Show virgin men will use engine for irrigation virgin fab 14 flynn and downey am begun active operations for the instillation of their pumping plant north of this city they seem to hive some confidence in a railroad coming this wiy or they never would hac gone into this as heavily financially as they have they are alio pioneers in the irrigation line on tho virgin river so far as taking the water for purposes by power they have a complete power plant including pump engines etc and expect to irrigate forty acres of choice land they aull plant the largest orchard on the river 20 acres in cs mr flynn is very optimistic as to the outlook for this particular section of the dixie country and says that in another week they will have the foundation completed for the plant and can furnish enough water for one hundred acres of land any time he says he is not looking for any immediate returns from his investments but is content to put his money into this proposition bo cause in three or four years he is confident that his orchard will pay him handsome dividends he says that just as soon as a railroad gets close to virgin land will be at a premium and that he wishes to be on alio ground floor E I 1 hastings will leave monday feb 14 for points in california on business connected with tho glen calusa colusa oil co he expects to be gone about a month or six weeks dad says he has by no means lost any confidence in this field and as eoon as he gets ins affairs in shape and gets the necessary supplies for ins well he expects to put the well down about feet deeper he has been the last one to close his ng down and then only temporarily wo wish him success on his trip to california and a speedy return as lie has the best of wishes from a host of joe humphries little child while playing the fireplace friday stumbled and fell into a bed of coals and had it not been that mrs humphries was near by to rescue the child it may have proven to bo very serious her face and hands were quite badly burned however farewell pirty was given for E I 1 hastings at mis reeves by some of his friends all had a good time and dainty refreshments w ere served mr and mrs albert stratton left thursday for la to visit their mrs wilson who is seriously ill east lynne was presented sat urdia night by the dramatic co those who went siy it was fine |