Show from illinois to gho iho bay day bbate mate ROSA LINDALE near boston mass february 1876 I 1 I 1 editor news I 1 left illinois illinoia on the uit for pennsylvania and sometime atter alter iff er the train left chicago I 1 discovered that bro john sharp was on it I 1 was wag truly rejoiced leed iced to see him and we rode together as far as harrisburg Pa where I 1 changed cars for hyde park while lie he went straight through to new york there ia Is a nourishing branch of the tiie church at Hy of which bro esdras howell is 13 president preside nL elders ell H pierce of brigham city and david evans jr have for some weeks been laboring in eastern pennsylvania with very encouraging success making hyde park luzerne county their base of operations they had organized one branch pre pro previous to my mv visit and were expect expecting irig soon to organize another both these brethren are young and inexperienced 1 and their anc success cess proves that go god d is 18 I 1 with them bro E W snow jr J was laboring alone in massac massae Mass achus hus bus etts and desired meto come to him and seeing things progressing sing I 1 so well in pennsylvania I 1 concluded to change my determination of remaining there for a time and so purchased a ticket for boston uia via vla via new now york arriving at the latter place on the evening of the uit meeting ng with elder B young jr who entertained me for the night nigh and on the following day we called on Bro WC staines tile the latter in formed informed me that elder Loru lorus sPratt pratt was in brooklyn and was very desirous of seeing some of the elders eiders and li 1 therefore decided to visit ill lil him in I 1 spent several da days y a in brooklyn and addressed a meeting of the williamsburg branch on sunday the uit A reporter of the new york sun was present and on monday morning there appeared a notice of the meeting in that paper rather extraordinary in some particulars but which was highly complimentary to me and withal very fair 1 I lo however wever respectfully speet fully disclaim some of the re port brial embellishments ontuos on tuesday the 31 st uil uit I 1 was interviewed by the same reporter whom I 1 believe to be a credit to bis his profession in lils ills evident desire to state facts when they come to his knowledge bro 33 W snow jr jr is in this stat state some esome distance from here a and I 1 design joining him immediately r when wei propose to do our utmost for the benefit of the bay state very respectfully B 33 P Y CUMMINGS jr 0 i i i and pre pro At Infidel its ity and spiritualism COUNCIL bluffs jan 1876 incus J 1 my companion anil and myself left salt lake at half past 6 blell ock a in ath of january and could be seen at half past 5 pm p m on the ath standing by the curbstone curb stone on broadway council bluffs next day we commenced hunting not deer or buffaloes but bui saints and found ail all sorts borts of people Our oun days work closed with a warm and sisterly welcome from sister bister william powers who has long been a true and faithful saint and by the generous e and gentlemanly courtesy of mr powers their home has been our head atia quarters arters since we have re received respectful treatment from all parties I 1 attended two meetings the first sabbath here I 1 and haq had bad tile the high honor of being preached r a ched direct directly ry at but th the e congregation g gre gation gatlon atlon d denounced en bounced tile tho co course urse of he preap preacher her this section is flooded with garbled extracts of leading sermons of latter day saint preacher sand aies ples and libels printed and aud eralso that if the tim tithe were wera believed none of our elders would be safe here once place to a goud sized and atten attentive e congregation congie gation and several times elsewhere but the immense nuni number ber ler r who make spiritualism an excuse au sa for not serving god goda and the open ogen mouthed mouthe infidelity of the age will take much faith coupled with all the works wo we are able to do to make much of an impression no person who has remained in utah years yeara can have any aby con of the growth of f infidelity andjus concomitants of corruption bu as this field looks we hope to har harvest vestan an honest crop of good grain omaha and this city eity are having a high time in finding fl finding which rates as sodom and which a on gular spectacle for twin cities so sitti situated aLed that any financial benefit to either must in a ratio help the other utah is contributing 10 per car to enrich the bridge monopoly of omaha and fifty cents per each passenger it ibb would be well weli for disaffected spirits generally to realize that the places in this mundane sphere where i perfection exists are scarce and dolc easily discovered Z boundaries productions education mining I 1 LEEDS jan 30 editor despret jyels this town or village is likely on account recount of the recent discovery of silver mines near by to become of more importance than heretofore we are located on or near the line which divides washington and kane counties this being the case it is almost an open question to which county we belong a al though I 1 believe it ift is generally conceded ceded that we belong to washington county the distance by wagon road from frona here to st george is 18 miles the soil in this vicinity although not so fertile as in some other parts yet by proper cultivation yields a fair and in some cases abundant remuneration to the farmer for his labor one of or the best features of this locality is the climate which although not so 80 warm as at st SL george is sufficiently warm for the production of crops of a similar character to those produced there prominent among which is the grape our school affairs are not in so prosperous brous a condition as is desirable although there is is a prospect of improvement as soon as our school and meetinghouse meeting house is completed nevertheless a visit to this part of the territory by that energetic and untiring iiii tiring advocate of education te territorial superintendent 0 H riggs would be attended by beneficial results we have not yet been subjected to t 0 certain tairi civilizing influences although we may have them before long j judging by the way in which miners are arriving and mines being ilis ills discovered covered in this dicinit vicinity Y the number of miries mines reported to have been discovered hereabouts ta I 1 am unable to state but there are quite a number while upon this subject I 1 should like to correct a statement which aich 1 11 I saw in the NEWS a short time since bince in regard to the locality from in v which mr barbee I 1 is s said to have obtained his ore the statement referred to la Is to the effect that mr barbee obtained hig his hi ore fr from oln close by where the rock for the temple was quarried now to my certain knowledge the ore referred to was obtained within one and a half miles of this place louwill you will perceive that your our informant was in error respectfully I 1 A good settlement improvements schools choir manilio 1 th concert Il eilef tellef society izonie Ar arizona liuna fiona missionaries municipal election institution organization ofu afu of u 0 KAYSVILLE davis co feb 9 1876 editor despret bews news we have an exceedingly large and pro prosperous berous settlement to boast or am e as good land as can be found anywhere capable of raiding raising an abundance of the necessaries of life ilfe with irrigation and in some instances a few people have raised wonderful crops without irrigation home mis missionaries sion gion aries arles whose phoso duties chanca chance to lie in this direction ano have been absent from rom this place only a few years are positively struck with astonishment when they eone egme to behold the growth and p prosperity ro orthis once forsaken and ana terribly unostentatious latious region of country once entirely abandoned after what was considered a fair trial on account of the great lack of water for irrigation purposes every year adds largely to the actual wealth and appearance of this place we have now three good substantial brick schoolhouses one of them very large and gapa papa C cious clous ous fitted fitted up with excellent desks ma maps a 1 charts blackboards and ftuer hr appliances too numer ous to mention all calculated to enhance the progress and lighten wi u th the e minds of the rising generation one of our new schoolhouses has been quite recently dedicated in 1 fact I 1 think our facilities for educating the young of this ward are far i la in advance of some older elder settled countries that I 1 am acquainted with the governors notions not withstanding oar larger serico house la Is 50 x 30 feet school I 1 conducted hy by professor W T lewis assisted by miss bliss helen hyde and other teachers who are shining luminaries min aries arles in their profession we are also proud indeed of our very efficient choir who under the tu and care of our accomplished professors jas montgomery and jos walsh have raised themselves to a perfection almost equaling our city tabernacle choir it is certainly the admiration of our every visitor I 1 believe our highly esteemed and beloved bishop chistopher layton has in contemplation in the near future a scheme for enlarging and beautifying our meetinghouse ac as notwithstanding its immense capacity the people have hare sometimes to hunt around for sitting ting accommodation oar sunda bunday sunday y schools under the supervision of superintendents jas J walker and jas linford are progressing favorably moreover they are not only well attended but can be witnessed quite crowded the long distances and bad weather sometimes militating against the attendance ot many who would otherwise be glad to be there our young peaple people are already in training for a mammoth concert which according to the gramme pro and preparations aheady under hand band will be no insignificant arrangement ran gement quite a number of people in this ward possessing the necessary acquirements acquire ments in that direction rec tion tiou our relief society house under tile the management of president hyde is nearing a sl spee eddy eady dy correle tion frames and windows are already in place adding beauty to the appearance of the building which of itself is quite an adornment to our main street which has been steadily improving of late our quota of missionaries for arizona has been well supplied and that too with much energy and promptness super induced by the indefatigable labors and perseverance of our go ahead bishop whose unceasing devotion to the cause of truth and the up building of the kingdom caused ithe the people to round up their shoulders and respond cheerfully to every call that was made upon them some doing much more than they were asked to do anxiety was manifested that our missionaries should be ag as well equipped and provided for at least as those from other places tho the bishop not on only y payi payl paying n I 1 ev every ery attention to their P personal personal and temporal co com ulf 1 forts hut but cautiously forewarning them in many respects as to their journey and giving much fa fatherly thelly and comforting counsel and advice to both hui lius bands and wives especially ally exhorting th enito continued faithfulness faithful nes in tho cause of truth our municipal election for the year 1876 which took place on the ath Ins a decided success the meers leers ers era elected for kaysville Kays ville city for this year are as follows for mayor thos F bouche rouche for coun cifors rosel hyde jas J walker anor barnes ebenezer williams and wm win beazley for fur justices of the peace jno gailey and william 8 lewis we have a self supporting literary institution and reading room in successful operation where both male and female young and hild old have good op opportunities ties for cultivating the mind and pleasing tile llie e eye the organization of the united order took tools place a short time since by the election of the following officers christopher layton president thos R rouche vlee vice president dent james bennett directors bishop layton treasurer and VV S lewis secretary who were ali ail all unanimously sustained by a crowded assembly RJ R J FILCE sunday nud day schools T Y 1 ta I 1 I A competitive exercises A ri SALT lare LAKE CITY olty feb eeb ath 1876 editor deseret news wo we have a large and interesting sunday conducted by chas chab davey who is an able e energetic antl anil conscientious superintendent under his tuition the school is progressing gressi gressl ng finely in addition to this we have a 11 young young foung meus mena mutual improvement association established on a firm basis which meet once each week also a day school with exercises on each wednesday night consisting of readings lectures compositions ac which draws a large audience on each caslon occasion oc and brings the pupils to the front wo we were surprised to see boys get up and lecture on arithmetic and other branches with euch such fluency and correctness A test in arithmetic was given on wednesday 1 night last the champion to receive one dollar for the greatest dispatch in working problems which were selected from fractions to roots by a committee appointed by the house to be worked while music was being played on instruments and resulted in III the following score first wilford smith second a tie between sarah bailey and sarah jenkins third sarah barah jenkins fourth sarah barah jenkin Jen kinf fifth sixth and seventh henry quale the teacher also read a roll of honor of those pupils who had bad missed but two lessons and less during the first haltof half of term ending on the ath feb 1876 designated by percentage what school will beat it list of names and result sarah bailey per cent ida quayle henry quayle luo wen jenkins 99 urban 99 nephi 98 93 sarah jenkins george sperry jeter godsall wm win thorn 93 freddie eardly 98 yours truly TRUSTEES ward |