| Show saturday evening a general ET ring of the seventies widows of sed seventies aud absent mission wives took place hi the social hall of professor grant at this place the entertainments of the evening began by chit chadd which soon became silence when the reception committee announced gentlemen and ladies please become seated at the table quick possible and there was active service done by one hundred and twenty five souls for the space of one hours time for these tables sumptuously supplied with roast and boiled beef roasted and stewed sliced ham choice viands and dished vegetables of many kinds those cheery countenances seated around the tables bespoke their arrows all gone the pleasures of the ening well begun seated at the head of one table was bishop halliday A pleasant event was the presence of our worthy and much respected brother joseph B forbes wh ohad been released from the iron cell where ha bad been fledged and striped for same long and tiresome months he bad endured the same and suffered the imprisonment imposed upon him by unjust laws nevertheless he said 1 I am proud of mv country and citizenship I 1 have fought for my count rys rights during the late civil wai and I 1 am on hand to defend the honors of her flag it is to bo desired that in the event of his fighting acain that he bb minus the stripes of uncle sam music singing recitations and pithy speeches were the order of the entertainment during the evening the bishop being fatigued retired early for rest A good feature of the occasion was a free ticket to all the widows and missionaries wives and the reunion will live in the hearts of all present because of the many reawakening of our duty to each other and our god many thanks were expressed for the generous aid rendered by presidents barrett chipman and tracy and the hospitality of brother grant and family W W J foes feb lehi fon some time past politics have been to the front our approaching municipal election being the immediate cause in which candidates and nominees have been numerous on tuesday evening last the most numerously attended and enthusiastic caucus ever held in lehi convened good order was maintained with lots of parliamentary rules and pathetic speeches our civil government class having largely developed both we had an average of about five nominees for every office with close voting generally ending with each nomination being made aminous un so we expect but one ticket in the field and a full vote AT tho last regular meeting of our city fathers our late assessor and collector thomas fowler Esq presented his accounts and madal full settlement with the council the gentleman was voted a release and the event drew forth a resolution of respect for the fifteen years of faithful service ha had given the people of lehi it is the intention of the council to have the resolution illustrated in a suitable size and form for presentation to mr fowler so that he can have a testimonial of tho respect of hia friends whom he has go well served OF amusements the people seem to be more than satisfied in the first part of the season everything seemed to be well attended but of late there have been a few exceptions even deserving ones being somewhat disappointed cause depletion of pockets WE have had some sickness the past few weeks and a few have been called to part with loved ones but at present here is general improvement excepting oue or two aged individuals bishops counselor brother andrew R andersen has returned from his sojourn in the pen we hail his return with joy as brother andrew has the will of gehis people WINTER remains with ns even to the satisfaction of chronic grumblers grumbl ers who seem satisfied in that line and even have hopes that spring will be in on time citizen LEHI february 7 mount pleasant THE second term of our district schools closed friday the primary department taught byar and becelia jahnson was tendered a dance at the social hall in the evening we can say concerning conc ernine the party it was a huge success before the manager could call for another dance after finishing one quadrille the urchins had filled the floor and only gave alie fiddlers fidd lers time to quit and begin again WE wonder if moccasin mac in his meanderings mean in the tall grass long years ago discovered a little patch of bull rushes just of our city and mistook it for grass we are not quite certain but it may be that our dry un sagebrush land on every side of us was then covered with grass instead of the former plentiful article NEXT saturday evening all of the married people of the north ward will meet in the Z C M I 1 hall in the capacity of a social party A nicely arranged pro gramme has been gotten up for the occasion and we married folks anticipate a good time THE fairview dramatic company pre wa orthe verdict a few evenings ago to a fair house all speak highly of the parts as sustained by those who took them the octoroon comes soon we are told SLEIGHS have been kept in their summer shed all winter for the first time since I 1 can remember have wo had so little snow our street are nearly dry and in many places are dusty dus ty IT is reported that snow has fallen quite heavily north and south of us while oar vaclev has silently escaped the beautiful snow SOME of our brethren start for provo ere long to see what IB in store for them in the district court which will shortly set BUSINESS is dull as a general thing ana diphtheria is on its way south so we are informed ova sunday schools are generally pretty M ell attended A spirit prevails in our midst THE nights are quite cold Nisi noD PLEASANT feb lichfield lUch field one of the stake academy students was last night stabbed by jim elliot a young man about sixteen vears of age tho wound which was inflicted in the breast is not considered dangerous tha stabbing was the result of a quarrel in the theatre elliot bears a very unenviable reputation and has several times been tho inmate of the jail he is now safely lodged in the jail awaiting a hearie he ariu night the snow houte dramatic company appeared in the emotional drama the rival merchants beford a large audience we bespeak for them another full house tonight to night when they present the thrilling play ernest mattravers Mal travers ME HACKETTS bitle girl who was some time since seriously injured by falling from a sled passed away last saturday the funeral services were held on sunday MRS wife of john hel was laid to rest last sunday she leaves a husband and many warm friends to mourn her loss TIIE sevier stake academy has commenced the third term of a prosperous school year A CASE of diphtheria has appeared in richfield it has been promptly intoned in tined IT is rumored that richfield Eich field is BOOD to have a presbyterian church THE new tabernacle is coming on slow but sure RICI IFIELD 13 not dead but TIIE roads are dry and dusty NICK FEBRUARY ox sunday the ad int the children grandchildren and other relatives of our merchant townsman joseph D reynolds met at the residence of his eon henry of springville Spring ville and agreeably surprised our much esteemed citizen the house was filled to overflowing all present sat down to a sumptuous supper and after regaling tho inner man the presented brother reynolds with an ellgant watch and chain which was accompanied thus we present you with this feeble token of our highest respect and purest love as a husband and faglier fat lier on this bour fifty sixth birthday realizing thai no gift of ours can ex pi ess our gratitude for your wise and fatherly care and kindness and as one more year has touched with its finger your locks already silvering with gray may we as time writes on the register of the infinite past improve by your prudent counsels and noble examples to this brother reynolds responded in an speech in which he stated that lie felt gratified that all of his married children had entered that relation according to the heavenly order and solemnly invoked abo to follow their example b language could express ass feelings for the love manifested towards him by all present upon each and all of whom he invoked the choicest blessings speeches recitation and singing followed closing one of the happiest hao meetings ever spent on earth E FEBRUARY there was a sociable surprise last tuesday evening at the springville Spring ville house on the springville Spring ville local train men the evening waa spent with music songs recitations and dancing at 12 all partook of refreshments when they joined in amusements till 3 a m the entertainment closed with a beautiful song all left for their homes aelier sleepy after thi ee hours rest the train pulled out on time all was a success S S february 7 spring lake OUR people met at the schoolhouse monday evening last to welcome homo brother james butler who has just been liberated from the pen after prayer and a few appropriate remarks to brother butler tho balance of the evening was spent in a good and sociable dance which waa indulged in by both old and young brother butler returns fraai prison looking and feeling well THE mercury has been dancing around zero for some time past and in consequence of such continued cold weather our wood piles have daoa dished ba you would have to uso a glass to see them AB T OUE school teacher mrs eilen strong has been sick but is better now and we trust will soon be able to resume her duties in the schoolroom IT would be a good thing if some one would put up an ice house on a large scale so that the ice on the lake might be utilized THREE cases of scarlet devor are reported in the family of david butler which causes some uneasiness hero just now THE ice is about ten inches thick on the lake now and furnishes excellent opportunities for skating SPRING LAKE february 6 1889 salina two miles south of tho sanpete and sevier county line or midway between gimmison Gim nison and salina two flourishing little burgs of about a thousand inhabitants each there are a number of hills which have a reddish appearance from a distance these hills aro compassed almost entirely of salt pieces of pure salt weighing aa much as fifty pounds and nearly as transparent as glass have of late been blasted from this place over a score years ago these salt hills were discovered by a mr hamilton and a party of emigrants and they afterwards ter wards purchased from the indians so the white people could obtain this necessary food without molestation the first blasting of the salt was done by john knighton who when he first proposed to attempt a blast the idea was laughed at but now thousands upon thousands of tons are being loosened by this means and hauled away some to the salt marts at salina to bo purified and used for table and other purposes there are millions and millions of tons of crude salt hero and it could be worked into a bonanza if the richt parties could be induced to take hold of the enterprise and work it for what its worth the purifying process is very simple and the clear salt is said to compare with any in the market JAKE MILES SAUNA utah february A caucus of the peoples party was held in the council house at manti on monday afternoon william bluke presided the following candidates for city officers were sustained by a majority vote william luke mayor 0 P larsen and A tennant aldermen A W bessy peter anderson and john L bench assessor and collector william T jack recorder john lowry jr marshal and W li lory treasurer thereasa largo attendance and a great deal of interest taken in the pro ce edings but some of the new members ot the parta do not feel satisfied and intend to fight the industrial college for which money was appropriated by the last legislature and which was to have been built in logan or cache valley has not been begun yet 0 o action has been taken by the trustees because of the fact that the city and county authorities have failed to furnish land as per public expectation this fact is to be la dented as were the work commenced it would bring considerable money into the county tho subscription committee on the street railroad scheme met on wednes day evening in the courthouse and reported sufficient stock subscribed for the cepal organization of the company the articles of incorporation were then read which places the capital stock at divided into shares of 50 nine directors were elected at the meeting the juvenile instructor comes to us in a wonderfully improved form being smaller better printed and more useful for the of the community in consequence of its attractiveness the grand benefit ball in the second ward assembly rooms last was a fine success quadrille band played with its usual brilliancy solomon D Spra of monroe has been appointed notary public for sevier county hon john T caino writes that an extra session of congress in may seems inevitable dance |
