| Show correspondence F erom FROM OGDEN CITY utah dec dee 23 ism isu 1881 1 editors deseret news previous to the 13 etli dinst wo we had one week cf continuous high winds which by its whirls caused the dust to rise in spiral columns to an immense height and necessitated the closing of the doors of every mercantile house in town but even then thien a large AMOUNT OF merchandize merchandise DIZE was injured by the great quantity of particles acles ot of small earth which found their way to the shelves of the stores bes hes besides idesa a great deal of damage that was done to property in different directions reet lons ions since the above name named date we have experienced atmospheric conditions the antipodes of that of which I 1 have lust just spoken for ten days past we have dad almost INCESSANT HUMIDITY not a day nor a night during that time but lias has brought us either rain hall hail snow or sleet which have rendered the the streets ets muddy and some of the county roads difficult to navigate through for a change however tonight it has been fair weather rover over head although the clouds were thick gloomy and threatening and great crowds of people from the adjacent settlements have filled tilled the city and all seemed busy trading exchanging the products of their farms for other commodities modi ties with which to arrange and enjoy the CHRISTMAS festivities I 1 am pleased to notice that notwithstanding the dullness of the times provision has been made for what few poor and indigent we have among our community proper As a sample of what has been an and is being done I 1 may mention that ambrose greenwald Es esq of the ogden meat market has wit with his proverbial pro uro verbal liberality donated TWO BEEVES AND FOUR SHEEP which divided among the poor of the five wards in ogden and those of west weber in addition to these there are dozens of who are the recipients cip elp lents of his bounty in a quiet way many despondent spirits have been raised cheered and made grateful by bv seeing ther empty dishes replenished replenish ea through his bis munificence thid this is the kind of religion he believes in it is pure undemonstrative and undefiled denied un THE TRAMP ELEMENT in this place are numerous and their boldness in their attempts at forcible entrance into the houses of our citizens while the proprietors are inside admonishes monis hes the owners to be always ready to give them a warm reception it is now a question with a number of our citizens whether it is better to imprison r son the hord of house breakers lm feed e pd teem for the winter or ister to them a sound castigation and force them to leave the town of course the great majority of the people here are law abiding and wish to see the law magnified in the case of all offenders as two wrongs will not make one right 11 during the tile present month we have had I 1 A GREAT DEAL OF litigation in the justices and the district courts 9 and considerable sums of mon money q have changed hands and have been invariably transferred from tile the coffers of the clients to those of their I 1 legal advisers and defenders several important suits are now bein being P the holiday season 1 has 1 f fully ull uli y set in and considerable histrionic talent is being developed by the member of our home dramatic associations who come before the public on the stage in various characters and I 1 am pleased to say their performances are highly creditable and are appreciated and encouraged cou raged by the citizens of O ogden dencho who seem to take pride in foste soste fostering ring the young people people who are doing their best to f furnish legitimate enjoyment for all the health healt hof bof of the people is considerably better than it was reported a few weeks ago the EXCELLENT excelle NT LECTURE of elder CW penrose on the mountain meadow massacre I 1 is read here with much interest and profit profi tand and I 1 believe it will be the means of removing much ignorance and prejudice from the minds of many people imparting to them correct information on douthat that fearful tragedy and causing them to enquire f further furtner into the faith principles and practices of the latter day saints the in tarro parro volume ought to have an extensive circulation tendering you and your numerous readers the compliments of the season I 1 am as ever WEBER park PARt PAROWAN ONVAN stare STAKE conference convened in parowan carowan Pa rowan dec dee and 1884 present on the stand of the apostles francis 31 lyman and george teasdale Tc asdale the stake presidency and ili iii high h council and a f ull full representation of the bishops in the stake also bro john houston of panguitch stake saturday 10 am after the usual opening exercises president thomas J jon jones es reported the stake as being in a good and prosperous condition ile he admonished the youth to lay aside their foolish habits and cultivate good manners and strive to becomes saints in very deed apostle JF M lyman referred in a brief manner to the object of quarterly conferences and gave much instruction to oft officers leers and presiding ddn men and the priesthood generally showing them the necessity of of being exemplary men and men of faith f full fuli ull uli of love who fear god and keep his commandments bishops reports indicated an increase of faith and good works among the saints societies generally in good condition schools well attended the people waking up to their duties general good health prevailing and an in cli cil nation nAion on the part of the people generally to improve their spiritual condition apostle george teasdale referred to the condition of ai the inhabitants of the earth from the days of the savior down to the restoration of the gospel in this our day when god revealed himself to the prophet joseph smith he also spoke of the necess necessity ty of prayer showing how we should approach the lord lora in order that we may receive an answer to our petitions the neglecting of prayer payment of tithes absenting ourselves from meetings s etc are indications that we have but little or no faith in the gospel rpm PM elder john houston spoke of the value of a well spent life in having the confidence of our brethren and sisters and above all the confidence of god referred to the privileges the children of the saints have that their parents did not possess prest edward dalton spoke of the necessity of showing bd by our works that we have faith in go god blessings of obedience to the laws of god etc prest morgan richards rich Eich ards yr jr spoke of the settling of codr our tithing and why the saints pay pay tithes etc apostle F M lyman spoke of the actual necessity of men honoring the priesthood they holdford hold for the priesthood alone could not save men salvation comes through magnifying the pr priesthood lest iest honoring god hal hai having ng gaith faith falth in him and believing and 0 obeying b yin his laws sunday 10 a in apostle geor george geore e Teas teasdale dali dalf spoke of t the he value of the tae scripts scriptures res they teach us to repent of our sins have falth faith in godio to be hone istone with another etc but they cannot baptize ze us tor fon a remission of our sins men must have authority from god to administer in this sacred ordinance they must be called of god as was aaron ile he dwelt at leneth on priesthood and how men receive it men must cultivate faith hope and charity be honest pure and virtuous and then the lorr lord will call them to the priesthood in his own due time 2 pm apostle r F 31 lyman spoke in regard to the local authorities and their duties selecting of officers calling of missionaries etc referred to the atonement wrought out for the salvation of the human family if they will obey the gospel and keep keip the laws of god spoke at length showing that all things are governed by law and that our salvation will be by the power of god according to our faithfulness A central priesthood meeting acon convened on saturday at 7 lym pm apostles lemaa and teasdale instructed the priesthood in regard to their duties generally conf couf conference arence adjourned for three months WM 11 II HOLYOAK stake clerk POINTS eilo erom FROM PAROWAN QUARTERLY conference EXCITING BEAR ADVENTURE paro PAno PAROWAN was wAx iron county utah dec dee 1884 editor deseret nel new esterday yesterday at about p pm in closed our quarterly conference last night at closed our young peoples conference two of the quorum of the twelve apostles were present F FM 31 lyman and george teasdale the bur den of their teachings were vere the people lc must live better lives than they rave eave have ever doue before our secular affairs may mav be said sald to be in very fair condition eke excellent ellent eilent crops the past season of small grain corn com and potatoes s almost a failure our operative cooperative co institutions notwithstanding standing the dull time have done well and are in excellent condition at present all of them which includes our stock herd sheep herd and mercantile and manufacturing institution the last named institution employs a good many men mea in home industries tanning boot and shoe making cabinet net making lumbery lumber laning wagon repairing blacksmithing lumber makin making 25 7 ho horse i se p power 0 w er steam saw mill etc the bears in the mountains here are increasing and becoming quite a pest last summer the ranchmen ranchman ranch men lumbo lumbe lumbermen and sheep herders gerders were much troubled with them the bears killed a good many cattle and sheep i ind and some horses boniv one bear was killed dur during in 1 th the soh son and that was wag trapped by uro james applegate while tending sheep two men meu started one night after dark bear hunting f fram ra in one of the ranches when they got to the corra they saw as they supposed a cow that had been left out i they iiley went to open the gate to let he her r in when bruin raised up and reached out both paws but the boys never even stopped to shake hands with him but ran for lor the house ho use forgetting all about about their new winchester rifles the foe came too suddenly they will do better next time lie ile that tights lights and runs await lives to to fight another day another young man went hunting bear in the daylight bear came towards him with open mouth he raised his gun drew the trigger but the gun missed fire and dle diz did not fiot go off lie ile stood trying to sho shoot t again till the bear knocked the gun out of his hand ile he then took to his heels without his gun with the bear after him As soon as he was able to get ahead of the bear a little he took to a tree and climbed up the fastest he ever did such a thing in his life before I 1 when he be got secure cecur e on the tree a second bear came along alon aion both bears growled around abhi awhile and then bentoff wen went onn off Asso As soon onas as they were far enough away the young man came down started running and never stopped till he got back to camp A num number berof of the men and boys in camp went back with him to the scene of the bear encounter the tracks of the bears the position of his gun the tree where he climbed up his torn cloths claths etc convinced them that the young man had told them a li true rue story ile he said that he observed observe when en running irom from the bear that he gained on him the bear much faster when going zig zag among the trees than going straight t ahead on the ath ath and loth dinst fell about 15 inches of snow it is nearly all gone now and the wind has been blowing several days pre pairing for another storm the general health of the people is very good 1 wl WM i C McGuE mcgregor GoR |
