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Show ELECTRIC LIGHTS ON AT RICHMOND The Council Meeting Held Last Week. Other Doings in Mayor Funk's Town. RICHMOND, April 2 - Friday, March 20, 2:30 p. in , marked a new era for Richmond. It was at this time that the High Creek Electric Light and Power company fulfilled their promlso to surprise the citizens of Richmond by turning on the electric light. The company has had much up-hill work In getting their plant Inopcia tlon. Unavoidable delay and apparently appa-rently unsurmountablo obstacles had to bo overcome, and not tho least of theso were tho "knockers" and "kickers." "kick-ers." But all has worked out satisfactorily satis-factorily at last, and today a majority of the homes and business houses of Richmond, Preston, Franklin, Lewis-ton Lewis-ton and Smlthllcld aro now lighted by electricity. Manager J. I. Shepard was seen tonight to-night and was moro than pleased with the work they had accomplished. After Wednesday night an all-night service will be commenced. The lights, as they now are, are exceptionally good, even much better than the writer lias seen for several years while in Salt Lake; and when It is considered consid-ered that the voltago now used will bo greatly Increased in a few das, when tho transformers, botes, etc., get warmed up, It Is Indeed a successful showing that might well make any manager feel ant) look pleased City Council. The city council held its regular monthly meeilng at the court house Monday night with a full attendance of city fathers, anil Major Funk In the chair. Chaplains R. Telfoid In a few well chosen words asked for divine guidance on the council's work. The tecordcr presented the financial report which showed a neat balance in tho treasury. Poundkecper Webb In his report for the past quarter showed that only twenty-live head of stray stock had been Impounded, all of which had been claimed by their owners A petition signed by several citizens In the southern part of the city asking for the opening of a road from George M. Thomson's cast to First East was received. This was referred to the Committee on Streets. A resolution was intioduccd, and on roll call vote adopted unanimously that the city be made a sidewalk district, dis-trict, a special tax of $1 00 per rod be levied as a special sidewalk tax and work of graveling all tho streets In tho city bo commenced at once. Tho city, or at least a part of It, w 111 not be In darkness, as the Committee on Lights, etc , was Instructed to arrange ar-range for lighting tho street from John E Anderson's corner on the south to Main street, and possibly from Dr. A damson's corner on the north and First East to the top of tho depot hill on tho west, with a largo arc light at tho intersection of Main and Center, single lights In tho middle mid-dle of the streets, and doublo ones on street crossings. John McCarrcy appeared before the council with a complaint of rowdyism and disturbing of Mutual meeting on Sunday evenings bybojs on tho outside out-side of tho building, and asked the council to help suppress this condition. Tho marshal was empowered to appoint ap-point a special deputy to bring these offenders to Justice, and If any are caught disturbing these, or any other meetings, In the future they will be taken beforo Justice Hill for attentionand atten-tionand no doubt they will get It, too. The petition for grading tho road by Mr. Sanders's place was referred to tho Committee on Streets. One lonely bill, that of 825 to A. S. Schow for tho council's new table, was allowed. General Notes. Commencing with Tuesday night tho hall management commenced a skating contest to bo continued Thursday Thurs-day and finished Saturday night, Skating has taken hold of Richmond In earnest and these events, thoilrst here, will be -worth tho prlco and time to all who will see them, A prlzo of $" In gold will be given to the win- IH ncr, w Itli a second prize of $2 50 to the HJ next b'st. The contest Is open to all HJ who may wish to compete. HJ Since the successful pioductlon of HJ the Sacred Oratorio ".Ion" by the J Richmond choir a few weeks ago, tho HJ choir members havo been brought HJ closer together and have decided to wH organize a permanently by adopting a rfl constitution and by-laws To this end CM a commlttco consisting of Frank UJ Burnham, V. It. Lawrence, Ernest HJ Monson, Mlnctt Anderson and Mrs. MB A. A. Thomas wero appointed to do HJ this work. These singers all havo tho HJ choir at heart, which Is evidence that HJ their best efforts will be given to get a B satisfactory set of By-Law's. MJ From Merrill's grading camp at II Decth, thirteen Rlchmondltcs havo AH Just returned and several have been &I coming In for somo time now. Those jLl Just returned arc Alma Merrill and jH daughters Carrlo and Mildred, Alvln XI Anderson, John E Anderson, Jos. HJ Johnson, Geo. Alolston. Thos Plant, 91 Jos. Chrlstoflersen, Will Barnctt.Thco . U Merrill, and Geo. Harnett. Tho latter 9 has commenced to work again for cDJ butcher Knowles HJ The monthly priesthood meeting of JH the Benson ctakc which was to have jH been held In LewlstonSatuiday, April jH 0, has been postponed for one month H on account of the General conference u in Salt Lako city on the above date. JB Tho Ice crop failure this year com- 'JH polled the Utah Condcdsed Milk Co. to jfl ship In several cars of Ice from Salt HJ Lake. tfl Tho epidemic of mumps which an- 9J pcured In Richmond a short tlmo ago 9J was of a very serious nature How- jfl over, all aro recovering, and the last to &H bo on tho Improve Is Mclvln Harris. H Ills brother Willlo is recovering from jfl an attack of rheumatism HJ V, P. Funk, Instructor in the L. D. HJ S. U Salt Lake, a cousin of our J. W. 91 Funk, and Dr. O.A. Gowans spent part H of last week In Richmond and vicinity HJ In the interests of the Tamplco Fruit pH Co. Leo Shepard will leave on his nils- H slon to Great Brltlan on the 21th of May. He has been working on tho HJ clfctrlo system and oi Friday stepped HJ on a nail and now usc3 orutches. H |