| Show Millard County Happenings Fillmore Much 28 1S98 To the ndltor Something of the oldtime spirit of selfhelp has een8hovn l during tho last three months by the people of Hinckley precinct located In the northwest north-west section ot Millard county which deserves notice as i commendable ex 0 < am file of unlted effort The energetic citizens of that precinct wanted abridge I a-bridge dciets the bevler river to save them about live miles of travel via Deseret to the depot at Oasis and also to the firewood districts In the foothills and of course they had an eve to busl neon travel also In mass meeting thy uIpolnt a bridge committee consistIng consist-Ing of Mahout I lllshop J C Webb and Arthur Talbot These men did not stand upon the dlenlty of appointment but went to work like beavers and knowing the weak financial condition of the county they modestly asked and obtained assistance i from that source to the amount oC 1100 worth oC lumber Thy now have In ue a goOd substantial sub-stantial bridge similar to that at Des eret which cost the count something like 1 400 Hinckley has a population of 500 people peo-ple all farmers and their quality maybe may-be judged by the above description of their works When thy want something thing they go to work with brain mucl c and mon and get It We continue to have our weekly snowstorms hr which keep the roads In I bad condition and prevent anxious farmers from putting In their grain crop Last Monday Elders P M Ijman and J U Kimball arrived at Realists from Uar county In a rough now storm and on Tuesday the 22nd In the forenoon they held meeting In that word The People turned out en masse to vielcome them and attend the ordination or-dination of Elder C r Chrlstensc I inho for some months had been acting by appointment ns lllshop of the Kan ash ward under tile hands oC Elder LImnn and the presidency of thc Stake willi jam 31 Gardner and Joseph II Iloblson as his counselors Tn a SIX mile drive through the mud and noW i was had to Meadow and a meeting A as held nt 2 pm then another mllow through the mud Was mAd eight miles to Flllmor and 01 Wednesday vn Ing meeting Was held hnl both Elders addressed the con Kregation Thursday morning Blder Mmball met with the Tortsecond quorum of Seventies and gave them much clear nnd pointed In reaction as to their duties afterwards coming on to Holdn to continue he work rider Inun remained going around nmongot old Irlend and wormIng worm-Ing them up with a pleasant grip and words of counsel Saturday morning the usual Priesthood meeting was held I with Ilder Iymon also present nnd nt 2 pm he met with the High Council In a lengthy seslon YesterdaY Sunday ho attended sun Iny school In the forenoon fore-noon nnd at 2 pm he faced a well niled meeting house and for nn hour and thirty minutes talked In that char nctrlsU and logical manner upon the principles ot the Qoipel which sticks to people otter they get out of meeting Directly after the meeting he departed for Holdcn ten modify miles away and held meeting In the evening at that place nnd Monday will continue his Journey towards wilt Inky It mlY Int m a DC onr rende to Unow that the lad 11 who tw Yea ro no did cnnsJdnMe I literati work In Utah of the Initials Ian I I of M A Y O has sold lur iroierty In thla count nd hUB left the Mate I with her hu hand 1Ir a nd In tutur wm hId h-Id In Collfornl A 11 |
