| Show GREEN RIVER department ai 1 1110 NEVII HAIND IN kahn itami alarca 20 gen f ml ral swa y one of the earliest pol I 1 of thin and 1 widely known through ith esko utah wa was found dind ili nil at 1 hili his camp near herf here l cilny twining by his hi son on rod he lie was clone elope to binet ninety of aire r but in spite of hip hi advanced year years wa wai hale aind the last time seen alive G it fewney lid a great o 0 ilal ilea of riding after his hi battlo up to 1 the day 0 of f his death daf HP ile 1 m b by hin hi bo kir in charlie and RO 11 and a mr hits burial took wok pince nt itt elgin cemetery monday afternoon beneral Sen cral swasey wa was highly respected by him hi ald circle of friend friends and acquaint anteo he lie wai was a pioneer 1 in the oil development work of this 1 section and was wn one of the first 0 fo o 3 I 1 interest inter cut oil people in utah he lie wa was also extensively interested in other 4 mineral charlea II 11 wa was born oc 01 tober 24 1849 in U el dorado county where he lived till he wae was twelve years yearn of apo age he ile then came to utah in 18 he and his hi father went to arson valley nevada and iv returned turned at the time johnsons John non army amy ame tame to utah he lie went lack back to ne vada with hia his mother where they the Y 1 railed raised poultry and cattle in the arly sn ev entice enties they returned to utah und and bought cattle horae horses and haep sheep and a ranch in juab county he w wa founder of swasey Sw fley Blo mountain in 11 the the wit west desert he ile later moved to emery finery county where he wae was one of 0 the earl early gettler settlers he lie filed on one of the arst first ranches on cottonwood creek and was wa one of the first to dl vert water from that creek he ile was a veteran of the blackhawk DIack hawk indian war serving for two eara ears in that campaign mr air swaney wae was married to cena olsen at monn alona utah august 11 1669 1869 she was the daughter of andrew ahdrew oleen olsen of springtown Spring town utah mr ur and mr nita swasey moved to castle dale in 1869 and have been residents of this county ever since 1 general swasey is survived Pur ur by his wife three children thirteen grandchildren five brothers and two sisters also six half sisters and one half brother mr and mrs airs charles ivey were incoming visitors saturday mr ivey may decide to locate here this sum mer he ile is looking for a ranch I 1 we have had bad beveral days of raw wind and housecleaning house cleaning is again in order or r J S 8 orr of faults we wan a it visit or monday 0 K anderson was on the sirk list thin thio week but is again at work i r A dufford had ban been appointed deputy for elgin precinct mill alias elpha entertained her friends satu saturday r da evening an enjoyable time wax has had by fill 11 mr air irvin hag has the silliman ranch and will take posses plon 1 on the dewey robertson berteon Ro whose foot wa was injured by a falling timber if Is able ito to be 0 out and around A party wag was held nt at the home of K connor friday it wa wax well uell attended tended ut by the younger net bet earl barbar ii Is arranging for a public eale sale of hie his household goods which will be announced goon soon joe jot morelia jias AS moved hie his family to salt lake like garney gamey madsen ha has moved into the tho morelia property work Is 1 progressing on the coal chutes material having arrived the concrete foundations are well under way henry wilcox a e youngest youn ireat daughter wae was injured wh while e at play at school friday she 1 reco recovering ver ng satis fact orlly the ground hog wag was right we have had more disagreeable weather since february 2 than we had all winter the peterson ice plant ie Is ready for a tryout try out mr lit folson will handle the delivery end of the ice business bus ineis this car ar word come comes from dr bricker that he Is still on the mend and will be able to leave the hospital about march 20 engineer grips crips of the steam cam wa was injured monday morning he lie we wits taken to grand junction and ii is much improved today A new telephone directory ie Is about ready for the pree press it if you desire an instrument installed eoon soon please let the company know at once harry spalding aries from ala meda calif that he will remain in california this oum summer he ile ie Is employed in a ship building yard mesdames Hes dames L II 11 green and E A dufford entertained a few friend friends tuesday evening dancing and cards were the diversions of the evening GOOD PROSPECTS NOW tolt 11 ROAD improvements RIVER march 21 E A dufford met with the commissioner commissioners I 1 of grand county this week in the I 1 Int creat of securing federal aid for I 1 the construction of the pikes peak h highway way in that county with favorable a b action by the grand counte county official officials and with the prospects bood coo for a bond issue to improve the road in emery county the outlook in is very encouraging in the two counties coun lice for much needed road im rov ment better road roads wilt will not only brine bg in it good revenue in tour lit lat business bui ineis but will give tho the ranch 1 e rs of both counties coun tle the nican means of getting to market ITY ASKS RIGHT TO MAKE A NEW POWER rate GREEN RIVER march the I 1 city of green river ri er has asked per mission of the public utilities corn com mission to establish a sliding scale for power service from its municipal I 1 i plant to the larger consumers wh which rh c will have the effect of decreasing rates tho the present rate of 3 cents per kilowatt hour Is to be continued p for all consumption up to kilo watt hours per month for the next kilowatt hours the rate would be 24 2 cents per kilowatt hour bout and for all in excess of 1500 kilowatt hours per month 2 cents lew boal who left here last week eck has arrived in california and is at denendo beach he ile complains of not feeling well but say says ft it is only a utah cold george howlett and family have moved to palisade colo where mr hewlett howlett has secured work on a tree planting contract their heuse in orchard home will be occupied by mr hit barrett mr and mrs peter it riley were incoming corning in passengers friday mrs bits riley did not enjoy very good health while in california and prefers fo io reside here they will reside in their former home on long street mr riley has a splendid apple 0 orchard and will give his attention to ib fl jt hitchcock and jones contractors contract on the san rafael bridge bridge were ina in town tol rn saturday looking for or material shipped some three weeks and expected bectel any day it will require at least thirty days to complete the bridge after the material is on he ground |
