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Show s.mn-AM xi-n-ssias. Our Fi'iell;b on Hie K,iM ul (Hcrly Allliiius tr. !r;nv Hut. Justice M. M. Jensen of Mantua was in Lown, Monday. In conversation conver-sation with a Br;u;it reporter, he said there was no truth in the statement that Mantua wi;-hod tobe cut oil" from Bi'igham City, simply because of the coining of water works. The people of that pretty burg have been talking of asking to be counted out of the corporate limits for months and even years long heft ire the water system business had assumed any definite shape. There are a few chronic c.omplaincrs, of course, but most, of (he best people of the place favor the system. Mantua has a population popula-tion of -100 people; is situated live miles east of the center of the town proper and it. is no more than right and f.dr-fhat they be not compelled (o pay city taxes. At present this works no hardships upon the people peo-ple and they have no very heavy "kick coming." Their taxes are all spent in their village. |