The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-31

and is safe in saying that the increase
viii be 100 per cent Mr.. Kingsbury of
Salt Lake reports over that average
He has received from 40 ewes 60 lambs.
The sheepmen are very jubilant over
these prospects.
Payson Globe: A tramp was proving
around the residence of Charles Win
ward one day this week and during the
night Charles thought he heard some
one trying to enter the house. Selling
a large club, he went out and slipped
up TO the window where the noise was
heard, and seeing a dark object, he
raised his club and brought it down
on the supposed burglar with all his
force. The blow did not hurt any bur-
glar, but it came near killing a calf.
Richfield Censor: During conference
a picture of the stake tabernacle was
hung on the wall of the Monroe meet
ing house The exterior view was as
pictured grand. Two towers in from
a modern roof and an all-round thor
oughly up-to-date building was shown.
Richard Watkins of Ogden is the ar
chitect and he has made an excellent
job Of the work Completed he puts
the cost at SIS, 600. Work is to begin
right away, and the committee is de-
termined if possible 10 have ii done
this year. A good, well made plan is
the first thing and now that is had all
can proceed well.
Castle Valley News: Mat Thomas
brought in the pelt of a large CHINA
mon bear killed by one of the ranchers
of Nine Mile canyon one day last week.
Bear are very numerous around Price
and ambitious individuals may make
killing almost any day. if they will
only look for the animals.
The Price Trading company has COM
pleted their telephone line through TO
Ferron. the last extension being ten
miles, and effecting a speedy commune
cation between Price and every town
Of consequence in Castle valley. The
residents of Emery county are hearty
in their praise of this enterprising
would not know how to get along now
as they formerly did without such COM
munication.
Price Advocate: l. r. Browning's boat
in which he and three other sturdy
men were Drawing the perils of the
swollen San Rafael river came to grief
some eight miles below Castledale on
the Cottonwood river. The boat was
pitched within and without, and a
record has already been made Of the
brave mining mems anticipated ad-
venturous trip. The men were all
saved, but over SIS worth of '1oaves''
and supplies went to the fishes.
Green River Correspondence: Last
week the only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rowland had a very narrow escape
from drowning. The mother missed
her boy from the yard. and stepping
to the bank of the river was just in
time to see the little fellow floating off
on the mad, rushing stream. She did
not hesitate a moment, or it would
have been too late, but plunged into
the swift muddy waters at the immi-
nent peril of her own life, and without.
any assistance succeeded in rescuimg
the boy and safely reaching the shore
with her precious darling pressed
close TO her breast. 1t was the heroic
act of a woman, and the proof of a
mothers anxiety and undying love for
her offspring that saved the child from
a watery grave. That Mrs. Rowland
was able TO reach the boy and then
safely battle her way to the shore in
such a raging torrent as Green river
now is, must go down as next to mir
aculous. She is the heroine of the day
and is truly admired for her brave
deed.
Vernal Express: Todays dispatches
from Jensen state that Green river is
a raging torrent and the settlers living |
on the bottoms are fleeing to the hills
for safety. The river is higher than
ever known by the oldest settlers.
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Provo Rural Press: The most notice I
able. wholesale piece of gail in the |
line was exhibited by the |
of the Salt Lake Herald /
AZ this point this week. He bodily |
clipped an article on the twig borer by /
Mr.. Blomsterberg. appearing in the /
Press. as personal interview. 1
Wouldn't that cork a turtle for nerve. /
If The Herald wishes to clip from the /
Press, they must give credit. Other |
wise the Press viii be cut off the ex-
change list.