Show monticello MONTI oelno OELLO wright county minn december editor deseret news brother J jacobsen and myself have labored together toge thel for the past ten months and have been greatly blessed the mhd holy Spirit agid alid we have had the opportunity of bearing nearing our to a great many people both publicly and privately churches and schoolhouses school houses bouses have been opened to our ber eer service vice very free freely y on the 6 th of decem ber bar wd held a meeting in colfax after service we announced d that if any one had any questions to rak we would won id answer ans them they T bey asked 4 great many which we promptly after meeting they asi aki afred wred us to stop with them and anthold hold another meeting gg but they wished to choose the subject for us viz polygamy as they had heard beard so much from the other side they desired to li earthe true side of the matter we consented the next evening we held a meeting anda and a goodly portion of the spirit of the lod wa was s manifesto fe festo ste 1 after services the people acknowledged that it is opposite ID 10 rumors and that th at virtue ancho antl anil holiness 1 I are the results of its practice and they ased asked us to remain and hold nath nother meeting with them to which we agreed the third evening we had a good meeting well attended on the morning of the 9 ath th we left the people with the ver very y be fc of feeling regard regarding lu dur our people that bame game day we wen went into info a danish settlement but the tile people being co much I 1 influenced alti niti by their minister they chiy would not let us us hold hoid any medil meetings from there we went to burriani Bur lland liani 1 wh weerd brewe W e held heid two ori the lith the people there bad heard beard our report from 0 hey they had determined to hear biear us ils some borne for one ane purpose e and some for aheleas we had bad good meetings 94 on n the we left for london but by mistake took the wrong road and got to a aglace place called roseville Ko seville where we heid a meeting in the schoolhouse school house bouse in the evenin evening well attended on the we came to new london where the people were expecting us we had a good meeting in in the evening after we h had ad be been en speaking f L r about an hn hour a gentleman rose up and asked us if we would speak on the principles principle of plural marriage we told him we were wore not sent to advocate those principles the reply was that this was the desire of the people pe in general we asked them if that was what they were want wanting hig big if they would show it by a two thirds majority they nearly all voted for it while speaking upon this principle the spirit was greatly poured out upon me after meeting the people parted with good feelings about a year and a half ago I 1 held a meeting in a school boise hoise in blue earth county after the meeting was over I 1 asked of the officers for the privilege of holding another meeting which he refused and eaid faid it should never happen but buti I 1 happened tobe to be at the sime same place in august 1881 the people informed me roe that this man bad died and another had taken his place ident to see him and the other of the officers they all concluded to let me have the house again we had a good meeting the breth brethren ren ten that are laboring in this conference feel well and determined to go on in the good cause i i he saints feel well in regard to the principles of the gospel we anve a great many friends raised up that are willing to minister to our wan waness ta I 1 As ever your friend MADS anderson GILA RIVER grant county new mexico january 2nd and 1882 editor deseret news jn aws the gila river herp here is IF about as large as spanish fork rivel cleadas clear elear as a spring branch with gravelly bottom and low banks he lie farming land lies along the river and is of the best quality about seven miles in length by twp tap in breadth lying aa along n g aeh each side aldo of the river there is the t best ne st hopeni opening V here for amarge a large settlement that I 1 have ever peen seen in this tills territory or arizona either elther eit elt lier ller but all the and land is claimed and held by squat squatters terr torr who are holding bolding said baid land for a speculation and it can le bought for a mere trifle baek back froni from the river are low foot hills covered with the best gnas grasi i I 1 have bave ever seen in the western country it can be mowed almost anywhere any where 06 on the bills with not a bushar shrub in the way the tbt timber on the river Is ci cottonwood aton a ash ab b walnut sycamore ye amore and other varieties anz and in the foot hills cedar juniper jive live and bieh blek bl ek oak oah the clim climate ate is mild we have had no snow yet I 1 think grare graue vines would do well here as the river bot bottom tomIs Is covered the wild grapevine there is a good market for all kinds of produce at silver city 25 miles mies bout Fout southeast beast iff this place there are several beveral large brick stores in town that would ba be a credit to salt i lake city if they were there bes res besides ldes iaea th tb thre se pe stores therl are three banks all doing a good business in fact silver sliver city is the centre of all the mining gaining camps resides beside she does a large business with old mexico the tho railroad is at ie deming doming ming 60 50 miles east of silver city this country Is a bolvi low rolling plain all dotted with mostly oak timber closer to the e summits Is plenty of pine pirie and cedar the roads roada are splendid in all directions beef on foot root Is ac per ib lib grain per ib butter goc per pen ib eggs goc goe per dozen in fact all ail farm produce bi ings a good price there are inhabitants in silver city about equally ivl divided Ivi ded between A americans m and mexicans Alexi cans the business of the town is governed by the americans the rhe bre are very about the same ai as utah small g gain ain aln would do well in this climate but there is no demand for it and farmers plant corn instead ana and buy their flour the hest best cali call fornia brands sell cell here liere at tit 5 50 per pack mck potatoes dp do nd have a rea res ready d y sale gale hi ia t per ib lb there was ome indian excitement in thib this part of the country last summer but no 1 erious serious F damage was by them in this part of the country if there Is any one that wants to move from ulah to either arizona or new mex blex leo led I 1 would recommend this tin s valley vallet to them in hi pie preference ference to arizona alliona or any other part parl of pt thia this territory th eliat at I 1 have seen and I 1 have travel travelled ld allover all ail over oger arizona and over oven d a large larga portion orthis arthis bouti country tty try 1 az very respectfully THOS J clark clarr PAROWAN jan ath 1832 editor deseret news durin during g 66 the iroll holidays days dass that aro arc just past tt the ie people hae hereid he old and young have dave had bad a real happy time tone of tle the main features of our en elloy oy menu ment was via vin an exhibition kly gly glyenn eny the primary association on the evenin got the uit under the direction of sister mary alary durham president of the association sister slater durham assisted by her husband prof durham and brother lars bars leader leadar of the sunday school choir had bad prepared the children and the result was all that could be desired in their songs recitations dialogue etc ete the children acquitted them themselves remarkably well them all so neat an and d clean elean and looking so with the hue of rosy health upon their cheeks was of itself worth ever so much the young people postponed the pleasure of their christmas trees till saturday dec 30 two trees tree were erected tn in the morning the children metto met to see eee what their parents and santa olaus claus had done forshein for vor them thein and aud a real rn merry rry time was had lil ill the evening the trees were brilliancy lighted and decorated both old and young met meb and a real happy and enjoyable time was had among a ost of things too numerous to mention were hung upon the trees four shawls they were presented resented to four res ie le old ladies of this place who pulled handcarts hand carts across the pl plains ins our oun regular meetings are largely attended and there seems beems tobe to be an excellent feeling and spirit prevailing among tite the people A nire fire broke out this morning inthe back kitchen of ofero bro john eyres hou bou house re caused by a defective stove pipe the neighbors rushed to the scene buethe but the roof of the house was con umed before the flames yuld be subdued the people wen went t directly ter ten t work donated in lumber m shingles nalis nails etc and as many men as could get room to work on tho house donated their services the hammers are ringing and the work of putting on the roof again will be finished tonight to night eo so tha thai the family finally need not be from under their own roof even one night the weather here has for two or three weeks past been alm aim almost ostop opi preb prea warm until last night s when we had bad a fall fali of six or elgh eight t Inches inch ca of snow respectfully WM C ducr DUCK biver river hickman county tenn december 1881 editor deseret naos news we hav ejust returned from a trip through the counties in the south western part of middle tennessee our trip extended into west tennessee also and into the northern martof part of alabama november in company with elders jas W eardly and ani JO bateman went to spring creek chiek pery perry county we have nave alfew a few saints here and our elders were doing thein their best to spread the thie truth but met with bitter opposition wb which ich ieh finally developed into SAW ti ler lei ce some two reeks reels re els ekx benbro benoro ot our i visit the meetings of the elders eiders had bad been broken up by armed r i en being threatened with violence ourselves and believing our presence would but bring trouble on od the saints we considered jt prudent to withdraw the eiders elders from that bat part of the county they conti continued aed their labors labots on cedar creek sum bum e county and have sin alsed up upa a branch h of f eight members with good prospects for more we next visited lardin bardln county where whore elders Elder sCamp cam p and Tha teher teber were laboring soon tedon after our arrival we created the Tenn tennessee essee estee river and opened a new field of labor in lvie ISIc mcnairy Nairy fairy county we found tr ane P people kind willi willing tig to guve us a hearing and provide us is with food and lodging our oar meetings mee tinga svere where well attended the schoolhouses school houses being to wath seats the he crowds why came to hear A number odthe of the old bid Pett sett settlers lers of this neighborhood remember having heard beard elder eider patten an pariah preach in 1833 4 and the good impression gion aion made upon their minds by these brethren remains to this day on the of the present month we again went wept to perry county ud stopped at the houst housoe of brother wesley hunt president of the spring creek branch we learned that five of those parties who had bad disturbed us in our meetings had been arrested and will be tried the fourth monday in february 1882 the prose prosecution ution will not laek lack evidence necessary to convict but if the court punishes those men for disturbing a gl mormon meeting we shall ahall record it as an anomaly in american jurisprudence on the we lectured in waynesboro ne on utah and her people quite quita a num number berot berof of the Sain saints tsin in the counties we have just visited are making efforts to gather to zion in the spring letters nhom from various parts of the conference report progress in our labor labors yesterday received a letter from elder A H snow laboring in wilson county he reports eleven baptisms the blessing of nine children and t the he organization of a sunday school other elders report several baptisms ever praying for the advancement of the kingdom cf god I 1 remain your brother B H ROBERTS roias the st gothard tunnel railway line will be opened on july at general silas casey cagey U S aj A is lying dangerously ill III in brooklyn at pittsburg the chambers gln gin glass as wor works ks were burned lass loss V insured |