The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-30
EPHRAIM MATTERS.
Budget of Happenings Iu Lively
Sanpete Town.
Especial Correspondence


Especial Correspondence
Ephraim, April 2S.-Several thousand
head of sheep owned by residents of this
city are being shorn in L. ?. Anderson $
corral across the river, by local shearers
The city watermaster began today to
distribute water in the city bitches. A
general cleaning up of the bitches pre-
The Frank Hepburn operate, Comedy
and Dramatic company plays Inc
Boarding School, in the opera house to-
night.
The baseball fever is beginning to take
hold of the boys here in earnest. A num-
Der of tine Sanpete stake academy stud
ents and boys of the town will begin to
lay out a new ground tomorrow. plat
of ground adjoining the city limits on the
south has been secured for the purpose.
A number of boys left here for sunny
side short time ago to shear sheep. Ihey
joined others in a strike for higher wages
and were discharged. They are at home
again.
Sheep herds that have wintered on the
desert are crossing the valley into the
East mountains every day.
John II. Whitlock left this week for
Nevada, where he went to secure band
of range horses which will be brought
here for sale. Mr.. Whitlock brought in
some fine horses from that section last
year. He is accompanied by Harold. and
they expect to be gone about a month.
Hans Carlston of Fairview. accompanied
by Jerrold R. Letcher, H. V Meloy and
mining prospects west of here a few days
ago. The gentlemen stated they were
well pleased with their visit
Another big irrigation project will soon
be under way here. In Willow Creek
canyon, about five miles from this city
is a splendid reservoir site covering sew
eral hundred acres 1t is owned by local
parties one of whom Informed The Herald
would
commenced on the enterprise.
Andreas Olsen of this city is doing a
good deal of work on his farm south OF
town this spring. He has a young orchard
of several thousand trees many of which
will bear this season. Mr.. Olsen expects
TO realize a good income from his orchard
sooE.
Sterling school district is advertising for
bids for the erection of a new school
building.
A heavy snowstorm visited this section
yesterday afternoon and last night. The
snow melted nearly as fast as it fell. A
great deal of grain had to be resolved on
account of the soil having become crusted
so the grain could not push through.
Salt Creek looking over the proposed
Sanpete Valley extension, with a view of
taking a grading contract. Mr.. Beal mas
done most of the grading for the Sanpete
Valley line, and will, no doubt, secure this
VIII Quinn is suffering from strained
back. caused by lifting on heavy count
er few days ago.
Peter Olsen and wife lost their other
twin baby this week. The little one lived
only week
Dr.. Jensen's little boy fell downstairs a
few days ago and broke one of the bones
in his arm.
Mayfield is Just forging to the front this
year. Among the improvements will be
new meeting house, a new school house. a
new pavilion. The latter building will be
erected by C. c. Larsen. Fred Y. jen-
sen and E. P Thomander We're there
few DAYS ago looking the situation over
with a view of taking some of the work
on the new buildings.