Show LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS wednesdays DAILY AUGUST 25 second twelfth eighteenth east sandy hunter and MU creek pleasant green ward salso thirteenth sixteenth nineteenth twentieth and twenty fifth quorums yot y ot of Elders please see that your statistic al 1 reports for the six months ending jone ame 1897 are sent in immediate ifie different organizations of the reminded of theirs stake are JAMES D STIRLING clerk of stake slater sister ruth buth H howell owell cope widow of cope died at her resi francis the late i senin dence in the twentieth ward this 1 morning after a lingering illness the morning well known and highly deceased was in the community and her K death though not wholly unexpected k will be a great shock to those who in learned to love her for her mortality bality character she was traits of excellent cel lent F woman among women and passes ls several children to leaving sawn away the departure of a loving i devoted mother a true and parent of this city called naylor elder der J E t this his afternoon and re the news on from the southern return sorted ted his field whither he went states teo mission haeb 2 as 9 1895 returning on saturday sat elder nal Nay taylors naylors nors lors lot was cast with ise good people of kentucky whom tim ate characterizes as a elass of people and hearted hospital and exceedingly courteous courte oua to the mormon elders jy i the work there is progressing asing nicely and there is considerable inquiry for te ie gospel A nice meeting house has ft been erected in junction branch met I 1 catt county and on the ath and fth tsat an interesting conference was ighut elder naylor had good health enjoyed his labors and to ft the main v thoroughly tha weather of the week ending the v august 23 1897 was very warm and nd dry with cool nights but A abundance of sunshine frost an 10 sad no rain has ripened grain very sst mod and harvesting is well ell under way at in the northern with part cart of the crop ead western section threshed in other r of the state threshing will com merw days the yield is desce to in a few variable but about an average pota maturing in excellent condi toes are abs and a large yield is expected vegetables of au an kinds are plentiful seand crop of alfa alfalfa ifa Is in excellent condition and in parts of the eastern mcton Is mostly in stack fruit is aguy in good condition but in the chestem estern section BC the yield will be light B g S peterson 5 temporarily in charge idaho falls ida the be funeral services over the re sarah jeremy wil fiats bains of sister items were held yesterday aug 24 selo m in the sixteenth ward meet MS hause A large and sympathetic audience was wag present to pay their respects to Abe ute departed who was universally es f teemed the th services were conducted by fredrick Fredr lck kesler the speakers were elders john T evans henry harris david L davis bishop morris elder geo G bywater apostles george teasdale and john enry smith bishop james awatson CW atson alder fider james and bishop ahari Sr edrick I 1 ek kesler seral of the speakers had been fr anted with sister williams from mood d days and others testified extreme kindness to the mis I 1 sio sion aries narles apostle george teasdale baptized her late husband and three of her oldest children in florence nebraska on their way from wales to this country bishop kesler had been the bishop of brother and sister williams for nearly thirty six years he said their labors had been completely done and that they were among the best people he ever knew all the speakers united in testifying to the sterling qualities of the deceased and to her faithful and consistent labors throughout life the singing was well rendered by the ward choir assisted by sister lizzie thomas edwards who sang a solo A long cortege followed the remains to the grave where the dedicatory prayer was offered by elder peter reid brigham city utah aug 24 president lorenec snow being in town last sunday a few mein members bers of bis family quietly went to work and arranged a reunion at the old snow homestead sunday evening it was a large gathering and the gray haired patriarch of eighty three winters was delighted to see so many of his immediate family and those closely related through marriage I 1 president snow spoke earnestly to his family telling how glad h he e was to meet so many at this unexpected time many of his sons and daughters also spoke briefly some two hours were spent together and as a unanimous feeling in favor of reunions became apparent it was decided to have a gathering once every three months at 2 p m saturday preceding the stake conferences one of these gatherings each year will be a regular reunion of all members of the family throughout the world this mav sometimes be held in salt lake as a large number of the family are now settled there the immediate family and relatives through marriage and otherwise will number up into the hundred sno doubt at this gathering lt it was thought fit to choose officers and the following were appointed lorenzo snow president lucius A snow vice president mansfield L snow secretary mrs L T pierce assistant secretary the next gathering will be at the home of mrs pierce one of president snows daughters thus has been started on a comparatively ively small scale regular family unions that in the years to come will require a tabernacle to hold M L S FROM FRIDAYS DAILY AUGUST 27 parley P pratt son of the late apostle of that name died at the family residence in the eighteenth ward at 5 last evening death came after an illness of fourteen weeks caused by cancer of the stomach the deceased was born at kirtland march 25 1837 and came to utah in 1848 his early experience was similar to that of the people who settled this region salt lake city was always his home he filled two missions one to europe and one to the southern states he also served as a home missionary on his return he was a president of the fourteenth quorum of seventy he leaves a wife and ten children his funeral elizabeth lane hyde an old well known and respected woman died at the residence of mrs cecelia hyde in the seventh ward at friday morning w the deceased was born in radnor Radnor shire england february 26 1811 and was therefore in her year in 1848 she identified herself with the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and remained a faithful and consistent member to the end she left her native land tor for america in 1856 crossed the ocean in the S curling and the plains in a handcart hand cart company under captain edward bunker she arrived in salt lake city october 2nd and of the same year sister hyde was always a hardworking industrious woman and a zealous supporter of the relief society and other work E B rucker a convert in lynchburg campbell county va writes the news as follows 1 I want to bear my testimony to the truthfulness of the gospel if these lines are worthy of space in your youir paper for several years I 1 had been searching the scriptures but could not understand them I 1 carried thera them to the ministers and asked them to t explain certain portions to me some they said had been done away with and others were not intended for me to understand when elders webb and crouch came to my door with the gospel it was received with gladness and when they explained the scriptures to me I 1 could not help but rejoice tor for I 1 knew I 1 had found the true church of christ on the of june 1897 1 I was baptized by elder george H webb I 1 do feel to thank my heavenly father for sending his servants to me my husband was fully convinced long ago but never obeyed the gospel until nov 2 1896 when he was baptized into the fold of christ I 1 do know the church of jesus christ or at latter day saints is the only true tive church on earth it makes me rejoice when I 1 read the good reports of the elders in your valuable paper which chieft is received and read with much happiness A few months ago a leading salt company of this city selected in the open market a sample of the now famous nebo salt and had it analyzed by EL a prominent chemist the result was a surprise it was absolu absolutely free from soda and magnesia the minerals that spoil salt for dairy purposes the only foreign matter was sk a trace of lime equal to only three tenths of one per cent so that them the 0 salt alt to is practically per cent pure dairymen will use no other brand and for table consumption its growing use is likely to create a great demand for it nebo salt is made from brine 85 36 per cent salt which flows in a clear estrema axa from the toot foot of it is evaporated by steam and its lr ir purity is accounted for partly by the fact that the lime and other minerals held in solution by the brine are precipitated on the hot steam pipes it is owing to these circumstance st that negotiations for a union of interests between the intermountain salt companies have been so vigorously vigorous IT pushed by the latter company today a deal was made whereby the nebo salt company was absorbed by the intermountain salt company which will hereafter place the nebo salt upon the market C ea 3 FROM SATURDAYS DAILY AUGUST 28 mrs hannah carter betts of noa painters Tain hill kenilworth england wishes to hear from her two sisters and three brotheim bro theis who are now living in utah send to the address noted coyote garfield galfield gal field county caroene robertson daughter of henry M X and caroline russell died august 18 at her fathers home she leaves a husband and eight children the youngest a babe six months old the deceased was born at payson july 25 1863 during a thundershower thunders bower yesterday afternoon at peoa geoa summit cou county lity a serious accident befell andrew jorgenson while cutting grain with a harvesting machine A flash of lightning struck and killed his team while he was rendered unconscious and so badly hurt that his recovery appeared doubtful elder horace S ensign writes enthusiastically to elder robert morris bishop of the eleventh ward from denver concerning the work of mormon missionaries in colorado the he says are very promising and many accessions to church membership are being made at the recent conference at manassa there were forty eight baptisms the ceremony was performed in the presence of a congregation of people numbering fully 1000 people free concerts were given the citizens of sanford and manassa by the missionaries they were enjoyed very much and added friends to the already large circle of well wishers of the elders the funeral services over remains of slater sister ruth H cope relict of the late francis cope were conducted by elder george in the twentieth ward meeting house on cn c n friday afternoon aft ernon augart there ivas was a large assemblage sem blage of relatives and friends the opening prayer was offered by elder george R emery and instructive and comforting remarks were made by elder john nicholson bishop frederick erick keslar er and elder george F gibbs the closing praye was offered by elder james sharp the he deceased was a woman of character possessed of many noble traits she leaves seven children four sons and three daughters a number of grandchildren and her aged father to cherish the memory of her virtues FROM MONDAYS DAILY AUGUST 30 30 rev prank frank C lockwood paster of the JIM M E church of this city announced to his hi 3 congregation yesterday that he intended leaving salt lake mr lockwood Loek wood will accept a position as lecturer on the staff of the extension branch of the chicago university brigham city bugler J M jenson and sons of brigham city are doing an immense business in the sheep line this summer they have lately made several large shipments to the chicago markets and are making arrangements for other big shipments at opal wyo they shipped 1200 head on aug ath from park city and vicinity at logan and this week more from logan and between lot let and of sept they will send from soda springs idaho to the chicago markets the firm will handle sheep this year at the low average of 2 a head that will amount to J M jenson jr told a bugler reporter that they have been paying from to a head for sheep to for lambs he says they have had a lively business this season bishop cart carl jensen of bear river city acty has lately been buying and shipping a good many sheep A short time ago he shipped 1000 from aror n kelton to kansas city and last week 1000 from wasatch this week he purchased a bunch of 1000 lambs from P J petersen en he expects to ship several thousand more this season he says the prices are good and the sheep business much better this season than last i the AIne american rican wool and and cotton reporter announces that the first sale of the series of auctions under the auspices of the wool exchange new york took place wednesday august at 2 pm with an excellent rep attendance of wool dealers brokers and manufacturers in its report of the business done the paper cites sales of utah wool as follows POUNDS KIND PRICE 2600 fine utah 14 fine medium utah 15 1250 medium utah 17 quarter utah 17 2000 2 black utah 12 1000 1 bucks 8 V ta tags 7 1083 fine fl utah 13 1400 fine medium utah 15 medium utah 16 fine utah 12 1800 fine medium 14 1800 fine 14 1400 fine medium 15 Y the above business transactions show a total sale of pounds and all at what can be termed good figures the product going at prices ranging from 7 to 17 cents according to the grade of wool sold in all pounds of utah wool were offered but the greater part of it was withdrawn on account of holders considering si the price offered too low at the same sale australian wools brought from 24 to 26 cents mostly crossbred cross bred while south american wools sold at from 10 to 17 cents the utah and montana product brought the highest prices among the western wools sold while kentucky and new york representing the eastern mar ket sold at from 17 i 1 28 cents from TUESDAYS DAILY AUGUST 31 andrew kimball who has just returned fr from om a trip into dixie or southern utah called on the news today with some splendid samples of dried peaches and apricots some of the fruit coming from the orchard of thomas judd and some from an orchard in cedar city the dried product has the flavor of the best evaporated fruit and was prepared by mr judd who is president of the state board of horticulture and who Is taking a great interest in fruit matters the dried fruit should be tried to be appreciated in his travels about the county fruit inspector Sor ezson says he found at bluff dale at Hou selys garden and orchard a new disease among raspberries rasp berries caused by small spiders weds are woven over the young and half grown berries killing both fruit and cane it was very general throughout the whole patch and a serious menace to raspberry raisers in case it becomes gene general raol it is teays mr a new disease to the county as tar far as aa known and possibly to the state the remedy recommended is to remove all diseased cane in the fall and burn them spray the balance of th e bushes with strong kerosene ke rosine emulsion one part of kero sine to eight of water after the leaves have fallen and cane hardened hord ened then spray again in the spring with kero sine emulsion but only at ordinary strength 1 to 15 boise statesman hon A L thomas ex governor of utah arrived last ervenia evening from his fine ranch near parma ere he reports that the farm has produced fine crops this year mr thomas is president of the company owning the sebree canal he has greatly improved the property since he took hold two years ago and mr shelby who is also here says it is now the best canal in the state A salt lake man has determined to put in a fruit evaporator orator here and the plant has been shipped from portland it is a evaporator the plant is to be erected on dr Col listers place temporarily but the intention is to establish it in boise next season and to increase the capacity it has not yet been determined whether the |