Show independence items two water cases were tried at inde pendenza pend enca enco by justice gray on friday of last week one the stale vs S B rush for cutting off the water from E E horns ranch in which the case was waa dismissed with costs coats charged to the complaining witness and in the other the state vs va 13 E horn a fine of 10 and costs costi was levied ira brant has a brand now new stel sted case threshing machine on the cars care coming with independence painted in big letters on an both sides aides our first crop of home borne made hay was wail got in the stack just before the mg big rain which wet the ground six BIX inches robt 1 I baker and son doe doc hao baie leased leaned the alfred clark ranch on little dry gulch some local soil experts have been experimenting and have ascertained that the entire soil formation of the independence vicinity south is IB a v m ash from the limestone hills wo we may expect the bumper crops of wheat from these conditions samuel dark clark who has been visiting his brother for several weeks returned to h a home in goldfield colorado A very welcome rain visited this locality saturday morning it lasted several hours and has done dono lots of good mrs frank orser and daughter also miss mias nancy mantle were calling on independence friends wednesday they were on their way to vernal mr and mrs baker and mr baker sr have moved on to alfred clarks place which they have rented for a year mr dark clark will leave for california as soon as ho he can dispose of als crops crop mr and mrs george allred were caught in the awful wind storm which struck town friday evening and bad to spend the night at the hotel they were moving to roosevelt Roof evelt J N poacher peacher has been very blufy the past two weeks cutting hay for the farmers the announcement that ira bryant has ordered a threshing machine has been hailed with delight as the farmers were worrying won y ing not a little as a to how their threshing NN as to be done now they me aie praying for some one to announce the purchase of a binder as no one in this has one mr and mrs ray senka of velt passed through toan sunday on their A ay to vernal to be present at the wedding of mrs airs sew seal la Is vilate batty sheriff mcneill and county attorney At torny odonnell spent friday in town travel between myton my ton and indexer dence has been resumed the roads are safe now as the water ater has gore down considerable professors jarvis jarvia and ward who are located on the bench above town I 1 ave been hauling hay bay to myton the past week prof ward is connected with brigham young university at provo several wagon loads of gilsonite Gils onile passed through here lately bound pr f r price it is not ofton that gilsonite gilso is hauled out side bide over this route last sunday mr and mrs A 1 I hurt were agreeably surprised by a number of their friends who came in unawares they brought the ice cream and the cake too which was a treat of its self those thosa 1 bearint were mr air and mrs ira bryant and children mr clifford bryant miss minnie peacher J N peacher and alfred |