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Show A VOL ill EPHRAIM, SANPETE COUNTY, UTAH, AUGUST 18, 1901 s ro NO. . THE POLITICO IT JU Registration Necessary. You mii't register or you can REM the warning being him tided to all voters who expect to exercise their franchise in tho coming national andstato election. An entirely new registration mud be made this )ear. This not only applies to newcomers, but to t!ioo who have voted before. 'This voter must apply to his accredited registration officer in eaeli precinct. The slate campaign managers are insisting that voters register during tho first days and avoid tho rush at the last, as well as being a safeguard against failure by reason of sickness,' absence from tho city or other contingency j Regristration officers have already been appointed and will open an office in each district where voters may register on October 11th, 12th, and 18th and on November 1st 2nd. Election day is November Sth this year. The voters must have lived in tho state one year prior to the day of election, four months in tho county and sixty days. in tho precinct.. not COUNTY .Ticket Named by the Republican Convention, Tho republican county met in tho opera house in this city Monthly and nominated a legislative and county ticket. Tho convention was called to order by county chairman L. K. Anderson, and A. W. Jensen of this city was elected temporary chairman and John L Bench of Fair view dent of public instruction. The convention concluded its labor by passing a resolution authorizing the county committee to fill any vacancy that may occur on the ticket Christensens orchestra of this city was present and furnished excellent music throughout tho day. 0 . - DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION The call for tho Democratic county convention of Sanpete county was issued Saturday by Ferdinand Erickson and J. W. Cherry, chairman and secretary of the party in tho county. The convention will bo held in Ephraim on Saturday, Sep. 3rd, at 10 oclock a. m., and will elect thirty- six delegates to tho Democratic state convention, nominating county officers, elect a county campaign committee and transact temporary secretary with James Ivnopp of Moroni and Thomas Iteesof Wales assistant The forenoon was secretary in spent listening to a speech by the temporary chairman, and the usual committees were appointed and an adjournment was taken to such other business as may come give them time to report. For perimyient officers, C. W. before it. Soieusou of Mt. Pleasant was The convention will consist of eloeted chairman and the rest of eighty-eig- ht delegates, apportion'the temporary organizations was ed among the several precincts of the county as follows: ' Resolutions endorsing tho naMt. Pleasant 17,' Ephraim 12, tional, state and county adtnmis- Manti 12, Gunnison 8, Fair view trations were passed. 9, Moroni 8, Fountain Green 2, The ticket is as follows: Spring City 7, Wales 2, Mayfield Representatives Abram John 2, Fayette 1, Sterling 3, Chester son of Mt. Pleasant and N. C. 2, Freedom 1, Milburn 1, Christensen of Sterling. 1. Clerk Ephraim G. Anderson of Moroni. Recorder Hans Christensen of Ephraim. A MATTER OFHEAIIH Supt- Schools A. L. Larsen of ITIS Ephraim. Attorney Lewis Larsen of vote;' i . 0 0 re-electe- In-dia- nola . - Man a. Sheriff John Knudsen of Mt. Pleasant. i Treasurer J. Morgan Johnson of Spring City. Assessor H. E Smyth of Ft? Green. Surveyor John L. Bench of Fairview. - ... - delegates were elected to attend the State convention. The convention instructed the ''delegates to the state convention Absolutely Purs to work for the nomination uf A. SUBSTITUTE WERE IS C. Nelson for state superinten Thirty-si- x i m r Man Shot With Blank Gatv ' tridge, Otto Ottson of Fountain Green was quite severely wounded one evening last week by being shot m the thigh with the load of wads in a blank cartripge. G In company with a number of others Mr. Ottson was practicing a play which tne Indian War veterans of Fountain Green are to present at the coming reunion at Manti. Guns were being fired during the practice which which were loaded with blank cartridges These cartridges, however, con tained three paper wads,' each more than one quarter of aa inch thick. The gun from which the one striking Mr Ottson was fired was held in the ha.:ds of a companion at a distance of. eight The charge struck him feet. point blank and the wads pierced the flesh fully three inches, causing an ugly, ragged wound. Dr. Woodring was called and dressed the injury. He looks for no bad results other than that the injured man will be laid up for some time on account of the wound. . ? , SJ , . V. ' , $ Tho Pyramid reiterates its statement of a "month ago that this city ought to determine whero it will stand on tho county 6eat ro inoval proposition. Mt. Pleasant has control of tho situation but it can do nothing without united action. Wo can have but one object in view in aligning ourselves with either one tho better-meof our own town. That may be a selfish stand to tako but it is tho only one to consider in this caseIf Ephraim can do more for lis in tho future than Manti let us throw our support to her and move the seat of government. If Manti can show us that the has . nt - ,0 more influence and will e.crt it in our behalf, she ought to bo tho one to receivo our assistance - Personal feelings or potty quarrel-ing- s or bickerings of th past ought not to be considered. First of all wo must bo united and have an understanding. This is an iim portant matter and demands immediate attention. Pyramid. Nose Broken While Playing Ball The first accident of a - serious nature to occur on a ball field hereabouts this year is reported from Moroni. Aaron Prestwick a young man of that city, aged-abo20 years, was the victim of tho accident and a badly broken nose was its nature. The young man was engaged in practicing the National game on the Moroni diamond one evening this week and in attempting to catch a high fly ball sustained tho accident. The ball passed through his hands and struck him square on tho nose- Both bones were broken and the organ badly torn Dr. and bruised otherwise. Gowans was called and dressed the wound. He found it necessary to insert a tube to assist in the breathing. Pyramid. ut - Mrs. Charlotte Dorius came out from Salt Lake Sunday to attend the funeral of her brother J. H. Ottorstrom. Prominent republicans from all parts of the county were in attendance as spectators at the convention Mondav. Jessie Beau of Richfield was Petersons a guest of Parley family at the Union hotel Monday ' 4 |