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Show T HIGHER; SHEEP CONSiDEIIAElY STROM R I "A-Before-Jo- hn, The Sun Special Porvire. KANSAS CITY, M...t Pec. 31. Snow and the severe cold weather that e&me to the Central West Sunday did uot cut down receipts ol live stock as much as hud been execteJ today, but will make a material reduction in arrivals for the next few days. This condition nude killers fairly anxious for offerings and additional strength is expected in the market the rest of this week. Cattle sold readily at firm prices. Hugs were quoted strong to ten i ones and some holders exported domestic to take advantage of this spread. When stocks at mills grow low manufacturers who had hed olf for lower prices again came into the market for the domestic product. Ctwiperative marketing associations, which have widely impular in the woolgruw-in- g field, are given credit for the orderly and profitable marketing of this year's wool by many growers. In general, ranges are iu fine rondi- hT1-- s in esel' By MARTHA WILLIAMS UcClur KtmpajiM1 Syndic I. I way keep straight ahead till ya come to a gray house with high red clnUuleja, set ou top a hill that's Burklund." Old Man d Mills admonished a traveler: "But 1 teller give ye a caution ye Bay you'll he tl.ur some spell. Well, unless ye're right down hungry fer scruppln don't you ask A John wiiut that fust letter stands for at college he fit a whole fooiloili team fer being loo curious about ea it. Ye see, his grunny called him Auonyiuoua John, after the man that wrote so many pieces In the Second Reader, and Grandpa Barker. Nice plain ole lady she wue even after they found tbar hill, and they'd thousands o acre was packed full o coal. Hit's the royalties on hit that bring In so much money." n shouldn't be sensitive over aurh a trifle," Lem Bixby interrupted, grinning. Old Man Mills likewise grinned, but went on gayly: "Ye see, when he got ter that college, and was put on tbe payin' roll, the oilier chape rugged hint tell he was mudtlcr'n a wet ben. That set 'em callin' him Before-Johand set liliu llghtln' his hardest ter nuke 'em stop It "Did he stop Ur iiixby asked. Ills yes twinkling. "No but football did." Old Man Mills went on "arfter er while they seen he was the stuff and the head men near went on thar knees to git It only him In. Never would by way of compermlae stopped the bootin' und got the finest player on any teuui for three years runnin. But dont you tell him, I took 'n told ye all this, unless ye want me ter class ye with polecats and sheep-killidawga. "I'm bunting a Jot not sudden death. Iiixby luughed, wringing Old Man Mills hand: "Mighty white of you to find uie when I was so badly lost be sura I won't forget It In a hurry." lie found the Job on- fitting him was a boss exlike a glove. actly to hta mind. Big, handsome, clearheaded, just and generous, a bachelor, Juat turned thirty, the sun and center of things about him and very much more than a coni baron. lie bail foibles weaknesses even enough to make him human, and likeable. Lem wrote to hla mo:ber: Is just the husband for Cynthia Dane might Indeed have been mnde to order but I don't see how in tbe world they are to come together. Bhe ought to come prospecting tell her I say so he's worth It und 1 wouldn't hate seeing her myself." Over which Madume Bixhy smiled, sighed uid ended by bidding Cynthia, tier godchild read the letter and never, never say a word of what whs In It Cynthia also smiled, tossed her head, mid thought deeply for a matter of three minutes. Her thoughts had a way of becoming concrete realities. Tall and twenty-threorphaned, mod-i f611 lJc" as brightly elusive aa hunilful of QTsI1ver, aim was the h HKht mid despair of the BIxbya i tho prophet,' pectully of storm-bewildere- lambs ten rents up. Keieipts today ; ,, ll,lve h!teMe,d .s0 faF ft were 11, KK) cattle, 12.IKHI bog and he.r next to ln.pu.uts for contra.-tni5FHKI sheep, compared with 3UUI cattle,, at figures. s prevailing dips 0K1 week a 6500 bogs and sheep and 9700 cattle, 2,JTU hogs and 3J2j THOUSAND NEAEIiY THIRTY-SIyi RANGES USED OWNERS Though trade in fat cattle ojwued slowly because of severe cold weutber, Nearly thirty-si- x thousand owners of killers became fairly active later at cattle, sheep, horses, swine and puts steady prices. Nothing very choice was received jienuits to graze stock on the offered, but tbe bulk of short fed class- ranges within tbe national forests dures were fairly well suited to prevailing the calendar year 1922, according demand. It is the general belief that ing to the tabulated statement appearing demand for will cold weather improve in the annual report of the forest servbeef, and this in turn should bring ice, United States detriment of agrilarger demand for fat rattle. Receipts culture. Altogether 6,851,000 sheep, the rest of this week will lie light. Moat rattle, 60,640 horses, 30,880 pf the steers toddy sold at $7.50 to puts and 1888 swine grazed on the readwent heifers $9.00. Fat cows ana forests, exclusive of auimals under six ily at steady prices. Veal calves and months of age which do not require bulls were stronger. Steers that show jiennit. These numbers were fractionstrong weight are in better demand ally below those for 1921, primarily tiethan they were last week and good rs use of stock aalea to reduce indebtheavy cows are scarce. Receipts of edness, plus the inability of many stockers and feeders were light and stockmen to meet the grazing charges while weather eonditions checked vol- which forced them to hold their stock ume of demand, there was sufficient on their own lands. inquiry to hold prices steady. A good One of the leading rhanges in the ismany slinrtfed steers of good quality suance of stock grazing permits, acare available for those who want kinds cording to the resirt, was the decision suitable for short feed. issue permits for a ten years period, to ten e,,J8. Hog pmes were strong with the eruiits issued in beginning higher than last week s close anil only Ijpoj, (In these, however, reductions in twenty under the extreme high point nuilliM.r 0f may be of the season reached Inst week. Only-ligh-t made at the end of anygrazed if necesyear supplies are in sight for the red sary to prevent damage to tiie range, of this week. The price today was fore jyrowt nr watershed, and at the $i.l JO nnil bulk of sides WtaiS& ,,irati(in ,lf ie firat five years of racking sows sold at $0-2- 5 to $6.60 and the periiwl a reduction may be made to stock nogs and pigs $5.25 to $5.6(1. admit to the range new Class A appliPlain, lightweight hogs half fat cants pnicrly qualified or to allow inold at $6.15 to $6.60. creases to owners of small herds and Lambs were ten cents higher and flocks. The aiuuunt of this redact ion, sheep strong. Trade was active. Prac- taken together with all reductions ns tically all offerings brought $12.50 to made for protection during the five $12.75 and one lot of choice $12.05. years iieriod will not exceed 10 jier Some medium yearlinga at $10.25 were cent or the permit liumlier. about the only sheep offered. The new grazing fees will be fair Receipts of horses and mules were and reasonable valuations of the et about the same as a week ago. Prices ive ranges, says the report, based were quoted steady. A larger volume the commercial value of comparupon of business is expected after this week. able private landB, but with full consideration of the coat of complying UTAH W00LGR0WER8 TO GET with the grazing regulations on naBOON TOGETHER tional forests and of public community benefits and of the public and comWoolgrowera from all iarta of the under public tate will gather in Salt Lake City on munity lienefita Bought These include . administration. January 31st for the seventeenth an nual convention of the Utah State J xT.'V and water developments W'oolgrowera' association. The meet- - and the promotion of agricultural set- era fect with the crazing season of 1925. January 22d, 23d and 24th, and are being widely advertised. Every section of ZION HOG RECEIPTS THE LAST the state is being canvassed to induce MONTH BREAK RECORD the attendance of delegates, Predatory animal control is one of the important All records were broken in tbe reproblems that will lie discussed, ac- ceipts of hogs at the Salt Luke Union cording to Jaiuea A. Hooper, secretary stockyards when more than forty thouof the association, who is making ar- sand were handled during December, rangements for the convention. last. With the receipts for that month with the United the tola! hog handled 'for 'theyear In States biological survey the associa- amounts to more than two hundred and tion has done considerable in elimiunt-:f()Vt- y thousand head, wl is an ining predatory animals during the past Prcart f 250 IH.r PPIlt ovpr ti!e numir year. In moat sections the woolgrow- - lhe prpviua year, according to J. II. era went so far aa to voluntarily Mamlerfield, general manager, sees themselves in the interest of am - ()f (Imh number 65 were rhj- jer cent tia expected that the bv the cornbclt of the Middle ociation wil its pnigram con- - ycs(( j ,e greater part coming from iderable in 1924 Prospects for ex- - j Nebraska ; 15 ier cent from Colorado, panmon will be thoroughly discussed wl,ie Utah and Idaho supplied the re. st the meeting. imiinder. kwretary f the Aa-- 1 During the year alxiut a hundred and tional 5 oolgrowera association, will f wenty thousand head were slaughter- be one of the sneakers on the affect of cd in Utah and of which the farmers increased grazing fees includin'' mi of this state supplied only about 5 per only forest reserves, but the public do- - cent, fork a few years ago could not . main. Publie ranges will be thorough-afforded by everyone on account of tv discussed and the possibility of reg-- , tiie high prices. Today it is one of the ulation of winter ones as well as sum - cheapest meats on the market. Prices mer considered. nt present for the producer have not President William A. Crane of the been the liest, but prospects for next Utah State Woolgrowera' association Year lock brighter than they have, has been ill for some months, but ra-- Msnderficld says. With tbe improvements which have ports from his home indicate that ha will be able to attend the convention. been installed at tbe Zion yard it is exNew officers will bo chosen, including pected that the records for 1924 will a president, vice president, secretary m:rpjlss jn Pyerr wav those of. last year, I j g np,niw X .to ; .... "A-Joh- n' - "A-Joh- n e, I ee-hir- foster-brothe- r. Willful, of course, a bundle of mildly daring, rigidly conventional by turns, all that could certainly be Mid of her. was Hint you never knew just what she would or wouldn't do but ndght be sure It would turn out well. Shoals of sweethearts since tbe era of short frocks, slews of serious asplrauta ever since she put up her hair, had taught her g In all Its moods the urt of and tenses and bred In her, deep down, a rather hopeless sense that real love was not for her. 8 lie was strangely stirred by the 11 and hla name. He ga of must loathe It; he could so easily have changed the grotesque Anonymou yet he held to It stubbornly, In spite of himself. That meant he was true to hla strain had the sand not to be stunned of those primitive forbears. He must be he was worth prospecting. But bow to go about It In a and treasurer and fifteen directors. womanly, not to say gentlewomanly, MORE SHEEP ARE NOW NEEDED faMilon? The question wae quickly OF PROBABILITY NO IMMEDIATE OFFICIAL DECLARATION answered by help of long distance end ANY LOWER FRIGES night letters, from Prophet Lemuel. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dee. 29. Fate waa propitious the open-ai- r beConsiderable expansion of the sheep school Despite tbe long continued fight for tiny children nt Barkland, tween producers and eonsumers of industry is needed, officials of the de- special delight, needed an one them on seem of most agreed wool, partment of agriculture declare in pre- extra teacher for the eummer. Lem1923 to a draws close, as says the holds of future point promise dieting last Saturday s Deseret News. That is prpafpr stability for the industry. It uel's recommendation gave hla friend chance at It. The friend herself did immediate that there is no probability j isched a low point during the recent of lower prices, ror the first three depression, it is said. The market for the rest. This In spite of aleek hair and the quarters of this year mills in (his conn- - mutton is continuing strong and the summer frocks linen or ,653,696 pounds as simplest to has about try eonsimed rountry normally import cotton counwith hardly a frill or 1922. in This lawn, 5774)90,06(1 against half its wooL Eastern and fanners ran more readily meet the about them. Likewise guiltless of try grows only about 40 per cent of that consnmed here. The activity of compel ition of the Western range op- "jewels and rings, and all the fine the mills increased in the last quarter erators because of good nearby mar- things." thought her too good and prices whirh had sagged from the kets and in many eases their ability to to be true. Pursued by many deterre- raise mined Dianas, he waa rather woman-chhigh levels of the first half-yesheep at lower cost. Consumption covered materially. but Mina Dane woke In him no of Iamb and mutton in the United More wool was produced in this States averages 6.2 trace of apprehension the was there, pounds annually country than in 1922, but the increase per capita, compared with nine in Can- he felt, leas for need of work than did not keep pore with added eonsnrap- - ada and 26.7 in the United Kingdom, love of It he hoped to keep her intion. Price rose steadily from the! definitely end so forth nnd so on middle of 1922 to the latter part of Is Great Hog Center. anybody knows the rest. June, 1923. Growers in the spring be proposed aetly. CynUtah is destined to become one of when they elipjicd their flock were the a smiled thia soft, grave amlle, but states of greatest hog producing able to sell a part of their clio at fine the shook her bead with, "Walt, I never clihas It country. the the land, thus secured carried prices. The sums the reed and everything that is yet broke a contract. 1 can't afford them through and they were in a posi- mate, needed for the advancement of the in- to begin now." Nor would she be tion to hold the remainder for the highdustry, according to Jak Curry, rep- moved from that by hie masterful er prioea which oWaincd after the of the Live Stock Improve- brushing aside of her scruples would resentative slump. Their position was ma- ment association of I)e Smet, S. D.. trust nobody else to carry out her the aided foreign situation, and by terially Center. Kan., who was in plans for the school It would take flay these markets were generally until New Year to show results unless higher than the American (Continued On Page Four.) love-makin- . rn ar i- - y, - Mid-sessi- er ly ryuix-auf- ; JOuaffiSiasiaeati sqa iy case-harden- caint miss the Ye 4, 1924 d X l. MM. by he let her keep on. She would have to go clean away, ao she did keep on, to the equal amaze of three people A John, Prophet Lemuel and hereelf. And she had hei reward In Christians joy such aa Barkland In all its years had never known. The babies even were angelic, the toddlers too conning for words, big brothers, sisters. fathers, mothers and white-haireelders also beamed with joy; many of them cried. Even Prophet Lemuel, worldling, got huaky when he tried to make Siuita Claus jokes with the unofficial postmen, who run everywhere srce!i delivering tropically gorgeous. All had come to tbe house on the hilltop. It was open, warm and light throughout, mussed wiih fresli-sirIliug greens full of rich, spicy fragrance. . Many of the earliest workers were asked to stand up and tell of the early time of Granny Barker and her John, who had learned such nlsdom In poverty they had kept their heads Id face of riches. Then came grizzled sous and grandsons, and rosy striplings, brimming all with neighborly good -- Hi Nam 3 FIRST PART OF THE WEEK IS FRIDAY, JANUARY THE SUN, PRICE, UTAH EVERY FRIDAY. PAGE TWO UHBS -- i ., will Said the youngest of them, aged twelve: "Ain't nobody nowhere like our and aint nobody fitten to marry him but our Misa Cynthy." Cheers uproarious and hearty drowned him there. Prophet Lemuel asked In a magisterial whisper: Cynthia, how ever did you train him to do that?" "Yon trained him wretch 1" Cynthia flung back. waa moving toward them, blushing furiously but beaming still more. "Cant we make It unanimous?" he asked, raising her to her feet, "even If my name la Anonymous John?" You had better say, because your name la Anonymoua-Jolin,- " Cynthia flung back saucily. "It began the conspiracy Lem told me all about it, and It fascinated me, so I resolved fo marry you." "Man has hla will, bnt woman haa her way! quoted happily; then raising hla voice: Please, everybody, come back New Year. To the wedding, of course. Under cover of the thnnderoue cheers, Im said to apace: "Aa a specimen of courtship, neat but not gaudy, I think this takes the prize" FIND ODD TRIBE IN The Beauty About Our Coal Is that it is the kind that makes satis fied and contented customers. (4 t COAL that yields lots of heat, consumes itself and makes little waste ought to be its own best argument. One order will prove this argument to you for OUR COAL. Call up 111 or 26. AFRICA al jol IP Wife Fishes and Hunts While the Hue-ban- d Takes Care of the Household Dutioa. 3to Ids Kali Of all tbs countries in the world there la none where the customs are stranger than In Burotaeland in northern Rhodesia, Africa. Unlike many boost a a wild nations, Berotseland well organised government , InBnrotseland there are rigid laws regarding the birth of children. Should a woman bear triplets two of them most' be killed. They ere considered bad luck. The women do not remain at home housekeeping or tending crops. In Barotaeland the women are hunt-er- a and Ashen. But when n woman goes home with her catch and her husband cooka the fish the matron of alts down In solitary state and eats her 'upper without the companionship of her husband. The reason for this Is explained In this way: Naturally a man la stronger than n woman and. In order to prevent any signs of greediness, he allows her to eat by herself. Because, owing to hie superior strength, he might be tempted to grab the largest and choicest pieces of the food before she had her share. Detroit News. Unexpected. Tommy Dribbler was being given a trial for the great and renowned foot-halrlub, the Harkersand Hashers. If he was a success he would be signed on aa a pro at a weekly salary of Hush! Several Income tax collectors read Answera! "Becky," be raid to hie wife, "if I am asked to sign professional forma I shall drive home In a hansom cab; ao If yon ace me coming down the road In a tab throw all of the furniture out of the window, for I shall bny you a new home." All right! said Becky, aa Dribbler left After a long wait Becky saw the hansom cah coming along with her hubby Inside and straightway ahe started throwing the furniture about. But poor old Dribbler seemed perturbed. and at the top of his voice be shouted : "Stay your hand, Becky I Ive London Answers. broken my leg ! No Trespaising. "Boy, Is this the field on which the great battle was fought? asked the historian. "No, air; that be at the top of the hill," answered the native boy. "Dear, dear I" exclaimed the historian ; "that must be a mile away. Why didnt they fight It in this field?" "I suppose because this ere field belongs to Farmer Johnson. He never would lend hla field for anything, not Pittseven for the village sports. burgh Chronicle-Telegrap- One Piece Or a Carload W lav PRICE, UTAH I TIIE CARBON Water, Land and Power Company, a Location of Principal Corporation. Place of Business, Price, Carbon County, Utah. Notice: There le delinquent upon the following described stock on account of assessment levied on the 17th day of November, ltll, the several amounta set opposite the names of the respective shareholders as follows: No. Certificate Amt Name. 124.00 J. O. Austin 27 estate John Montabery Peoples Bank of Lehl 210 22 Samuel Borrell Utah Bond and Share NOTICE OF BALE 24-1- 10 47 48 company.! Anna T. Utterstrom L. W. Nut tall C. 8. Harris U B. Whitmore 8. W. Wherry B1 ....tl-22- 0 211 60 Eva Wherry C. A. Wherry James H. Park '67 58 1 E. P. Mills Richard Jonee 167-18- 2 W. A. Lowry M. Q. Golding 111 205 J. C. Jensen and State of Utah, pledgee .141 State of Utah, pledgee 224 of J. W. Warf 222 Ray Luce First National Bank of Price Federal Land Bank of Berkeley, pledgee, J. 40.00 40.00 1.00 40.0V 20.00 40.00 60.00 25.00 40.00 ; 864.00 t 40.00 60.00 114.00 100.00 00.00 0.00 25.00 A. Austin 222 74.00 And In accordance with law and an 220.00 order of the board of directors made 296.00 on the 17th day of November, 1028, so 55-2- 07 (8.00 many shares of each parcel of such , stock as may be necessary will be sold if at the Price Commercial and Savings g bank. Price, Carbon county, Utah, on ' 1 (26.00 the 6th day of January, 1024, at the! 12.(0 hour of 4 o'clock p. m., to pay dslln-- r 12.00 quent assessments thereon, together h-70.00 with the costs of advertising and ex- 100.00 pense of sale. CARL R. MARCUSES, 86.00 Secretary, Price Commercial and Sav- to 11 60.00 Inge bank, Price, Utah. 200.00 First pub., Dec. 14. 1022; last Jan. 4,V"H " Cielestla Dalplai C. 8. Burton Jonas Hylta 8. Sheya Emma C. Evea John B. Hanna Hugh Fullerton Sanford Ballinger John Y. Smith 111 121 .124 144 152 160 204 121 182 hi 40.00 20.00 12.00 K. Aramakl R. K. A. Klettlng Theodore Edur Andrew Felchko K. A. Wilson Eves George A. Nixon W. T. Taylor M. C. Wilson J. D. Crltchlow J. 11. Whitmore .... C. C. or 111 88 .177-142- -7 IS 106-10- 2 112 40.00 1924. a Wasatch Academy ai tii d Completion of the new dormitory building at Wasatch Academy provides additional boarding department space. Both boys and girls can be accommodated. Pupils interested at the midyear should address All on the Roller. A young typist had Juat been engaged by a solicitor. $he had never . done regular work before, and waa rather nervous. The lawyer settled himself In hie chair and began dictating a brief. He had peyged away for about ten tnlnntea alien the girl stopped, a horrified look on her face. "Would you mind saying that all over egnlnT she asked, with eyes full of tear. "Why? "1 forgot to put any paper la tho machine. cir Mr. C. L. JOHNS, Principal Mt. Pleasant, Utah |