The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-18
WOULD LIMIT FLOCKS
Citizens Hold Meeting to Devise
Means to Stop Pollution
of Waters.

1 Castle Dale. Nov. 1s.-In response 20 a
call issued by the county commissioners,
I a large representative body OF the citi-
I zens of Emery county met at the county
court house on Thursday afternoon last
Y IN convention. TO consider several ques-
/ tons pertaining 20 the Manu forest re-
serve and Of vital interest to the citizens
on tu5 county. DranBv 6eeiy was an
pointed president OF the convention with
John f. Reid of Orangeville as secretary.
AFTER reading the cal committee on
4 credentials was appointed after which
I thirty minutes recess was taken TO all
I low this committee time for the prepara-
! on reassembling. the committee on Gre
oehuals reported the delegates entitled
20 voice IN the convention William
Howard, chairman OF the committee, then
read the resolutions prepared. which were
unanimously adopted. The resolutions
consisted Of vital points of interest TO the
ciL@ens OF the county. among them IL
being resolved that "a central committee
De appointed whose duty 10 should be 40
see mat the ptttrus which had been
properly arranged EF the convention be
properly endorsed by the citizens Of the
respective precincts Interested. and sent
in % the general hand office at Wash
lngton, ID c.. requesting that no more
than 100000 head Of sheep be allowed to
craze upon the reserve; that no sheep be
allowed TO be bedded OF dipping watts
Duut within one mile or the main streams
or the several creeks or tributaries flow
ing into said streams as 10 is q fact that
there are plenty of springs upon the
mountains and plateaus. where bed
grounds and dipping watts could be built.
without interfering with the main waters
the surface waters. which necessarily
have 20 be used by the citizens Of Elmer.
county Ii IS also fact that sheep car
casses. droppings and general filth from
these animals are packed by the spring
floods and during the summer rains for
over twenty-five miles. and that the wa
ter is so polluted that 10 is unfit for cUl-
mary purposes. In the petition It was
also requested that a certain portion of
the reserve and that portion which is
nearest the towns throughout the county.
be set aside for the grazing of the do
nestle cattle Of the several towns These
resolutions. together with many others
or interest 20 the people. were passed
upon ana the precinct committeeman or
dered to hold meetings and canvass the
endorsements of those desiring cattle
upon the reserve, and also ascertain the
number Of cattle desired 10 be sent upon
the range. and as soon as possible have
me petitions forwarded to the commits
SlCner Of the general land office. for his
c.uelcttduJn ana approval
The convention. which was one Of the
largest. most enthusiastic and harmoni-
us ever held in Emery county. adjourned
with vote of th-nks TO the commission
Crs for their enterprise and Just congid-
Grafton OF tine welfare of the citizens and
or their county.
Dan James of Fairvie,v. a former part
mex or Or Winters in n sheep business,
this week sold TO n s. Nielsen of Mt
Fleasant LOO head OF sheep. the price be-
ing s. per head. Nielsen and Claire Win
ters are driving % big bunch of sheep TO
Green River. where they will be loaded
on tine cars for the eastern market
George Brandon pleaded guilty before
Justice Anderson this week of the charge
or selling firewater on Sunday. He was
fined $3.50 and costs which amounted in
all TO $40
Niels Jensen OF Fairvicw and Miss Nyr-.
tie Petty of Emery were married at the
county court house on Monday. Elder O.
J. Andersen officiating.
Miss Sigrid Andersen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. O. J. Andersen Of this city. and
Drson Mddsen 0f Ephraim left here Fri
cay, en- route 10 Manu. where they will
be married i'm the Temple on We'd
Eesday next.
Robert Forester of the Utah Fuel COM
pany spent sunday and Monday i'm this
city STRENGTHENING up matters pertaining
30 the company.
IL is reported that there has fallen i'm
the mountains during the recent snow
storm from two to three feet of snow
- largo congregation Of parents. friends
and pupils met IN parents meeting
ut the district school on Friday evening
and listened most attentively to an eN-
celient tara given By Professor S. a. Har-
ris, principal OF the f. s. academy. Prin-
ctpai OF the District School s. w. Will
Hams. and his cO-teachers had fittingly
trained the little children of the district
schools i'm songs, which they rendered