The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-05

many people IN town are revolving this
question in their minds: Are all the
Democrats going TO be sent out of the
county before another election?" For
the past year at least, four out Of every
five men who have been called to give
two years of their time, money,
strength, health and happiness with
their families for the ggrandizement
and spiritual growth of the Mormon
church, have been good, loyal, active
Democrats This fact has been insid-
uously presenting itself in the minds
of many OF US for some time Some of
the more churchy among us say the
reason is because in the Democratic
ranks are 10 be found the best and
bravest most honest andAreliable men,
and that these are the kind Of men
that Mormon missionaries should be-
We WOrldly-minded ones wish that they
might find more men of this kind in
the Republican rank and file, as we
are getting alarmed for the election
of 1896, if this depopulation of Demo-
Gratis continue.
Henry Blackburn and Henry Wight,
two more good Democrats, have re-
Gently received calls to go on missions.
The magnificent coop. building is
now silent anu QGSGIleu. he uLpI
denied cheap sale is at an end Never
again will we have another. 1t will
be a mighty long time before any
other firm will undertake to carry such
A large stock of goods-S50, 900 worth
of goods sold here in two months
Where the money came from is mys-
terry TO many. People who had small
amounts deposited in the bank drew
out and bought bargains. Many are
heard to express regret that they did
not buy more. 1t gives one q feeling
of sadness to pass by this handsome
building now deserted. The coop.
store was the pride Of Brigham City
in its line, and We somehow feel as
though there had been a death. All
hope that someone will start store
there before long.
1t is rumored that some Of the coop.
clerks may start stores for themselves.
Some of the clerks had been with this
same store for eighteen to twenty years
and now they will feel lost.
The Brigham City wooden mills nave
closed for a few weeks. This institu-
ton has had a prosperous year, and
manufactured a lot of fine cloth. blan-
kets yarn etc. Their cloths are we'll
made, and can be made up into styl-
ish suits and dresses. So that patron
iZing home industry viii not make one
look like a buckwheat farmer. This
factory is doing a good work for the
county. y. a. Janson is the popular
manager
Again our natural gas is being talk
ed about a rich company of Indiana
men are corresponding with Dr.. Ran
kin, the Presbyterian minister, on this
subject of such interest to the lnhabl-
tants Of this city. The matter has been
laid before the city council and they
are willing to give all reasonable en-
-o1Ir7 cement ~ the COmDaTN.
The population of Brigham City and
vicinity is increasing last. and the
most of them are of the masculine gen
der Within the past week several
little strangers have made their ap-
pearance On Sunday, the 26th of
January, a baby boy was born TO the
wife of John Francis. On January %,
the wife of D. P. Burt gave birth to
fine boy. On the same day a, son was
born to Mr. and Mrs. August Nalen-
tine of the Second ward, also to Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Watkins. one girl
came on the 25th to the home OF MIR.
and Mrs. Hans Larsen of the Third
ward. January 26 the wife Of James
Nelson of Three Mile Creek gave birth
TO a son Wednesday there was JOY
in the hearts of AIr. and Mrs. John II.
Burt. reason. the safe arrival of their
first born, a son.
a gray-haired old man was found by
Albert Bailey OF HONEY NlAASs meal y LIZ
zen to death by the roadside last sun
day. He had a horse and bundle,
was about 60 years old, said his name
was Mike Doian, but could not tell
where he was from. The forlorn old
man was taken to the jail in Brigham
City because we have no county aims
house.
Saturday The funeral Of the late Mrs.
Mary Mol.tensen of the Second ward
took place at the ward hall. The lady
was 50 years old and was fond
mother true friend and good Chris
tan. She leaves three children who
Will long mourn for her
Last Sunday morning there was a
wreck on the c. P. railway at Three
Nile Creek 1t was a train for San
Francisco loaded with immense armor
plates for a battle ship that is there
being built The rails spread and soon
four cars We're off the track. The track
around the wreck was soon fixed so
trains could pass, but the wrecked
train could not get on itssway until
the next day.
Yesterday was the ground hog day.
The sun appeared for a few minutes
at q time, but it showed nearly all
day. and we trust his hogship was
doing in the shade somewhere these
few minutes that he would have been
able to see his shadow
creamery building north of town start
ed up last week They say they will
manufacture lot Of good crockery-
ware.
Leap year parties still are the rage
I'D this way The girls seem to be
making the most of chances this year,
as eight years added to their present
age viii make them pretty well on in
life.
Saturday Elias Smith of the Deseret
Savings hank was in Brigham City in
the interest of some property here
Mrs Minnie ]. Snow of Salt Lake
City came up to visit her old home
Wednesday.
Most Of the fruit growers are a lit
tie aipprehensive Of all this pleasant
weather we have been having. They
fear the buds have started too much,
and that they will be injured by the
freezes that are sure to come between
now and spring proper.
Miss Birdie Snow went to Willard
Friday to attend a ball IN that town
and TO visit relatives.
Our duck hunters and shippers are
much concerned over tie proposed law
to prohibit the shipping of ducks from
the state They don't like the meas
ure even little bit
Among our conference visitors were