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Show WE GIVE YOU An Konnl v - .. - Pap''r PEOPLE - A m VOLUME IV. NEPHI CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY, o Who t!o not aHerti.-! w t o t thri- - Ap. DECEMBER 12, 1893. v No. 23 steamers. Serious trouble is look- INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. ed for. I Met in Regular Session at the Court House Monday. aos Sorenson Writes from Columbus Commenting on the message of President Cleveland to the United Indiana,. t States congress, the Pall Mall says that with regard to Cuba M. MeCune, of this city, reMr. the message will not please either ceived II. the following letter from E. D. the insurgents or the Spanish Sorenson, which may he of interest to government, but there is nothing in the readers of The republic: document to displease Great According to promise I now write you a few lines; Pardon rue for not writing sooner. I have been kept busy ft at woik, more so than I would had I Ernest Engel, the German statis-tican- , improved the golden moments that have past so many of which I have died on Tuesday at Lorse-wirth- . spent in idleness. lie was 75 years of age. Of course, when a fellow out Derr Engel succeeded to the direc- into the world and claims to begets a Mintorship of the bureau of statistics ister, his knowledge must justify his in 1860. He was the author of a claims or a least people think so. When I left home I thought I would number of statistical works. Ga-zet- A Good Deal o( Business Transacted Large Appropriation A Liquor Licences Granted- The Gleanings ol a Week Happenings From Far and Near. - The countv commissioners met in regular session Monday afternoon at 2 oclock, all the commissioners being present. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read, yere upon motion of Commissioner Foote, approved a:.d signed. Wm. Gundry of Silver City, Falrey& Roekhill of Mammoth, Thomas Chope of Robinson and "W. II. McGlynn of Silver, having tiled their petitions asking the board to grant each of them a license to retail liquors for a period of three months at the above named places, the clerk was, on motion of Commissioner Foote, instructed to issue said applicants respectively, a certificate of license. Commissioner Deprezin made a settlement with the county treasurer of license and rents collected by him to the amount of $610.00. Pursuant to previous instructions of the board, John T. Miller reported that the citizens of Diamond had succedcd in making arrangements with the school board of Silver.and as a result do not now desire the board to create a school district in that locality as prayed for in their peti'ion- - Jchn Yates, justice of the peace for Mona precinct, submitted a report as such justice. On motion of Commissioner Foote the report was approved. Ou motion of Commissioner Foote an appropriation of 30,00 was made to pay the expenses of Wm. i Paxman in attending the held to be at Congress Phoenix, Arizona. The reports of road supervisors, J. S. Wilkey, Robert Martyn and Thomas Lerwell, were referred and the clerk was instructed to notify said road supervisors to immediately present to the board the stubs of their receipts issued to poll taxpayers in their district for the year A mob of 200 Upper Court Room. meeting was called to order the president, J. S. Painter. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. 'ihe report was read by Isaac II. The John R. Fellows, district attorney and former member of congress died Monday in New York of an illness which had confined him t his bed from about Grace. the time of his return from an Mr. E. R. Booth was then called elec .ioneering tour of the Middle upon to read the articles of incor- Western States. motion of Commissioner the board adjourned until Tuesday, December 8, 1896 at 10 o'clock A. M. motion of Commissioner Jackman an appropriation of $1.3-was madeto Esther Lawrence, indi On gent. motion of Com. Jackman the collector of Juab county was di. rected to keep all monies pa'd to him under protest by the taxpayers of said county for the year 1S96, until it is decided whether it properly belongs to Juab county or On not. Zalcski, justice of the peace in Fish Springs precinct, submitted a report and on motion of L. and for Com. Jackman said report was ap- proved. Whitney Goodrich submitted a report which was refered to the county attorney. On motion of Deprezin the board Dec. adjourned until Wednesday 9 th, 1896. The following appropriations were made. $ 30 93 Tintic Mercantile Co C.J. Field, county physician. ...' 19 50 Watkin L. Roe 20 75 Col. by poration. Considerable discussion was indulged in with regard to the advertising of delinquent taxes. A few sharp words were interchanged, but was finally smoothed down. The following members were elected for the ensuing year; Lorenzo Wobb, Joseph Irons, Nephi Jackson, Willard J. Ockey and James Carter. IN Trans-Mississipp- 1896. On Foote men seized four Mormon elders on Tuesday and, taking the n to Live Oke, Fla. forced them to take the train for the west. The elders were rather roughly handled by the mob, They are W. G. Fisher, J. A. West, J. A. Musser and T. F. Wars-ten- . These men have been preach, their doctrines in Suawanee ing county lor two months. They have been very successful among the women, and have broken np several families. Finally indigna'i tion become so intense that a mob was formed and the action noted above taken. The action of the mob is generally endorsed. ' WEDL03L Udall Stewart. The marriage reception was held in the opera house, Friday night to commemorate the maniage of Mr. Geo. Udall, who by the way is to J. R. Edgheill, brother and Mi.3 Maud Stewart, daughter of ex representative Stewart of Kane caunty, and who were married in the St. George Temple on the 23th of November. Quite a large crowd attended to do homage to the young couple, and J. R. Edglieill acted as floor walker no we make a mistake, we mean floor manager on this auspicious occasion. The strains of terpsichorean music could be heard as tliedanceis whirled round and round in harmony with the occasion. We wish this couple bushels of success in this life with nary a speck of trouble to dim the lustre of the union. in-la- w ft ft ft Secretary of the Interior Frincis is friendly to the proposition of opening the Uncouipal gre reservation. ft ft ft ft A company of volunteers is organized in Butte by Captain T. J. Bordeaux to go to Cuba teen list in the Cuban army. The company is to join a band of Texas Tiangers, and together will sail for Cuba in 'January. In order to avoid the neutrality laws, the enlistments in Bordeaux's company are made under the condition that they are to b in affect when the United States .recognizes the CnbanS as belligerents. About 200 have already enlisted. be-in- ft ft ft g ft The funeral services over the remains of the late Mary E Ilansen, wife of John E. Hansen, city editor of the News, was held in the Nineteenth ward meeting house, Salt Lake city. Members of the newspaper fraternity and the board of Education were present. The extends its sympathy. lie-pupl- ft ft ft ic ft Leadville mining excitement is not yet at an end. The ft ft ft ft Willis A. Meyers large depart- ment store at Milwaukee is in the hands of a receiver. ft ft ft ft Gladstone has been ordered to spend the winter at Cannes for his A wood party will be held in health. Ue has had attacks of the Second Ward Meeting house, short breathing of late. Friday the 18th, of December. ft ft ft The object is to provide fuel for Abram Eckert of Wilkesbarre, All widows and worthy poor. Ta., who was to be hanged yesteryoung men from 15 to 50, are infor the murder of Frederick vited to take part in hauling wood day Bittenburg, took a dose of morfor so worthy a cause. Each team early this morning and died. will be entitled to two tickets, the phine ft ft ft said tickets will entitle them to a Clyde seamen and firemen at fine supper and dance, which the have gone out on a strike prepossessing and charming young Glasgow ladies of the North end of town and are endeavoring to prevent have provided for the occasion. the sailing of the Anchor and Allen Wood Party. get acompanion who would face the music. Well the tlrst two months I had a good companion, but then afterThe Protectionist came to our words 1 was so unfortunate as to get table this week. It is a neat six one as bad as myself, and as walking column folio, and Wm. 'White i? the Bibles are very common in this country editor. It is a supporter of Mc- they made it very interesting for us; but by our constant study and the Kinley ism. help of the Lord we were able to deft ft fend the causes and give a reason for Bessemer The Steel association, the hope t hat was within us. 1 labored eight months iu the Southern part of popularly known as the steel trust, this state and our labors were crowned has apparently gone to pieces. A with success. .Just before leaving we Cleveland manufacturer who uses organized a branch of the church steel billets received from concerns there; alt-- a Sunday school. I received which have been members of the a letter from them the other day sayassociation word that they were ing they were doing fine. We held our conference at Taswell, acting independently and would Crawford county, lnd., Sept. l'Jand 20. like to submit their prices. I was then assigned to come here and open up a new tleld with A. M. Archibald as my companion. Well this is A Communication. what tries my nerve. This is a large city; still I suppose ever one in town knows us if they dont they ought to, To the editor of The Republic. we attrac as much attention as Barn-urn- s circus would. Sir: Will you kindly grant me space in your paper to have the Oh we are right in with the upper minutes of the annual meeting of ten. the campaign, as we would the Nephi Irrigation Co., of 18S9, During pass a crowd, they would not only cheer inserted in order to prove that, , Bryan and McKinley, hut Utah and First The member who helps the Mormons. You know what a missionary has to to make a law and has to comply up with better than I can describe. put with the same, is the first one to This is a good school to me: one that say that it conflicts with the by- I will never forget and one that 1 will laws of the company. never regret. One thing in particular . Second That some member of I have learned, is to appreciate my the retiring board did not insert mountain home if ever I got back, which I to. that clause as stated at the meet- The certainly expect time passes very fast, much fasting. er than toy knowledge increases, I am Third That it was inserted in sorry to say. Thera are five Nephites the by laws and made by law in this conference and seven Lainan-itetwelve in all. 5, at the annual meeting held in line beis the Indianapolis the Social hall, Nephi city, Dec. 2 tween northern and deviding southern Indiana 1896, at 2 o, clock p. m The min- coufcieuce. There are twenty-fou- r utes read; Elders in this state and we expect to The following by law was sub- double the number this winter that is we would like to if we could there mitted to the share holders for its is plenty of room. 1 h ue enjojed the best of health; action, which, after being duly discussed, and fully considered, was a rn also enjoying my labors, and the on motion ofMr. James B. Darton, only thing I regret is that I dont know more. 1 have had the chance to learn adopted unanimously, excepting but it. Mr. Thomas Vickers, who voted in Theneglected are generally kind and people the negative, and which is as fol- hospitable and since our arrival in lows: Coiumbus we have made a number of 1) of The xml of the Nephi Irrigafriends, although we may not see the of our labels, I hope they will fruits tion Co. shall have power to sell some day bring forth a bountiful h arthe stock of share holders in the te it. Raul may j lint Apollos waterefh company for all delinquent taxes but n me but God can give it the indue the said company from said crease. Aft s; shareholders or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay said taxes and the incidental cost connected therewith. The names of the boa i d elected at that time were W. II. Warner, William Knight, Edwin Harley and Charles Brice. Mr. Thomas Crawley was elected to fill the place of Mr. Andrews. The position which the board of 189-- took was purely lawful and the law was made by members of the present company who are now kicking because the shoe pinches their feet, Faithfully Amours, Lohenzo Webb. Well, write me a good long letter, and tell me bow tilings are moving in Lire fair city of Nephi. Remember me kindly to all my friends. With kind regards and best wishes to yourself and family I remain your friend and brothtr in the cause of truth. E. I). Souexsox, Columbus, Indiana'. Election Certificates County Clerk Burton issued certificates of election to the successful canA great didates at the last election. wearnow seen be can of them many ing a smile of gladness. |