama. Brother H. J. Christiansen, who has been called on a mission to Europe, desires to dispense of the harness business which he has been conducting in Logan. Any person who is interested in that line of trade should call upon Brother Christiansen immediately at his shop on Main Street. He desires to close out before the first of April. Doctor Ormsby of the Pioneer Drug Store, gives notice to all of those who are indebted to him, that he wishes accounts closed immediately. A settlement is requested by the first day of April, and all people interested should govern themselves accordingly. The matter is urgent and much annoyance will be saved by compliance herewith. A man who lives on Fourth Street in Logan has got a termagant wife who occasionally "blows him up." Recently by a premature discharge of a blast in Logan Canyon he was lifted several feet from the earth. There were tears in his eyes when he alighted. He said that the memories of his loved ones at home had been stirred to their depths. Hans Nielsen, the young man who was nearly sent from earth a few weeks since by the discharge of a shotgun in the hands of a companion, is now nearly convalescent. His face still resembles the lid of a pepper box, but in all probability he will soon entirely recover from the effects. What would kill an ordinary individual, young Nielsen seems to thrive upon. A fine span of horses, belonging to a gentleman from Hyrum, made two attempts to run away last Tuesday. They were left standing, unfastened, in front of the business houses on Main Street, and their attempts to leave were only what might have been expected from creatures of their mettle. The owner concluded finally that it would be better to safely secure them. |