Show IN BEAR BEAK LAKE VALLEY our weather delightful appearance of our lovely land enchanting trees in full leaf flowers a blooming grasses growing and the general aspect of the country such that ought to cause the stoniest st oniest heart to rejoice and be thankful that the lord and all nature 4 z favors ivors zion notably the bear lake I 1 stake thereof A along ong the lake shore come visit visitors ors g from all points of the compass and 1 come once means come annually as th the e bear lakers merchants not excepted are adepts at treating the stranger within their gates royally L y ri right g ader elder wm win budge president of the stake and counselor J C hart with bishop ishop 13 W dark clark and elder robert S spence met with our lake town people oli on friday night last and as a matter of course gave instructions replete with wisdom and for the benefit and present blessing of all from here the K brethren brethren repaired to bear river valley where they had the pleasure of meet tog ing with and being addressed by elders john henry smith heber J lgrant grant abraham 0 woodruff and matthias cowley of the council of apostles also on this occasion a new y woodruff stake of zion was organized with ith bishop john M baxter and el offers byron H session and kingston fhe ahe new president has a record as a school and church officer as ivan employed emp loye merchant and civil oell 1 1 r that tha P perhaps could not very easily e excelled and absolutely above re broach I roach ch he is one young utah if inroy u please of the genuine brand that our young men will do well to emu bear lake stake looses a community fat hardy and god fearing pioneers ti wo 0 had EL a hard row to hoe but hoed N W jt well and by the blessing of god and W gable industry against fear etva i tva odds from a natural standpoint bave made the country very desirable i odressi og ressi and prosperous where toe be tore the latter day saints settled there WAS regarded as ae one of the most for ding of the intermountain regions may a y the divine blessings continue and upon this worthy community differ budge and his co laborers still llave bave a large field tor for the exercise of tb it ministry r stake conference convenes at af prospects favor the assertion there theft will be a large attendance id a are hoping to meet with and listen to leaders from zions chief city during its sessions elders john M knight and brigham solomon of your city met with and briefly discoursed to our people here on sunday last time was when the editors correspondents pon dents and preachers used to use pen cil pen and tongue endeavoring to convince the people of utah of the patriotic and religious duty of sustaining home industries that really need not now be mentioned they should sell and find favor in the eyes of this intermountain ter mountain portion of the great american public on their merits on the proposition that price and quality considered utah goods are better for the prices asked than the imported articles our peoples health generally good but have had some sad exceptions this spring to this rule crop prospects very encouraging sheep shearing in full blast and the financial interests of our country will soon be greatly enhanced thereby yours as of yore JOSEPH IRWIN lake town utah june 8 1898 |