Show the editor explanation of the times inde pendent has been confined to his home for the past 10 days suffering from a throat infection and may not be able to return to work lor another due to his absence from the office it has been necessary to omit much local news from this edition and next weeks issue may be similarly short on news mr and mrs J pratt allred returned saturday evening from a two weeks vacation at salt lake city mr aured returned to his work at auson mesa he was accompanied by mrs allred who will spend a couple of weeks it him there |