The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-15
The Richmond Roundup.
ONLY 100 in the shade.


HoT, sultry and very disagreeable.
FARMERS are busilv engaged in haul
ing hay, cutting grain, etc. The gra, u
crop is somewhat less than last years,
owing to lack of water. Still, we have
little. and the whole valley will soon
be dotted with wheat stacks.
MEssRs. HENDRICKS d CHRISTENSEN
have purchased steam engine iron
Aultman, Taylor & Co., Springfe d,
Ohio, the only one Of the kind in tn sc
parts. It is quite a novelty to see he
monster pulling a threshiug machine
around the streets. We also have other
steam engines and horse-powers here,
but Il. q G. will get away with the
threshing business this year.
ALL we have had the past week in the
line of amusement has been glass
show" that is, we have been shown a
few of the mysteries of glass blowing
Each person buying ticket received Il
pr:ze. As an extra inducement, a
prize of beautiful glass pipe was
soonest man. There were number
Of young bloOds, who were sure of the
prize. When the evening came for the
bat 1t was all to no use. But one OF
them could secure it, and when the
votes were counted, Mr.. f. T. Petty,
Jr., came off with flying colors, and
the pipe. Hence, he is now our
pretty man." This was great dis
appointment to the other candidates
out they have suffered enough! We
will not mention names. Tom got
IL ~ Aagi
ooys will be glad when he goes to
school again.
The Richmond Go op. is doing q
rushing business. Another large roou
will soon be built on the west to be
used as a produce department. Tbs
will be 8 good move, as the present
buildi1 G is entirely too small for their
increasing business. The Coop.
handles most OF the produce in this
vicinity, shipping largely to eastern
and northern points.
A. n. HoBsoN & Go. are also doing q
good retail business. A large granary
is going up in the rear Of the store.
Mr.. Roueohe, of Kaysville. who has
Joined Mr.. Hobson, is rustler.
MEN are now at work putting in the
machinery for the roller mill process
in the Cache Valley mills here. MIR
Merrill will now be able TO compete With
other mills in the Territory and will De
prepared to fill orders for No. L flour bF
the carload or otherwise.
WORK is being pushed ahead CT our
new Presbyterian Chapel, Mr.. A. 5.
Schow has the contract for the building
which is to be finished about the middle
of September.
WE sadly miss our friend, Will Horn
After spending some time with US, win
ming the girls hearts with his engaging
smiles, and delighting all with his ex-
cellent music, he has fed to Bear Lake,
where, it is said, he has pretty east
ern girl" Good luck, Will. Bring
your family to Richmond when you
settle down.
AS the second city in the country We
often wonder why we. cannot get ou1
Salt Lake papers the same day that
Logan and Brigham do. We have been
promised them, but they fail to arrive
AS it is we are day and half behind
our neighbors with our news.
Mr.. JUSTIN SHEPARD, young man o.
this place, has been very Ill for severa
days with form of typhoid fever. DR.
Snow, of Logan, is attending him, anC
it is TO be hoped he will soon be around
among us again.
Mr.. WILLIAM LAMONT left Preston las
Saturday On horseback for Smith6eld
Sunday afternoon word was received al
Preston that he had been found dead in
the street at Smithheld early that morn
| ing, but giving no particulars. His
friends started for Smithfeld at once
to look up the matter. He had left
them but few hours before, apparently
in good health and spirits, expecting to
return at once, and they were now
called to come and take charge Of the
body. Later in the evening it was re-
ported that he had lain down at creek
to drink and must have had tainting
spell, fell into the creek and was
drowned. He was young man, and
leaves wife and two children mourn
ing his untimely death.
RICHMOND, UTAH, August IL.