Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-12

to Governor stone % Mississippi lhnt
who dony that thew wrote or oven APP
proved much OF that thai was wfillon
over their signature rre 90 i9iloWsi
Some months ago one W the HioNet
boys, p brother OF tho Two Wnn-o
names are a tachol to tue leuer
TO Governor Stone, came Co Mesa
secured work, was married ana -e'l.ut
down. a few months lAier he WI
followed by Mr.. cyous aud DAuiei anl
Amos Glover ON their families Ihey
wero mot NJ Marleopt. aud friends aud
relaiyui OF tho Mormon ihl'alonarlu'
who wero instrumpn.nl 100 bringing them
20 Arzonl, provided free transportation
for themselves ami baggage from lenlP'
20 NJ IA. They were all gwen a tHup'-
rarv home with j. o. Johnson urnthor
~ -. 4. johnson referred Co in the let cr'
who also advanced thU .a-h 20 pay we
fr0ighI onn portion ui theif hpuseholi
effects that they had 10 behinl ior Won
81 means 10 pay tho transportation
charges.
Mr. stevens was provided with a nm
lily cooking stove ami the Il1Nrf- We're
given tent. Iuoy were tundlt,d a
tact OF land with water DO inc Mesa
canal on which tuHy might lutRe
and begin 10 plant crops ana
build them, olvus comfortable hnmes'
the only requirement. being ina. thnF
should paw fir tine same 40 somo ln ure
time whom they were uuIo tp do 800. lheF
were given work nf lho going wtse. ih'
media oily on their arrival here hhd hANo
bad almost con iuuuu- work since. lhho
10 all iu nIl, moro aud better opportunities
have boon given them than could DO
reasonably oXpec.pd uv strangers iu ~
strange community. Mt stevens mas
been aud II now living 900 a clini1rllnlo
. house near the cnutur ui town. lho
GluNofs ar0 camppi loo " toni ON tho -atno
lot under a clump Of trees n This u an
uncomfortable hardship !. is un easy mat
tor TO point to tho leading ami most sub
stan ial mon OF the valley VINO have
passed through the same experience.
Allow mo Just a 70 tic more OF your
space I'll l fela'o a gracious act W char
~ that tho people 90 this community
have under nkou, 20 aid au uuiortuui o
young lady, n niece " j. q stevens, VINO
] cniuo 10 Arizona win himself aud MmilN,
ana then pronounce harsh Judgment on
the MormonH OF this community " YOU
fool disposed TO do w. Even tho charlie
able people ~ tho grand old state OF
Mis-issippi were couiOut tu see this
young lady hobblo about ON crutches,
AMI had never Oruncd their hearS
AMI pocket books tp ngHist IN nllcviat-
Q
II was left for strangers lee "a strange
land. II was len Tor tho MofmOn- ~
Mesa, now boing yllihod aud abused
by tho press OF Mississippi to oXtond
the helping hand " charity TO one Of
Mississipprs unfortunate young ladies
aud raise fund with which 10 procure
her au artificial limb. This fund was not
raised On irolv but principally by the
| MORMON people. Tho names OF the In.
dividuals who, In thuir tenderness Of
hearts, have intorsodod with Governor
stone do not adorn tho auh.cripiion list,
however,.
M. stevens and tho Glover brothers
deny oupha icnlly that they wro.o thu
tales Of hnrd-hips that appoar over their
names In tho Cidu0H.L0igrr. though
Daniel Glover SAYS that no n dissatisfied
with the country here, aud wrote "a
/ Governor 5 ono soliciting aid 20 return
TO Mississippi. They say that tho loutol
they signed was given To n certain iudi'
/ vidum here 10 copy and that they novel
saw Or heard II road ahor % was given &c
/ him, and tina, many OF tho gross mis-.
| statements that appear over thoir signa'
lufU. were neither authorized nor APP
| proved by thom.