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Show THE SP.1IN3V1LLE INDEPENDENT stiitl every Frithiy . D. P. FtXT. I'.lltor mill laoiiK-r. fjilnd at tho post oftirt" at Spring vlllc, Cth, lor Inimttiiissiiiii UiruiiKli lliu mulls :u eooiul-oliBi mat tor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Oue year, .... Six months .... Three months. 2.00 1.00 NEW TSAR'S RESOLUTIONS. This is t he time of the year to make ew resolutions. Many laugh at this expression for the reason that no many are broken, but never mind if ninety-nine out of a hundred are broken, one jjood result is attained, forofcour.se food is the quality and tone of New Years' resolutions. Very few if any make bad ones on this great day. Now who have made up their minds to have SpringTille the bright star in Utah's coronet, which i to be given her tomorrow and placed on her lovely brow next Monday? We have all the qualities for brilliancy that belong to any city; as a garden spot we are the peer of any in the West, our toil is superior to any In the county hence to any in the State. Our citizens are :ts patriot ic and ready for any call as any in the United States. Our hoiivs are as pleasant in their architectural beauty and mechanical construction as can be found anywhere. There are fewer mortgages plastered on them than in any western town of its si.a. Our inuuicipal debts are practically nothing, our taxes are lighter than in any other town of 3,000 population in the country, and last but best of all, our business men are strictly up to the times in any proposition that looks to Springville's interests. If a public demonstration is to be had .Springvllle is right to the fore with her quota. So why may we not look for a most progressive lurch forward during the coming year? Statehood is our first iftandit will certainly be followed by an era of such prosperity as has never before been known. A greatly Increased investment of foreign money that has awaited this Important Import-ant event, an event which means so much to the outside world. To them question, and an end to any governmental govern-mental Interference with either public pub-lic or private interests. Now Ictus look to Springvllle that she Is, as usual, In the van with her sister cities in the coming great Importance of statehood. Let us t "strictly in it witnour bell ringing, cannon tiring pyrotechnics and general jollification Let us follow this up with improve nients which shall conform to the spirit of the times. Let us have i in proved houses, improved streets, electric elec-tric lights, water works, new roads Let us have a city of such importance thatour true worth will be recognized by the most transient of visitors thatour location and desirable home and commercial qualities shall be such a lodestone for capital that th ensuing live years will show an in crease of greater proportions than the past; that our 25 per cent Increase shall be increased to 50 per cent, still maintaining our 10 per cent more in crease than any city in the West. And last but not least, let us show the world that this is the garden spot of the earth, the Mecca for capital ists, homeseekers and enterprises l Den ins will close just as auspicious as it begins, and the nineteenth cen tury close with Springvllle the princi ple city of Utah county. THE COUNTT FAIR. The Springvllle Independent is in dead earnest, it seems, for a county lair, and is determined to have it at springvllle. j tie Knquirer wants a county rair, and would rather have it at Springvllle than not have a fair at all. Provo would piobaLly be first choice, If it led out, but a fair any place In the county would Ui well patronized by the farmers and manufacturers, manu-facturers, and would benefit Utah county. Enquirer. The holding of a county fair Is, of course, of more Importance to the county at large, or even any city, than the place where it Is held, and we would rather a thousand times have it held at Provo or In fact any Utah county city, than not to have it at all, but we believe the Enquirer will concede con-cede that as Provo has always had all county gatherings of any not, it Is only fair to other Utah county cities, that the county fair bs held in some other city of the county, and If any other city why not Springvllle? This eitywasthe first in the county, to hold a fair of any consequence, and the results of that fair can be pointed to with pride by the citizens of this city. This recent fair and it successful success-ful termination is what has given rise to the discussion conctmlng a ronntv fair and it i- only jiiit that this city be rewarded by being the place select ed for 1!k- holding of the l!ist county ! fair. , 1 1 seems to us that if the fair was! held in Hpringville in '00 and the following fol-lowing year in Provo and then in Puyson, or some other county city, everybody would be sati.-.fled, and by changing around Litis way great interest inter-est wuuld be awakened throughout the county: whereas, held in one city every it the fair was year, the inter- si in cities, other than the fortunate one, would not be as great as that which would not be as great as that which would be aroused by the Hist named plan. Of course this c'langing aio ind ( ao not be kept up, because, after the lli'st year or two, permanent buildings would have to be erected, and grounds secured, but to give the fair a start we do not, think anything could be better than having it. held in adifferent place each year. That Springvillo is entitled en-titled to have the first fair held here all will concede, and afterward it could he held in the Utah county city which seemed most to desire it. Willi regard to penuani nt buildings and grounds Sptingville is undoubtedly undoubt-edly the place for them. The city has some excellent laud fur buildings purposes pur-poses which could be secured for such a purpose, we, believe, for the asking, and her energetic citizens would do their full share toward seeing that proper buildings were erected. Vi'iik.n (I her papers copy anything from our coin in Hi and give us credit we feel that our ideas and items are fairly interesting, but when a paper clips a column or so wit bout credit we feel Mattered that our ideas should be so good that another editor would try to palm them off as his own. Hut we are not kicking; haven't the least objection in fact, but when we edit another man's paper, wc believe we ought at least to get a letter of thanks. See? We hope Springvllle will be repre-sented repre-sented in the State Lislature. Success Suc-cess to you, Frank. Mkkcl'ii's great prosperity is county's gain. Utah Are you year. satisfied witn the past iNAl'GEKATION Day January eth, Tukn over that new leaf, now. Don't forget to write 1896. 1890. The lonstitut'on that 'has been broken down or weakened by long standing disorders in the liver and kidneys, is ill tltted to withstand the encroachments of disease. Such a per son takes cold easily, cannot stand fatigue, and in cases of epidemics, i me nisi w jan it victim. The proper course Is to remove the cause of the weakness by treating the liver and kidneys. Dr. J. II. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm will reach the seat of trouble and restore the diseased organs to healthy functional activity. increased nourishment of the body will follow and the patient will rap- Idly regain health and strength. Price 11.00 per Ixittle. Help Wanted. A MAN Oil LADY TO MANAGE distributing soap sample, specialties, d.) coi rescinding. Send Sylvan Co., . Woodward, Detroit, Mich., 10c for samples soap, etc., receive outfit offer. And they all read The Independent. Abstracts of Title made to any City lots or farm lands in Utah county by llavercamp & Co., Provo. Leave orders with James Caffrev. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder Most Perfect Made. ma pain and inflammation, and cures quickly. Full directions with each bottle. For sale everywhere. Price, 25c, 50c. and Ji.oo per bottle. THE On. J. H. MCLEAN MEDICINE CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. 6TH ANNUAL REUNION Of the Crandall Family Held at Reynolds Hall, Friday. Dec. 27th. At one o'clock, according to invita tion, on the 27th of December, the company began to assemble, and indulged in-dulged In social chat, dancing, and handshaking, until T p. m., when they i weie formally oiled to order by Mas ter of Ceremonies, David A. Crandall, who announced that two hours would be given fur supper and immediate preparations were began for the seat ing of the two hundred or more des cedants of David Crandall and Mar gret McHride. At ;.'!() W. K. Johnson, chaplain offered grace and all proceeded to do justice to the sumptuous repast which had been prepared. At .1 o clock after ail nau been com fortably sealed they were aain called to order and the following program was rendered: Minutesof the llfth reunion were read by O. H. Huntington, Jr., and approved, (the secretary, Ernest Hoy-er, Hoy-er, being absent -on i mission to the Norlh-WesUi ii States). The report of the treasurer, A. C. Bird, was read by that officer and approved. ap-proved. Under the direction of l'rof. J. F. Bringhurst, the company sang the time honored song, '-Utah, the (Jueeu of the West." Prayer by the Chaplain. Tin' following song composed for the occasion by Win. Clegg was sung by the company: Once ag.iin ws are mingling lo-'i ther In psaee. n:nl tore in' unity; I.ikt' kind loving binU i.f ;i feather, Wlio all can I Ki ci;tl and flee, Kaeh Ikmo'i Is tilled wiili rejoicing. Wliilc pkhI mil ore all present inspires. A a family lontf parted asunder With joy emno we home once a year. Chorus O. These inBoiIngs are grand and In memory mem-ory will stand, Will fond recollections impart, Make us always remember each other And love ever reign in each heart, How essential It is to he gracious, With life o uncertain and brief. When Death makeii Its visits so often And plunges our spirits tn grief. Since we know not who next may be leaving To unite with the loved one beyund. Let us cherish all kindly emotions, To the prompting of virtue respond. Chorus O, Tlm.se, etc. An address of welcome was very creditably given by IS. D. Crandall. dcnhall. L. D. Crandall, historian, then spoke of the origin of the reunions, their l object aud purpose, r "whlch was," he said, ."that wc might not loose our identity as a family and to bring us into closer relationship and more particularly to obtain a geneo-logical geneo-logical and historical record of the descendants and forefathers of David Crandall. In 1893 1 was anoointed as your histoi Ian, but there was no appropriation ap-propriation made to get blank records to enaoie me in accomplish the pur- pi sj for which I was chosen, hut I prepared a report in brief of David Crandall and his descendants, and now uiey came in uian, ana as pio neers, to Springvillo, in l.j0. You accepted this report and furnished funds to purchase a geneologieal and historical record in which to record the same, at our reunion in 1894. I now present these records to you for inspection. The geneologieal part part only being partially completed because of those here and abroad, delayed de-layed in returning to me the blank sheets sent them, which should have been tilled out and sent back at once. They are as perfect in material as this part of the country could afford and the arrangement and penman ship as my ability and items from others could suggest. I have not sue-, ceeded in getting much record con cerning our ancestry but am still in communication with Elwin G. Davis, of West Bethel. Maine, who has over a thousand pages of record, concern- nig litem, and who is, as f;ir as nS circumstances will petntit, extending his records. At our last reunion you promised him substantial aid In the near future; could you but do so now HUMAN" ANIMAL Pain from sprains, bruises, cramps, diseased or torn flesh, aches, wounds, Neuralgia, etc., can be promptly relieved and cured by usini Dr. J. H. McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment. The FARMER'S REMRDYfor the various diseases of domestic animals. It is easy to arrlv. rt'ieves at on.- &m ' Gash Mm F'JiW All i w wT ysZwm Alralfa Tired Women it ust have strength or they will be in the suffering dt-epKir of nervous prostration. The true way to win vigorous hta'.lh is to take Hood's SarsapariDii which will build up streiiKi h by making pure, rich blood; thus it will ii Uo ftd the nerves upon their proper nourishment, create an appetite, toiie the stomach invigorate every organ. Hood's Sarsaparilla Ss what tired women need -the one True blood Purifier piominent in ttie public eye. Hood's Ret l.armonWmsly HooU'ii Sarturanll. with Wo. it would be an encouragement to him i aoo grauning 10 me, arm wouiu ue an incentive for others of our rela tives different parts of the United States to render material assistance in completing this record. "Each of you will note that you ..; .. A .. ,1 ...l t :l.. ..).. report sheet. Von should be prompt in tilling out with such incidents as are worthy of record and handing same to the historiau not ' iter than Nov. 1st of each year, so t wit he can furnish a complete iccord of eaidi family at our annual re-union. There have been two lnarriages.threc deaths and thirteen births in the families this year, and I am proud to note the seriousness and importance, that is attached to this sacred and divine ordinance; for we see Theodore M. Deal lead to the altar MissChrista Blanchard, after hav.ng been considering consid-ering the matter for the last fifteen years. Mr. Newton Crandall thought a thorough consideration should be given this subject, but that fifteen years was too long, so secured partnership part-nership "with Miss Agnes Lewis, a school teacher, in a shorter time. That we do not share the now increasing in-creasing sentiment throughout the world is evident from the already large families we have, and the thirteen thir-teen youthful angels who made their appearance this season. "Two of our eldest members and great beyond this season: Richard Bird, who died of pneumonia, aud Maitin Pardon Crandall, who fell dead while milkiug a cow, at the end of a days' work. Also one of our youthful members, Eliza Bird, be longing to the family of Mary Ann Bird, a widow for many years." A good night drill by eight little girls, directed by Tryphena Maycock .....I XI T, J , , . aim jiui v niro. was renuerea in a very pleasing manner. A comic reci' tation, "Woman's Rights'', by A. C, Bird; Songof Greeting by the young people, in charge of M. E. Crandall, Jr.; Music by Mead and Arthur Cran uait on narmonicas; and a recitation, "Whistling in Heaven", by Mrs. New ton Crandall, completed the program. A January thaw is more productive of colds and coughs than a January freeze. Then is the time Ayer's Cher ry Pectoral is needed and proves so extremely efficacious. Ask your drug gist for it, and also for Ayer's almanac which is free to all. "change cars" Nay! nay! Not if I make the trip via the Chicago, Union Pacific & North western Line. Through vestibuled trains, composed of Dining Cars, first and second class Sleepers and Free re clining Chair Cars. For further in formations call on or address, G. W. Craig U. P. Agent, Provo. Frank N. West WATCHMAKER AND JEW UR, All kinds of JEWELRY REPAIRED, WATCHES, CLOCKS, Etc., CLEANED and REPAIRED ON SHORT NOTICE. Springvllle, Utah. BROWN I WOOD, Tonsorial Artists. Wecut IJoir In thu LnUt Stylo nml Sliavo without patn or cli uniform. Ladle.' aud Clilldrvn' balr cutting. Tumpi dour a .poetulty Gin Os 1 Call Onto it: Bant Fprixovillk, : : : Utau AgenU Troy Steam Lanndry, Ptoto. ordpin oliouM he In Tii-m)iiv. Wm. BX. THE And Sells the Reliable ; Bprmgville, :T pecdJiie Rick ' Is a i most evcrvone s desire, it you save, that makes you rich: therefore, in order to become rich it U necessary to save money, and in order to save money it is neces sa:v to deal exclusively vith the G. S. WOOD MERCANTILE CO. They have a large and elegant stock of Glass, Crockery, Queens and China ware, at the lowest prices, and as to Well, jut step in, see their stock and get their prices; you will need go no lui ther, they have everything you want. They also have I THE HEST CLOTH ING AND DRY Packard pros & Co,- DEALERS IN GEflERAIi fflERGWDlSE, Dry Goods. Clothing, Groceries, Hardware, Etc SPRING VI LLK, UTAH, DEALERS IN T7TTTI IWITHHYTTI unii lunfi Fraijcis IjSSTiEI JN2 INGVIL 1 Manufacturer of and Dealer in REGAL PATENT. ROYAL. ROSE PUD, GRAHAM, GKRMADS, CORK MEAL, BRAN, SHORTS, CHOPPED FEED. Wheat received on deposit. Custom Grinding a Specialty. Cash paid for wheat. MILL OPPOSITE SPRLXG CREEK. A. O. SMOOT, Successor to PROYO L. M, I B, CO, Wholesale and Retail Dealers In Lumber, Doors, Windows, Blinds, Mouldings, -ttusuc eiamg,T ana u- riooring,Shingles, Lath, Paints and Builders' Hardware, LUMBER SAWED AND RESSED TO ORDER UTAH VALLEY IRON PAINT. Couihination wire and Slat Fence. D. R. BEEBE, Mgr. Office and Yard opp. R. R. Depot. Telephone No. 20. P. O. Box T9, PROVo WOOp & General line of FURNITURE Including: WALL PAPER ARPETS WINDOW BLINDS, ETC. AT BEDROCK PRICES, Civ Us a Coll for Borgnin. Sprincrvillo, Utah. IS KING -AND- Roylance DISBUKSKU STUDEBAKElt WAGONS, is. not, so tnncii wnai you enrn, oui wnat. GOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES M Sijel), CO, Eeef W Ileal, 8 m SCROLL SAWING AND TURNING DON. PALEY. UNDERTAKERS. COFFINS and CASKETS OF ALL KINDS All Calls Promptly attended to. 20 YEARS' EXPERIENCE. k I |