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Show BLIGHT ATTACKS CMPJFJLFALFA Promising Yield of Two Weeks Ago Comes to Standstill. Stand-still. LEAVES FADE AND STEMS WITHER AWAY Attributed to Germ in Roots Reported to Agrieultural College Authorities. Special to Tho Tribune. RICHFIELD, Juno C Tho lucorn crop 'of this county Ih the latest to bfcomo the object of attack by disease or blight. In many fields between this city and Monroo the crops, which a couple of wpoks ago guvo promlpo of tho heaviest yield over known, have begun to turn yrllow, the stems withering away and their growth has come to a standstill. An examination of tho plants ohows that they have becomo diseased In the roots, tho blight being In tho form of a spongy or foamy growth, due. It Is believed, to the operation of a germ Inshlo the root. The matter has boon reported to Prof. Ball of tho Agricultural College, with a request that he come and make an Investigation. In-vestigation. So many of tho Holds aro aflfctod that It somo remedy Ib not found for tho disease it -xn ill moan a serlouw loss to a number of farmers. Bomo are now cutting their lucern to get what thoy can from It. Approves New Time Card. The new time card promised for some time on the Sevier branch railroad went Into effect Sunday and gives the most convenient nnd satisfactory servlco which this section has ever enjoyed. The trnln from tho north Is now scheduled to arrive ar-rive at 3:10 In tho nftornoon. Instead of -I -27. r.s hcrolofore, and departs at 3:20. Tho train from the south Is duo at 10:20 and dcnirls nt 10 to. The running tlmo from IWanll l- ltlehlleld Is reduced moro than an hour. This had heretofore boon one of thrf most tedious and tlroromo portions of the whole Journey between Richfield and Salt Lake. It has been Impossible to re-establish railroad connections yet with Jlarysvalo on account of washouts, hut It Is believed be-lieved communication will be restored this week. Came Nenr Drowning. C. M Ileppler, local manager of the Rocky Mountain Roll Telephone company, had a thrilling cxperlonco In tho ragln? wnt?r? of the Sevier river last Monday. Ho was attempting to restore tho broken line botween Sevlor nnd Marysvalo whero tho waters of the rlvor had washed out some poles. It bccnnio ner.snry for hln to cross tho stream and, thore being no bridge available within several miles, he ui'dertook to swim tho river with a lino of rop.v A3 ho nearcd tho opposite bank ho lost tho rnpo and turned around to swim back. He was then caught In a whirlpool and it was several seconds bo-lore bo-lore no could master tho situation. H-j was carried down tho stream ICO yards before ho got out. Had he not boon a good swimmer the chances are he would not have escaped. To Bemodei. Schoolhouso. Tb( trustees of Monroe school dU'rlct have decided to use tho money obtained by bonding recently In remodeling tho present scluw.l building and In making an addition therein which will servo tho requirements of the district lor aovoral jears. Tho building will bo entirely rearranged re-arranged on tho Inside A stcam-hcatlng plnnt will bo added, but this will bo sot opart from th school building so that It can bo utilized when tho tlmo comes when a now building shall become necessary. |