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Show 1 I The Spanish Fork Press WEEKLY ANDREW JENSEN, ITULLSHER pn ui I MAT1! I iuCil LOCAL NEWS Bre Bl-IMuke wb.vh welcome. It In ImpoNelhle to handle the urtlolim ehort, Ion artlcler, If you haven't got time to write cell up phone 32. Local News. FOR SALE--- A four-roo- m brick house and full city lot; good loca- tion. Call at Press Of- Y. M. Co-o- Miss Martha Snell is reported to be quite low. A. B. Rock hill was in Ogden on business yesterday. Any straw hat in the house 25 Oran Lewis. cents. A son was born to Ernest Brock-banand wife last Thursday. C. W 11 Y about, that a military chieftain known by the name of llerald Harfager undertook to unite all of Norway into subjection to himself and succeeding in this, imposed heayy taxes and unlimited authority on the people. This caused many of the greatest free holders to leave their vast estates and go clswbere. Iceland was about that time discovered, but the first ones to start for that isle for the purpose to make it their future homes were ingolf Arnason and Hjorleif llredmsrson, who, on according to the best historical accounts, on the second day of August in A. D. 874 landed in Iceland. At the grand national celebration held in Iceland in A.D. 1874, the thousandth anniversary of this event, the king of Denmark by his own hand brought and handed the governor of Iceland and its people a constitution for the people of that island to be governed inci-dent- fice. Cash for barley OF THE ICELANDIC PIONEER DAY. ' Patriotism makes one wish to live, and dare to die. Campbell. It may interest many of the readers of The Press to get to know the brief outline of the important historical event In which memory tho Icelanders celebrate the second cf August, It was in A. D. 800, or there THE k We are pleased to note that II, Jex is again able to be about town. ly . by. son of Mrs. HanThe Very few realize how important nah Baldwin is down with typhoid the settlement of Iceland is to the fever. v people of Europe. There as early A. D. 930 a national parliment was Feery Brothers Mush and Friends Oats 3 for 25 cents cash. Oran established and a constitutional. republic formed, which lasted till in Lewis. the year A. D. 1202 when it lost Twins a boy and a girl were its indipendenco and became subbom to Jacob Robertson and wife ject to King Ilakon of Norway. In A. D. 13S3 Iceland together with yesterday. ' Mrs.W.Il. Kirkman of Salt Lake Norway became subject to Denmark. is yisiting with relatives and From literary standpoint no friends in this city. ' country in Europe excells Iceland. One thousand pairs of new shoes The Eddas and sagas consisting of We have a pair over came in twenty volumes were written for you. Oran Lewis. mostly during the eleventh and Christian Ilansen of Castle Gate twelyth centuries.' Snorra.Edda is in town this week looking around was written during the thirteenth. In those volumes is mostly prewith a view of buying a home. served all that is known regarding We have the shoos, clothing and the Scandinavians previous to that blankets you want before you go date. It was there that a trial by V, M. on the reservation. jury was preserved and brought from there to England from whence Wright Pickering and wife of came to America. The Icelandic it Salt Lake have been in town about ten days visiting with Velatives. language is by the leading philolotermed the Oreek of the They and others spent last Sunday gists North. It is the oldest living at Castilla. language in the world. The peoThe Utah County Teachers Ex- ple of Iceland have, since its amination will be held at the B.Y. settlement, always reached amongst U., Trovo, August 7, 8, and 0, at 9 the most intelligent, the best civia. m. L. E, Eggertson, County lized and the best educated people Superintendent. in the world. John Tborgeirson. to-da- y. Co-o- . p. Rowley Babcock has returned from Moore, Idaho, looking over Make Hay While the Sun Shines. There is a lesson in the work of the country with a view of locating, lie is very favorably impressed, the thrifty farmer. lie knows that the bright sunshine may last with that country. but a day and be prepares for the Miss Kebecca Nelson had the showers which are so liable to follow, So it should be with every misfortune of spraining her ankle household. Dysentery, diarrhoea in coming down stairs at her home and cholera morbus may attack last Saturday. She slipped and some member of the home without Chamberlains Colie, fell while preparing to go horse- - warning. Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy, and auck riding with Ole Rasmussen. which is the best known medicine Bear Gus: I have solved the for these diseases, shonld Always bp at as immediate treatmother-in-laproblem, just give kept is hand, ment and necessary, her regularly Hollisters Rocky prove iatul. For sale delay may by City Mountain Tea. It wid mike her Drug Store. healthy, happy and docile as a lamb. All readers of The Dress should 35c, tea or tablets. Ask your drugremember that the only excursion gist. of the season is to be at Castilla Aaron Peterson, of firm of Nelson & Peterson, Las sold his inter- Springs August Sth, 1905. This est in the stable business to R. L. excursion is under the auspices of Brock of Sprague, Washington. the Nebo Stake Sunday School Mr. Brock is an old stable man, Bonrd. It is run for the especial having been in the business in purpose of furnishing the people in general nnd the children in parthe Sate of Washington. ticular a genuine good time. TickWe understand there was some- ets 25 and 50 cents. thing doing at Castilla last Sunday, To licet Haulers: If you will examso tar we have only seen one black ine my steel wheels you Will tlml not It seems that only stronger spokes and stronger eye ns a result. hubs, but a great deal better sand baud society sometimes will break away protection for holding grease than you from the straight and narrow path, ever saw ou any other metal wheel. My wheels require strong pears, ami if and come out in the wide open. you have them made right here in town f w of heavy selected timber will pet Last Saturday night John Elli- them, besides keeping part ofyon the money Yours for pood roads and sons place was broken into and at home. largo loads, A. V. Johnson. four or five old watches stolen. A G. O. Eiriksson is the pane of glass was dug out ami an in town who sells and only man buys outerance made through the window. It is thougt it was done by some of our local thieves. The vp'ie night Bonj.Evuus cellar was ;eii into and some meat stolen. scrip and due bills for cash. rWhim for prices before you spend your cash. Stewart GOV E ll N M ENT O W NICKS NATAL DAY, ICELANDIC The idea of government and mu nicipal ownership of public utilities sepms to be taking deep root in the minds of the people, oyer the civil, ized world. Not only in the minds This day was fittingly observed yesterday, August 2. A bowery speakers platform and dancing floor were built near the Iceland Mercantile Co.s 6tore for the occa poor and unfortunate, wfio think they have not a fair deed" when it comes to sharing the boo.n ties and blessings of life, but bri ght men and brilliant newspapers are sion. of thp advocating public ownership. An American lawyer writes from New Zealand as follows: I have traveled around the world via New York, London and the Suez canal, and I am now In the land, of government ownership of publio utilities, and a more content ed and prosperous people does not exist in the world today than the inhabitants of New Zealand. The government owns the railroad, life and fire insurenceand coal mines. The fare cn the railroads i3 one cent a mile and workmen are carried 20 miles each day, to and from work for 24 cents per week, between the cities of Wellington and Petone, Thegovernmentowna the telegraph telephone and conducts a saving bank. The saving bank lends money to the farmers at 8 per cent and the minimum wages for labor is 25 cents per houy. The government gives a pension of $100 per year to all persons over 05 years of age. The. country is not the place for plutocrats and exploiters who live by the sweet of other mens faces, but for merchants, traders and work men it is the best country in the world. The man with $10,000 invested gets the same freight rates as the man with a million dollars." Speaking, songs and recitations before an ap' of about 300 audience preciative people, mostly Icelanders. Without goiDg too much into details it may be pardonablo to mention the songs and instrumen tal music by the Jameson sisters, as the most popular and best re ceived renditions. After the exercises coffee, mild drinks and cakes were served to all, and dancing was freely indulged in some say and so was beer, A general good will prevailed. Indeed everything went olf as scheduled without a hitch, save a speech assigned a certain gentle man who was conspicuously absent N Dont forget we are headquarters for the best shoe, fall trade. boys clothing, for the were ably rendered roi AR far Bargains in Furnito Big w s You all know what (gj the Sai. gPAS (S) Beds are! pj The Best ia the We have beds from $2.50 H new line of Combination ).M 0p ( (gj Cupboards, Etc., just arrived from St. Louis. Call and j. was given extemporaneously by the master of ceremony. If there are any knockers in the Icelandic colony they favored us by remaining away, for everything at the doings was just lovely. S. R. Bjarnson. CP' Offioe d get r lb! SFA Gentry Bros, show was all that was claimed for it, was the verdict of those who saw it and say Barnum s Bailey coaid scarcely have drawn a larger crowd. Success to you gentlemen and come again. Lewis & So - Stomach Troubles and Constipation. No one can reasonably hope for good digestion when the bowels are constipated. Mr. Chas. Baldwin, of Edwardsville, 111., sdys, I d fron ebronio constipation and stomach troubles for several Springville Independent. years, but thanks to Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets am Cash paid for all graia Y. M. almost cured. Why npt get a package of these tablets and get veil and stay well? Price 25 qts. J. J. Close has returned from "or sale by City Drug Store. Idaho and has accepted a position By the way, why dont you go in the shoe shop. and see Holdaway about those bad John S. Thomas is now receiv- ;eeth. suf-'ere- OO 0 O DEALERS Fresh & Cured Meats. IS O O O O Fancy & Staple Grocer Green Groceries in Season. Opposite Press Office, Spanish Fork, U . Co-o- p. Co-o- tl tiled Whats the use of taking chances IlSkinc on other machines when you can get lIcd'h a McCormick at the same price, and where there is a complete stock of extras on hand all the time. p. ; For the medicine chest or sideing grasshoppers, and paying a bounty of 50 cents a bushel for board; I. W. HARPER Whiskey is pre eminently the family whiskey same. TUC DUCT Hay Rope Made. Pure Plymouth Sisal, made If none better. Sold & InC DCOI Plymouth Red Tag Cordage Co. 'AH sizes on h The Misses Minnie and Annie oulson. ...v Oall and examine, and you will surely buy. Lawrence have returned from a t will wash and not rub off of months vacation iu Zion; having This complexion all envy me, secret a no so time. te tell Ill enjoyed very pleasant of Take thou Rocky Mountain Tea. If you are troubled with dizzy Bain best Ask your druggist. conspells, headache, indinestion, The intense itching characterstipation, Hollisters Rocky Moun- istic of salt rheum nnd eczema is tain Tea will make you well and instantly allayed by applying keep you well. If it fails get your Chamberlains Salve. As a cure money back. Thats fair. 35c. for skin disease this salve is unequalled. For sale by City Drug Ask your druggist. Store. The committee having in charge THE RIGHT WAY THROUGH THE the Strawberry project will comMOUNTAIN'S. M. mence work during this week on If you intend going to Colorado or the new road leading to the Uintah east thereof, and wish to Be the Itoeky Mountains at its best, there is only one reservation through the Left hand right way and that is via Colorado The service ami equipment on This road will be much Fork. the Midland Rout eannot be excelled shorter and better than any other and ladies or children traveling alone route to that' section. It will bring receive every attention possible. Lot us know if you are going east or if you to Spanish Fork the greater part of havo friends coming west, and we will . the business that would otherwise gladly quote rates and make rates both east and west Catalina Cheap go elsewhere. The committee is off and on during the summer. Ticket to be complemented for its active olHce 77 W 2d S Salt Lake City. L. H Grpv( ' Harding, general agent. work in this direction. We have just received a carload Solid Metal Wheels, also a carload Gears, which makes the beet wagon on earth. Consolidated Wagon 8- Machine Gompai JAMES SPANISH .lid-lan- TO 1 Thos. Edwards, formerly a resident of this city, and who of late years has been at Castle Gate, has spent a month in this city recuper-atin- g after being in the L. D. S. hospital three and a half months for treatmant for rheumatism ;while there he also had a delicate operation performed He is staying at the home of Jos. Chappell, Mr, Edwards says the people of lr pan ish Fork have treated him royal while here. He will leave here for Salt Lake soon nnd from there lie will go to Los Angeles. and Its Summer Resorts, Orange Pasadena 'M 53 W r, i- x DIRECT -3 wf. M w aw 5 3 t. C V- - V, 2 i ro jp- X TENT I C1T1 Afain leaves Salt Lako at 8:.T0 p. m. daily. Room ami Standard Pullman Sleeper, Tourist and Dining " 0) I - J H to CORONADO FREE RECLINING CHAIR for Q 3 ar, 01 Car. CAR on rncifie Coast Exeursluns or s , w1; s,tt ul' .01 n i B- IUD CREER, Manager. UTi FORK, - - Los Angeles Ocean Beaches San Pedro arrange-menu- - i 1 m tr O M 55 r to- o- f-e- w- -1 su m bSC3 K oStj O i- r e 3? y COMMERCIAL BANK OF SPANISH FORI fcr1 H The basket ball game between IS P" n 3H American Fork and Spanish Fork c3 s to be played Friday night at Pack D -3 2 Bros. Pavilion promises to be one 3 o of the best of the seasons ametuer S games ns the local lads are in good S fu n tf. form and some good work is exT -- i H tj t X pected of the American Fork cracks. m Good clean people 3 53 should witness this and see what M .8 the youth of our fair city can do in a game that requires both brain HOLLISTER'S and brawn. Game will be called Mountain Tea Nuggets Rocky at 8 oclock p. m. prompt. Doors A Bay Utdiglnt for Biy PeopU, Kook-bilBrlspi GolJea BiUh and Eucd Vigor, open at 7:30. Local line-up- : A spwiao forPontlnMlnn, left forward; Johnson, right Trouble. ium.l,7. EoT.nnnL forward; Faxey, corner; Andrus, nnd linekitrlm. Tt;i iwAyMoVmuuTVrin nmu left guard; Beck, right guard; Uofform, irrrn Pure Cumpasy, SluJUon, Wu, ox he Capital Stock, g 1 ,cnrY Gardner, President $25,000.00 John Y. Smith, Cashier. Vicc-Prcside- nI A. B. Rockhill, : y'Mootfully Jt; and Individuals. solicit tho accounts of banks, mercantile fr Ample resources; courteous treatment; superior service. giuiiiiiiaaiiiiiiiiaiiiiiuiiiHiiijiiniiniiiiHiiiuiaiiiijiiig 1 J3 sport-lovin- g Dart Dealers in bee supplies, cotnb und extracted honey highest cash price paid, for wax. Tuttle, substitute, & II 1 1, O l, ZX C5L5SN FOB SALLOW PEOPlS Not the calico kind, but tho genuine DOMESTIC WRAPrE Better and prettier than any you enn make. Price only $1-23- . 0RANLEWIS |