Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30

Rider VIM. 7. Jack visits the saints At
Lane, Hunt Co.

hANfH hNNA W
Lane Hunt Co, Tex. sept. 10. 1899.
To the Editor
our little branch has recently enc
ioyod highly appreciated visit from
Elder VIM. r. Jack. OF a. John. Kan.
mission president lie passed through
the state enruute for Galveston aud
other points in southern TEXAS. and
on August 2ith De- visited Honey Grove.
In north Texas, he being the only Nor
mon missionary who bias entered that
thriving little anti" Mormon CITY since
1895 when tho llldars were moht.d
there Of which circumstance I wrote
the "NcWH' Boo isgf lie arrived ut Lane
on the evening uf the 2ith and remained
there until The morning 0f tho 2sth
My father, 3. l.. Gregory who d. %
teacher made his regular monthly visit
among the Saints and WINS accomp-
unlud by Elder Jack also Elder VIM. s
Hedges who Yves then acting us confer
vnco clerk. but ia now uur conference
president. They We're two days rottiuR
around, Tn" Saints certainly nppreei-
ateu the opportunity ar lIHiHulug 90 the
kind, wise aud fatherly counsel vi Elder
Jack
4 series uf public meetings were held
90 the Indian Creek school house un
the village NJ DuInnsD but only the
Saints here and from two 10 four out.
silrrH attended. although they held
three evening meetings, and on sunday.
the 9Th. we held our sunday school
there. after which We uurtuok of the
picnic" We had brought with us Jud
repaired Co the waters edge. whore
three young persons were buried be-
meath the waves Then We held another
meeting IN the school house. but the
attendance was small Elder Jack de-
lyervd discourse which We enjoyed
very much. ! will say here that though
"Mormouism" IL Tar from popular In
fhNH IA o. HfffTssVNTaH
Hccutiun at present A. o'clock in the
evening n meeting was held ut the home
OF one ~ the Saints
We enjoyed the most pleasant SUM
mer weather until about July 30 that
| ToNas has known Tor years. uud the
cotton crop was perhaps The most
promising. Then. suddenly. the weather
| became very warm and dry. The winds.
| which aru called electric" winds frlt
a0 though they came right pn "a nre,
ana within three wttka. The bright prnH-
| poets Tor good cotton Crnp had van
| Nhod, taking with them the farmers
good spirits" but their places were
readily nlled with the blues" and Re-
general cry uf hard times" As cotton
Is tho leading Industry of The state. it
meant ~rrat "wuter-huuling,' and
that great deal Of stock must runpr
for water Many people were and
are yet thankful 90 set their drinking
water from HtuEuant ponds after
breaking the nasty green scum.
Large cracks have burstOd IN this
black land, from one inch 20 u foot
wide. and from about one 20 thrcU feet
deep and their length f-euH underline
! able 90 they urt=w"ll, continued. but old
settlers testify that about nftcyn years
ago. one could easily get an eight foot
| pole into those natural earth veins, and
| that many cases 90 broken limbs was
the result OF men and cattle running
across the then immense prnlrlra which
| have long since been turned into large
corn and cotton zelda while the COWS
stand in very small lots that miEht De-
/ called pens. OR run in the narrow. bar
ron lanes. except that they aru grown
~ on each side with tall "cuOltlc burrs'
| OF wild HunfuworH OF course. there are
"a few acres ~ uufeucri land dotted
through the country but they are very
scarce IN north Texas,
We have recently had two 'llttlo
rains" and instead of those sCOrrhlug
winds from the north, comes breeze
| which suggests the donuug " wraps
IN the carly morn, the CLOSING u doors
and windows at night and oven q
| blanket feels comfortable on the bed,
but this "a only temporary, No. n NJ
quite common for the barometer 20 IAN
from 30 10 20 In twenty-f0ur hours and
then Rise as suddenly, l. c., from fan 10
spring,
The corn. wheat and oat crop is
NNNNNNAHA ~ AAlA" NhA 70 NAN N"NANiA q" AAN.
shortest Tor wars, and, strange Co say
the market n very, very dull, n has
become impossible Tor poor men 90 buy
homes here. In fact one does we'll 20
live comfortably, n ~ often asserted
By leading business mon that n the pCu.
pie were called upon a. sell their pos
sessions AMI pay their debts, not one
out Of twenty-five would have u dollar
left, and many could not make both
ends meet The so-oullod rich are. IN
many cases, included in this estimate,
Elder Jack found some Of our Saints
suffering from u relapse ~ that fever
emigration, Al the sunday evening
meeting he spoke ON the subject OF
emigration llE audience was cpm-
posed Of thos, most severely afflicted,
and dare say be- never addressed one
more eager and attentive. tie suR-
gested that we Eo Co Oaklnhomu or the !
Indian Territory, and some % um are !
making preparations 10 Try this advice. |
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