Show DELTA the stockholders ot of the central utah water company held at lively meeting in mercer hall here tuesday afternoon the purpose 0 of the meeting was to consider a contract tor for the sale 0 of certain 0 of its interests and on the face 0 of the matter the proposition looked good however the water users vehemently voted it down from all indications their hostility against the contract was not due to the fact act that they were opposed to the general propos lion but that they were not certain as to what the eventual results might be and that they wore were not willing to enter into a possible indefinite undertaking on oil the advice and counsel of leaders and experts who prop rounded and recommended the project this sentiment of reluctance arises from froin the disastrous results the tanners farmers in this community encountered in ilia abominable curse at 0 the drainage bonds they voted at tile the behest of 0 their trusted leaders and economic experts and the tyranny they found themselves su subjected objected to when they placed their destinies under the preferred protection ot of the all saving F federal land bank which was loudly heralded as the I 1 ho farmers fan ners friend and savior these two demons at 0 destruction truc tion fairly annihilated the hopeful prospects of a hitherto peaceful and prosperous community the former saddled a debt on their shoulders for or draining land which did not need draining and the latter loaned them money prodigally when they did not need it and stripped them ot of their homes and lands when it got them helpless in their clutches it Is the story 0 of a burnt chil being afraid of tire fire after the meeting many of the farmers and stockholders said they thought tho proposal was good but they voted against it because they were haunted by the experience of the past and were afraid to take further leaps in the dark later on they may embrace the proposal but before they do they will have to convince themselves by facts clear as sunshine that there are no hooks hidden in the document which might some time protrude to plague them in tact fact they will probably require a surety bond to the effect that they will in no a wise sustain any monetary loss should they enter into the contract al AT steele jr mayor of sawtooth arrived in town last week from his mining camp he had been away from delta nearly three months and for some time news had been trickling into town of the strike lie he had made and the people here were very anxious to get the news first hand of the gold he was panning in the hills weeks ago word came that ron lion had struck it rich and was getting 60 per pan others more conservative Conserva tf V e said he was taking out about a day and none of the visitors to his camp placed the t lle yield at less than 50 a day so when hon arrived ho he was tor for days and days and still Is a center of attraction however the first thing noticeable was that he had lost so much weight having dropped 40 ills ibs avoirdupois since ellice his last visit so they said lie he had been so busy panning gold that ho he could not take time to eat however this may be he has struck considerable rich gold in ill tile the sawtooth and is enthusiastic over the prospects relatives hero here learned wednesday of the death of jens peter gronning at ills his home in salt lake after a lingering illness tor for six years mr at r gronning was born in 1847 in denmark ark and came to utah he was 26 years old locating in scipio where he resided until 12 years ago when he moved to salt lake ho was married soon after coming to SCIPIO to miss nielson also of denmark whom lie he had met at for t the first time on the boat on the way to america and who died in 1923 he is survived by three sons and tour four daughters who are T C gronning Gro and peter gronning of delta and carl gronning of bangham Ding liam mrs afro mary alary sheller mrs caroline carolina harker and mrs airs hulda hillda wise of salt lake and mrs airs francis parker of hollywood california ile ho Is also survived by 20 grand children and 14 great grandchildren funeral services will be held in salt lake city friday |