Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-10
EVANSTON, wy0.
stake Conference New ward New QUO.
rum Of se,.n,y -IInr Islspnne s,.ism.


Evanston. Wyoming. May "a
splendid two-daya quarterly conference
81 the Woodruff Stake ~ Zion. closed
~ sessions herr last night. Al the
meetings were we'll attended ~ both
Saints and strangers. and the inHtruc.
iions Impaired By the speakers wcfr
good AMI timely. OF prominent visit
ors there were present Francis NJ. Ivy
man and Abraham .. Mopdrun. ~ the
council ~ Apostles, J. Golden kimball
ana Ruion 4, Wells, ~ the First Cnun-
eli ~ seventy and Andrew Jensen. as
hlHtnnt church historian. besides the
Saints 81 Evanston and the adjoining
ward " Almy, a Eoodly number 81 yla.
ltnrH were present from Woodruff.
Randolph. Arryls. owen and Diamond
VILE. Last night Elders kimhaii and
Wells went to Woodruff e. organise "a
new quorum Of seventy, ana today
Elders Lyman. Woodruff and Jensen
VIII proceed 10 owen. "a now settlement
Of Saints situated near the site Of old
Fort Bricgcr, 90 locate "a permanent
townnito.
According 20 the reports of the ~
apectlye lilahopa given NJ the late con-
ference the condition % the Saints In
the various wards was very fatlnfac-
tory aud progress 10 boinE mad. In the
different localities. The Dlamondyille
hranrh was an exception. ~ the hfcth-
rcu who are employed nj Dlamondvillr
and kenmcrer have h@ne thrown out
Of employment for several months, ffrt
on account Of strikes and later through
the mines taking frc. About month
nEu. however, the work az the mines
was resumed. and prospects arr better
now. Special attention n drawn 10 the
country around Fort iiridEer. where
the natural facilities could AFFORD
homea Tor thousands Of Saints About
100 families 81 Saints arr ALREADY 10.
Gated In that section Of country In
somewhat scattered condition Al.
ready there arr four sunday schools In
active operation la the owen want.
which In the near future viii mean at
least that many bishops wards. That
section ~ country IN especially udauts
cd for the raising OF wheat.
In the latter part OF 1885, "A private
telephone line was butt between Evan.
rlon ana Randolph. which has proven n
great blessing 10 the people 81 this part
OF the country, and has besides bcon a
financial success, In building ID tho
people Of Randolph ana Woodruff. I'M
der the direction of Iiiahop J0hn 81
Baxter, furnished mud erected the poles
and the merchants Of Evanston FUR
nlHhed the wire, aud chariru Kingston
tnow a counselor IN tho Woodruff
stake presidency who II an expert
'i''Ah .'hi sup ihi'hh'h inr 'nhalthrs
ton. He was also the president OF the
company which IN chartered az the
tinta-i.ich Telephone company, Pres
i1ent John NJ, Baxter IN yics-p president.
In the fpfing ~ 1885 the line was "a.
tended from Randolph to Iirckwlta'
l,anch. ON Rear river. about eighteen
miles northeast NJ Randolph. aud steps
are being taken NJ tho present time H.
extend tho main line from iieckwits'
Ranch 10 Alton, Ntnr Valley. also 10
unrdon city, In iirnr lake valley an.
other line from neckwitn' lgnnch 10
another line from Evanston To IirldErr.
When ihssu lines are all built, an tho
settlements In the Woodruff stake of
Zion VIII he connected by telephone,
and connection win be had with Utah
points through tho liell Telephone *.
tension o. Evanston, this summer.