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Show SEEING THE COHXTRY. Soae Particulars Coaaeclcd with an InttrrsUogTrip. 3orruponilence ot the Diiiut Xxwt j Having reached a resting-place in this remote valley, I take the opportunity op-portunity of sending a few items which may be of interest to jour readers. The recent change In the tf. P, time table enables the traveler from isalt Lake to reach Mllford about 6.30 p. m. The ride from Juab is very wearisome, as the passengers board a "mixed" twin at that point, and most travelers would prefer to cross the dreary desert in the night, thereby enjoying a comfortable com-fortable bed in the "sleeper," oblivious of the manydtlsys and stoppages necessitated by the loading-and unloading of freight. From Mllford to Mlnersville is but a few hours' drive; but just prior to entering tho town we pass close to the unfenced graveyarJ. Too many settlement in Utah have their cemeteries In this .neglectid condition. Often we tee horses and cattle tramping over the sacred mounds. Of all people, the latter-day latter-day Sainu ought to be foremost in protecting the resting-places of their beloved dead. Several years ago the First PrwiJency, in a general epistle, called attcullon to this important im-portant subject. Why not make Decoration day a special time for improving aud bsautlfying our gMvysWtT The people of Micersville hare raicd moderately good crops during tlifi past feasor", contWeric-; the drawback of losbg their Jam in the spring. Increased school attendance has necessitated tlie enlargement of the school premises. Beaver City was visited on election elec-tion day. Early lu the moruing an ambitious candidate of the so-called -Independent" party was busily enjigoi distributing thkets and eolicitlng totes, and others were balton holing luc electors. However, How-ever, the citlz-us ticket prevailed aod Beaver is to be congratulated on having placed at thu bead of its municipal eovernment a niau of steiiing worth Mayor Bennett. Tlie schools of Beaver are well attended and the Stake Academy is progressing favorably under tlie management of Prof. Jos. McGrrg-gor, McGrrg-gor, A sis hours' drive cuaolcd mc to reach Paragoonah, better known as Bed Creek, where I was cordlall) nceived by mine host Topham. The residents of this little burg are piiucipally engaged in stock-raising rnd farming, and have the reputa-tionof reputa-tionof belngan industrious, "mind-your-own-buslness" class of opI(. Parowan, four miles distant, is well known as the county seat of Iron County. Iu co-operative industries in-dustries It has always taken the lead. It is gratifying to notice that tlie ro-oiieralive store is doing a nourishing trade, anl that a new tHiiluing has beeu erected recently for the furniture department. The Latter-day balnts' Seminary cotnuieMedoperathnsa fen weeks ago. under very favorable auspice. A familiar face was noticed at the Principal's desk and a hearty tree-ting was extended to Brother Edwin Cutler, a graduate of the B. Y. Academy, who has been railed to take charge of the institution. Tlie basement or the Tabernacle h -s beeu re-modeled and comfortably seated, but it will soon be necessary neces-sary to erect a building to accommodate accommo-date the students. Passing the residenceof President Morgan Bichards my attention was directed to a fine marble monument. Tile inscriptions thereon awakened memoiies of the past and rev IveJ recollections- of a tragical event will h caused a thrill of sorrow and indignation throughout the Territory. Terri-tory. The bond of brotherhood ex-isting ex-isting among tho Iatter-day Saints caused all to mourn when the news of tl-e killing of Edward M. Dalton was flashed across (be wires. Thomoaumentlsof Ycrmont marble and will be mounted on a iarge gran!! base. I Is cost (several hundred dollars) will be defrayed by the voluntary subscriptions of the citizens. The inscriptions will be of general interest, and are very appropriate. On the front Is- inscribed in-scribed the name of Edward M. Dalton, with the dates of his birth aud death, also his age (34 yeir, 3 months and 21 days.) Ou the reverse re-verse side is a quotation from Beve-latiousvi: Beve-latiousvi: 10: "and they cried with a Ion J voice My n? . How tsa;.0 Ls-d, holy mad line. dol thou not jcgc Aod arenge oar blood on Ihcm that dwell on the (inb" On the south si le is engraved the statement: -lie wit .hot aod killed lire, leili, lssc, in cold blood, bT a Iicputf United Sum MarthsJ, wkUennder indictment fcr a nut-demeanor nut-demeanor nar the iMlJUnds snti polj iratAy an."' The north side uf the monument contain the following: Here ties a TieUn of a Nation' blander. Which uib; to cnUmel7 sTare hath tronfht. It. catorfa hoi tiea Lath torn at ander. And antold leaeriD?, woe and aorsUh vrroarhL BjrathleM hand this man croiftd death dark mer, II11 was the sacred blood ot innocence. The laterot his life will m:et the Ciiter, Before the Tnbnne or Omnipotence. PlIU'J.'LX. MkAiiovr Yalie Waeii, Lincoln County, Nevada, November 31, lS'J). |
