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Show The local Socialist party organization organiza-tion met at Charles Robinson's residence resi-dence last Saturday In their regular monthly social gathering The follow Ing program was rendered: Music String Hand. Song Vera Carllng. Reading Leon Peterson. Song Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cum-tilings. Cum-tilings. Recitation Mrs. Clara Phelps. Recitation Mrs. Amanda dimming. Speech Wilt Melville. Song T. II. Jackson. The organization alms to meet every two weeks a social gathering and a business meeting alternative so that each comes once a month. The Kill morn ward parents' class! have been studying for the past six Sundays, the general subject of home reading. Some good results are already al-ready noticeable. What we need. In 'addition to a good home library In every home, Is a good public library, where any one Interested In a subject might tlnd some material on It. A good reading room In connection with such a public library might have the effect of taking some our our boy off the streets. We may talk of railroads and factories, pray tor snow and high water, wish for wealth and grand homes, but after all, the greatest thim; In life to, seek lor is self and community com-munity improvement. This inonih Is a month of great birthdays: The 7th, Charles Dickens; the fcth. (Jen, William T. Sherman; the llth, Thomas Kdlson; the 12th, Abraham Lincoln; the 14th, St. Valentine; Valen-tine; the 22nd, James R. Lowell and (ieorge Washington; the 27th, Henry W. Imgfellow. The various departments of the school are paying some attention to these men (is their birthdays pass by. THE NEWS FROM FILLMORE Public Affairs and Local Happenings at the County Seat .Frank Roblson Is building u large brick residence on his el'y properly, one block east of Main street. The Mclirldo and C'olegrove saw mill Is again running. John Mcllrlde, Roy Dame, and David Matliemi went up last Sunday to begin work. Last Monday morning saw the beginning be-ginning of a good know storm. So once the prophet who said lliai li had lorgotten to storm was wrong. Matt Melville has bought the Frank Cummlngs home for a cash price of $i(io. Mr. Cummlngs has also sold his freight teams and wagons. The Roblson hotel people are building build-ing a good sample room Just to the trout and right of the hotel proper, The Rasmussen brothers are doing the work. A group of grade and high school boys, some of very tender years, played with and defeated tho town at baseball last Saturday to the tune of 12 lo 8. Mr. David Powell, of Murray, I'tah, has been in town since Sunday In the Interests of the Jordan Nursery Company. Com-pany. He Is an agriculturist of some scientific attainments, and spoke In a very pleasing and Instructive way to the citizens at the Ward meeting house last Tuesday evening on the general gen-eral subject of fruit-raising. Business must be growing between Kanosh and Fillmore. Mcllride and Colgrove are maintaining a better stage line between these towns than has run for many years, and even the good two-seated buggy that has been making the trip is often not sufficient to carry the passengers and an extra rig has to be sent out. William Speakman, writes the editor that the Chronicle correspondent wan misinformed about a sign of "liquor for sale" being In the window of his butcher shop. He says no such sign was In his window, and that neither the Stevens Mercantile Co., nor anyone any-one else has an interest In his business. busi-ness. The Fillmore Irrigation Company held Its annual election on Tuesday. The directors chosen are: Almon Roblson, Rob-lson, Richard T. Ash, Hans C. Hanson, Han-son, llrigham Melville and Don C, Wixom. The directors mel and chose the following officers: Almon Roblson, Robl-son, president; ilrlghaui Melville, vice-president; vice-president; Richard T. Ashley, secretary; secre-tary; and Dane C. Hanson, treasurer, i Work on the canning factory is getting get-ting a good start. Few farmers, however, how-ever, are signing up to put In an acre or two ot tomatoes. We wonder if a ( railroad the long look-f or, long prayed , for railroad iouId be built to Fillmore Fill-more If the people would then raise something to ship out of the community commu-nity on Its rails. Cotue, get In line, take a chance with the tomatoes. They might prove your very best friend If you will only give them a chance. Mrs. Cora Rollins, of Seven Troughs, formerly Miss Clara Whitaker, of Hat-ion, Hat-ion, passed through Fillmore last Sun-Jay, Sun-Jay, en route for her old home. A few days before Christmas she met srlth a painful and dangerous accident while walking on a slippery walk on a J M. til. She slipped and in the resulting , lull broke her leg In two places and ' sprained her ankle. Her mother, Mrs. ;rson Whitaker, Immediately left Hat- J ton to Join her daughter, and the two ( sere returning when seen last Sun- i lay. . |