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Show 1 ii 'I 'I - i T- 44 i t I "j see dnesday Every We. COLUMBIANS Local Girl Wins Pioneer Story Contest Mrs. Ellen J. Tracy of Kaysville, formerly Miss Ellen Jacklln, daughter daught-er of John Jacklln of tbla city, won first prlxe in the Pioneer short atory contest- (frrfin'-by the Desert Newt.f Wo consider this a very distinct! honor and are happy to submit a J copy of the story for our subscribers.' It Is also remarkable that the baby In the story still lives, and Is "Grand-na" "Grand-na" Wilcox of Cedar Valley. FIRST PHIZK "A NOHLM LIFE SAVED" Itv Mrs. Ellen J. Tracy. Kaysville, Utah. Tin- aravan of pioneers moved slowh forward. Some days the dust wan so deep It was like plowing to tnnlup along, through It. Other days rain came and the mud was like cool naive to our blistered and aching feet. The wagons and carts lurched and creaked as the sweaty, bunglesome ! oxen pulled them forward. On and i on we came with our eyes ever lifted ! toward the western horizon where soon we should find a resting place. One afternoon of a bright clear day our weary eyes were rewarded for In the distance we could tee the mountains. Oh, how our hearts rejoiced re-joiced and we would have gladly pushed on. but onr leaders knew what was best for man and beast so camp was ordered. That night the hon-fire seemed brighter and our hearts lighter than for many a day, and the voices of young and old rejoiced re-joiced as we sang. "Come, come ye Saints, no toll nor labor fear." However, amid our joy was anxiety for before morning In one wagon a babe just a few weeks old was taken very sic. We gave It all the care we could but It was no better next morning as the caravan once more mo-ed forward. That dny the Indians came and started to harass us by stealing andj threatening to kill. They became so bad we decided to camp and try to make peace with them. During the night the wolves howled till we knew , dancer was near at hand from them also. j While the men tried to protect the ' rrorerty. the women did all they j could for the bab but ft gradually j grew worse Mil we thought it dead. Morning found the Indians very an- j gry and it was necessary to move on to save our lives. We couldn;t even stop to bury the baby so it was wrapped wrap-ped In some blankets and laid under the shelter of a tree. ' Again that day we were forced to make camp early to protect ourselves. The mother was grieving sorely over her child, she could not rest or be content. When the shelter of darkness dark-ness came she crept alone from the camp and walked back to where her child lay under the tree. She took tt in her arms and before the morning morn-ing lUht she crept back Into camp. She could not refrain one more look at her darKng. Surely the hand of the Lord was manifest and mother love rewarded for the babe was breathing very faintly. Immediately all hands were busy in an endeavor to save a life. Morning found the babe somewhat better and the Indians had gone their, way so our journey was resumed, j That babe grew up and became a wNHr "to-'Woa; : -i today ,iMK,f,j. ?X grandest A(f-t- W'blt-st :m.j-r3 1 have ever met. Salt Lake Child Meets Death At Cave A pleasant Sunday outing came to a tragic end Sunday when Lor ratne Morris, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Morris of Salt Ijike City was Instantly tilled by a forty pound boulder which fell over 1,000 feet and struck the girl on the head at the mouth of Timpanogos cave in American Fork canyon. Lorraine and a girl companion were idly playing with a one-year-old baby at the mouth of the care. They did not hear the ramble and roar of a rock slide far up the face of the cliff above. Suddenly they were showered with rocks. Only the Morris girl was struck. Glen Wndley, Pleasant QroTe glde, was a witness to the accident. The party which Lorraine had accompanied for the canyon outing, consisting of ten relatives, had climbed climb-ed to a point near the mouth of the cave when the slide occurred. Lorraine Lor-raine and her girl chum, carrying the Morrison baby, went on ahead and seated themselves on the bench at the cave door to await the others. The death-dealing boulder was about the she of a man's head and weighed about 40 pounds: The force of the rock shower broke the bench on which the two girls and the baby were seated. The Anderson Mortuary Co. of this city was summoned to the can-yon can-yon for the body, which was brought to American Fork to await the Salt Lake undertakers. L. D. S. Church Notices HOME MISSIONARIES APPOINTED FOR SUNDAY NIGHT SERVICES Home missionaries bars been ap pointed to speak in all the wards W the Alpine Stake Sunday Ttnlni as follows: Alpine James Moffett " " American Fork First Junius West American Fork Third Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Nicholas. American Fork 8econd Dr. jaad Mrs. Allan O. Drockbank. j American Fork Fourth H. Leon Iry. Highland Mark Chipman. Besides the speakers, special musical programs have been arranged arrang-ed for each meeting and all are urged urg-ed to attend their respective wards. r - TEMPLE EXCURSION NEXT WEDNESDAY The next Temple Endowment Excursion Ex-cursion for . the Alpine Stake will be Monday, August 18th. Special rates over the. Salt Lake and Utah R. R. (Orem) line will be available on the first three morning cars. ' Everyone who can make arrange tnents to attend are urged to ,do so. o- The Gay Left Of course, says the Office j Cynic, when they have named nil the hitherto unnamed mountains after senators, there will be the geysers. Detroit News. o Nugget of Wisdom Cheery people help weary people to forget their woes. ' mm I . Al ' f mil Mini ammmimBmmmmmsaBmmmmmm' "-' " alpineIws Mrs. Ionard Bates, Reporter. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Cleghorn entertained en-tertained the Happy Dozen Club members and their partners at social at their home Monday evening. Ttw occasion was in honor of their seventh wedding anniversary. An enjoyable evening was reported by thou' i.rosent. Mr and Mrs. Leonard Bates and daughters, Hilda and Iris, and Mrs. Multifile Wilkin and daughter. Mariorie. motored to Helper Sunday ,, iun::i.e Monday. While there they a. ic h.' guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Si; Mo. They report the roads to be In a verj bad condition owing to the i , . i rains and floods. Mr and Mrs. Douglas Barnes of i'a!'! i nia, are visiting for a few days BONNEVILLE ' i T ' ' LUMRFD .ft i sTHP I F II " : v Buy "Certified" Materia! Insist on it it costs no more will; Mrs Harnes' parents, Mr. .Vr- I). J. Strong. and Piano Students In Recital The Happy Dozen were entertained entertain-ed by Mrs. Paul Carlisle at her home Wednesday afternoon. After the Usual activities dainty luncheon was served. Mrs. I,oy Beck entertained the V.unp Mothers Club at her home Thursday afternoon. The usual activities ac-tivities were enjoyed, after which a delicious luncheon was served. Mrs. Alice Williams and son of Salt I-ake, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tharles Clark. Mrs. Russell Bates and daughter, Dolores, are visiting Mrs. Bate's parents. par-ents. Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Strong, of Salt Uke, City. Mrs. Josephine B. Strange present ed a group of her' music students in a public piano recital at the Firmage Amusement Hall Thursday afternoon August 14. The program given was as follows: . ' Drifting Gene Henry. Long, Long Ago and Annie Laurie Madlyn Robinson. , Scotist Doll and Chinese Doll-Vivian Doll-Vivian Jones. Christmas Bells and Song of the MermaIo-ElaliiaNkfco4;-'--7-"-" Mistress Mary and. - Queen of Hearts Marjory Hamnett, Good Night Comrades and Crlss Cross Fern Wtlklns. March of the Nobles Fay Varney. Swiss Doll and Jack Frost Virginia Vir-ginia Thornton. The Rabbit Revels and Romps Away Edna Fay Firmage. Dream Boat and Boss hlt, en Dorothy Sudwicki. ": " In a Hanging Quito , land Music-Msiim jj , Danish Dance and Wt Maxine Taylor. . ' Drill-Fay Tumi Scherzando and Clowtfi h Martha Dixon. French DoliLoui HW Funeral March of the tt Louise Firmage. A good crowd of relturej't terested friends were pnuM. recital. Inestimable. MocWtj ' If a young father dnentn kid the smartest ever, he ssay It commonly modest, bat sort )tt he Is a liar. No Room for Fify in extreme danger, fesrhroji ear to every fpehag of pity.-Ca jwmoum o . . Kik illoEanowew Js w ifnil imsartiig Smut tfDne MsiiiMwni's Bins On the morning of August 9th, w win begin enrollixjg member in our Annual Heaittola Free Com! Uub welcom. new. ta U tlM thrifty and forward-looking people in thim eonuniudty who bawe been waiting for tUa uOttncenent-ting to rerve genuine lleatroln mad a supply of Free ComL Peach Date Set For Sept. Final arrangements for conducting conduct-ing the 26th. Annunl 1'tah Teach celebration in Brigham City on Friday Fri-day and Saturday. September 12th. and 13th. were approved at a Joint meeting of the Kxecutive Committee of the FVstlva'l and the Board of Governors of the Dox Elder Commercial Commer-cial Club and Chamber of Commerce last evening. Free peaches and watermelons for the fruit hungry visitors will be dispensed dis-pensed this year by the prettiest girls In the county, who will be selected In a beauty contest to be conducted prior to the opening day. During a carnival dance to be held on Thurs day evening August 11th, a group of Bait .Lake City artists will select from the many entrants the most beautiful girl to be known as the "Box Elder Peach" and to act as the queen of the festival, and her ladies In waiting, who with the queen will greet the visitors and serve them the fruit 1- fnAhox pnmd you'll be when ywtrr u ? dmlre th handsome Ileatrola there in your fMng-room ' recognize Ik as the genuine Eaat UeatroU not aa Imitation. Reearre youra now for to. tallation this Fall, by Jolnm. our Heatrol. Fre Ql Onb; lleld tUdZ Zii Qd .tbia week'. Saturday I?13 Pot- Then plan to eome h. befAutSOtbWwe withdraw a- pnotte and well to see you. When you see the coal-man drMnrun tnlonr rvir eiut: r J r-. 1!" WpWwhen you beain todlseowwhat profitable inveatment your IlctruU la. For, it haa many dividendjaying fcaturea notably the famous and exclude Intenal-f ire Air Duct, which deUvera funsaoa rarnuh at the fuel cost of aatogle atoe. oa FREE COAL . . . here's liotc you get it !n Ktween Aut 9th and SOth. Enroll in tho 1930 1 Ileatrola Fre, Coal Club. Pay only $2XM!then 12.00 a vreek unta your Ileatrola la installed and the ton of Free Coal Is delivered (one-half ton with Ileatrola Junior.). Then you may -begin paying the balance on our convenient monthly payment plan. . uB) t Tail ta Anai nt Am TTvatrolaS vorfe ernre wflh Free Coal-the j.Wj.. 6-D. Aa beanttfol aa a radloNWl mora efficient than a baawnent ruTnat There) ar two ether mlel all g6"" Ileatrola, made by The Etjv Company , pioneer and largest build cahlnetfacatera. This iamh cJm tntemU Fir Air IW, the Mnat4Martw of Beat-rola Beat-rola doubU dror-,9m4 dror-,9m4 ytem. Tost mm find this n&rmkmm tmm tkmjnfy tn the 9okh Hit Weak Spot In a recent breach of promise case the defendant admitted that the woman wom-an In the case kissed him on his bald bejui She knew where to find bis weak spot -At'i"1'" Constitution. , For those who prefer another premium than ;l we aiv .,ivin,r ... t. , Tliese dishes are of excellent quality, li.stin. tiv, h desiffned ,!?., ' ' a ,rgc s,ze Ucatrola, a lovely Junior size Ileatrola, a 32 piece set will be given. fc I'-rat(,l w.th m llural patterns! jJ( "THERE IS ONLY ONE HEATROT.A" ESTATE BUILDS IT " WE SELL IT Ten Busy Stores Dkpn-Taylor-Russell Go American pmL tti.-i wa, u tan 42 piece set of dimierware. or those who punhase tne I |