Show ww rim ril ulm OGDEN CITY utah march editors deveret news 1 march did not comme come corne in liko like a lion but like ilke any other good na month still it has thus far been one of the drnest times at this season of the thil year that I 1 have seen in utah and the oldest settlers isett leri etever saw the mountains so nearly denuded of snow in the month of march aa as they are at the present time business here is not v very ery brisk just now selling off at cost coat auction aies alee cheap johns and other quacks have been doing a banking business lately every one who had or could a dollar I 1 appeared anxious fobe fose to i nd it out of the country through tb these ese mediums and anil the regular local trade of ortho the general gendral b uslie in tawnha town tow nha haidn hasan consequence hea bea retarded somei somewhat ditl we have hav e bad had a great deal of sick and aud deaths jais this year and I 1 regret to bay say wo we aronof free from this terrible disease yet improvements arb are a till still going forward but I 1 donot think building will bo be sq BO extensively carried carrao on this year as it was last in ogden city the iatter latter day saints in the tho second ward have nol nob a meetinghouse meeting house hoube large enough to all those who desire to attend the anif matter ter ten became serious and ud the question guestion was wag what shall hall be done A meeting was waa cal called led Jed a few weeks bince since and the affair was tal tai talked hed over a committee was appointed to canvass can canvass vasi the ward nind find out what the i people were willing to dato do towards w ards buildings buil dinga new house at a subsequent meeting g it was reported that president JD H perry had donated a piece ol 01 land 4 ax x 9 rods rod located on the corner of sixth anth and young streets dabo dobe people of the ward nvard had subscribed between and lu ca cash kb material and labor it ilc was then determined fo erect a new now brick building in which religious service services the tho bize size ortho of the tho house to be GG 2 23 1 feet elef eler elevation A building committee m was wab appointed consisting of bishop robert trl thomas doxey john joh ellis joseph hall jame jamea owen and J JM chomas rhomas our B bishop is hop never neven bays saya go but acome come boys he theia thela out and the people follow aboul about favo two weeks since sunee a number of teams turned put an dhave hauled about irao loads of rock excavation was commenced at jonce amaat and eal ual this writing a consler conaler considerable able ablo portion of the foundation is bull built t the grade the foundation in and out the ground will w ill lii abera average go on each side aide odthe building the work will be bo prosecute das algor vigorously as possible to its completion our female relief societies are in a healthy condition and working order the members labor with unwearied zeal to search out and administer minister aft lotho to tho the wants of the poor and needy like angels of mercy they visit the abodes of the tho indigent dispensing the blessings and comforts of me life leaving each domicile better than they fand it A short shorb time bince since some bome of the members of t this thia institution canvassed this neighborhood to collect means to send for an aged sister from E england not obtaining sufficient by this means they god got up a soai sociable sopi able aule the the tho proceeds of which the amount collected made up the sum and the old lady is ls expected pe eted here by the next company of migrants emigrants our day and sabbath schools are all in and ina lna in lna a flourishing condition As ever SEMPER cn ydo esmarch vs march MArch editors dc deseret seret news I 1 we are BO isolated high up tip in the mp J si t subject to quick changes we bava hava exceeded our expectations for we ym have planted ted most of our grain at this early eally date that is something we have never before in croydon croy Groy don we havo have a pretty good hatch of young grass grnes hoppers agga egga are not all hatched out we alo ale are aio not down downhearted hearted about them thew you know saints ean can trust toi tok providence Tempo temporally iMly we wo aro are pretty wo well 11 fixed spiritually we are progressing saing I 1 do not pot think croydon ever had a better out outlook loof we sile slie are baptizing our children old members aro are renewing their coy covenants pants nants and the spirit odthe of the lord beems seems to rest down up tip on ua us in our gen gentleman tieman ileman who was waa on tho back ground has been re baptized and eloms determined to aniah bis his cou course re anong among the saints wo we do not as a ger general leral teral thing ha have e many of ficiala among ns us their are few and far e between to allup all nil appearance pe arance we hhall shall have the privilege of attending the general conference for in a few mere more days dayi we shall have got in all our grain crops jonn JOHN hopi hori INS per perit LT A conscience conscience void of 0 offense offence t ff e nii nce is la a good thing but a farm void of a ence enco is quite another matter |