The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-08
SPANISH FORK.
More Schoolroom Notwithstanding and I'M

More Schoolroom Notwithstanding and I'M
provements-Sale of an Arab Stallion.
There is considerable sickness of mild
nature among children.
The late snow storms have driven scores
of cattle from the neighboring ranges into
town, and the vigilant policeman has re
tsliated by driving them into the estray
pen, where for small fee the owner may
regain possession of them. The same play
will be enacted seversl times during the
winter.
According to the city ordinance, it is not
lawful for animals to run at large within
the city limits at any time. The enforce
ment of the ordinance, however, has been
so irregular as to receive the euphonious
title of 1.-The Marshaps Bovine Intermit-
tent Parozysmal Ordinance"
AS soon as the weather clears, work will
be renewed on Main street. Already it
presents q decided Improvement, and
when completed will be parallel feature
Of Improvement with the costly houses
adjoining its sides.
completion, while a little south of it Moore
& Banks are excavatlng a cellar for the
purpose of erecting auEattractive tin shop
over it.
SCHOOL SUBJECTS.
On Saturday, the Goth inst, an educa-
tional convention viii be held here. A first
class programme will be executed by some
Of the best talent in the territory
Superintendent of the district schools of
this county, E. a. Wilson, eao,, paid an
official visit here last week. He made n
very thorough inspection of the condition
of the schoolhouses, their surroundings and
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class discipline, school management, pupils
progress, etc. He also attended the faculty
weekly meeting, called a trustee meeting,
and during his entire stay presented that
characteristic love for education that has
always imbued him. He expressed himself
decidedly satisfied with the general school
standing.
An important question oonfronts the
public to-day regarding our schools Every
schoolhouse is now filed, besides three
rented rooms, and the cry is still "More
room wanted" There are nearly thou.
sand children of school age in the district,
with accommodations for not more than
half the number. With the school popula.
tiion constantly increasing, it becomes
the vital question OF the day. TIC
meet these increasing demands, the
school board of trustees has issued a call
for meeting to be held Saturday next al
the upper school house on Main street In
order TO present to the public the condition
of the district and to devise means for the
| immediate increase OF school room cspac-
iJy. Whether it be better to levy q large
tax or TO bond the district will be among
the questions to be decided.
Whichever is determined, 1t is probable
ii not certain, that the people viii selec
some convenient spot of ample area ant
thereon build central school house which
will at once be an adornment to our grow
ing city, be of sufficient size for years X
come for the higher departments, and keeI
our educational standing within the rargl
of educational advancement. Such housr
is estimated to cost about $4,000.
If your correspondent mistakes not tn
temper OF the people Of Spanish Fork, suit
able means will at that meeting be deviset
to meet the occasion.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
This being the largest ecclesiastical
ward in the territory ana the immen S
business attending il too burdensome 70
any one man, it has been deemed advisable
to create two or more wards out of tn
present one. The movement will, doubt
less, meet the approval of all concerned
relieve the bishop of much hard labor an
call into the field OF activity many who's
ability and ipcinations will ado strengt
10 the cause of religion.
Mr.. George Jex, clerk of the co-opers
tive clothing department, is the happy re
cipient OF bouncing baby.
Miss Annie Rowe after critical siege
of sickness is now recovering. Hope he
musical talent will again cheer the many.
Much commotion exists here because @
an alleged case of crookedness in certai
business firm. Investigation has failed I
find any foundation upon which to build
criminal case except 1t be one for defama
ton of character and that too appear
rather doubtful.
J AS the holidays are approaching tn
stores are busily stocking, and marke
Improvement in the increase of sales
noticeable.
!, Rasmus Nelson, esq, the famous in
porter of thoroughbreds, made sale
Barodet, stallion Of 1900 pounds, to tb
Lake Shore company the other day. Thi
excellent horse is q direct descendant {
the famous Arab stallion, Gallipoli, this
stood at the government stabiea of Pi
about the year 1920
j. A. r.
Il SPANISH FORK, Dec. Z, 1881.