Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-21
CHARLESTON.
, ryricAL nonnoN rowN.
Thrift. Prosperity, aud the Highest Nor
aiity Prevail DRY tarm Experiment..

Thrift. Prosperity, aud the Highest Mor-
atty rr.,sli-D Dry rsrm Experiment..
Special Correspondence.
Charleston. Cache Co. Nov 2O-Thia
thriving little village nestles under the
mountains IN the northwct part of
Cache Valley. Cache County. II was
settled about thirty.HiN years ago by a
few families. aud on account of the lack
Of water and timber land these condi.
lions exist today had "a very hard limo
FOR many years A few men riYfioI 10
farm the dry benches, HuI although
they wcru laughed at. uud made an
manner uf sport o. they made grand
success ~ Il. al their rmin h now
raised On dry farms. The ODD Inflated
lands have been turned into alfalfa or
DRY FARMS.
These dry farms last y,lr produced
100000 bushels ~ wheat This year
near 10000 bushels wore harvested.
Notwithstanding thc summer dnhith
ana heavy frpHtA To Rive 600 ld,u oil
what this people have done 100 dry farm
ing. II really must b. seem tn o. FULLY
appreciated Farms muge 600 the way
from 80 tn 900 acres. Tho numern have
pipwcd clear W To The base ~ the
on tho benches Az around A. u TO-.
suit of their success in dry farming
the people are we'll o. iu. OF puurar
the miles N wire fencing unl thn most
expensive and Improved farm machine
cfy had 60 b. bought uud thiH kaut tho
people dclying 10 pay on th,Hu heavy
expenses, but today no WuuI loo cache
valley u more pruaparuua
Nrw public and private buildings att
being erected and ~ the mldUfu atvie
ut arc hitcctufe. The old rIuun school
building has been rmldUluI ami "a
new brick school housa has been built.
costing 1000 The church hnH had d
new f"ot, and they are about decorat-
INK tho inside.
AMONG the new residence that have
sprung up IN the past year urs tlusr
% McsHrs. Archibald. iieggig. sparkle,
Griffin. and the narona father aud
son, aud the brothers gudfrrd. each III
these have built modern brick homes.
costing nll the way FROM it.i1I Go $1,000.
Thrcv public schools are loo daily s0s.
aioni hno sunday school nUurlshps
and the ward organizations ate Wrll
attended.
Eighteen families have moved away
10 seek new homoH. Some people want
the earth. These have gone 10 flahn
ana car adn 70 get moro room. They
have sold htir dry farms nt ihu follow.
ing figures. Eighty acres. fi.C'o. forfy
At $50. and another eighty acres i1r
81 600.
The Charleston ward numbers so
souls. bishop John inulluo huH pur.
sided over the wand tuuntY.threo
Year,, and under hiH fathrriy udmu.r.
tfutlun prosperity has come to Dufila.
ton. ana Dc b. beloved hY hla reuitlr.
The ward ~ free from debt. they have
paid 800 ~ the new iirirham Nourg
college ~ Logan, und ti1i CO. tho iiio.
ncor Monument, being 90" only Wart
IN tho stnke that has paid ~ proper
tlon On full o. this fund. an, ward
has eleven misalunlrira iu thu nold aud
i've more viii leave December e0th.
TYPICAL "MoRMON" SETTLE.
MEST
During the thlrty-pix ycap that this
town has been settled thorr have boon
no whisky shops no Immoral huuHn
and no illcgtimntc child ln this typical
Mormon HHttlrmeut. nul UhIH could
have been said OF scores OF other towns.
until what D. termed modern clyiipu-
tion cHmc annnE uH. Good h.aiih.
p"arc and plenty nhlunl ThU'c ace
no .ulr In tho ward. ouiy two arsd
people draw % little rutnit. .oui b.
mtntfsd a little nour and tho pihs.
coal How u THIS fUr these doludrd
ga Morn mons" Can our IeIucrs
give ly such rocqri Tot thiitS.rix
ylfa; u 20. whefuf