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Show Chips and Shavings Shav-ings From Lark "Father of the Utah Copper mine" and "foster father of many an English Eng-lish boy" might, well be spoken of John McDonald, pioneer mining man1 for whom funtral services were held at Salt Lake City last week. Mr. Mc-Donald Mc-Donald came to 'Utah in 1897 and was manager of the Golden Gate mine at Mercur. Whilst there be formed the acquaintance of Colonel Jackling, who finally secured his services as superintendent super-intendent of the Utah Copper mine. At that time there was no engines or steam shovels to be seen on the bill sides. ILater he took a position as superintendent at Jtuth, Nevada. Two autos were required to carry the floral tributes, and had every one to whom John McDonald extended privileges during his mining career sent a bouquet bou-quet it would have needed two railroad rail-road cars to carry the flowers. Scores of English boys who had no knowledge knowl-edge of mining whatever learned the rudiments at his footstool, and many mining men throughout the union today to-day can extol him for their present remunerative re-munerative positions. In his death the Catholic church will lose one of its most devoted workers. Through his instrumentality with other coworkers co-workers the Catholic church at Bingham Bing-ham today now stands as a lasting monument. The past two or three years Mr. McDonald's health has been far. from good, and it was while on a trip to his brother, Felix, at the Inspection In-spection mine, Miami, Arizona, for the benefit of his health that the last summons sum-mons came. Mr. and Mrs. Tom (Hewlett and family, fam-ily, of Gold Mill, Nevada, are recent arrivals in camp. IMr. Hewlett is well known in the Bingham district Mr. and Mrs. W. Johns of the Kup-haldt Kup-haldt townsite are en a tour of California Cali-fornia for the benefit of the lady's health. . We report with pleasure the im-proved im-proved condition of Mrs. Bert Walker, who has been confined to her home with a severe attack of pneumonia. The writer was once privileged to read his own obituary notice and we congratulate Tom Smith of Miami, Arizona, with having a similar pleasure. pleas-ure. A telegram was sent to Bingham and the same waa phoned to Chas. V at Lark announcing the death of his brother at Miami. Upon an investigation inves-tigation being made at Salt Lake City it was discovered that IMr. Smith was well and at work at the Inspection mine, Miami, (Arizona, and was enjoying enjoy-ing good health. W. J. Fahrnl, George Woodhead and Al. flCeramingscn went on a prospecting prospect-ing trip in the southern part of the state the early part of the week. George Winn has volunteered his services in the good old U. IS. navy ind will leave camp this week. Mr. Winn leaves with the best wishes of the community. The Ohio concentrator which has been closed down during the installation installa-tion of the new flotation oystem, will resume operations again in a . few days. Only a few day laborer have been affected by the temporary shot down. ; The fcany friends of Mr. and 'Mrs. Wesley ,Jones will learn with regret of their leaving thia state for the coast. Mr. Jones having secured a position as plumber at the navy yards at Mare Island, Cal. Me has reen a resident of Lark for severs! years, and has thrown tip a lucrative position at the Ohio concentrator to go to the aid of Uncle Sam. We wish them every success suc-cess in their new sphere. The state board of health should not forget (Lark when they are on their tour of inspection. Get rid of all of your old cans and by so doing you eliminate half of our fir trouble. The house fly is carrier of many an infectious in-fectious disease. Then why fall to remove its most capable breeding place a tin can. Voung married women of Utah whose husbands have to go to Prance need not worry that the petite maids of that country will get away with their husbands, according to a statement state-ment received from Private Thomas Atkinson, who has been somewhere in KYance since November. In describing describ-ing the beauty of the French maid he resembled them to a former lady resident resi-dent of Lark, who was far from attaining at-taining the beauty of a Venus. We at home cannot imagine how a letter from home is valued by the boys in the trenches. It must be like a gleam of sunshine, a homeilght on a dark and dreay night Do you not realise it's the small things in pur, existence that make up the greater part of We: iSit down some- night 'and' write a chtcry letter to one of the boys back there with whom you are acquainted. Principal Kdgel and the teachers of public schools will present their pupils in a grand patriotic entertainment entertain-ment on behalf of the Red Cross on Saturday night next at the Ohio Club. The public is cordially invited and the small fee of 23 cents will be charged for admlssiott. One of the Third Liberty Loan posters post-ers appeals to citizen to subscribe 'To make the world a decent place to live In". No statement of war aims has explained the reason of America's participation par-ticipation in the conflict more capably. capab-ly. We want certain terrible wrongs righted. We inunt see autocracy bowed to the dust for the woes it has brought, and will continue to bring us until conquered. We all want to live in a world of decency and this will be denied us if kniserium wins. We ran conceive no oth'-r kind of a world in which It la worth while to dwell, and to choose any other course vould moan something worst? th.n death. Did it over occur to you that before be-fore scandalizing your Fort Herrlman miRhbors you Investigate (he mote that's In your own tye. How nutny sucki-rs will it take to make a Hiicker"tle? Uncle Sam doc, not have to beg in connection with the Liberty !,oan. Ho cun easily put a tax on you if he wants A bund d'M;.s it"t mean a collection. |