| Show ITEMS FROM TROPIC tropic to IB situated about thirty miles southeast of in county near the headwaters bead waters of the river in the early spring of 1892 the traveler would have son but two small cabins erected and only on one block of the he present townsite enclosed we have now quite a thriving town or of more than ban thirty families about inhabitants 73 of whom are children under 8 years of age and more bottlers sett lera expected arel with the opening of spring there Is IB about acres of excellent farming land under cultivation it a number of desert entries not dot yet brought into use and considerable lead land yet available Reservoir ing will secure ample water for irrigation purposes a fine reservoir site bite having been surveyed which can be constructed with a nominal expenditure of ason and a reasonable amount of labor we have a canal about nine miles in length from the east fork of the sevier river to the tropic valley we nave a branch ilon alt with elder andrew J hanseng late of cotton qt conwood wood presiding i he be branch la 19 iya IQ a progressive condition spiritually and temporarily have a sunday school second to none in the stake into consideration facilities at hand band A creditable belief society to is in operation also a conjoint organization or of Y L and Y M 1 I A there are about sixty persons person of school age roost most of whom are enrolled and in attendance at the district dietrict school we have under advisement the erection of a public building possibly 39 30 x 50 feet which Is greatly needed we have a fine crystal spring two miles west which has haa a descent of several hundred foot admitting of 03 ex water facilities for the town lumber is plentiful within from two t to fifteen miles with an average price of 10 per 1000 feet fencing timber and fuel botu botia wood and stone coal are in abundance and within a few hundred yards of town thereto there is room for quite a number of families of saints or good citizens and we especially need a good chorister and vocal and instruments instrumental music teacher copold considerable arable a snow now has fallen during the winter there having been eighteen i aches on the level at one ti time me and three and one halt half feet on the east tork orte plateau A nice juice quiet erion snow storm is in now in progress winter thus far has base been reasonably mild although travel in general is considerably impeded a smile of satisfaction is observed upon the countenances of fir farmers mers anu and stockmen stoc kmen alike in anticipation of good crops and fine range for the oam jog ing season I 1 an answer to the following through the columnar column of the NEWS may be of interest to others as well weil as to the writer A justice ot or the peace was waa appointed by the county court in 1892 ana qualified as required by law jaw was waa elected his own successor in 1893 but did not quality qualify another was elected ejected to the office in 1894 but owing to the certificate having been issued to the wrong party has not qualified now is the furnier justice still qualified to act as his hie commission reads that be shall hall serve until his successor is ia else eleo oil ed and qualified or can a justice ot of the peace legally succeed himself without again qualifying 9 J february jtb VIA |
