Show TWENTY VENTY YEARS AGO Items of interest found in the Duchesne Record of Sept 25 1914 COUNTY SEAT CONVENTION Delegates Delegate From Nine Precincts Meet at nt Duchesne and Take a n Straw Vo Vote The together get-together convention held at Duchesne last Saturday was a hummer On the preceding preceding preceding ing day delegates began to arrive for the caucus and by the time tim the one forty-one men gathered at th the hall interest was not lacking bua but bu buta a spirit of earnestness seemed to hold sway As a n. result of th the organization three ballots were taken as merely an expression expression- not as binding obligations These Thes ballots ballot resulted as follows First Firs ballot My Myton ton 13 Duchesne 12 Altonah Altonah Altonah Al Al- tonah 10 3 3 Banner 1 I 1 1 1 Second ballot My Myton ton 16 Duchesne 13 Altonah 10 1 Banner 1 Third ballot My Myton ton 13 Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne 22 Altonah 3 2 and Banner 1 D D. J J. Thompson called the meeting meetIng meeting meet meet- ing to order and Geo Lindsay was vas chosen as permanent chairman with R Robert Marchant as secre secre- tary ELECTRIC LIGHTS HERE No greater event in the history of My Myton ton has occurred than the advent of electric light and power which arrived a little late but on on recent schedule time The electrician at the t pO Power PowerHouse PowerHouse r House Tuesday evening received word over the company's phone line to turn er cr on and the thing was done done Myton Myton ton was lighted up gas and arid kerosene lights were re relegated relegated relegated re- re legated to the junk pile while modern modern modern mo mo- dern illumination made all al boosters boost boost- ers smile Myton My Myton ton and Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt of the many towns of the former former former for for- I mer reservation now boast that they have light and power We Vre all owe a debt of gratitude to the promoters of this necessary necessary necessary sary convenience It is a big thing for our town and for the entire Basin Hats off boys she's here DUCHESNE ITEMS Mrs Liddell returned to Salt Lake after attending the funeral of her father Mr E. E E. E Stephens i The Yoeman Lodge was organized ed Monday night by Rose Parsons of My Myton tori assisted by Ida M M. M Hart The following officers were elected elected elected elect elect- ed Wm Laird Dean Foreman Bessie Hamilton Hamiltion on Correspondent Minnie M M. C. C Eugene Hamilton Overseer Oakes Halstead Halstead Halstead Hal- Hal stead Chaplin Rollie Roseberry Watch Vatch Chas Loett Sentinel Mary Brunyer Lady Rowena Velda Velda Velda Vel- Vel da Meadows Lady Rebekah Hazel Hemphill returned home from rom Salt Sal Lake Lale after an absence of a year ear Duchesne is very quiet this week So many have gone to My Myton ton to the fair Edif Editors Editor's rs r's note the following little verse found at the end of an article submitted by L L. A. A Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Hol Hol- in the interest of Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne as county seat and supposedly supposedly supposedly sup sup- of his own composition I seems to be as appropriate now as it was 20 years ago ago If any town would make that town the center of the map Where folks will come and settle down and live in plenty's penty's lap If any town its own abodes of poverty pov pov- erty would rid Let it go out and build good roads just like old Caesar did |