Show L ALPINE CITY feb 12 ism is m E editor deseret bivs r alpine is at present under undergoing goin ant an attack of the epizootic so severe that there is scarcely a team to be seen doing any kind of work we are having a good deal of snow id hi this little comer and the roads are in ili good condition for sleigh riding but on account of the tile sickness am among 0 ng the tile horses homes it is very seldom that the merry rill ring of the bells is heard and alla the younk young young folks folli s have to resort to some somei other kind of amusement last monday day was election day and passed ont off very veny peaceably v ith sl slight mu t opposition duning during ring the year 1872 we erected a fine new rock meeting house which is so far completed as to admit of holding meetings in it and to dance occasionally bo so far as it lias has gone it has cost about tile tilo windows and doors are fire circle tops alpine is not much behind in regard fard to a cooperative operative co store we I 1 have ave a beautiful frame building of or redwood ledwood costing in the neighborhood of one thousand dollars much credit is due to bishop J mccullough for the manner in which lie he has hag attended to the erection of th ese building sand the manner in which he attends to all public duties many other improvements too numerous to mention have also been made which all tend to the building up aud and beautifying T of our peaceable little settlement ONE ose ano RIDES bides the tiie above is only a portion of the tiie communication of one who rides the tile remainder being a complaint about the tile rates charged fl nor for or riding on railways in the tile territory one who eides rides says if tile tiie railway companies companie would reduce the tiie fares they tiley would make more money mones ED D K X |