| Show jib jab county T N U 1 A juab co utah jan jim 1880 isso editors deseret we on the dinst in the nephi tabernacle at 7 p m the young mens mutual improvement association of the juab county stake of met president thoa crawley presiding aft afir r singing and prayer the ro re port sot the different branches bran ches chea were then read lead by thomas H 0 parkes Par kees fees secretary secret ry pro tem tern which show that this association is is prospering eringi wat that their meetings are well attended ad arid appropriate subjects are duly given out to lecture and debate u upon ponmany many of which are hand led ledwith with zeal and abili ability tj ahat that chat their nue due lings linga becoming are aro more ardd arid more Interesting and the young people are gradually losing all diffidence about expressing their ideas and lecturing or debating upon subjects assigned to them that this association has been a great benefit to those who have attended its meetings members E She sheaird pird of mona james Jenki jenking ner new of nephi and wm Tun tunbridge brid ge of levan levna add addressed resEed the mealing making remarks appropriate prop to tho occasion ani awa anu una ax x pressing theme aives alvea well pleased with the congenial and energetic spirit of their thein co to laborera at the solicitation of pres president ident cawley elder K H brown addressed tho young people giving them good instruction and encouraging a them to go on in irl their good work meeting was then adjourned benediction byj byal 0 bigler yours respectfully A na N enite BEAVER CITY U T jan 1880 editors deseret we news I 1 dee see see bee in my letter published in tho the eve Nilia news of the inah I 1 am made to say that about a million fraudulent soldiers sol soi diera certificates had been issued I 1 may wave havo go 60 written but if so it was a slip of he pen I 1 aimed to mayrbat I 1 understood about a dollars bobeen had bd been obtained by fraudulent attorneys I 1 see eee also thab that I 1 omitted to state that I 1 shall make a strong effort to get the battalion history before the public before the close ef of pisto 1810 with the continued blessings of our father in heaven and the proper aid of my brethren especially in point of means for publication isee iseo I 1 bee eee no good reason why it should not be out in that time youra yours truly DANIEL danien TYLER tylee tyler EE 9 PAINT johndon co ICY ky jan 5 1880 editors deseret dews jews dear brethren wo we held hold con can 1 ference ferenee here last saturday Batur day and sunday tho the first I 1 believe that bas las ever been heid held in this thia state 1 we e expected Pre president eident john margah to meet with us but on account of low water in the big sandy and other circumstances that could not dot be controller cont rollel he tild did nuit reach us until bundy evening veni venius ug our conference confes enee ence wasi wag well attend 01 ol b by banta u und and oti ott some few erb ere er elders fitters from utah P F mcdon aid I 1 gordon a bills and samuel also aleo the local elders who took part with us in the exercises the statistical report showed that 33 had been added to the church during the year the authorities of the church were presented by P F mod McD oriald as sustained at the last semi conference held bold in blit salt lako lake city october 6 1879 elder john morgan as breaf president dent of the tho southern states cleelon mi ml eelon belon elder P F mcdonald as resident president pr of the R ky Y 0 conference elders gordon 3 bills samuel butterfield buterfield S G Croy crowley fey and 0 D euller buller as traveil traveling rig elders As presidents of branches thomas 8 6 brown harman cowards Lo wards all of whom were stained sustained eu by uplifted band hand A good spirit prevailed throughout tt the meetings the saints being glad to meet with the elders some bome coming 15 or 16 miles on foot loot on purpose to attend meeting we wei were till all clemed to meet with president morgan last evening his bis letters of 0 counsel and land advice have always been appie appreciated elated but to ei CL joy hib hla presence in thi this wild swill mountainous coun country try is a east feast that the elders aff off not meet with often we will ili hold hoid meeting at paints valle on the ath dinst 2 at georgian creek next sunday from there to louisa lawren lawien Ii awrence ce county then back to johnson county remaining a few days when brother morgan gan will leave us for burks barkis garden virginia where he be expects to reach about the end of the obe present month ever praying for the of zion I 1 remain as ever P P F Alc bic loNALD mcdonald s j GUNLOC gunlock IZi jan jtb 1880 I 1 J editors I 1 believe belleve we have never had the honor of bf having this place rn mentioned atlon in the news issi tuss v banta santa clara about 20 miles north of st george many abany people wonder why this place is called by thau that nattier and I 1 would ib it it if at an au early day william hamlin brother to jacob hamlin the plains in company with the latel istel gaor gaur geurge 9 fa A and was eotis fui ful ua la killing fd for r the brother smith gave bina him the sobriquet of gunlock will and when he came to this place and anti found brother hamlin herer here he be named the place after him hence the name gunlock this place paco has hag existed as a branch of santa hanta clara ward gome some some time and was organized into a ward on the of february 1879 since then we have been trying td tos live our religion and the people hera hero are pretty well united but we we are not living in the order as yet wo we have suffered iosa losa this season on account of scarcity of water but prospects look bright for the future the mountains ure covered with snow we have no schoolhouse yet but we have one oue in process of building we bave sundry sunday school regularly and meetings are aro kept up in a building set apart for the purpose lust leet we should the tiie you I 1 will close for the present yours LR |
