Show LETTER FROM MIDWAY in glowing contrast to the murky and gloomy weather of one year ago the sky is ie beaming in the golden smiles of a spring sprine promising sun gun the genial rays of which are causing havoc among the piles that have long been weighing on the bosom of mother earth fructifying fructify ing it with the elements of the approaching su summers miners forthm fertility this day has been worthy of the national occasion and of the local celebration this forenoon there was an interesting and well wel rendered pro gramme of patriotic exercises in the appropriately decorated meeting housep house where following the loyal example first given last year a large number of the townsfolk assembled to be entertained with recitations recitation sentiment and songs longs the school children discharged their part well and gave evidence of careful training as aa well as innate loyalty the mountain tops tope are rapidly changing color under the yet feeble influence of old sol the ermine mantle that has baa so BO long robed the wasatch range is being removed from i day to day meanwhile the roads are being converted into mud channels and mire tracks badly hampering locomotion notwithstanding the slushy condition of the roads however quite a number of our citizens accompanied on the afternoon of ton a birthday the members of the brass band when they went over to heber city 4 to assist in the days celebration by the people of our capital on which occasion hon ho n abram hatch viba with the rev mr iliff of salt Lia kein giving expression to loyal sentiment the entire day has been a veritable holiday for wasatch county all secular occupations being suspended our ward ecclesiastically speaking has been re confirmed on its time honored pristine footing with david van who is also postmaster eter oter for bishop shop and john watkins walking and alva J Ale alexander iander as his faithful counselors the last named gentleman besides being one of our selectmen also presides over our town board which has been exerting a wholesome influence since it became fairly 41 warmed uva up to its duties and prerogatives as aa conservators conservatory conserva tors of our municipal welfare of course they have to exercise the utmost economy to avoid the unpopular necessity of levying a tax in business affairs we are gaining I 1 not as fast and just fust as slowly as do our neighbors we are conservative as they of necessity and habit are four stores seem a good many for a place of less than 1000 people especially considering sideri si dering Dg the fact that a good deal of trading is done over at heber and at park city still our oar merchants are pegging along fairly and holding their own in the commercial world jas jabb B wilson does a great deal of freighting and trading between here and park city he has also put up a large well stocked ice house bouse in fact after last years fire he seems memo to have arisen phoenix like from the ashes an important improvement has lately been taken in hand by a goodly number of our citizens viz the erection of a I 1 rge irge amusement hall to keep pace with the steadily increasing domand demand for accommodation for social entertainment the proposed building 90 by 30 feet is to be of rock and will cost in the neighborhood of three thousand dollars a large portion of which amount has already been sub in material la labor bor and other stock prominently interested in this enterprise As to our health station no news is good news J true title there are a number of bad colds and more or less bad coughs but nothing of a dangerous nature the salubrity of this locality is such as to discourage any settlement especially especial lyss as we are within easy calling distance to heber city work is constantly being prosecuted at the big hot pot where mr Sch nelter the proprietor is causing a large tunnel to be run in the great health resort will open early in spring with greatly improved accommodations the death roll of 1892 shows only one victim thus far may it remain thus is the wish of L H |