Show FROM BEAR LAKE bear lake valley is having one of its ita old time kinds of winters win some of our farmers felt during the earlier part of january that the chances for a full supply of irrigation water for the coining summer were very slim 0 indeed up to that time we had never seen such dusty roads at such a season in our valley but february brought us docu the most liberal snowfall of the past eight years at least the boys and girls rejoice because of bi the facility afforded for much sleigh riding our good farmers thank heaven tor for the prospecto of good full mountain streams with good crops as an a result and the country merchants heart grow lighter in anticipation of the people being able may we not hopt hope to relieve themselves vF ot of all their li abili ties in the coming fall in short a copious downfall of snow especially when it gets well drifted and frozen in the mountains means meSu ill with the blow blesa sings of providence prosperity for our people particularly so in the southern part of our valley we were blessed edified and com forted by the recent visit of stake superintendent auperin hymas hyman and aidah A bagley and alfred budge and aad missionaries sion aries fullmer of logan and nellson of hyrum in the interest of the Y M M 1 I 1 A these visited the he settlements tle ments of the entire stake and on saturday and sunday the and dinst held district conference with the randolph and woodruff as socia eions likewise with the lake town and clarden city Y M M 1 A associations association on the at I 1 amandon nm andon at 7 pm atthe at the latter elders bagley and bu bulge age ex elusively represented the stake organization I 1 need not add that it is fair tp to presume that exo alent will www ajo presume w the efforts of these young men whose labors appeared to be so BO well appreciated on sunday the ward conferences were held at meadowville meadow ville and juare town at the former place excellent meetings meeting were hold held and a good spirit influence the proceedings anu and couns counsels elv and excepting some extra special meetings the oldest inhabitants say ay that thai the largest attendance ever lu iu their meeting house was that un on sunday last here a good time was enjoyed uever better elders budge and bagley capably represented the stake presidency aud favored us with brief remarks i remarks were also made by elders joseph irwin joseph weston A W of randolph john 8 braw well ot of plain city william cook of garden city price ot of round bound valley and others As usual at both placed the local authorities were unanimous unanimously Jy sustained on saturday afternoon the laketown Lake town Y M M I 1 A was iced by the local bisho bishopric arad and the visiting stake officers the county court having ordered the road supervisor here to prosecute whomsoever may be responsible for the flooding of our roads hereabouts said order resulted in the arrest and prosecution of N M hodges proprietor of the rich county flouring floering flou ring mills on this charge he having in possession the control of the canyon creek and dam it was originated in justice joseph court here but ou on the motion of the defense a change of venue was obtained and the trial had bad before justice tucker of garden city I 1 learn that the case continued in ali all eight doe prosecuting attorney aquila Ne belter with joseph C rich associate I 1 represented the county and the defense was conducted by attorney jamesh james H hart assisted by J W sat justice tucker took the he case under advisement and today he rendered his bis decision lining mr hodges sending a purposed 0 W appeal to we he district court mr to hodges adges by the filing of a bond to lb the e of the officers was released on bail it would be more deal desirable rable if it could have been settled la in a cheaper and more amicable way and doubtless so would 0 uld have been and even now way may w by y the adoption option sd of a spirit and policy of conciliation toward the POOP people ae in their vested vented rights and I 1 am sure would not only eniy come halt half way but well nigh jover to the other side so far as I 1 can learn the general health is good a better feeling seems to p prevail devail hereabouts notably so in what is sometimes termed spiritual lines respectfully yours JOSEPH LAKE TOWN rich co utah |