The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-21
THOMAS II. PHILLIPS.
FROM BRIGHAM CITY.
A Newsy Budget From the Box I'll
der Metropolis.

A Newsy Budget From the Box Es.
der Metropolis.
Brigham City. Oct 2O.-Mrs Ida
/ Gibbs, who returned last month from a
three years trip to various parts OF
Europe, is spending several days with
relatives in Salt Lake city.
Ernest Nichols, a member of the
| Christensen Rros.' orchestra. was in
the City of Homes Sunday, on a visit.
Mr.. Nichols is gaining fame as clari-
| onetist
Miss Belle Salmon. of Salt Lake city.
| is organizing a physical culture class
among the young ladies of Brigham. A
we'll conducted class of this nature
should result in good.
The district schools are now in oper-
alton in. this city. Competent teachers
are employed and the attendance is
large. When the schools are in full
blast there are about 500 pupils in at
tendance There is not yet a graded
school system in Brigham City. owing.
no doubt. to the fact that up to the
present the city has no central school
building.
Mrs. Sullivan and her daughter are in
charge of the Presbyterian school here.
The school is we'll conducted and conse-
quently the attendance is large. There
is also a Methodist school in town, held
in the new Methodist church. This
church was built this summer. Nor
mons contributing literally toward its
erection.
From the opening of the hunting sen
son on the first of October until far
into the winter many hunters camp
at the mouth of Bear river. slay-
ing the ducks by the thousands Each
man slaughters hundreds of the quack-
ers every day. During the entire sea-
son the total number of ducks will foot
up to an enormous number. Nearly all
these carloads of ducks are shipped out
of the territory. In a few years there
will be no game here if this lick is kept
up. Should there not be a territorial
law preventing ducks being slaughter
ed and shipped out of the territory by
the thousands?
The Democrats of Box Elder county
are beginning vigorous campaign. The
entire county is being thoroughly and
Systematically stormed by able speak
ers. At the approach Of the Democrat
lie speakers most of the towns fling wide
their gates and warmly welcome the
followers of the immortal Jefferson as
political friends. The meetings are we'll
attended and are usually marked by
deep interest and enthusiasm on the
part of the audiences. The following
meetings were held last night.
Bear River City-Speakers, L. R.
MaTtineau. of Logan; F. P. Johnson. Of
Corinne; Fyrum Standing, Of Collins
ton; Mosoni Mortinsen, Bear River
City.
Observation-Disclosures Nye, of Ogden:
Nels Jensen, of Olien; n. Stohl, of Brig
ham City.
Deweyville-John D. Peters and Jo-
nah Matthias.
The quarterly conference of the Box
- Ia .t,,I- Will ~, J-;r
ham tabernacle. Sunday and Monday,
October 81 and %.
Some men from Ogden are in town
negotiating for the leasing or purchase
of the plant of the Brigham City
creamery. They expect to start it next
week
A medium-sized congregation assem-
bled at the tabernacle last Sunday af-
ternOon. The assemblage was address,
ed by Bishop Henry Tinzey, Bishop Au-
gust Valentine, Bishop A. A. Jansen.
and Stake Counsellor Charles Kelly.
The principal topics touched on We're
the counsels advanced by the presiden-
cy and twelve of the general confer
ence in Salt Lake.
The Republican organ of this city is
a decidedly lightweight with a still
more pronounced weak voice. The 9th
er day it got worked up over something
It tried to make out what Mayor J. D.
Peters, of this city, had said in speech
delivered at Mantua. and said weak
voice flew into a passion and frantical-
ly jumped about Mayor Peters and
shouted itself hoarse in vain endeav-
or to attract his attention. The utter
ances attributed to Mayor Peters,
which. by the way, must have been
tinged with truth, or they wouldn't
have cut so keenly, were found to have
been manufactured wholly by Repubs
themselves, a la Joseph F. and John
Henry's having scrubbed off the arts
tocratic cebwebs and joined the Dem
ocracy.
Last fall Willard Hansen was on the
Republican county ticket for the legis-
lature. He did a tremendous amount
Of buttonholing-all for Willard. When
the other candidates found this out
they We're mad a so many wet hens.
When the election returns were count
ed Willard was the most aston!shed
and disappointed turned-down aspir-
ant in seven counties. But now the
question arises; is Willard pursuing his
last-year tactics aPain, as he once more
hobs up as q candidate.
Apostle Lorenzo Show is in town to-
day, having come up from Salt Lake
last evening.
The Democrats of this neck-o'-the-
woods are anXiously looking forward
for visit from Our joe How the
:. o. p.'s will take to their heels at the
appearance of Joe and his sledge-ham-
mer companion. b. H Roberts They
will climb trees like cats pursued by 3
gcod-natured dog that only wants to
tantalize them bit.
Bishop John c. Dewey was down
from Deweyville yesterday with large
lot of excellent winter apples from his
fine orchard. They were off his hands
almost before he knew it.
Mrs. Hannah Sorensen, ACCOMPANIED
by several prominent ladies of Provo
and Springville. gave a lecture in Brig
ham City Wednesday. The women of
T7-- neighborhood are deeply interested
in her health teachings.