The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-27
LOGAN.

Notes and News From the flourish
ing Northern Town.
A Few Facts In Reference to the Edu.
cational Facilities,
And q General Summary Of Passing
Events.
LOGAN, Cache County. Jan. %, 1884.
Editors Herald:
Never since Oonnor's conflict with
the Indians at cattle Greek has there
been more tranquility and peace than
at present prevails in our beautiful
Cache. Even the publication Of the
Liberal message through their ex'
oficio Governor, has not caused the
slia htest ripple in the calm OF public
security. Why this is the case may
not be clear to the "shackle-forging'
proprietors. but its solution seems &c
be in that an innocent man accused
OF crime never lcses much sleer
while there is a ray of justice; while
the real criminal is trembling With
guilt and fear, hiding like q mouse
with face and eyes covered but body
unWi.tingly exposed. But to be can
did, the message is q good one from
the Liberal standpoint. By Liberal
I do not mean non-MormoD, but anti
Mormon; for as far as the non-Mor'
mons OF this locality are concerned,
az a general rule they are good oiti'
zens, and do not, with perhaps one OF
two exceptions, endorse the doings o!
the clique in Salt Lake protesting to
represent every non-Mormon in the
country.
The people generally feel the
tightness OF the money market and
complain of the high rates of interest.
etc., but none are discouraged. Agri-
calture. the base of our prosperity has
filled the barns and granaries of the
people, and if the farmer has not the
spare cash to take a policy in life in
surance, he has the assurance oil
plenty to eat. drink and wear until
the returns of sEother.harvest replen-
ish his un.eLhausted store.
Considering the short time since
the pioneers came here, Cache VAL
ley has peopled very rapidly. Oar
school population ranks third among
the counties of the Territory, as will
be seen by the SO, 1900 appor.ion-
ment of public school money allotted
to US for 1883. Education receives
the attention of the whole people and
the personal influence and support Of
our leading citizens. Our schools are
improving and many of the towns
have wisely voted special school taxes
for the erection or improvement OF
schoal buildings, and furnishing them
with the latest improvements.
While we have dramatic associa-
tions, socialshslls. land skating pavil-
ions, moral and intellectual enter
tainment is by no means neglected.
The mutual improvement associa-
tons are making good progress as
was manifested st their quarterly
conference held here last Sunday. A
programme of eight exercises had
been prepared, and was we'll rendered
by the young men who took part.
The superintendent reported forty
organized associations In the stake
circuit, patronized by a majority of
the young men Of the respective
wards and settlements. Ia the even
ing, under the auspices of the Gem
trail Board of Y. III. III. /. A., Charles
W. Stsyner, ESQ, of Salt Lake, de-
livered his interesting lecture on
Bri:i.h history, entitled, "Britain,
Past and Present." to an audience OF
ABOUT twelve hundred people, many
having to return home unable to ob-
tain seats. The gentleman occupied
IN hour and forty-fve minutes in his
address, during which time his audi.
tors were held with undated inter-
sst. The lecture was rich with his.
;orical information, and opening with
he dawn Of British history, traced
through many centuries the conflicts
Ind conquests of the iborigines,
Romans, Ssxons, Danes and Nor.
mans, the early religion of the Druids
md the social, religious and intellec.
usl progress from early times to the
present, closing with description OF
he customs.and people OF the British
les to-day. The. lecturer referred to
he religious liberty guaranteed and
'Djoyed in England, and eulogizsd
Gladstone in his statesmsnlike dis
position OF the petition asking him to
prevent the emigration of his people
o Utah. He has fluent delivery, q
humorous style and a store of inior.
nation and wit that holds his audi>
nee in rapt attention.
This communication must not
lose without referring to the weather.
Permit me to say the mercury in our
thermometer this morning recorded
en- degrees below ZERO.