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Show NORTH SAN PETE. AS SEEM BY A BEO.ISTER REPORTER OS A KLIINU IRif. A Grand Reception Tendered Ferdinand Ericksen, Prosperous Fairview and Vi-, cinitv, Lumber, Etc. It was almost daik, on the evening of j luiie- 14th when a reuiBTUk reporter was entering., Mi. .Pleasant, fuun the South. Much surprised bv so great a 1 jdisplayol fire ,w oiks, now that the election was. over, hastened to make enquiries; but upon arriving at the residence resi-dence of Mrs. M. K. Morrison, where arrangements had been made for us to spend the night, found the place illumin- j ated 'and a brass-band -in full blast. On entering the house the reporter had : the honor of an introduction to and j some conversation will perdmand Erickson in whose lienor the dem lustra- I .tion was made, . . , -- - The gentleman , has tSpent; the past year at the famous institution of learning learn-ing at Ann Arbor, and in connection with his law studies has enj ed many advantages of travel and sight seeing. He had been delayed two days on the road, which had caused his wife, who was formerly Miss Tina Morr'son, much uneasiness; but he arrived at four o'clock on the d jy named. There were quite a number of pupils, a dozen or so, attending the sama law college as Mr. Encksou, and so many ol them as belonged to the Cliuich held tegular Sunday services, taking tuius in piesiding. The baud came inside by invitstion of the geniel hostess and worthy wife of the returned student, and at tlie table bounteously, spread, refreshed the inner .musicians; other guests also partaking of their hospitality, am nig whom were I the reporter, Mrs. Elizabeth Horn of ; Salt h.ike Citv.and the genial and talent- j ed coirespond-nt of the Stulinel, Mr. V. O. Candland, tiie h oiioiable C. N. Lund and others.-' Mole music and some pleasant conversation, and an agreeaole evening had passed into the gieat hereafter. Mt Pleasant is to be congratulated on Mr. Krickson's place of residence, as h;s aquisition will be a benefit to all with whom he is associated. . INDIANOLA. Indiauola is a very pieuv valley. The low lying hills aie almost too smooth and green to belong to the ever rugged broken and rocy Wasatch ranga. Theie was a cold wind blowing, and a bieaib cf fiost in the air; and on bush and shrub evidences that this was iut its first visit U this local. ty. Indians lay about on the gtas3 in sunny shehered nooks ner thuir teiUs,.t. which tuey still cling iuspite of the nnne comfortable comforta-ble houses bu ll for them by the white settlers, t'hey neither attended ihe"pow wow," m-r tendered the visitors a dance, f'rufablV because it was.Snud;iv. v.- & R.i. Westrru have a hundred teams at wujk on (he railroad coming our way. j,.A,tj . ' . r. . MIU.BURNE. Returning, and taking a light hand road, the Register repoiler lauded at a new town, called Miliburn, between Indianola and Fairview, but neater the latter place. The town consisting of some twenty-five families, is located near the head walcis of the Sanpitcli; the liver taking its rise some live miles north and east of the town, in the mountains." It is as beautiful a spot as could be found in a days journey, and the people all seem "well-to-do " On the west of their valley which isj. shape is a short abrupt hill, -which has been Christened "Miliburn " ridge;" in ihe basin of this hill is an inexhaustable quairy. It is oolite, easy to woik, haid-euing haid-euing on exposure, and ol a pure white. On the east are the mountains, the saw ymber rescuing down lo shake hands with the wheat fields. A prominent man in answer to the question. "How much laud have you under cultivation," teplied. , . .. , . "VVe have 2,000 acres of land under cultivation, ibree filths of which is grain and similar crops, and twv-fiflhs in grass and lucerne; it is mostly under, fence." "What were your grain crops leckoned at last year?" ' ' "Hwould lather you would ask me What the crops were in 'iSSS, or what the we think they will be this year. Last year crops w ere poor all over the county, and this place was no exception. A fair estimate of the crops threshed by ibis place and Fairview in former years for we have beeii all Fairview until recently recent-ly has been from 30,000, to 35,000 hushels, but this year we will exceed the past record by at least to.ooo bushels." bush-els." "Are you troubled with grasshoppers?" grasshop-pers?" , . 'iMo they have not reached this far." "Could you give me reliable liguies on the yearly lumber out-put in this section? sec-tion? "We have no mill belonging to us, although there ate mills loca ed near us, but Fairview owns lour good saw-nulls, that are kept miming in good style through the lumber season, and the product is pel haps closely estimated at 7,000,000 feet." "Have you any extensive sheep or swek owners resrd'ng rrcre?"--- "-'-" " Well you might not call them extensive exten-sive owners, but Mr. Marker of this place has a good many sheep, and the Neilson Bros,"aie kept busy taking care of their horned stock?" "How do the stock and sheep men agree?" "Those residing here agree pretty well, but there is going lo be a grand united kick against a'l tiie surrounding counties iiHi;riii5, Ijoi -forty to fifty herds of sheep on out cow faujje eve.ry winter. " ' """ . . -,. The return trip was -uneventful, except ex-cept that the leporter vvas regaled Willi strawberries at Fairview, Mt. Pleasant and Spring" City. '-,,vl A ' '".,' ' |