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Show NEIGHBORHOOD FLUCTUATIONS Birth and Death at Franklin, Building Activity Activ-ity at Rexburgr Deaths and Parties at Richmond, Funeral at Smithfield. Franklin. Match 7th, 1001, Editou Looan Rkpuiimcan: According to promise 1 now write a little news fiom Franklin. Frank-lin. We arc still alive and trying to keep on top of tho mud, though It is very soft work to do so, and 1 have found out that those who wear No. 14 shoes with over-shoes to match have decidedly the adantage over those w ho wear No. 3'sand il's Business Is lather dull at present and money lather scarce but we hope to see livelier live-lier times befoie long. Snow Is going away rapidly now and soon our fanners fann-ers will be busy plowing and putting in their grain. The prospects aie that theie will be good crops of gialn, hay, etc., this year as there Is lots of snow in the mountains We have not much sickness among us. We had a few cases of smallpox all but one are well again and will soon h". out again A good many of our citizens citi-zens arc cutting the tops olT the cot-ton-beailng trees, as a law has been passed by our village olllcers to have all, Halm of Gilead tiees cut, and a good many aie cutting them down en-tltcly. en-tltcly. That is the best way to do with them, for they aie a great nuisance nui-sance Our dlstilct school Is In pretty fair condition. Three depait-ments depait-ments aie tunning with good etllclent. teachers, and a fahlv good attendance of pupils. There w ill be a good many more when the roadsgeta little doer. ....Sunday school Is doing sell. Theie Is a good attendance of olllceis and teacheis, also scholar. Fast meeting yesterday had a large attendance and a good meeting. Our people aie trying try-ing to impioc in living their religion and I believe aie piogicsslng. Our meeting house has been lemcdelcd Inside In-side and a great Impiovemcnt has bean made. We are waiting for the new seats. As soon as they come we will hold our meetings there again. Now we hold them In the opera house, also our Sunday schools. This morning morn-ing at 7:13 o'clock, the wife of Klder David Nash presented him with a sweet baby ghl, nine pounds. Mother and child doing well, so far, and David feels about thtce Inches taller. Mr. Editor, I was very much pleased with jour cdltoiial treating on the subjest of railroad rates. I hope that the good peoplo of Cache valley will gie heed to tho council given In that article and let us unitedly Yankee Doodle do It, get in the game, and play wisely and hard to win. |