The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-06-20
HIS NOTHING TO SLY.
Santaquin Democrats Step Up
to the Enquirer,
And Want to know Whether
Its Past Democratic Life
Was All Deceit.
They Also Desire information
AS To What 1t Is Now
And Will BE
a copy of die FOLLOWING communica-


ing appeared, we have been requested
to publish it, which we cheerfully do:
EDITOR Enquirer: = For several
years now past, and all through Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland administra-
ton, we have been led to esteem you
through YOUR editorials in the En-
Quirer) as true Democrat of the JEFF
fersOnian school. and this through
your advocacy of the principles and
policy of Democracy.
We also find that during the afore-
said period of time, that you, in the
| Enquirer, have asserted many times
that the Enquirer is always correct,
ard to look TO the Enquirer for the cor
rect information in all these matters.
Now, Mr.. Editor, will you please in
form us how it comes that for the few
weeks last passed you have been eulo-
giving the Republicans, and their par
ty politics, as now existing in the
United States all of which is contrary
to your former policy as laid down in
the Enquirer.
We, therefore, wish you to define
strictly which of your policies is the
one for your patrons to follow, your
former or latter policy, and further,
my dear Editor, will you please inform
both patrons and public through he
columns of your Enquirer, whether
you still remain Democrat or wheth
Ell you have been converted to Repub-
licanism, or whether we shall look up
on you as Half-Breed Mugwump.
We have lately organized a Demo
cratic club in Santaquin, and mauy of
the members of said club are subscri-
bers for the Enquirer, and wish to
know provided they continue to sub
scribe for the Enqarer), which of the
two National political parties you
Will affiliate with, or in the future In
tend to belong to.
GEORGE B. HIGGINsoN,
President Santaquin Democratic Club.
EXCURSIONS to the Lake Resort are
becoming the rage. The Proctor
Academy had one yesterday Follow
ing them come the Odd Fellows and
Masonic brethren, both of which So
cleties will have their outing at this
popular resort.
THBRE is house on Centre street
situated not thousand miles from
the National Bank of Commerce,
where scenes are enacted which, to say
the least, are vulgar and indecent.
Cannot the officers do something to-
wards abating this nuisance?
By private letter to gentleman in
this city we learn that child of
Amasa ScOyille's was drowned in the
water ditch in front of it's parents
home in Orangeville, Emery county,
on the 10th inst. The parents were
almost distracted with grief over the
sad OcCurrence.-NeCS.
THE Board of Education he Id brief
session last night, at which the sala-
rieS of>the teachers, amounting to S6l5,
and sundry other claims were allowed.
The superintendent was instructed to
advertise for applications for teachers
for the coming school year, common
cling in the early part of September.
The Board will meet again next We'd
nesday night.
ROCKWELL Bros. from Cherry
Greek, West Tintic, arrived in Provo
with some horses for sale Thursday.
They left their ranch with forty-five
head and sold thirty before reaching
Provo In roping one of the finest
they had left, a large gray, for the in
spection of Howe & Taft, the animal
slipped and fell, breaking his back.
The owners shot the animal immedi-
ately. putting it out of its pain.
LAST Monday Mr.. Granger inspect
ed the beet crops around Provo, and
says that without exception the laHd
there is the finest all the way through
that he has seen anywhere. j. p. r.
Johnson has been very painstaking
agent for the Sugar Co, and can feel
well rewarded for his labors in the ex
cellent showing made by the beets in
his district Provo has put in about
100 acres.-Lebi Banner.
IN compliance with the order of the
City Council. tank has been erected
on the corner of Seventh and F streets.
This tank will be used to supply the
street sprinkler, so that the streets in
the west part of town can be sprinkled
without the necessity of making a trip
hack with an empty tank. The tank
will be supplied with water from Steve
Bunnells well, the pipe connections
having been laid by the Sun Foundry
Co.
GEO. HARTLEY, matchmaker and
jeweler, begs leave to announce to the
people of Provo and Utah county that
having just secured the services of F.
Lamont, Of New York City. who is a
practical diamond setter and manu-
Featuring jeweIer, he is now prepared
to do diamond setting and manutac-
turing of all kinds, also gold and silver
plating. Bring in your old gold and
jewelry and have it made into new
goods.
A REPORT from Manti states that
Christopher Madsen, of that place,
committed suicide on Saturday last by
taking an overdose of laudanum. The
deceased was an eX-member of the
Danish army and had been severely
wounded a number of times and it is
believed that his reason was affected.
He has for wears, it is alleged, periodi-
cally conducted himself in a strange
manner. 1t is also rumored that his
wife attempted self-destructlon in
similar manner, but failed
a MOVEMENT is now on foot among
the musicians of Provo to organize
choir of 500 voices to compete for the
prize at the Worlds Fair, Chicago, in
1898. Prof. Giles is at the bottom of
it, and he has some good solid back
ing. The marked success achieved by
the musical talent of Provo during the
last few months serves as an impetus
to this movement. No doubt but there
will be some soreheads and wise
acres who will laugh at the idea, but
if Prof. Giles can have the help of
the business men and the progressive
men OF Provo he will no doubt score
another grand success for our thriving
city.
THE old folks excursion to Spring
vile Thursday, was the finest one the
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