River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
RECRUITS FOR SALT LAKE.
Two Hundred More MOrmOns
Arrive from Europe.
Nnw York Stor

New York Star.
This years first installment to the ranks
of Mormondom arrived from Europe
in New York harbor, yesterday. on
board the Wyoming steamship. In all
there were 1877 men, women and chill
dren. They were in excellent health
and spirits. and looked forward with
eagerness to the hour Il P. NJ when
they were to begin their journey west
ward. Elder D. G. Dunbar had charge
of the party, and was assisted in look
ing after the converts by Elders Spencer,
Christensen, Wiley, Turner, Jackson,
Jones, Rosenbaum, Hunter, and Jack.
These elders of the Mormon church
seemed quite proud of the magnitude
of their following, and walked among
the children" as they callel them,
and aroused them to sense of the
beautiful scenery they were soon to
witness.
Elder Dunbar, tall, sleek-looking
gentleman: was glad to speak with a
St reporter. He thought the day
was at hand when the people of this
country would treat the Mormon
church with fairness and cease to re-
vile its doctrines. He had just return
ed from two years trip through Eu-
rope, and the emigrants he brought
with him were part Of the evidence
he had to offer of the growing popula-
rity of the church. These people were
principally English, Scotch, and Swiss,
although there were several Germans,
Norwegians, and Scandinavians among
them. The elder added that the party
would be taken to Ogden, and from
there number would be sent to Salt
Lake City, Wyoming, and Arizona.
The majority Of them were well sup
piled with money, and only few would
have to begin ! fe as dependents upon
the Mormon church.
"Have you any difficulty in persuad-
ing women to adopt Mormonism ?"
''Not at ALL" replied the Elder, smil-
ing and rubbing his hands. "When I
am through preaching find that the
female portion of my audience is al
ways the more inquisitive. They want
to know all about the inside workings
of the faith, and ask more questions in
a minute than 1 could answer in
month. We have brought only small
lot with us this time, but I expect to
see an emigration of 10000 Mormons
to this country before the close of the
season. The Lord is with us, and we
popular religion in America"
When he had said this, Elder Dun
bar smiled, stroked his smooth-shaven
chin, and excusing himself upon the
ground that he had matters of import
ance to attend to elsewhere, left the re-
porter standing in the emigrants' de-
partment of Castle Garden, surrounded
by the members of the Mormon flock.
The men looked inquisitively at the re-
porter, for they had observed him in
the company of Elder Dunbar, but the
ladies gazed askance and the children
drew back rather timidly, he thought,
as he walked toward them. The first
to whom he came within speaking dis
lance was a portly German. He pulled
immense volumes of smoke from an
old-fashioned Schleswig Holstein pipe,
and gazed at the reporter modify.
"Have an idea you'll like Mormon
ism, eh?" asked the latter.
"Vell," replied the honest Teuton,
removing the pipe from his mouth and
wiping off his chin with great delibera-
ton, II guess 1 will find me oud pooty
gweek oof 1 don'd like i'm"
"Married?"
"Nein."
"What, nine wives, and you only an
hour in the country?"
81 toldt you dot 1 don't vas marrit to
somepody at ALL"
tHow many wives do you think you
will take when you get out west?
'Dot vas my beezness Oof felt
like it 1 will took fordy towsant!''
AS he said this the German convert
replaced his pipe, scowled as terribly
as the Emphatic condition of his sys-
tenn would permit, and strutted away.
Further on an Englishman was en-
countered. When asked how long he
had been a member of the Mormon
church, he replied GIVE months"
"Do you believe in polygamy"
cow"
GLOW many wives are you going to
take when you go out west?'
"Hit hall depends" replid the care
full Britisher, "h'upon tn h'exigences
of tn h'ocasion, hand the h'extent Of
"Have you ever been married ?"
"Hi've been jined once in 'eaven by
Helder Dunbar, but hi haint heXperi
enced matrimony hon hearth has
yet"
This man and the German whom the
reporter had first spoken to, and, in
fact, all the members of the band, were
stalwart fellows, and looked as though
they might have been well TODD me-
chanics and farmers in the old cOun-
tries. The women were particularly
neat, and not few of them were ex-
ceedingly comely. They were modest
in demeanor and shrank from the gaze
of the spectators, with whom the
Garden was crowded They were
mostly under 25 years of age, and had
been maids of all work in London,
Glasgow and Berlin. A pair of very
pretty, plump lasses had been taken
from behind London beer bars and at
tracted across the Atlantic by the elo-
ouence of Elder Dunbar and his as
assistants.
Shortly after o'clock the party was
conducted to pier 2, North river, and
thence to the cars of the Pennsylvania
railroad, On the Jersey side.
care the children all aboard p asked
Elder Dunbar, in his sweetest tones.
Upon receiving an affirmative assur-
ance from the conductor, the reverend
gentleman scooped up the tails of his
long frock coat, and got on the back
platform just as the train moved oft
upon its long Western journey.
Fresh Water Spring in the Atlantic.