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Show LOCAL LINES. Have you quit writing 1879 yet? ---- The schools of Logan are crowded to overflowing. ---- Read D. B. Lamoreaux' notice published today. ---- The members of the Logan Brass Band do not forget to practice. ---- Cattle are cheaper now in this part of the country than they have been for years past. ---- Owing to the great press of local matter we are unable to give any editorial this week. ---- Read the advertisement of the Logan Meat Market published in this issue of the Leader. A few days since it was reported here that a lady living at Newton had been fully? frozen in an attempt to walk home from Logan. ---- Ron. Milton D. Hammond has just returned from a business trip to Council Bluffs. He is looking hale and happy as usual. Phil Margetts appears as "A Party by the Name of Johnson," in "The Lancashire Lass," at Providence Theatre on Saturday evening next. --- Elder T. O. Angell, Jr., Architect of the Logan Temple, went to Salt Lake on Sunday last. He will remain in Utah's fair capital about two months. ---- We have all kinds of weather now. Storms and frosts; sunshine and thaws; but withal, every person who could secure a sleigh has seemed to make life endurable. ---- The U. O. Foundry are casting six large stoves for the new round house and engine house along the line of the U. & N. R.R. They will weigh 1,000 pounds each. ---- We were favored with a call on Monday from Elder A. Pratt, late proprietor of the Idaho Runner. He is now established at Salt Lake, and has a complete printing outfit for sale. ---- The sterling drama "The Lancashire Lass" will be performed in Providence Theatre next Saturday evening. The company have had the piece in rehearsal for some time past and a good entertainment will be given. ---- On Wednesday a young man residing in Logan was brought before the Police Court, on the charge of being drunk and disturbing the peace. Justice Cranney gave him some good advice, and then fined him $8 and costs. ---- For the purpose of giving accommodation to our subscribers who are reached by a tri-weekly mail, we have changed the day of publication of the Reader, from Thursday to Friday. We hope this will prove satisfactory to all our patrons. ---- Holiday Goods. Just received at Ormsby's Drug Store, a fine selection of Holiday Goods, consisting of Ladies Toilet Cases, Dressing Sets, Toilet Sets, Pocket Books, and many other articles suitable for Christmas and New Year Presents. Dec18-fm ---- On Friday afternoon a party of merry boys nearly came to grief on Main Street. They were in a sleigh, and were engaged in racing, when the neck yoke broke loose, the horses began prancing and a serious accident seemed imminent; but through the efforts of the driver, the beasts were quelled, and but little damage ensued. ---- Recently a prominent mercantile institution in this town closed its doors and hung out the placard "Taking Stock." News travels fast, and before a day had elapsed a stock-raiser from a distant part of the county, having heard of the new market which was opened, was on his way to Logan with about twenty head of cattle. He did not feed very well when he learned from one of the clerks that horned stock was not the kind they were taking. ---- The U. O. Foundry last spring raised the wages of its workmen about 20 percent, and employed 20[?] workmen until October and from then 10[?] until January 6th, 1880. They have decided to employ for a few weeks three workmen in the blacksmith shop on three-fourth time; two workmen in machine shop on three-fourth time; six workmen in blacksmith shop on one-half time; and one in machine shop on one-half time - the balance on piece work; except the business manager and secretary, who are on full time. |