Show BEAR LAKE audret BUDGET A brey letter latter more mere and jumping ate tc I 1 I 1 I 1 parie idaho march Mareb adjitor desert nets spring has bas arrived and ahe the snow is last fast disappearing during the last week the weather has been warm and plessant and we begin already to forret forget the severe weather we experienced during the months ot of january and february Feb roary and farmers far merfi are deti actively voly engaged preparing for their spring labors ors en OUR STAKE tabernacle was not forgotten during the winte several of the have their quota ol 01 0 lumber on hend hand to complete the ibe building and the others expect to have it ready wr by the time labor will ba commenced 0 on it and the lumber needed teams have been busily engaged during the present week hauling bauling the th red sand stone to complete the gable ends endorf of the building and we expect the building closed in so that we can hold our august august conference in it LAX LAND JUMPING I 1 has again commenced with the opening of spring and severe fracas occurred bastle last wednesday on the disputed brownd aluch is situated about a mile west from the montpelier depot and close clode to the county road running to ovid I 1 the affair is about as follows J M davis of montpelier has claimed the land for several verol years and it being outside of survey and included in what is known on on the mop map as swampland he be has bas been unable to eater it and it to ie also claimed he has no not made the necessary improvements on the land which the territorial law ri requires quires in order to hold land hence the dispute adte on the above 04 day y soren boren larsen tom larsen brothers and peter petersen from ovid were euga engaged ea put ling up a bouse on the land which bad previously been jumped by soren lar lari i sen when J X M J loavia avis biaso his oa u jeff davs T atle and another man aud suddenly appeared 04 the ground and THE itow COMMENCED J M davis closing with T larsen and his bla son jeff davis attig attacking king soren larsen with a hatchet none of the complainants were seriously injured except soren lats larsen p who w was 1 as struck on the head six times with the hatchet and one of the blows is said to have penetrated the skull yesterday he was delirious part of the day and grave doubts were entertained of his recovery but the last lait reports were more favorable the sheriff arrested both parties and aid they were immediately taken n before the justice of the peace tate at montpelier ont peller when J M D davis avis was fined 25 26 and costs cost sand and his son jeff davis was bound over in the suni sum of aw to await the action of ane eyraud grand jury the other parties were acquitted THE DISTRICT COURT will sit here monday next which alch Is 19 said to be quite a disappointment to the loyal jal a anti 1 cormons mormons armons ip in ma montpelier who b aade av made strenuous i efforts orts to have the hon conj judge aft vitte vacate our new cour if house ouse which his has been erected and f furnished urnis hed at a cost of 10 and hold court in the K of bf L hill ball at the depot but the judge wisely and consistently refused tor to meet peet their wishes THE IDAHO TEST OATH will be tested lat this term of court ano and judge hayes will likely have the matter squarely before him as that eminent and able lawyer B R Z johnson on of boise city Cit has the case casein in hand it is said all men have bave an opportunity once in their lives and your considers con sidera this judge hayes haves great opportunity he will have the privilege of declai declaring ing unconstitutional this legislative monstrosity which every lawyer and well informed person knows it to be and which its originators never expected would remain on the statute book as an long as it has or he has the privilege through bisanti his anti mormon proclivities of continuing as a law this unjust oppressive and unconstitutional measure which the united states supreme court will wipe out of existence in a hurry should it ever reach thom them I 1 yours respectfully respectfully RUSTIC EUSTIC |