The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-02
Prosperous Villages of the Bear
Lake Country.
SOME POLITICAL PABUI UNI.
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS PROBABLE
NEXT FALL.
Neat Capture Made by Sheriff Brown
and Deputy FowIer-SaIina is No
Longer u Terminus-Denth of
Israel Evans, an Old Resident of
Lehi.

MONTPELIER, May 30, 1s96.-A
week ago we made tour of the val
ley. Starting in at Fish Haven, at the
south end of the valley. This cozy lit
tie settlement, situated on the lake
shore is made up of an industrious
and thrifty class of farmers who are
not content with raising a few head of
cattle, but we notice them pruning the
snrubbery, planting the early garden
and sewing the wheat. barley and
oats. They have a nice saw mill own
ed by Shirley, Scofield & Gardner
which was purchased at a great risk
by these gentlemen, but they had in
view the wants of the town and de-
sire TO make their people self-support-
ing. Travelling nOrthWard we next
come to St. Charles, where we observ-
ed the farmers with their sulkies and
walking plowS turning over the soil
in such manner as would indicate
that they had a million acres to
plough and only one week to do it in.
One thing in their favor was, they
were blessed with that same degree of
wisdom that the Fish Haven people
who owned the saw milf and bought
their plows Of the Coop. Wagon and
Machine company, Of Montpelier In
this town, too, we hear the merry ring
of the blacksmith's anvil as we'll as to
notice our genial friend E. M. Pug
mire ral1ing in the shekles over the
counter as he is passing over the
goods to his customers. Upon inquiry
we learned that this settlement was in
a very prosperous condition, very few
Of fo7. ha; in doh
Continuing our journey we reach
BLOOMINGTON,
where we find three small stores, a
blacksmith shop and an apparently
prosperous people, their general APP
earance would Indicate they have few,
if any drones. Two miles farther on
we find ourselves in Paris, the county
seat. Here we are shown the great
stake tabernacle which was built from
donations by the people, and is GER
tainly a credit to any community be-
sides being an evidence of the respect
and confidence the people have in their
president, William Bulge. Here we
have two stores, two butcher shops
and drug store, but strange to say
there is neither restaurant nor saloon.
We come on five miles to Ovid. Here
is an abandoned Presbyterian church,
small store and lumber yard In
this little town lives an honest and
busy lot of farmers.
We forgot to mention that Paris is
the second largest town in the county,
and made up largely of mechanics and
professional gentlemen rather than
farmers and stock raisers, and 1t is
here too, 1 am told, where
THE POLITICAL NOURISHMENT
is doled out. Late in the afternoon we
reached Montpelier, and after putting
out our teams and satisfying the inner
man we had an excellent opportunity
of taking in the sights here before our
departure on the midnight train.
The Union Pacific depot is in charge
of p. H. Murnann, a very affable and
accommodating gentleman, and who, by
the way, is mayor of the city also.
H. L. Karrick is the foreman at the
railway shops, and very pleasant
gentleman we found him to be.
Montpelier has seven general stores,
three butcher shops, four drug stores,
three fruit stores, two barber shops,
three blacksmiths, two lumber yards
and three implement houses. We called
round to see the management at the
peoples favorite stand, the Coop
Wagon and Machine company, but were
I informed the manager, Mr.. Wells, was
in Salt Lake for few days, but that
! Mr.. Barrett was in charge in his alb
sence. We did not make his acquaint-
arce, however, but from what we
could see and learn of his rustling
| qualifications and the interest he
manifests in his employers, the com
pany has a bonanza in these two
gentlemen, Mr.. Wells and Mr. Barrett
The Consolidated Implement company
is quartered in very commodious
/ building and in a good location and
with the gentlemanly manager, Mr.
| Corlew, is quite an attraction to the
| farmer.
Sidney Stevens has improved his
property. Mr.. James S. Holland is
| his manager and is thorough bust
ness man.
Ed. Burgoyne, the genial and popular
merchant, is loaded with goods from
floor to ceiling and we noticed on his
counter what we would estimate to
be at least 900 dozen eggs taken in
that day, ard mind you his trade is
not confined to a class of people who
have only eggs to purchase with, but
we were pleased to see them come in
with their silver dollars and gold
Juveniles" and another man wanted
to let him have COW and calf for a
suit Of clothes. Ed. always has a
| SHlne on HIS lace anu une pleasing IN
telligent features of his daughter
Matte in the "millinary department.
are the winning card there. The next
mammoth concern is Burgoyne &
Brennan's at the end of town
The city fathers informed us they
are about to advertise public sale in
the shape of chemical engine which
was purchased some time ago and
proven failure SO far as its purpose
is concerned. but has proven to be
quite an auxiliary L am told to Fourth
of July celebra tons.
Politics is talked freely but we in
cline TO the opinion a Democratic
ticket will be elected next fall.