Show Munti Matter MANTI April 28Sanpete is at present pres-ent too busy t think Farming is attracting at-tracting the attention of quite a number num-ber The building of residences reservoirs reser-voirs and railroads together with all their various branches of business is employing all the surplus hands In relation to the building of residences resi-dences there is every evidence that we will have a building boom this year and many are only waiting for the season sea-son to fairly open up in order that they may commence operations In relation to reservoirs i looks as i at no distant day every drop of water that can be saved will be for plans are being laid to catch every stream and spring branch and store it away for the time of need Every settlement ha some reservoir site in view one of the latest being projected by Mount Pleas ant capitalists who have purchased a site between Moroni and Wales and will go to work at once erecting a dam The dam will be solid mason work and it wl be one of tIle largest in the county coun-ty she water to be used on the westside west-side of the valley The Highland Canal company with headquarters at Gunnison ha perhaps the best location for the homeS home-S seeker as they will bring into cultivation thousands of acres of first class land They have recently purchased a reservoir site on Nine Mile creek which will give them enough water for upwards of a thousand thous-and acres and there are plenty more sites and plenty water as well a plenty of land which can be purchased cneap either from private parties or from the state a soon a the land commissioner gets down to business work on both the Sanpete Valley and the Rio Grande Western is progressing nicely and two wide guage roads will be Mantis portion The Sanpete Valley have ordered their steel and rolling stock and as soon a it is in place it is rumored that a morning train will leave here or Salt Lake City returning the same day This wU make it very convenient for the dwellers along the route The same company are building e neat and commodious depot at Mot Mo-t roni and fixing up along the road generally gen-erally The Rio Grande Western is almost completed to Richfield but as ties are rtill in demand i looks as though they Intended building further It is bul I said that heavy steel will b laid to the temple city and mixed trains run from jiere south Just what the intentions of the company are however we are Jot in a position to say positively but hen everyone has a right to think 1a The Central Utah Wool company are ousy as usual end the wool ha commenced com-menced to move from along the Union Pacific and Rio Grande Western Considerable sickness and a great many deaths have been the lot of this part of the country this year but the spring weather seems to be working in favor of our sick people now The call for a county Democratic i Demorati convention vention has been Issued h ben and before Icng politics will agoin claim some part of the attention of the people Last Saturday Peter Christofferson I reached the end of his sufferings and passed to that bourne from whence I there is no returning Mr Christoffer I son was a resident of Sterling and about two months ago was at work on his farm His team was frightened by a passing train and in getting out of tlbe wagon Mr Chritsofferson broke his leg Bleed poisoning set in and it was decided to amputate the lImb l in the hope that he would recover He has been sinking however since the time of the accident and death resulted a noted above JMr Ohrdstofferson leaves a laze family and a he has been but a short time in Utah they are not in very good circumstances To add to the sorrow of the family their youngest girl died about a week IIrl wek agoVASSIA VASSIA |