Show JUNE 21 1929 25 Ye Years rs ego Ago in Davis Davos County as as Recorded in files of the Clipper One of the major stories inthe in inthe inthe the Davis County Clipper r of June 21 1929 concerns a freak wind storm in the north end of Davis Countr It It reads in part part- i It is rare that wind does any damage in this county and for a quarter of a century e east st winds have not harmed mu much h but last Sunday a gale from the south did more damage we b believe than any wind that ever swept across this county Aside side from the damage done to poultry very little loss w was s sustained in the south end but farther north in Clearfield Clinton and Sunset at the latter place it was especially violent almost completely completely completely com com- destroying the United States ates arsenal buildings Thirty of the 35 ma were blown down and the loss is estimated at An estima estimated the damage to fruit and other crops and small buildings et etc h has s been placed at about nl nI the Farmington news it was noted The long detour at the mouth of Weber canyon at Uintah will be a thing of the past the state highway commission commission commission commis commis- sion reported Monday owing to the completion of a a bridge across the Weber river and two underpasses underpasses under under- p passes ss s by the Oregon regon Short Line railroad The new bridge will open the way to the mouth of the canyon through Dav Davis s County County Coun Couri- ty ty- to to- Farmington It is only a matter of a few v weeks until the work is completed d and highway travel restored the commission c commission reports report's i From the Bountiful Briefs we wesee wesee wesee see Th The Farm Bureau people shipped two cars of peas away from Salt Lake Wednesday most of which were grown grown in this lo locality locality locality lo- lo and nd are loading other cars so 50 as to relieve the pea situation on the local market Recently the Utah State Farm Bureau under the name of the Utah I Fruit and Vegetable ass association took over the Growers Growers' Exchange Exchange Exchange Ex Ex- Ex- Ex change and 51 per cent of the company stock in Salt Lake so the farmers are now shipping their own stuff The pea shipping is being looked after by the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing committee composed of I men from this district namely E E. E Randall Bishop I Roland Russell Duerden Duerden Duerden Duer- Duer den Ernest Hayes and Amby Briggs We Vie are informed that Sunday noon noon while Irvin Burningham wa was eating dinner in his house on his his' farm on Sessions Session's mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain he was surprised to hear the hum of a motor and the honk of a horn so he rushed outto out outto to see ee if it might be an airplane but instead he found that it was Hyrum Byrum Eggett in his 1927 Lizzi Lizzie Lizzie Liz zi zie J with three passengers aboard the aboard the first car to make the climb to his farm All ll other car makers will have to take takeoff off their ha hafs s fo to John H Henry nry A ASt AStar AStar nearest to St Star r car came the making the ascent among among the large number that have attempt attempt- J ad ed d i it t. t Talk about th the darky watermelon smile smile when when Hyrum Hyrum Hy Hy- rum ruin landed at the house hous he had the house he had th the darky clarky smile outclassed a mile Come on John Henry and see se see if your 29 Lizzie can climb like your old model |