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Show WESTERN WHISPERS. UTAH. The Junction says that Hon. Ben. Butler and party came in from the west on Sunday, and passed through east. The Herald of the 19th contains an account of the races, from which we learn that the horses entered were "Countryman," "Mary Emery" (?), and "Major King." In the race the latter two broke and "Countryman came in ahead with "Major King" second, time 2'13" (?). Another race was gotten up between the same horses, and was also won by "Countryman." A walking match of a mule was indulged in by A. Ainsworth and a man from California. The former had twenty paces to start and won. In a running race between "Grey Eagle" and "Billy Button," the former flew the track both heats and lost the race. A great deal of money exchanged hands at these races. The Union Pacific will certainly build a branch road from Echo to Parley's Park; and with regard to the road the Herald states that it is now cross-sectioned in Hoytsville and Wanship, and the engineers are at work endeavoring to find a place across the mountains into the Park. They will probably not go up Silver Creek Canyon, where the Utah Eastern is located, but at present think of running over the mountains about two miles north of Wanship. The engineers have run their stakes which cross the other line at a number of points, and should they determine to run their road over the other, it is probably that difficulty will arise between them. They have done no digging as yet, however, near these cross stakes. It is expected that the grading will be finished up to Grass Creek this week. From the News of the 21st; At the Ladies' Conference in Salt Lake Assembly Hall, on Saturday, the Primary Conference convened, with Eliza R. Snow Smith in the chair. The main part of the building was occupied by the children, several hundred being present. A central committee for the Primary Association was appointed and sustained by the Conference, consisting of Loule Felt, President; Matilda M. Barratt and Clara M. Cannon, Counselors; also a Stake organization for Salt Lake County, consisting of Mrs. Ellen S. Clawson, President; Mrs. Camilla M. Cobb and Annie Davis, Counselors. In the afternoon, the central organization was effected for the Y.L.M.I.A., Mrs. Elmina S. Taylor, President; Mrs. Maggie Y. Taylor and Mattie Horne, Counselors; Louie Wells, Secretary; and Fannie Young Thatcher, Treasurers. The Enquirer says: A youth named Cyrus Edwin Dallin, son of Mr. Thos. [Thomas] Dallin, of Springville, in this county, went in April last to Boston, Mass., and entered Prof. Bartlett's School of Sculpture and has since made such diligent study and progress as to call forth the most flattering commendations of the principal, who expresses his opinion, in a letter to the boy's father, that within six months he will be able to support himself and to pursue his studies without further cost to his parents. From childhood Cyrus has displayed considerable talent in the carving of images and figures, and until he entered the Boston school used nothing else but a pocket knife, with which he executed some clever specimens of sculpture work. He has astonished Prof. Bartlett by his extraordinary skill, and surpassed, in the two months that he has been there, every other student in the school, some of whom have been there two to three years. The professor anticipates a a bright future for the boy, who is now only seventeen years of age. The Junction of the 19th contains the following: this afternoon, Mr. Chase Moore, agent for the Salt Lake firm of Moore Allensworth & Co., having secured the services of a portion of the Fourth Ward band, formed his buggies - which he had for sale - in line, and depositing the load in a livery buggy, to which were attached a couple of spans of horses, started off from Carol & Dee's livery stable, the new buggies being behind the band - to take a trip around the business streets. The band struck up a tune, and the imposing cavalcade attracted a large crowd of followers. After they had thus proceeded some distance, the driver dropped one of the lines, the horses became unmanageable, and soon were running at a lively speed. When the vicinity of the Co-op was reached, the tongue was broken, the musicians piled out in a heap, by a collision with a wagon and some rocks, and the team was soon brought to a stand still. Thus, what to all appearances would have been a fatal accident, ended in a few scratched to the men and some damage to their instruments, though the buggy was badly broken. |