The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-28
NEWS FROM WILLARD.
Matters in that Northern Burg.


As it has BEEN so:1e time since you
received communication from this
burg, and thinking your many readers
might have an idea Cf they thought oil
Us at alb that perhaps We were all
froz9 IN 10 death n the recent cold snap,
1 Will endeavor to send you few brief
items. There are none of US SO badly
frozen, but what We are all able to be
out, and we still have our fruit and
shade trees left standing, although ac-
c3rsing to your Brigham correspondent
some time since, one would think We
were telling ali our trees for fuel. Ii
there has been aay at all cut down. l
am DOT aware Of 1t.
There has been a great deal of sick
ness here of late, especially among the
chi dleI. We first had the whouping
cough, then the scarlet fever, aud now
there are some in nearly eyery house
where there arc children, affected Will
tie measles, on account of which the
schools have been closed. q
On Wednesday last, two children of
our esteemed Bishop Faeer were buried
both being place Ia one coffin. Tn.
next morning, another one OF his emil
.dren succumbed TO the destroye r, and
was buried on Friday, the 10Th. rheS
were aged respectfully 2, A. and 6 years
The bishop and his family have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire COM
mun!ty in their sad bereavement
Everything possible was done to assist
them, by kind neighbors during the
sickness of their children. 1t is tn.
more sad on account Of the bishop MOI
being ia circumstances to associate W tn
and comfort the mother of the little
ones. For some two years past, the
deputy marshals have wished to utter
view him, and have { searched his
premises many times for him, batha
always failed The night after the
funeral of the third child, Deputies
Steel and Corey again raided his
premises, thinking no doubt that
would be q good opportunity to secure
him, as they stated they had been in
formed he had been seen at home. In
this, as in all other efforts to secure
him, however, they were unsuccessful
Trade here ID Willard is Frightening
up during the past few moaths. The
Willard City Co operative Mercantile
Institution nave, during the past sum
mer built an SddiLion to their store. the
dimensions OF which are 22x40. In
this they have removed their stock of
dry goods, boots and shoes, while they
have filed up the old store with their
immense stock of grocer: es, hardware,
glassware, drugs, etc. They seem to be
doing good. business under the able
management of Mr.. Charles Harding.
We have also the Mercantile store
Mr.. Robert Henderson, which, although
small, does quite q business.
Wells q Gordon is another firm we
now have in the mercantile line. These
two enterprislng young men started out
last spring in the produce business,
buying and shipping produce, eggs,
butter, fruits, etc., and as there was a
splendid opening here, they soon built
up an extensive business. As the sea-
son for fruit disappeared. they COM
meacsd In the grocery line, and they
now have general mercantile store,
and bid fair to secure good portion of
the patronage OF the people, as great
many that formerly made it practice
to go to Ogden to get their supplies
can now see the necessity of spending
their money at home, if they can get
what they wish.
THE HERALD is greatly appreciated
here, when 1t comes, but for some cause
or other, it does not come IS regularly
as we would desire, sometimes being
one. sometimes two days late, and oc-
casionally not coming at all. What is
the reason? Hoping it will come more
regularly, am, your respectfully,
sc.
WILLARD, January %, 1888.