Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-03
pAYSON.


.i4i 10 tho News"
payson. Utah. January 4. 100
II is needless to say here. FOR u IL n
fact widely known. that Payson Is one
~ tho most piuips rous towns IN this
State Tho locai.on. natural resources
and tho character Of her business men
ani the people In general. are the
sources from which her prosperity
tonirs. The volume OF business the
past ,ini hnd been considerably In eN-
coss ~ that - inst year aud the people
gnnnrnll, hive been able to testify o.
the greatly inrused financial condi-
tlnua. Tine farmers have found good
sales Tor their produce has been IN de-
mnud. The past year mas witnessed the
erection OF four nno store bnlidinga aud
ingt, business hiDtk IL now In course
e erection. n ~ tnla that two more
business blocks will be reared this
coming fpfing Several Residences have
Just been timpstcd. one ~ which VIII
cost upNntlif Of 5000 The business IN
tcrsata have been augmented within the
last two fnurttf. hy cnmtlcte line on
furnishing roudf IN the hands ~ Ed
win brown. formerly OF Salt Lake city.
.ihin street prnfUntH "a city Ike APP
ieiunncs ara W. nre pleased 70 Know
that capital " being attracted 60 our
Ell, by the aolidity upon which our
iuaincrr Interests lie. our business
mot. rfu rhrcwd, our farmers are pro-
rfcsaivo and We have among us some
~ Tho best sheep and cattle men In tho
Wet.
The Tintlo mines constitute ono u our
pillars ~ wealth In anofdinE ~ mar
kct Tor our surplus products.
Financially. rayron " forging ahond
aud never dld new year dawn upon us
70 auapiciously and with such brighten
/ Ing prospects ~ this one Of 1850.
Whether or not we are Improving
morally. socially and Intellectually ~
rapidly az financially. may be open 10
/ question.
A cnr ~ coal was distributed 10 the
| uoor Yesterday. contributions 10 pay Tor
some having been taken last week by
committees appointed by the bishops
| Of the wards.
TN. fnst.dny record ~ babies blessed
/ inrt sunday fell way below normal.
I there being but two or three, where
NJ thcrc should have becn from ten TO
/ twenty.
"Rohcrts" II favorltc topic Just now
| even by the preachers In the pulpit who
/ regard II AZ ono ~ the ways the Lord
has taken Ca extend Ills work.
4 concert for the henDnt ~ the Sun
day school H. In course 81 preparation
aud also q dramatic entertainment
Eugene Thomas. n young man with
little or no feeling for dumb animals,
drove his horse 10 death while out
! rioiEh.ridinE the other night The anti
NAL was 10 cruelty driven that n
| dropped dead In the harness. A. yet
nothing has been done In the matter.
ncct contracts for the coming season
were let the other day and In all prob
/ ability viii greatly exceed those of last
I year. Several thousand dollars were
/ distributed among our people by this
industry last year.
Some good samples of ore have late
~ been found IN the mountains Just
south 81 town and number ~ ioca-
| tlona have been mndc and developments
| are being rapidly pushed. Some mining
| companies have been organized and
/ from al Indications n Il not ut all un-
/ likely that rayron viii In the near ia.
/ turc be enjoying an Immense boom.
pnyHnn has In the neiEhborhood Of
one thousand children of school ngc
which Il reliable evidence ~ her rapid
| growth.
n there IL any one thing above nm
| other that We point To- with Pride II Il
the enforcement of the law W. our city
] and the general condition ~ the ludicl-
nry, The judicial calling here u In a
] hirh state ~ cultivation which We
think h becoming known throughout
! tho whole country. ~ ~ source ~
conscious pride 20 our citizens and tho
| reputation that IN coming 20 ua n one
of which amy community might wen b.
! proud. II ~ certainly cnviahle nnd I'm
sure nll our sister towns are jealous nf
! ui. Ions live the judiciary May Il ever
remain IN the present hlrh state VI
preservation. Gf RAToh
To celebrate the tlmc.honorcd lnstl-
tuition OF Chrlstmna. many have for
rotion the Sabbath IN their rcvelry.
fnme family and friendly Fnthorinra
] Worn held IN different pnrtn ~ the city.
Thursday night the Rod Cruaa society
] gave rfnnd hall and supper 90 the re-
/ turned volunteers The hall waa
/ crowded with oitizonH who were donr-
mus " hunorlng the patriotic eleven.
An abundance ~ food wns served AMI
the event WAS success. Tho Rrand
dress bail Wednesday nirht WIS we'll
attended both by spectators and paril-
/ Cinnnts, The hrst prizes we're awarded
a. Miss Josie Alleman ANA Henry TIN
ton, the Hotnnd prizes were given 10
Miss Viola Moii'th aud WIN stark
The charity parties were not Imam
] clal success
The HiclghinF ls excellent. and tho
I young people nrc striving 10 Keep M a
show with nn effort approaching do
| peratlOn, The SECOND ~ January was
/ Kept by some In consuming fermentol
| and spirtpous liquors and closing no
l with q grand hall until early morning.
/ Mrs. Tommy WINNER ~ very low. hnv.
l Ing suffered q long time with typhoid
/ fever, but ~ slowly recovering. Jnssph
| Reese Is again uut ~ bed from a srvore
/ case NJ FEVER David kcrf's fnnnly
| have had this malady from which one
I'shild succumbed There u conHidern-