| Show correspondence aci lot idt EH wige LETTER the fairview postmaster not to binnie minnie view dec dm aoth 1885 editor deseret news wems having havin noticed a piece in your last issue pertaining to a letter addressed to john johnl briggs brians wili will reply to the same in the first place place I 1 am not a missionary teacher but profess to be a latter day saint I 1 am well acquainted with john bri brigs gs and his mother as they are my neighbors and if such a letter had coln coin come to my office be he would have nave received it the missionary teacher S C rea red I 1 hav have enever never seen she lives ilves twenty two miles south of fair view and it is my opinion that the letter was not addressed to this office or if so it never reached here ai to the whereabouts of join briggs hils hiis be Is now in fair view san aan pete co and expects to remain here solle sortie time I 1 should like for the public to know the truth in the matter ra atter L WILSON P BI P S I 1 have just learned by tele raim oram gram that there is a john J briggs re siding in ephraim san pete vete co who formerly orni erly belonged to this church but has luce ince minee mince joined the presbyterian and it is supposed that he received the letter from the ephraim P 0 and delivered it to this S C rea kea who sent it back fl LW W expression OF GRATITUDE ROUND vailey valley VALLEY morgan county jan 3 1886 editor deseret wems mems permit me through the ness to express my gratitude to god our heavenly father for his goodness and mercy towards me and mine while in seclusion for several weeks when eight of my children were down sick with the diphtheria and two of them died and we were quarantined and had no communication with anybody we alo aioo al aio o feel to express our hiar heartfelt thanks to the good people of north and south bouth morgan wards for th their P 1 r condolence and sympathy towards u us t in our trouble it is good to know for a surety that there is a god in israel irael who hears the prayers of his faithful and honest saints and also that we are surrounded by friends who are willing to lend a helping hand in the hour of need our ii neighbors were moved upon by the good apt spirit irit of god to con contribute tribu ta generously er ly towards our wants and alleviate our sufferings for tor which my heart is full fall of blessings towards them and may s such lich rich people never see the want of anything that will do them good is the prayer of your humble brother in the gospel I 1 EVANA EVAN A RICHARDS TIIE wat WAY FO 10 BO DO IT suggestions for or Fede federals ralP Off omm meers officers to consider SALT lake CITY january 4 1886 imizo editor deseret news wems judge zane in his bulldozing harangue barangue in sentencing B Y Har Hampto harrigton ripton nr says that the certificates and testimony mon of the tile doctors are to i say the least basz unsatisfactory and have a tendency to mislead the court I 1 have no doubt about the unsatisfactory part but if the judge could have had bad two or three potters aters to testify it would have hav e been afo ato all ail h highly satisfactory to and I 1 think that baradas varian nazi was very remiss in his duties in not bracing up the court with two or three more potters wife beaters to tr give testimony on something they knew nothing about so as to make things factory with the judge and be in keeping ingrith with the balance of the proceedings in the case As for misleading t the e court I 1 have my doubts if it the doctors had said hampton was not a 11 llor ilor mormon then I 1 could see chow the court might be misled misted but when the court knew that hampton was a 11 mormon dior Alor mon mou 1 I 1 his honor had bad only one course to pursue and that was to overrule any objection that defendants counsel might make allow witnesses to abuse and vilify him and then sentence to the ahe f full fuli till extent intent of the law and that for the first offense lest it might be his lastic last hance chance but if it be a fact certificates of drs anderson and benedict had bad a tendency to mislead the court the unwary unsuspecting and innocent court then there is cnance chance chance for baradas varian to get up ANOTHER conspiracy CASE and there Is no question but that a conviction could be had if the case was rushed through this term of the court with the assistance of such a wise ana and discreet officer as marshal ireland to pack a lury jury from the other class such as ile he selected in the hampton case and I 1 would re recommend com the same iame ihme persons as jurors for they have been tried and ana proven adequate to the task of convicting a lormon mormon A without testimony 0 or r at least on the most doubtful and id filley testimony that could be had but the first thing needed la is an indictment the present grand jury haying having been selected by ireland there is no doubt but that the needful could be bad providing baradas varian or the smiling mckay were to say it was wanted and if the present grand jurors w would 0 uld not indict his honor could dismiss the refractor refractory ones nes and put others in who would do tas Oas as they we were retold told just like he didin the last grand jury then mormons cormons Mor mons lookout look outi I 1 houses of ill III fame and L L tear fear they will not harm a hair of your heads I 1 they dare not if they are like unto t the he late and lamented g gj I 1 but then them there is another difficulty in the way suppose the case could not be rushed through in this term there will be a lawful jury subpoenaed for next nest term and how will it be possible to get convictions on such testimony as they have to offer EASY ENOUGH 1 just exclude all mormons cormons Mor mons from the jury box when a mormon Is on trial and if it that cannot be done then dismiss the panel auel for the term the thesa meas was 8 ione none lone jone in the 11 hampton ampton case have tile the court issue an ho open venire ventre put it in tile the hands bands of U 8 marsh marst ol ireland and then let baradas varian the smiling y mckay and himself put their heads aads together and select from froen the other class such men as will be sure to convict mormons cormons Mor mons testimony or no testimony testimony moni monK aud and thus purify the and let t the e L al go fr free ce CHIEV conspirator PLAIN ulain CITY I 1 rems CITY january 3 1886 editor deseret neus newa thinking that a few items from ourt quiet little village would not prove un I 1 interesting to the many readers of your valuable paper for valuable itis to tle the til saints of the most high tor for its never tiring championship ol 01 of truth and right and also aiso its fearless exposure of the vices and misrepresentations of our would be reformers the he health althof of our people during the fall and up to the present writing writ ilig has been exceed i twity in angly lif good 0 od for which they are truly thankful f 1 as was demonstrated be beyond ona ond a doubt on new years eve at which time one of the grandest feasts feastA ivas was given in the form of a picnic party that has ever been the privilege ot of your correspondent to witness la in this locality the affair Gs was the arrangement meae merl of brothers lymon skeen and will wm S stewart ste wart to whose assiduous labors as well weil as some capital in con cori lection with their many assistants the success 1 of the party depended at 0 4 pm on new years eve the doors of the district school house bouse were opened to the public and aged and aud middle aged brethren and sisters e rs were comfortably seated before a bounteous repast and proceeded to discuss it wita many bits of humorous jocularity which cannot be more fully appreciated by any people than by the saints of god noticeable among those who dined at the first table was brother john carver whom nis his many friends and well weli wishers were glad giad to welco welcome mel ag again a in in their midst partially returned t to health after a ion lon long and severe illness after the first table had been cleared of its occupants as well weil as its contents it was supplied anew with food and feasters fe asters until between aud and persons had refreshed themselves by partaking of the good things of this world the tables were afterwards cleared away and the remainder of the evening was occupied in dancing singing etc until the hour of 12 pm when the joyous assembly dispersed disper sed hed thankful to their heavenly eather rather for the peaceful spirit which had prevailed during the entre entire evening upon the following day new years the school house hous ewas was again the scene of feasting and merrymaking the contributions to the committee on picnic the previous evening were of ith ish alth a generous nature as to enable them to provide amply for the wants of about little folks after which numerous baskets of pastry were dis diss tributes tri buted to the more needy in our i midst the little boys aud and girls having ine inc enjoyed the dance during the day gave way at evening for a grand rand necktie ball under ehg the direction of our dance committee so you see we are arc not supinely bewailing our sadio sad tV as mormons cormons Mor mons but are alive to our duties as well as pleasures all our meetings are well attended the they Y al al 1 I A is doing a good work as is also the Y L al I 1 A our sabbath school is increasing very materially in num numbers bersi which speaks well for its maria malla management cement gement I 1 remain iemann yours respectfully ully ally nix |
