Show for the news new report of the seventies of nephi dear president richards we the seventies of nephi wish to inform our brethren through the columns of the he news that hat we ve hold regular meetings on wednesday and sunday evenings evening ti and are alive in the gospel of christ our desires are to assist in rolling on the great work of this I 1 st at dispensation we find it very profitable meeting often together the presidents of this place request us to preach pre ch to the saints which we do cheerfully in turns we herewith send our names ac and to W what hat quorum we belong acting g pre presided aident at nephi john A woolf quorum members andrew love ath wm meeks ath samuel thomas wright edwin harley israel hoyt barnabas bab merrifield 2nd and miles miller john president alexander gardner william holden john borrowman Z H baxter ath edward ockey benjamin riches george barber samuel barnett sen timothy 8 hoyt ichabod gifford bilth arfield rth george kendall james rollins quorum the following lowing ol are attached to no quorum amos gustin william if carpenter george Ci immings charles sperry william long lang absolum absolom woolf john cazier SAMUEL D 1 I JI fr clrk of the seventies at nephi fort march 1854 for the news newa I 1 provo march 1854 EDITOR OF NEWS the united states court has been in session in the seminary since monday no business of any has shown itself to the eye of the looker on although a little sensation ion has been created among a portion of the community by the rejection of one or two applications for bar membership which were rejected under the provisions of the statute which provides that members of the bar must have good moral character the court will probably adjourn in a day or two farming and seeding is going on rapidly in this valley I 1 learn from brother markham that some friendly indians have brought brou glit back twenty four of the sixty head of cattle stolen some time from the spanish fork and stated that they were taken from Squash heads band by pe teet neet after a severe quarrel the foundation of another gristmill grist mill has been laid in provo by the smiths and higbee president john C L smith and party passed this place for iron county on the 23 dinst the saints at battle creek creech have got the rock on the ground for building their city wall viall four feet high and one hundred rods square and are push in inythe the work forward rapidly we the course taken by judge shaver meets with the general approbation of the citizens of this county respectfully yours ac GEO A SMITH |