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Show NEWS FROM MANTI. MIDWINTER IN THAT CROWING LITTLE LIT-TLE CITY OF SAN PETE. A flreat Room In ltualnena of Kvory Description Des-cription Since the Advent of the Railroad Rail-road Several New Project Now Vnder Consideration. Editor The Times : The citizens of M.inti are now enjoying the full bene tits of the wiutcry holidays in San Pete. A grand banquet tendered the Rio asked to excuse delay 6n account of a broken cog in the mechanical department, depart-ment, when he nil shown the proof of a fine "holiday special" on "San l'ete i nd her Resources." "Kill off the dogs." is the cry heard from sheep and cattle men in every coi'u.T of iho city. This indignation is caused by several canines lately indulging in-dulging in the "ghost dance" and sup-p'yiug sup-p'yiug ihe necessary food to keep them in good spirits and make them strong and ferocious, from whatever sheep or cattle that came in their path. Several imported sheep and not a. few fat calves have fallen in this canine war, hence the general uprising against the pups. Grande railway officials last week successfully suc-cessfully opened the festive season. Since then a good fall of snow attended by stiflicient cold to congeal the mud, has made glad the hearts of both old and young, and scores of sleighs carrying carry-ing numerous jolly parties are now soen skimming over the hard trodden roads. Everywhere and at all hours both day and night, can be heard the merry jingle of bells announcing that lovers, pleasure gatherers or thoughtless thought-less youths are approaching or passing, heeding not the countless numbers of poor old horses that will bo compelled to give up the ghost and find rest in bone yards next spring. -- -As the completion of tho railway has opened up the financial interests and placed tho valley on direct communication communi-cation with tho money markets of the world, new enterprises are being talked up, by men of capital, throughout the entire territory. The Utah Wool Growers association whose headquarters are at Nephi. propose pro-pose moving to Manti in the near future, fu-ture, as this point offers better shipping ship-ping facilities for a majority of the sheep men in tho sheep raising district. dis-trict. -y Another organization composed of San Peto and Sevier valley sheepmen is now making preparations for conducting con-ducting an independent commission business. Tho company will haudle wool, hides, pelts and all kinds of machinery. ma-chinery. W. L. Pickard, wool dealer at Nephi, announces his intention of changing locations and tvill make Manti his principal place of business. The railway officials ara expecting to do their share of business and are there- foro preparing for the erection of a large, commodious and convenient depot to accommodate their freight and passenger patrons. '- Next month is the time for the election elec-tion of city officers and as many desire a change to meet the demands for public pub-lic spirited and enterprising citizens as officials, political wire-pulling is now noticeable in official and private quarters. quar-ters. Tho difficult problem of selecting a suitable man, who can control the votes, for mayor, is at present the theme demandiug a solution. John lleid, county clerk, and Ezra Shoraaker, an ex-member of the city council, are the most popular candidates mentioned at present, but time will probably bring more to light. ---- The Sentinel, our semi-weekly paper, failed to materialize tin last Friday, the usual day of publication. Your correspondent corres-pondent hustled off to the office to learn whether to write an obituary or be . - |