Show CURRENT EVENTS returned elder elder R G fraser eraser of gunnison Qunnia oo arrived in this city from ireland yeater day whither tie he went on a minion in april 1890 his labors labon were confined confine exclusively to the belfast conference elder fraser enjoyed his hia ministerial very much and returns in the best beat of health and spirits death of daniel davis brother daniel davis an old and highly respected resident of bountiful bountifully davis county died at his residence at 8 february he had not nob been well for some time and last thursday was taken with a sinking sensa beosi tion while at the meetinghouse and had to be carried home he gradually sank until be breathed his last brother dan was widely known and his bis legion of friends will to hear bear of his decease on a strike detective franks has received the following communication signed by twenty members of his bis patrol system SALT LAKE CITY feb 20 1892 mr B E A franks sir we the undersigned undersigner under signed members members of the patrol system beg respectfully to inform you that we have unanimously resolved not to comply with your demand for 1 or in fact any other amount a a week from each individual member of the patrol system we will be pleased leased to hear what steps you propose taking tating in this matter basalt items we a are re having splendid weather up here the snow enow is fast disappearing most of the saints are enjoying themselves our bishop A 0 Inge ingelstrom listrom reorganized the Y M and L M L I 1 A feb 4 1892 and on sunday feb 7 1892 we held our fleet brat meeting the officers are as follows wm M dye president moroni hess hese fl rat counselor R D jones second counselor joseph H dye secretary the officers of the Y li M 1 I A are sister clam boneo president eliza searls first coun selon elor I 1 clementina hutchinson Hutchi neon second counselor and jane hess secretary since the time of starting we have had bad good meetings both young and old have attended the saints live some distance apart from each other but they rally together with a spirit of love ou feb we held a dance the hall ball being well filled on the occasion E J farnes fames gave a stump speech which caused much fun F BASALT bingham co idaho feb 18 1892 san luls luis stake conference the quarterly conference of the san sad luis stalie stae of zion was held on sunday and monday february and at manassa colo present president lorenzo snow apostles Marr marriner luer W V merrill and abraham H cannon a naon and a fair representation of the local priest hood much valuable instruction of a spirit ual and temporal character was imparted by the visiting brethren and the usual reports were made by the bishops of wards conference adjourned on monday evening and recovered reco veined on wednesday ay morning orning when silas f 8 smita president of the stake tendered his bis resignation this was accepted and he was honorably released by unanimous vote albert B R 8 nith was sustained as aim president of the stake and levi P helm was sustained as aa first Coun counselor belor in the stake presidency george W irvin was waa sustained as stake superintendent of the young mens mutual improvement agboola eions tione nelson G was sustained as stake clerk as were also the remainder of the local authorities of the stake ALBERT B R SMITH stake clerk obsequies the funeral 9 services over the re mains of mrs lizzle lizzie parley farley stratford wife of elder francis W stratford were held in the fourth ward meeting house ogden city oh of sunday february at 2 p va the house was crowded vestry doorways and al all much sympathy and respect being shown tor for the mourners counselor hyrum belknap conducted conduct eil the ceremonies addresses were delivered by elder W H wright counselor N C Fly flygare gaire apostle F D richards and counselor C W penrose lizzle lizzie parley farley stratford was born in ogden march 3 1866 her parents being winthrop and mary E Ham hastings tIngs parley farley she was married in october I 1 1885 to francis W stratford son of bishop E stratford four months after their union her husband left her for a mission in the southern states spending over two years in georgia during his absence she suffered greatly her health having been broken during a fearful siege of sickness the year previous to her marriage during which she managed a family of eight and attended her beloved mother then lying on what was thought her deathbed on his bis return she ahe rallied a little and one time enjoyed comparatively good health but on saturday february she breathed her bet last leaving a fine boy only six days old and a girl of a little more than two years year A long cortege followed her remains to the cemetery birthday at the pen on saturday the convicts at the penitentiary were permitted to celebrate birthday in patriotic fashion the chapel where the exercise 6 took place had been prettily and appropriately decorated in honor of the occasion calon oc A number of ladies residing in this city were present by invitation the penitentiary choir opened the pro gramme with the singing ringing of columbia the gem of the ocean this was followed by recitations solos addresses etc the singing and recitations of parsons watson bartlett norris and were received with much applause A pleasing feature of the entertainment was the silent songs of miss aoh the pro gramme is sub joined song columbia the gem of the ocean choir stion A mouse A rat mrs norris address to our flag miss bell parsons S silent jusus savior pilot song miss ki hiir ir b ach humorous recitation george hatchet mrs norris duet spring misses watson and bartlett Fe selection lection from longfellow miss miso bertha parsons silent song green hill far away miss misa song warrior bold mr wa M E corria recitation humorous mrs M E norris norrie duet baby watson a t s 0 n a and n d B bardlett Barl a r lett anthem H hark ark the song of jubilee prison choir financial statement of the agricultural Colle college gp the officers of the agricultural college at logan have f filed led the following FINANCIAL STATEMENT the agricultural college of utah experiment peri erimena ment station in account with the united united stales appropriation 1891 to receipt from treasury 0 of U ft as per appropriation a ti on for the year vear en ending I 1 ing june by salaries by labor by ehe chemical mical apparatus and supplies applies B by supplies for experiment station 71 by farm implements and machinery chinery by by Il library by live stock by postage and office supplies 51 j by 7 freight and ex express by printing by luel by traveling expenses by miscellaneous total ii 0 oo Iz Ig hereby certify that the foregoing Ot statement aMment is a true copy from the books of account of the agricultural college of utah JOHN T CAINE JR JB secretary ot the board of trustees of the agricultural college of utah we hereby certify that we have audited the above statement and find the same correct R W cakss J if T HAMMOND executive committee of the agricultural college of utah LOGAN feb 15 1892 the mexican colonies the enclosed document was wag handed banded to me by mr flores our custom house hoube broker with the request that I 1 would send bend it to we the DESERET NEWS for pub ll li catlon cation for the benefit of our people the rhe body of the document has haa beell beau translated ande and I 1 think sufficiently explains itself one seal reads Secre secretario taris do de hacienda y credito publico ico section let no today I 1 BAY aay to the administrator of the custom house as follows in answer to your communication no in which you state your inability on the part of that office to allow the visitors to colony diaz diaz dublan juarez pacheco to come into mexico too nation une nae der bond for duties according to th e ll 11 of the custom house broker ofee of th the e colonization company of that place I 1 say to you today that you can allow said visitors to come into mexico with their wagons horses etc up to the term of 30 or 40 days under bond given to your satisfaction this Is ia the reply to your petition of dec letb 1891 by order of the minister of the first secretary J A GAMBOA to mr A C flores custom house broker of the colonization company of the state of chihuahua alcons ascension 1 on state of chihuahua the custom house is now at ascension but will be moved on the first of march next to palomas where the contemplated railway will cross crone the line between deming new mexico and colony diaz JAMES A LITTLE COLONIA DIAZ mexico feb notes from huntington Hunti As the settlers of huntington hu agton emery county come from many different parts of utah afford me space for a few lines in your paper the town which numbers nearly one thousand inhabitants is ie in a fairly prosperous proe perona rons condition peter johnson the new bishop is ia doing a good work A new meeting house bouse 40 x 70 ia now being shingled there are two large stores here besides several smaller ones onee each seems to be running ir a profitable business three district schools are in operation and a latter day saints seminary which has an enrollment of fifty pupils owing to the recent visit and timely instructions of dr karl G maeser the people are ai taking quite quinea a lively interest interesting inte in church schools the health of the people is huoh better than at any time since the holl boll days since january ath the following deaths have occurred thomas W davis davia formerly of holden millard millar d county aged 74 mary hancock widow of the labb levi W hancock aged 78 79 and daniel A washburn an old rest real dent of washington county aged 55 all were faithful latter day sainto two children have also died the one belonging to N C christensen and the other to jos jones the last was waa sarah Job johnson lasola wife of george W johnson Joh neon jr aged 83 she leaves a husband and seven little children to mourn moura her low loss A E WALL woodruff items we have had a very mild winter winter our roads have been in splendid condition aleigh sleighing ing has haa been delightful but snow enow has not been deep A great many horses have wintered out and look well we have good facilities for storing our mountain streams reservoirs are almost built by nature natum reservoirs can be built much cheaper here than thad ditches can be made jo in settlements further south there to in ft a splendid opportunity to make homes homei that will become valuable we have plenty of room for one hundred and fifty families who possess the bone and sinew and the iron will to build up a new country the facilities are all here we have any amount of good building material red sand rook exists in abundance abunda nc good adebie clay to is close by saw timber and house logs only twenty miles distant we have also a splendid range and a fair market where we can sell everything we can raise our people are peaceful and law abiding our settlement is presided deJ over by bishop john M baxter ward meet lugs ings are well attended we have a day school taught by brother ezekiel lee our sabbath school is also wen well attended ded brother samuel bryson la Is the superintendent with brother chas dean sr and brother vincent east man as his assistants the young i mens and young ladles ladies improvement associations are a success brother a anson call presides on Thurs thursday dai february the the people of woodruff and randolph had oni one of their socia bles when about one olle hundred and fifty adults partook of a grand it i dinner the evening was clely A spent with speeches songs and recitations the evenings entertainment was closed with a dance JOSEPH A QUIBELL |