Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-18
CONFERENCE IN BIC HQRN.
A Fruitful and Promising Land = Grand *
hibit Of First Seasons Crops.
Visit OF Apostle VI. w. Merrill and
Pariy-Second Quarterly Confer
ence- OTTO Ward Organized.
Special Correspondence.

Special correspondence.
cowley Big Horn Co., Wyo,, Sept H.
The second quarterly conference OF
the Big Horn Stake of Zion was held
at Byron, Sept 18th and sth We We're
favored with visit from Apostle NJ.
w. Merrill and Elder George Reynolds
OF the First Council OF Seventies Pres
ident s. b. Young went by way Of Dem
yer and did not arrive until after the
conference as the trains were delayed.
II Is needless to say that our confer
ence was grand success and that
many important topics were dwelt up
on by the visiting brethren. The Saints
were much encouraged. This Is the
first visit We have had from these
brethren and they felt to bless the
Saints in their endeayors 10 settle this
goodly land.
FAIR EXHIBIT
In connection with the conference an
exhibit was given In the Byron school
house OF the products of the soil. II
was a surprise TO the people TO see such
good results this early In the devel-
opment Of this country. The following
are some Of the specimens that were
seen at the fair;
Corn planted June Is, II feet high.
Grown by G. II, Crosby. Sugar cane
planted June II. 10 feet high. grown by
w. A. Partridge. Pumpkin, "A inches
round, grown by j. w. Robertson.
Watermelon Weighing 20 pounds,
grown BY III. e, Milestone. Sugar beet
u inches long and 20 inches crcumfer-
ence, grown by Cowley and Brown.
Cabbage co inches In circumference.
Weighing 20 pounds, by II. c. Tlppets.
Tomato IS inches in circumference, II.
O. Tippets. Watermelon feet long
and 30 inches In circumference, by
John Cozzens, Squash 20 inches long
and IS around and cantaloup 26 inches
grown by w T. Hatch Red beet 27is
inches round, mangel 15h pounds,
grown by ]. ]. Simmons Cucumber
IL inches in circumference and 10 inches
long grown by Willis Bros. White Rad
ish 10 inches around and Is inches long
grown by c. Workman. Ear Of white
dent corn inches around and foot
long grown by John Carlton and John
Smith. Ear Of pop corn inches
around and 10 long grown by w. God
frey Sugar cane planted the first week
in June, II feet high and fine crab APP
pies inches around grown by quincy
Hooker. Watermelons SO inches around
grown by Isaac Wilson.
There were also fine specimens Of
wheat and oats, beans, peanuts, onions
caullnower, turnips, luoern seed and In
fact the display was very fine indeed.
We have had no frost and the visit
ing brethren felt that the people here
should be encouraged, for many thous-
ands Will yet find comfortable homes
in this section OF the country.
OTTO WARD ORGANIZED.
After the adjournment Of the con-
ference the brethren accompanied by
the Stake presidency and Bishop Nc
Nlyen. visited Lowell ward on Monday
and then drove 10 Burlington, where
Elder S. h. Young Joined the party.
on Tuesday meetings were held at
burlington at a. m. and at Otto at 2
y, m. At the latter place meeting was
held In the Methodist church The
trustees and pastor having kindly ten
dered it for the purpose, The Otto
ward was organized and Elder g. Ny
ron Porter was chosen bishop, with N.
c. Larsen and Christopher A. Merkley
as counselors.
The brethren then returned TO Bur-
lington and yesterday Travelled from
there to Byron thence TO Cowley and
on to the railroad al FTannie. II was
a long trip for Apostle Merrill. but he
stood the journey we'll His mature
judgment Is so sound on all PROPOSE
tons connected with new countries that
his visit viii long be remembered by
the Saints who are locating here.
Today Is annual day for the Y. l.. NJ
!. A. and the girls IN the different
wards have had a banquet Az Cow
ley your correspondent partook OF the
good things Of the land with the SIS
ters II did not look like there could
be much suffering TO see the tables
loaded down with all that could be de-
sired
Dancing and refreshments tonight 20
close the exercises Of the day is the
program.