Show CACHE COUNTY sews newis and dolnics la in the north LOGAN june 1887 the crops of small grain haye have improved wonderfully within the past three weeks they now look very promising and I 1 think the yield will be tully fully up to the average of what it was in other years they are in various stages of growth considerable of the grain is headed out in some places it is M in the boot while again in some places it is late still there is plenty plent y of time for it all to mature water for irrigation seems to be abundant and the husbandmen are utilizing it to accelerate the growth of their crops GRASS are reported in several places in the valley they are said to be numerous and of the iron clad apeci species s they are reported to have done some damage to the first cutting of lucern but not to the wheat I 1 have traveled of late over a great part of this valley but I 1 have neither been grieved nor gratified with a sight of any of these festive b but lit pestiferous insects except a few of the tha old settlers however I 1 am satisfied that whether they are here or not or whether their numbers be great greater or small the small grain will soon be far enough advanced to render it safe from their aggressions the corn looks as forward and as eave promising rom ising in this valley as any that I 1 have seen in in any other places this year it is very healthy of vegetables generally I 1 think my observations there will bean be an abundance there is one crop that the cache valley folks use to res rest t their land viz peas it is claimed here that this crop is equal to summer fallowing following fal lowing the land besides peas yield well and are an excellent article of food either in summer or winter for for the family and are very profitable and autric ious teed feed for horses in the winter I 1 have n noticed 0 that the people in this northern norther 1 I region have followed this grattice p grac tice for a number of years and I 1 am of opinion that their southern neighbors could emulate them in this matter with p pro ro fit THE FRUIT in this locality is almost a failure this year it is somewhat saddening to see orchard after orchard wiehl trees clothed with rich foliage of leaves but denuded of fruit A few short weeks since these same trees were blossom covered and the air was made redolent with their sweet swea perfumes they have since been blasted te d by the frosts or scorching winds windi I 1 am glad however to find that the strawberries straw berr es have not all been destroyed tro y ed a few of that luscious fruit are 1 left ft and appear on the tabled table da hote of lucern and other hay there appears to be a luxuriant growth some of et the farmers have just commenced to cut their first crop of the former but it will be some time yet before much wild hay or red top or timothy will be ready for the scythe indeed a great deal of it will in all probability be left until the small grain is harvested THE HIGH WATERS are rushing tremendously down the rivers in their downward course to our inland ocean great the bottom lands have been overflowed to a great extent but there has not been much damage done by the inundations so far as I 1 have been able to ascertain I 1 hear no complaints a ati any rate of loss occasioned by the peoli hi hifle i h waters the health of the people e in logan seems to be good generally but in the south some of the settlements have hae been affected with diphtheria and within a few weeks past several deaths have occurred through that malady at hyrum of course every precaution 1 is bedrij being taken to prevent the spread of the terrible disease and it is to be sincerely hoped there will wall be no more fatalities and that it will soon be exterminated THE registration here passed off very quietly no opposition totaling to taking the test oath w was as exhibited by either political party in fact so little has been said at all about it that it excited no external attention last night a personal acquaintance of mine narrowly escaped getting HIS NECK BROKEN through tile the antics of an unbroken horse my friend and two other gentlemen bad hitched it up to the buggy preparatory to a drive my friend got into the vehicle took the lines and the othar person let go the bridle when the horse refused to getup get up in ia the right direction the animal plunged frantically f bom j om right te left and vice versa but made no headway get getup up again said the jehn and up she went almost perpendicular clubbing the atmosphere with her fore feet this part of the exhibition lasted but for a moment when down she came with a flop flo upon her rack then keeled over on her left sit a u upon pon one of the thill 8 of the bugge bus ft inless in less time than it ta takes kesto to delit oneff one of the gentlemen threw his wie weight on the animal and held it securely to mother earth my friend wao had daring this time been a tr tranquil u ia spectator of the performance lorm for mance tic erNen then quietly descended from the vehicle and all parties disengaged ane uro mare from the broken buggy but lesting a idez it was a provi dennial dent ial escape lo IL af aber er the fall if the almal lad dad sp ag g to tier her feet she would nave bem cit at full spee speed dand and the he probabilities aze aie that the carriage would have been completely wrecked and the occupant fatally hurt A few dollars will repair the damages to the vehicle and my friend is truly grateful for what he considers a narrow escape THE CHI chuum TOPIC of local interest in logan at the present time is the postoffice post office shall be henceforth located it seems to be a settled tact that it will be removed from where it now is one party wants it located on main street which I 1 think is certainly certain loy a very excellent part of the town other parties wish it moved from where it now is to another part or the same street and still another party would really like to have it on third Street which is the best locality in the city the assistant postmaster has calculated that if is should be removed to third street it would also in one year save him miles of pedestrian labor which would no doubt be quite an item in his bis account with st crispin but still he says he be dont care where it goes mr blanchard offered the use of the southwest room in his hotel ut at a very nominal rental mr gee george e W thatcher has offered a 1 piece 0 of 5 land free on which to build a postoffice post office if a committee of citizens will engage to erect the structure the land is located immediately east of that on which the thatcher bros gos cos bank building stands the postoffice post office inspector s made a proposition to mr Tha thatcher teber that he erect a brick building 20 feet wide and 40 feet deep with fireproof roof with a vault in the building and that citizens purchase a rew new office to put into the new building to consist of LOO boxes tables and other things tor complete the appointments point ments that the office be illuming abed with electric incandescent light and that mr thatcher Tb atcher guarantee the furnishing of the above named items of course it was a modest request but mr thatchers eyes were dim and he could not see the propriety of becoming responsible for pro procuring caring all these things it is now decided the postoffice post office be removed onto on to third street and as I 1 am told by the assistant postmaster the citizens will furnish the building they will fit it up with 80 lock boxes call boxes and the etceteras nee needed led to complete it mr J JT T came caine is guarantee for the entire outfit the present incumbent of the office is a lady named mrs margeret shirley she has beld held the position 8 years she has given satisfaction to thel Post office department at washington agton and does so still an attempt was made a short time since to oust her in favor of some one else but she lis solid with the chief postal authorities and they refused to appoint her successor on sunday last the STAKE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION was held in the logan tabernacle com commencing at 10 in the morning in the exercises lasted the whole f day aj the building including the galleries was well filled at each session stake superintendent 0 C ormsby Or nasby presided it was fg ratifying to see a very large number of parents and guardians present on the occasion the gramme pro was lengthy and consisted of selections from our home Inu musical authors and included solos duets also dialogues recitations essays etc interspersed with short addresses which were replete with seasonable advice hints and counsels suitable to the occa occasion s ion theatrical TROUPES frequently visit logan legan they have had bad some of the strongest companies here her that travel the next performance will be pecks bad boy 11 on the dinst which we think will draw a good house but quite a number of people here are looking forward to the and of this month uth when they expect a grand treat I 1 on those da dates batese tesE ac W oliver olive r cromwell will be put on the boards in this city in logan there are many theatrical critics they will be present when that great historical play is presented and I 1 believe they will appreciate preci ate in and render judgment in bitsi its tavor favor mr and his assistant have spent several weeks in logan and other parts of cache valley collecting historical data for volume two of histories 11 which ich will embrace the history of the counties and chief cities of northern utah and southern idaho A biotin diotin distinguished feature of the history of cache county will be a chapter on the logan temple which will also be illustrated lust rated with a beautiful steel engraving this feature will render the work of special interest to the citizens of logan and the whole temple district the book will also contain chies of a large number of the pioneer and leading citizens of northern utah NORMAN NOR MAN |