Show DUCI DUCHESNE ESNE CELEBRATION Last fall the J. J G. G Peppard Seed company proposed to the people of Duchesne and the surrounding country that they would build an al alfalfa alfalfa al- al falfa seed plant at Duchesne provided provid provid- ed the farmers signed seed contracts to the amount of or acres Through the efforts of William B B. Pratt and others others' they went over the top by signing up the necessary acreage It occurred to the Peppard Seed company representative Mr William 13 B. B Pratt that this event de- de deserved de de- served notice otice So Mr Pratt brought the matter m up in the Duchesne Commercial CommercIal Commercial Com Com- mercial club and it was decided that we should have a celebration and the date was set for the of f June The celebration has passed and was wasa a grand success The people began to gather in the forenoon and by one o'clock a large crowd was on the grounds waiting for the event to start I The first event was a ball game between Mt U. Emmons and Arcadia Arcadia Arcadi having the best of the contest contest contest con con- test winning 10 to 7 A purse of fit fifty dollars had been offered to the win winner ner ner but the the two contesting clubs got together and decided to divide 60 The boys played a good stiff game considering the practice they had had The ball baIl game was followed by bucking contest contest Ralph Marchant and Chris Merkley Jr participating For the children and others not caring for out door sports a free tree picture show was wag run a good part parl of the afternoon Picture show was was' started again at 3 S By 8 30 it was almost impossible to reach the door door the tho crowd crowt extending out ut onto the steps About 1030 10 30 dancing dancing dane ing began and extending to the small smaIl hours of ot the morning Good music was furnished by the band During the he dance punch and ice cream was served and everybody had hada a good time Everything was free Mr Pratt representing the Peppard Peppard Pep Pep- pard Seed company at Duchesne deserves deserves deserves de de- serves special mention for the interest Interest interest inter Inter- est he is taking not only to assist the farmer In do every way be he can to tomake tomake tomake make more money and ItO to improve his condition n financially but to see cee that he and his family has an opportunity opportunity op op- to enjoy themselves Mr Pratt was behind this celebration with both feet and he wa wasn't nt a bit hit stingy either The next seed celebration will likely likely like like- ly Iy be held on the floor of the new now al alfalfa alfalfa alfalfa al- al falfa seed plant |