Show r f. f H 1 Y HAPPENINGS G IN AND AROUND ff J HES r i. i t BYNN ByM M. M r. r v tr 1 i 1 V oti There is but one way to have haute busness business business busi bus ness dealings with both the seller r and the buyer That is is the cash system C Co Duchesne on t this is basis t I at t i is customary f for r lis tas to t uie nrc the winters winter's in feet During th the present one or that just past the ve have ho reckoned reckoned reckoned reck reck- it in traces and tenths of inches and in one instance the frost was so 80 heavy hea it was given credit for for a truce The total snowfall of the winter to date elate is but a n shade e o over over oer er two JWo inches while that high up in the adjacent adjacent adjacent ad ad- jacent mountains is rno e t than han nn fifty per cent shy of the usual amount and is reported by the range riders t aa ate ii litt little c in excess of gf one foot in depth No No o one need have any ony serious apprehensions as to fo the usual pestiferous pestiferous' effects of high water wat wat- er in the several tr ti-ti's ti's the coming spring Indeed on oti the where a n large acreage acreage acre alre age is in cultivation it is fe feared red that an abundance of water for irrigation purposes wi will not be enjoyed during the coming summer r. r No more serious s high highwater highwater water in in the Strawberry need be expected in in the future There is not enough snow this winter to cause any and then before another season comes around the impounding dam at atthe atthe atthe the lower end of Strawberry valley will be retaining all the surplus waters and diverting them into the Provo country Frida Friday r the 2nd was ground groundhog groundhog groundhog hog day Clear sky all da day No when time time when he could not see his shadow it he lie emerged from his his hibernating quarters The l legend end goes that in such event evem he is to retire into his hole bole anc and andt I. I s sta stay t ay six SIX wee weeks k s Ed Hart has bas a letter etter from the bridge men at nt Omaha Omah s stating that that shipping of bridge material materi materi- al had had- begun Co Duchesne are rUnning rUn n ning ng a strictly cash business They buy for cash and sell for cash No book boo accounts and the purchaser does no not have to pay for bookkeeping and bac i accounts The restlessness of human nature is well demonstrated it in inthe inthe the school boy Last fall here he was gone gone over o wild wes west riding pranks Later L he lie wanted wanted want want- ed cd to box This culminated in in fi fighting N Next came wrestling j a 1 Now they are playing marbles marble for u keeps What I next Mrs l i Le Lewis Leis is took the pupils pupil of her room out for a long walk wall Friday afternoon The Rocky Poi Point jt ditch di directors directors directors di- di rectors held a Saturday y Joe Morrison and nephew who are doing the BI Blue He bench farmer r act came down lown Sunday and went up to the Raven wines mines mines where they will wor work workout workout out a grub stake The Ladies' Ladies Relief society h gave nave a leap n year ball and supper supper sup sup- per Friday night Quite a snug sum was realized The Th strictly cash eash house 1 e of the Reservation Res Res- Co Duchesne Utah Duchesne has hos a a new enter ener- ent r- r organization Jt It is named the Duchesne Comedy company did alid it has already ordered ordered or or- dered printing announcing its first production Facing the I 1 Feb 14 The troupe rol p expects to play also at and anil Roosevelt A lot of Heber freighters came came in last week With sleigh h bells ringing Might t t soun sound rill all allright al right Tight g in Heber lIeber but vel very much much out of place here County Com Commissioner i ioner Jo John n Moffitt l started for Heber I H i Fri Friday day where he he hc met mete with the board Monday I ft Superintendent D. D A. A Broadbent Broadbent Broadbent Broad Broad- bent who has hm te been bean n working in inthe inthe in inthe the Reservation n ch for the th last fn t free we hs started home hom Wednesday He reports that lie he le floes does hot not expect to return to th these se parts before next fall frill Many Many lany of our ranch trier are increasing in increasing in- in cre creasing their n acreage l by hy clear clearing clearing ing off their bottom lan land during dur Hux- ing ti these e e i flue fine w mouths Dr Gossett sett was called to lo lol iI i l I Fruitland to attend the infant of R. R W. W James suffering with oC of the bowel Postmaster r. r was ab combining business With pleasure pleasure pleasure pleas pleas- ure in Ny Myton ton last week 1 Pope ope and family I returned Sunday from a weeks week's 8 visit visH ith the family of Rock Pope Owen Wright and wife were shopping lit Iii town Wednesday George our con con- stable stable merchant met with a peculiar experience Thursday morning while dusting in in his store He lIe suddenly turned his head and ond ran his face Against the handle of the feather duster dust dust- uster er which punched right i into his right eye gl glancing into th the corner and forcing out the eyeball eyeball eyeball eye eye- ball till it hung ou out on on hi his cheek The pain was at once f excruciating and George being alone ran out for help It th then n. n occurred to him that he hee mi might ht I replace the hall ball which he did i easily himself He suffered sufferers no nomore nomore nomore more ill effects than a severe headache ii hea ie Dr Lotz and wife He of Vernal are arc here and doing it a land office business in dental work Daughter of the Desert was played at at the opera house house Saturday night to a large enthusiastic enthusiastic enthusiastic en en- and appreciative audience The two requisites to the success of an any play were Ores Ofes rit good playing and a abig abig big wid wideawake awake a audience It Itis It Itis Itis is J reported that too too much lunch praise cannot be given the several beveral bev- bev eral participants for the able bl manner in which they acquitted acquitted acquitted acquit acquit- ted themselves It t is estimated ed that about 50 will be realized realized real real- from t the e proceeds by the Commercial club A matinee was Vas given the sch school ol children in the afternoon Resolutions of Condolence Whereas Almighty God in his in infinite infinite in- in fu finite te wisdom and mercy has sent Death to the home of one ne of our br brothers broth broth- th- th ers ers es and nd relieved the sufferings of their infant daughter and taken it away to higher callings in the Great Beyond I Resolved that Duchesne Commercial Commer Commer- cial Club extends its he heartfelt sympathy sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy to the family of Marcellus B. B Pope in this their saddest addest hour of bereavement and be it further Resolved that a copy of these resolutions resolutions reso reso- resolutions be handed to Mr and Mrs Pope that they be published in the Duchesne Record and spread upon the minutes of the club M. M M. M SMITH WM H. H FITZWATER L. L C. C WINSLOW l JH |