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Show JUAB ALL THE NEWS OF EAST JUAB COUNTY.. NEPlil VOL. 5 lili TIMES RABBIT C OUG ARY CITY, UTAH, DECEMBER 26. HURT JANU 3RD. THIS AD 13 HEAD N THE HOMES OF NEPHI, LEVAN, MONA, JUAB and MILLS, 1913 T COURT PASSED YOUR NO. 12 DOINGS HEWS! LOCALS FROM EN' WEEK. TERPRIZING INVESTIGATION LEVAN. IE NG Mass OF DRY FARMS Meeting Held And Davis County Takes The Pay's Sentence Passed. Annual Financial Report Committees Selected. Lead In Putting Down Case of Jackson VsCole of own Board. InterProvo Join to Bus! of Routine Nephi. Continued. Rag Dancing. Regular esting Locals. Experiments at Nephi ness Carried Out. Show Best Results In ' One of the biggest rabbit hunts The case of the state vs Math-eFarmington, Dec. 9. Citizens Claims Allowed, Mrs. Sene Mortensen accom- Winter Products. and ball in Nephi for years, will of Davis county have become Pay came on for in anied her 1 w TheVegular meeting of the City Council was held in the Counci Chambers Friday evening Dec.19, 1213. The following Councilnnen were present: J. D. Pexton, Or son Cazier, J. W. Ellison, A. A. Allen, and J II. Lunt. On motion of Councilman Ellison Council man Cazier was elected Mayor pretem. On recommendation o f t h water works committee the pet ition of Mrs. S. M, Read for re bate of currant water tax, $4 00, was Kranted. The report of t h e city Justice of the Peace was re turned by the committee and approved for filing. The Mayor's report of expenditures from con tingent fund was reported by the committee to be correct and was approved for credit. Reports of fie e'ectric lineman and of Road Supervisorwere reported correct by the committee and approved for filing. A communication from E, II. Pierce in relation to bond furnish ed in the matter of sidewalk pav ing contract was referred t o the city attorney. The claims of the Herald Rep ublican and the Utah Culvert Company were allowed and order ed paid. On recommendation of the res pective committees to which same had previously been referred claims No. 1892 to 1909, ag gregating as corrected b y committees to $412.30 were allowed and ordered paid. The fellowing were referred to the respective committees named Streets and Highways; Pay rol' of department and list of poll tax collection by the Justice of t h e Peace. Water Works: Communination from Superintendent re com mending that certain water taxes be rebated, pay roll of depart ment and claim of D. C. Sparks for $1.85. Eight claims for lab r and material were referred to the committee on electric lights. On motion of Councilman Pex ton all appropriations made a t this session were declared to be for contingent expenses of t h e city, and warrants were ordered drawn on the contingent f un d for all claims allowed. The meeting adjourned until Saturday December 27, 1913. U i- Tcrms of Court For 1914. Terms of court in the Fifth Judicial Cistrict as arranged by Judge Greenwood. Juab County First term, February 19th. Second Term, May Gth. Third Term, November 2nd. Te r m. Millard County-Fi- rst Second Term, April January Gth, 1st, 'Hrm Third.October 21at. Beaver County First Term, February 5th, Second Term, Third Term, October 8th. Iron County First Term, January 28th, Second Term April 17 th Third Term, September 18th Washington County F i r s i Term, January 21st, SecopdTerm April lOlh. Third Term Septemr ber 11th. Mr. and Mrs. John Booth o f are spending Christmas vtMtir.g Dr. and Mrs. A. BvWth, p.irents of Mr. John J. Ijan hn'ii M Booth. be pulled off Saturday, Janu- thoroughly aroused over conditions that are said to exist in the county, and the efforts of social workers who have been actively campaigning for better mora) conditions has resulted in the passing of an ordinance by the county commissioners against any kind of ragtime dancing and against the use of liquor in a n d about the dance of the county. The commissioners, were wait ed upon Monday by delegations from'the principal and towns and were strongly urged to pass a drastic measure prohibiting indecent dances, profanity and intoxication which, accord ing to statements m a d e to the were so preva commissioners, i tent as to De a positive menace to the morals of the young peo whan a hundred men, their wives and sweethearts from'Provo will visit Nephi. The s hunters will join the Nephi at Nephi and they hie tothe selected hunting ground, where the hunt will last three hours. After the hunt is ended the crowd will be banqueted. The ladies of the crowd will b e entertained during the hunt by a committee chosen for that purpose. Tuesday evening a number o men met in Pay's hall to arrange for the occasion. The following committee were seleted: Chief Chairman, Bishop A. II. Bellia ton. Banquet Committee, Geo. W. Booth chairman, Vernon Vickers and J. M. Christensen. Committee on dance and music M. Sireble chairman, Al Udall, pie. and T. E. Carter. County Attorney Robinson drafted an ordinance which was List of Jurors Drawn. given consideration by the dele CmllnunS from but wk gations present, and afterward commissioners passed it unthe Silver City Precinct Geo. Pax- man, Antone J. Penderson, animously. It will go into effect Frank Thornburg, Thomas Walt in fifteen days, after which tim ers. N. E. Conroy, Wm. Boyer, any person who dances ragtimt James Elsmore, Frank Peterman, steps, and any proprietor or floor D. R. Evins, John Martin. Ly manager who permits anv sue! man Dodge, Sullan McMurran. dance to be engaged in, will b Mammoth Precinct James T. subject to a fine of not to exceed Coombe, Claus Rostrom, Samuel $50 or imprisonment not to ex Cox, S. E. Cone, John E. Rob- ceed thirty days, or b o t h . Tht erts, Henry Grabb, John II. Mil same penalty attaches to the use ler, J o h n II. Whitlock, Thomas of liquor, oi to the allowing oJ Tregoning, James Lunt, George intoxicated persons in any hall. The ordinance provides William Jones, Daniel must be kept posted in hY copies II. II. Morten, Cowan, and public private dancing halh L. T. Pe Frank Harris. Barker, in the and peace official county, Davirt renton terson, Boyack, dances to set Larson, John Mike&ell, II. E. ire to attend a Bannister, Charles Patter, Will that the provisions of the new iam Nisonger, George J. Wilde, ordinance are fully enforced. All William Towyer, William Taylor, dancing balls are to be licensee James Swenson, C. N. Sorenson, ana revocation or me license I 1 one of the penalties of infraction William Conover, Leo Vest Levan Precinct A. M. Jack- of the provisions of the law. Bountiful set the pace for the man, J.i'.J. Winter, Mans t.. dance evil, and now that alleged Jennings, James H. Peterson, the county nas taken hold of tht Andrew Poulson, Soren P. and will control all hall matter Christensen, Augustus Shepherd, outside of cities, an effort will be V. Ira Morgan, Albert Tunbridge, to have Kaysville and Farming Peterson Otto Martin C. Steph ton councils fall in line. Richard city II. Gardner, Ol enson, Herald Republican. son Peterson, Christ J. Winter, iugh Taylor.Charles A. Mangel- son Jr., Alma C. Dalby, Joseph Utopia Club Meeting. II. Eradfield. The Utopia club members were Juab Precinct II. B. Angell, delightfully entertained at t h t James Chase, John Williams, home of Mrs. V. M. Foote Mills, Utah. Thorwal Hansen, S. evening. The Reading D. Chase, James W. Chritchley. Friday "The Fallowing of the Star" wat concluded. At ten o'clock delicious Nephi Musician In Boston refreshments were served. Ralph E. Booth of Nephi, who Present were Mesdamaes- - Flo s one of the Utah students at the rence Lunt, h. m m a Memmot. 1 New England Conservatory Francis Orme. Louise Christensen Music, Boston, had a place last Delia Foster, Edith Sparks, Mrs. Saturday afternoon Dec. 13, on McKnight. Misses Neva Booth, the programe of a pupils' recital Lillian Tearl Allen, held in Recital Ilallof the Conser-vatoi- y Helen Blackett, Ella Hulet, May Grace, building. With Miss Flor Lula Mcpherson, Stella ence L. Griesmer of Wilkesbaire, llobbs, Delia Teasdale, and Mcpherson, a., and William W. W a r d , of the hostess Mra. Foote. Wakefield, Mass., ha presented the last movement of Beethov Miss Eva Andrus and Grant en's Pianoforte Trio in B came over from Mammoth, Ord major, a classical work v. h i c h made a very favorable impres Wednesday morning to visit Mr. sion on a Urge audience of music and Mrs. S. G- Ord, tud jfits and their friends. This; , The following Nephite came nsvmble pieces, such a the on home to spend Christmas: Mr. Mr. B oth appeared.' t which Mrs. Jameft and Sidwell, Dean are in great favor in making up W. A. Sidwell. Conrad Madsen, ol America's Jegt programmes at and largest music school, and the Chatpell. Angtn Miller. Melvin opportunity to fec ire a place in' Stanhy, Earl Ellison, Clyde Gibof them is hiehlv p r i z e d son, Ijcon Chris'e r,9'n, Frank among the 3,0'U students of the and Willian I'aiten, James Uei i, and Lean GtWoi.. institution ary 3, L914, nim-rod- halls cities that Ferris, Jessie 1 1 last flat - '. hearing the district court on Dec. 22nd on a motion for a new trial. This also being the day set for passing sentence. After the arguments of counsel for both sides had concluded the court denied the motion for a new trial, and proceed ed topass sentence. The court was at this point interrupted by another dallitory motion to stav the passage of sentence. T h i s was raised on practically the same grounds elleged heretofore in the case. This motion was submitted without argument anTl promptly overruled by the court. The defendant was then sentenc ed to thirty months in the State Penitentiary. Council for the defendant gave notice of appeal, and asked that the bail be reduction! $800 to $500. On request of the district attorney the bail was increased to 1000. The case of Bert Jackson vs. James E. Cole was the court on a motion to Bet aside a restraining order heretofore granted by the court. The order was so modified as to permit James E. Cole to proceed with the work he had begun, provided he lid not trespass on the I a n d ol the plaintiff. Thi case will come up for trial on its merrits in the next term of court. The case of the state vs John Martin of Silver City being a search and seizure case, was continued until Dee. 29. 1913. before 91st Anniversary Celebra. tion, On Wednesday, the 17th of December the descendants ol John Vickers celebrated his birthday. The gathering was held at the home of Thomas Vickers and was iltendtfd by n e a r y all of the children, grand-childreand ren of this venerable man. nin-ity-fir- st 1 n great-grand-chi- ld After extending the usual by daughter Dimer, formaly of Levan, left Saturday tor Los Angeles. They intend to spend about two months visiting relatives and touring through the coast States. Anthon Christensen arid E. W. Petersen leaves Monday for the desert to assess sheep. Ed ward Christensen who is attendind high Echool at Nephi is spending the vacaticn pt Lcvan. Miss Floy Shepherd, KavSher wood, Herman Mangleson and L Divine Shepherd returned from Provo Sunday where they are the B. Y. U. Hans Anderson, instructor i n iron ironwork at the B. Y. U. i h spending his holiday vacation with relatives, Hyrum Winter and Herman Christensen are expected to ar rive Wednesday from Idaho, where they have been spending y" 1 the years that substation". The tests, according to t h e bulletin, have included one hundred and five cereal varieties and strains. There were sixty-eigvarieties and Btrains of winter wheat, one of winter oats, thre of winter barley, two of winter emmer, ten of spring wheat, seven of spring and fourteen of spring barley. The the last year. varieties of all cereals have giv Christian Thompson has retur- en better results than the spring: ned from Idaho, to spejid Christ- varieties. mas with his r e 1 a t i v c s. Mr. TURKEY VARIETY BEST. Thompson has been gone about Of the winter wheat varieties, two years and little has been the hard red group has given the heard from him. During h i s ab best yields. The soft white groupe sence he has purchased an excel- commonly grown in the in lent farm and water right. II i s states, is comparativecrops for the year proved a buc ly low in yield. The Turkey var cess. iety, the leading hard winter Miss Teckla Christensen re- wheat at the substation for sev turned home Wednesday from eral ears' is the moet satisfactSalt Lake. ory of winter wheats, and has There has been no more cases been used as a check vraiety for of f mall pox break out due no a number o seasons. The averdoubt to caution and careful at- age height of the winter wheats tention of the health officers and from 190S to 1912 inclusive, was inches and approxcitizens in holding it in c h e c k. twenty-seveThere are at present but three imately one pound of grain was produced to every pound of straw. cases. The average bushel weight for Public gatherings will be conall varieties of winter wheat for tinued again as usual. the five-yeperiod was CI. 4 The Lcvan Town Board meet or 1.4 pounds above the pounds, iog mot in a special meeting Mon. standard weight. Dec. 2nd to hear the balance The average acre yield of IVmUntH! on pmm spring wheats since 1008 is only 7.5 bushels for durum varieties High School Notes. and 8.9 bushels for common varThe student body of the Nephi ieties, w h i c h Is unprofitable in comparison with the t ere yield High School held their annual bulast Monday afternoon. of seventeen to twenty-thre- e Those e 1 e c t e d to hold office shel from winter wheat?. Boswell winter oats have yieldwere as follows: Willie Parkes President, Lceta ed well in some seasons. In othMcCuneVice President, Deltha er seasons the yield has been Bowles Sec. and Treasurer, low, thus redweing the average Andrew Latimer Yell Master, acre yield to 17.2 bushels for Clyde Cowers Mgr. sports, Har- 1000 to 1912. The variety, however, gives great promises as vey Whitmore Reporter. On Thursday lart the High winter oat for the intermounlain School was favored with a very region. interesting talk, given by Dr. J. The Black American, H. Davis, on the subject, "Facts Yellow, and Swedish select varieties of spring oats have acre that we should know," Those who heard this talk yields 15.2. 11.2, and 13.6 bushels w ere very much pleased with if, in 1W9 to 1912, inand we hope that Dr. Davis will clusive. visit us again some time in the Two winter varieties of barley future. have given promising results. Miss Ethel Ashdown, o f Cedar Of these two. Utah winter has City was in Nephi tast week lor.k-i- r yielded an average of 19.fi bush g over the work in the 5th els per acres, as against 15 8 bu will take shels for Tennessee winter. grade. Miss the room of Mhs Fehrenkamp, Three spring varieties were who leaves today for her h o rn e failures and were dispractically in Chicago. carded in 1910. ht oats winter inter-mounta- n ar of- irreeti.igs and "Many-return- s the family sat down to a bounteous spread of the good things to eat. Gran pa was seated at the head of the table and soon interested those assembled by relating some of his e a r y experiences in the pioneering of the west. Coming to Utah in the year 1800 he immediately took up his residence at Nephi where he has resideed ever since, being oue of the men prominent in the establishment of our city and taking an active part in "making de?eret to blossum as the rose". It has been only a few since he gave up his favorite of inducing profession, mother nature to give forth of her bounteous crop?, the tilling of the soil. The year that he was SO years of Site he produced 500 bushels of barley en five acres of I a n d , showing the exactness and care he took in this chosen profession. Few have done more for their fellow men than this esttmable citizen and friend and feware The Woo.lman annual logrolneld in hihpr esiecm by those was as who have hid the, good pleasure ling Christmas a success. uiml grand There ty know him. He i& wonderfully v a m un'isual large croud prcs- active for a man his age. lent to erijoy the music, refresh Frar,k Russell, who has lieen ments and goixl floor. I n every a.vay teaching school retnrne'l way the dance wa pronounced a h'ime to spend Christma?. thorough ucc9. the-da- Washington, D. C. Dec. of several dry land crops, particularly winter varieties of wheat' oats and barley have been conducted for several years by the department of agriculture at Its station in Utah over a mile above sea level. Results of these experiments, which were prosecuted in with the Utah agricultural experiment station are now published in a bulletin entitled "Cereal investigations at the Nephi Giant rrFt-ectfully- , Ath-Jow- night JiLACK WINTER EMMER. Black winteremmcr has shown itself adapted to conditions at Nephi, and probably will prove a valuable crop cn the dry farms of the mountain states. There was no apparent diTernce during 1912 between Bupum's im- - |