Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-10
HAPPY LAKE VIEW.
Health, Peace aud Patrloii'm-Bu' Also
the GrasshopperS.
LAKE VIEW, Toosle County,
July slh, 1895.

LAKE VIEW, Toosle County,
July slh, 1895.
EDITOR Dsssra heigE
Az the "yard news" Of Lake View
very seldom appears In your paper
thought II might possibly interest some
OF the readers Of your very vAluaols
paper to hear how We are progressing
In our little branch.
We have population OF about Two
hundred and thirty souls, with utahH
bes, crop well represented. Tho ma
loti,y Of our residents sre farmers. We
have a furnishing and we'll attended
Sunday school, also a Relief Society
and Primary Association In good
running order
During the winter months our Y.
Nj. NJ. 4. A. and Y. il. NJ. /. A. were
held regularly every sunday evening,
and had q good attendance.
The health Of the people 10 unusual
ly good, there having been bul on
death during tho entire year OF levii
that being An elderly sister, VINO hnd
attained the age OF suveuty-fOur. Ihus
far In 1885 we nave had but one DEATH
that ais o being another sister who had
lived past ths allotted time. hcel-
dents are very few and far between
nothing OF n serious nature happens to
disturb our peace OF mind, excepting
the grasahoppor,: they have destr0yth
the majority OF the crops for the past
three Year,, and regret ~ state that
they arc doing the same this nummef.
They are indsiatigAblo uotkufs, ID d.
not Iscm TO he troubled with indigtH.
ton, ns they gresdily deyOuf whatever
comes Iu their way Ia the linr u vese-
tAtion. Yet with II all, | think we
really have no serious cause 10 com.
plain, when read the disastrous no.
counts OF drouth, grasahoppers, etc,
that tho people Of Nebraska, Colorado
and other places have 10 con-
tend with. We have sum.
cisnt 10 eat and wear, for which We
should 10 very thankful. We have
no DC or In tho ward TO he assisted, and
from what 4 can learn the majority "
the people ara about equal la financial
affairs.
1 will endeavor to give you an nc.
eoun In brief VI how We celebrated The
Fourth Of July. We were awakened
at sunrise by n salute, and after umcfg-
ing from our beds We ospo the Stau
aud birlpts floating Ia the aif, the u u
haylng been previously fgiAou by the
mafsbnl Of tho day, Edmuud Lrayuf.
AtlOu. M. We assembled nj tns mns,.
ing house, which was gaiiy decorated
with evsrgTeenr, bunting and Mage,
with the portraits Of two Of our most
noble Presidents, George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln, placed above
the stand; we enjoyed pro-
gram consisting 0f speeches,
songs and Teciiatlons appropriately
rendered IN honor Of the day, lasting
about Two hOurs. In the afternoon tho
little folks engaged Ia dancing, n
dance was also given In the evening
for the grown people; Ice cream aud
other refresh ments being served dur.
ing tho day and night, made It
pleasant for all. Nothiag OF Al uu.
pleasant nature transIirsd TO mar tie
happiness OF any one that know Of
We anticipate similar 90 ebTA.lon on
Pioneer day.
Ex.CounIy Clerk ENlah Spray ex.
poets within n week OF two to begin
the erection OF n cOmmooiUug, two
story brick dwelling house, which viii
DO gate an Improvement to ths looks
OF our little town.
The farmers are very busy harvest
ing their grain.
A MEMBER.