Show paradise pointers konon JOURN NAL the fine weather of late lata lias has convinced the most skeptical that spring is with us once ft again 0 it farmers Fir mers havi have commenced plowing and gardens are being planted ilay hay has ha brought a ready sale pale at a good price and considerable hay hu has been be bought umit from other towns in the valley the winter has been rather long and tedious todi still vote ne have heard of no one being winter killed the fart farmers ners have an unusual amount ot of labor on band very little grain was planted last fall and not as much plowing as usual done consequently the work will have to be kone this spring since our previous iiii two of our aged sisters have p parsed a qed behind the vail sister J jerusha erusha coupe w was as buried on the ath and sister jane Phillips wag was buried a week later feb icah these sisters died in full fellowship in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in faith of a glorio glorious us resurrection at present the health of the people is generally good mrs emily roberts and alto marths martha james are seriously ill sincere hopes of their recovery are entertained bv their many friends the three day schools are still running and it is expected that they will continue in session cession until the close of the current school I 1 year our young people have had considerable Sider sid erable lible pleasure in the line of balls and parties since writing last we have had a pay for them by weight dance a bow dance an apron dance all of these dances have been accompanied with picnics provided by the ladies the people have enjoyed themselves in in many other ways and notwithstanding our lonz lone winter most people seem quite cheerful yes even those who are never happy 1 appy unless they are miserable have had a charce for indulging their feelings we have very few of that kind several of our young men have gone away to work A sociable game earns of base ball was played by the paradise and ily um ruin clulo clubs paradise came off VIC vie dorious with a score of seventeen to leven eleven runs rung A fine fide ran pon wu was born to the wife of if jcob jacob K N larson monday the all doing finely sunday april counsellor doseph morrell of the high priests quorum visited this branch of the quorum lie ile ed the saints in the afternoon hit his remarks were timely and encouraging in the evening elders wright and nd pedersen visited us in behalf of the Y M 51 1 I A adar asee were nere n ere made mada by these brethren and if their admonitions are practiced will fill be a lasting benefit to the bearers yours ap P PARADISE april 25 1897 |