Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-11

bell. of this city. was by the county
court. Of Great Salt Lake county APP
pointed superintendent Of common
schools for said county on Tuesday,
the 9Th inst IN accordance with the
law passed at the last session Of the
Legislature. which Office he viii hold
II he complies with the provisions OF
he statute, TN the general election on
the first Monday IN August next when
his successor Is to be elected.
From the interest Mr. Campbell has
ever manifested IN relation TO the sub.
ject Of education, he viii no doubt
efficiently perform the duties required
and thereby secure his nomination
and election as his successor I'm office
Messrs. Isaac Bowman. Isaac GroO
and @. w. Mousley, were also appoint
ed board of examination to deter
mine the qualifications Of school teach-
ers In this county; and no instructor
should be employed excepting those
who by the examiners are considered
competent TO teach the branches OF
science usually studied In those pri.
mary institutions
Correspondence from Sanpete County
Manti, Feb, 6. lS60.--A meeting Of the
citizens having been called for the
purpose or organizing a branch society
In this county OF the State Agricultural
and Manufacturing Society OF Deserot.
Col Warren - Snow was called to the
chair and r. G. Robinson appointed
secretary.
After AN explanation Of the object ~
the meeting. hfty-tNO persons enrolled
their names, when they pro. aeded 10
elect the following officers: Hon Ed
win Whiting, president: Warren =.
Snow, George Peacock George r. Bill
ings John Crawford, W. r. Maylett,
Hartman j. Christianson and John Pat
ton, managing directors; and l.. Sller,
secretary, and +, c. Robinson, treas
urer.
President Whiting then appointed the
following committee 10 present
constitution ana bylaws; George
Peacock, and l., SIer and Elijah
Averett, The meeting then adjourned,
to meet on the End inst
ON the goth inst the society met and
adopted the constitution and bylaws
M they were reported by the commit
tee, and appointed the following named
various wards throughout the county:
w Il. Barton, Caleb G. Edwards, G.
q Larson, w. S. Seeley Isaac Y. Vance.
Ruse Lewilllng, George w. Bradley ami
John Ruse.
After the election was over, 70 per-
sous presented their names for mem-
bershlp and there are but few I'm the
county who VIII not become members
of the society as soon as opportunity
presents
At meeting Of the board, held Feb.
2lst, four members OF the board were
appointed to visit the various wards
In this county 10 lecture on agriculture
and manufactures and complete the
organization OF the society
The following resolution was then
adopted Resolved that the Deseret
News and Mountaineer be requested to
publish the report.
EDWIN WHITING, President.
AND l., SILER, Secretary.
Correspondence from Willard County.
Fillmore city. Feb 4, ls60.--.The wealth
or here continued cold. Last night
Their was fall Of three or four inches
OF snow which makes the sleighlng
quite good again.
Last week | went az far south as
Beaver I'm company with S. 5. Smith,
Representative from Iron county, who
was ON his return home. There has
been but little snow I'm and about Bea-
Yer this winter The ground for the
most part has been bare.
ON Sunday morning while I was az
Bishop Farnsworth's an Indian came
IN and described the late earthquake
and It's effects. From his descriptions
II was similar 10 n volcanic eruption.
lie said the mountain about IL miles
west of Beaver had opened and made
a large chasm and thrown out a vast
amount Of stones
Home Made Cigars-Mr George ID.
Watt exhibited to VA n few days since
n box of cigars manufactured by him
from tobacco, which he raised In this
city last season. Not being a user or
on admlrer OF the weed" we could
Judge of their quality only by their
external appearance, which was super
Tor TO many of those imported called
good by tobacco Connoisseurs
II has been thoroughly demonstrated
that tobacco can be raised In nearly
every settlement and valley IN the ter
rltory, of excellent quality and In sut-
fclent quantities II growers would give
their attention to IT, to supply the de-
inand; and inasmuch Az many people
viii not, or cannot well refrain from
using It I'm some shape would Il not
be good policy TO produce il here in
stead OF importing L., at an annual
cost Of $4,000 or $4,000? That amount
Of money saved yearly would add ma
terially TO the circulating medium, and
have a decided tendency TO make
money matters more easy.
Departure--Gen. A. =. Johnston, COM
mandlng the division Of the army I'm
Utah, left Camp Floyd for Washington,
on Thursday last ~ reported. via the
southern route to California, thence by
the isthmuS
Those who have made the generals
acquaintance since his arrival I'm the
valley, speak highly Of him as an officer
and a gentleman, For some cause he
never visited Great Salt Lake city
after he passed through II with his
army, on the 26th OF June, 1858, conse-
quently he never had an opportunity
Of seeing the lion"
There are many reports In circulation
AZ TO the object OF his visit to the
capital; but he unquestionably goes I'm
strict obedience TO orders and I'm due
time the facts relative to the matter
will be made known,
Another Fatal Occurrence-On Thurs
day last, I'm one Of the smaller canyons
opening into Parley's there was one
Of those snowslides or ayalauches so
common IN the mountains IN this part
OF the territory, which In it's course
buried up n man named Ogilvie, who
was on the side OF the mountain get
ting down wood The particulars we
have not been able 10 ascertain, but
understand that his body has not been
found.
Singular Accident Some time since,
hog belonging to Mr. Staples OF
Toquerville Washington county, escap-
ed from its pen, and Mr. Staples ac-
companied BY his son, about Il years
nld. endeMNnrod % drive N hnck WHOM