Show 2 I RELICS OF I I PIONEER DAYS tI t < + < < r = ai WO conies of the I Deseret News published pub-lished on Nov 30 1850 and Jan 23 1851 together 111111 to-gether with a copy of III the California Star EftI published by Samuel ti Brannan at San Francisco in 1S47 andS and-S I ajccpy o the Mountaineer j Mount-aineer published in this city by Blair Ferguson in 1859 have been leaned to The Herald and all are interesting relics ot the early days Some of the advertisements in < thc News are worth readingj Take this characteristic one from Apostle Parley P Pratt for instance P P Pratt i intending to take his departure on the first of January 1851 and may be absent for some years on a foreign mission This is therefore to inform his I debtors that he frankly forgives all debts due him and calls upon all persons who have demands on or before be-fore the 25th of December next or ever after hold their peace as he wishes his family during his absence ab-sence to be free from such annoyances annoy-ances as duns blacksmiths cobblers cob-blers lawyers sheriffs and butchers bills etc and should he live to return re-turn he would like to rest in peace i without having old debts to stare him in the face Nov 26 1850 1850o S > 4 > 0 Woodruf figured for a short time during dur-ing the pioneer days as a store keeper I and he is represented by a good sized ad The gentleman did no make any very sweeping promises to sell below cost or anything of that sort merely offering t sell R cheap a he could afford The advertisement is as fol lows New Store A general assortment of new goods just opened and for sale inferior to none ever offered in this market which are a fallows fOHowsDry Goods Flannel of various colors carpeting ginghams shawls alapacas delaines prints etc I Groceries and Hardware Raisins fg dye stuffs clocks shovels shov-els hoes pitch forks house trimmings Boston leather bocls and shoes looking I lasses Boston nails German glass j I teas cutlery etc etc A general assortment of stationery including the largest and best variety of school books ever brought into this valley blank books such as blotters journals ledgers memorandums paper pa-per ink pencils etc I our friends will please call at Mr Bayliss house in the Thirteenth ward First South street we will take pleasure pleas-ure in exhibiting them good articles which I they wish to buy we will sell as cheap as we can afford W WOODRUFF Nov 1 1850 00 This little notice is characteristic of the man Notice If the person who borrowed my crowbar about three mcnths since will return the same to me I will pay him for his trouble as I have opportunities oppor-tunities to lend it to persons who will bring it backDANIEL DANIEL SPENCER Nov G 1850 < s > < > v > In 1859 Walker Brothers were among the merchant princes of the city and call attention to their claims for patronage pat-ronage in the following ad from the Mountaineer |