| Show DOINGS AT DESERET we have been honored here by a visit of four of the quorum of the twelve apostles vis elders lyman smith cannon and lund A ward conference was held by previous notice from the stake presidency who were present except brother daniel thompson first counselor to president hinckley who is very sick Br brother joseph S black who has been our bishop from the first bation of the ward desired to resign that office and by unanimous vote was honorably released elder lyman Lym anand and all associated with him in view of the rapid growth of numbers and the large tract of country over which they were scattered thought the time opportune for dividing the ward into three separate wards which was done the central is deseret and milton moody was chosen bishop with A F warnock and isaac wicker for counselors oasis on the east the depot being the cen aral point will have for bishop brother john styler with liars lars hansen and jacob hawley for counselors the new district on the north side of the river which is fast filling up with good people will be called the hinckley ward and will be presided over by brother william H pratt with george A black and thomas davis da vis for counselors full quorums of teachers were A 1 1 also unanimously sustained for each ward in the hinckley district is a large tract of land owned by gentlemen of salt lake ke city who have spent large sums of money in clearing the land and planting about 1000 acres last year from which they have realized very little returns owing to the loss lose of water during the irrigating season from the dam being washed out the same company also spent several thousand dollars putting in the river a very substantial da the super intending of mr charles haun this enterprise was looked upon by some at first with a degree of suspicion as a menace to vested rights but the strength and permanency of the new dam has haa given a degree of confidence which make its projectors appear as benefactors to millard county we have a vast area of splendid land in this valley but for fifteen years tho people have been heavily taxed to keep a rickety shifty dam in the treacherous river and were often left lef without water when they most needed it for irrigation now the future looks bright for water and a unity of well directed muscle and brains will yet furnish happy homes for thousands of industrious people we thank the boys of the oasis band for their pleasant serenade of the apostles during their visit on friday last some of the family of mr thomas cropper drove about sheep to the river for water the sheep got into the quicksand and water anti and could not get out mr C and his neighbors worked like trojans to extricate the sheep but so firmly were the cheeps legs embedded in the sand that it took the strength of a man to pull them out one at a time twenty one of the sheep were dead when taken out la grippe is 19 getting in its work amongst us bishop black being one of its victims W W black was unable to be out at the conference bishop styler has been sick for some time and had to be taken home unable to remain at the meetings A BIRD DEs FRET march 1891 |
