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Show MRS HANSON -OF NEWTON IS LAIOTO REST Newton, Jan, 27, Funeral servlc es over tho remains of Mrs. Anna M. Hmisen who passed away nt her home last Saturday night wero hold in tho ward meeting houso Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon nt ono o'clock, DlshOp M. C. Rlgby presiding nnd .conducting .conduct-ing tho coremony. Tho choir sang, nesting Now From Caro and Sorrow. Prayer was offered by Patriarch Wi H. Griffin Sr.. Tho choir sang, Farewell Fare-well All Earthly Honors, In a touching touch-ing manner. Elder Lnrs C. Miller wnB tho first speaker. Ho dwelt 'upon the great worth or Sister Hansen as a womnn nnd mother. Her Influence, ho said, shed kindness everywhere over all with whom sho camo In contact. He sold she had an abiding faith In tho gospol nnd nn unwavering testimony of Its truth. Elder James F. Hanson dwelt on the hopo or tho Lattcrday Saints In tho llfo to come whero there would bo a reuniting of family ties. A quartet entitled It Is Well With My Soul, was rendorod by Mrs. L. George Clarko, Mrs. ttiizauom run., Mr. L. Georgo Clarko and E. W. Funk. Elder John L. Larson, dwolt upon tho llfo of tho flTJceased from the tlmo sho had embraced tho gospel In a foreign land to tho present tlmo saying Hint It had been a consistent and upright ono nnd fully In accord with the life of a true Lattcrday Saint. Elder Henry BJorkmon, a son-in-law of the deceased told of hcr'fnoth-erly hcr'fnoth-erly lovo and devotlonto her children, chil-dren, saying that ho had known her Intimately lor moro than twenty years, during all ot which time he had never known hor to complain or feol downcast In hor work. Bishop M. C. RlBbby made closing remarks, Invoking tho blessings of heaven upon tho family of Sister Hansen and especially her daughter Mrs. Henry BJorkmon who through slckneBs, was unable to attend the last sod rites over hor boloved, mother. mo-ther. The choir song, Come Where the Sun Is Shining, nnd Elder fNlols Jacobscn pronounced tho benediction. Tho.remnlns were Interred In tho city cemetery whero they now rest bcsldo a loving husband who preceded preced-ed her mnny years to tho grave. Tho sympathy of tho entlro community com-munity goes out to the family who though grown to maturity, feel nil to dccplv tho loss of ono so dear to tholr hearts. May tho merciful Fa-thor Fa-thor who marks tho sparrow's fall, comfort their hearts and enable them to rend in this tholr hour of trial 'tho doings of an all wlso God who dooth nil things well. Mrs. John Benson has been -.very 111 for somo tlmo past suffering from erysipelas. Her many friends hope for nn early and complete recovery. Mrs. Laura Olscn ot Brlghara City Is visiting relatives in Nowton, as tho guest of Mrs. William F. Jenson Sr. Mr. Walter Griffin ot Ogden, son ot Mr. and Mrs. John Griffin was visiting his pnrcnts this week. Quito a number or our citizens are taking ndvantngo or tho Farm and Homo Convention at tho U. A. C. this week. Mr Irvln Haskol, formerly of Nowton, Now-ton, but now ot Sublott, Idaho, camo In to undergo nn oporatlon for appendicitis. ap-pendicitis. Ho Is nov nt tho Utah Idaho hospital undergoing treatment. Mr. L. B. Adamson, principal of Cornish schools, was an over Friday visitor to our town. His many fi lends wero glad to seo him onco moro. Ho came down to attend the masquerado hall given lost Friday evening. Wheat has soared steadily upward In prlco during tho last week reaching reach-ing $1.02 per bushel loose i Tuos-day. Tuos-day. As a result many of our prosperous pros-perous farmers wero scon hauling tholr last season's crop to tho shipping ship-ping point nt Cacho Junction. Rob-bins Rob-bins nnd W. O. Kay wero tho buyers. buy-ers. Tho newly weds of our town Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Ecklund, Mr. nnd Mrs. Wllford Chrlstlanson, Mr. nnd Mrs. Junius Wgby nnd Mr. and Mrs. Roynl Griffin gavo a bit? rreo dance to tholr many friends of Newton Friday January 28. A big" time Is looked forward to by ail and tho generosity of tho nowly weds la a much aired subject at the pros-, ent writing, Mr.. A, A. Johnson, Mr. Amqa Griffin, Miss Veda Morrill, Mis"s Gladys Hill and Miss Norma Benson aro In attondanco at tho teachers roundup being held In connection with tho Farmers and Housekeepers conference. Bishop M. C. Rlgby, M. Peterson and Leon Clarke wero visitors at tho county seat on Friday lost. No mall reached us Friday on account ac-count ot all trains being tied up at Collinston, Utah for tho post thirty hours. Heavy snow the cause. |