The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-12
brigham City Bits.

BRIGHAM CITY, March 10.-Several
stockholders of the Opera House COM
pany are being sued by the receiver of
the 3. c. NJ. & NJ. association. They
are r. l. Fishburn, for $3.50; X. IL
Jones, for $500; L. 7. Pierce, ii. H.
Bowering and others for various
amounts. Some of these people took
stock in the Opera house when it was
first projected. They paid up various
sums and finally drew out with the
consent of the directors This, 1t
seems, was Illegally done As the
Opera house Is in some way connected
with the Coop failure, these suits are
instituted
MANY new missionaries are being
sent from this city and the surround
ing settlements to spend two years or
more on foreign missions. David
Rees. Lorenzo Jensen, George l.
fwenl and Henry Blackburn are
among the last on the roll. Eaeh
missionary is given a parting benefit
party. where sums are raised for each
amount to from S25 ND to probably $40.
The people come out and make gener-
Gus contributions in this respect, con-
sidering the great number of times
they are thus privileged to contribute.
The city council here has planked
its foot down, declaring that the I'M
licensed canine must go. Accordingly
half a thousand dogs, more or less VIII
be sent to the happy hunting ground
directly. unless the councils backbone
weakens and it makes an inglorious
backdown from this momentous stand.
The good people Of Willard are set
ting to with a will and are fast re-
pairing the two widows houses that
were partially destroyed by fire few
weeks ago.
The new roller flour mill built on the
banks of Bear river west of Honey
Vile, is reported TO be doing a lively
business.
The Brigham City Wooden factory
under the able management of that
good old Democrat, Bishop A. \. jan
son, did profitable business the past
season. and was able TO even declare a
small dividend
An aggregate of 1000 sheep are re-
ported to be wintering in the western
part of Box Elder county this year
They have been doing exceptionally
we'll this season and heavy fieeces viii
DE reaped this spring. All the sheep
men have to kick about is the low
price of wool and mutton.
The immense quantities OF moisture
that have descended from the heaven:
during the past two weeks are soaking
straight into the soil in the finest man
ner possible. Great quantities of snow
also fill in the mountains and were
drifted deep and compact in seQues
tered ravines, where the snow Will no
melt until far into the summer. Th'
farmers and fruit growers of thes,
parts are, in consequence of all thes,
fine happenings. rejoicing and exceed
ing glad. They look for large and pro
ffa hla crQpS as a result
Efforts are on foot to rebuild thu
destroyed Brigham City tabernacle
without delay. 1t is estimated tina
the cost Of erecting a building on tn
old walls will reach $4,000 to $4,000
Several thousand dollars have beer
raised already. The wards of III
county are apportioned SO much ant
these amounts are assessed to the in
dividuaI members Of the yariou
wards. 1t is said the highest amour
assessed against any one man in tn
county is 500. BY these assessment
it is expected that $1,000 TO $4,000 vii
be raised forthwith. 50 the work o
reconstruction may be vigorousI,
pushed from now on. 1t is propose,
to somewhat enlarge and improve tn
building.
Brigham City does such an immens
fruit shipping business in the summe
time that an uptown express offic
shouIc be established here at least ST
months in the year. This would be
great convenience TO the citizens an
the shippers in particular.
Last week the wife of exquisite
Orion w. Snow gave birth to a fin
baby girl.
There are several cases of scarletin
in town, one or two deaths to childre
resulting from il.