Show HAPPENINGS IN AND AROUND DUCHESNE I II I nr n ByM rt N. M. M S SMITH 0 Temperature and precipitation tion for the several months of 1911 are as follows follow ins l min mill in max prec temp temp Jan 53 8 8 54 k r eb b. b 12 12 51 13 1 Mar r. r 78 78 2 2 68 April O 04 18 72 72 May 0 o 82 June 31 90 July 63 30 36 91 Au Aug Jr 34 3 38 93 Sept 29 86 80 Oct 63 63 12 71 Nov 16 16 5 5 53 Dec 37 18 18 41 Total inches Note means zero Snow is tenth one-tenth water Very dry and cold in December Temperature Tent Tem dropped dropped below zero zeroon zeroon zeroon on 16 dates cIntes An average of only six inch inches s of snow in adjacent adjacent adjacent ad ad- jacent mountains but plenty of time yet for snowfall Half a 11 dozen entertainments hn e have been given here in the past two years ostensibly for forthe forthe forthe the benefit of Duchesne school library nry They were liberally patronized with that understanding under under- standing Yet strange e to relate relate relate re re- re- re late there is is n not nt t a library boolin book bool bookin in the building The school board will give the matter its prompt attention n and will endeavor endeavor en en- deavor denvor to find out who and what's what Earl Sprouse and J Jas as I Ras- Ras asmussen as- as mussen of Roosevelt were stepping around amongst our n gi girls girls is' is du during ing Christmas tide Wm Cravers Craver's new dwelling on upper Strawberry is about ready rendy for Occupancy occupancy The bachelors gave e th their ir last lost dance for the e ye year r 1911 on Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day night On new years year's night t the the girls maids and widows gave ave their leap year ball Tile The l men en just stood t od odI I round sort of helpless and arid here mere were many wa wall l flowers A W go good d time was had A boy was born to Mr Nr and Mrs Taylor vell Tid of Bon Boneta ta fn fan n th the I TIU S To m Sweatman n who went to th the Gullup N. N l 1 Mex x oil fi fields re recently recently 1 nf now v writes writes' friends here from Independence bans Ivans Jou JO Jolin t Fortie visited Boneta district last week In answer to fo petitions protesting protesting pro pro- testing against abandonment of Ft Duchesne Senator Smoot writes enquiring the peoples people's opinion regarding the retaining of the twenty trop troopers rs now at atthe atthe atthe the Post or converting erting it into a civilian scheme He is disposed disposed dis dis- us- us posed to fo favor the latter but hutis butis is anxious to carry out our desires Fred Johnson Jphnson the range ranee rider rid riel- er err has forsaken n the tile Angels An Roost oost and moved his office e in inI into in- in I to tn the Jud Judge c Smith cabin the first court bou house e in Duchesne county Hon lIon Rock M. M Pope has quite a n reputation as ns a n single footed kicker but on one ong of his horses beat him to it the oth other r day s so Rock was rather er down and out for several days Miss l Afton Pope was the guest of Miss Hazel Dickerson Christmas week The youngest young boy of Mr i and flud Mrs l Averett has pneumonia The year 13 old boy hoy of Mr lIr Da Day near Boneta is very low with pneumonia and not expected expected expected ex ex- to live With rith but six inches of snow snow on Colton pass January 1 it will ill be he a snap to keep that road passable the rest of the winter Postmaster Fitzwater ter has had hadan haclan an increased use of car cards Call for package too ton la large r e for box during during- the holidays Our ur merchants began bagan nn putting up ice this week Lou Jasperson doing annual assessments up 1 Strawberry y came in in for New Years The road gang who spent the holidays holida's here have hit the trail q Again ain i James Thompson has moved mo his family down from Boneta The Tile commercial club t talks strongly tron ly of taking a recess till AP April ril leaving the hoard board of governors governors governors gov gov- to do the work mean mean- time ime Charlie Barton Badon told Sheriff Wall Val right to his face that it itt was t a a mean trick to come over and confiscate all tin tilt booze in town just as s the women were f fixing xing to bake bak mince pies and puddings The Tile L. L D. D S. S people held a n abig abig big Sunday school convention here on the tile v I Del Delegates ates were present from rom Boneta Strawberry and Tabiona Tabiona Tabiona Tab Tab- iona has heretofore b been en a branch but on the it was wasl l made nde a ward with J Jas as S. S lones tones as bishop 5 Our Episcopal church churchon on the tile corner is now sufficiently sufficient sufficient- ly complete to be occupied and andis andis andis is the cutest thing ever er Sunday Sunday Sun Suu- day school was held in it last Sunday To Mrs 1 J. J R R. Lewis ably ubI assisted by the ladies of St. St Pauls Paul's guild is due the theT credit for this No T building annoying annoying an an- debts are to hang over oyer this structure An organ has already cly been heen ordered |