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Show MANTI'S NEW MAIL SERVICE. Next Month the K. O. W. Will Curry It Instant In-stant or a Stag. Bperial to Th. Time. Mantl March 18. The mail will be changed from a stage to theltio Grande Western railroad the lirst week in April, llids are now being received for carrying carry-ing tho mail from the depot to the postofliee. S. II. Uabeock, agent for the company, is located at the Pencil house, where all bids lire received and considered. The change will give more general satisfaction than tho present system. Under the new schedule tho mail will leave here at .V'iO a. m., arrive in Salt Lake City at 12:01 p. in., and returning will leave Salt Lake City at 4:55 p. m., arriving in Manti at 11:20 p.m. Had roads have delayed tho mail lately so that a letter leaving Salt Lake Cil'v at 7 a. in. was not dolivered here till about 8 a. in. the following day. When the K. G. W. Railway company proposed building the Sevier Valley branch they asked the citi.ens of Manti to donate a block of laud, use of streets and f 1000. The citi.ens held a mass meeting and decided to give the amount requested. A committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions. They failed to raise the amount promised. A petition is now in circulation praying that body to pay the balance. The soliciting committee com-mittee report that they have raised all the means possible from individual contributions. |