Show OGDEN august 1869 editor deseret news near dear sir the farmers in this county have been very busy for some two or three weeks harvesting their small email grain whick which they seem to have nearly completed some of the more fortunate of them have got their grain threshed and safely housed in their binns where from present prospects and what I 1 can learn they intend to keep it yesterday another her very ve ry heavy thun i der storm passed passe ove over r his this t city accompanied with soaking showers of rain the peals were some of the loudest and the tho electric flashes were some of the most moat vivid that we have witnessed for several years past some borne of the grain and hay bay are somewhat damaged but I 1 am happy to say that so farasi carasi far as I 1 have been able to ascertain no accidents occurred to man or animal today to day pursuant to instructions from headquarters the first regiment first brigade weber county militia was organized reorganized re agreeable to the I 1 tactics of major general E upton U S army officers commissioned and non nod commissioned noncommissioned were elected as follows col W N fife aleut col wm win elmer benr major david mckay junr Majo rJoseph A west sta sto vm m sharp john nyi dee regimental I 1 surgeon dr williams quartermaster john hoagland quartermaster ter master sergeant joseph hall chaplain joseph perry jarry adjutant 0 B mcgregor sergeant D E browning captains mark hall A J shupe james owen wm geddis thos boxe doxey orson eggleston thos budge 1 Wilmer wiimer VI imer bronson caleb parry james mcfarlane McF arlane arIane lieutenants sergeants color sergeants etc were also elected to complete the organization suitable addresses dresse 9 were delivered on the occasion bj by generals west and richards and col coi 01 fife the regiment felt well and every man seemed determined to do his duty the brass band of course wa out and poured forth rich strains to the sound of which the regiment marched countermarched counter marched and performed various evolutions which highly creditable both to officers and men quite a number of recruits were enlisted and fell into the ranks during the day peace and good goad order prevailed throughout the proceedings this evening a great number of the 10 lo family made their debut in this city with feathers paints and brooches breeches and decked in native pride and commenced a grand pow powwow wo wy and serenade of the citizens they danced lustily to their own native music both vocal and instrumental while sag acted as floor manager and master of the ceremonies gentiles jews and 11 mormons cormons Mor mons 11 contributed contributed freely a portion of their money dry goods and groceries to gladden the hearts and reciprocate the polite attentions of the Los who continued their display until sundown and then retired merchandising and some other branches of business are very quiet here her ejust just now still improvements are going forward and a number of new buildings are beld bein being erected and all are living in anticipation of the good time coming f the female relief belief Socie tys store is fast progressing toward completion and they expect to occupy it this fall there has been some sickness here of late but it seems now to have abated yours NORVAL norvan |