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Show wii-inniiiiimminNmmHimiini CORRESPONDENCE I 1 . a ,, ' ! NADA 4. Nnda, Utah, Feb. 23, 1920. Mrs. Corn of Snhara, visited with Mrs. J. A. Baker last Friday. Mrs. 0. II. and R. H. Moore, who hnvo spent several months in Lund, are back on their homesteads. Mr. nnd Mrs. A. L. Couch returned from Islam, Nov. and are nt present living on Mrs. Couch's homestead. Just at present n drainage system is more to the point than nn irrigation irriga-tion plant. Heavy rains have fallen daily the pnst week. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Barnes are spending a few days in Salt Lake City as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Erb, formorly of Milford. Ed White was down, from Milford I Inst Thursdny. Ho has purchnsod an International tractor and will farm his land hero the coming season. 9 A new school for this yenr is to be opened nt Thermo school houso, nbout seven miles north of here. They have twelve pupils nnd are delighted to have a school. Will White and Cecil Keith started for Bull springs last Saturday, via Lund, intending to hunt n horso belonging be-longing to Mr. White. On account of the rain they returned from Lund Sunday Sun-day and decided to try again when the weather is more settled. , 4. SAHARA Sahara, Utah, Feb. 21, 1920 Messrs Peto Corn, J. B. Reynolds, and J. E.Jrlouse were homo to spend Sunday with their families last week. Mrs. J. B. Reynolds has moved to her home on tho ranch after spending a couple of weeks with her daughter, Mrs. G. E. Griffin. Mr. Enrnio House enmo homo to spend n few days with his mother and sister who arc living on their ranch lioro Mrs. J. A. Baker came down from Nndn on Tuesdny to attend the funeral funer-al of Mr. Benton, she returned to Nnda Wednesday accompanied by! Mrs. Gilbert Corn. j Mr. F. T. Howlnnd returned Tues-. day from Modena where ho has been , nursing some of tho rail road people ( for a few days. They wero stricken with the flu but arc now improving. Mr. H. O. Dougherty is taking care of the post office until our new post mistress, Mrs. A. E. Phillips comes to take charge. Mrs. Phillips has been spending the winter with her son, J. A. Baker of Nada. lIIlllMIHIIIininilllM1IMmMtlT(MIIITMI'lIMItPlllIIllTlllM .Mlti"l""" T The families that have been sick with tho flu in ihia neighborhood arc as follows: G. E. Griffin, H.J T. Griflln, C. M. MngnUssen, Mrs. J. B. Reynolds and son Burton, nnd Mr. and Mrs. Louis Benton. Mrs. V. M. Carlson and littlo dnughtcr nrrived homo from Cedar City on Feb. 8,tho littlo girl has not been feeling well until tho last few days, but at this writing sho seems to be on tho improve. Mr. Louis Benton n resident of Sahnra for over three years, passed away on February IB at his home here. The news of his deatlrwns n shock to all, though he has never been very strong, his affliction being a weak heart. Mr. Benton was a good kind hearted neighbor and friend, honest and upright in all his dealings. The community extends heartfelt sympathy to tho bereaved wife and son who remain to mourn his loss. Thch rcmnlns wero sent to Salt Lake City 'February 17 for burial. KANARRA Kannrrn, Utah, Feb. 25, 1920. On tho 9th inst. Aunt Orilln Wil-linms Wil-linms passed away ns a result of paralysis. par-alysis. It is thought thnt she also had n touch of the "flu." Whooping cough has developed at the homo of J. S. Staploy, Mr. Stap-ley's Stap-ley's son Parley and family came from Helper about the middlo of Janunry, but they have no idea as to where tho child contracted the disease. By actual count wo hnve hnd 190 coses of influenza here. Four cases of pneumonia developed, but no deaths. If the cases hero were deemed to bo, of a light form, however, wo certainly do not want to have a severe epidemic of the disease. Talk about roads we have hnd half a milo of as bad road, north of town ns you would care to see, especially if you "hit it" with an auto. Teams were kept busy nearly all the while pulling one car one way and another tho other way for tho pnst few days, but today the ground is frozen nnd the cars arc getting through on their 1 own power. I February 19th .Mrs. Sarah Jane Casper Hnnks passed away, having 'come hero from Hnnksville last fall to spend tho remainder of her days 'with her daughter. Mrs. Rcnz. Davis. Sho has been a sufferer from rheumn-tism rheumn-tism for tho pnst seven years, and for the last two months wns almost helpless. help-less. Owing to tho influenza quarantine quaran-tine regulations, no funeral services were held for either her or Aunt Orilln. Or-illn. Tho remains of both were interred in-terred in tho local cemetery. |