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Show ' i I I' ! I A, " Dollar: Day not only atimulatea trad for the merchants,, but' It gives the purchaser an unusual op. . portunlty. hosts patrons who dfstriTto 1 -us reach by phono wilt please caH Th ' 285 until further notice. I i NO. 106 PROVO CITY,UTAKV i$ PROVO MAY BE RAILROAD CENTER FOR UINTAH LINE According to an authentic report from Denver Provo is to be the terminus for a railroad into the Uintah Basin and three companies are now this great question careful consideration. For a long time it has been known that the Utah Railway company has held Its right of way fromJProvo to the Carbon county mines and through portions of Spanish Fork canyon an excellent grade has been established, which if pushed to the reservation wou Id carry the road back from Spanish Fork canyon Into Diamond creek and on to the Strawberry valley, from which point a line can be run to any point of the basin with Provo headquarters. The Denver report is aL follows: The presence in the Uintah Basin, Utah, of the chief engineers of three lines of railroads at the same time, has encouraged the residents of the section to believe that within a few months there will he a beginning of railroad construction, whether or not the Denver and Salt Lake la extended to the basin. There is no intention on the part of the directors of the D. & IL. G. and S. L. to attempt to build west of Craig, the present terminus, and in that direcnothing will tion until the financial situation improves materially. That three roads should send ..their chief -- engineering officers into the field Indicates that 71 ;t All 'r x One of the most interesting lectures at the Brigham Young university will be presented on Monday evening, January i, when the William Owens company will present The Servant in the House. This is one of the regular numbers on the Lyceum course. Upon this, the end of the old year and the eve of the new, we desire to wish the friends and patrons of The Post a most prosper-perou- s and happy New Year. The year Just past has In many waj s been a hard one in all parts of the globe and the terrible destruction LEHI FAMILY 4 ; DIE OF FUMES Lehl, December 29.- Joseph Smith, 28 years of age, his wife, Martha Smith, 26 years of age and their four year old daughter, Bertha, were found dead in their home on the bench, ab- out four miles northeast of the city by the little girls grandmother and a brother 'oT' Mr. Smith. Mrs. Jane Smith lives In another part of the house, and the evening before their death she had been visiting with her son and the family had remained tip until a late hour enjoying the holiIn the morning day celebrations. the older woman arose and noticed that although the hour was late no one' was stirring in her sons rooms. She looked through the window and saw mother and child in bed as though comfortably sleeping. About her son Hyrum came to the house and asked to see his brother and was told by the' mother what she had Been through the window. The couple imediately broke in the door and found the mother and the ehild lying in bed just as Mrs. Smith had seen them and the father dead, by ond'-ocloc- ta4hici.xht,T after & desperate effort tdrescue himself and wife and baby. ' Sheriff Henry Eaf qt Provo was notified of the tragedy and immediately left for Lehi where a thorough investigation was made. It was found that the family had placed a bucket of red hot coals In their room to heat it and had closed all the doors and windows. The coals had generated carbon monoxide In the unventilated room and the three had died from asphyxiation Mr. Smith was horn in Lehi and Is survived by is mother, a sister, Mrs. Claude Hiteaman, three brothers, Hyrum and James Smith of Lehi and John Smith of Preston, Idaho Mrs. Smitha was the daughter of dr. and Mrs. Henry Kemp of Lehi Junction. Jen section ind they may decldq to lay rslls thither from Provo , The roads which kave men field are the Orem lines, the Oregon Short L.ne and the San Pedro,' Los Angeles and Salt Lake, j The , latter Laa TT line through Provo ' and a branch Into Vernal and through the Uintah ba sin to meet the extension of the Moffat road is entirely feasible. What Interest the other two lines Would have in the development remains to be seen. W. R. Armstrong, chief engineer of the Orem lines; Carl Strad-ler- , chief engineer of the Oregon Short Line and A McQuire, chief glneer of the Salt Lake route, we'e In the party which Inspected the basin on December 12. None of them would disclose the reason for their Vdalt at a time when cold weather and .Suit has been brought against O. W. the deep enows made travel almost Arnold and B. W. Musser by S. W. ' Impossible. , . ; Davis to collect $1000 ahd interest e . - i r v nr " which has visited the eastern hemisphere has made itself felt every- -' where, especially In the commercial world. Other conditions hare also taken plaoe to cause local trade to be backward and there are., few Indeed who are not glad to see the dawning of the New Year with its splendid prospects for brighter days. ' The Poet comes to its patrons with this New Year's greeting full of hope for the future The tire of Monday night has temporarily delayed some improvements contemplated hut tt will not he for long, as the paper will continue abreast of the times and will continue its part toward making a bigger and better Prove during the year 1916. Prospects are bright and there will be no lack of energy upon our part to merit the support given by you, our friends and patrons, Once again we wish you a most prosperous and happy New Year, MAN UNDER LOAD ON THE MOSIDA LAND EIGHTEEN HOURS A receivers sale which, lf successful, will mean the great- er development of a large arja of land lu MoBlda, will be held January 15. ' The assets are es 'at $500,000 and con2000 acres of land, a sist of and pipe line, atatloa pumping a modern 25 room hotel, a townslte and a lot of farm Implements. Over 2O0ty'i acres of land have already fJbeen sold. DEFORE RESCUED to-d- are watching ,'thia un develop in-,th- '4Htt New Years Greeting RECEIVERS BALE , he-don- . VOLUME VII DECEMBER ?,, 1915 "SERVANT IN THE HOUSE" AT COLLEGE HALL giving EnUHUiUU - FTTTTt TTTVTTTt EXCURSION TO I I WOOLEN MILLS January 7 Is the date set apart for the big i Knight Woolen Mills Booster excursion and it promises to be one of the biggest event of this nature that has ever been held in the state tobe conducted fcy a single company. On this .day about 200 prominent visiJoPresidnet tors, .Including R. T. Cutler, F. Smith, seph W. Armstrong, and many mem bers of the United Commercial Travelers will be the guests of the Knight Woolen Mills. . A big banquet will be held and the Provo banda will furnish music and the school children will be- invited to, participate In the big parade. . Special trains will be run from Ogden and Salt Lake for the occasion. v v Dollar Day 9f it n it ii Provo to Have Another Day of Great Shopping Opportunities With it it r z. Other Special Features f it -it - -- n Due to the splendid feeling prevalent upon all sides and as a result of the unqualified successor the last "Dollar Day" It has been decided upon by those live, wideawake merchants whose public spiritedness and commendable enterprise contrlbutd so greatly to the success of the former event to repeat it upon Wednesday, January 5. Upon this occasion all of the big stores as noted above will again place on sale some of the most wonderful bargains for One Dollar that it was ever your good fortune to behold. Th people of Provo - and hundreds from adjacent communities have not yet cessed talking the money they saved through attendance last "Dollar Day. The fact that this function has proven itself not to be a catch penny" affair, but a genuine oportimity to aecure staple merchandise has caused favorable comment' upon ail skies sad It gout without saying that the forthcoming Dollar Day will be fully as euoeessful from The theatres have very point- off view at was the again arranged special programs with added attractions and, the of ' At, a conjoint meeting to be held the Second ward Sunday night Mr. A F,;Merrill will give an Interesting talk on "The Call ot Mormoniem." A, beautiful musical, program --has, also been arranged for the meeting and, A large. Btfendanee: Is - In last-one- -. - , if an hours concert upon the streets. The merchants promise wonderful values, and this, added to the fact that one can fntersperce business with pleasure undoubtedly assures a large attendance from - deslrediJ ' TO ' May 1$ IS8UED REPORT Colorado Mining company Wednesday issued Its annual report, which shows a net profit of $9913 from leasees operations and 1592 tons of ore shipped. The metal contents were 344.35 ounces in gold, 49,359 ounces in silver, 413,105 pounds cf lead. 295,865 1 - Beautiful and complete In the arrangement cf all its details was the luncheon whist party given Wednesday afternoon at the Hotel Roberts by Mrs. W. D. Roberts. The spacious dining room and parlor of the hotel were beautifully decorated with a profusion of chrysanthemums and violets where the guests were entertained with cards the prises being awarded to Mrs. CL H. Wright and Mrs. C. H. Stevens., The consolation. favor? warn, , awarded to Mrs. Almat. Vam WtgsoeBfcx.. , Nearly seventy five gueeta: wr JfmiCsahwcx-i--eaod.; attendance Including. ' Mr., Havercamp ot Sal v!-;- . chjmpe of - Cgde i - hK - A HAPPY NEW YEAR G' the surrounding towns and cities on Provo's second monthly Dollar Day, Wednesday January 6,1916. f v The Dollar sales lu. the various stores will not aommence until 10 al m. This is done in order to give out of tows patrons the same chance as the town people to take advantage of this wonderful shopping opportunity. COLORADO ANNUAL Spanish Fork, Dec. 30. As a result of lying eighteen hours exposed wlth the weather dropping as low as 2 degrees below tero, Jacob Christopher-son- , a farmer of this city lies in a critical condition at the home of his sister, Mrs. Chris Morgeneoh, with both hands and feet badly frosea and suffering from severe bruises from head to foot. Christopheraon bad been driving on a load of wood when the horses ran away and overturned the wagon, pinning him under the wood. About 11 oclock this morning Frank Peiy happened to be passing and bearing groans and heavy breathing coming from under the wagon made an Investigation. After considerable difficulty he succeeded in extricating ' Christopheraon and Dr. Hagan wan fils condition is very summoned, critical, hut the doctors are hopeful of saving his Ufa pounds of alnc, which, was. an average per ton of .1640 of an ounce in gold, 33.1382 ounces In silver and 13.8672 per cent lead. The gross, value was 53,851.95 pr $36.1544 per ton, while the sampling, freight, and smelting amount to $$12540.97 or $14196 per ton. The value of the ore' shipped was $41,310.98 which was anei average value cf $27.7341 a toa. W dawn of th Novi o n All Year brighten your path with Hap- - Management and staff of thlo firm. ' ' - ' -- O' o ' . CO VJQOD.CLIFTQN STORE CLOSES At 5:30 P.ll. Deo. 31 5 J ? SECOND MONTHLY, n . -- Second Monthly ' '1 C C ik7L WEDNESDAY. JANUARY A; i 5th You ail inow that this means a wonderful opportunity to buy for ONE DOLLAR staple,, up:to date, merchandise which at other times costs much more. Keep you' eye on this date and watch the windows of; the biff, wide awake stores of Provo. First Dollar Day was a wonderful success. This one will be greater. And say there will bevadded.attractions at nail the theatres, a Concert upon the street, and !a Grand Balljn the evening at- - the Mozart by, the Provo Band. Get down town early. Dollar Day tales commence at 10XA. M. in order togive the out-otown people an equal chance on the wonderful bargains tobe offered oh this date.xYou,ll be sorry jf J you miss it Public Spirited and Progressive Firms of Provo who made the Dollar The Big, High-ClasDay Possible, and who will have wonderful bargains for yoa on'that day. -- f: s, Sutherland Broa. Robinson Etc, laiben Grocera . 'Furniture , A Paint Co. Taylor Broi. Co. Farrer Bros.' Co Dry Goods, Ete. The rovo Drug Co. ' Fletcher A Thomaa Haberdaahera. Th Utah Gai A Power Co. Co. Dry Goods, .Etc. Farrer A Whitehead Grocirlea Dept Store. Wood-Cllfto- n Sutton-Chaa- . e Drug Co. Th ' Store Co. Johneon Palnt AGlaee Columbia Muale A Jewelry Co. ' Tho Spencer Cafe ; The New York Clothing Co. 5 e Broa. & Bartoft Glaaa Wide-Awak- e, Nyall Tho Sutton Markeet B. R, Irvine A Son Hedqulat Drug Co. V fa Dry Goode, Eto. Ellon Thoatro Co. Columbia Theatre Co. Prlnceat Theatre Ce-- Thq Henrlod Cafe The Provo Meat A Packlng Co-T- h Utah Power A Light Co. t, , . r 1 y i p- - |