| Show ST JOHNS STAKE conference the regular quarterly conference of ahe be 8 13 johns stake was hold held la in the assembly asa embly room at this place on the 3rd ard and ath lust last all of the wards were represented with the exception of 0 the baman ataman ward N M which is ia about eighty miles distant and we learn the roads are quite muddy just now which may account for our having no depre sen tation irom from that ward the presidency of the stake and bishop john runs hunt of snowflake occupied the stand the reports report irom from the wares were not as encouraging as we would like I 1 as a number ot of the saints are in somewhat destitute circumstances ou account ot of the failure of crops the past season the prospect for farmers the coming season prospect to Ero i very tory fair if they are able to obtain seed grain the far farmers of st ibus seem eem to be more encouraged this year than ever as they nave have completed a reservoir which is in full of water cover ing an area of about one mile square the priti principal cipal speakers were presidents Prem dents david K X udall elijah N freeman elders prime T coleman W D ren ben oner aner J W brown and an J PAtri patriarch arob HJ platt the principal topic was WO the word of wisdom CHARLES JARVIS wake |
