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Show Sidney Bailey's Funeral. Tho funeral services over tho remains re-mains of Sidney Bailey were hold at the Second ward meeting house on Wednesday, March 8lh. The speakers on tho occiihlmi weiu President David John, and Elders S, S Jnuus, A. Ilolll-day, Ilolll-day, Phlander Brown, Evan Wrldo and Alex Wllklns. Although Mr. Bailey nrpearod to bo little known lu .tho affairs of Provo at the present time, It wus shown irom the remarks of the speakers that Sidney Sid-ney Bailey had been In early times ono of tho plbars of Provo alfairs, and a bulwork of defence by his lubnr and,iu du"try ngulist hard times and scarcity. Some very beautiful word pictures were drawn of Provo's early days, showing up tho liuportuit purls that wero taken in those perilous limes by tho early setlleis in fighting thu treacherous red skins, aud in subduing tho unreclaimed and stubborn so J, making tho canyon roads and digging ditches and canals to redeem the arid j lauds. No eight hour shifts prevailed In those lime, but long hard days labor, from early morn till dusk wero then the order of the day. No variety of.fpod to tempt the uppetlto then, hut plain hard fare, and none too much of It at that. No .time for1 schools and-Improvement and-Improvement as wo havo today. Thank heaveu those dnys are past. But It was men. working men, llko Sidney Bailoy Hud his associates that laid tho foundation founda-tion for tho blessod change. Peace to bis remains. Ills quiet nnd peaceful disposition and his untiring energy nnd porsoveraneo stamped him us ono of Nature's Noblcmou. |