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Show VOLUME XXXIII NUMBER 31 .PAYSON, In Attempt to Remove High Tension Wire Near Benjamin in Payson on Memorial Day Incident to the formal opening of its new community park and playgrounds, Salem is planning a big Fouth of July celebration to cover a period of four days, beginning on Friday, July 1, and ending on tho the honor of breaking sham of pnign over thp crest of tho waves on tho lake, has not yet been announced. On Saturday afternoon a program of sports will bo carried out, and it will include diving stunts, racon tho races for the kiding the nature dies and water, grownups, and will close is expect- with a carnival program. In the the affair, evening there will bo dancing. and child The Committees. Body of L. C. Bassett, Member of Ditch Digging Crew, is Burned to a Crisp on Receiving 6,600 Volts, Was Native of Grace Ida. Burial in Idaho Town. In the act of cutting a high tenwire in order that a ditch digging machine on which he was woik-in- sion on PAYSON might proceed Benjamin road. L. C. Bassett, twenty-twyears old, a resident of (trace, Ida., was instantly killed Word hud last Tuesday afternoon. beeu sent to the sub station at Spanish Fork, asking that the current be cut off for a few moments, and under the impression that the request Bassett had beeu complucd with, mounted to the top of the machine and reached up with his pliers to cut tlo wire. Instantly on touching the live wire, carrying (i,(!()0 volts, Bassetts body took the current short circuiting it to tho ground. Every vestige of clothing was burned from his body and it was terribly charred in many places. Although Mr. Bassett hud been in the employ of tlm liazzard Construction for quite a long time, he hud been iu this section of the state for several mouths and was well known. lie is survived by his parents, two brothers and one sister, all of whom The brothers reside iu Grace, Ida. came to layson last Wednesday and made . arraugemen.s for the sending of the body to Idaho for burial. PAY TRIBUTE TO the I A FRIENDS g its way along CEASED Mrs. Lucy Ann OLD-TIME- DE- R Hickman, Founer Resident of Payson, Answers Call of Death at Home in Provo. It was with deep sorrow that many of thu old timers of Payson attended the funeral of Mrs. Lucy Auu Hickman, a resident of laysou many years ago, who died at tho family home iu Provo early in the week, last afternoon. Mrs. liick-muWednesday was eighty-threyears of age, ihe widow- - of Dr. George W. Hickman who died several years ago. was made iu the Payson city the body-- resting besides comotory, that of her husband aud live children. Mrs. Hickman is survived by foul daughters and several sons, as well as a brother. The daughteis are Luuia Hickiuuu of Provo, Mrs. Annie Daniels ot' Logan, Mis. Thomas Uichurdsou oi Benjamin and Mrn. Fred Pinluyson of lrovo. The sons are Josiah L. of Logan, Francis, Leslie and Clark. Leslie Hiekmau is of Mr. and Mrs. John a It. Dixon of this city. Funeral services in Provo were held iu the ward church ami were presided over by Bishop Booth. Musical selections were offered by Miss Florence Jepperson anj ladies double Tw0 solos were sung by quartette. John T. Hand. The speakers were John Johnosn, Jr., of Benjamin, Henry 8. Tanner of Balt Like, William Rydalch of Salt Lake, George II. Brimhall of lrovo, all of whom spoke of the splendid vharucter of Mrs. Hickman. The floral offerings were magnificent tribute of the love and esteem in which the aged lady was held by hundreds of friends. n e LAW GOES INTO EFFECT NEXT MONDAY law pro-- , hibitiug tho smoking of cigarettes is! effective, the little white roils willj disappear from the streets and public It will bo uu-- ! places next Monday. lawful to sell cigarettes or to havC them iu ones possession. It willj also be unlawful to sell or have in possession the papers with which to make cigarettes. j According to tho provisions of the law it will also bo unlawful to j smoke tobacco in any form in public places, such ns city or county build-- , J':gk, lailrnaj stations, on trains or anywhere that people commonly mcetj It is generally doubted if the law can be carried into effect. If the recently adopted j j son-in-la- PRICE, FIVE CENTS Salem Plan Four-Da-y Tribute to Hero, Relative Celebration at Formal and Friend is Paid By Many Opening of New Park Young Man is Electrocuted f UTAH, JUNE 3, 1921. following Monday. Tho first day will be iu of a homo coming, as it ed by thoso in charge of that every man,, woman who ever claimed Salem as homo will be on hand to mako the event the biggest in the history of that live little city rubbing shoulders with Payson. The lake, which is center about which revolves all that makes the new park one of tho most attractive spots in the Payson valley, lias not yet been named, and tho committee has put up a prizo of $10 to bo awarded to the person suggesting the Names must be in the best name. hands of the committee by June 15. Tho contest, says Mayor Eli F. Taylor, will not be limited to the residents of Salem. but the people of Payson as well as those living anytoff be where in the state permit Answers to complete for thp prize. should be sent to either Mayor Eli Taylor or to the eitv recorder of the city of Salem. On the first, day of the celebration tho lake will be thrown open fo fishermen, nn( be it known that the best fishing in this part of the state may be enjoyed on the Salem lake, ns it has been privately stocked, and some of ihe big beauties are for tho angler to drop just in a hook. There will be plenty of music every day of tho celebration and all sorts The i gistrntion of entertainment. s books will be open, ami all ns well as others are expect od to register. A great panido is planned for Saturday morning, with music and all that goes to mako such event a big success, and the lake will be The young lady christened. home-comer- will enjoy tho bottle The following committee havo been named to have charge of tho big celebration: F. General Mayor Eli Taylor, Charles Hanks, (J. V, Jorgenson. and publicity Mrs. N. Invitation C. Christensen, Helen Beddoes, John Flygnre, Henry Hamilton. Reception Mr. and Airs. Ira Gardner, Mr. and Airs. Samuel Gardner, Mrs. Luna Hanks, Mrs. It. J. Nut-tal- l and N. C. Christensen. Financo Elmer Saban, Ezra Sab-nand Leslie Cloward. Program Mr. and Airs. Joseph Jenkins Air .and Airs. George Hanks. Parade Ray Davis, Andrew Otto-soand Alva Warren. 1). Decorations Angus Taylor, Preal Saban, B. Montague and Eva Curtis. . Amusement Air. nnd Airs. IV. B. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. John Beddoes, Air. and Airs. Chnrles M. Ilo'mes and Mr. nnd A1 s. Roseoe E. Hanfes. Seating am Arrangements E. E. B. E. Beddoes, Alnttlicw Grant, Stone, Jr., and Anthony Enberg. On Alonday there will be a general Fourth of July celebration with In the evenriieaking and sports. ing a big dance wrill conclude the program. The celebration will be conducted at the head of the lake in tho beautiful oak grove. During tho four traffic around tho lake days only will bo permitted, to prevent Cars of automobiles. congestion will not be permitted to approach and park in close vicinity to the grove. . is Carried Out. Samuel E. Taylor Delivers Address of the Day. Reviving tho memory of departed relatives and friends, whether hero of war or those who passed to the great beyond from the rankiB of KILLED WHEN HIT ordinary citizenship, several hundred of tho people of Payson joined last BY AUTOMOBILE Monday in tho observance of Memorial day. An elaborate program was carried out and although flowers were rather scarce because of the r Old Son of Dave Shuler Into spring, loving hands paid tribute to the dwellers in the silent cily is Victim of Distres&ing Accident over th0 hill by placing on the graves Last Wednesday Evening, many tokens of affection and sweet BOY IS INSTANTLY Ten-Yea- n n -- one-wa- y COMPLAINT ENTERED AGAINST ORGANIZED PLAY PROGRAM TO BE STAGED NEXT WEEK SPEEDING ON UTAH AVENUE At a meeting of the Community Welfare league last night, play leaders and directors organized for summer work of educating and entertaining the children of the community. Each afternoon at 4 oclock all children who are not at work will find a well arranged and directed program of play in Alemorinl park under direction of experienced women, ready to arrange them into congenial groups for an hour of real merriment, including song, story tolling and games. A similnr program will be carried out in the west side park beginning next Alonday morning. Those who will direct tho work at STREET DEPARTMENT DOES Afemorial park are Ada D. Taylor, MUCH NECESSARY WORK director; Juanita R. Afitcholl, Gladys After prayer and music Appealing for a greater appreciation, attended. Wilson, Afinnie Bowen, Airs. Alinnie of tho efforts of the pioneers of thoj by the choir under the direction of it W. Douglass, Favorably weather has made Edyth Huish, ITnxel church in establishing the fnitls in' Professor Carl O. Nelson, Charles II. possible for the street department Gardner, Airs. Laban Harding, Wilder Vlah President Gardner addressed n White spoke on the conception of to accomplish a great amount of ex- Dixon, Dorothy Knowles. Wilma Elcellent work during the past two mer, Tnoz JInrnoy, Blanche A! diet h. Apostle John A. Widtsoc de- weeks. large gathering at tho opening ses--j God. 'The sidewalks construction Corn Cravens, Airs. H. Roland Tiet-jesion of the Nebo stake conference voted atlonlion to the knowledge of on the east side of Main street, from andyffara Page. Church of Christ Jesus the of pf the peoplc concerning the scriptures, Tirst North street to the Afemorial At the west side park thp work will T.atter-dnSaints last Saturday morn-is now well under way and be under supervision of Airs. Karl Men and women will be tried, declaring that, because of false under- park ing. will be complete, before the middle Keiler. Birdie in Christian walk director; Airs. Bean in many ways, said the speaker and standing, people of the month and will be one of the Barnett, Owen Perkins, Airs. Ada l should be to darkness converted the prin-- deeper thau tho heathen. most noticeable we improvements of the Airs. H. F. Ott, Ethel I'ris eiples and not bo swayed by tho nc-- j Th0 distinguishing characteristic of year, affording an enjoyable walk to Clayton, Airs. Bertha Burst, Airs. Vonrl hv, of men. the Mormon people, 'he said, is the the magnificent new eity park. t lions Clco Robinson, Airs. Flint Goatcs, Fred Allen and Isaac Hansen reOn Utah avenue the ground on know whence that Afildrod TTnr fact Velma Dixon, AfoClollan, they they oil her sid,, of the concrete pavement ported concerning their labors in tliej Clara Reed, Airs. Glade Conan. ris, and We whither rame are field. go. President they Seymour missionary is being graded up level with, the Airs. Leslie Dean, Airs. R. A. Pori or who has attended a num- t raveling no unclmrtered sea, he deP,. Young, and West First street, from T.neilo Alonsen pavement, nnd Naomi Ellsworth Men do not clared. alone, develop ber of stake conferences to First North street recently, ih avenue The bo divided into ladies will Mr. said on were Widtsoc, and placed New has been filled in and graded. spoke of the missionary- work in the this earth that they might gain ex- culverts and ditches have been pro- groups of three, each giving an hour wards and stakes. a week to the work. If wo understand the pur- vided to take care of the water. Oliodietico was tho subject of a perience. this a.n of is it life, he pose session the said, at afternoon ii5SjF!rse by "'T FNTY OF WORK FOR A re- easy- matter to part with this worlds Patriarch Jonathan S. Page. SALARIES REDUCED. for WILLING HANDS IN PAYSON donations and Belief goods mndo was wofk tithing, gifts. society port of should give ourselves into the W,. comand Sperry expressed by Hepsy There is plenty of work for willEffectively wielding (he axe, the relief hands of God. ho said, to be used plete satisfaction with the ns God sees fit. eity fathers last Alonday night made ing hands in Payson and there will work done. reductions in the salaries of city, be no necessity for importing labor Aurora N. Wilson spoke of the Afternoon Session. officers and employers amounting to during the summer months if the I work done lendid the by si being an average of a hoot 15 per cent, workers nnd the employers Primary association and said the eon-- ' Apostlo Widtsoc was the speak reducing Ihe monthlv payroll to the Tt is part of the twelve months edassociation at tho Sunday afternoon session, ,f pfm of the Primary ucational program to keep boys and extent of about $115. She appealed nelmr was better. forj lowing a report on the Sunday sehoi drls busy during the summer xnca emit i nned support, by the bishopric.' of the stake by Elder J. Arc! tion and- there is plenty to cnrrv out FOUNTAINS NEW DRINKING Elder Waylnnd R. Wightman report-- j Jliockbarik. taking up the subject to Henry the program according ITo said tli c'.on the Boy Scout movement nnd respect for authority. New street drinking fountains have Obcrhnnslv who has been delegated ,'tlincd the program which will he the greatest claim lor divinity been installed on the west side of: bv the Utah Idaho Sugar company to J carried out during thy summer. that all can understand it. Main street, between Ftafi avenue secure the necessary labor for sumchosen people ho said that mcmbf First North street, nnd on the1 mer work. Application may be made and Sunday Sessions. of the Mormon church should ke east side of Main street, in front either to Air, Obcrhnnslv or to any of the fiehl men of the company. The morning session was largely of the tabernacle. (Continued on Pago 5) Quarterly Conference is Source' of Inspiration Hundreds Gather in City of the Dead and Strew Graves With Flowers. Excellent Program Residents on Utah avenue have entered complaint against speeding on that avenue from Alain street to It is reported that the lower depot. some automobile owners drive their ears on Utah avenue at a speed of from fifty to sixty miles an hour, and dangering the lives of pedestrians at crossings and apparently regard less of children who may have disobeyed their parents nnd insist on carrying their play onto the pavement. It is probable that a city ordinance may be adopted regulating tho rato of speed on this avenue. i n memory. Ono of tho most distressing accidents of the year, which carried grief not only into tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Shuler but brought sadness to tho scores of friends of llio family, occurred last Wednesday eveuing wheu Marvel D. Shuler, the old sou of Mr. aud Mrs. Siiuier, was iustautly killed by being struck by au automobile ou First North street a block east of the Grom The boys skull was crushdepot. ed uud ho died before medical aid could bo summoned, Tho boy was riding on tbe rear of J. M. Manwills truck and ou reachHe ing Second East street alighted. started to cross tho street ahd had barely crossed the track wheu an automobile- - being driven by a Salt Lake commercial travolor, iu the samo direction in which the truck was traveling, was upon him. As soon as he realized that tho automobile would strike him, Marvel crouched down, apparently to moot the blow which he could not avoid. The fender struck him in tho back of the head, splitting open the skull. As soon as the driver of th0 automobile saw tho boy start to cross the street ho threw on his brakes but thoro wns not sufficient timo to bring tho car to a stop, although (hose who witnessed the accident say that tho car was not moving at a greater speed than from six to eight miles an hour. No blamo n fleeted on tho driver of the car. Afnrvcl Shuler was one of the brightest lads of his ago in Payson, idolized by his parents and esteemed He was by hundreds of friends. born in Payson on December 5, 1911. lie leaves two brothers, Howard and Keith. Jlis mother died about three years ago. The funeral will take plac0 this afternoon at 2 ofeloek from tho First ward church.. Interment will bn made in tho city cemetery. ten-yea- r WHITE TOP BE MUST EXTERMINATED SAY CITY FATHERS y Council WV11 Carry Out Ordcrs Issued by State Against One of Most Noxious of Weeds. j - The program of the day began with a parade under di i action of Harry S. Tipton, marshal of Ihe day. In the li lit? of procession were Mayor .T. C. Ellsworth and members of the city council, veterans of the civil and war and members of the local post of the American Legion under whose auspices the arrangements of too day were carried into effect. Tho boy scouts held an important position in the pnrado and there were representatives of civic orders and citizens in private automobiles. The parade was led by tho Payson Silvor band under direction of Afelvin Done. At the cemotcry prayer was offered by Wolls Cloward and a brief address was mado by Charles H. White' who spoke of the signi..,nce of the day and the beautiful sentiment exHe touchpressed in its observance. ed on the recent war with Germany and he eulogized those wno had made tho sepreme sacrifice for the honor of their country. Several musical selections were offered by the band and several songs were sung by tho Nebo stake quartette under tho direction of Profos-so- r Spanish-America- Carl n O. Nelson. American Patriotism. Speaking on patiotism, Samuel E. Taylor, speaker of the day, said: Of all the customs given us by our forefathers, none is dearer to our hearts than tho exercises of this day. Wo aro here as friends to visit this spot which will forever bo dear to us and our posperity. We wish that in all coming time infancy may learn the meaning of this day and (hose visita and that old age may come and bo soothed by the recollections that it suggests. We wish (lint when in future years, disaster comes upon us as it must come upon all nations, we may turn our eyes hitherward to tho graves of our hero dead and be assured that the foundations of our national power are still Mny wo feel that the same strong. heavens are above us, the snhie waters beneath, and that tho same power guides our destiny that has made and preserved us ns a nation. Alny we today have .in our hearts a feeling of dependence and gratitude. Our forefathers wrote a foreword to this occasion: , Having undertaken for the glory of tho Lord and the advancement of lie Christian faith and honor of our king and country a voyage, they gnvo ns th,. principles that impelled the foundation of nur government. A Christian failh is the keel of the ship ATornls are a matter for of state. the communily, mq for the individual to determine. and civil Religion government cannot bo kept entirely apart. Out of the suffrage of New England Congregational churches grew civil suffrage. State grew out of The dissenting spirit Ihe church. led inevitably to the demoeraey exof the pressed in the consitiufion United States. Whilp top one of the most noxious if weeds must be eradieafed in Pay-sonnd vieinity according to nn edict by tho city council last Alon-!night based on nn order from Strife Crop Post Inspector ' Weld). Therefore, Air. Citizen, if a patch of white top has made itself manifest in your front yard, in the garden back of the house, or on a eity lot whwh you may be cultivating, yon must proceed against, it in tho niext approved manner and discourage Wendell Phillips Quoted. its further growth. If is incumbent !i;on you fo clear your property of Wendell Phillips pays: Plymouth the weed. If you fail to eradicate it Rork underlies all America. It has at oneo, the city authorities will -times in rapped out a eradicate it for you and send yon he bill of costs. White top is not only a weed which destroys the beauty of the landscape, but is a menace to the growth of desirable plants nnd there is no good in it. Tho state inspector has decreed that T'tah must he cleared of it, and- the city council, working in harmony with him, says that it will m force the law to the last point. great many onr history. Old Putnam 'stood upon it when he said to thp Yankee boys. Dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes Ingraham had it for a ballast when ho put his little sloop between two Austrian frigates and threatened to blow them ont of the water if they did not respect the ,Tprnd eagle of the United States. Continued on Pago 5) |