The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-18
PROGRESS THE WORD.
Spanish Fork Rapidly Coming
to the Front.
HEALTH, HAPPINESS, CONTENT
Even Green, Who Was Murdered at Green
River is Healthy Enough TO Marry
Again-0ther Notes.

SPANISH Fork. Dec 16 1S90.-lSpecial cor
respondence of THE HERALD. Spanish Fork
is right sibe up with care
A plentiful harvest has crowned the industry
of the farmer; his children thrive around him
industrious, moral, learned; his hogs are lat,
his cattle sleek. his bin full. his hearth CHEEKY
and the good DANES proverbial stocking is rich
with The results Of economic toll. But the
coming years prospects are not now fiattering.
The present sunny days dusty roads and snow
less mountains portend scarcity of farm
products. Why doesn', Webb influence the
clouds 10 keep their promise with him concern
ing the SHOWS Of this winter: Possibly they
have previous contracts to fill and after while
they II make up for their hardness.
THE OLD AND THE NEW.
Until recently, the Inhabitants OF this place
have been satisfied with simply comfortable
homes, without any special regard to beauty of
design. Now, however, durability. utility and
appearance is the order of the day. The Cd
primitive adobe houses are gradually disap-
pearlng and neat ConmodiouS cottages, sur
rounded with grassy lawns, Towering bushes
and attractive walks, take their place. Among
the many fine buildings completed or about TO
be are Dahle's Malcolm, Hughes s Co., Young
Mems Coop, Creer's law Office a district school
house, Nelson ana Creer's theatre and dancing
hall. Presbyterian meeting house and pars on
age, Sorley drug sore, and last and greatest,
corning the latter tx can be Sald-wlth-
out in the least rejecting upon the ex-
celent merits OF any other business house
shat its name here, ana everywhere where
known, is synonymous with honesty, integrity
and financial success Its founders and present
management are among the pioneers or first
settlers OF the country-nen who have labored
necessarily 10 build up the country with brain
and Drawn; men who fought the red man with
bread and bullet: men who plowed with one
hand while carrying the rife in the other; men
SAT IN mail l-ou in
heated log cal bins to establish municipality
aud clothe il with a garment Of ordinances ap
propriate, just and beneficial. To return. The
dimensions of the last-named store are; So feet
long. 81 feet wide and 81 feet high from base
ment floor. 1t is planned to have three sales
rooms on the ground floor, 10 consist OF dry
goods. groceries, gents furnishing goods, boots
and shoes, hardware, queenSware, paints, oils
etc, etc-
The second story will deal out ladies' wear
notions, house furnishings and furniture The
third story viii consist of an office for the boarC
OF directors. one private office for the Secreta.
ries and rooms for packing and general storage
The approximate cost Of this building is SO,
and il is estimated to carry stock OF S75, 00U il
value in the near future. Its present officers
arei President, George d. Smell. the designer
OF the building and superintendent OF the work
board Of directors-Rufus p. SHELL VIM. Greer
Samuel Brockbaak, Andrew z. Nelson; bust
ness superintendent. John Jones; secretary, G
D. Smell, Jr.: treasurer, John Moore.
Connected with this firm is a thriving boo
hands of Thomas Holding; a harness shof
by Andrew Prior and Rufus p. Smell, IT.;
meat shop by the heaviest weight butcher il
the territory, William Banks. Add to these tht
Coop Gem roller mills with a capacity OF 20
barrels day and all in a healthy condition
and fair idea may be had of the intrinsic
worth of the institution and the tireleSs energy
ability and progressive character of those il
charge. Concerning the other numerous firm.
il is but just to state that they are creditablt
IN every respect and receive their proportion 0
public patronage.
TIE SCHOOLS ALL CROWDED.
Since the enforcement of the new school law
or rather since its passage. mighty change i
being wrought. To-day every schoolhouSe il
completely full, and in addition to these, thre
places are rented and yet the cry is, Nor
room, more ROOM
And while the enrolment has increase,
nearly 50 per cent. the average daily attendant
Is better than ever known. Truancy is fast be
coming thing of the past and. except in
few chronic cases. hardness is becoming abSo
Lutte. Our teachers are capable and devoted L
their profession, judging from their work an
earnest zeal. Indeed the public are full
awake &c the advantages of education. Tn
trustees, Smith. Brockbank ard Smell are pro
greSsioniSts, and all work in harmony Tor tn
elevation of childhood 10 a higher plane OF ex
cellence.
GREEN Is STILL HEALTHY.
This is peculiarly healthy locality. Scarcel
ever is it visited by any malignant contagion O
epidemic OF durable stay And strange to IT
late here let the reader ponder men riddle
with bullets; cut from ear to ear; left on III
sage plains to be eaten by wolves after bein
pierced by those mysterious myths Gale
daniteS; men dead (in court mutilated an
horribly murdered lin COURT nearly thirty year
ago are yet alive,,! Green who was assass
mated near Green river early in the sixties is a
green and fresh as ever; so much so that no
long since he determined to enhance his forum
by marrying again II Is possible his unbor
Will in the future ayeage the murder of thei
father with true reverence for him and scorn 70
the fools who killed him-with their mouth
under oath.
ALL THESE HAVE NO EFFECT.
With such climatic conditions and resurrect
ing qualities is it to be wondered that Coco
wins piety. Olando's Italian SKY speech
Bynon's sugar pap. and Milo lips facial gym
nastics but added to the strength of the Pee
pies party here at the late election. Anothe
such a visit and the term Liberal would b
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