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Show i ' v - CLEVELAND Funeral services were held here Monday Mon-day over the remains of Sister Sarah Marsing, who departed this life April 1st after a lingering illness. Bishop Larson presided over the services. Elders Erick Larson, Lars P. Larson, Louis P. Oveson and Bishop Larsen all spoke in glowing terms of the character of the deceased and gave words of comfort com-fort and cheer to the family and friends. Sister Marsing was bom April 29, 1834 in Liversige, Yorkshire, England, where she spent the early part of her life. In 1857 she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She bore the scoffs and scorn of neighbors, as was the case with everyone who espoused such an unpopular faith at that time. She remained true to her conviction, and in April 1860 she left her native land for Utah. She was one of the memorable handcar hand-car company and endured the hardships and suffering incidental to that trip, arriving in Salt Lake City in October of the same year. She and John Pilling were married in 1864. Two years latter they moved to Fillmore. In 1870 Mr. Pilling died leaving her a widow with three children to support, the youngest one being but five months old. In 1871 she married N. L. Marsing. Three children were the result of this union. In 1877 they moved to Joseph, Sevier county, from there to Desert Lake in 1886, where she lived until 1905, when she came to Cleveland to live with her youngest daughter, Mrs. M. L. Snow, where she stayed until her death. She died as she had lived a faithful Latter Day Saint. That which concerned concern-ed her most in her declining years was the spiritual welfare of her children, all of whom are still living. A year ago when she was very ill and it was thought she would pass away, she requested, as her last wish and dying message, that word be sent to the children who were absent to be true to the faith. Her children are John and Wm. Pilling Pill-ing and Mrs. Chas. Winders by her first husband and Hyrum and Alma Marsing and Mrs. M. L. Snow by her second husband. Following are the bids which were tendered for the erection of our new school house : Snyder and To wle $15, 800, Miller and HollaJay $15,692, H.G.Fred-rickson H.G.Fred-rickson and Son $15,576. The specifications specifica-tions called for asbestos roof and concrete con-crete floors but was decided to change that to lumber floors and elaterite roof. With those changes Fredrickson reduced his bid to $13,476 which was accepted. Work will commence immediately, and when completed we will have one of the best school houses in the county. Last Sunday ten babies were christened christ-ened here. Come on, you larger towns, beat that if you can. Most of the male population of our town are upon the canal giving it the regular spring clean up. Mr. and Mrs, John Whimpy of Hiawatha Hia-watha are visiting friends and relatives here. Frank Oliver from Salt Lake City is here looking for a home. He is a brother of J. F. and F. C. Oliver of this place. Parley Hinkin and family of Sunnyside have moved on the old Pringle farm for the summer. We have one case of scarlet fever at the home of Mrs. White. It is supposed that they were exposed to the disease at Sunnysida they just having moved from there. Adelaide Oviatt has resigned her position in the store. She is making preparations to get . Oh say, this j was to b j a secret, but then we did not ! say anything about her going to get I married so we haven't broken Jfaith. One of Ernest Davis' little girls put a locust bean in her ear and as yet the ' doctor has been unable to remove it. ! They may have to take her to Salt Lake 1 City to have it removed. PERRON Spring cleaning is going on ae rapidly as possible. Ditches are being cleaned and headgates repaired. In fact the town is hih and dry until there's a shower come ts freshen things up. Nelson's merchandise hag been transferred trans-ferred to Modern Mercantile building. Rumor has it that they have co-operated. H. R. Huntsman has sold his home here to Mr. Leslie of Fountain Green. Misses Belle and Lillian Beal and Jessie Blackburn, students at the Academy, Acad-emy, spent the week end with their parents. The district school was visited by the trustees Tuesday. The attendance keeps up pretty well, though some few have discontinued. Llewellyn Killpack, another of the Academy students, assisted his father on the farm last week. MOLEN We claim the honor of being the pioneer pio-neer town in the county having a city waterworks systm. Our mammoth cistern is completed and considerable water is in it and people are getting a lovely flow of as pure water as is to be had in any town in Castle Valley. The cistern will hold about 60,000 gallons of water and from the mouth of the cistern to the highest point where the pipe is laid it has not less than 930 feet fall. The Progress, in an issue about one year ago, promised to put the office in the first town that would put in water works. Now what about it? The work done here is certainly commendable, they have stuck to it like bricks and the results are marvelous. Anthony Beach and family left for Castledale Wednesday morn. Anthony is going to Price to work and his wife will follow as soon as her health will permit. The infant daughter of Chris Peterson who has been very ill with pneumonia is on the improve. Our much beloved sister, Mary Hansen, Han-sen, was out to Sunday school last Sunday Sun-day and her presence was enjoyed by all. Sister Hansen's case had been pronounced hopeless by the doctor, but such was not the case. Everybody is busy putting in crops and working ditch. A fine daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Baily April 1st, this is an April fool incident they will remember. I EMERY j Work has been closed down at the oil fields. Mr. Kimball and his men have left. However, we hope this will not be the last of the oil boom. Edgar and Ruby Williams also Minnie Min-nie Christensen, who have been attending attend-ing the B. Y. U. at Provo, are home again. A. J. Brderick and wife have gone to Salt Lake to attend conference. Last Wednesday morning the stork visited town and left a baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Anderson. Ander-son. It it their first child and you ought to see the smile Ed is wearing. Geo. Williams has resigned his position posi-tion as town marshal and Willard Peacock Pea-cock has taken his place. Rasmus Jacobsen and S. M. Williams have taken the contract of farming the north flat. Work has already begun there. LAWRENCE Andrew Mortensen was in Castledale on business the middle of the week. Everybody is busy working ditch this week. The farmers are all planting or preparing pre-paring their fields for planting. The young men members of the local M. I. A. were treated to a very agreeable agree-able surprise Tuesday evening, when upon their retnrn from their classroom the assembly room presented a very different appearance than usual. The benches had been put aside and m their stead were tables loaded down with everything good to eat. After this had ! been disposed of the room was cleared 1 and the balance of the evening was given over to the dancers. This was a most agreeable termination to the past season's work, and the young men are very grateful to the young ladies. HUNTINGTON Some of our students of the B. Y. U. at Provo came home to spend their vacation. We are always glad to welcome wel-come them home. They returned the last of the week. The question of repairing the inside of the meeting house came up Monday night in priesthood meeting, and like everything else, proved to have two sides, some for and some against. Last Tuesday evening the young men held their last Mutual session for this season. The debate, as spoken of last week, was ably handled. The affirmative was supported by E. G. Gearv assisted by Bngham Nielson and M. E. Johnson, and the negative by M. J. Blackburn assisted bv D. C. Woodward. The champions were allowed fifteen and aids ten minutes each and after each had had his say the judgement was left to the body of the houae. The verdict was that the Mexican government was a good republic and the insurrectos were out of order in opposing it. Therefore it is our opinion that the war in Mexico should cease. E. A. Howard has spent the past two months in Salt Lake City. On his return re-turn a few days back he brought a npw housekeeper for the farm home. The home will not b'i so lonely hereafter. Erin will make the strawberries grow now. Along the latter part of June will be a good time to pay them a visit and he's always glad to see his friends. On Wednesday: "The rain, the rain, the beautiful rain. It checked the farmers from putting in grain. A few of our people are attending conference at Salt Lake this week. J. W. Nixon, chairman of the funds committee for the meeting house, reported re-ported a success so far in their collecting collect-ing of revenue for the building, some $300 to $400 has been gathered and the work is going quietly on, we hope, to completion. The event of the season was held at Huntington last Friday night Never in the history of the ward was such a cause supported in such a way. Over five hundred and fifty dollars were realized rea-lized out of the supper and dance and what the committee gathered about the town. The proceeds will go to pay for the finishing of the meeting house. The i supper was one of the most axcellent I ever given in Huntington and the com- mittees are to be complimented on their efforts and great results. A jolly time was had at the home of Mrs. Ted Peacock last Thursday evening, even-ing, where the full number of members of the Edelweise Reading club were entertained. This being the first time the twelve members have been present at one meeting. The party of the near future was the topic of the evening. If you are lucky enough to receive a bid, don't miss it. The girls are '.rying to make it the event of the season. Dainty refreshments were served in Japanese style. Those present were Misses Kimball, Kim-ball, Tullis, Mathie, Wakefield, Brasher, Brash-er, McKee; Mesdames Leonard, Peacock, Pea-cock, Lester, Grange, McArthur; Miss Jensen also being present as an invited guest. Mrs. A. E. Leonard will enter- v tain next. |