| Show MANTI MATTERS La grippe has struck the town Mr John Buhler is now able to be about again Mrs J C Jinr < has been in a critical condition con-dition the past two or three days Deputy Clawson was in Manti on Thursday Thurs-day looking up moro cases it is said I is the intention of the Youjg lIens band to give a party in the Council house tonight Two of Z C 1 Ls representatives dropped in during tho week namely Myers and Smith ThCformer was a truest of the Snow house the latter held forth at tie Bench house The stockholders of the Manti Irrigation company held their annual meeting last Monday night in the city hall The following follow-ing officers were elected for the ensuing year J H Hougaard president P P Dierung secretary Albert Tuttle treasurer treas-urer Walter Stringham J H Clark E W Fox and Louis Kjar directors On Wednesday morning Mr Joseph Madsen lost his wife through childbirth The young wife leaves the husband with two young children besides a large number of relatives and friends to mourn her loss The services were held this afternoon in the tabernacle A large number of vehicles escorted place the remains to their final resting The Bench house has had a great run i i this week Amongst the guests wet to be seen President William Paxman and fain ily and H F McCune and wife The proprietor pro-prietor tendered his visitors a party on Thursday eveniLg Counselor Sperry with a number of others were added to the list A mot enjoyable time was spent The lecture by President Paxman on Wednesday nignt in the tabernacle drew out a large attendance To attempt to give a sketch of the lecture would bean be-an Injustice to the speaker The Habits and Customs of the Maories proved to boa bo-a subject which was highly edifying The gentleman held the attention of his audience audi-ence for one hour and a half The lecturer produced an oil painting of one of the cuiefs of the Maori nation who is a member mem-ber of the church and had presented the same to the Manti temple I showed the severe process of tattooing that is necessary neces-sary for a chief to undergo Also one of their finest mats was exhibited which had been presented to the gentleman as a token of the high esteem in which he is held by the natives of that district During the lecture Mr McCune sang a sang Maori song This gentleman spent a short I time among the natives and could testify to the statements made by President Pax man in relation to the manners and customs cus-toms of this wonderful race as observed by the gentleman during his mission for a period of three years At the close a vote of thanks was tendered the lecturer for his interesting address MANn Feb 211SJ90 |
