The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-02
NEWS FROM NEPHI.
War of determination Against
the GrasshOpperS.
IMPROVEMENTS AND PROGRESS.
A Mine on Mount NebO-The Gypsum Industry
The Festive Drummer hargetts
and His Troupe.

NEPHI. May 81, i839.-l Special Cores
/pondence Of THE HERALD. decoration
Nav, vest erGay, was very quietly observed
as a holiday here, no business being done
by the mercantile houses, banks or proIes-
sioAal men.
The curse of the countrT, the Grass
hoDpers. are giving the farmers a great
deal of trouble and worriment and the war
OF determination now in progress IS being
N.,waged iercely and steadily. Children, for
the most part, are enlisted in the pest-hlIl-
ing crusade, and the satisfactory results OF
their work are manifest in the decrease IN
the number Of tie 'hoppars. The army OF
children and adults engaged in the Warfare
50 effectually do their duty that III ABOUT
two hours, day before yesterday, seven
bushels of grasshOppers were pAeu up
ready for the creAaJOry. II = otis'eu
that in consequence o. the present Wa OF
determination, goOl percentage q 'IS
crops win be saved.
The staid conduct Of NephiTes geneti.i.,,
has had the effect of giving to tner cit
\ TRULY METROPOLITAN ASPECT,
% q small scale Of course. TIE Buildings
recently erected are all Of the auostani-2i
order. imposing and agreeable 30 tle lev.
The court house is notably nJ.i1 aifucu-
ire The store Of Read i b.yln. tut
Coon. the Cyrus FOote motel, iae resi-
dances of Charles FOOte, SaadravA I4uhJ,
James Miner, William Gage, ami OtaerS,
are evidences Of good TASTE e'ud "a. aOlGihg
talth N the future Of Little GaicaEo
Herbert Burton is erecting NICE little
brick building on the main street.
Ed Williams, the pioneer merchant OF
this place. has moved from the principal
thoroughfare to a snug little place hair
block west of Read & Bryan'S.
John Hague, one OF the i've men Oh NtPnl:
Although somewhat crippled by rheumatism,
5 still a ruStIer, and IL moving spirit III
fraproyements and undertakings tor the
Y-,6d of the community. Among the many
OF the enterprises he is identified with, Is
the extensive plaster Of paris nine III SalU
Creek canon. This mandatory Is an IN
Craasing one, both IN the employment 0i
men and the output of its product. and Will
shortly be recognized as one of Utah'S lead
ing industries. Already shipments are
being made all over the country, and the
calculation is to so order the work at the
deposit that car load DAY VIII De sent
over the Utah Central Plasterers VINO
have used the plaster in different cities at
fat its superiority over the imported ar
ticie. and Mr.. Hague says that 1t can be
furnished cheaper than the eastern Mr..
Hague IS also interested ina Salena- yielding
NINE on MOUNT NEBo,
about four miles from the railroad, and if
the 7OO-pound specimen ! saw II MS front
Garden this morning IS a specimen, the mole
5 IN -he ground referred to will furnish him
and cO-partners wealth galore. Nnle the
percentage of silver Is small, the richness
ia lead evens it up sufficiently 10 make IL a
paving Gre so close to the railroad II IS
understood that some Salt Lake capitalists
win paw the find visit with view TO an
early and extensive development OF the
The presence of members Of the drummer
.corps IS very noticeable in this andsOther
ci Lss, and all seem to do well. a44tas z...i
~ THE OPERA HOUSE,
or theatre here, last night was packed with
an appreciative audience, who attested
their satisfaction with Joshua Nhlt-
comb" by Phil hIargettS and his clever
company, by continued and YOclIefOuS ap-
plause. At the conclusion o. the perform
ance, a request was made Tor rel Re anon
of the drama. and an announcement given
that the company would repeat Ii on their
return from Mand, next week.
Here. as at PaysOn, the streets are
lighted at night by kerosene lamps, on re
sDectablelOohing posts. Inc ones az Ine
former CITY. nine IN number-seven belong
ing to the city and two private property
are manipulated by T. Fl. Wilson, chairman
of the committee on streets, and Justice OF
tlepeace. They are self extinguishers, and
so regulated by a slide, that they viii burn
four hours at a time and then wink out
WATER IS SOMEWHAT SCARCE
hera lust now, and irrigating IS punctually
and sharply looked after by all interested.
Every drop Of the aqueous fluid is placed
There it VIII do the most good.
= Joseph barton, a leading musician OF
Nephi is suffering from a curious freak OF
nature. as a following from an attack OF
ervsipelas ne had short time ago. His
left Leo from the knee down is swollen
to double its natural size and the flesh IS as
z5lid as India rubber, almost. It has been
designated elephant leg" Mr.. barton
has the sympathy of all who know him.
In travelling through the country, have
noticed the absence Of THE HERALD on the
trains and have asked myself and others,
How is this" but have not Yet received
any satisfactory reply.
Shale is being pleutifully used here on
the sidewalks, and where il has been down
a year or so is compact and firm as rock.
To-day. have Just learned. the gypsum
works start ND in full blast with new, i'm
proved machinery. by means OF which the
plaster of D iris is bOlted and refined as 1t
never was before. and rendered No. l.
Success to The Giant OF the Rockies"
More anon. FLEwELLYE.