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Show OUR CORRESPONDENTS. l'INTO. On the 2d inst., J. E. Eldredge and Thomas Piatt started for the Northwestern North-western states to preach the Gospel. Threshing is done and the grair lately in the bins. The threshers and their machine hive gone to neighbor ing settlements to pcrrorm the oamc good work for the farmers. The spirit of improvement, which has so long lain dormant, seems to have awakened at last, and a number of :riekmakers at work gives us hopes oi ieeiug some decent houses in the near uture. The Relief Society gave a supper and ball in honor of the young men goinj: on missions on the 20t h inst, A very enjoyable en-joyable time was had. and all were delighted de-lighted to see Sister Green, at the agt of 83 join in the cotillion and enjoj the dance. The summer visitors like the oummei jirds have mostly left us. We canstih see one humming bird and some half a dozen visitors loth to leave this invig orating climate. After a long, ho-, dr summer, a few frosty nights warn ut that the winter will be here in due time. J. G. Pinto, Utah, Sept. 24, 1S98. rom Brothers Ed Hendrix, William 3. Baker, Heber Empy, Heber C. Smith. vV. J. Davies and William A, Terry who brought their families with them: ilso Sheridan Andrus. P. WullTensteii. Xrastus Milne, and last but not least Thomas Judd and son Johu. All express ex-press themselves H3 well pleased with the country and prospects for the future, ind have bought land with the inten-ion inten-ion of moving here with their families 'n the near future. The health of the- people is good, and all art working hard to build up a nice settlement here. John L. Whipple has been quite in-lisposed in-lisposed the past ten days, having tak-m tak-m a severe cold, but is gradually improving im-proving and is able to be about a little. Murray creek, I am told, is colder han Lund, it being higher. It is a nile and a half north of Ely, the count j ;eat of White Pine county, and thirty-six thirty-six miles north of Lund. There is lenty of good land, water, Crewccd, md timber, Hon. Thomas Judd, after settling .vith contracting parties for land, etc.. took his departure for Murray creek cn -?ept. 21st, where he expects to make a Imposition of lots more land; from there ie will go to Frisco by team, thence tc 3alt Lake by rail, and finally return to 3t. George. On Sunday our Sunday school and meetings were well attended. Bro. Judd outlined the program that should ie followed, morally and spiritually, by is as new settlers aa our examples will ie closely watched by our neighbors, who, probably, do not see as we do, which should be a great inducement to us to straighten up and cleanse ourselves from all degrading habits. Atlantic. Lund, Nevada, Sept. 22, 1898. PINE VALLEY. Health of the people improving. Ben'. Knell, Jr., and wife from Pinto Pin-to were here yesterday. Jos. Cox has gone to Mil ford after freight for the Pine Valley Co-op. Mr. H'gbby from Cedar City was here yesterday enjoying the social smiles of one of our young ladies. Sister Elizabeth Jeffery from Loa, Wayne Co., is here visiting with friends and relatives. . For many years she was a resident of Pine Valley and was much esteemed for her earnest efforts in all laudable, undertakings. May her sc-journ sc-journ here be a pleasant one. Weather rather windy of late. Another An-other day and threshing will be over in this section. About ten thousand bushels of grain were. raised this year in Pine Valley and Grass Valley. The apple cropher9 is pretty good this yepr. We think the quality of the fruit raised rais-ed here will compare favorably with any raised in the State. - J. N. Pine Y alley, Utah, Sept. 2S, 1898'. PAXACA, NEVADA; Work on the reservoir will commence com-mence next Monday. Indian summer is upon us and the weather is delightful. Third crop of iucern nearly all cut. Potato digging will commence soon, crop a little under the average but tolerably tol-erably good. A farewell party will be given the departing missionaries, William Edwards Ed-wards and Ras Ronnow next Friday, and we anticipate having a good time. Yesterday was pay-day at Pioche and one could see smiling faces everywhere. The boys are doing well with the mine and mill. They have it under attachment, attach-ment, as you know. We are h ippy to hear of the proposed extenslo of the railroad to the St its line. This will bring us two days nearer Salt Lake City and only a short day's drive to the terminus. What Panaca needs mrst of all is a good roller mill. We send more than $000 annually to Utah for flour alone, all of which might just as well be kept at home, for we have plenty of gcod wheat land, but there is no demand for wheat under present conditions. Our district school opened two weeks in three departments. The grammar department under Bishop Ronnow, the intermediate department under Mrs. Jennett Findlay, and the primary i3 a jly managed by Miss Lizzie Lee. Ail three were raised in Panaca and we should be proud to have so proficient a crop of our own production. They all have attended the B. Y. Academy at Provo and tho two first-named have diplomas from that insitution. Max. Panaca, Nevada, Sept. 23, 1303. -Jv- 9 -rtn NEW HAHMONT. Roads dry and dusty. Beautiful fall weather. People buy drying fruit. Prank Hyde was in from Hamblin Thursday. Mrs. Eliza Milay of Fanguitjh is visiting vis-iting relatives here. The dairy cows are being got in from the mountain ranges. Albert Taylor Will start with some sheep for Chicago next week. Lots of wire fencing. being put up here. Nearly, every field has a wire fence round it now. Signs of appr.r.i-jhing winter are seen in the changed color of vegetation on the surrounding mountains. A few of the youny folks attended a wedding dance at Kanarra on Friday night. It was given by John Berry. Granville Pace returned from the Southern states mission field Saturday. He left Harmony in August 18911 and labored in Georgia and Louisiana. Swiss. New Harmony, Sept. 25, 1S9S. ST; JOSBl'lf, XEVADA, Our school is runuing in good shape. Plenty Of room here for homeccekors5. Some Of tho boys arc off working for cash to pay their taxes. Overton and St. Thomas ha?e cot yet got all 'iia grain threshed. The thresher broke and has to be repaired, Crops of small grata is light. Farmers aro busy plowing for fall crops. J. S. H. St. Joseph, Nevada, Sept. 26, 1693. O TOQTTEflVILl.E. Fruit cutting almost over. Molasses making commenced. La3t crop of hay being hauled in, Mr. and Mrs. Eaock Nacgle have gene to Harmony ou a visit. Miss Ethel Jarvis of St. George is visiting her grandma, Mrs. Forsyth. A sargi.;;'l operation was pet formed on John Alder last Wednesday. The patient is improving. Miss Adelaide Jackson, who was hurt in the runaway at the Black ridge, is able to be about again. Mrs. Thomas McClellaii of Panguitch is visiting her aged mother, Mrs. En-cora En-cora Baity of this place. Mrs, Maud Cameron of Pangr.ivjh j has been visiting here the past two , weekF with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j Willis. j John C. Naegle is busily preparing to i start for. Mexico. Orin. Brown of Lehi. j who espSJts to go with to 3 Naegl ha-ily ha-ily Arrived here last week j Ccotf cn jpVftS '4') i i,t.T?."l, NEVADA. Youi- correspondent, learns that Jack Frost has commenced his work in some parts of Utah; so far he has been, very lenient with this part of the world, his tracks are invisible, our lucern, tomatoes, toma-toes, beanis, potatoes, etc., are looking green r.hd Still growing; our grain is all out ready, for the thresher, which is making the welkin ring under iba supervision su-pervision of Joseph Cx burrow, : . ' a-uijCKKVliXK COliKKSl'OXDKXCE Continued from page 1. The following people are taking in the Iron County fair from this place: Mrs. Lora Higbce, son Edwin and : dauber Kbia; Mrs Cadio Slack Joseph Naegle, James Naegle, and ben Slack. warm reception was given our returned re-turned missionary, W. H. Slack, on Sept. 19th. He has been laboring m the Southern states mission for two years and four months, and we feel to 'welcome him after fulfiling an honorable honor-able mission. j. B. Toqucrville, Utah, Sei)t. 29, 189Si |