Show news from elders by the stlouis st louls louis luminary of rune june 30 we learn that eder win martindale was at grand bluffs panola co texas on the ath of june iune ile he had bad lately baptized four persons with a prospect of baptizing sever several almore more shortly already had a company of about 20 and expected a goodly additional number for the next spring 1 emigration elder hector C baights Haigh ts company of masion aries to europe arrived in stlouis st Louls louis june 25 they had a fine time while crossing the plains in the luminary of july 7 we learn that the tha platten flatten branch was organized on platten flatten creek jefferson co col coi mo me on the ad of may with elder wm lewis for president the inhabitants in that region were friendly and said that they believed the fhe members of the branch to be honest and industrious and wished to hear he arthem them preach elders john kay kiy and john scott left st t louis arnew for 1 new york 1 july 3 6 on their wiy way to europe the rest of the company would start stait start ht i a few days the luminary of july 14 states that elder martindale Martl udale ha bas leave to return home homa on account of ill iii health e alth aith the balance of elder iia lia gats company left st louis for etrope july 7 elder orson spencers address is luminary office st louis J 1 1 eld john banks is left in charge at cincinnati july Is edwin 1 whiting and ad elisha ellsha ae 1 V war wards I 1 ds were at hiram ohio baptizing a felper s son ons early in july elder F B woolley was wag laboring zealously in waynesville Waynes ville warren co ohio and would probably soon leave that region 1 a and go to the northern counties of the state elder preston thomas writes to the luminary a from vine grove washington co texas texal J june u 11 e 13 1 thethis that his health was good had baptized quite a number and expected to 6 start with a goodly company for utah next cpr spring i ing elder james case wrote from springfield ill lib july 4 that he had organized a branch n st at that place r lace and put elder thomas jackson in the saints there were making every effort t to ser seu out and gather to utah elder case was about to start for peoria and other places iti ill accordance with the counsel of prest snow Tn throwing ROWING OFF CARE by the mormon of july 14 we learn that elders J taylor N ii 11 felt A robbins robbing C C dulin and others from new york city and elders J Cli cil clinton aton atou harrison harrlson Harr ison isoa and lenzi from took an excursion to toms river N jl T where ther they spent several 4 days the ath of july included in high glee sailing on river and ocean bathing fishing picnicking picnic ing ac ac enjo enjoying yino thenis themselves elves as only the saints know how whether r in the peaceful peace fu 1 ous vales of utah or surrounded by wickedness A and 1 nd oppression ji 1 I on sunday july they held a conference confer enco and found the best of feelings gene gane generally rally raily existing among the fhe brethren in that region |