The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-18
MANTI MATTERS.
The Southern Town Increases in
Prosperity.
Capital neutrality-suspicious. Bust
meas Notes of a Thriving Sec
ton Of Utah.
Guilty.

Manti has regained her PASTORAL quiet
ness, but there Is an undercurrent of pros
perity since the Rio Graude Western sup
Piled the necessary link to commercial
world that will permit US a living price on
our immense grain crops.
The waterworks are an established fea-
ture OF Manti and very materially enhance
her conditions to future greatness
The one great drawback in the past has
been the poor water which, while there was
usually plenty, was completely surcharged
with gypsum, occasionally varying with
sheep manure, which rendered it totally
unht Tor culinary purposes. Now this
is happily obviated and nicely equipped
water system is in operation and the citi-
zens are not compelled to drink filth, either
filtered or not.
Another great stumbling stone to pro-
gress in the Sanpete capital is the devas-
tating effects of high water, or floods.
Heretofore every time Jupiter Pllrius
shows his black mug over the head of
Manu- canyon, grave apprehensions are
felt and general rustic is made to collect
property that is in the track of the food.
The numerous mementoes that are semi
annually left on the streets in the way of
rocks, boulders, trees, sticks, shrubs and
other flood debris have finally aroused a
determination on the part of the city coun-
Gil = devise means of stopping old Jupi-
ter's gambols, hence at q recent meeting of
the solons committees were appointed to
devise method to this end. On Monday
the committee called a mass meeting to
report, and Joseph Judd submitted
a plan which he illustrated by a
model Of the proposed headgate, which con-
sists of a rock wall on each side of the
creek, while a stout wall is built in the
center. The center wall comes to a point
In, L.
of brush, logs, ETC., lodging against the
wall. TIE intention is to divide the water
so that in case of food part of il will be
sent down the south hollow, making it
| easier to control the stream coming through
town. The whole cost of Improvement
will be about four thousand dollars. AL
though NO expression was called for the
general feeling seemed to be the necessary
amount should be raised by taxes
| 1t was decided to adjourn, but before
doing so an organization was effecUed by
the election of P. II. Madison as chairman
and Ward Stevenson as secretary.
word on the recent improvements
Mr.. Arthur Parsons is building an elegant
brick residence, which, when completed.
will eclipse almost any IN town.
| Messrs. Z. +. Parry Il Sons, the pioneer
stone. cutters, have Just built shop and
exhibition store on Main, and have a fine
display of tom bstones, monuments, flag
stones, etc. This hrm i5 furnishing the
window llntels for the Salt Lake temple
They are of white oolite, peculiar to this
! locality.
| Mr.. Arthur Henry has also just built q
place of business at the corner of
Main and Depot streets.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Minium has opened n ladies'
bazaar and millinery establishment which
are the ladies delight
TRAIN NOTES.
General Superintendent E. a. Welby.
accompanied by Messrs. Thomas Lee, gen
eral road master; Major Daley, master
mechanic, and Jerry Thompson, supsriu-
tendent Of bridges aud buildings, came in
on car OF their own with corps of at
PENDANTS for the comfort of the guests.
| The gentlemen expressed themselves well
satisfied with the condition of the road
| bed, stock and progress of the work. and
more especially leased with the patronage
which in Mr.. Welby's opinion warrants
another coach which hereafter will be
furnished.
George T. Boyd, brakeman on the Sewer
| Valley branch. VIII hereafter have THE
HERALD for sale on the train, with stock
OF cigars, peanuts, popcorn and gum, and
we may now expect to hear these cries
mingled with mis- sonorous Change car,
for Sanpete and SEWER"
near Willow creek on the Sewer valley
branch. Their legs were broken, and t.
relieve them OF their suffering, Mr. Welby
who was on tbs train, shot the poor beas Is.
During the month from September l6 I;
October 10 the Sewer Valley branch solo
tickets to amount to over 5000, a good
showing for six-mopths old baby, to ss,
nothing of their immense freight traffic.
IL is too bad the public are not permitted
to run down TO Castella for the tedious
wait for trains at Thistle. 1t is a mucl
more desirable place to wait, with the facIl
tiles Castella has for entertaining the pub
lie.
DR.. w. |. Pratt, a dentist OF Richtield
late of Salt Lake, was passenger on the
Sewer Valley branch to- day.
Miss Maria Larsen, young lady vel
known in pedagogic circles, has committet
the objectionable act, from the schoo
trustees standpoint she got married. TIL
gentleman with whom she formed q com
rnittee of two with the option of having
more in the council, was Jas. B. Haywood
OF Panguitch, a young man who ills tn
position of superintendent of the CARTEL,
exchange, the pig store of Garfield county
The event occurred at the Manti temple O,
Wednesday, the 18th inst. We wish then
all the happiness possible in their matri
monial councils. F.
WHEN ONE BUYS LAND
he wants to read his title clear IN kno