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Show MICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH- THE STORY OF PIOCHE TTT - LOCAL HEWS By Miner Mike Grow Perennial Flowers From Seed David Hoffman has returned home from Coalville where they have been with itheir son Keith who was injured in the car wreck Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stanley' have moved into the old Hyrum Norris home, we understand they have bought it. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Rex returned from Salt Lake City Monday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Johnson on Feb. 28th a 'baby girl at Kemmer-e- r Hospital. In eaily-da- y Pioche, these plants hired many guards to keep off claim jumpers and maintain ownership of property. (Editor's Note: ThiB is the third of who knew Johnson said that he series of eitfht articles jrivinff h'Khiijrhts would seek out he trouble makers, of the history of Pioche, Nevada, a mining and then community which has boon an important strip them of their .guns factor in Utah industry and which has take em on in rough and tumble. been rebuilt by Utah men.) Those who were not convinced At the time Pioche, Nevada, came with his first treatment were taken to the county line, given another into prominence as a mining the rod" was the best working over and sent on their way. of ownership to m'r ng Another bit of interesting informaground. Mining laws were rather tion on the early days at Pioche sketchy and the prospectors and comes first hand from a man named onerators who cou'd shoot the Poujade whom Mr. Snyder met in straightest usually ended up with the his later years. Poujade came to the mine. Eefore the government author- district as a boy and went to work ized 100 x 3C0 foot posses for the Pioche Record as a printers sion was 99 points of the law and devil. According to the story he and that was the law of Pioche. the editor practised shooting for A mine operator thought mora of two hours each day. After each puba good gunman than he did of his lication had been spread around the miners. Old payroll records of the town the editor would walk up and y. c- -e down main street, with his hands Meadow Va'le.v Mirung Pioche operators, on his guns to settle then and there of the early-da- y show the following at the top of the any objections to what he had pubpayroll sheets:, guards $29. CO per lished. One summer the editor was called day: superintendent, $5 00 per c ?. v, and miners $3.00 per day. Guards away and Poujade was left to pubwere the toast of the bars and they lish the paper. He tod Snyder that boasted that they would not eat he prayed that nothing sensational breakfast before they took a shot would happen during his term as at some claim jumper. editor, but as luck would have it It is a curious fact that the rich, a main stract shooting scrape occurbooming community of Pioche, near- red. After writing and publishing ly broke the county of Lin',o1n in the incident, he barricaded himsc'f w it located a number of times, in the ncwsnmcr of'ice and could because the numerous bristling gun .hot get cut to dinner until the battles involved too many court sheriff and two deputies came to battles and murder trials. (Most of escort him home. t 'rW trials wete cleared up Such was the l:fe m as s. if defense.) Pioche, and it t.ock Jake Johnson Order was finally brought about to smooth out the troubled waters. byv Jake Johnson, a deputy sheriff, He became a legend throughout ' ; : r.n what became known far southeastern Nevada, and he had fine: v a as Johnsons law. Johnson a hand in helping Snyder with h's was cne of those big square bu:lt. early struggles to rebuild the camp. men who carried a Sunday punch (The fourth article in this series in either his right or left. Those will aooear in these columns soon.) . d:s-tri- ct, con-vinc- er Com-nn- rh r-- : John Deere Quality Farm Equipment s Pirrs and Service RANDOLPH GARAGE L. B. Johnson Mrs. Leo McRinnon attended a centennial meeting at Salt Lake City Thursday Feb. 27. Lawrence Muir is around again after a serius operation in an Ogden hespital. Jackie Bell was taken to Salt Lake for an operation on his knee and a tonsil-ectom- y. Two small children ofMr. and Mrs. Dallas Johnson are in the Kemmerer Hospital suffering with pneumonia. Arthur Barton has gone to Logan to be operated on. Joe Wamsley is doing tlie janitor work while he is away. Mrs. Osear Bellman is suffering ffom infection in her leg Where she injured it in a fall some time ago. Me. and Mrs. Dan Jackman and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Groll were visitors at the Coalville Hospital Sunday to see Alley Lee and the new baby hoy also those injured in the car wreck Saturday. John (L. Cories son of Mrs. Goldie Corless is home on furlough from the Photo Courtesy Army. Mr. an Mrs. David Norris are visiting relatives in California. Carl (Bellman returned te Ogden with N. L. Grey Monday. Carl is seeking medical aid. G. W. Peart and Kay Thomock were in Ogden Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Leo McRennon, Arlene McRinnon, Mrs. Glen McRinnon and Phil McRinnon went to Coalville Sunday to see the three who were injured in the car accident. Bishop and Mrs. Earl Passey and family have moved into the Hatch residence on Main Street. a b.rthday .party v,as held at the home of Mrs. Glen McRinnon honoring Mrs. Melt Hatch Saturday. A group of joung i.ui. crumbly garden loam containing plenty of humus. It is important to locate the seed bed where it will be sheltered from strong winds and from sunlight during the hottest part of the day. A seed box or flat may also he used, with holes bored in the bottom for drainage. This has the advantage of being movable to sheltered locations when nec- - Garnishing Foods Stick a toothpick through of garlic for submersion in foods and salads. Then it fished out easily before a clove cooked can be Paper Early Invention Paper was invented in 105 A. D serving by Ta'ai Lun, chief eunuch at the court of Chinas Emperor Ho Ti. time. Not until the middle of the last century, however, was it introduced in Save Energy one of its most widespread present Management say nevday forms as a folding box ; for er bend to do specialists if you can any job packaging consumer goods. stand straight. Bending uses more t energy, about 43 per cent more. So, if your sink is so low that you Perspiration Odors must bend over to wash dishes, can sometimes odors Perspiration be removed from garments that are make a simple wooden rack to raise not yet ready for the laundry or dry the dishpan. Experts also say not cleaner. Sponge the spot with to stand if you can sit. When iron-in- g flat pieces, or getting the vegewarm water to which a few drops of vinegar have been added. Sprin- tables ready for canning, do it sitkle with powdered pepsin, working ting down. the pepsin into the cloth. Then let stand one to two hours, keeping the Dewey Day spot moist. Brush off the powder May 1 is Dewey Day, anniversary and rinse well. of the Battle of Manila Bay. . In 1898 Commodore George Dewey sailed into Manila Bay and destroyed the Rats Expensive Spanish fleet. Not a single AmerA rat eats about $2 worth of feed ican life was lost in this engage. i year. ment. The Spanish lost 167 men - A Definition WOODRUFF NEWS of Our Town Continued From Page One' The services began at Somebody defined our town 2 p. m., The girls Bishop Cox conducting. Whenever I hear one of my nephews say he has bought United States Savings Bonds, I feel like nudging him and saying: Nephew, you havent really bought anything. That may sound strange at first, bat the proof is simple. Ordinarily when you buy something you have to spend your money. What you have actually done in acquiring savings bonds is to exchange bearing notes for interest bearing ones. You have merely converted your money into a different form, a. form in which it will start growing in amount. In savings bonds form your money earns $4 for every $3 invested in ten years. y a. Tftasury Department non-intere- r st Estate Creditors vouchers residence Utah, on f your backhand come to wait on yon when you're sick." ' I've got to admit there's something to it. A lot of our folks are inclined to be pretty outspoken and quick to criticize .. . . even about little things, like a woman's hat, or a mans preference for a glass of beer, or the color of Cy Hartmans new barn. But when anyones In trouble, those differences and points of pete.tce o a 'day. Preserve Lace the lace that is to be stored in wax paper will prevent dry rot. . Wrapping ... Copyright, 1947, United States Brewers Foundation NOTICE THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE . 3 DRAFTSMEN 7 RADIO OPERATORS 2 RADAR TECHNICIANS 1 MODEL MAKERS , And many others througlenlistment in the United States Army which offers 40 000 good jobs a month. Service with the Unitad States Army is todays best guarantee of permanent employment, opportunity for and retirement income. MADE HELP WANTED: Reliable man with car wanted to call on farmers in Ricii County. Wonderful opportunity. ;io to $20 in a day. No experience or Capital required. Permanent. Write McNESS COMPANY, Dept.. B, .423 Magnolia St., Oakland ?, Calif. to-.a- y. National Flower The rose recently has been. the national flower of the public of Honduras. - re- Investigate today at 202 of Lois Kennedy, deceased. will present claims . ,i to the undersigned at his in Randolph, Rich County, or before the 7 th day of July, ' Federal Building Ogden, Utah "Bingham, one of the wo9Ts leading copper districts, was first a gold camp. Soldiers under the command of General P. E. Connor from Fort Douglas panned gold there in the late 1850s . . Cause of Poor Butter Failure of many producers to coo cream properly is one of. the pri GEORGE KENNEDY, . causes of butter. mary Administrator of the Estate of A. D. 1947. Potato Serving Studies . by the national famine emergency committee indicate that American families average only slightly more than one serving of criticism are forgotten 7. . end folks become neighborly and helpful, like they really are. From where I sit, criticism never did much harm to anybody, solong as folks dont let it guide their actions so long as they respect our individual preferences, whether they apply to hats or beer. Thats the way it is in our town, anyway, and I hope that its the same in yours. just the other day as A place where the people talk about you behind with NOTICE TO CREDITORS The first carpet seen in this country, according to one historical writer, was seized as part of Captain Kidds booty when he was executed in 1701. . Columbine, gail- hollyhock, painted rela- . Pirates Carpet beginners can start from seed with From where I sit ... lif Joe Marsha -- . . Seed Co. jidvertixement his class an relatives were the fiower girls and Frank .Frodsham, Bob Cox. Roger' Peart, Phil McKinnon, Floyd Atkinson and Shirley Quist were the pall bearers. The choir sang, Though Deepening Trials: prayer, 'William Eastman; song, Jesus Lover of My Soul, duet part by i.ouis Stuant and choir sang chorus; duet, Whispering Hope, Barbara Nich-oli- s and Aria Dean; speakers, Virgil Cornia or Logan; solo, in a Garden Dy Arthur Dean; speaker, Roy Spencer; duet, This is My Task, Mrs. John Cox and daughter Verna of Salt Lake City; speaker, Bishop Cox; song, Sometime Well Understand, by choir; benedic tion, Dee Cornia of Randolph Dedication of grave by Enoch Cornia ,a great uncle of Farley. Dewey took and had 214 wounded The floral offerings were very beau possession of Cavite and waited for tiful and all South Rich High School the arrival of land forces' to capture students attended the funeral and the Manila itself. chapel yas filleu and many outside with' his' many friends and relatives. Speed Sewing To speed up sewing and make it easier, make a pin cushion wristlet. r ! PROBATE AND It is very simply done. Make a GUARDIANSHIP round i cushion about two inches NOTICES thick and three inches wide, and fill ? it with hair or sawdust. Fasten this ! Commit clerk of district court or a to an elastic band that will slip over ; the respective signers for the hand and wear it in the position information. further i of a wrist watch. When pins are not in use, they keep better in a tight box. - se lardia, coreopsis, daisy, sweet william, hardy pinks, hardy alysrum, and the violas. Perennial seeds usually take somewhat longer to germinate than those of annual flowers. Dont be discouraged if the tiny sprouts do not show themselves for two or three weeks after the essary. ome perennial seeds are very small. seed is sown.. Coalville Monday to see George Eastman, Kieth Hoffman, and Grace Cornice, who were all injured in a car accident Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Marshall and chilSoften Water dren have returned from a short visit at Hard water may be softened by ' the use of a commercial water soft- Gardencity last week. to be Dont the Ward Reunion foget amener or by using soda, borax or monia. The. correct amount to held March, 14th., Everyone come let., use depends . on the chemical anal- make this the best reunion ever. Mrs. Ella Schenck of Ogden came ysis of the water. last Friday for a short visit with tives and friends. Ferry-Mor.- You can save considerable garden money and add new zest to your gardening by growing your own perennial flowers from seed. The best quality seeds cost only a few cents a packet and with simple care will produce scores of plants to bring color and beauty to the garden for years to come. Most perennials grown from seed bloom the second year after sowing. Seed should be started at about thef-sam- e time as that of the annuals, such Mix them with sand so that they will as zinnias and marigolds. The secret not be sown too in the row and thickly of success is to get the seedlings to merely press them into the soil instead transplanting size early enough so that of covering them. Larger seeds need when set in their permanent places in a shallow covering of soil. Firm the garden or border, they will get a good soil down on them so that they will root-ho- ld before cold weather comes on; make immediate contact with the moisA" specially prepared seed bed or seed food. Keep the soil ture and box is best for starting perennial seeds. moist but plant wet until the seeds not' A seed bed can be easily prepared by sprout Some gardeners spread damp knocking the bottom out of a good-siz- ed over the surface to furnish needshallow wooden box and sinking burlap ed ne' re, removing it at the first the sides into the ground. The top of sprouting. should be about two or three inches sign are a number of perennials that Here above the surface. Use finely prepared, . low-quali- ty Loi3 Kennedy, Deceased. Adv. March 7, 14, 21, 28. 1 ' ' Takes Weather in Stride can make adjustments l external temperatures up to abou 85 degrees. F. .. A cow Freezing Cubes Home economics advisers report that ice cubes can be frozen more quickly if the tray bottom of freezing surface is wet when the tray is placed in the freezing compartment of the refrigerator.. , . . In Expanding Herds the United States had 1846 about 5 million milk cows com pared with nearly 28 million in 1946 METAL MINING INDUSTRY OF. UTAH ..... ' . . : t , . |