Show HOME ITEMS SELECT hi the I 1 members of the city police force tave gave a select party and ball on monday night in the social socia I 1 hall in honor of A 0 smoot esq ex mayor of G S IA city the attendance was worthy of the occasion the excellent manner in which our ex mayor performed his public duties during the years he so worthily filled the office being universally admitted during t he the evening a very beautiful testimonial got up in ex style etyle by mr W 0 foster of this city which in elegance of penmanship and neatness of design we have never seeli seen surpassed was presented to the ex mayor by the members of the police pollee force it Is executed on card board mounted in a fine oval frame and contains an expression of the appreciation of llis his official course and the feelings of the gentlemen who presented it A brief and appropriate address accompanied the presentation and was feelingly responded to by br smoot president B young and pres D 11 wells delivered brief interesting and instructive addresses address estle esThe the evening in was wad passed in unalloyed enjoyment dear der dear it Is astonishing liow how these mormons cormons Mor mons can enjoy themselves while they are groaning under the tho heavy load of misery said to be wel vel weighing 11 ihl ibl thom them 00 to the ground GOT back nack elder eider joseph bull of this office returned irom from san francisco on wednesday evening ulab uit where lie he had been on special business purchasing paper ornamental type fancy printing cards bronze etc etc for the NEWS office he left san francisco franciseo on the ath jan and wilmington on the lith but on oa account of heavy rains and bad roads lie was unable to leave san bernardino until the when he started from that point with the train freighting the NEWS material in company with the train of ort ott T swartout esq of provo freighting frei fret litin goodford good for fon walker bros ot of this city yie kie he reached santa banta clara on monday afternoon feb and left tho the next morning arriving in this city in ten days from that date mr I 1 bull reports haying having met goabel mule train in charge of captain streeper on the morning of the ath uit when rolling out of MounG mountain aTu springs S rin s all in good condition at noon of the oth ith between abeen the vegas and cottonwood springs he met kimball aud packs train consisting cf about twenty five wagons with some passengers asen ers ens their animals were gaining every day ay ani and and making good time on the night of the lith lie he met Wor leys train I 1 near dry lake on the muddy desert in good condition and getting on finely anthe on tue the morn ing of the he met crosbie and fullers mule train from st george and on thursday lath camped with capt hunts train on the virgen near grove or old peach orchard all well from fillmore mr bull traveled by stage starting thence n monday morning uit nit and parting company with mr swartout af ei provo on tuesday he speaks in highly eulogistic terms of the style in which leonard 1 I put him through from fillmore arriving punctually within schedule time which makes a V good od set off to the many hard things said about L Ls I 1 a slow movement outfit and reports that leonard says if he gets the contract again he will show the overland Over line lino something in the way of making time that will be astonishing BEAVER mr nir F oconnor wilden informs us talat they have oblate of late been avarca with much pleasant weather in neaver beaver cou county ty and expected to begin sowing wheat dul dal during g the tho last ast 1 week in february AGAIN several interesting gents moie more inclined to greenback gaining than observing municipal regulations have been brought before judge clinton lately for breach of the city liquor ordinance ills his honor kindly attended to their cases requesting ibern them to help the city eity treasury with a trifle each no need to perpetuate their names they are well enough known to all who have any anxiety about them PROBATE COURT the probate probate court commenced its march term on monday ath dinst before his ins honor judge smith SUNSUI Ny A little longer continuance of this fine weather with a proportionate increase of warmth and dusters willbe will be in lu demand we saw one enterprising gent investing yesterday in buff colored shoes with a buckskin covering to their understand understandings ingv indicates summery proceedings that NEWS CAR CAn carriers As the carriers rece recently fitly employed are not familiar with their loutes routes andas and as the NEWS Is wanted to be carried promptly and correctly city subscribers will confer a favor by giving early information of any errors or omissions those who prefer having their papers delivered in packages to wards as was me tho last volume will ivill please notify this office MASS MEETING A mass meeting was held in the tabernacle yesterday afternoon bishop edward hunter presiding to consider and take action OB on the prospectus and constitution of a company to be called the utah produce company drafted by a committee appo appointed anted for the purpose H S eldridge joseph A young joseph W young and wm S godbe esbit comprising said committee the object of the company Is to trade in flour and other articles of produce both in buying selling and on commission so as to prevent the excessive fluctuation in prices prim to which they have been subject to supply the b buyers ers in this and neighboring territories at azir fair and iea reasonable like liue prices jr Ices while preserving to producers something like ilke a proper toil ioli for their surplus produce bishop edward hunter was nominated for president of the company with A 0 smoot H S E Kl dridge H W lawrence W S godbe and wm jennings as abrec directors to rs T the h e nominations nomination were sere seconded dhan and the gentlemen duly elected by unanimous vote the was in se ses iott loix xion ns as we ave went to pres yesterday afternoon perso elder george A smith wasat was at larris burgh in company with elders erastus snow HW miller jesse jcsse N smith angus M cannon joseph E johnson and several other brethren they held meeting there that day and purposed starting for washington that afternoon to hold meeting meeting shere there there designing to be at st george on the uit t elder eider smith bacr purposed u r sed returning by Pang rang witch on his way back to this city tue the state of the roads an and d w weather ea ther permitting f af BY of course we have no voice in what the operator east chooses to send gend send us by the telegraphic vire wire but when it reaches us wo we do docot got bot feel fek obliged to print such portions as are mere rumors ru mo suppositions all the doings of congress to touching acly A g b bilis bills I 1 Is that may never pass and such items as have no na interest or benefit to this region on the contrary wo we feel constrained as do all other papers wo we are acquainted with to exclude such portions as have no local interest or importance and give the room to more valuable matter thus accomplishing a savine savins of time acceptable doubtless lo 10 all readers the rule will be as hitherto to print dispatches in full so far as deemed nitting fitting only excluding ciudin such portions as all would prefer to not be hindered hindered with reading blease PLEASE READ HEAD with much pleasure we ail ali all call attention to br dwight advertisement and the appended testimonial by pres bri allani young we cheerfully add the mite of our in dor to the excellent character of br eveleth Evele thas as given by pres young and cordially solicit chah s patronage for him with an assur assure ance from our own experience that lie he will deal liberally and honorably with all address him lum care of fargo co front street san francisco california SEEDS tho the agricultural society has choice seeds corsale for sale saie at the historians office there is a very large largo quantity on hand everybody knows or should know what care Is taken by the society to have nave good seeds recommendation enough that 31 mone MOKE one ore GOODS walker bros have llave got their new front u up p and solicit the public to tale take a look at it and pass in to further furt lier iler inspections thence the new arrivals of goods from the west temptingly spread out inside are attractive Tn EEsT T fenton offers a large and choice lot of trees for sale we ve passed through his nursery last fall and saw acres on acres of orchards somewhere in prospective T has brooms for sale |