Show returned missionaries the deveret newa of yesterday gays elder john N davia 0 county called at the newa editorial thia forenoon bavine returned yesterday horn a to the northa ern states he left home in june 1893 and went to indiana and illinois where be spent the first nine months from there he went to port huron michigan and opened a new branch after which he established headquarters at chicago where he remained ae president of the northern illinois illinoi Illi noi conference until released toe chicago bianch be saye ie in a very prosperous condition elder davis was accompanied home by bis wife and eister the latter beinas the wife of arol careless of this city the balies spent a monh in chicago and assisted very materially in the of inars singing hymns etc the outdoor mec tinge anys elder davis have been largely attended and very elder john B peart of farmers ward salt lake county returned yesterday from a mission to the stale for which section lie left on anne 29 he girat labored in west virgiiia and from there went to kentucky and returned again to west virginia hie labors were mostly in the southern states anes on but t the time of the transfer 0 west virginia 1 the baeten mission he wae li boring there and since that acae las been in that mie elon he reports tha work in that portion ot the field to be in good condition and he has enjoyed excellent health during his entire absence from home the season has been very backward in west virginia the weather being quite cool up to the of june elder fred smith ton ot bishop thomas X smith of logan returned on july ard 3rd troal a two beare to aha southern states elder smith left this city on jane and went to texas where he was appointed to bs field of labor he enjoyed bood health and was treated very kindly by the people ot texas where he labored the entire two years lie returned home well pleased with bis mission he in bende tende stopping at glogau for a few days to vieil his father and other relatives after which lie will proceed to hia home in Rex bure idaho |