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Show j - Looking Backwards - February 23, 1911. ! Dr Clarence M. Clark, former-'ly former-'ly of St. George was appointed county physician of Utah county, on February 5. The local picture show presented present-ed "The Birth of the Stars and Stripes," Friday and Saturday, ! February 17 and IS. ! A number of friends of Nelson Empey held a birthday surprise at his home on February 21. Dan J. Smith was cut on the forehead last Sunday while chopping chop-ping wood. The axe became tangled tan-gled in a clothes line. Mrs. Wilford Gorr was entertained entertain-ed at a birthday party at Booth's hall Saturday night. The residence of William Gardner Gard-ner is nearing completion. The new academy building is progressing nicely. The walls are now up to the bottom of the third story windows. Mesquite A lively debate was held here on February 14. The subject, "Resolved that Education is Better than Riches to Begin Life With." George H. Bowler and Jennie M. Barnum took the affirmative and A. J. Barnum Sr., and Mrs. Bertie Bunker the negative. nega-tive. The affirmative won. The judges were Ithimer ffprague, Sr., Mrs. Emma Abbott and Mrs. Lucy Barnum. March 2, 1911. ' Born a son to Mr. and Mrs. E. j B Christian on March 1. ' According to statistics recently compiled in the state, Washington county's report shows that for the year 1908 there were 52 marriage's, mar-riage's, 1909, 71 marriages and no divorces in these years. For the 'year 1909 there were 162 births ! and 3S deaths. Sam Fullerton has gone to drive mail between Central and Enterprise. Gome of the Bloomington peo-ple peo-ple are extending their canal so as to water a tract of land opposite oppo-site Atkinville. Bishop James McArthur has improved im-proved the tithing office grounds by making flower beds and planting plant-ing rose bushes. (This is now the Quality Bakery.) Postmaster Samuel Judd and family have moved into the old Pymm hotel and postoffice building. build-ing. Application has been made to move the post office to this building. If this application is ! granted the postoffice will occupy I the same building it did from 1S72 to 1901 with the late John Pymm. Hurricane the nursery has sold fifteen thousand Elberta peach trees. , |