Show loon LOCAL hag AND OTHER MATTERS FROM FRIDAYS DAILY D DEC 24 Y M M I 1 A the associations of this city will not send visitors during the holiday week but hut send to the seventh ward above their own the iho finst first week wee k in jan january uary and send gend regular once oribe a week to each wardin ward in succession afterwards till th they oy arrive around home josepn JOSEPH H FELT PELT GEORGE georae C LA LAMBERT JOHN W noi not in texas the ju junction nellon of thursday evening relates the following lowin i atenas A texas journalist recently arrested in Ogden made a bad break last night he eg got into oti a 0 P car par intending to go to california he found a chinaman in the car and after objecting to the presence of the celestial undertook to throw the latter out but john had p paid aid for his ticket and as a chinapana Chin amans amana money is as good as any ot other i her here the journalistic ranger soon discovered he had struck the wrong country he hb was arrested brought brough tt up before his honor and fined bir big difference between utah and texas friend yie yle YIT YM JS 1 I A reports r thib the officers of the Y M al 1 I A throughout salt lake S stake will please send written report reports of their respective associations to jos H felt pelt salt lake city immediately as they are wanted for the this stake conference which convenes convened in in this city jan 8 the required reports 4 are expected to show in brief the present condition 0 the several associations including the following points names kameg of or present officers day and hour of meeting number of male malo member members number ot of female members ave average mee attendance linio amoun fr donated for the tre standing monument and whether visitors have been sent tb other assa associations ciati ons how Howit it Happened the leader has the following in relation to the accident to brower brother frank merrill of logan mentioned in the NEWS the other day mr merrill had been to th the eback back yard atterah after aften an armful of wood and arid I 1 on entering the house had to pass an open trap door in the floor by some med means tishe he fell striking iii the opposite b edge of the hole on the cho small of his back one of his ribs nibs was broken and very serious internal inte rual ruai injuries uri url es inflicted br bra a previous acci accident a few years ago he lie had been severely seye rely hurt art havi having 1 ug seneh seven beven ribs broken hence this accident will prove much more serious than it would otherwise have done up to the time of writing biting the tile patient p had suffered it pain inflammation having set in in dr ormsby who is in favorable all was being done that co could uld be devised for alleviating hi his suffering in and has hastening benink his recovery acdal A coal miner hiner eddied killed an accident acci acel occurred in a coal boal mine owned by ajl nir air van praag in spanish fork ca canon n on 0 on DL the t 1 ast 1 by which olof an nelson lelson lost his life it appears that he had put in two blasts and set nire fire to one which exploded all right he then went to set fleeto nire fire to the other and from some cause causo unknown just as he was approaching ng it it exploded ded breaking his leg e in two twos places and inflicting injuries in in the breast from froin which he expired two hours and a half afterwards remaining sensible to the thie last no blame can be attached to anyone as the sad affair was purely accidental his body was wa taken to provo for burial the family return their sincere thanks to mr van praag for his kindness in a paying all ail expenses and fo for favors to the bereaved family they also thank the railroad nall Bail road noad companies for their kindness the salt liv div river country u from lla ila eldera elder eider A J P alaga macdonald maedonald J d who has recently defur returned i ned from salt river biver Ari arl arizona arizonia zofia and who made us aelem a pleasant visit today to day we obtain a few interesting items concerning that portion air of the country bro macdonald maedonald left there about the 1 s t of september and until within the past two weeks has been dinst in st george he expects to start hom homeward e early next we week ek and will make the journey by team from provo after a fow few days stay in st george he will boti hoti con eon timie nue nuo his journey southward expecting e to reach the co colorado 10 rado by the both yoth of bf january he wll wilt tua travel by what is called tild the pierce valrey vailo route that being the most direct and some 80 miles shor shorter than the other it is however little known and brother macdonaldd Mac donalds object is to further explore and improved the road toad for future immigrants and if possible to secure a permanent ferry over the colorado which at that role mole point t has the best beset crossing on the whole river our oun informant considers eli the salt river valle vaile valley vailey a 6 rich rioh country in climate soil sol az and wate wafer r and there are aregood good openings for industrious dust rious bonade settlers especially for those who prefer or are accustomed ab cus tomed to a warm climate like people from the southern States the climate is remarkably health yand is much like t that of st george with a less lop jop oppressive heat in the summer marl on 04 account of befi being igOp open en and expansive there arh aro are no signs ye yec of chills a and d fever fever which disease it if was feared might attack the settlers there are two settlements in the valley jonesville janesville Jones ville on the south bank of the sait sail river biver and mesa alesa city about four miles further south both towns have canals which furnish them with arf an abundant supply of good healthful water about fifty indians in the valley have been baptized and elders mcdonald and D P kimball purpose tir se crossing the mexican line next next summer into sonora to prepare pye paret the way for missi missionary ondry work and new settlements concerning elder eider kimball bur our visitor speaks in the highest term terms sand and his hosts of friends here will be pleased to hear that he is doing a splendid work in that region elder eider mae macdonald is called to preside in that country where he has the principal portion df his family and intends as soon as possible to th take all his folks he promises to write us from time to time concerning matters co considered worthy of publication the prophets party the anniversary party given last night in honor of the birth ot the prophet joseph smith was a most enjoyable affair and jn every eveny way proved successful su c cess coss ful fui the oc occasion emion was prefaced by a splendid supper at about half past pasta 5 at the late iiI residence dence denee of brother brothen shadrach the sixteenth ward the names of those who yat at at the table are as follows president john taylor pre president joseph P smith apostle wilford woodruff patriarch john smith pr president es ident eilas elias smith fa the riZera cole coie bishop jared roun noun dy bishop F kesler brothers lorin walker H K R whitney J C kingsbury L J nuttall wilford woodruff jr and peter beld reid sis sia vienna jacques phoebe bei bel woodruff patty Ses hes sessions lons ions Pres cindia kimball mercy OR thompson B ar W smith mary taylor tylor jane loi lob E B wells H AT whitney by mary whitney sylvia lyon byon J X 8 higby helen bf smith sarah E smith lucy luey smith mary J thompson emma J smith eliza ellza Kings bunyi buryi lonin lorin nuttall antoinette kesler diana reid keld and beulah woodruff fl at about 7 the party in I 1 n the meeting house commenced the hall had been nicely decorated for the occasion and an ex ellent excellent portrait of the kroph prophet et joseph occupied a central position over the st stand and I 1 bishop frederick resler kesler called the assembly to order and the choir an e efficient body of singers under the direction of bf brother vincent sang the hymn the morning breaks the shadows aws flet elet flee after which prayer was offered by bk elder joseph 0 kingsbury kingg Kingi C buty the choir sang mortals awake which was poi fol followed by some appropriate remarks arb from in sister Pres cindia kimball ulm Kim bali ball one of bf the committee brother joseph parry tarry then read the prophet joseph smiths addres to the green mountain boys by special re request president john taylor sang bang the seer the seer the well known hymn composed by himself in a very effective manner Si steret sterEi da davis vis then read two chapters of the life of the prophet written aten in id blank verse by sister E E K snow this closed the first part apart of the gramme pro dancing game came next and aarand a grand march mazich was formed around the hall during a lull in terpsichorean amusements i dent jahn john taylor addressed the company after which sister EM E B ferguson read a poem co composed r years Year sAgo ago ngo by sister E B R snow and addre addressed sed to john ijohn taylor one ond of the twelve apostles president wilford woodruff next spoke and nd afterwards Si sterE davis read the prophets address etoilie to the nauvoo lenan 1 this was followed by a brief address from president joseph F smith songs by a num number berof beros of brethren were then given during which a handsome cake eake made ahde by sister davis was brought in and distributed among the guests the cake previous to being divided stood in three towers nicely ornamented dented dafid and lettered around the centre webe were were the words joseph smith the prophet born bom dec 3 1805 i more dai dal dancing icing leing was indulged in abdat and at about 15 minutes after mid bid n night ight the party was wash dismissed everybody had ad an excellent time and all passed gassed off peacefully and land happily the committee 3 whose names name 9 we published a day or two ago go acted very efficiently and much credit indue is due them for their labors which went so far towards making the oc casion casian a success this is probably ro the ther first affair of its kind yet inaugurated we should be pleased to see the custom perpetuated each ward taking its annual turn indo in doing honor bonor to the memory of the great and glorious prophet joseph smith FROM MONDAYS DAILY dea ded 27 1 mead dead jerome B stillson well quero onea known know n in I 1 ta the american field of journalism and for a number of yar y ear a special correspondent of the new york tork herald died in new york on chiist Chilst christmas mas aa day y deceased was well known to the people of utah t q through a suspender ha buckie buckle c k senga sensation tion tiou manufactured by himself in which he claimed to have narrowly escaped assassination during his sojourn in this city in the summer of 1877 he died of brights disease I 1 shot dead the following special explains itself FRISCO utah dec edi editor or deseret 1 aws christmas morning between ten and eleven a shooting affray took place at Al Ma lloys alloys saloon between ed eirby kirby and wm win thomas which resulted in instant death for kirby and thomas slightly wounded kirby had bad been beel fol foi following lowing thomas thomm during the morning and making threats he be would kill him before evening As far as can be learned thomas was justified in killing him an ironical suggestion our beaver bor correspondent respondent DT writes under uner date of the as follows your information that joseph riddle Eidd leisin aa in beaver jail forth for fon the b grass valley burglary I 1 I 1 is a nl stake hla hia hees heed about a week ago escapes are so common here and so likely to continue until our court house ia is completed with iron instead of wooden doors that little or no excitement cit ement is created either by incarceration near or escape as one usually follows the other Weli well we have Avei riot at this writing a cell thac that will hold hoid a sharp rogue hence mentho men who re report fort port arrests should add they will probably escape we ive trust that beavers iron ironi doors will soon be completed they should be there seems to be plenty of irony I 1 y down there the bodies buried the follow ing special to the NEWS came today manti masti dec 2 1880 isso the bodies of the two young youn g men george H luke and christian madsen ano were accidentally killed om out the ath instant at a jass aass Colorado while working on the denver and rio grande railroad by the caving of a bank of earth arrived im in this city yesterday morn born morning morningan ingin in metallic caskets the Tho bodies herein ai at good state of preservation the deceased were highly beloved and respected by all who knew them andl the sad event has cast a gloom oven over the entire city the funeral services cessere were held in the council house in the afternoon at two the hall being literally packed and ai at large browd gathered on the outside bishops jensen and reid beld offered ered the opening and cl closing osing I 1 prayers elder james wareham delivered the funeral sermon remarks of condolence and respect were made by mayor brown elder J 11 hougard band and prest maiben malben thirty carriages wagons and eimo sleighs land a large concourse of people on sot foot oot numbering or more after viewing the remains followed them to their last list resting place the tho procession was waa headed beaded by the brass band |