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Show Progress is forking Vour best interests and detest interests of your countv, and state. out to the neigh- this point now using your paper. The VOLIME XIV. 5C;a ...... Aft w QKr- - "Just like a letter froni home" that's what they all say of the Progress. A vear's subscription is the best kind of a present for the folks who moved away. nutt NO. 37. IiS?lDir IS OBJECT OF BIG MEETING of State Branch of the American Legion Will Be Effected-Lo- cal Posts Are 1 o Be Organized Later Organization CASTLE DALE. UTAH. SATUKDAX. MAY S4, ONLY IRON 119. i STEAM SHOVEL AT SOLDIER IRK ON CANYON ROAD NEXT WEEK TO SACRIFICE MS LIFE WILLIAM HIX BLACKBURN. NOT HWRD FROM SINCE OCTOBER. IS FINALLY REPORTED DEAD. Having apparently lost his life In the heavy fighting in the Argonne forest iu the latter days of the world war. ' the widowed mother and other relatives and friends of William Hix Blackburn of Ferron have now given up hope of To uphold and defend the some good word from the boy. The the United of state States of the convention of the AmeriAmerica; mother. Mrs. Malena Blackburn, was can lelgon, which will be held in : r .i A A Arm officially notified on April 19 that her i October, and which said commitand perpetuate a 100 per cent Amerl- son was dead, but nothing whatever j tee shall have in; inisin to preserve the memories and authority to bearing on the time or cause of death Incidents of our association in the corporate the American legion in has been forthcoming though every the state of Utah and issue chartt war; to inculcate a sense of indivconceivable avenue of passible Infor-ha- s ers to posts having fifteen or more idual obligation to the community, been taken without avail and it is applicants; to provide for a conto combat the autocrstale and nation; believed that the telegram from the vention to be held in the both of classes and the October, acy adjutant general's office is but another whereby all officers and enlisted to make right the master of masses; case of Inexcusable tardiness on the men to eligible membership in the sight; to promote peace and good will part of the authorities, as the young legion will participate in the elecon earth; to safeguard and transmit man was listed as missing on checking i tion of representatives to a nationthe principles of Justice, ts posterity up after the Argonne fighting, ac- - 1 KI ATfc WM- - HIX BLACKBURN al convention to be convened on freedom and democracy; to consecrate Co. M, 209th Inf. to the boy's captain, to whom cording November 11th. at Minneapolis; to mutual helpfulness.' iur devotion his brother Frank wrote. to hear and determine For the purposes above mentioned, matters Toung Blackburn had lust finished presented by the Utah soldier Ae n en and women who served in the the construction of the cozy home in If I I nmiWrtlTIMI rvOlin settlement commission; to pass military, naval and marine forces of D NVI-N r 11.1 IK Ferron which his mother now oc-- : , :ne United States during the " " ,u VWIllMUIWn UlUUll ClinlM ho .K ln.lM.,a European ; upon other important questions uar have banded themselvesaffecting Americanism; and to service, leaving Ferron, June 2". 1918. together CREATES ENTHUSIASM perform such other duties as may a an organization to be known as the He went first to Camp Lewis but was come before it. properly American legion. Chosen representa transferred to Camp Kearney within By order of the executive comtives of the men who are still over- two weeks and was In France in From the enthusiasm expressed on as and representatives of the men ; mittee for Utah. Richard W. August. He had wanted to volunteer Young. Brigadier General. Tem rto have returned to their homes, his services to his country but to this every hand, the M. I. A. auto excursion State Chairman. Ofporary fifteen hundred in round his mother objected. The latter had to Salt Lake City will be a huge sucnumbers, ficial: Baldwin Robertson. Temfathered recently in St. Louis, launch two letters from him after his arrival cess. It Is practically certain that aled the porary State Secretary. In France. One was written in August most every ward In the stake will be organization and made the above declaration of The exact method by which voting but the day of month was blotted well represented. It is the aim of principles, which .Iready has been sent broadcast over will be done in the first state caucus out, evidently by the censor. The other those in charge of the affair to get as !he land. has not yet been determined by the was written in September. The moth- many as possible of those who are That an organization which has Buch state committee, but it seems likelv er has been trying to locate him ever going in to the general conference to High aims, and which is to be com that the committees and the St. Louis since November through the bureau of join with the M. I. A. people and make posed of between four and five mil delegates will recommend that each ot information and the Red Cross but a larger crowd and the latter have ac lions of men who ' cordingly set their date for leaving to served under their the twenty-eigcounties in the stat? without success. country's flas during the greatest of shall have a vote equal to a cetain William Hix Blackburn was born in allow of the general conference attend per all wars, General will be a leading factor in centage of the men who were in ser Loa in 1S90 but had lived in Ferron ants accompanying them. American life for the next postponed from April unfifty years vice from the county. However, the ever since he was four years old and conference, 3 evident. That the representative caucus will be open to every man or was known as a young man of un- til now on account of the outbreak of woman who served gathering of men who formed the or army, navy questioned Integrity and good cha- influenza, will convene on Sunday. ganization in St. Lewis sensed the im or marine corps and who is a resident racter. His love and respect for his June 1 and continue the regular three Jays. The M. I. A. convention Is set iiortanee of the steps they were tak of the state of Utah. In the event it is mother were two outstanding quali- for June 6. 7. and 8. ng was evident to all who were necessary to decide how each county ties and he enjoyed the goodwill and privi J. E. Stevens of Ferron. stake leged to ne present. was the unanl shall cast its vote at the state caucus, confidence of all who knew him. It It of the Y. M. M. I. A., sends us the mous opinion of the Utah delegates .It is probably that the men present had looked for a time as though Fer letter bearing on the trip that the following a of nien with ron, in number from each to will was be asked larger organization county "real"; that All parties going with the Y. M. it as intended for the exact the service In town than caucus other the any among themselves and deter purposes M. I. A. excursion to June confer"Mimed, and not for the fostering of mine how that county Is to cast its county, would escape with no loss of ence in Salt Lake City, will leave or her fine imwuuns sons' lives, but it seems that any man or set of men vote. This was the method, adopted Huntington at 10 o'clock a. m H not even primarily to foster the by states in the national convention at this was not to be. on Friday, .May 30. Please be on wrests of its members. The were two letters writ St. Louis. following Its purpose, as time so we can all leave together. ten man the unfortunate by young repeatedly expressed at the caucus officers of the organiza Temporary Will leave Price at 12 o'clock a St. Louis, is not to do tion are now from offi after his arrival in France and, though noon, to soldiers, but to do something for cial files in getting figures Friday, and take dinner up a little some of into insight Washington as to the num brief, give for the canyon in the shade. We will .e country, through thesomething ber of men that served from each his very admirable qualities: soldiers. make a camp for the night someith these firm convictions in France. August . 1918. Mrs. Ma mind county in the state, and the vote will where near the top where we ex'be eleven I'tah delee-teach lena Blackburn. Dear Mother: ratnmaA be apportioned accordingly, tome and pect to have a good time together. recommended to the temno- - county being allowed votes equal, per Just a few lines to let you know how We will leave our camp outfit . ".srtiozMuon which sent I them, and haps, to two or three per cent of the am getting along. Am well and hap on top until we return from conwwh is headed by Brigadier General number of men it had In service. In py and hope you are the "same. I am ference and then stop over annaru w Young, that a state cau this way it is hoped to have the actions somwhere in France, but that is about other night before returning home. or convention be held in Salt Lake taken at the June caucus representa all I can tell you about it as a fellow It has been decided not to make aurms conference week Pur. tive of the entire state. can't tell. Just where he Is or what he It a camp-ou- t while in the city, """i w the recommendation nf tho was nor so is to he intends what Under the constitution which do, doing but if there are any who wish to 'legates, I'.eneral Yniin hoo .im au adopted at the St. Louis convention. you see there isn't much to write do so, we have had word that 1UI10W1I1S call for a nnnir.xflnn tn state organizations hereafter will con- about. We have to be pretty careful Wandamere park Is open for "flu in Sa It T.nl.-Y, rtt sist of delegates from locally organized about what we write, but I can tell you 111 waij', l UIIC au sd 5th. camping purposes. I home when of of The get something again. organization posts. plan Come, everybody, and let's get On .Mlir(h I have been feeling fine since I left local posts will be taken up in detail 15th of this year, a the spirit of Mutual work, which S. a U. been sick haven't minute. and the Mucus of at the convention in Salt Lake, 1000 officers and we, as stake officers, feel all nearly a ien who rules set down for their formation and We have been out on a hike with who make this trip will have. So represented all the corn-o- at divisions and all sections of affiliation with the state organization heavy pack today and am a little tired. let us stop and think Just a moa of bunch have The French local to Issued be u got will Charters posts was convened in Paris ment. The larger the crowd on this under the direction on re at German here office camp. American the prisoners legion by of the tempor-"- y this trip is the more interest will commendation of the state organiza The most of them are old men and committee of the American be taken in our wards after we sixteen-year-old The Germans on which has boys. tion. However, in view of the fact home. Let's all go by auto return been formed in it when France. that very few local posts have yet been are pretty badly up against not by train, so that we may and on May s, 9 organized, it was deemed advisable by they put that kind of men in the be together. and 10 a caucus of more than isnn the temporary state organization to trenches, and I don't think it will take officers and men, us them. to convention in whip long the have representation PMnting each state in the united states, was Well, there isn't much to write a- next month general, and that voting be in St. convened IT Ml. I. A. is the hope bout, so will stop for this time. I It uis. and there units. done by county performed the or fifteen twelve about should me functions write members and other General of Toung as the Paris cau-u- s to ror the men of the state temporary organization letters but don't have much time as who were retain-- u A very interesting conjoint M. I. A. as often to will write write but you all men of from in. and hundreds parts that had returned to was held Sunday evening, the time. all for this this is program can. Well, America. and all ranks of the state, representing of the kind for several months. As a all branches of the military and naval Hoping to hear from you soon, your first result of this caucus in St. but It was unfortunate that there were service wHlTse to Salt Lake and at son, l'Un of organization was not more out to enjoy the various feaHIX. adm. 'l, action so the that caucus, the tend h whi, Provides for the t tures than was the case. John W, taken there will be representative. of state organizations. and N. J. Christensen of Fer- Ameri 40th Co. Div., 15' L, Behllng Reg., on in foot are Movements already retains in office the tempor-star- e Mrs Kate M. Bobbins of Hunt on; Forces. can for for Expeditionary the state "arious parts of the ffioers and executive France, September 23. 1913. Dear ington, and Miss Crystal Behunin of omm'tt.e mation of local posts. Weber countyBy virtue of the au- Castle Dale, representing the respect already has an organization with be- Mother: Ced' tlU'S invested tn,s cal1 18 Just a few lines to let you know that ive stake organizations, were present ween 500 and 600 members. Captain some very sound talks along Mu- A" lu rsons D. E. Rhivers, who spent eighteen I am well and getting along allright. ind who were in the I ual Improvement lines were given. I and transferred been have again American with army engineers months '"' naval 8?rvice of the l"ntt tea overseas. Is president, and he was also am located just a tew miles irom Mrs. Atlanta Zwahlen presided, the ,s,atts during lne perlod and local Young Men's association being a delegate to the St. Louis caucus from Frank but I haven't seenofhim yet him " .inn i oi 7 or,. lisorganized. seeing club for sol- there isn't much chance The Weber Utah. county S, both dates inclusive. soon as we are to go any where. Among the features on the program and up ery is marines probably and sailors diers, " " "u eu in me as a brief sketch of the life of Brig-laIs everything at home and how milii Well, In the ' " most organized the thoroughly niUa 8ervice ot any of the Young by Lester W. Searle. Miss Mary come to see you yet? I got state, but several more are under way. ahasletter ther"W "'R,nents associated with two weeks ago. Dora Seely also gave a reading. her about from cnit,.,j states during the world The following additional officers of and she said that she was coming. ,r' ,;ed that Are you taking full advantage of Has Ray been drafted yet? Well, he local Young Ladies' organization they were cttl- nientatvtle Ume 01 thelr what the Progress is offering you each there Isn't anything to write about so vere presented and sustained: Miss ' 1)1 tnose n' i' Persons week? Three weeks ago we publishd I will have to stop for this time. I ora Seely, secretary, Miss Ramona the se"'ice under terms the full text of the revised league of will trv and write about once a week iVall, organist; and Mrs. Eda Dyches, t0 dishonorable nations pact; last week we published but there may be times when I can't Mrs. Cieo Nielson, Mrs. Jennie Madsen, chare those expePt a thorough review of the peace terms write more than once a month. I will and Misses Carol Jorgensen and Alta refused to perforin handed Germany, the article occupying have to ask you to excuse poor writ- Acord, Beehive keepers. eirm-:!h- o this ing. I am not in a very, good mood for uuuea on tne grouna of er,nearly a full page of small type; od- we publish the opening installB. J. Peacock jr. of Emery was In week jeetii,., writing letters as I am out of pouucal are Ur?ed In attend Iha of the latest novel from the pen tobacco and am as cross as two sticks. town Wednesday on business conment State os of to In Rnlt be McCutcheon. more h.ld on, t., thing of George Barr Well, I can't think of nected with filing on some land on Uy' June 4th and Bth In and to write so will close anj for. this time. Ivy creek, in which project and the the t the world's most famous novelists, meto 'n:.'tIe- begining at 2:30 several features appropriate o'cln,!. Hoping to hear from you soon, from construction of a good-size- d reservoir, me afternoon of th 4th morial day a day which should have your son. U is he is associated with others. this " year HIX. fuller new significance and ln a executive mitin,:,, ' V" "J Huntington won last Sunday's Vicalso been rder to Provide for Address: Private W. H Blackburn, tory than ever before. 'We have rcprex league ball game from Price with some tor really F. A. readers E. our 109 sPHUHtiIon Co. M.. Inf.. the every county in able to give ease, though that very comparative excellent An uu vy COUlll- remarkable Illustrations, . . .1 !l P. S. I can't write to all of the folks fact nearly resulted In their undoing, eaCh county Shall vlew?of Brest, the French port which but I suppose the most of them" can the final have score Huntingso many of our boys are saying good-b- y find out from you how I am getting ton plays Castlebeing h'mdr, i'' " votes for every one date at almost every day. was presented along. There are lots of things to tomorrow, and Price comesHuntington vice f .' "lf,n wh0 entered the ser- to to Mohr'i.'n mat fmiflrv T7'tf last week, the photograph having beer, write about here but a fellow isn't al- -. land. eli.rii,... V are ,K These only an If)r membershlD in th token from airship. lowed to write about them. W. H. B. Mr. and Mr. J. P. Brockbank and vole" i'"an leKion have a a few of the features that have been m the Mrs. W. B. Mathie or Huntington were more and caucus. offered you in the past and fire boss at Dale visitors Monday. Mr. Brockbank Wm. Littlejohn. one-tim- e to he,, VeS of the caucus will be even better are coming. Every page made general tells us that he will be ready to open lhe action taken by the St i of the Progress is readily accessible to Sunnyside, hasof been the Utah Fuel prop- - his store in the old Glassman building style superintendent In the new open-en- d or ,,' !"lsrsf" caucus and determine our readers about June 1 with a brand-nein- - erties, and F. C. Hennes of Clear Creek outfit a careiui nnw usinir. and thereunder; to appoint kmi State officers and an of each week's offerings will jI goes to sunnystae as superintendent ar or. vaoaa not a single article of old Wecm spection tttfL lu" committee, to act until that camp. benefit everyone. , SI Amasa C. Bird of Springville. who will, have active charge of the conduction of the Straight canyon road, arrived In his car Thursday and has aeen kept busy lining up things so that work can begin Just as soon as the steam shovel arrives. Mr. Bird was Accompanied out here by his steam shovel crew, who are now at Mohrland jetting the big machine off the trucks and onto tractor wheels for overland It weighs thirty-tw- o tons traveling. and Mr. Bird gives it as his opinion that they can move a thousand yards J day. The engine will consume a ton of coal a day. It Is expected that no more than ten miles day will be possible In bringing the shovel In as all bridges and culverts will have to be heaily reinforced before attempting to cross, so that they 3o not expect the outfit to pass through town before Monday. The contract was awarded to the Mendenhall-Bir- d Construction Co. at a total cost of a little less than $60,000 for the 3.8 miles of road, explosives amounting to nearly $9000 of this a- mount to be furnished by the govern ment. It is understood that the princi pal explosive thus furnished will be me tamous i i wnicn was almost unknown until the world war, but which was one of the big wonders that made the hun hunt hunlaud. Mr. Bird and his associates are more or less at sea concerning its possibilities but anticipate no serious trouble on this score. The contract calls for the work to be completed in two hundred working days but it is intended to rush the work as fast as possible and Mr. Bird is confident that the road will be completed in ninety days unless some unforeseen difficulties loom on the i. BASEBALL LEAGUE ORGANIZED ht in-th- . A baseball league tc known as the Castle Valley leagur was the result of the organization meeting held at Ferron last Sundaj afternoon. The meeting was originally called for Saturday evening but war postponed on account of difficulties In the way of "dome of the teams Interested. The league Includes but fout full-fledg- be towns at present, viz., Castle Dale, Or angevllle, Ferron, and Storrs, but Emery. Cleveland, and Kenilwortr. have each made some advnnces toward coming In and it Is possible that It will be made a league before the playing commences. A. R. Coe, manager of Castle Dale'i team, was elected president of th league; Clive Killpack of Ferron. secretary, and Jess Peacock of Orange six-tea- m treasurer. The left open with the understandinp that Storrs would name a man for thlf office. The directors include the officers named and the managers of the various teams. The official schedule will be drawn up at a meeting to be held In Castle Dale tomorrow (Sunday), the opening ;ames to be played a week from vllle, was o owrty ;Qw 7' m it' separ-amr,;!"- ao s - ' 0. w f 2.00 PER TEAR rived at thf ir home on Wedneday. Mr. and. Mrs. William Jewkes have returned tt their old home and friends gain. They have been gone nearly two years' and have been running a hotel at one of the nearby mining camps where they made a host of friends but are, nevertheless, glad to see the old ones. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jewkes are also home from Salt Lake City, where they have both been under the doctor's care for several months. Mr. Jewkes underwent a very serious operation while there but is getting .along fine. His wife, however. Is very poorly. Ijist Sunday Brother Joseph was one of our sptakem and. In the course of his reiiiiirks. said that, while ill he had had much time to reflect and felt that he had been lame in rendering a helping hand to those who needing It Friends. If he deems himself lame, some of the rest of us would better wake up for we are sure all those who suffered from flu last winter will say ;o as well as many others whom he las gone to assist and Administer to day or night, until he himself ecame so weary and sick he could no onger go. You know some of our food deeds get out If we do not tell hem, and one flower given in life is .vorth a million on the coffin lid. It is reported that Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Curtis are coming back to their old wm town and friends to spend the nonth of June. Their present home s at Woods Cross. We shall all be ery glad to see and welcome them tack for we appreciate our old sels lers who leave us with love and In their hearts and who always ;peak well of our town and Its people nd who make us so welcome in their :ity home as these good people have lone. They are true blue to us and ve shall try to show our appreciation o them for It when we have the j . kltid-les- Mrs. Mary At Fall returned back to ur town last Tuesday and expects to emaln here for some time with her xn. Wm, F. Fall. Mrs. Fall haa been n Idaho for some time, visiting with ter sons, George and Robert, and also vith her daughter, Mrs. George ' ' Full-ne- r. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Johnson's infant iaughter has been very 111, but is bet-- er now. Mrs. Orlo Huntington Is much and will soon return home rom the hospital where she was oper-te- d upon. im-rov- t HUNTINGTON Mel Cook and family are still vlslt-n- g with parents and friends and seem o be enjoying themselves. President Oveson was a visitor last 'unday at sacrament meeting and Fi- ley J. W. Nixon gave an excellent talk t a farewell nature and bore a strong estlmony to the truth of the gospel rlnclplea Circumstances were call-n- g him away, he said, but he felt that le could never be reconciled to any nher home than Huntington. The atter would always be home as he had fepent over thirty years here, all of his children had been born here,- had grown up and been schooled here, and he was proud of the little home he had built here? Although his Provo home had cost much more to build, he did not have" the love for it that he had for the home he was leaving and felt sure he never should. This week e is making a final transfer of his rtore and remaining stock to Edw. G. deary, his successor In business. So we shall still have three stores. President Oveson. In his talk gave us a short account of the accident he recently suffered and how fortunate he had been to get well and without any marks or scars. He felt that he would soon be as well as ever. Concluding, he gave us some very encouraging words of counsel and advice, exhorting all to live better lives and o Improve on past records-- ..He thought the percent of good works .was Sun-Ja- ORANGE VI LLE 4 Funeral services were held Wednes day over the remains of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Cox. The little one, who would have been a year old in another week, had always been a delicate babe but they had hoped all the time that it would grow strong and well and had spared neith- r time or means for its benefit and comfort. The speakers were President A. G. Jewkes, J. Frank Klllian, and Joseph Jewkes and all spoke grand and consoling words to the be reaved ones and begged them not to grieve too deeply for their little one. but to acknowledge the hand of God in this sadness as in all things for He doeth all things well. There was a large crowd of sympathizing friends from our own town as well as a goodly number from Castle Pale, and the floral offerings were beautiful and abundant, bespeaking, in a most beautiful way the high esteem in which our grieving friends are held. Mrs. Wilford Humphrey ia slowly recovering from her very serious illTheir little year-ol- d daughter last week got burned quite badly with lye, but is getting along nicely now. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Thomas have re turned to their home as Mrs. Thomas' health Is so much better. The statement made In last week's paper, to the effect that she had been In the hospital was an error, us her grand mother. Mrs. Jasper Robertson, along with Dr. Henzl, has had the care of her In the dear old Robertson home. If all mothers grow to be the dear old untiring grandmothers and faithful nurses as Ellen Robertson and hundreds of others, we shall inness. y, too low. Monday morning at about 8 o'clock young James Rowbury passed away. He had been suffering from typhoid fever but kept at his work up till the last four days, when he took to his bed. He leaves a wife, three children, his mother, two sisters, and a host of friends. The funeral was held in the church house at eleven o'clock on Wednesday. .The speakers were Elders Peter E. Johnson and Peter Kiel-son- -, President A. G. Jewkes, and Bishop Leonard. All spoke of his good, quiet, industrious life, and had many consoling words for the mourners. The musical numbers were: "Oh. My Father," "Oh.Grave Where Is Thy Victory." "Sometime, Somewhere," '.Though Deep'ning Trials." and "I Need Thee." E. J. Grange offered the Invocation and D. II. Leon- ard the benediction. Emery county lsone more notch Miss Lola Leonard, now studying with Professor A. C. Lund in Salt Lake, Is doing a little special singing with the tabernacle choir and Is mentioned with credit for her good work. also occupying one of the conspicuous seats with the choir. We'll get there we mean Emery" after awhile--an- d county The weather is certainly beautiful and vegetation Is pushing right to the front. Every twenty-fou- r hours makes about an difference in the length of the alfalfa stalks, and other plants. The trees are extra well loaded with fruit and the prospects are good for an abundant harvest. And these warm days are also making considerable difference in the water flow In the river. It looks like It might be uncovering fme of the hidden wealth of the mountains it's a sort of old jrold ini deed be useful. Mr. and Mrs. Edd Crawford are back from their honeymoon, and Edd not only has his pretty young bride to in troduce but also a fine Buick Six. He is agent for the Buick and his friends will know where to go for a fine car color. and fine treatment. All pretty well in Huntington now Mr. and Mrs. Milton Avery are re joicing over a new baby girl which ar- - not much sickness here. . |