Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-26
LEKI.
BIG wool SHIPMENTS.
Promising Outlook for Sugar Beet
Grop--Wcckly Half HOLIDAY.

special Correspondence.
Lehi Utah Co., May 25.--Over 20 cars
of wool have been shipped from Lehi
during the past shearing season. most
OF when has been in the best OF cOndi-
ton ard of the best grade and has sold
fer 23izc per pound, Fourteen Of the
cars went to Boston ana 81. LOUIS and
the others to Providence. II. |.
Turing the past few weeks b. f. Sam
ders & Co. have had their agents here
buying sheep and 30 cars of $500 sheep
We're sent to Soda Springs Ida, Twelve
cars also Went TO the Knoling Sheep
company. Aroya. Colo.
Last week a ilockmaster Of tho
southern end of the county sent up
shipment OF wool 81 be weighed ri
Lehi Each sack was found to weigh
about no pounds more than ordinary
sacks of wool and upon investigation
the iecCes were found to be rolled an.
each containing about 10 pounds Of mua
ana manure. Tho owner had to got A
Jet OF boys TO get the dirt out besides
having to dig mp large sum Of money
~ square things and &c IL safe to
say that he viii not be so ayarlcious
next time he ships wool aud try 10
palm on dirt at 23isc per pound.
WEEKLY HALF HOLIDAY.
II has been decided by the merchants
Of this end OF the, county that a half
holiday viii be granted during the
months OF June. July and August. tho
Same as during the past year or two.
This half holiday In the past has been
on thursday afternoon and has been
made very popular by having ball
games. ETC.. and excursions to Sarato-
ga Sprlnsg aud other places.
ball team has been organized her.
WIN i.ober Ball manager and r. l..
Howard captain. Yesterday this team
played Provo, with the result that Pro.
vo won by score Of II to 2. Provo boz
tanned the II points the first three Inn
inSs. alter which they We're shut our
by Lehi, this being Lehis first game.
Decoration day Lehi will play the VIM
cert-Nott team of Salt Lake CITY IA
the city park grounds A Utah cout.
u baseball league is talked of.
PROMISING OUTLOOK FOR BETS.
Practically all the beets to be grown
for the Sugar company here are IN
and the greater part OF them are being
thnned by the farmers. The plants
are good and healthy with the best OF
stand, some of the beets spreading
SIX irches In the rows, and the pros.
pectS were never better for a good
crop.
Messls. John Y. Smith. Thomas Webb.
5. j Taylor and Isaac Woodhouse have
formed partnership to buy and Sch
Nevada horses Messrs Taylor ana
Wocdhouse have left for Nevada ana
Mr. Taylor Will bring in a car of horses.
which etc In good demand.
NEW MINING COMPANY.
Wednesday the Midnight Bell Mining
K Milling Co. was argani2ed with a.
j. Evans, PRESIDENT w. j. Hlggs. vice
president; Edward Southwick. secre-
taryi Jas. NJ. Krkham, treasurer.
These with Marion Walker. Ira McDan-
Tel and ELI Kendall viii form the board
Of directors. The company owns six
mining claims north Of Alpine, the as
says Of which are very promising. The
capitalization Will be 100000 shares of
SlOO each par value.
Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock a
peace meeting will be held In the new
tabernacle, for which a most interest.
ing program has been arranged.
Tomorrow afternoon and evening the
Home Dramatic. under the patronage
Of the Commercial club, will present
Clouds a four-act melo drama.
Monday evening at o'clock the
graduating exercises Of the Congrega.
ticral school will be given in their
assembly room, Rev, T.. /. Goshen of
Salt Lake City delivering the address
to the graduates. Sunday evening
Rev, 3. II. Goodwin OF Provo will de-
liver the school sermon In the Con-
gregational Church.
Last evening most successful car
nation dance was given In the city pa
Nllion under the auspices of the NJ. |.
A. The NJ. !, Associations now have
charge Of the city pavilion and park
and girls are being charged 25o each
for each dance which Is having bene-
fetal effect In keeping the young girls
home and shamlng the boys into bring
ing the girls ag partners.
Geo. Russon has received 4 letter
from the parties who received some
quilts he sent In the car from Lehi TO
San Francisco
MIR. jos. Anderson has commenced the
erection OF n brick home I'm the SOUTH
ern part Of town; W. w. Dickerson
q home south OF T. r. Jones: Edward
Karen, at the west end OF main street;
y. j. Thurman In the southern part
Of town. Geo. Barnes In the ca tern
part OF town, and Nate Rockhill has
purchased the lot of w. A. Evans near
the Il. q. w. depot, on which he prob
ably VIII erect an imposing residence
Saturday son was born 20 Mrs
Frank Pagan son to Mrs. Monroe
Wilson and daughter to Mrs. Hurt
Walker.
Mr.. Eugene Mason, who went TO the
Holland mission, is being brought 10
England on account OF sickness and
may probably be brought home here.
Evan Walters OF Fairfield, while rid