gro CITY friday marci 3 1965 j E EDITOR NEWS elders FD richards H S eldredge john van cott C V spencer ibl ill K B shipp hipp of this city john P it johnson bishop ward provo L ferry of provo and myself visited the towns of fountain green oreen moroni nl mount pleasant fairview ephraim manti and gunnison preaching in turn elders eldera van cott and johnson John rion sion in the danish language at most of the meetings addresses s were delivered by the whole party pres pros orson hyde accompanied us on our visit to several towns the scandinavian brethren who do not understand the english hada had a treat the brethren were much pleased with our visit and listened attentively to our instructions and we could not slight their invitations to dance but attended two parties got up espe especially ci ally aily for us at mount pleasant and fo fort rt ephraim the parties were orderly the music creditable the dancing energetic and the viands luscious and abundant going and returning we attended meetings in the principal settlements attended thirty eight on the entire trip the largest buildings were crowded A A long iong ong and vexed vexta dispute about the division 1 division of water for irrigation at santa quin was avas adjusted and an agreement signed by all the parties concerned the people of nearly all the settlements were suffering from measles which in many cases had llad been follower foll followed owel owea by scarlet rash in a few instances the fever proved fatal the winter had been mild in but on our way home we encounter encountered encountered ea snow storms and severe weather the associations of the missionary party were not only agreeable but connected with the preaching very edifying and instructive to each other as well as to the people yours respectfully GEORGE georgr A SMITH NOVILLE utah co I 1 1 I 1 feb 27 1865 1 E EDITOR dlton diton DESERET nr news NEWS WS DEAR Bh BROTHER otner OTHER at the request of brother albert will win giles who arrived here last fall from southampton conference england iwhite I 1 write to you for the purpose of getting published in the NEWS a description of the clothes he lost by which lie was left entirely destitute of everything every thing in the shape of pro perty epaty excepting only the clothes ho had ad on brother giles drove team in a freight train of thomas booth but being taken sick on the plains lie he was left at fort bridger he left his luggage in the wagon to be brought forward to tho the city A young danish man by the name of alfred learson drove the team from bridger to G S L city and that young man cannot now be found after remaining in the hospital at Bridger nive five weeks lie he came to the city and has searched diligently diligently for alfred learson bealson leal beal son but in vain ther TheT lothing clothing was in a black waterproof sack an dAlbert win giles painted upon it the sack contained besides two suits snits of good clothes 6 shirts 1 black overcoat neckties neck ties handkerchiefs g toc toe cockings kings and other things which nitis h Is much in need of any aa 1 formation concertin concerning 1 the aher information Jn auts of beerson Le learson erson or the il clothes othes marto refe r e 0 will be gratefully received by b iles piles at dt my iny residence in in spring vill I 1 ours burs respectfully WM BRAMALL