Show I I Local Happenings Oct 1911 John Lewis the blacksmith smith has built bunt a house near that of his brother Joe JQhn john Jphn R. R Wilson Wilsonn starts this week for r alt Lake where he will take inthe the state fair He may go on onto onto onto to California to visit a sister whom he has not seen for fifty years Barr V. W. Musser is in attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance up upon n the at Salt Lake Bishop Billings spent the week here and has to his freIghting freighting freighting frei freI- at Strawberry tunnel While Jake JalC Michels was away from home plowing up the river riverbed riverbed riverbed bed for Bud Winslow the heavy rains came filled up his reservoir reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir to overflowing and caused some damage to his field beneath it This is the first washout reported on the Blue bench and is going some for that section sure A brand new piano now adorns the home of Postmaster Fitz- Fitz water It is reported that a private school will soon be inaugurated Afton Pope is mentioned as the teacher The annual election of officers of the Commercial club was held Tuesday evening resul resulting ting as follows President Charles I I. I Dickerson Dicker- Dicker son vice president John A. A I Fortie secretary L. L C. C Winslow treasurer Wm Vm H. H Fitzwater governors John R. R Wilson G G. G V. V Billings Eugene Hamilton and Thos Firth Al and Gib Ivie and have gone to the desert where they will trap and herd sheep during the winter Henry Raymond and Miss Emma Emma Emma Em Em- ma Marsing both of Duchesne I were united in marriage at Midway Midway Mid Mid- Mid Mid- yay way the home of the the grooms groom's I parents on Sept 6 G. On returning returning returning return return- ing here they were given a grand I reception by friends at the home of the M. M L. L Marsing Marsing Mar Mar- sing and wife Information is received that bids on the construction of our I new steel bridge will be opened Oct 10 and contract awarded soon after Rastus Nielson has has' moved to toI town His wife is the teacher in inthe inthe I Ithe I the primary grades of the Duchesne Duch Duch- Duchesne I esne school I Duch The public school is now the I I biggest se in town There is a large enrollment andall and andall all is running smoothly j Oaks Halstead is building the new postoffice I The seven days' days rain gave us usa usa usa a rain fall of inches In consequence consequence con con- i I sequence both streams raised the Strawberry to its high water watermark watermark I mark for last spring Charles and wife have gone to Salt Lake and will take in the state fair conference and President Taft Engineer Jesse Peterson came down from the first of the week Mary Nye and Vira Lance have gone to Vernal to attend the 1 high school during the winter I I ILeona Bruce Maxwell of Tabby and Leona Nye Nyc of Duchesne were married in the Mormon temple In Salt Lake on Oct 4 After conference they will reside at the bridegrooms bridegroom's home on the upper upper- Duchesne I Last week Dan Powell took the bunch of relatives who have been visiting them out to the railroad Paul Cluff duff and family accompanied them to Sunnyside Last week was pay day at the Raven properties and Supt Fred Ferrin was making his rounds The mines are scattered over anarea an anarea anarea area of seventy-five seventy miles Postoffice inspector Frank T. T Frawley arrived last week weel and andIn andin andin In company with Ith Postmaster Fitzwater made this territory Mrs John O. O Watters has gone to Salt Lake Ci City ty where she will vill willbe willbe be under medical care during the winter Frank E. E Davis has branched out for himself and will hereafter hereafter hereafter here here- after run the butcher shop in his own name He has withdrawn from the firm of Co His ad appears elsewhere in the issue |