Show ELGIN april 25 liam still stands and is improving day b day on sunday last the rev davis of green river preached for our in the elgin schoolhouse and the elgin ites out en masse mr davis will speak for us each sunday after noon ard A sunday school will soon be organized which will ge us an ap I 1 barance of civilization at last there have been lepor s of the high waters washing away the green river dam we met mr brock this morning who has been dam all winter and he informs us that the dam has stood the high water and la s per manen and will serve the purpose foi which it was built and v ater will be ohp people m a few days the elgin power and irrigation corn pany will have ito plant in operation in a few days meanwhile people aie watering vegetables by hauling water in tanks bu it for that purpose I 1 has been about acres plant ed tt trees on the elg n side this spring to be watered by the liam power plant building is go ng on as fast as mater enal can be had whistler nas lust completed a fine residence and mr long s residence is nearly completed mr dufford who is with mr hees received a car of lumber and building nathenal last week and has work neri building a dwelling j oar merchant george Mead Jias received two cars of hay one of grain and flour and is doing a rushing busi less voorhees heeb lattig and 1 ner have let a contract to plow and lev el 60 acres of cottonwood land known as the island the apropo e to pl nt hueem and raise hay there parties have already planted res of fruit mostly peaches they still have of land on this island that they will likely clear aad for planting the coming fall and winter the little valle land and co of which M oppenheimer is dent and rod mcdonaad McDo secretary and treasurer have received their mach mery for their pumping plant and are now moving at to place of installment the little valley will b the gaiden of this locality the 1 gh keeper of elgin as knew him in years past is still at us post we have had an unusual spring cold and frosty nights but the fruit seems to stand the cold ja apricots ap pies and peaches seems to have suffered some but we st 11 think we will have a fair crop of peaches |