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Show with it, which raised our dutch ire and made us feel like breaking it off and placing it on tho fire, It would bo well if our city council would pass an ordinance prohibiting prohibit-ing gates from being hung so they wiil hang across the sidewalk. If the matter is not properly adjusted soon, somebody may get hurt bad enough some dark night to sae for damages. The sooner the nuisance is abated, the bettor. A meeting of citizens was held in the west basement of tho Tabernacle Tab-ernacle on Thursday evening Inst, for the purpose of taking into consideration con-sideration the feasibility of constructing con-structing and operating a tanneiy in ol ueorge. Meeting was called to order by Thos. P. Cottam, the President of the proposed corporation who stated the object of the meeting. The articles of incorpoation were read and passed by sections. The officers as elected are as follows: fol-lows: President, - Thos. P. Cottam. Secretary, - Geo. F. Whitehead. Directors, James Audrus, Joshua A. Crosby and Isaac C. Macfar-lane. Macfar-lane. The sum of about $2,100 has already al-ready been subscribed to th.3 enterprise, en-terprise, though practically no canvass can-vass for subscription has been made. Assistance has been prof-jfered prof-jfered from the outlying settle-i settle-i ments, so that the funds necessary to commence opperations are assured. as-sured. This enterprise is calculated to supply a long felt want, and which I will be the means of vastly releiv-ing releiv-ing the burdens of all classes of our citizens. Hides which are left to rot or carelessly thrown on the fence at the slaughter corral will be utilized and manufactured into foot wear, to supply which causes the people more means which is sent I out of the country than any one There is six inches of snow in the Bull Valley region and der hunting remarkable good. B.II. Burgess, from Pine Valley, Utah, called at our office this week and reports the health of the people good in that place. Reuben Gardner, of Pine Valley, Utah, has been on a mission to Europe, returned home on the 8th iust., and we are pleased to learn that his health is improving. im-proving. Mrs. George Burgess, who was thrown out of a bugy sometime ago, and had her ankle broken, is on the improve, and the broken limb has so far recovered that she is able to use it. The other day Miles An drus was not quite careful enough in riding thebicyle and the consequence was he had a fall, but nothing serious resulted as no bones were broken. We are pleased to note that the trouble about cutting timber on government land in Pine Valley, Utah, to be used in making mak-ing lumber, has been settled and Burgess Brothers are now making first class lumber lum-ber and are prepared to All all orders on reasonable notice and at the lowest possible pos-sible prices. The hoarse house, located just south of the Tabernacle is just sjj, completed and ready to receive the hearse. The building is of adobies, is nicely plastered and has a neat rock floor. i article of apparel. It will also furnish employment to those able and willing to work, but are obli-j obli-j ged to leave their homes to earn a livelihood. We earnestly hope that the enterprise will receive the unqualified approval and support which it so richly deserves, and that in this at least, Dixie may be selfsupporting. We acknowledge with pleasure, the receipt of Maule's seed annual for 1896, which gives much useful information to farmers and gardeners. garden-ers. Address Wm. Henry Maule, Philadelphia for a copy. Although the weather most of the week has been very pleasant, we had somewhat of a blizzard last Sunday night and Monday morning, the surrounding mountains moun-tains were white with snow. There has been clouds floating in the sky occasionally and we had a sprinkle last night, while the surrounding mountains have had an addition to their white coat. Yesterday afternoon, Geo. Gib-Bon, Gib-Bon, (we beleive from Grafton, Utah,) was accidently thrown out of a buggy, while the horses were running away, on Washington Black ridge, and he received serious seri-ous injuries in the breaking of his leg in two places, below the knee, and the other ankle is sprained. Dr. Afflect reports him resting as comfortably as can be expected under un-der the circumstances. Last evening as we were returning return-ing home from our office, the night being very dark, we could not see a gate that hung across the sidewalk, side-walk, at the old John Lytle place, consequently we did not know it was there until we came in contact |