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Show THE PAGE EIGHT BUM, PRICE. UTAH 8 VEIT TIUB80 Annual Dinner Held of Daughters of Pioneers Last Thursday Uncle Bert Martin, the picture man, next Monday night at Castle Gate, of Ur. and Mr. W. E. Fleetwood of presents the moving picture fight vs. Mickey Walker, Max Kchmeling -, thin westweek are in Price visiting taken at the ringside at Madison ern Colorado. Square Garden bowl, Long Island. It The Daughters of the Pioneers gave is a great picture and well worth go- tlieir annual dinner last K. Clay was a Salt Attorney 0. Thursday and there were about 85 seated at the taLake City visitor Sunday, going in on ing up to SCO. ' ble. President Mrs. Andrew Oman legal business. Writing from Miami, Fla., nnder gave the address of welcome, John Mr. and Mrs. pave Broun have mov- date of November 7, Fred It. Lnmons Potter asked the blessing. Miss Snow ed bark to their home at Cedarview writes as follows: lam desirous that of Kenilworth gave several selections Thu Bun. We on the piano, while all did justice to after living in Price the past summer. you send me your paper, still call Price our 'home town and, the chicken dinner. The tahlo was decorated with beautiful flowers. A marriage, license was issued last of course-- ' are interested in your shall elections. I appreciate your After dinner the week at Castle Bale to Earl Siebert program the issue current with the was rendered underfollowing the direction of ,and Neva Thayn, both of Wellington. starting earliest election returns. Mr, 8. I Richards: Reading by Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. William llansen of Smith of Salt Lake City; song by Judge Dil worth Woolley and Court Mrs. Myrtle Golding anti Julia All-rel'riee spent Sunday of last week at the home of Nettie llansen in Perron. Reporter Clare Johnson, were brief short talks by President A. W. visitors in Moab Wednesday, stopJohn Potter, Oliver J. HarHorsley, Mou-tieelMrs. Stanley Nelsen and Mrs. J. ping over in Moab en route to mon and E. S. Horeley; Wanda Wilwhere district eourt is being ' R. Nelson of Perron were recent visiliams, in her pleasing manner, rentors at the home of Nettie llansen in held. They will return to Moab Sun- dered several selections; song by Maswill eonvene ter Frandsen and the day and Judge Woolley Friee. Grames chilthe Grand county November term of dren, entitled My Mother Dear; next eourt Monday. an Irish skit by Pauline and Dorothy Funeral srrviees for the infant ba-b- y 10th. Olson, entitled "Mrs. OFlynn and of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tatton of Kenilworth were held in Spring Glen Her Daughter, Bridget, was well Monday. rendered; Welch song, by Margaret Jones; short talk fay Mrs. Norton, Funeral services were held in Price Wellington. Mrs. Richards then gave Announcement is made by Mr. and her tribute and thanked all who had 8unday for the baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Ev- Mrs. C. M. Stringhsm of Ogden, for- taken part on the program. Mrs. Jane Alger of Wellington was ans of Standard ville. mer residents of Salt Lake City of the engagement of their daughter, the oldest woman present, aged 93; J. D. Zobell, superintendent of the Stella, to Carl Axclson, son of Mr. Alfred Oman was the oldest man, aged experimental farm, left last week with and Mrs. Christian Axelsen, 1060 East 83; Mrs. Cowley of Cleveland, aged hit family for California, where he Fourth South streets, Salt Lake City. 89. All expressed themselves as well will spend a few days. Tkis from Sunday's Salt Lake Trib- pleased with the entertainment The une. For several years, Miss String-ha- benediction was by Mrs. Isabell Bry- Pete Piute was sentenced to thirty has made her home with her aunt, ner. days in jail the first of the week by Mrs. W. C. Snow, on U street, and Judge J. W. Hammond, who found has been prominent in University of him guilty of intoxication. Utah circles. The marriage will take place November 25 in Salt Lake City '' A herd of 400 head of cattle beLatter-da- y Saints temple. The bride-ele1931 was it a member of the Delta Delta longing to f loaded at Thompsons last week for sorority. Mr. AfcMen is a' graduate Both the fatality and nonfatal-in-jur- y' of the University of Utah and a memshipment to eastern markets. ' rates from accidents in the coal ber of the Scabbard and Blade. Mr. and Mrs. Claude 0. Brooks of - Announcement of the approaching mines of Utah during 1931 showed Salt Lake City were week-en- d guests nuptials was made at a beautifully a gratifying reduction from the rates in Price at the home of Mr. Brooks' arranged luncheon given Saturday by Mrs. Lyn Bennion, a cousin of the which prevailed in 1930, according to mother, Mrs. Minnie Brooks. bride-to-bThe guests were seated information just compiled by the UnMrs. Ireta Ungritch left for Price at one long table and one smaller one ited States bureau of mines from re received from the operators and today, after visiting in Moab with bearing handsome Chinese covers of porta her sister, Mrs. Clarence Tangren and embroidered grass lines, centered with the state mine inspector's office. The baskets of pink ehrysanthemnms and accident rate in 1931 was 156 per 10th. family. million man-houof exposure, a relighted with pink prineesa tapers in s The 'old baby of Mr. silver candlesticks. The announcements duction of 22 per eent from the 1930 and Mrs. Gomer Arnold of Cleveland were concealed in dainty rose pink rate of 201 accidents per million manhours. was brought to the Priee city hospital organdy bags of rice. Reports from 40 operating mines in Mise Stringhsm is the second daughlast week where it eould receive treatthe state indicated an employment of ter of Mr. and Mrs. Mell String-ham- , ment. former residents of Price, who 3268 men, of whom 2578 were em: Mr. and Mrs. Harve Patridge of lived here for several years ' before ployed underground and 690 on the .Price have been guests for the past moving to Ogden .to make their home. surface. The average employe at the mines worked 149 days daring the week at the Patridge ranch. They took FIFTT-riPTANNIVERSARY OF year. The total volume of work at all advantage of the two hunting seasons. ' eoal mines was equal to 486,613 man-day- s, ; Duchesne Record, 11th. MARRIAGE CELEBRATED PRICE and NEARBY lo-e- al d; lo Times-Iudcpen-le- THPE8DAT. NOVEMBER AT pl- - Love of a common Supreme Being and adherence to the seme religious faith drew the scattered Mormon people to the formation of Price ward. From the formation of the ward this city found its Wginning. From an arid spot in the desert has sprung its schools, parks, swimming pool, clubs, banks, churches and business institur tions. Price had its beginning as a farming community, the pioneers fighting bright and clear, as waiter so far had been mild aud very little snow bad fullm. Along in the first week of this year Caleb B. Rhodes, Frederick E. Graioea end Charles W. Qrames left Sulcin in Utah eounty to explore what was then known as Valley. After difficulties encountered in Cu-itl- e roaa-mukin- g, removing timbers and crossing the Bjauisb Fork ami Priee canyons, they arrived at what ia known as Rhodes Meadow, about three milea northwest of Price eity ou January 21, 1879. A dugout was made on the south aide of the hank along the uorth side of the location for a shelter until a log cabin eould be constructed for a better home. A few days later Fred K. Grames enmn further down the river knd settled at what is now known as the J. M. (Tube) Whitmore Engagement of Former Price Girl Announced 2. Report On Fatality In Utah Mines Shows Reduction In ct Scorup-Summervil- le Ten Months' Report Is Issued By City. Justice H. S. Robinett - e. Times-Indcpende- rs five-month- H or 3,873,228 the latter figure representing a reduction of 18 per cent from the 1930 level. Each employe daring the year averaged 1185 hours of work, as compared with 1344 in the year of 1930. The working hours per day were praetically the same in 1931 as in 1930, which, interpreted on a production basis, indicated that slightly over the total tons per per man man-hour- Erin Leonard and G. N. Nelson returned to Price- with their elk, killed 'near Emery. Out of a perty of six there were four elk killed. The rest of- the'party Vtayed to get the limit . - : The National Tires Stores company was awarded judgment for a total of $1984.87 plus interest and costs this i week in district court from J. R. Gold from the coming for goods purchased " pany. . . Judgment of $1500, interest and attorney fees was awarded Carmelia De Julio in district eourt this week from 8. T. Silvagni. The amount covered a promissory note executed at Helper ; on Jane 5, 1026. An interlocutory divorce decree was ' granted Fanny Morgan in district court this week from Mike Morgan on grounds of failure to provide. The couple were married at Castle Dale on February 18, 1931. There are no chil dren. William Downard, the carpenter, is laid up at his home with a broken leg, sustained in a fall from a step ladder while doing some rejmir work at a Priee residence. While the injury is not a bad one it will keep him confined at home for sonic time. Mr. and Mrs. Yerc Westwood were arrivals the last of the week and will probably spend the whiter here. They had spent the past several mouths in Carbon county where Mr. Westwood was in the employ of a constructive Moab company. 10th. Times-Independen- t, John C. Staley was down from Scofield Tuesday on business and while in the city paid his respects to The Sun. The weather up his way has been somewhat cold, . especially at night. The mines are working full time and Everybody feeling good since the election. E. M. Crawford has been appointed regional inspector of the federal agricultural eorporati&n, whieh is a branch of the Reconstruction Finance corporation. His territory embraces the counties in eastern Utah. lie was formerly connected with the Carbon Emery bank in Price. Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford of 458 Williams avenue, Salt Lake City, celebrated their fifty-fift- h wedding anniversary at the homo of their son, W. W. Crawford, 2133 Green street, Wednesday with a dinner and reception for their immediate family, says the. Salt Lake Tribune. Mr. Crawford was born in Scotland on September 19, 1857, and Mrs. Crawford was born Derember 11, 1857, also- in Scotland. They were married in their native land, November 9, 1977, and came to the United States in 1887. For many years Mr. Crawford was in the mining business in Carbon county, being employed by the Utah Fuel emn;any at Castle Gate and Sunny-xid- e. He moved to Salt Lake City with his wife and family in 1917, when he was appointed coal mine inspector for Uteh, serving at that position until he retired from active work five years ago. They are the parents of 11 children, seven of whom are living. They are W. W. Crtwford, John W. Crawford, Mrs. Beeca Holland. Mrs, Mary Liddell, C. D. Crawford and Mrs. EL U. Luudstrom of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. W. IL Kentner of Bisbee, Ariz. - 1 man-ho- s, ur were produced in 1030 than in 193L Twelve fatal accidents occurred in Carbon county during the year, the largest producing county in the state. The number of non-fataccidents at real mines throughout the state waa 593, this number covering all injuries that disabled an employe for one day or more. rg On March 9, 1879, Levi Simmons, William Z. Warren and Thomas Cald well arrived on the scene from Spanish Fork and on Mareh 12, Robert A. Powell, William Davis and James Gay of Salem were here and on April 1, John A. Powell, Sarah J. Powell and Lyman Curtis of. Salem came in end commenced to locate up and down the river bottoms. Pioneer Ditches No. 1 and 2 were soon started and soon the ground was cleared and plowed. Wild game and garden vegetables served well. In the year of 1880 came Jens Peterson and wife, Chris Peterson, Gilbert Peterson. Charles P. Johnson, Green All-re- d, George Downard, William Downard, Joke Kifford, William J. Warren and Mathew Simmons. These families were to form the Priee word in 1882. Emery oeunty, whieh took in this section, was created in February of 1880, being named after George W. Emery, then governor of Utah. The Denver and Rio Grande Western rail- - Crossing the Andes at such a height that the air is very rare, the Central railway of Peru must carry tanks of oxygen for passengers with weak hearts. Japan has opened its first tural museum. ', At Castle Gate Next Monday Night UNCLE BERT Presents the Fight of the Year vs. Mickey Walker Pictures taken at Ringside at New Madison Square Garden Bowk Long Island FRICK'S FIRST POSTOFFICE Which Was Located Near What Is Now the Cement Block Works. Scofield reservoir, horn in the minds of early pioneers, supplies water for farms near Price and vicinity. Cost of the project was approximately $750,-00-0. Behind all of this has been the LatteSaints church, which has been working hand in hand with civic and capital Caleb B. Rhodes for several years prior to 1879 trapped and hunted the wild section, now Price townsite. Undoubtedly his mind visioned settlement and a city. January 1, 1873, dawned somewhat r-day "TdWe t'havu t do through life with th handicaps that th neighbor hanre- - road began grading in 188L The next three years brought many settlers to this valley. Track laying waa com- -, pleted in 1883 from Desert, just east j from Green River, to Salt Lake City. Regular service between Grand June- - j lion and Ogden began May 17, 1883. j Shortly after this date, Priee was named as a station on the lino. August 30. 1883, the first postof-fiv-e was established at Price with Frederick E. Qrames as postmaster and Albert J. Grames the mail carrier and chief elerk at a salary of twelve dollars per month. i Carbon. State of 1tah, Conn-tj- Its a City. Come Great Fight Up and See It! MONDAY NIGHT, NEXT At 8 Oclock Sharp Prices: Children 20c Adults 40c MOUSE HOE children ESTRAY NOTICE agricul- ? Smilin' ChadigLSays , J. IL Water, Mrs. Pres. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH r of In irice I have in my pnwiKliin the following described estray animals whieh, if not claimed and taken away, will be sold at public anetion to the blithest bidder at the city pound in Price on the 21st day of November, 1932, at the bonr of 12 o'clock : One brown Jersey cow about 18 month old, no brand or earmark. There ia $1 damaze bill by G. 8. Harris. Raid estray waa taken un by me in said city on the Nth day of November. 1932. It. RWIFT. City poundkorper of Price. 400 Rooms 400 notho AS LOW AS SS5 MONTH Single, $40 MONTH, Double. I MTA Persons, Outside Hem With Bath $2.50 $LDU I v- - f w c ' it FORSALE,WANTED,ETC. Two Cents Iee Ward Karti Insertion The third annual dnnee of the OrNo Chsrgo Accounts. der of Aheiui of CnrWn connty will trict committeewomnn MEN WANTED TO CONDUCTP THE erican Legion Auxiliary, attended the bo held on Thanksgiving right, th'irs-fla- world renowned Rawlrizh Home Service November 24, at the Silver Moon b'lsinesa in anil near the county of Routh regular meeting of the Auxiliary unit Pavilion in Price. Sevier and city of Rprineville. Iteliahle Admission is Post 39, at of the Blackburn-Axclso- n htiller ran start earning $35 weekly and ladies freo. Free in rents, Peterson Vem Mrs. h the home of increase rapidly. Write Immediately. Co- - Dept. Denver. Vln. Castle Dale on Wednesday of last j punch will le served and a good time assured those attending. 3. 10, 17. 24. week and installed officers. Mr. Elmer Walstnnn Price river. Later eoal waa found in the mountains surrounding it and today the eity is located in the heart of Utah's coal fields, with their fifty millions of capital invested and yearly payroll averaging five million dollars. The output at times is six millions of tons of coal. Price is the gateway to an empire between the Rockies and the Waaateh mountains on the edge of one of fBe largest, coal deposits in the world. This principal industry contributed to make Price the fifth eity of the state. Other natural resources which have added to its growth is the unique industry known as "dry ice. Carbon dioxide flows in pure form from the earth at a temperature of 114 degrees below zero. A mountain of pure rock asphalt is contributing to the splendid roads of the intermountain eountry. The asphalt is a perfect bituminous sandstone which contains about 10 per rent pure, natural asphalt and makes a natural paving mixture. The MaxSchmeling ten-da- Mr. and Mrs. Walt Whittaker of Castle Gate and Glen Anderson of Salt Lake City visited at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. F. IL Bath Sunday. The gentlemen were seeking out the haunts of festive pheasants and returned to their homes with the limit. ORDER OF AHEFA WILL STAGE THIRD ANNUAL DANCE Gunnison Gazette, 10th. for existence along the banka of the farm due west of Price. ex- Jack Vignetto eashier of the Hel y per State bank, spent the deer season without even the luck of a fresh track. He made up for it the first of the week by bagging the biggest attraction ever seen locally. His prize was a combination moose and cross-hreedi- Twenty-seve- n eases, including four search warrants on which there was no return, were handled by City Justice H. 8. Robinett during the ten. months ending October 31, according to a report presented to the eity council Monday evening. A total of $340 in fines was assessed, while the collections totaled anna $231.50. Defendants convicted in the eity eourt served a total of 235 .lays in jail during the period. Drunkenness was the most frequent offense charged, seven complaints being filed. Other eases handled follow: Petty lateepy, 4; assf nit ndbattery, 1 disturbing the peace, 6; liquor possession, 4; operating a business without a license, 2; search warrants, 4. Four coses were dismissed, one ia pending and the defendants in two complaints were given floaters. In the remainder of the eases Justice Robin--. ett. imposed either fines or jail sentences. VmUey Hayes and Taft, former presidents of the United States, celebrated their silver wedding anniversaries in the White House. Freak Elk Is Killed By Jack Vignetto elk. With a party of Helper hunters, he went into the elk country near Emery at the oening of the season. He drew a fine beud on what he thought was an elk aud brought him down. His freak upon examination had both the horns of a moose end the horns of an elk. The moose horns were at the bark of the head and the elk horns in front. The teeth of the animal were moose teeth. Ho is having his "prize head mounted and it will soon be on display. This is the first instance of this kind ever reported in this section of the country. Oldtimer in this sertion cannot account for this phenomena aa there are no moose in this section of tho eountry and a rase of has never Won known to experienced hunters. The fare of the animal ia also a combination of both, the nose lieing a broad. Roman one, common to the moose. CALEB & RHODES AND WIFE, 8ID8IE First Seilbr te Cbm late Fries Bhrar Rhodse Was the al Tuna fish grow to a size often ceeding 1500 pounds. - St H--- 15.00 S5JI 'JY ; i Rstoo oa.00 te $4.00, aisgle. stoglo la family rote pins 50 eooU. Two members ENJOY A TRIP TO SALT LAKE AND THE of Priee, disfor the Am- y, ve Haw-leiz- UT-27-8- ., iiX-- A iVVfiSA.-!-' V- - .,? 4V. - ' 'r, , H In 1884 the people commenced to occupy the townsite by building a log meetinghouse. (See story on Page 1). Price school district was organized with William J. Tidwell as the teacher. In the same year the Price Water eoiujmuy was organized. In 1885 another store was started by Alma T. Angel, later closed while Angel went on a mission. May, 1888, the Price Water rompany canal was completed to the cant sido of towu and water flowed through, relieving the inhihi-tau- ts from hauling water in barrels for domestic use from the river. In November, 1890, the Price Trading company was organized. On July 14, 1892, a petition signed by three hundred and eight persons was presented to the county eourt of Emery and on the 8th day of November, 1892, n general election waa held and J. M. Whitmore was ehosen president. On January 4, 1894, a petition was circulated to create Carbon eounty out of a portion of Emery and on January 17 forwarded to the Utah state legislature and finally granted and the bill oiped on March 8,. 1894. The valuation of Carbon in 1894 was $888 915. The eity hall was built in 1895. In 1902 the Price Co-O- p was organised. In 1908 and 1909 the present eourt house was built. The new depot was built in 1911-1April, 1911, Price was incorporated as a eity of the third class. The Savoy hotel was bnilt in the fall of that year and also the eounty school district and high school buildings were erected. The population of Price town in 1892 was 308. Revenue for the first year was $835.10. Growth of Carbon Parallels That of L. D. S. Church Running parallel with the history of Priee ward is seen the history of Price city, seat of Carbon county. The "Biggest Little City On Earth, sprung from the dauntless courage and foresight of a few sturdy pioneer families, baa grown into a thriving little city of approximately 5000 peo- - 17, FKKDKHH'K K. fSR.YMKN One el the I'lonerr Rfs'iI-iiI- b ef I Ik Frier Itiver Yallrjr SR.II JANR IOWKLL Whe Came to This Prctlon Soon After tho Itrzlnning of 1B7B .NEWHOUSE. W. E. Hutton, Oral Mgr. O. W. Wrsl Ant. Mff ? 7 E tut tth) wh ft a |