Show territorial paragraphs davis county clipper our layton cattle man J W thornley purchased tons of lucern at hooper at 3 a ton which Is ia to be fed to a bunch ol of sheep numbering which he be Is ready tor for the market he has live five carload of beet beef steers steere that he be will export as soco as the market picks up a little brigham bugler A few weeks ago a forged check was waa passed at the coop co op the matter was placed in the hands oi sheriff B R E davis bavis and last jaet week he be apprehended the guilty parties two wo youths yet in their teens they live jive out west of corinne they confessed their crime the name of C J B rh h war of this city was forged forced to the check of 2450 mr robwer declines to prosecute proe eoute the youths had be daue so it would have been a sorry day for them forgery being a penitentiary offense great leniency was shown ou on account of this being the first case ul it wrongdoing wrong doing known to have been committed by these boys boy lehi banner the birthday of joseph smith was wars celebrated here last sunday evening in a most pleasing manner the officers ot of the M 1 I A arranged a very pleasing program for the occasion every person in town who had ever seen the prophet was invited to be present and take seats beats upon the th stand estand quites quite a number responded intact iu fact many more than was looked for by the people who had bad assembled several ladies and gentlemen spoke in very eulogistic terms of the character and aad appearance of this great man we cannot give the names of all those who took part on the occasion but will say their remarks were very interests Inter interesting estl 0 9 francis F r ancis W kirkham who gave trie the biography of the prophet spoke in a most eloquent elc quent manner anner ti and we congratulate him for his ef at effort tte the meeting house we wa well filled and the evening passed off in a most moat enjoyable enjo jable manner st george union A meeting ol of citizens was waa held in the west weal basement of the tabernacle on jay evening last for the purpose of taking into consideration the feasibility 0 cove ting and operatic opera tir g a tannery in st george the sum of about 2100 has already been subscribed to the he enterprise though no BO for or subscription hm has been made Ani assistance has had been proffered ered from the he outlying settlements so 0 o that the ibe funds necessary neo eary to commence oom meDoe are assured although the weather most of the week weak has baa been very ples pleasant nt we bad somewhat of a blizzard billiard last sunday night and monday morning the surrounding woun bains were white with snow eber have been been clouds floating in the sky occasionally and we bad a sprinkle last night while we the surrounding mountains have had an adji addition tion tp to their whits white cost coat friday afternoon george gibeon we w believe from grafton utah was accidentally dentally y thrown out of a buggy while the horses were running away on washington black ridge and he re ii juries iu in the aali breaking of his leg in two places below the knee and the other ankle is sprained nud A number per of people irom from carrle burgh leeds and silver boef have been making now new discoveries above silver reef beef at the foot of pine valley mountain there have been sevat iteen locations made already and aad sime sim twenty essays alsaye which run from 2 to 14 each to in gold a portion of the rook rock containing the same being soft Spring springville ville independent mr nepal packard of this city has been granted a patent bateni no on a now new and improved churn the object 01 of the invention is the production or of a rotary churn adapted by reason of its novel construction to expedite the operation of eb and to facilitate the removal of the product the churn la in the shape ot of a barrel hung bung from the axis of its greatest diameter on trun anions and with a rigid framework frame work or double dauber dasher inside the dasher may be readily removed when the churn to ie opened the churn is given an lienti ehlt over ond end I motion by meats meace ot of a crank attached to one of the the springville Spring ville relief belief sool societies etlea die orated the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of the prophet joseph smith monday evening by a very enjoyable entertainment at s ball A picnic supper slipper dancing singing aln glog i tat tationa ioup readings of sentiments suitable to the occasion speeches etc made the evening pass pleasantly for the large assemblage bishop hill gave an outline of the life work and character of the prophet there were numbers of people present who were acquainted with or had seen joseph 18 smith m I 1 th I 1 in n ii life fe a and od we bishops remarks remark recalled the prophets personality quite vividly to their minds payson globe A mountain lion wax wag prowling around in the southeastern south eastern part of town monday night evidently in search of food during the night about three inches of snow fell and in the morning as J JL townshend the druggist got up and went out on the porch his hie attention was attracted by the me footprints of some large laree animal ou on the porch and on close inspection found that it had been a mountain lion don the beast had placed his bis front frant test teet on the porch and left tracks about tour four inches broad he made a tour of me promises premises and then went back into me be brush along payson creek creak his hia tracks racks indicated that he be had capt cl ept along very steal aly and at intervals he be had bad lashed his tail into the snow BOW the deep snow had bad likely driven the animals down from the mountains and they are becoming very bold to in their search for food the birthday of joseph smith was celebrated in a fanneron man MADD neron Ston monday at the he tabernacle programs program con asting slating of sp speeches eaches bonges recitations sto etc were rendered in the afternoon and evening evo many incidents tim were related by people who were personally acquainted with the prophet the old OD odred themselves very the little son ot of joseph fairbanks of annabelle annabella who came cacao up to attend the funeral of david fairbanks is down with aslesOn me measles on emerging from the hotel francis at noon monday we observed a young lady kneel ag down in the snow and upon inquiry as to the cause of such humiliation bu milla learned that she was only paying her last respects to a wail wad of chewing gum guin from which she bad masticated ull ail the sweet sweetness newL |