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Show hut. held In thi meeting house on November 16th. Mr, Fullmer, a young man with an excellent standing In the community, goon on a mission to Australia. Aus-tralia. Tho reception was attended by nearly everyone In the settlement, and the occasion was enlivened with songs, recitations, and speeches. Refreshments Refresh-ments were served and the event dosed Willi a (lance. () donation of $."4 wan ralHed which shows that tho people, of Abraham are a generous lot. It Ih always something of a wonder to the eilltor to nee with what readiness n young Saint will drop hid business, leave a young wife or forego the com-idetlon com-idetlon of his education for a few years, nit this young man does, to respond re-spond to the call of his church to go on a mission to any part of the world, and at his own expenHO. We don't know any other denomination tiiat would do IhU, and one cannot help hut admire this self -sac lilldng split!, no matter what one'ti religious beliefs. The meeting house has recently been nil fixed up and Is greater Improved Im-proved In appearance. The greatest Improvement la the I nut all ;t l ton of tho Wutcibury system of heating anil ven-tilatltiK. ven-tilatltiK. which thoroiiKhly heats all parts of tho building with warm fresh air. An Interesting sporting event recently re-cently pulled off In Abraham was tint snipe hunt upon which J. Van Avery Jr. wan taken by a number of tho boyn. lie was taken out several miles In tho desert one night and left to watch the Hack while the boys rounded up tho snipe. After waiting several hours be returned to cntnp where the boys told Iilm the snipes were not running that night. It was a valuable experience for the youn man from Michigan. W. 8. Taylor has Just moved Into the largo brick house he recently pur-clumcd pur-clumcd from Mr. Seiimnn. ("has. Ho-gan, Ho-gan, win) has been occupying the house, has moved on to his farm northwest north-west of town. ALL AROUND ABRAHAM Donald llofin, Chronicle Representative The editor took a trip over to Ahra ham this week and found everybody feeling dieei ful. With hay slacks and straw stacks looming up everywhere Hiid sb ek looking stock In the pastures they ought to feel cheerful. There was a fair hay crop this season and the biggest alfalfa seed crop that was ever raised around Abraham. There was twice as much raised this year as last and the heaviest yield per acre ever known. They are late getting the threshing done, as the machines have been busy elsewhere, but two machines are now at work and will be kept going until everything Is cleaned up N. Bliss Is nearly through and will have a boti I20 bushels of seed. There are fourteen oilier farmers over there, who will have seed to thresh and whcti the crop Is all sacked the Chronicle will have some figures that will surprise our readers. Nearly everyone over there raises grain, but hay is the principal crop. The Wilson farm Is devoted mostly to grain and stock and this year they are pasturing considerable outside stni k mostly from the east side where hay Is scarre. This ye.ir they rained about 'mat bushel of grain The ranch will probably pass In'o other hands about the lCth of the month. O M. Fullmer had about C.10 bushels of grain and will have a good crop of seed. The Korlal event of the season was the farewell reception to John Full- |