Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-21
SPANISH FORK.
Wave of Prosperity Exceptionally Pine
Crop. Harvested Educational.

Special Correspondence,
spanish Fork. Utah CO.. Nov 60
This IL tho time Of year when busl-
ness b. nt IT, Hood tide here. Tho very
numerous wagon loads ~ farm prod
uots delivered at tho stores and rail-
road dcpots. added 10 the great number
OF large hav-Htnclla. herds. large and
stnnll-uf tat heeyta and sheen, gran.
aries nlled with cereals. pits with potu-
tues and pocket books with no d.ufth
Of coupons ana cash are Indicative III
pros porous timea. Then tho bank de-
poHlta are nearly twice a. large this
year ne compared with last year. Their
sum In tho spanish Fork hank alone
~ IN the nolghhorhood NJ tl0o.eo0 Added
10 the great amount ~ stun sent by
rail. cns' and west Tlntic draws con-
siderable supply from here In daily
wagon loads. Sir. Lars Lawrence and
others of this place run n regular ear
AVIAN of teams loaded with plga. chick
ems, butter eEgH, turkeys. etc, IN that
camp and bring back with them. for
general distribution, thousands of doll
lars annually
Under such conditions II IL but roa.
s0nnhlt Ia expect that the merchants
are doing wen Indeed there IL tenn
pOrary scarcity u clerks IN some 81 the
stores, pa treat N the trade. The long
established Coon. store, with IT, many
adiuncts- butcher chop harness shop.
shoe shop, grlst mill. etc. under the
highly capable management ~ Super
intendont John Jones. " running fun
tllt on a sound business basis Other
stores, such ag the young Mems. omn
Lewis Hughes and Argylo'n are having
fun share of the trade.
Influenced by the rapid growing huHl-
ness " our town, Mr. james iiutchln-
son has Just opened clothing store
with a promise Of success and Mr..
Lew Jones haa nearly completed
a hotel
THE BEET CROP.
4 crop from about 400 acres Of boots
~ of excellent quality with guam
lily equnl 10 a good average. while
the price paid this season is above
that NJ previous years.
GRAIN AND ALFALFA SEED.
Il IL estimated that 10000 bushels OF
wheat and about 1880 pounds " mcern
seed have been raised this year The
luCerne seed, though, W hut ono fourth
0f a crop! II sells readily NJ elk and
onc-hulf cents per pound. The out. bar
ley and potato crOna have been un-
usually good tho demand fair. and the
prices reasonable.
EDUCATIONAL.
The INST ten weeks Of tho school
year closed with gratifying results Fri-
day last. A. the central, where eight
grades cOngregate, q vast picnic added
much seat to an excellent program
worlhily rendered. The program con-
sisted N singing by Misses ChrlHten-
sen, Rowe and Nelson, reading by
MNsps Mary nelson, Martha Farnudny
aud Maud Hicks, recitation by Misses
Jcmima Anderson, Jennie Jens0n. Mary
Ann Jensen aud Esther liees, speeches
by Misses Jane Argyle. olivia sirlnger,
Rozcttn Hanson and Emma Hicks. and
an orntnrlcal contest between Miss
LnvCrn Moore ana Miss Martha Holt.
The quaker Medicine company has
been doing an Immense business here
for .evoral days, rhronRH OF people
filled Dahle'a hall every night.
II N sad To relate, that at such gath
erlnna az the last one mentioned, us
we'll NJ many others, tho houdlum ole
munt H. cnnspluuously In evidence. who.
with ~ yoilH and vicious conduct mar
all enjoyment, aud * a standing re-
proach TO those whose duty u Is to 30
cure pence and order,
The city has lust completed u series
OF drain dituhoa on tho east benCh-a
long needed and valuable Improvement.