| Show local and other matters t A FROM W biats dally SETT SEPT 19 19 bridge completed Comple compie su superintendent perin ten sharp of the utah central railroad has received a dispatch from fro m omaha stating that the bridge over the missouri rier river at that point is completed and trains cross over all right funeral services the obsequies of sister pamelia benson relict of the late apostle E T benson took place on monday sep in the basement of the new tabernacle at Logan pres Preg president ident john taylon taylor and other othen members of the quorum of the twelve were present and the assemblage of r relations elat ions lons and friends was large as was also the cortege which followed the remains of the departed to the cemetery sister benson was much respected cheap music th the a utah musical hours sours tor for october la li out A fine number it contains my little lost irene song and chorus f ever sweet is thy memory ballad give a kiss to me song and chorus and the national debt seriocomic serio comic song also four instrumental tal tai pieces all good this number with all this music can be obtained of the publishers calder careless for 25 cents while the pric price for tor each piece on sheet music 8 is 35 cents novel way of catching elsh rish five men were seen collecting nish fish in ill large numbers on saturday the from the stream in liast east canon canton parleys park under peculiar circumstances to the eye wit ams they caught them easily with their hands bandl one of them had fiad his shoes off and went into hato the water while some of them with short sticks pushed the fish into shallow water when they could not reach them otherwise our informant forr nant says that they used oil pouring it on the water and poisoning lilg the fish should this practice continue the streams of utah will soon be minus fish tho the age of anne this thia is the title of a very interesting volume to be obtained at awyers Dw it hag has no reference to the question of how old is anne aune an nut net it la is one oi of those admirable little works called epochs in Histo history aud and relates the principal incidents during and immediately preceding the reign of queen anne of england the campaigns of the great marlborough are given in detail the english union with scotland the life and deeds of peter the great of russia and of charles XII of sweden form interesting features of the work and the social political and literary celebrities of the period are described and commented upon in vigorous style itina it ia a very concise and comprehensive little volume and can be obtained bound in cloth for one dollar at olty city council the council met last evening mayor little presiding petition of bf 0 F atwood for the privilege of putting weighing scales on first east street opposite his place of business and erecting a platform over the water sect at the same place referred to the committee te on streets and alleys the committee on claims reported having examined the last quarterly report of the supervisor and finding the tue same correct adopted and the amount of balance of the supervisor supervisors account appropriated the committee to whom was referred the matter of inquiry into the advisability of purchasing la a piece of ground for a public wood and hay market reported that a suitable lot situated adjacent to and south of the city hall could be bought the matter was referred back buck with instructions to the committee to ascertain whether suitable entrances could be obtained the committee to whom was referred the petition of marrier brothers Brot heri and others doing business on commercial street asking the council to require the property holders to repair the sidewalks of that part of the city reported that the condition of or the sidewalks was waa as represented and that more than two thirds of the property holders were willing to repair them the committee also recommended that the owners of property be noti notified fledia by the marshal to make the necessary improvement within ten days and in the event of their failure to comply to enforce the ordinance therein made and provided adopted council adjourned till day evening at 7 A hired dorsain georger Dabes s delivery wagon played smash with the vehicle on east temple afternoon the animal was suddenly seized with a kicking fit the front of of the gagon wagon was badly smashed and one of the shafts broken thearl the dri ver vera verz a boy narrowly Ee returned turned thili morning we were pleased to receive a call from elder 13 F cummings returned last evening from a mission to the eastern states he left utah november bei 3rd ard 1875 and has consequently been absent nearly tap twp tw 0 o years during duding that time he has been actively and in cesa antly engaged in the ministry in which he has been quite success f ful u it is unnecessary esary to give de falls of his movements and labors now the particulars of which hav ing appeared from time to time in i the NEWS in the interesting com corn furnished by him to this journal elder cummings is but a young man tw twenty e nt y two years old and considering con considering g his former inexperience in the missionary field he has shown an amount of energy and in industry w worthy 0 raby of more advanced age most moat of the time lime he was absent from horne home he labored in the new Engla hid tid missionary district over which he lie presided he returns in fair health 1 and excellent spirits jumping the law fortunately 7 when a person occupy occupying ing a position i of authority judicial or otherwise allows passion to overrule his better judgment causing him to adopt adapt mea measures bresof of unwarranted severity he frequently defeats his own ob eject this was somewhat illustrate ed the tho other day in the contempt i case of honorable elias south youth five hundred dollars would havey been a snug little sum to squeeze out of that gentleman ili lit buu but ll 11 it aa wt thur ther improbable that he will have to pay it motives are imputed to the court cour t for imposing so severe aud ind indeed eed ged illegal a penalty upon judge kokh wo we are not dealing with conjectures but with facts the most prominent among which is that tho the judgment of the court was without authority of law and judge heh Seb haefler Sc affer afler in rendering it his jurls jurisdiction herewith we give tho the section of the compiled laws of utah page which defines the penalty in contempt cases cakes upon the answer and evidence taken the court or judge shall determine whether the person proceeded top rop against is guilty of the con tempt charged and if it is that he i guilty of the coit contempt tempt a fine may be imposed on him nod nog exceeding two hundred dollars oc or he may be imprisoned not exceeding five days or both it is a very essential matter that a functionary whose sole and aud particular busl busi business bles rles is to administer law should be well acquainted with its provisions but in this instance that necessary point has been omitted however the flat fiat has gone forth an execution has haa issued although an illegal one but the officer attempting to enforce it will lay himself liable to fully carry out tho tha alic measure of this proceed proceeding iLg als ars an irresponsible special officer such as a commissioner without bonds might be considered the next thing in order tru Tra trustees in the tho third school district john H james eardley and george stringfellow were elected on monday night a board of trustees for the ensuing term of two years home enterprise we take tako pleasure in noticing any facts that should have the effect of encouraging the people of this community to increase their efforts in manufacturing the various articles required for comfort necessity ornament or one of the most satisfactory de in this direction that has lately come under our observation is the boot and shoe manufactory of mr wm H rowe in this city he lie has embarked all his means together with a by no means limited capital of energy and ability in this enterprise and aud has haa made his factory vi vinadel a model each department is carefully systems t buzed the machinery and operatives es under the tho skilful personal attention of mr B R move together tc ilko liko cloe cloch kwork work and the gratify ing results are that those indis pen peu isible articles boots and arid shoe shoes saro sare are manufactured as cheaply as its they ead can ba be imported and we believe he is making it pay the greater portion of the goods made in this establishment have the soles boles riveted to the uppers by the patent brass clinching screws strongly hammered on olid solid iron lasts a process which produces an almost imperishable able ablo fastening this stylo style of soloing has proven well bulted to the wants wanta of the people in this territory for the reason that the brynes dr ynes of the climate and other causes has hns a tendency to make pegged or machine sawn soles lose their hold in a very short time ZO 51 1 I and other cooperative operative co merchants arenow are now purchasing chi chasing tsing largely of mr hir rowe aa as he has proven ro ven to their satisfaction that his homemade home homEl made imade goods are as cheap as the imported and the quality in io preferable to most of the jatter latter atter it would be well if hla hia make of boots and shoes was sold in III all the stores throughout the territory as the demand thus created would have the beneficial effect of provi providing dicig employment for many more than tile the forty or fifty persons now under his management g the financial prosperity of the tho community depends greatly on the development of homo home manufactures and men of industry agid and business ability like ilke mr I 1 who will create remunerative employment for the people do serve encouragement his success should prave a decided incentive to others to invest money brains and energy in similar home enterprises FROM tuuri THURi datis DAYIS DAILY SEPT 20 seriously ill we regret to learn that ilder lider david divid if smart swart dontot dent of the st tit louis missionary district hax been seriously ill for some time in his hia field of labor he is expected to arrive home within a few days returned mr str lir lin V F of the eagle house returned last evening from the east alt whither he has been to purchase goods for tf P one of salt sll lakes lakers live merchants mr looks and feels well after his journey and has made extensive purchases in new york and Chica goforthe the fall trade part of which a large stock of fancy notions has already arrived enough we are in receipt of another communication from bloomington bear lake co contradicting the letter of 8 Y D concerning the want of mechanics in that town As the matter has already been set right we do not see the need of publishing anything further on the subject there is no doubt that the bloomington folks area go a head people and have plenty of talent and enterprise S S jubilee O ogden oden a den had a sunday school jubilee yesterday this is thet tho second for this year thom them the musical u exercises were conducted by prof john fowler it was a great success was numerously attended and the juveniles acquitted themselves admirably A third jubilee will be held before the year is out the sunday scholars in weber county being a 93 numerous that it regimes requires three jubilees jubil ees to give them at all ail a show A busy life lifa the tho following follows ng account approximately full and c complete but not entirely so of forty years labors condensed from the diary of an elder in israel I 1 residing in this city will be interesting to our readers tho the record running from 1834 to 1876 inclusive 1 I have travelled miles in the course counse of which I 1 have have crossed the atlantic ocean four times timea and journeyed through england scotland and wales six islands wands of the sea twenty three of the united states and three of the territories including di ng the rocky mountain country TJ utah tah nevada and california I 1 havel have held heid eld eid or attended public meetings preached 2479 discourses es besides thirty two funeral sermons during the last four years year attended scores acores of funerals and preached at most of them attended ninety six conferences abroad ai aty one ono general ral rai conferences of the church several hundred councils with presiding authorities and also many other important council councils 9 numerous high council mew meu meetings tings meetings of aldeis El deis quorum Quo ruin 1022 prayer meetings and meetings of the school of the prophets established estabi dished seventy seven preaching places and or organized g an I 1 zed fifty nifty one branches of tche the church C h u ach in the vineyard confirmed 2 2092 persons ordained arns aras or assisted asted dated in ordaining eighty three patri aichs archs three presidents of stakes sixty seven high councillors eleven bishops sixty one high agh priests priest forty eight bev sev seventies antl elders 4 4 4 prie rrie priests s six siz ty four teachers and thirteen deacons administered by laying on of hands bands to more than 1000 sick persons many of whom have been healed heated by the power of god blessed hundreds of children set apart and blessed missionaries of different kind kinds 1 assisted in setting apart and blessing many matiy thousands of others othera a spent several years in total in administering in the ordinances ordinance of I 1 th the e ii mouse loub louo of theford the lord to thousands of persons and in witnessing administrations mind stra lons ions to many thousands 0 of othe other married twenty couples been ba baptized and confirmed for many of my dead friends have baptized and confirmed othave assisted bisted at the baptism and confirma tion of the living for many thousands of their dead friends have witnessed similar ceremonies te for many thousands mor more attended to or witnessed administrations rations in other ordinances of the lords house reported and recorded thirty of joseph smiths mona ns and eighty one of BrIg brigham hapa yourl youri youngs Is and of the twelve apos ties written 2693 letters and received 1588 dedicated or attended at the dedication of two baptismal fonts twelve meeting houses one city hall one courthouse court house one cooperative store and two relief society houses or stores I 1 collected adfor for building the temple in nauvoo 1674 1 I was associated two years in printing and anti publishing two newspapers or public journals in in the states and attended to the stereotyping of the doctrine and covenants I 1 published in england 2500 copies of the millennial star also copies of the doctrine and covenants and copies of a proclamation of the Fv Vv relve I 1 have been ordained a teacher priest elder seven seventy and nd apostle iwas I 1 wa elected a member r of the city council of nauvoo have been a P member ot of the regency of the university of deseret a and nd attended the tha meetings of the same was appointed of bf the nauvoo legion I 1 attended the dedication of the site and the laying of the corner stone of the tem pih pit olaof of salt lake city und and spent ill days overseeing the digging of the foundation of the same I 1 have paid tithing in salt lake olty city in 1858 1 I moved to provo with my cami y I 1 flocks herds and thirty tons of freight and prepared for burning my property at salt lake city returned to the city when the difficulty was over and met with the local authorities and the peace commissioners two days in in discussing the situation and arranging ranging peace measures I 1 have served aa as member of the utah legislature twenty nive five years ouro tuo leavi in thell theil the house ouse and the rest in the council wag was a member of the senate of the state of Desere deseret tj have assisted the church historian many years and compiled or 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