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Show OUR SANPETE LETTER. Moukt Pleasant, April 18, 1878. Editors Herald: The cold, chilly winds of April, I fear, have stolen the fiuit of this locality. Heavy, dark clouds hang over the anow covered earth and the husbandman waits the departing storm, lor it is fully time the ciopa were bowu. Much yet remains to be done. The money pulae haa been stirred here by cattle buyers, aud purchasers of Ireland's blessed commodity, the potato, which latter readily reaches 50 cents per bushel. It has seemed as though an epidemic of colds with complete prostration pros-tration has long held eway in this community and some have succumbed. suc-cumbed. On the approaching first Monday in May ine first election under the new law in this county lakes place in ibis city, aod one of the three judges thereof is a Mr. John Walderman, who represents excellently the liberal element of this city. To cities ot limited revenue the carrying out of the provisions of eaid law is a costly consideration, but eternal progress and Becrecy are the order of the day, hence we bow again. The general pulse of the people heats with an equanimity unparaielled in any period of the checkered history of this people. We are on the tip-toe of expectation expecta-tion that this summer will see the U. S. R. R. extended to Nephi, just oear enough to make freighting a little profitable. D. C. |