Show the temple schools big carrot carrots VIRGEN CITY kane co utah jan 21 2 1 1874 P editor deseret alews news th the 0 good people of this little burg are aro in good health generally except our worthy b bishop shop who is a rather weak yet but is on the gain pin and we have hopes of soon seeing him round again brother L lepson his first councilor is alive and wide awake to his duties sending in out gut hands and teams to work anthe on the st SL george temple virgen city is sending her quota of hands to the work our C go o operative store beetris to be doing a good business bringing the people such things as they need but money is quite scarce our sunday school is prospering Dg under the able and spirited management a e ment of brother george isom our day school is taught by a german by the name of of biehle or side slee the weather is quite cool this thi 1 s morning no snow but the wind win d blows cold coid from the north I 1 saw raw in the NEWS a description of a large turnip well weli we do not I 1 get mt many turnips but we can raise the carrot to good advantage here from sixteen square rods wo we got bushels who can beat it some weighed 61 6 lbs ibs and mease measured r 17 inches round and were of good length en g th pe peace reace c e a and prosperity prevail in this settlement J ii Wonia WORKMAN las lAN more F warms farms arms more settlers wanted railroad movement malad valley jan there is a determination here to settle portions of the surrounding country and be bein begin 0 in cultivating it as soon as spring opens therease there Ther eare are thousands of acres of what is conceded to be very rich productive so soil used at present only for grazing grazin purposes which would furril furnish sh loz log locations for hundreds of homeless families it Is true this section like other localities will require irrigation but the natural advantages in this direction will warrant the suggestion that at comparatively harat ively moderate expense every foot of arable land could be abundantly watered the tho Themos thomos most fc important portion of the valley is situated between two rivers bear and malad and they could be intercepted at points at altitudes and by management this entire section could be successfully irrigated I 1 do not hesitate in saying that ultimately and em eye long too this will bo be done and those who secure a farm now will eventually be the best off there is room as I 1 have said for hundreds of families and I 1 feel justified in encouraging those in search of homes to come where as good lands as the territory affords can be settled upon and improved some excitement is manifested about the corinno corinne and oregon railroad in reviewing past failures some doubt is felt as to future successes suc esses for corinne however if the road is built it may be made an advantage to the country the weather has been uncommonly warm during the entire month only freeli freezing u slightly a at intervals it has mined rained considerably the side hills in places are bare baie and the snow is on an average about four inches indies deep the health of the tile people is generally good and prosperity smiles upon their quiet homes W IV P F 0 a the weather Went iier lier schools mee Nee geetings tings library etc PARIS oneida co idalio idaho january 1874 editor deseret news during the last ten days the weather has been very changeable thawing snowing blowing at the present time it is very cold which makes a good fire feel very comfortable we have about fourteen tsen inches of snow on theowest the west side of the valley on the tile east it is not as deep and stock is doing well out on the range we have two day schools started one taught by brother george gearge osmond of bloomington the other by brother george of paris and both are well attended we have meetings twice on sundays morning and night also on aji thursday nights and they are better attended than they were a short time back bade we also haqq hav a sabbath school in the afternoon which is well attended great credit is due to the superintendent walter hoge and ills his alsoc assoc associates lates for the interest they take in trying to train up the children in the way they should go some time ago they got ap a subscription dostart to start a library for the sunday bunday scho oland were very successful confide considering rin g the scarcity of money as I 1 learn they have sent east cast for over sixty volumes which will bo be a great benefit to the rising generation we have a society organized and called the paris literary association which meet every tuesday night for mutual instruction it ia the tho intention to give some public lectures during the winter prest D P kimball and wife and col J 0 bleh bich arrived home from salt lake city on the dinst all well we a are re it having a vi I 1 ig a general time of good health in our settlement peace and quietness reign as the march of civilization so called has not reached us yet yer for which we feel truly thankful FELIX |