The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-08
EPHRAIM NOTES.
To Drive Deep Wells-Miss swensor
Dead-Easter Services.
Especial Correspondencel


Especial correspondence
Ephraim. April 6-The Climax roller
mill in this city is being reftted. A new
water wheel is among the improvements
me farmers of this place are endeavor-
ing to organize a company for the pur-
pose OF getting a power well driving ma
cnlne 10 sink deep artesian wells All
along the central part of the valley. ar
JeSian water is obtained at a deDth OF
from luO TO 200 feet. with hand power
drllI' ana II Is thought that a supply OF
water for irrigation purposes can be. Sc
cured II deep wells are sunk. The pro-
posed drilling machine will drill to a
depth OF LOCO feet. 4 meeting of some OF
the promoters was held in the city hall
recently and the subscription lists showed
that over u 600 had been subscribed. II
was declded TO ask the state board OF land
commissioners to spend a part OF the
S. 900 appropriated by the legislature for
experimenting in driving wells in this
vicinity: The state has several hundred
acres or land on the other side OF the val
ley, directly west of this city that would
be made very valuable if water could be
secured for it. This land was only ap-
in the artesian-belt.
A number of farmers. who recently took
up land in Juab county, have gone over
there to prepare to put in their crops
Bishop Preston of Salt Lake was down
here Monday delivering a herd of 400
church cattle. which were purchased by
the Bradshaw Bros OF Lehi. These cattle'
year, and have been kept on the titling
hay in this county all winter. They were
shipped to Denver yesterday.
Ephraim boasts of being the only town
Of Its size in the state that has good.
substantial plank sidewalks in the bust
ness part of town. The walks have
proven such a blessing during the muddy
weather that they will be extended into
the residence districts this summer.
Farley Peterson and RaS Larsen got ;
home from Logan Yesterday. They have
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Agricultural college this winter.
C. a. Larsen, a local capitalist. has re-
Gently purchased a 600-acre farm in
Pigeon Hollow, about five miles north OF
here. His son, W. r. Larsen, viii move
onto the tract this week and assume the
management of it.
Our popular orchestra Is to be enlarged
by the addition OF two more instruments.
We claim 1t is the best organization of the
kind in the state outside of Salt Lake and
Ogden, and it will compare very favor
ably with the srchestraS Of those cities.
DR.. G. II. Field has opened up an Office
over JohnsOn's drug store The doctor
will practice his profession in this city,
and Will take charge Of the drug depart
ment of Mr.. JohnsOnS establishment.
John Darius jr. and Ras Hansen went
over to Juab today to look up some land.
Mrs Swensen of this city was Just ABOUT
to take the train for Salt Lake City yes
terday to attend the bedside Of her
daughter. who had been operated upon
for appendicitis at one OF the hospitals
nouncing her death. Miss Jensen was a
very attractive young lady, about 20 years
old. She had a host OF friends in this city.
The mother who is almost distracted
with grief left for Salt Lake yesterday.
The Easter exercises at the VI. r.
church Sunday evening was one Of the
pleasantest entertainments glven~in TINS:
city for a long time. A carefully prepared
programme was carried out in splendid
manner. The pastor, Rev. j. NJ. Hansen,
delivered a very interesting lecture on the
work being done by the church in the
mission field.
A number Of new cottages will be
erected the coming summer.
r-ephf Williams and wife Of Emery. old
residents of this city. are visiting frielu'5
and relatives here.
S. ]. johnson has been working Mt cdd
times during the past winter on a crayon
picture entitled Temptation" 1t has
just teen completed, and is a. beaut;fnl
piece of work. Mr.. johnson will take 1t
10 Salt Lake this week and exhibit 1t in
one ri the leading business houses.