The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-09
CITY BITS.
The Latest Move in the Bear River
Canal Scheme.
WILL THE FARMERS CATCH ON
Medicinal Springs that Look Very Promising
Sumner For the Grangers-The
Tramp Fraternity.

R. Morris, Esq, visited Brigham recently
in the interests OF hides and felts.
H. S. Woolley, Esq, passed through
Brigham yesterday on his way to Soda
Springs.
o. G. Snow, Esq, having disposed OF his
livery stable in Salt Lake City, has re
turned for good.
A. S. Rose, of Pennington, was in town
last Wednesday making purchases for his
little colony on the fat.
Here is a sumner for the farmers:
Eighty bushels of good marketable potatoes
were sold the other day for 81.
J. johnson, of Cache county. the successor
of NJ. c.. Jensen in the management of our
Box Elder Touring mills, is doing thriving
business.
]. C. Gasberg is taking in the town with
his camera. He has contracted to supply
an eastern copying firm with fifty photos
of the principal places of Brigham
Last Monday night the Sunday school
union convened in the First Ward assem-
bly, rooms, where very entertaining and
instructive programme was enjoyed by a
crowded house.
OThere is no reason why our fair district
should not be well represented at the APP
preaching territorial exposition. We have
ambition to push it to the front.
The principal thoroughfares of Brigham
have been so infested with questionable
characters of late, that the place has appar-
emily become a rendezvous for the tramp
kingdom, in this part Of the country.
Yesterday morning while one of Brig
hams bloods was being carted along Main
street at a lively rate, the horse becoming
frightened, made several tremendous
lunges, turning the cart over and soon,
Man. horse and cart alikethey share
In the wild confusion reigning there.
Fortunately the only damage sustained
was a broken shaft.
The Fourth Ward Sunday school gave an
entertainment last Wednesday, in that
ward school-hOuse. The orchestra was in
attendance. A very entertaining pro
gramme was rendered to an average size
house.
A number of medicinal springs, situated
at the south end OF the Little mountain and
on the line of the Central Pacific railroad,
are being improved by their owner, Mr..
House, of COrinne 1t is reported that
the water has been tested by competent
physicians and its medicinal properties are
equal to any in the territory.
w. H. Wright, general agent for the
American Building and Loan association,
CnCClGu d VI SdulLdOlOu hCIS ldoJ
Tuesday, with the following local officers
VIM Horsley, president; P. f. Madison
secretary; A. H. Snow, treasurer; K. H,
Jones, attorney. Board of directors-R. H.
Jones, l.. T. Peirce, f. BoOthe, Jonah Mat.
thias, Charles Davis. The amount of cap
ital stock sold was $4,000, while additional
sales are daily reported.
Sheriff G.. c. Loveland a few days ago
received a telegram summoning him to
OGDEN n take into GtOdV man who had
nearly four years ago, stolen an outfit from !
Fullers livery stable here. On the !
sheriff's arrival, the individual was spotted |
in one of Ogden's saloons, but after a
examination he was found to be
the wrong man and released, remarking |
that such treatment was rather tough
The paramount theme that at present ag !
itates the minds of the people of Box Elder |
is the Bear river project. The scheme is |
to involve over S1,000,000. Mr.. |
John r. Boutwell, Of New, York, contract |
ing with Mr.. Kerr, of the Cor.nne Mill |
and Stock company, has assumed the re
sponsibility of bringing out Bear river on |
the north side for the purpose of watering |
a large tract of dry land Extensive sur |
veys have been made from point little !
above the falls both up and down the river; |
the former survey was run some distance |
into Cache valley to ascertain the amount |
of land subject to inundation, providing it !
was found necessary to raise the river !
above its present leveii. The latter survey |
was continued from the river across the !
valley to the opposite side, beyond the |
Malad river, to determine the best course |
for the main artery of the canal. The |
amount of land which would be benefited |
by a successful movement of this kind is
immense. Between the two rivers |
over 100, 900 acres could be irrigated. The |
project is one that has excited comment and |
for years, but as capital was
wanting nothing was done Mr. Boutwell, |
appears to be the right man, but facts are
more convincing than promises; true, the |
necessary surveys and calculations have |
been made; and in these preliminary in
vestigations expense has been no object in
getting at the real facts, and consequently |
the probable results of the enterprise In
the midst of this comes an unexpected
pause and bonus is demanded of the PEG
pie in consideration of the increased value
Of their lands lould the project prove sue
cessful. This bonus is to be insured by |
mortgages ON their farms and to be paid as
soon as the water is brought opposite their
ands; this gives them no title to its use;
water rights must be purchased extra.
Will the people comply with this demand
viii Bear river ne out? are the absorb
ng questions.
BRIGHAM CITY, April Z, 1889.
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