Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-07
IN PROSPEROUS SCIPIO.
The Finest School House 10 HiIIlTI
County EOR Being Completed.


scIrio, Willard County, Utah,
Match 2nd, 1895.
Editor Dcssret NeWG
win your hind permission, few
items from this part OF the Territory
might be Of interest to sumo OF your
readers.
Not many years ago this town was o
email settlement, but travelling through
u today old-.imcrs would hardly know
IT, Whom lOoriug upon tho many
modern residences occupied, auu HllI
others under erection, ono gets
tue impression that the people
are prosp and happy. in euuca-
ton and learning this settlement 10 not
behind uuy other Ia this county We
are running three schools at present,
with willard Hanson Es principal Ruu
q, r. lOlicHuuu ami Anu &. Maftin
as hiH assiglauH. A large Two story
brick modern school building, contain.
lug four fUums aud hall a. A b5, IL
now under roof, and will boz occupied
next season, Nhuu completed this
schuOihouEo will COst 80 900, which was
raised by special taxation; no when it
is finished Il H. ours, not owing any
BODY a cent either ns a loan nor Tor
tho payment Of interest on any bonds.
IL II a credit Co our school trustee
boatJ, composed OF Alolsrs. VIM. Menu
mott IT,, own l.. Thompson
aud Acton PnterEon, three ou-
tive and energetic young men
who have the hearty sup.
port Of Bishop Thomas Yates, and The
people, who are equally proud Of IT.
erection. Besides thu numerous al-
tenda co Of children Ia tho schools
mere we have several young people at.
tending the B. Y. Academy at Provo.
Tue conlfattIJs ut our new school are
william Cucnlry for the mason work
and lsnao Peterson fOt tho carpenter
work, aud they are doing fine lob,
scipiU has also the honor OF having
ono 0i TO beloved aud respected olt.-
gems occupying scat IN the state COu-
vonuon, namely Hon. Daniel Th0mI-
son, he having been sent there as one
Of the representatives Of thi0 county.
We have but iow poor Ia this town,
who are amply provided ior, We have
1.-Two nul active Relief society (pu-
altud over by Sister Emily rhOmps0ul
which owuB ami meets ia iis own
building. We have also q y. l.. M. l.
association, which Is prugllgi over by
Sister Emily l.. lnompsOn,
lti outs lltilu while since we could
here the juggling sleigh bells ana tue
mrify laughter Di the young pleigh-
riders upon our s,teult; but Tue snow
ngg disappeared uUW, The warm
sprluF sun 10 kiaaing tue green swhrua,
the birds are singing outside tho wlu-
dOWa ami the happy tanner hlyr'
songs VIII soon mingio with the llt.u
winged tOugu,tTa IN thu held AM
glaze.
No al appearances wo viii have
plenty OF water Tor Irrigation thit
summer, as much snow has fallen dur.
ing thu winter no the mountains.
Two mining claims nro worked here,
nuu the hope OF the people 10
that they will have success tn bring.
ing tho railroad through tho town,
which has been uEitalui uurlug the
last two or three yulgs.
A brass band has been organized
recently M SCipiU, numbering ulEtuau
mumbeTt. Tue Instruments coat up-
warIB n $500, and were iurlisubI ty
NO Nrm OF COal,et 81 Buplgr0vr, oI
your city, ", II. lIlil,rup is teacher
and B. III. J0huH0u londur, Tho band
boys each paid Tor thulr iu6tTumru.s,
while tho town furnishes tho lc1cArG
Tue boys are doing well considering
the snort time they have pracllced,
anu show them T. lu iu lohseaillu Of
a gooG deal OF musical nOilliy. We
will hear them GU the neAt Fourth oil
July. Il. .. CUR