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Show LOCAL, SEMI-LOCAL AND OTHERWISE This, thai and the Other Picked Ip and Commented Ipon. The Light and Telephone Questions, A. C. Minstrels, and Mining Prospects Brushed in a Frieudly Way. The latest thing out tho bed room lights and the night policeman. An Indiana man claims to have discovered dis-covered a method by which ho can bottle up sunshine. Kcntucklaus have long known how to bottle "moonshine." "moon-shine." The prospects for labor In Cache county the coming summer Isn't very bad. With C. F. Olsen's telephone line between Logan, Hyruni, Wells-vllle Wells-vllle and Paradise; the Utah Homo Company's $115,000 system and the new light plant, all Incotuse of construction, construc-tion, there should be labor enough for all who desire it. Many wonder what tho Hercules people" will do when tho city light plant Is installed. Will they rcduco the price of lights to such an extent that the city will bo unable to make Its plant pay Interest on the money Invested and then buy tho affair at 20 cents on a dollar, or will tho loyal citizens citi-zens who voted for municipal ownership owner-ship stand by the city council and pay the regular price? Why don't capitalists see It to their advantage to build an electric road around tho county, connecting with one of the same kind at BrighamV Incidentally, In-cidentally, a limited street car system might be installed In Logan to some llnanicial advantage to the owners and to the great convenience of many citizens. This Is bound to come sooner or later, and the fellow who is on tho jiround floor will win out. At least somebody ought to ask for a franchise. There arc mean men In this world and some that arc meaner and still others'that aro tho meanest. An example ex-ample qt the mean fellow Is the one who used a wart on his neck for a collar button; a meaner man Is portrayed por-trayed by the fellow who fed sawdust to his chickens; but meanest of tho lot Is the one who bought a half interest inter-est in a cow and claimed he had bought the back half, thereby getting all tho milk without having to pay for hay. The Prince and Princess of Wales will probably visit us at the time of tho St. Louis exposition. Wo move that our friend Gordon of Tho Journal bo provided with knee breeches and a sword and appointed a committeo of one to show 'cm the sights when they are In Logan. On their way to tho park, Gordon could entertain them with "'Ow I henjoyed Christmas puddings pud-dings In h'old h'England" or "What Earl and I know aboutshrlmps." We want the visitors to have a good time. The Republican expects to run opposition to the city water works system this summer. Wo would sincerely sin-cerely regret to throw Watcrmaster Holt out of a Job, for he's a splendid good fellow, but If it comes to that, wo say let go your Holt. Underneath our sanctum Is an enormous cellar, 4x8, which by a kindly disposed providence, pro-vidence, Is now being filled with water. Wo can't run away from providence in shape of a four-Inch stream of water, so we'vo decided to furnish tho city with water this summer sum-mer at a reduced rate. After consideration consid-eration we may coino to the conclusion conclu-sion to add a little amonla and other ingredients and buck the lec-man instead of tho water people. Persons not having been in the Thatcher business room used asRe-buplican asRe-buplican headquarters last fall, would not believe that Logan possesses such a dainty and altogether delightful room. When tho Fortnightly Club was organized last November and was searching for a home, the Thatcher's fixed up that room as a dance hall, and In their efforts to make it attractive attrac-tive no expense was spared. A new floor was laid and thoroughly waxed, a delicate blue paper with sultabje border was placed on tho walls, the heaters and pipes gilded and the balcony bal-cony so arranged that tho room is truly ono of artistic beauty, Just as dainty and pretty as tho most fastidious fastid-ious might desire. Although tho room Is not large, It is a comfortable slzo for tho members of the Fortnightly, Fort-nightly, and since Its organization tho club has spent many delightful hours there. Some time In the future, Messrs. G. & U. Thatcher will uso It as a piano room, tho room now occupied occupi-ed by them being Illy suited to a llrst-class llrst-class display of tho flno instruments they carry. Another strong reason for keeping a boy out of a saloon Is that he might see his papa there. Tribune. Logan citizens will do well to sec that their cattle and horses do not gck on the side-walks at this time of year. Their only safety Is in keeping to the streets. Lost, strayed or stolen ono municipal munic-ipal light plant belonging to Logan City. Any Information concerning samo will bo thankfully received by Mayor, City Council and the people In general. Anyone not acquainted with tho business done at the different billiard halls in Logan would be surprised upon up-on entering either room at any time. It is seldom that the rooms aro not comfortably filled with men and boys, and uncomfortably filled with smoke. Games arc always going at from two to four tables, and while- the earnestness earnest-ness of the players sometimes becomes rather Intense, It Is seldom that the conduct becomes boisterous. Students of tho U. of U. aro to debate de-bate with students of the University of Nevada on the question "Resolved, that the municipalities of the United States should own and operate tele-phono tele-phono and lighting plants and railroad rail-road systems." Tho debate takes place on May 20 at Reno, Nov. The City council might sell the old plant that Is now on their hands and go over and get some pointers. From all tho Information obtainable It seems that there Is nothing new In regard to tho electlc light situation. Tho matter was taken up by tho Supremo Su-premo Court, Investigated and taken under advisement. It is still In tho hands of tho Supreme Court, and no one knows exactly when the supremo court will let loose of it. There Is nothing that can bo done in tho matter, mat-ter, and tho otllcials arc getting more restless than tho people. It is reported that Hans Nielsen's speech beforo the Council Wednesday evening was equal to tho Murray & Mack performance for orlgnal and unadulterated un-adulterated comedy. Hans wants tho Thachcr "blunderbus" to lay over and give him his rightful placo at tho station, but tho council turned tho matter over to Marshal Crockett. Tho Marshal advised him to get to tho station first and then hold his own, but there's tho rub Hans Is usually about five- minutes too late. The Intcr-Mountaln farmer says that strawberry beds not already covered cov-ered should be given a covering of clean straw, and that the straw should bo left on tho plants until May. In spite of the fact that Mrs. Rhorer, shoof Lady's Homo Journal fame, says that strawberries are fit only for snakes to cat, there are many In this vicinity who like to have this luscious fruit In tho springtime, and wo would urge berry growers to heed the "Farmer's" "Farm-er's" warning. There is hardly a citizen in the county who doubts that tho mountains moun-tains on cither the east or west of us contain minerals in paying quantities, if veins could bo found and developed That these veins could bo located by experts will hardly be doubted, and that there is not some definite and well-organized movement to secure such experts do tho preliminary work, Is unfortunate for Cache Valley. Tho opening of mines near here would revolutionize the town and valley In a business way and put It In a way of progress that would bo very satisfactory to the men who have their money Invested here. However, without a board of trade, commercial club or somo other organization of like kind there will probably never bo any systematic work dono for tho devel-opement devel-opement of cither town or valley. It has been suggested that If eacli poison in tho county were assessed from 81 to $5, In harmony with his financial condition, from $20,000 to $40,000 bo raised for tho purpose of locating mines. It is highly probable that this amount expended Judiciously In a search for paying ore bodies must necessarily result In success, and with oven ono good mine developed tho $10,000 would return to tho citizens in little or no time. However there Is no ono to put such a scheme or any other ono Into operation, and Caclto Valley must continue to sleep in comparative com-parative poverty, with millions knocking knock-ing at her doors. Pattl will mako another farewell tour of America. Tho tour will commence com-mence In November next. Salt Lake will secure ono of tho concerts. Will somebody please tell us tho dlllerenco between "Morganccrlng" and "buccaneering." Buccaneers flourished when tho sword was mightier migh-tier than tho pen, and now "Morganccrlng" "Morga-nccrlng" Is flourishing at a time when tho "penis mightier than tho sword." Tho buccaneers wielded their swords for greed and gain, and Morgan wcllds his pen for tho samo to greater effect. According to Goodwin's Weekly the "smart set" of Salt Lako occasionally has "pajama parties" and very frequently fre-quently has weddings at "high noon." Tho sclzzors manipulator of this shack has Jogged along the rugged, corduroy path of life for something less than a century and has not yet discovered tho whlchness of the how between the "high noon" and tho low noon. Wo presumo that should groceries gro-ceries prepared to be devoured at "high noon" not land In tho stomachs of tho guests promptly at "high noon" there would be a case of aggregated and acute Indigestion about the premises that would require a full week's output of Soda Springs to relieve. Wo do not doubt that "high noon" is all right enough, butsomehow or othcrtho term reminds us of medieval times when the momentous things of life and death mandates of kings and execution of decrees of courts, were set for "high noon." It gives us unapprcclatlvo slow pokes a sort o'creepy feeling. The much-talkcd-of minstrel show at the A. C. will take place Saturday evening the 11th. If this one proves as breezy as last year's performance there will bo no need of fans In the audience. Tho boys claim to have the proper stuff up their sleeves and will settle many scores with professors and fellow students. Those who wcic present last year and remember the balcony scene In "Romeo and Juliet," as portrayed by Pylo and Fisher Harris, feel that the aggregation will have to be on its metal to sustain its reputation, nowevor, it Is said that tho "Family Cow Melody," rendered on a cream separator with swlncttc accompaniment will bring Mr. Taylor great fame and tho audience unbounded un-bounded delight. Tho "Storming of the Barrack on the Pike" will probably pro-bably be a warm number, as well as gct-offs on the "She-rooster" society In tho nightmare portion of tho "Midsummer Night's Dream." The "Effect of Engle's Sociology on Logan's municipal affairs" rendered on a harmonica by S. Goodwin Tuttle will bo worth a trip to hear, and select se-lect readings from Upham's diary on "How to Cultivate Bushes" Is said to bo the richest of all. That the Sunday Sun-day supplement of the San Francisco Examiner will not be In it for color is a foregono conclusion. Special music will bo furnished by the "Katzenjam-mcr "Katzenjam-mcr Kids" In their latest popular success "Pink-punk Harmonics." Special numbers between acts will bo a monologue by Kerr on "How papa builds a new car lino to tho College every year," said to let loose somo startling information; a musical hit entitled "now the newspapers Garbled Merril's speech at Richfield;" Electro-cutionary Electro-cutionary efforts by tho Physical Structure Class." |