| Show the election operative Conference Gone aone ST GEORGE georae nov 41 im pm X editor deseret news the largest vote ever polled in bt st george was polled today to day the work of the county central committee has proved effective and tho the consequence Is votes for the peoples peopled delegate Delegat eHon hon george Q cannon the polls were strictly watched and not an illegal vote was cast some few were off offered erod but were prompt promptly ely ily ruled out by the judge of election not an opposition vote was offered in this precinct today to day the board and stoc stoe stockholders of the st george ladles cooperative lve ive store met and declared a profit of 80 per cent they have only been doing business for six months and they have sold goods cheaper than any other institution in town this proves that the ladies indies can ean do business audit and it is to be hoped that the tho time will come when stout young men wili will learn trades work in the fields and do other manly labor instead of standing behind the counter selling noti notions to the ladies with their lair hair parted in the middle when the ladies are perfectly able to help themselves 1 to 0 hot notions iong ions ac mrs airs mcarthur is Tres president ident of the ladies operative cooperative co ivea siaw mrs anne ivins secretary and the follows following ng named ladies members of the board ales AIes dames moody mcdonald Wood woodberry berryand and homney romney and sisters the general etling here is bod bless the sisters in their enter enier enterprise rise ll 11 the eis pis have lave decided to vote viva hoew voce I 1 in ir busin husin business esq esi meetings one dollar constitutes a share conference commenced on n the 3rd ard the attendance attendant 0 was not so large as usual still a good spirit prevailed and the speakers were generally interesting interest ig prominent among them stand stands the name mame of our worthy president 13 snow who thoroughly conf coni agos pel principles and ja is wise in his counsels on the evening of the ath the conference was wab was wag adjourned until the when we anticipate the pr presence of i dent B young and other visiting brethren the only changes were A F mcdonald and david JL H cannon were appointed assistants to president E snow know as pres president ident of the southern mission since my last col alden AM A M jackson lias has shuffled off this thia mortal coil and his body now lies cold and dead in our haild halid handsome some cenie cemetery tery living ho was a perfect gentleman in ius jus deportment which made him hint many friends who hi his s loss yet we ve teel niti nit hit l that bro jacl jael jackson hai to ills reward rdward among the saints he heidi died cd arm alth aith pence to ills lita aslies ashes guist goins coins ahead lorms on oam cam d U litah tah tab I 1 jo NOV v loth 1873 editor de deseret news in invading invading 9 your sanc sanctum tutu from this thid locality I 1 do so feeling quite well aured that a few items connected with our local ibcal lute interests would not fall short of the general appreciation of the them many readers of your valued journal and yet warm the dormancy of the phlegmatic into a living flame of exertion tous to us enthusiastic 9 school manns manna as the monotony of everyday ove ry day drudgery a and n d blank inactive inac inactivity tIvI ty is a depie derie ela cla tion of our more vivid and glowing ideal of human excellence and breaking through the frigid barriers of progress we endeavor to brand braud the public mind with a spirit of high moral and intellectual exer tion and forever inscribe OH on the tablet of memory our ensign excelsior cel cei celador ce laior to say however blat that we of this little vil vii village lagel are ara now striving to keep pace with the advancement of laudable achievements would be but noting the result of a reform in this connett connection lon ion it Is ilece riece necessary sary to state that our official catalogue has undergone a decided change the calling of ex bishop simon smith on a mission incurred the necessity of his successor filling the vacancy which is done in the person of yohn john jardine who ivas was introduced to the people in a crowded nib nit meeting eting last monday 2 pm himself in caiti company with and hughes and bro carpenter of logan favored us with instructive counsel upon that occasion occa and it is mutually mutually gratifying to ua us th that at th shenew new now bishop with his hia distinguished friends met with a generous welcome this has occasioned other and important changes which according to the controlling law of nature may be productive of favorable results our society for mutual improvement is also an important medium of advancement and connected with our literary gazette gazelle a written periodical ical leal forni form grand stimulus to intellectual exertion indeed clarkston Is turning rapidly to the station n 11 assigned ned by natural advantages for as it is well known that she is greatly reaal blessed temporally she is endowed as well with talent and energy live ilive men are ard taking hold with yim vim and a destiny which if not dazzling is at least couched in the shrine of excellence and offers t to 0 us a ready hand liand of acknowledgment all in all we are justified in reporting favorably both temporally and spiritually the cause is being restored to now life and the doctrine of the latter day work is now receiving renewed and increased attention eveny every settlement heard from boars boara t the he hamd message and andi gratifying it is to acknowledge this nobie noble reform very respectfully 1 AV IV V ri i kmic EmiC emigrated rated raged 7 ea baptizing baptising Bap nap tisma believers f r i jion COUNCIL BL BLUFFS uius IOA loa f nov 10 1876 editor despret mews on the soth of last april I 1 left salt sait lake city on a mission to the united states with headquarters at this place my health being poor and the wr weather veather athler athlen the gar first month after my arrival I 1 did i little ida more e during that time than cultivate an acquaintance with my surroundings edings I 1 found a few scattering saints saint band and a small branch in each of the to townships of boomer anu anft calhoun Cal cai houri bourl the former presided over by byeller E Elder eider ider lder wm cusworth the latter iatter by elder ezra vincent on the tho theoph of june four 1 church members with family friends and children to make a party offous of fourteen t een eon persons ns left lett the calhoun iff lff branch rangers for utah leavi leaving nip nir only elder vincent and wife wide on the may elder jog jos on young who had previously been laboring in Misso missouri url and illinois came to my assistance and labored with me until the loth of august at that daiv daie his health had been poor dooe for som sometime entime having been released with the privilege of returning home he felt 0 todo do so and left for utah on the above date he lid was a pleasant companion and carried a good in influence flatken ca with wair him aman among t the people 0 on n th the th of sept I 1 met elder eider ell H pierce oni hi his bis s way home from pennsylvania where whore he had ben been successfully laboring about eleven cloven el ven months Te learning arning something of the tho t condition ondi tion of the work hero he very kindly prof proffered fored to remain and assist me about a month subsequently president young by br jetter directed him to continue with me the ensuing winter an arrangement very satisfactory to myself since my air arrival t ival here thero there have been eleven first and three roban reban re bap ban total fourteen twelve church members have moved to utah making with family friends and children who went with them a total of 25 elders nicholas smith and zebedee coltrin jun have been visiting friends and laboring in wisconsin 8 in illinois and indiana they occasionally report progress and appear to be laboring zealously for the spread of truth this section of country contains many old time saints from europe and nauvo whose whole faith measurably falleo failed them when they had a accomplished complis hed this much of the journey bourney to tb utah it Is also the I 1 common receptacle of 0 those who from various causes became dissatisfied with utah and have returned to seek an aw element more congenial with their natures I 1 doubt whether there is another spot onearth on earth under the ever vary ing shadow of sectarian christian Christianity ity where such sueh aTari ety of religious cl el emente intermingle here are pre those who wiio try to think they are idelt deists atheists here hero may may be found foaud gli 11 li 11 tae lne muddled theories of spiritualism the various ites itea who have apostatized from the church of jesus chrls chris christ of latter day saints and every shade of fragmentary christianity all these varieties with few exceptions have one spirit in common that of doubt doub tand and uncertainty they are universally skeptical on the sul sui subject eject of religion often doubting the truth of what they outwardly profess to believe JAMES jaxes A LITTLE nall rond road meeting heet Meet lua luc BEAVER beiver json isto 1870 E editor d aitor deseret news A railroad rail road meeting was held in the beaver deaver institute on the evening of the dinst ln stand and I 1 beg your indulgence to ofner offer a few reflections upon the main feature of the concern the main object is to getup get gei up a petition to congress asking a subsidy of every alternate section of land abw unclaimed fer for a distance of five miles each way from the road for tho the purpose of its construction it was admitted by one of the speakers that this was the first time citizens had been asked to siga sign such a petition and I 1 will add it is to bo be hoped it will be bb the last I 1 can but look upon it aa as a liberal dodge to hoodwink tho the community to ask congress to do what hau hat it has already done in its liberality to the U P and other roads donate more land than woula would build them thus virtually building the roads and give the proceeds to the com company parly with a margin of profit in some cases three times the actual cost of construction for running it on some of the roads this picture is not overdrawn an dlithe chances are that it would not be overdrawn in southern utah although ib it was argued that a heavy portion would be worthless sagebrush sage brush and mountain lands one of the wonder ments of southern utah is that rich mines arg discovered in localities least expected and in situations different from those ever known to the jest oldest and most experienced miners minera this point needs no proof as it has been published in I 1 your own and every other pro prominent t newspaper in the territory on some of these so called worthless sage lands such mines are as likely coexist to exist as in the sterile lands of leeds in washington county and where the ther grant would extend into the mountains they are as chely to contain the rich metals as those a few miles west of beaver again I 1 concur in the sentiment of our delegate that we h have A v 0 n no 0 lands in utah to keep from homestead and preemption pre emption settlers if those ands are so worthless why should the railroad kin hin kings gelbe be so anxious to obtain thein them actual settlers will in a few years need every foot root of land in southern utah th that atwill will be available to any body holy corporate or as individuals again I 1 would ask our citizens to pause boore before signing such petition and ask themselves whether they will take a step to inaugurate such a panic in utah as now exists in the united states through throwing the buik bulk bulkot of means into the hands of railroad monopolies which actual settlers might put into int their otheir own pockets and which legally and morally belong to them by taking hopi homestead estead and preemption pre emption claims 1 I will state here however that congress is surfeited with the these swindles and in my opi opinion would nott not listen to such an imposition impositions buti but I 1 wish at leatto least to advise our naturalized citizens and those raised in utah who are not posted so far as my influence will go not to listen to the suicidal proposition I 1 am in favor of the extension of the road to a point on the colorado river where it can be met from los angeles or somo same other contiguous point in california but I 1 think our rich mines of silver lead bismuth tin iron copper gold aud and the Sofi southern thern california trade sho should uld bea be boa a sufficient inducement to push the road to completion and I 1 bayo baye no fears but it will bo be done in a few ew years respectfully daxl daxi damici tm T taleb ile i yle LE it ln company distribution of millers Killers who tho centennial NEW yore YORK kov NOV 10 1976 editor deseret hews news on monday the ah dinst the saints from lawrence mass started for zion from lidie bere accompanied by me ine they left lawrence on saturday the ath proceeding by ra rail rall elto to boston boton thence by rail rall and gt steamer alner ainer to new york where wo we arrived at daybreak sunday morning it was the intention for them to forini a junction with the company from europe but the latter were a day ahead of time and left new york for the west on saturday evening however there were a number of saints in new york who had also been disappointed in being left behind by that company and these with those from lawrence made a company of about aboul thirty souls who all ail started together in tho same car on oa seeing the lawrence saints safely off for zion I 1 seemed to feel tee a heavy load lor lot or responsibility and anxiety roll off my shoulders and I 1 felt to thank god most sincerely for the guidance and sustenance which he had blessed me with and for not no on only y permitting me to reap sh sheaves eave I 1 3 but also permitting me to be instrumental in gathering them up and sending them to zions threshing floor indeed when I 1 reflect upon the many blessings and privileges which are conferred upon me by my heavenly father my heart is filled with gratitude to him and andal am aul led to realize my own unworthiness A few hours after reaching new york I 1 was rejoiced to meet in brother St alues statues offic office 0 elders Elder john sJohn morgan of mill creek creeks and T G angell jr salt lake city A friend remarked to me just before leaving home on my mission that I 1 would see ree the tim time ewhen when it would be a pleasure for me to look upon a latter day saint what then was majoy my joy to meet face to face these in my y r brethren 3 having a like liko faith relt religion effon priesthood and mission wi with I 1 my y own during several months of moie mope more or less arduous missionary labor these were the first elders resh fresh from zion that I 1 had met and they brought a spirit and an influence with them that were to me congenial beyond description crip tion f it being my duty to assign them to their fields of labor after a prayerful consideration of the matter I 1 recommended them to go to new hampshire which was quite agreeable to them deeming it my duty in one sense at least to improve opportunities for seeing what the great world contains while I 1 am out in it I 1 con COI concluded eluded to visit the centennial before returning to boston and accordingly did so reaching the grounds on wednesday iwas in company with brother brothen Rudgar budgar clawson and before proceeding to rounds we went to the hotel at which his father 11 B clawson esq and elder elde i T G webber of salt lake h had bad a just arrived and we all rode to t the he grounds rounds together and I 1 have b but just returned this afternoon to new e york or the buildings were crowded with vast throngs of people A train of peculiar reflections 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