Show I MANTI MATTERS The Democratic Cause Neglected There I Important Railroad Improvements In Contemplation Con-templation and la Execution Drowuiue Accident John Henry Smith et al are down in Sanpete proselyting a few to their views on politics In all my travels I never had any fears for any portions of tho territory until San pete is reached where for some unaccountable unaccount-able reason were weak The wood and lumber men and quite a number of the farmers have the idea that the Republican idea of protection is not an expensive lux cry if indulged in It behooves the territorial terri-torial committee to go to work send down a good corps of organizers and get clubs in shape I think organizers will be the most ffective especially if coupled with some good orators to start them off in the right direction Those sent recently had their time too abbreviated to get the work completed and tho local workers work-ers seem to be n little weak or else backward hence tho somewhat fragile condition of Democracy in the county The chairman of the Manti club has issued the following call which will no doubt stimulate them into more enthusiasm and induce a moro rapid action To the Democrats of Sanpete county Can we not hare a general meeting for the purpose of entering into a county organization nbc time being short we must do something Let us hare the courage of our convictions Report to Ward Stevenson of Hentinel Manti at your earliest convenience so that steps can be taken in this direction Take steps Immediately Im-mediately F U KESSEK Chairman Tilden club Manti Adolpho Lederer of the Julius Newman jewelry house San Francisco took a flying trip south to Kicutied ere his run home to Chicago ta spend the nations holiday Mr Penhaie representing the Rollins Investment company of Denver was in Manu the other day and purchased the city I bonds of l 6IOJ at 7 per cent retained 3 pr cent for commission This will give Manti about fosOO to complete and equip her wdter works system for the mam street The plum pipe bas been ordered and the work of excavating is about completed and witnin sixty days the Temple city will have a most urgent and long felt want supplied sup-plied a good water works system Manti and Gunnisou held a joint jubilee on Tuesday on which occassion a most excellent ex-cellent programme was given consisting of song recitations speeches Sunday school exercises etc all showing a marked ability abil-ity ana advancement Messrs George Goddard and Levi Richards of Salt Lake were among the speakers The people of Salina enjoyed the first sight ot a railroad train Thursday when the Rio Grande Western construction train came booming in Ut about 330 p m It was met by a large assemblage of citizens who most enthusiastically cheered it as a sort of preliminary to the official opening of the road next weeK The following telegram was sent to the Sentinel on the 24th matA mat-A couple of weeks ago Charles Rand an individual in-dividual of some notoriety around tne saloons went up the Sauna cation lor tho purpose of finding employment and as nothing was seen of him for some days later his acquaintances began to wonder what bad become of him Yesterday morning search was instituted and resulted in finding his lifeless oooyin the Salina creek about ttfteen miles up the canon A coroners jury was immediately summoned to the scene of the misfortune where they held an inquest and returned a verdict of acciaental drowning His remains were interred here today I to-day I The people were horrified to learn of the affair as some of them are compelled to use the water irom the creek for culinary purpoes TUE HERALDS reminder that the R G W was retrograding in its service to the I public met with immediate response in the I muchimproved cars and enough room being be-ing furnished to give every one a seat It is asserted authoritatively that by the 15th of July the H G W will have a broad gauge track to Salina the grade being so constructed as to allow the widening of the track without any other labor but the removal re-moval of the rails which can all be done in one day without interfering with the trains in the least A large force of men will follow up the train as it leaves Salina and also Thistle so no delay will be occasioned in the least It is rumored that in the south the government gov-ernment railroad examiner has condemned that portion of the R G W from Price to Thistle as being unsafe and ordered it to reconstruct and crude This the railroad will do by closing its main road from Price southward through Salina carton thence up through the Sevier and Sanpete valleys over the Sevier valley branch to Thistle By doing this it will cross a rich area of country on the east of Sanpete valley that would be much more prolitable than its present route On July 14 Castella Hot Springs will be a scene of intellectual and convivial festivity festiv-ity it being the occasion of the Utah and and Salt Lake county teachers summer institute in-stitute of five days session The South worth boys are making preparations to treat them and their friends royally Anew A-new pavilion is being erected in lieu of the bowery of last summers use and those laving terpsichorean desires can fully gratify grat-ify them The surroundings are such as to charm the most fastidious An interesting programme of exercises was issued D P F MANTI June 231S91 |