Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-05-01

might be other ways of distinguishing
ones self rather than to stand I'D and
be shot at.
After ALL we suspect that the settle
ment Of the MOrmons at Lamont. in
Decatur County, was accidental,
rather than designed, and they STOP
ped there because it seemed to promise
a good place to make a living. After
all, the bread and butter question is
serious one. Jacob took all his
herds into Egypt because hay was
scarce in his own country.
Laban was a ranchman who trav-
ersed great scope of country with
his herds, even as did the cowboys Of
a later day, as remarked in Hamlin
Garland's story of '"The Eagles
Heart" In the old days they were
interested in making bread and butter
for the little folks and for the wives
and those who were dependent, the
same as we are today
We find almost every occupation in
the old days. in order to turn an hon.
est penny, except the newspaper bust
ness.
The people had not become suff-
GENTLY civilized and cultured yet for
that! In order to run newspapers,
people must know how to read.
SO the MOrmons settled in Decatur
County, because it seemed a goodly
land and full of promise.
When you read the word "Mor-
mon' you at once think Of Brigham
Young and his nineteen wives and his
mother-in-law, and Of Artemus Ward.
who paid visit to the Mormons, and
they interested him exceedingly. He
said nearly all the Mormon girls mar
ried Young" ''Their religion is sin
gular, but their wives are plural,' Ar
temus said in one Of his famous bursts
of confidence. He says of Brigham:
s'He is an indulgent father and a nIl-
merous husband. He has married two
hundred wives; he lives not wisely but
two hundred well. He is dreadfully
married. He is the most married man
ever saw. When I was up at Salt
Lake I was introduced to his mother
in-law. I can't exactly tell you how
many there is Of her, but it's a good
deal"
They always excited in Artemus a
funny streak, which he had to indulge
in the most delightful manner. He
said: 81 regret to say that efforts
were made to make a Mormon Of me
while I was in Utah. 1t was leap year
when was there, and seventeen young
widows-the wives Of a deceased
Mormon Che died by request)- offered
me their hearts and hands. I called
upon them one day, and taking their
soft, white hands in mine-which made
eighteen hands altogether found
them in tears. And 1 said: why is
this thus? What is the cause of all
this thusness?
''They hove sigh, seventeen signs
of different size" And lot more
nonsense of that sort, but always III
offensive, and we doubt not that the
Lamont Mormons enjoyed 1t just as
well as the Gentiles who laughed from
one end of the world to the other.
The Mormons we are to discuss have
no more in common with the Brig
hamites,'' as they call them, than the
Elks have with religion.
In the beginning, 1 might as well
state that the word Mormon" is ta-
booed by Them and is not their official
titled at all. They call themselves
''The Reorganized Church OF Jesus
Christ or Latter Day Saints In
common parlance they are referred to
as Saints"
There is a branch Of the Mormon
Church in Utah, or, more properly
speaking, they are the parent church
and the Utah church is the branch.