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Show - ' ". I " ".T. llll I - I, i i . . j t -- - The County Register OF SAN PETS COUNTY. Ephraim, Utah, - Aug. 7, 1890 The affair wl patched up lor a rather hoggish mon consideration, and we lunched on thl last fragment of our provisions. I When e wife ready to start, bv dint of much talk, wt got the "Stolen Bottle to hitch a burse " beside Jones and help us to the top of the next hill. It was some tro miles and hair, and after reaching the point my husband had designated, he kept tight along fur another halt mile or so, when we met a loaded team, jaded, aud altogether in a worse condition than our owu. The driver began to swear as soon as he got in sight; and he proved to be "Stolen Bottle's," brother, with a load of supplies. " you,'' he said," why in did'ut you meet me where you agreed to? il ever I'll drive another load fur you, and tnat s what s the matier'. Hegrinnti, "Stuten Bottle" grinned at us while he pocketed the money e had agreed to pay him for his services, and sa d. ''These folks hindered me a a little about getting oft." Then the full extent tf hiscontemptible manners unscrupulous falsehood was laid bare. They say it takes a!l kinds to make a world, but 1 hope there are few like h m. A fevy miles further on we met the team telegraphed for, and our troubles were ever; for although we did not Before the Advent of Railroads. BY MRS. ELLEN' JAKEMAX. Written tor the Rbgktsi. (Concluded ) We stood tfiutiud the wagon weary, discuuraged and hungry, scarcely k ow-ing what to dn with ourselves. One of the children asked for a drink but the hired man still stood by the well with his hand on the rope and scowled at us. My husband had neatly crossed the space between our wagmi and the corral where the proprietor sat on the topmost rail ivafrhintr th men wild urp hranH. air.ve at our destination until the next dav at noon, there were no more mis-adventures. I went straight home to my mother, and poured the tale of our woes into her sympathetic eat; and a good civ. a bath, a night's sleep in a clean. com( e bed, and the circumstances here-in narrated, were of the past. Many of the people met on that trip I have had the pleasuts ol entertaining since, but some ot them have passed into the herealter. It had taken us eight days to travel a distance less than one bundled miles; and it had cost, besides the discomfurt anxiety and time, not less than a hun-dred dollars. This is not an iso'aifd case, there are hundredsof peisuiis in iliii County, who have taken such uipr; differing in inc-ident but agreeing in points of time, and weaiine. In the face of it all they talk about the (ood old d.iys ol wagon travel, and sighing say; "It is a pity that our children will never have an opportunity to take the lime to enjoy life as we have. To travel slowly over a tract of country and get 1 good look at.it but be hurled hither and thither on a swift and dangerous ttiin. How pleasant it was nmhow, w hen we went from place to placs with our own team and outfit, boss of cmrselvev with niceeople all alung the road, camping out and making a picnic of it; and the cars are so dauger-ous.- " I can't agree with Ihem. If I want to go to Salt Lake, I am thankful that I can go in one day and come home in another when I am ready. I can pay the money cheerfully tnd tuke the risks; bin neither have I ant paliei.ee with people who, having cruised the plains once or twice with ox teams tre too tender to ride from one of our ranrord tuwm without groauings ind Itmantations and lushing into print about it. Men. who when envited to wtite up the resources ol their county, devote half their space to bewailing the fact hat as vet we are still Before thi Advent of Railroads. Oh, you wanted to know what became , of 1'inet? Vell Jonea ii dead. THE END. ing a number of yearling colts, and who hud not once turned hia head in our di-rection. The child asked again for water, and could not be s.lenced. for how could she possibly uudeistand that anybody would refuse us a drink of water. "I tell you what, Mdin," said Sam to me 111 a whisper, il you'll give consent, I'll beat that fellow into a linseed poul-tice, and draw some water in spite ot the whole dog-o- n pile ot em." I admired his spirit and really felt a good deal that way myself; but prudence restrained me. "No, Sam, I replied, the man is probably acting under orders, and I think my husband will be able to make all right with Mr. T ; besides I am well acquainted with his wile, we went to school together. We have no bread for dinner and I will send Ntl ie to buy some, and she cau take the girls with her and get them a drink." 1 made all this explanation, in a vain attempt to passifv him, for I could see that he was worked up to a pitch that threatened to break over all bound, and defy author-ity. I called Miss Nellie, gave her some change, told her to take the two girls with her and what to say, and dispatch-ed her for the bread. The mother-in-la- had been looking on in silence.and rather quizzically I fan-cied, and as the girls moved oft turned and said' '.Didvou sav you were ac-quainted with the woman up there?" "Yes," I answered. "Then why didn't you go up vou:se!l?" "I hardly know, whv do you ask? ' "Because I'm acquainted with her too, and I'm going. If those children get a drink, or if she sells them a loaf of bread, then she's changed sii:ce I knew her." All this had been spoken in a loud tone so that the man at the well had heard every word; and I felt a littl shocked by her unnecessary frankness, and without reply I turned to watch the cliildien. Mrs. T. mast have been watching them Irom behind ihe cumins of the window that fmn'ed that way. for she met them at the djorstep and prevented them from coming in. Miss. Nellie tuld her errand and afier waiting a lew m oments like an humble beggar, she turned lustily away and came bark, the children fallowing her. As she came tiem me 1 saw that uer eyes were lull ol tears, and motion ng me tocome where tiie giin-niu-fellow at the well could not see her, she told me what had occurcd. "She met me at the door," said she sobbing for over indignation, "and told us not to come in because we weie so muddy. Then I asked her if she would give the little girls a drink, and she said, though I did not believe her. Mat she had no water in the house. Then I asked her if she would sell me a loaf of bread, telling her how long we nad been on the rond, and she said she d.d not have any biead baked, but perhaps-- ", and Nellie's cheeks burned, and her eyes flashed, "she actually ot feied me a quarter ot a buttermilk loaf in my hand like I had been an Indian or a beggar". "Never mind", Nellie I guess she did nA mean it that wav.and d d not realize how it would appear to us;"l said but I fell very much as she did. I could see my husband speaking to the "Stolen Bottle" on the fence, aud my little girl was pulling my skirts I want a drink; why can't I have a drink? Oh, Mother " and then said it all over again "Hush! I said papa will be back in a moment and then you shall have water." "Won't that man let us have any?" she asked in a shrill voice. "Hush!" I said sternly, for I was afraid that Sam's temper was getting the baiter of him as it was. Before I had any idea what she intend-ed to do, that little rtbel in petticoats, walked up to the big stollid fel- - low at I he well and shook her tiny hst at him, stamping the ground like a little pugilist. "You're a bad wicked man, and 1 hope you'll die fusty;" mak-ing an awful (ace at him. 1 took the rebellious younster by the shoulder and shook her, and put her into the wagon; while at the same time I was almost wicked enough to hope such fate would overtake the crow-lik- e figure perched so indifferently upon the corral fence. But that was the match that exploded Sim's temper; he made one bound, seized that well-guar- d by the shirt collar and sent him spinning several rods from the well, and defied him in language more forcible than refined, to set foot inside of 'hiee rods ol the well again while we chose to camp there. Sim sent the bucket to the bottom of the well, and brought it up with a grand flourish, and gave the children who were really; suffering, a drink. While this was going on, the mother-in-la-was pleading with Sam not to kili the poor man for doing what he'd been told to. I afterwards understood that her object was to scare Sum's opponent into the belief that Sam was a regular blood-thirst- y desperodo. "Sam", I said, "you did very wrong; this tvell belongs to these people, and if thev choose to act churlish, that does not justify us in breaking a law." "You done just right." said the mothei- - f. r once agreeing with Sam, and the girl who had been the cause of the out-brea- k went over to Sam arid cuddled her chubbyj hand in his and looked difiaucc. See.ng that I was in the minority, I discereetly kept silent; but 1 emphasized my displeasure by refraining from diink-iu- g although almost cunsumed by thirst. I watched the "well guard" as he made his way toward his master, and wonder-ed, rather indifferently, how it would all end. The "Stoteu Bottle," bounced off the fence when the man told him what had happened; aud I smiled to see that he could be moved, if not by friendship or spmpathy with our situation, ... . .... i. READ AND RUN TO F.L. SHBIVER&BRO. SSiar GLOT2KHG In The Beaumann & Anderson Building, NEPHI, UTAH.? Goods Well Bought ia I1lf Sold i9 Old Addage and is ver ified by our Rapidly Increasing Trade. Call and Examine our Stock, You will always be well wsited upon. F.L Shriver &Bro. vi I 3 KM Ml rl$ 1 . 8 o rSe.lli-- 5 & , 1 Money to Loan) Lombard Investment Com-tin- ? Is Loaning Money on Very Easy Terms. A11 Buiness Promptly Attended to. 5 L If in tl e City, Mr1teBercr tenrstc. V. D. Skclts, Ephraim, Utah. Ofilee ortr B. P. tarson DtTg More, 14 EPHRAIM HOUSE Mrs. Ellen Dorius, Prof. Good accommodations and Sample Room. Main Street - - Ephraim Opposite Post Office. a 1 Utah Nursery Co. Established 188I. Oyer 50 Acres of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Roses, Shrubs and Small Fruits. j5l0neMillion Forest Tree Seedlings. J Nursery Grounds Located in Sugar House Ward 1 TT-'t'- X Lake City.t gSTOJiet Central Block, Second Sooth Street, Riverside Herd Over 100 HtadV lXJm.9A of Pure Bred WmmndividuarAferits Short Horn Cat--I M'iM' Hi&h tlt - " lence. Hoaded by the fjfej, jUtf --''f Fimous Airdrie I About fifteen aoth & 9th Duke I r head of Young of Roses the GO-- rjf-- Ll Bulls and a few latter bred by A. Choice Heifer, J. Alexaud, of Iwfeff?lSfe for Sa'e. Senrt Lexington, Ken- -KfWj ' Catalogues iuck t-- aiwim-j..'.- . j. f.': ,saurf $ --to Goodhue I Van Mater, Office, Centra-Bloc- k, Salt Lake City. John Nelson BOOT and SHOE MAKET) and SHOE MAKElV. HsirCUSrOM WORK- - Neatly Executed and on the Shortesi Notice. M&BSEM BB0. & CO. One Door West of City Kail, Ephraim MANUFACTURERS and DEALERS IN tK&'Pine Lumber, Lath, Pickets, Doors, Sash, Frames, Screen Doors, Etc. tx&"AH Kinds of Plaining, Rustic, Cealing,, Flooring Moldings, Scoll Saiving to order. SET Castings, Mjtdirijs, Corner-Block- Rosettes, Co ns ta fitly cn lend. f 0 Ephraim, Utali. Ephraim Butcher Shop Christensen & Jacobseu IVHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUTCHERS, BEEF, MUTTON. SAUSAGE. k'ORK Met promptly delivt red. Register Building, Main Street, Ephraim 41 8 1 i 1 17- - h v ? Hg I 1 2. n 9 5 sr g. 5 P OLE OLSEN AGENT FOR D. M. OSBORNE. Binders, Mowers and Coats Hay Rakes. Extras and Twine constantly - on hand One Block East,and one half Block North of Co-op- . 7 Sheep taken on Shares! Big Interest Paid. Forfull particulars Address or (all on Ole Christensen, 3 blocks east of Co-op Store, Otterstrom's Blackmith shop, Ephraim. 2 J I 1 7 N O T I C E! Send your orders to f. S. fOR-GENSE-Ephraim, Utah, by tele-gram or letter when you are in want of a conveyance, to take you to any place in, or outside of the County, at ten low Prices. -- S Ephraim, Utah. ROBERT RODEN. Dealer in, and manufacturer of, Monun'ints, Headstones, Tablets and Vaults. Stone Trimmings for Build-ng- s a Speciality. Iron Fence, Building Stoim Etc. 4-- 24 Depot Street, Nephi Thos. E. Fuller, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Dry Goods and Grocerie8,Boots and Shoes. Lawrence, Emery ou nty, Utah 2 J 2 J. H. Otterstrom, DEALER IN Eggs, Grain andall kinds of Genera Produce. Ephraim, Utah. 333 0 rn -- 3 &S;s P a 2 s II mU fe S e z ? Pfa ? S- jif f g a 1 ' ? I 8 "At a j S . A. G. Olsen, DKALKKS lH Pure Bred Tercheron HORSES. Handling Horses a Spe-cialty. MT. PLEASANT, UTAH. PEOPLES STORE. JOS. S. THORNTON, DKAUKK IM General Merchandise, and the Products of the Country, Prices as low as the lowest. Jos. S, Thornton, Ferron, Utah 0 3 0 d J? 2. SL " 5 H ? zv 3" ? p- - a r a a nttzE la S" 1 I 34tHs-?-, ! Ftp 0. 0. Larson, MaTfieia,TJtab Carries a Full Line of Genera MERCHANDISE, Studebaker Wagons, Carriages, and all kinds of Agricultural Imple-ments. Also Agent for the CHAMPION and WHITLEY Machines. Extras For Both Machines always on hand. 1 S fed lis . d 0 M g. , g w f --a a H w. . 'v. . : : '. SiA IN THE KITCHEN. "And if there rou chartca to m, NtthiBg where it ought to be. Vawashed duhee standing round. While thingt needed can't be lound. Kitchen furciture ell dutty, Greeev eink, nnd atove lids rutty. Speckled mirror, potted floor. Finger mark upon the door. CoUarleaa, untidy gown. One eleeve up one rleeve down. Kails black and sour race. As though cooking could dirgrtct. Seeing these ia whole or part. You'd better get your hat and start. CotocidencM Id Intentions. Coincidence in invention and discovery are the rule rather than the exception. When any notable advance is made in the knowledge "fthe laws of nature, or in applying Hum liylf jiirp, nld ot new, to the service f man, is haidtv ever one person alone whs makes the dis-covery or the application. Almost al-ways more lhan one claimant appears, and frequently severalinake good their claims to the honor d having; pursued indeptndently and ta valuable results the same line of thought or experiment that has made one of their number famous by associating his name perman-ently with the greal invention or dis-covery. Le Aerrier and Adams almost simultaneously reaiored out the ex-istence ot the planet Neptune, and diiect-e- d agronomical obseiveis how to pome their telescopes in order to find it. Pro-fessor Morse's title tod. stinction ns tha inventor of the magnetic telegraph was stubbornly contested by men who had labored with the same idea before it had curied to him. Haifa dozen others have toiled upon the problem ot steam nav-igation befote Fulton solved it. Morton, Jackson, ; nd Wells ere experimenting with anesthetics at the same time, and the meiit of the discovery is still claimed or each of them. Bell and Gray in-vented their respective telephones al-most at the same time. Edison and Hughes dispute each other's claim to priority in the invention of the micro-phone. In some ol these cases probably, one claimant has knowingly or uncon-sciously borrowed something f om his rival; but those where two or more per-sons have pursued independent y sub-stantially the same line of research and experiment, tending to the aame result are very numerous. |