Show LA VERKIN la veram july 11 independence day passed off very pleasantly here the day commenced with a splendid parade followed by the usual meeting and sports in the afternoon in the evening the crowd avent to the bathing resort where prizes were awarded to the best glimmers gB immers and divers james judd went to st george sunday to attend a county commis meeting he was accod pan jed by mrs judd mrs kate thompson and miss lillian lund mr and mrs john A judd and mr and mrs james judd and families returned monday from beaver and cedar city where they spent a week visiting and fishing mrs verda demill and harry price returned from kingston the fore part of the week they were accompanied by miss nellie elder and mr houston mr ana mrs wm G miles of st george were visitors here sun day mr miles spoke at our sunday his remarks were very much enjoyed mr and mrs nathan porter have arrived home from cedar where the latter was operated on for appendicitis from which she is recovering nicely we have had delightful storms the past week which has cooled the atmosphere and helped things in general mrs nancy eager has moved here from hurricane to make her home with her son george hinton the red cross members and bee hivo birla have spent several days drying apricots and apples edward and kenneth Gubler have gone to the baw mill to work for some time mrs george judd and eon howard went to st george tuesday H T atkin of st george waa a business victor here tuesday I 1 enterprise enterprise july 15 born a daughter to mr and mrs art thomas july 14 art 13 glad ital a girl and all concerned are doing fine john alger and daughters miss katina and mrs eva pax man of are here visiting rela and frends lately returned from a california dental college 13 here for a short time mr and mrs jones of enoch are bere visiting with their children and grandchildren born a son to mr and mrs geo L hunt july 8 all doing mcelva carl emmett is going to delta for the summer CANE BEDS f cane beds ariz july 12 geo A adair and mrs ai N perkins have returned from cedar city where they to take mrs adair for a serious operation dr middlet ton met them there and with the aid of three other doctors performed the operation june 27 she died f july ard 3rd mrs adair was a loving L and devoted wife and mother she has been in poor health for a long time she leaves a husband and one son three sears of age a father mother five sisters and four broth MB one of which is in the U S army besides a host of frends who her loss abbe was a well respected citizen who was loved by all who knew her the remains were buried in the cedar city miss louise alien has returned from hurricane where she ban been taking treatment for a nervous breakdown ahe is greatly en jos M alien and wife have gone toCo yoto utah td visit relatives mr alien expects to work there for ame mme time we haye been having some nice storms and hope to have more our crops are looking better f A D stock has gone to st eorge for medical treatment an palmer and wife have gone t to hurricane correspondence hurricane HURRICANE july 15 the program for the 2 alth pioneer day commence at 9 a follows utah we love thee choir pra by the chaplain ben F lebaron herh on the mountain top pilgrims chorus male story josephine sandburg solo emily payne what we reap from our pioneer fathers wm rust solo best crop delila wood toast to pioneers utah ong choir r prayer chaplain A good time is ensured and visitors ft ill be made welcome ether lee jumped from a car which was going at 20 miles an hour and was seriously injured a few days ago he was unconscious for hours but at this writing is on the improve the three year old boy of robert stratton drank some gasoline last week he was rushed to the doctor and no serious injury resulted john T hall has leased the new terrel building and expects to move the post office into more roomy quarters soon some cases of dixie peaches have been shipped to the salt lake market returns have been good christian larson is working hard to revive the silver baal the tooting of horns can be heard over town andrew wood was in town this week having returned from holden where be will make his new home leo A snow and andrew of st george jasd through herg monday morning some of our towns people went over to leeds fishing this week and report fishing good J W emliy has just returned from salt lake where he has been on business our farmers are busy planting corn since the summer rains have come born a son to mr and mrs N J workman july 11 some of out alfalfa haa been spoiled by the late rams walter stout and wife have gone to salt lake city a petty has gone to salt lake on business bu mrs chas stratton la ill leeds july LEEDS 10 we are expect ing an extra good time on the aith the general plan is to hold the en tire celebration in the moody grove an old time celebration A meet ing has been arranged for after which people will partake of lunch sports will be conducted here also at 5 a childrens dance finished at night with an adult dance we promise plenty of shade the best water and ice cream in the county our general committee takes this means to extend a hearty invitation to our neighbor towns fishing parties can be arranged for if our friends will cume and inform us before hand visitors to leeds this week and last are mrs edna dilton and mrs georgina millet of rockville mr and mia john tullis of newcastle mr and mrs will sullivan othur ancane and mrs B A harris of salt lake A miscellaneous shower was given in compliment to mrs margaret haight at the home of mrs george olsen mrs haight left on the ard 3rd for cedar city which place will be her home mrs helen mcmullin left last week for salt lake in hopes of bettering her health A letter to her home states she is already much improved M J moody rachel moody mrs mame beal and mrs minnie harris were a party to st george on mon day miss edith mcmullin is home again after a few days stay in st george GUNLOCK gunlock july 12 george huntsman has returned from the indian reservation at shorn where he has been running the threshing machine for the indian mrs electa firnett of st george is spending a few weeks during he hot weather at the home of J S P bowlar here jos S huntsman has one to california to spend some time with his children there the rain has done some damage to hay here virgin july VIRGIN 16 we hive been enjoying bom deiy nice rain storms the past week the farmers are rejoicing aa alie crops on the dry firms were in need of it fall wheat on dolob is ready for harvesting with promise of a fairly good yield crops in that section are fair considering the drouth and grasshoppers gris shoppers which have done considerable damage to potatoes and corn on some sections work la steadily progressing on the oil wells the company has decad ed to rush alie drilling by putting another machine at horac which will be operated by pat holohan oil was struck in small quantities yesterday at the well which is nearly down to the first sand henry cornelius has all the available men boys and girls in town at work on his farm pulling weeds on july 15 the proceeds will go to pay on our ward bigan don flanigan FIa has returned home from panguitch where he has been at work the past two months born a daughter to mr and mrs leslie wilcox BLOOMING bloomington TON bloomington july 16 A force of men are at work extending the head of our canal to the river for several years we have depended on the santa clara creek farour irrigating water but this year until the recent rains it has kept us dry causing much damage to our crops the showers last week put a fair stream into the canal and also new courage into the banners fan ners the ex tension however will be a big benefit as it will insure better water for our land during the summer months and also enable the irrigation of new land charles and helaman apra here from st george on business saturday SP springdale RINGDALE july 14 we have had rain nearly every day since the ath 2 05 inches of rain all nature seems to smile there was some damage to ditches and roads but we are glad of the ram A surprise party was given bishop hepworth to night being the anniversary of his birth A program consisting of songs recitations and speeches were rendered all enjoyed thoc cassion VEYO july 16 james and son mar aud daughter mia cassio have gone to california to spend some time joseph hunts man of gunlock accompanied them mrs george beacham of pine valley is here staying with her daughter mrs frad chadburn the misses vilate leavitt and cuevo haywood spent sunday at bert Tr leroy tullis is cutting gram far bert truman from there he will go on to central born a daughter to mr and mrs fred chadburn all concerned doing nicely 8 A bunker has gone to st george for a few days |