Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-31

good Time was hal and each wishing
the other merry CHRISTMAS, departed
for home.
Elder Fox, who has been laboring
among the Sandwich Islanders In
Skull Valley, has returned home ami
feels 1t Is good to be among relatives
once more.
Our Sunday school held their promo.
! ton exercises last Sunday, and large
numhsr OF pupils were promoted from
the first intermediate department; also
from the primary and kindergarten de-
partments. A fine program was rem.
dered. Some of the numbers were
excellent, especially those rendered by
Brother J. Y. Smith nnd Sister l..
Sulzner. Tho vocal selection, "Cal.
vary" by Brother Smith, and "Christ-
mas is King" by Sister Suzner, will
not be soon forgotten.
1t lie reported that MIR. g. Wian OF
Nephi, Juab county, Is about to become
owenr OF the Farley Johnson property
at hehi junction.
Bold thieyes are abroad In Lehi. The
other evening Mr.. w. l.. Rsckee,
superintendent OF the Peoples Coop,
was robbed of u ne lot OF poultry, ana
stolen rom his yards. Where are the
policl?
Mr.. and Mre. James Clark lost their
baby this week. II was buried on
Monday.
We had novelty on our streets the
other evening. 1t was a dilapidated
specimen OF humanity with tongue
that could roll of language by the
"a Ia,
sharpeners.
1t is reported that gang Of boys
from l0 to Is years OF age are orgs nized
here to pick up stray colts or kayuse
ponies, aud are keeping n number oil
them IN the field near the north mills,
north OF our city. Oar officers should
to looking after this gang anu see that
1t is broken up before spring.
1t Ia said that a saloon keeper OF our
town had bogus check to tho amount
OF $50 passed upon him a few days
ago, anu tho passer is still wanting.
Two young men, Brems and Beck
by name, have been obtaining liquofs
for minors and the consequences Ia
Brems is in jail ana the officers are
looking for Beck that he may get jus.
tice.
On Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, at 1880,
meeting OF the Taxpayers In our cen.
tfal school house was held. 1t had
been called by the school board, and
some fifty citizens were present. The
board asked for tax OF ono.fourth OF
one per cent for u new building and
repairs. 1t WAS reported by the chair.
man, Mr.. J. B. Sadder, that the board
had eleven rooms at It's command in
the district, and that there wege S93
children OF school age to occupy the
same. He said the board proposed to
build a school house in the northeast
part OF the city, and an addition
to the Junction school building.
He said the tax would amount
to about 81, 200 when 1t was collected,
and would be sufficient. Some discuss
cussion was entered into by A. ].
Evans, p. Evsns, l.. CART, J. Wood
house and Ii. w. Brown as to the
rights Of the achaol board and the laws
that govern them. The polls were
declared closed at 10 O'CLOCK and the
results are as follows: l5 for no tax; "a
for tax OF one.iourth of per cent,
anu vote for one.eighth OF l per
cent. The tax was granted and our
school board, feel that they are free
men once again.
The committee who had the Samuel
Wing sheep business in charge have
sold the herd and paid all bills "a nd sel-
tied up. The officers and stockholders
have got their portion OF the money.
President j. II. Murdoch OF the Bea-
yer Stake addressed ths people on
Sunday afternoon and Professor Tam
ner OF the Agricultural college at
Logan spoke in the evening. Both
had large audiences.
A daughter was received at the