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Show K M K I' STATE NEWS"" I Gathered from Various' Sources and Condensed, IJ. Yi 1 Icinor and J. K. Biflhop left H Sunday for Death canyon to resumo H work on tlio ' Happy .Tuck" claim in that diatrii't. They already havu a B considerable showing of ore iji sight in H the propei ty. They will probably be H; gone Hcvcrnl weeks Democrat. H H One of the most important deeds eve,. H illod in Utah county was recorded Fri- H day, being wn undivided two-third H intureHt in the Mahogany, Na'rrow B t Guugo and Independence claims from B -Elizabeth 12., P. II. Aug. W. and B LmicSchmidt to the La Roins Minilin B coinpany. The stated consideration is g 4250 worth of revenue btnraps. H ' Thanlcglying Proclamatioti. K The President has issued the following B Thanksgiving proclamation: m The approaching November brings to B my mind the ctiHtoms of our ancestor, m hallowed by time and rooted in cur M most sacred traditions, giving thanks to ' Almighty God for all the blessings B ho has vouchsafed to us during the past B Few years in our history have afforded B ' such c'ausf for thaukBgi"ing. Wo have B been blessed by abundant harvests, our B ' trade and commerce havo been wonder- B fully increased, our, public credits havo B been improved and strengthened, al' B 4 sections of our common country have B been brought together and knitted into B closer bonds of national purposo and ' unity. B The ekies have been for a time dark- B cned by the cloud of war, but as we B were compelled to take up the sword in B tlio causs of humanity ,-wo are permitted H to rejoice-(hat the conflict hna been of H "brief duration, and tlio loises we have H ' ' had to mourn, though grovious and im- H portant, have been bo few, considering H the great results accomplished, as toin- B spire us with grutitude and praise to (he B Lord of Hosts. We may laud and rang-1 H i nify His holy nam3 that the cessation of H hostilities came eo soon as to spare both B -sides the cuuutless sqrrowtf and distress B that attend protracted war. B I do, theiefore. inyito all my fellow- f citi.ens, thnso at home ah well as thofe B who may he at sea or sojourning in B foreign Inndf, to set apart and observe B Thursday, the 24th day of November, ns B a day of national thanksgiving, to come B together in their several places of wor- B ship for a service of praise and thanks B to Almighty God for all the blessings of B the year; for tho mildness of tlio seasons B. .and the fruitfulness of tho soil ; for the B continued prosperity of the people; for f the devotion and valor of our country- B" men ; for the 'glory of our victory and B the hope ofj&v rigbteo'Js 'peace' and to B pray that tljonliVlnO) guidance, which B has brough t iifrotofprcsafety.'iind honor, B may bo graciously.rrXmin'ued in the m yours to come. B' W.m. McKuii.i:y. |
