The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1902-12-12

Il dDtliiutits
A big line of sample shoes for men
at 25 per cent off at, Dunbar, Robin
son e. Co.'S
J. p. Nelson on 1st n. Street, re-
pairs Bycicles and keeps full stock OF
repairs on hand.
Arrangements have been made to
hold the monthly Sunday School Stake
Officers and Teachers meeting at 2
pm. instead of pm. as heretofore.
The NJ. w. of A. has ordered fine
set of Band Instruments through the
Harris Music Co. Mr.. A. J. Clark will
be the leader.
Ex-Postmaster Meighan Of Ogden
has been convicted in the Federal
Court, of embezzlement. He will ask
for ne W trial.
j. Pierpont Morgan drew check the
other day for S23,000,000. If one of
our subscribers gave us a check for
$3.50, it would take our breath away.
John Thomas, the pioneer tailor,
"A West 1st North street, has good
force of men constantly employed, and
he can serve his customers on short
notice. Satisfaction given in every
particular.
IngolfY Alme, son of Ivor Alme, died
last Wednesday afternoon of heart
failure. Funeral services will be held
to-day friday in the Sixth ward meet
ing house. The remains will be shipp-
ed to Mantua for interment.
r. II. Merrill representative elect
has spent most of the week in Salt
Lake looking up legislative matters.
Hazen is a candidate for the speaker
ship and ought to get 1t. He would
make good presiding officer for the
House.
Utah contractors are becoming fam
Gus as railroad builders all over this
western country. For several years
they have been doing about all the
improvement and construction work
on the Union and Southern Pacific,
the Oregon Short Line and the Rio
Grande Western. And now they are
budding on the Clark road to Los
Angeles and the Moffat road from
Denver to Salt Lake.
Jos. II. Knowles reached home We'd
nesday after an absence of 30 months
in England, where he has been on a
mission. He spent most of his time
in the Manchester Conference. He
crossed the Ocean on the same vessel
as Frank Thatcher and wife. They
had a rather rough passage but he
escaped sea sickness. On his way
home he made flying visit to Niagara
Falls.
John Christensen of the 9Th ward,
came home Tuesday. He has been
filling mission in Norway. Most of
his time was spent in the Christiana
Conference. The mission is in pro-
sperous condition and agreat many ad-
ditions have been made to the church
within the last two years, until the
branch in ChriStiana now numbers
over 600. Their church has become
too small for them and they are now
engaged in erecting new one that
will have a seating capacity of over
800. They have young peoples tract
ing society, composed of young men
and young women that have charge
of the distribution of tracts in the
city and they are doing very effective
work. The choir is the largest and
best i'm the city and attracts a good
deal of attention. There are % elders
laboring in Christiana and neighbor-
hood and about 55 in the Conference.
There are 400 members in the Nor.
way Conference.
j. Z. Stewart talked before the
Archaeological Society, Wednesday
evening on the subject of his trip into
Mexico IN 1915. The company left
Nephi Sept l6, 1915, and crossed the
Colorado river below Kanab. AS they
entered the desert country the animals
manifest a disposition to return home
and even when hobbled they would go
for miles towards home during the
night. At last, one of the party hit
on an ingenious device to prevent
their wandering off. He took the ami
mails, II in all, and tied the head of
one to the tail of another This en-
abled them to feed, but when they
Travelled 1t was in circle. The party
visited the Moqui Indian Villages and
spent several days among them.
These Indians had built their pueblos
on the point of cliff or HILL where they
could be easily defended. The people
were expert weayers and made large
quantities of Navajo blankets. They