Garland Globe | 1907-03-23 | Page 4 | Local News

According to the Ueno Gazette, Mormons Mor-mons from Utah are preparing to Invade In-vade tho state of Nevada. Tho paper Bays that a deal has been coimum-atcd coimum-atcd wheruby a tract of land con taniug more than eighteen thousand acers has tlcon. truusfered to an agent of tho Mormon church, and that it Is trt be colonized from this state. Tho land in question is located in White Pine county and Is said to bo very fertile and excellent agricultural laud. It Is said that the purchasers of tho land struck a snap, as the lands aro among the best in the state, but attention has been diverted from them due to the fact that every ono in the stato has turned his attention to tliu mining industry, in-dustry, and only land that will turn out precious metals looked for. Nothing Noth-ing Is known of the proposed colony In this city, and If the story Is true it is likely being engineered from Salt Lake.