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Show If News From I Smithfield K SMITIIFIHLD, Deo. 18. On mt, Tnesdny night Inst, when Messrs. " Hatolill'c, Ireland and Lockhart, IT , met with the most prominent peo- ( tlo of our town for the purpose, If of tiiseutisinp the estnhlNhment of ld a milk aiul eofl'ee condenser, the I !ii)tloinuii stated that Sinithfield I was nu ideal place for suqh nil en-I en-I ierprise, and they had decided to M , ' build a hmndi faetory here near the depot jjrounds providing ne-' ne-' esMry arrangements could be Mi made satisfactorily and the sup-Ir sup-Ir port of the people obtained. M, Maywr Aleikle was at the mcet-( mcet-( injr, and in company with the city H( council made arrangements to sell It n three acre piece one block east ' nnd one block south of the depot for the sum of $250, provided I, they would start the building "V. within six months from date. I Jfr, RatcliiVe nccepted the propo-Mt propo-Mt sition nnd said they intended to I start work at once, and erect a I $15,000 factory. I This means much to our already prosperous little town. Outside people are mot, slow in seeing the rapid strides, made in our city. Pcopo from "Bear Lake, Qcntile Valley and other points are lie-gotiuting lie-gotiuting for homes here, notwithstanding not-withstanding the high price of Innd. It is needless to urge every person per-son iu our midst to help push nnd lend an influence, ns our town is full of the. kind that pull and push too. Much credit nnd praise is due our rustling bishops, also the commercial com-mercial club and many others; not only in trying to make our town second to none.but succeeding succeed-ing in making us an enviable residence re-sidence section. Our power for ndvnncement hns increased about 100 per cent every year. Our stores, implement houses, schools, mills, etc., draw n big trnde from outside points, as well ns locnl business. Leonard Miles .reports that he hns arrived snfe nnd well nt Liverpool. Abraham Smith shipped two cars of apples to Texas this week. This makes about six carloads of apples shipped from here the Inst month. Bishop "Winn's Lyman Ilnnson's nnd IJnggie Bingham ' homes were all visitetl by the .stork the past week. Messrs. Supt. MteCnrrey, Dr. Clark nnd Stephen Thurston, a member of the County Board of Education, all visited our schools this week expressed themselves as well plenscd with nil but the poor accommodations of our children. chil-dren. Dr. Clark said our Central school house was twenty years behind the school houses that he attended when a boy. He found most every known fault existing, and not a redeeming feature iu our buildings. Miss Vida Chambers is at home ill had to close her last week of school. Our teachers, will all attend the State Convention in Salt Lake next week. |