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Show I of hoineseekers from Kansas, Texas j ' and Nebraska and a consequent ! rise in land value!. Present in-J in-J dilations are that the emigration . thither during the full and winter I will he greater than has been ex-j ex-j pectcd. The eagerness of the loan companies to place money on country coun-try farmes also augurs well for a coming healthy boom. Millard Blade. The Park City Record tells of a little babe in that town which has been unconscious through severe sickness' for sixteen days and 3et it is still alive. Bears are becoming quite numerous nu-merous of late. Monday night of hist week a bear, that from his tracks must hnve been a monster, entered the corral, of K. Robinson at Croydon. The dog made for him, but bruin was after larger game, and for a time paid no attention at-tention to the dog. On reaching the ohienl, of his search, n eme hf struck her a blow on the ribs, tearing tear-ing a gash in the animal's side about live inches long and an inch and a half wide. The blow, however how-ever did not kill her. His bear-ship bear-ship then turned and hit the dog a swipe and laid him up for repairs, and he hasn't recovered yet. The bear then fled to tbe mountains. II is tracks on being measured, proved to be fourteen inches long and eight inches wide. Coalville Times. TO THIi POUT. Various Interesting; Hems From Far and Near. Politics is beginning to stir up local politicians, and the sidewalks and public places arc now the arenas for political gladiators. It seems too irresistible for some people peo-ple to discuss politics at every opportunity, op-portunity, although they accomplish accom-plish no good by doing so, and frequently arouse ill-feelings. Debatespolitical De-batespolitical debates are proper prop-er enough in their proper place, but curbstone discussions should be . discouraged. Mt. Pleasant Pyramid. A crank, styling himself "'Happy Jack," was seen on our streets Wednesday. Wed-nesday. Ho was considerably "loaded," and carried a toad frog in each pocket, claiming they were birds. We think, however, it will not be long until ho will imagine they are "snakes." Payson Globe. This reminds us that a short time since a party of the elito of our young people were in the canyon can-yon for an out. In the night a chorus of screams came from the tent where the young ladies were domiciled. Their gallant escorts, with horrible visions in their mind.S) rushed to the rescue and an animal ani-mal well-known but not universally universal-ly esteemed, occupied a position in the middle of the tent. One of the ! boys poked it with a stick and an i instant after his best girl received a shower bath of can dc Colnyiie. i The moral of this; is never poke a j mule or a pole cat. unb ss his heels point in the right d'reetion. Man-i Man-i ti Sentinel. ! The Blade fur some time past , has been predicting a large influx |
