Show CHURCHES IN MERCUK All the Denominations Getting Foothold Foot-hold In the Camp Special Correspondence Mercur June 19 Along with the enthusiasm en-thusiasm of camping on the trail of gold bonanzas Mercur appear to have exper ienced a rising tide of Interest in some of the religious demonstrations that are seeking a foothod here Arrangements have just been completed to hold permanent perma-nent Episcopal services every Sunday morning and evening In the Baptist church buIlding Roe Tvvi1 w r > nf of Salt Lake will be the permanent pastor he having filled the pulpit Sunday It will bo but a matter of a few months when the Catholics will have a structure In which to worship ground having al ready been broken for the foundation Father Kenan of Salt Lake is in town looking after the work For the present pres-ent Catholic services are being held In the schoolhouse which Is shared jointly with the Latterday Saints who have a good congregation At Mahnkens Hall each Sunday even lug Vnltarlan services are conducted al ternately by Rev R A Maynnrd and Mlla Tupper Maynard Sunday night by request Mr Maynard repeated his Interesting Inter-esting lecture on Lincoln Richfield Eappsnings Special CorresporcJence Richlield June IS After two weeks of work revising the assessed valuations o property of Sevier county the board of county commissioners adjourned for one week when they will meet again to hear protests If any why the valuation should not be raised In about 200 instances watch the board decided upon Miss Bertha Thurber was appointed deputy county recorder upon recommendation recommend-ation of the recorder but the latter shall be responsible for the salary of the dep utyA A great number of mining location notices no-tices are being tiled for record more than at any previous time and it Is renorted they will come In more lively In a few days They are mostly from Dry Creek between Monroe and Maryvale and Clear Creek canyon The baby of Samuel Hunt of Joseph is quite low with spinal meningitis It has been in a helpless state and unconscious for several weeks Yesterday was the warmest day of ths year and from 2 to 5 p m was alTost oppressive A woman fainted on Main street owing to the heat The water Is coming down from t a mountains In abundant quantity but Is all taken out In irrigating streams Conferences at Manti Special Correspondence Manti June 19The last week has been one towards the end of conferences The primary conference was held on Thursday Thurs-day The Female Relief society confer enco was held on Friday and the Yosg Mens and Ladies conference on Sstur day the last being continued on Sunda On Saturday afternoon the reports fom the wards were given which were considered con-sidered satisfactory The evening meetIng meet-Ing was given over to the nremters as a testimony meeting many taking advantage advan-tage of the privilege accorded them Three meetings were held on Sunda At the afternoon meeting the general authorities of the association were are tented and sustained also the stake authorities au-thorities with George Christensen as stake president In the evening Professor J H Paul was the first speaker He took as his text the description of the storm In Owen Mere diyis poem of Lucille with the bird of paradise as the spirit of hope Many beautiful similes and metaphors weo drawn from the text and made applicable to human life Elder George H Brimhall llrstmted the blessings of tithepaying by the pictures pic-tures he drew of Abraham and Melchlze dek and of Jacobs dream and his service serv-ice with Laban The closing remarks were made by President Pres-ident John B Maiben The lending tonic of the conference was tithing Silver Tip Held Special Correspondence Richfield June ISJoe Bush came over from Loa Friday evening and yesterday morning took the train north with his prisoner Silver Tip Hawkins who was found guilty In the preliminary hearing before the justice of the peace at Loa and bound over to the district court Railroad Man Hurt 0 Special Correspondence Eureka Juno 19A S Garland a brakeman on the Rio Grande Western freight met with a painful accident this s morning which may result In the loss qC his hand Ho was engaged In coupling cars and in some way caught his hand between the bumpers crushing three lingers and breaking several small bones Dr Field dressed the hand but was unable un-able to state at this time whether ompu tatlon would be necessary or not Provo Paragraphs Special Correspondence Provo Juno 19This morning Mrs Mars Peterson of the First word was cleaning a pair of gloves with gasoline over a stove and the stuff caught tire Her hands and arms were burned considerably but not seriously The M I A societies of this city wilt hold patriotic services In the stake tabernacle tab-ernacle Sunday July 1 Next Saturday the Scandinavians ot ths county will celebrate St Hans day at Nielsens grove AAinard AVoodheod Is the father ot a brand new baby girl B M Peck is over from Tintic on min ing business Will Holmes has gone to Eureka on some contracting business Hyrum Beckstrand of Meadow an old B Y A student and at present a student of the University of Michigan stopped In Provo yesterday and today on his way home for the summer vacation Thomas Schofleld has returned from a trip to southern Utah Miss Cora Alexander Is visiting friendS in Salt Lake Mrs May Bell ThurmanDavls has re turned from Ann Arbor to spend the summer sum-mer at home District Attorney S A King has gorse to Castle Dale on legal business Attorney M M Warner Is in Nephl today to-day on professional business A Buckbee manager of the Sunbeam Mining company was In towan today Myron Newell fish and game commissioner commis-sioner of this county today swore out complaints against Nels Martunon and AAilk Sweeper for unlawfully catching trout The report was circulated hero that Newell had arrested Rev Mr Andrews of the Baptist church but this the commissioner com-missioner denies Deputy Sheriff Henry was on Provot bench today on ofliclal business John AVerlton C H Gray and Isaac Chllton were today appointed appraisers In the estate of Laura E Butt deceased J G Jensen Albert Money and John Jones were appointed appraisers in the estate of David T Malcolm deceased Four Saturday drunks were up before Justice Noon today and given live days each Tomorrow morning George S Ton < > y C AV Barnes and Henry Blumenthal go to Salt Lake to attend the meeting of the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias Provo River High Special Correspondence Provo June 19ThIs time last yeas Provo river had reached its highest and receded in volume to the usual current but now the stream is very high and still rising It Is reported that the snow at the head of the river Is seven feet deep while in previous years all the snow at that point had disappeared This fact lathe la-the cause of no little apprehension |