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Show At the Republican Primary held Wednesday the following officers were nominated: John A. Whitby for mayor; Fred Strong for 4-year councilman; coun-cilman; Willian Healey, Jeonard Bates, Leland Reck for 2-year coun-cilmen; coun-cilmen; Alvin Whitby for recorder and Madelene Wilkin for treasurer. Mrs. Jessie Burgess entertained the Young Mothers club at her home Thursday afternoon. The usual activities ac-tivities were engaged in, after which a dainty lunch was served. dedicated by Elder Charles Taylor of Provo. In addition to the many Alpine Al-pine friends who attended the services, ser-vices, a large number of relatives and friends from Provo, Pleasant Grove, Salt I.ake and Ogden were also al-so present. 15I0G1UFIIT Annie Matilda Watkins was born in Pleasant Grove December 9, 1SG7, the oldest of thirteen children of Lauriiz and Matilda Anderson Jacob-sen. Jacob-sen. Her parents were honest, faithful faith-ful Latter-day Saints. Annie was taught the principles of the Gospel by these humble parents and was baptized July 24th, 1S77 by Thomas Wooley and confirmed the same day by T. Richards. She attended the public school and auxiliary organizations organi-zations in Pleasant Grove, where her girlhood days were spent. Thoughtfulness of others was one of her outstanding attributes. At the age of IS she went to care for her aged grandmother, who was an invalid, inva-lid, where, for two years she patiently patient-ly and cheerfully ministered to the wants of her beloved grandmother and helped to make the closing years of her life as pleasant as possible. January 15, 1891 she was married to John R. Watkins and came to Alpine Al-pine with him to make their home with his widowe'd moter. Here again she proved herself to be unselfish. For more than ten years she tenderly tender-ly cared for his aged mother, who was unable to wait upon herself. Mr. and Mrs. Watkins were good neighbors making for themselves a wide circle of friends who were always al-ways welcome in their pleasant home. Into this home were born three daughters. Again her tender heart was touched touch-ed by the sufferings of her husband who for fourteen long years was a sufferer with rheumatism and all that a loving wife could do she did for him, in an effort to lessen his pain and make him confortable until un-til death released him from his sufferings. suff-erings. Since the death of her husband, hus-band, Mrs. Watkins has been a member mem-ber of the Old Folks committee and a member of the Relief society for a number of years. Some five years ago she went to Provo where she was employed first at the State Mental hospital and then in the home of Dr. Dunn, physician at the State Mental. For the past year the health of Mrs. Watkins has been very poor and during this time she has been in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Andrews. This loving daughter and her husband hus-band have given their mother that same kind thoughtfulness and loving care which she herself bestowed on her afflicted loved ones- The last week her sufferings have been in-I in-I tense and she has been obliged to I keep her bed. October 2nd God in his infinite mercy saw fit to release her from her sufferings. ALPINEJEWS Mrs. Bates, Reporter. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. ANNIE WATKINS Impressive funeral services for Mrs. Annie Wakins, who died Wednesday Wed-nesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. A. An'drews, were held in the gymnasium Saturday, October 5, under the direction of Bishop E. W. Burgess. The opening song was a duet by Miss Amber Strong arid Mrs. Frank Bateman. The Invocation was offered by J. C. Beck. A biographical sketch wa3 then read by Mrs. Bertha Bates. The speakers were: Patriarch S. ,L. Swenson of Pleasant Grove, Thomas F. Carlisle and Bishop. Burgess Bur-gess of Alpine. Other musical numbers were fur. nisked. by Mrs. Carl M. Devey, Mrs. Edward Burgess, Mrs. Frank Bateman Bate-man ankl Miss Amber Strong. The benediction was pronounced by Councilor John Whitby and the grrave in the Alpine cemetery was She is survived by her three daughters Mrs. Venes Andrews and Mrs. Matilda Devey of Alpine, and Mrs. Ruby Buckley of Ely, Nevada, ten grandchildren, five brothers, Nephi Jacobson of Heber, Joseph Jacobson of Pleasant Grove, George, Lauritz and Oscar Jacobson of Driggs, Idaho, four sisters, Mrs. Bertha Badger of Ogden, Mrs. Rose Glazier of Los Angeles, Mrs. Rhoda Foutz of Salt Lake, and Miss Hazel Jacobson of Pleasant Grove. A fine baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Schofieifli Saturday morning. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs- Adin Brown and children, Mr. an'd Mrs. Glenn Terry and children and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Leon-ard Bates were state fair visitors on Monday. Members of the Gleaner Girls and M Men presented the one.act playlel "I Will Contribute Each Day to the Honor and Happiness of My Home," Tuesday evening. Those taking pari were: Zora Healey, Alice Forbes Hilda Bates and Roy Strong. |