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Show small reservoirs could be constructed construct-ed and the work should be commenced com-menced without delay. Ephraim Enterprise. The recent strike has caused a number of men to lose their jobs ut Helper. I'rice Telegraph. A very painful accident happened happen-ed to little Theressa, four-year-old daughter of James Holly of Maple-ton Maple-ton last Friday- While her little brother was cutting wood the sister fell in some way in front of the descending de-scending ax which struck the wrist and cut a huge slice of tlesh from the arm. Springville Independent. R. V. Sloan of Ban Francisco, formerly of the Journal, lias an article on the silver question in Fraud Leslie's Popular Monthly. It is superbly illustrated and should be read by all who take an interest in the resources of the West. Mr. Sloan is a brilliant writer and is now engaged on a number of leading lead-ing periodicals. Logan Journal. Apostle Heber J. Grant gave the people some straight talk at Provo on Sunday last regarding sustaining sustain-ing home industry Illustrated the suicidal policy of the people in sending their money out of this Territory for the foreign articles which can be made at home. Lehi Ban ner. Bones of dead animals in Arizona Ari-zona and elsewhere are gathered and shipped to different parts of the country and used for various purposes; among others they are used extensively in the manufacture manufac-ture of sugar. A Tombstone business busi-ness man who knows something about the manufacture of sugar, from observation, gives a description descrip-tion of the nroeess it undergoes. In order to make it clear and white it is passed through old bones or bone dust. Any one who could see the white sugar made would use the brown thereafter. It has double the strength, cheaper, and pure and clean, says the Arizona Prospector. Hereafter, youngsters found loafing loaf-ing or playing on the streets after the curfew rings will hear from the marshal, and if caught more than once they must expect serious consequences. con-sequences. You young lads that have lately been making night hideous with your street noise had better mind the curlew if you don't want to get into 'trouble. Mt. Pleasant Pyramid. Monday, while Alex Peterson and Charlie Whitehead were at work in the Ingot tunnel, a rattlesnake rattle-snake which probably made pretentions pre-tentions to being a mining expert, entered the tunnel and disputed the passage with Whitehead, who was operating the Irishman's buggy at the time. His snakeship was soon dispatched and his rattles of which there were ten were confiscated. con-fiscated. He was evidently one of the oldest inhabitants. Mercur Mercury. It is rumored about town that there is a man in our midst who horribly treats and maltreats hifl wife. It is said he not only beats her shamefully, but will hardly allow al-low her sufficient food to eat, spending all the money he gets for drink. The rumor comes from a reliable source, and our citizens threaten to take the matter in hand if this brute does not cease his cruelties. A word to the wise to Tim roi.vr. Vnrioiis IntercKling Items From 1'iiranil Near. The Tribune figures out that statehood will cost about $150,000 per year in salaiies and other expenses, ex-penses, or about $20,000 more than at present and theexpenseaccount is mostly paid by Uncle Sam. An eminently truthful man states, that the other day his little dog was following him to Oasis, and when crossing the sand patch, the dog laid down, turned over on his back, held up his paws and "blew" on them by turn5, and interjected his "blowing" by saying, just as plain as could be, "Blazes, ain't it hot?" Millard County Blade. Murray Larsen and some others were standing near the Co-op store on Monday evening, and he undertook under-took to stop Clarie Reid's horse from going further, by holding the wheel of the cart. The consequence conse-quence was a broken shaft, an upset up-set cart, and two slightly damaged youths. Manti Sentinel. Orson Thomas Hicken fell from a load of hay yesterday breaking one of the bones in his right arm just above the wrist. Joseph S. McDonald slipped and fell from a hay rack yesterday morning fracturing frac-turing one of the bones in his right hand. Wasatch Wave. Some years ago, as we are all well aware, the so called sandridge was a dry,barren plain, a range for cattle and sheep, and most of the people in the towns of the county would merely laugh at any one who would talk about going out to try and make a home here. But now the desert, once wild, blossoms as the rose and lovely homes with beautiful surroundings are to be seen. Davis Co. Clipper. The Deseret News gives information informa-tion of the killing of Erick Peterson, Peter-son, a citizen of Levan, on Sunday, the loth inst. It appears that he was engaged in the task of irrigating irriga-ting a crop of grain on his farm and that during a thunderstorm he was struck by a flash of lightning and killed instantly. A searching party was organized and the fields closely scanned. Peterson's body was found lifeless. Burned and swollen, near a ditch. The question of securing a great-: great-: er water supply is receiving a great i deal of attention in this city at ' present. One company is engaged j in turning the waters of a lake on . top of the mountain this way and ; another is working to secure some of the surplus on the east side of the range. The question of sinking sink-ing artesian wells is also being agi- tated and a company will be I formed for that purpose. That is as it should be. Every opportunity to increase the water supply should t be embraced. There are also sev-, sev-, eral places in the mountains where is suincient. It it is not, probably a good ducking in the Weber or a coat of tar and feathers might be effective. If he is ducked he should be given sufficient time in the water to reflect,and if he should nearly or quite drown it would not matter much. By all means don't spoil a good job by taking him out too quickly. Coalville Times, B. F. Shepard who resides over beyond the West mountain near the lake, was in town yesterday and called at the Payson Globe office. He says people have great sport spearing carp over there, and that every Saturday from fifteen to twenty people can be seen along the edge of the lake spearing fish. The Coalville Times is conducting conduct-ing a vigorous waroothe '"horribly filthy back yards" found in many places in that pretty mountain town. It says the stench arising after a rainstorm from the' neglected neglect-ed pigpens and outhouses is simply nauseating. In a hail storm which recently passed over parts of Sanpete, 1018 acres were damaged from 25 to 100 per cent. Over 60 per cent of this acerage is total loss. Averaging the crop at 20 bushels to the acre, the loss will be 12,000 bushels at the least. Nearly 130 persons suffer suf-fer loss, which would be almost 100 bushels to a person. The County Court will be asked to remit taxes on land most damaged. Master "Willie Halliday, son of Joseph Halliday of Pleasant Grove, was bitten by a rattle snake last Friday. The little fellow suffered terribly from the poison but is now past the danger point, owing to prompt and effective work by kind hands. American Fork Item. Continued on 3rd page. Continued from 2nd page,. The Beaver U Ionian says Sidney Robiusen, a lazy brute, struck his wife with a hatchet, breaking two I ribs. J. B. Rawlins of Salt Lake, has been appointed coal mine inspector for Utah, vice Robert Forrester removed". re-moved". Utah is entitled to eleven more federal appointments than she now has. Who said Utah was greedy? Provo Dispatch. In direct competition with the famous sugar factories of the Pacific Paci-fic coast, the Lehi works of the Utah Sugar company steps ahead in the line of merit and carries off first prize at the Californian Midwinter Mid-winter fair. The Provo Dispatch says that three young fellows started for the Uintah gold fields with a four horse team. Under the spring seat they had a keg of powder. A spark from a cigarette or pipe fell into it and an explosion occurred.. They were badly shaken up, their clothes burned and torn, the spring seat demolished and the wagon box shattered. The team became frightened fright-ened and ran away, and one horse was nearly killed. Forty-seven j'ears ago, new sounds disturbed the solitude of these valleys and new echoes were heard in the hollows of the hills. The howl of the coyote, the hiss and rattle of the snake, the whir of the grasshopper wings and the croaking of the frog, were before that time occasionally varied with the yell of the wild Indian. But on the Twenty-fourth of July, 1847, the voices of civilization and the noises of human industry broke the normal stillness of the mountains moun-tains and wakened sleeping nature into life. Herald. One day this week, a diver at Garfield discovered a set of ladies' false teeth lying at the bottom of the briny deep. What with our youths running foot races on the sidewalk of Main street, occupying it almost the entire afternoon, dressed in nothing noth-ing but undershirt, drawers and 11 safety pin, we do not seem far behind be-hind the young men of Deseret, attired at-tired in "overalls and spurs," as described by a Deseret correspondent correspond-ent to the Utoniun. Millard Progress. The Vernal Express says eighteen eigh-teen ladies of that place went fishing. fish-ing. The' camped for the night. When sitting about the fire telling bear stories, in stepped an old she bear and two cubs. The women were up and ofl' to a neighbor's house like mad, The bear and cubs stayed arouud long enough to eat up all the pie, cake, etc. Byron Allred, an lP-year-old boy residing at Spring City, fell over a 500 foot cliff one day last week and was dashed to pieces. He fell some 200 feet, when his foot caught between be-tween two bowlders and held the body suspended head downwards. It was three days before searchers found the remains, which were in an advanced state of decomposition on account of being exposed to the hot sun. Utah fruits and vegetables are plentiful in the market but they come high. The peddlers are taking tak-ing advantage of the California product being barred on account of the big strike. The berry crop has been marketed and is now out of season. They sold readily at $1.50 to $1,75 per case. Park Record. |