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Show The News is under obligations to County Clerk Miles for the report of Pioneer Day amusements. A nice shower of rain last Saturday laid the dust and cooled the air. but there was not enough of it to benefit the range. E. E Branch aud wife, of Wellington, Welling-ton, Emery Co., left here Thursday for their home after enjoying a pleasant visit among relatives and friends. Hon. B. C. Lund, of the State Board of Equalization, returned from Salt Lake City Wednesday. Mr Lund has no railroad news, and reports everything every-thing quiet in the north. Messrs. Milne and Moss, the painters, started painting the old St. George Ha.', this week. The hall was pur chased by C. F. Foster and Andrew Sorenson. who intend turning it into a business house .las. G. Wilder and Jas. H. Cobb were in this city from Silver Reef the latter part of the week. They report mining prospects at the Reef better Plan for many years. Some of the chionders have made several thousands ni iue'..ir.j already this year. The new postoifice for Grafton has been named Wheeler by the P. O. a u ioi'itics. in honor of "Figh t ing Joe" Wheeler. The reason why the name Wheeler was substituted for Grafton is Mat there is a Grafton postollioe in Millard county and confusion in the mail might result. Jed Snyder left here Wednesday wi-h a load of provisions, etc., for his mining property, the While Man. near the Colorado river He has a couple o; haeds with him. and intends pushing d v.-!...m.'iit Aver;ic-c amoles o! the ore -iow ,1' eii 15 to 3 per cent copper Hiid t j .,:ti.:..- of --old , |