Show DUCHESNE harry gray of mt home was a caller during the week i W E wheler of antelope was a visitor in Duchesne during the week wm win H fitzwater is now a full fledged notary public at the same old stand miss mis s merle murdock entertained a few friends at a delightful dinner saturday evening the duchesne basket ball team won the contest at boneta last saturday being victorious to the tune of 2321 23 21 in our favor chas barton returned from a short visit to laramie wyo where he spent a few days with his sister while transacting business miss mcmillin and miss byis of heber will arrive next friday to fill the positions of stenographers in the clerk and recorders and abstractors offices miss anna jolly who was operated upon at the L D S hospital in salt lake a few weeks ago returned home tuesday evening greatly improved in health mrs stephenson and mrs poulson who have been at their fathers bedside for the last two weeks returned home saturday bearing the sad news of their parents death all extend their most sincere sympathy A merry crowd of friends surprised mr and mrs homer brandenberg at their home thursday evening A most pleasant even in ing i g was spent in cards after which a dainty luncheon was served fredrick leo johansen of doneta boneta and miss lillie snyder of altonah alzonah were granted the first marriage license issued in duchesne county the mariage manage took place in the court house with justice of peace sweatman performing the ceremony mrs mr W C perry entertained i the standard bearers beair s club wednesday mrs billings prize mrs M B mrs B lusty guests prize and mrs dickerson censo consolation were the lucky winners A dainty luncheon was served luke and wells entertained a jolly crowd at the spratt ranch saturday evening A substantial chicken supper was cooked by the young men and greatly enjoyed by all presenta most delightful evening ws was spent with all returning to their homes at a late hour declaring their hosts to be the bestif best of entertainers and cooks monte young mail contractor arrived sunday from salt lake with the new auto which he purchased to be used on the line in hauling parcel post pest mail and he brought from colton sacks of parcel post mail postmarked at salt lake at P M jan and arrived in duchesne at P M january less than 23 hours from salt lake now if any better service can be had they will have to install air ships monte made his first trip to vernal this week with the new truck its a buick the precipitation for 1914 was vas considerably over the average being 1077 while the average is the following is the monthly precipitation january Januar february march i 71 april may 43 june july august september 41 october 1 november 01 december 34 total annual precipitation 1077 the coldest day of 1914 was jan 12 being 21 degrees below zero while july 12 the thermometer registered 93 above making that the warmest day of the year |