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Show SM1THFIELD HAS LIGHT FIGHT ON C. Garff Now Wants to be Granted a Franchise. Other Interesting Notes From Northern City: JSmithfielu, Sept. 22. The Garf franchise for lighting the city with C:ctrlclty was up hefore the council t Saturday night. The meeting is taken up with the discussion as whether this was a bonallde re-est re-est for a franchise to light our city simply a block to the one given tho Igh Creek Power Co. The franchise asked for in tho name of Mr. Oarf ly and that seemed to rouso certain splclons In the mlndsof a few of tho uncillbrs. Mr. Garf explained the so and guarantees the installation the plant and sufficient electricity supply all demands at an early date. Some $'.',000 worth of stock has been id to business men of the town, and e Influence of the people seems to behind this local company. The iwer will be obtained from tho creek, ie plant being located some distance the canyon. It Is said that If the inchisc is granted, and there seems be no good reason in sight why it lould not be granted, work will com-encc com-encc at ouce. The council will meet i Saturday night to dispose of this attcr. Theo. Chambers lost-his lioisc and g someone borrowed It. Theo sad-ed sad-ed up and went to look for It. Fall-ig Fall-ig to return in season, wonder at his jseneo soon grew Into excitement id worry and searchers were Inqulr-ig Inqulr-ig in all directions but no tidings ere to bo had. At last, Parley itcher decided to locate him by con- H suiting the lady clairvoyant In Logan. H On the way, Parley cut across lots to IV Hyde Park, and by reason thereof M missed the truant, who had been ' compelled to go to Mendon In his U search. All's well that ends well! Mrs. Mary Snowball lost her little soi Edwin by death last Saturday. I lidwin had been HI for two months and railed rapidly the last week. The body was -prepared for shipment to Salt Lako city for burial. Mrs. Snowball Snow-ball moved here last January, having lost her husband the preceding December. Dec-ember. Mr. and Mrs. John Hammer have moved to Logan for tho winter, to keep house for their son, It. J. Hammer. Ham-mer. Certain duties of the farm will bring John Hammer to town often and he will bo welcomed, for where John goes theic goes the friendship and esteem of his rellowtownsmen, The It. M. It. Telephone Co. Is rapidly putting the poles in place. Tho coat of paint on the new poles makes them very neat and less disj figuring to the streets. Miss Sadlo McCracken will leave for Lewiston Monday, to lesumo her duties as school teacher In the same school she occupied last season. Mrs. Anna McCracken is visiting her son, Win. McCracken, at Preston. fcailts Mabel Thyberg, of Salt Lake 7ty, Is visiting Miss Olllo iVoskellv. ' Tho Smlthllcld brass band will play In Richmond on Friday tho 22nd, |