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Show COUNTY. NEPHI CITY, UTAH, MAY 26, VOL. 2 FORMER SENATOR City Council Doings At the last meeting of the city council, the following were some of the important matters attend HOT PASSES BY. Deceased was Father of Mrs. Jacob Coleman. Provo, May 22. Former State Senator A. O.Smoot was sudden ly called by death at 1 o'clock this morning. He underwent a very snccessful operation for throat trouble last Saturday at a local hospital, and his sudden demise from uremic poisoning came as a shock to the entire ed to: Councilman Hague, commis sioner on revision of Ordinances, submitted three sealed bids, on the printing of said ordinances, and on proper motion, same were opened by the Recorder, and found to be as follows: The Skelton Pub. Co. proposed to do the work for the sum of $145 per page; the Deseret News, $140 per page, and the New Century Printing Co. of Provo, Utah, $1.25 per page. The matter was left to Commissioner Hague to have the work done where in his judgment he would get the best results for the money expend ed. Councilman Garrett called at tention to the condition of the cemeteries, and recommended that they be cleaned up, the fences repaired etc- Matter was referred to committee on cemet community. The deceased was born in Salt Lake fifty-fiv- e years ago, and was the eldest son of the late eries with power to act.' President A. 0. Smoot and Diana On motion of Councilman Hague the electric light com Eldredge Smoot, and moved with mittee with Mayor associated his parents to Provo in 1868, to investigate the asked were where he early became a great additional of help at necessity moving force in the upbuilding the electric light plant and line of this part of the state. and make suggestions as to pro He received his early education of same next under Dr. Karl G. Maeser at the per adjustment B. Y. U.. and was one of the meeting. The Recorder was instructed first students to be graduated to write to the R. M. B Tel- Co. from that institution. and request that said company At the age of seventeen he furnish two additional free tele started the lumber and coal busi phones for the City, one for the ness which is known as the Smoot use of the superintendent of watLumber company. At nineteen he er works, and the other at the was called on a mission to Eng electric light plant. land, which he filled with great The matter of advisability cf credit. He was elected county - - assessor of Utah county, serving with great success in this capaci ty for eight years. In 18S8 he was elected to the upper house of the territorial legislature, and when statehood came he sat in the lower house for one term. His ability as a legislator was recognized by his constituents and he was returned to the state senate for two terms, where he was the floor leader for the Democratic party; and the present railroad law, the inheitance tax law are some of the many beneficial pieces Times COUNTY UAB ALL THC NEWS OF EA6T JUAB of legislation which he was the originator of. He served also at different times as a member of the city council of Provo, as a United States commissioner, secretary of the territorial insane asylum, and was one of the first trustees of the State Agricultural college. He was always active in church fork, serving as a home mission ary and as a me.nber of the which . Utah stake high council, whole of the embraced then fill office did he No Utah county. politically or ecclesiastically that did not bring honor and credit to his name. All his acts, both public and private, were characterized by the highest degree of honor and integrity. He was an exemplary husband and father. In 1878 he married Miss Elec'a in 1887. In 1893 he was married to Miss Zina Huntington, who is the surviving widow. The following are the children: A. 0. Smoot, Jr., I. A. Smoot, y Mrs. Wells L. Brimhall, Mrs. Mrs. Dixon, all of Provo; Jacob Coleman cf Kephi, and Miss Erma Smoot of Salt Lake. HeraW-R- e publican. Bullock, who died extending the street sprinkling district and of more thoroughly sprinkling the present district was discussed, and on motion of councilman Hague, was referred to the committee on streetn and highways with power to act. The Recorder submitted the sealed bid of C. II. S perry and Henry Knowles for the construction at the city power plant. The bid was regarded as too high, and was ordered rejected. Campaign For a "Dry" Ne- New High School Bailey, R. E. Grover, T. H. Bur ton, J. E. Sorenson, T. W. Vick- ers, James Bigler, Charles Hay-ne- s, Geo. W. Sudbury, and Rev. C. K. Davis. The committee met and organized with Wm. Bailey as chairman, and T. H. Burton, secretary. They have engaged the ground floor rooms of the old Chase meat Market, to be used as head quarters, and a vigorous campaign is being planned to make Nephi a dry town by an overwhelming vote. The presidencies of the priesthood quorums. Relief societies, and Mutuals will also work hard for the cause. WATER STRUCK IN TINTIO VAL- LEY. Mr. J. B. Seat called at the Times office Thursday and stated that water had been struck in Tintic valley. After many months of hard work Messys D. S. and J. B- Seat struck a large body of water at a depth of 145 feet. The well is in the south end of Tii.l "c valley about one and a half miles west of Tidwell's spring and five miles north of Sevier river- The dry farmers in that locality are jubilant over the well as it means much to them. It is the first struck in that part of the - V Addin. Sanitation " F. J. Wheeler and V. IL Bowman, who are interested in the development of the oil wells near Juab, report very encouraging conditions. They now have one well down about 2,000 feet, and there is every indication of oil at a short additional depth. The drill is now in red sandstone that is said to always overlap oil in Pennsylvania. On the 1500 level the well has a flow of parffine oil which has been tested in Lcs Angeles and found to be of excellent The campaign for prohibition quality, excelled only by opened Sunday in Salt Lake. Five paraffineoil from the Russian thousand Sunday school children, fields. bearing banners and slogans Mrs. A. M. Dal by of Levan paraded the streets and led crowds to the tabernacle, where went to Provo Thursday to be of the meeting was held. An en- present at the graduation c thusiastic audience of 10,000 filled her son Verney who the great building and listened completes the normal course. to the speakers discuss the saloon Verney has been offered $125 per month to teach music in Mexico, question. The principal speakers were besides several other flattering Mrs. Lulu E. Sheps.rd and Nephi offers in Utah and Idaho. "Wet" and "Dry" War. xer-ciscs- and In The NO TOBACCO FOR J Important Rules To Ob- the Colorado . I live. Decoration Day. The committee appointed by Mayor Whitmore to arrange for Decoration day exercises has arranged the following program: All assemble at the Tabernacle 9:30 a- m. In marching to the Vine Bluff cemetery the follow- ing order will be observed: Standard bearer Juvenile band. Mayor and city council. Civil War Veterans. Indian War. Veterans. Fraternal Organizations. County Officials. Citizens. At Vine Bluff cemetery a program will be rendered consisting of: Music by the band. Prayer Oration Decoration of graves. . The assemblage will then proceed to the city cemetery where a program similiar to the one at the Vine Bluff will be given- BODY ELECT NEW I - or Carpets draperies and unnec essary furniture make incompltte the application of water and soap, fresh air and sunshine. Elimin ate the carpete wherever con sistent, and always in the sick room. Beware of second-han- d sofas, mattresses and bedding. Rugs should be washable as well as draperies. Dark closets and clothe presses are favorable lodging place for disease germs from formei sickness in the house. To guard against protecting such infection in the house, extra care is necessary to clean, ventilate, and, when necessary, to fumigate these out-o- f the places. If you live in an old house that cannot be reconstructed to suit modern methods of ventilation and sanitary plumbing, then: ' See that there is provision foi drying and airing laundry and bedding in the yard, where the sun has opportunity. See that there is a place to dispose of dishwater, flops andoth er refuse, where it will be dU infected, buried or disposed of it '' OFFICERS. Student body election was hld Wednesday morning and result ed in the election of the folItw- ng officers: President, Gilbert Wilson; Vice Pres., Spenter Forrest; Secretary, Zetta Grace; Treasurer, Venus Brough; Re porter, Herman Winn; Manager of Athletics, Ray Cowers; Musical director, Ruth Sperry: Standard bearer, Byron Ord; T. H. Burton reports that he Seargent at Anns. Andrew Lati sold the B. A. Duffin home at n mer; Yell master William BJlis ton. to Arthur Meads. 7 Le-lio- - Le-va- MINORS serve. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF '11. "drys". STUDENT MILLS, Home. L. Morris. From now till June 27 meet ings will be held throughout the state and a lively war is predict. d between the "wets" and the homss OF NEPHI, LEV AN, MONA, JUA Lately aiv aeain- - State Medica, association in an to two large rooms for the use article d b Us metnberg pr of the eighth grades. The second on "Sanitation in the Home", floor will be divided into three .a the folKwilUf presente(, TWHYIfl tho ennth half I rove f .ought l of the sewing, while the north to interest this community half will be divided into two all acute diseases rooms, one for agriculture and arePractically or infectious, some contagious the other for commerce. It is to and others mildly intensely so. be finished by Aug. 15th. This is i nrst in imsanitation roper will give the board pufficient time to portance prevent contracting in which to install the new equipdisease, modify its severity and ment complications, and protect from With this added space and new the infection o others in the equipments the High School will home or the community. begin work next fall under the By sanitation is meant estabmost favorable conditions in its lishing and maintaining surhistory. The teaching corps will prob- rounding conditions that make and disease difficult. health ably be the same next year as It has easy to do with drainespecially this season. With their experair. fresh age, pure water, and ience and knowledge of the needs sunlight. of the various departments, very Many of the rules that apply-tefficient work is expected. A outbuildings, corrals, swamps, canvass of the students has been streets and alleys need but little made and it was found that to be applicable in the practically all of this year's stu- changing home. dent body will be back r.ext The lest everyday method to year.' clean a home is with water and Fifty six pupils graduated from the eighth grade this spring. A soap. The best everyday method to large precentage of these will fumigate a house is with pure probably enter the High school air. Keep out flies. They are the next fall. So taking into consideration all phases of the con- greatest term carriers in the ditions at the High School, next world, with the possible exception of the plush in a Pullman year will be our banner year. car. Fifty six 'students averaged Sunshine in possible over seventy five per cent in all corner combines every to make the their grades for the year. house a fit place in which tc oe valley. Oil News. m NO. 32. The Board of Education n et In obedience to to a motion Tuesday and accepted the phms for the annex to the High School made at the Stake priesthood The for building. meeting a short time ago, the an addition 40 ftplans provide square on the i,w hum noor win re An 1911 phi. Stake Presidency appointed the following committee to act as the general executive committee to work for the cause of Prohibition at the election on June 27 th : Wm. ad is iroua New Law Prohibits Sale to or Use of By Minors. The following sections of the o new law prohibiting the selling of tobacco etc to minors or its use by minors is exceptionally strict, and it is hoped that all of the Times read ers will examine the provisions very carefully so as to avoid anti-tobacc- arrests. Section 4469. Any person who shall sell, . give, or furnish any cigar, cigarette, or tobacco in any form, or any opium or other narcotic in any form, to any person under twenty-onyears of age in this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of tnis section shall not apply to the use, sale, giving, or furnishing of any narcotic upon the prescription of a physician. Section 41C9x. Any person e under the age of twenty-on- e years, who shall buy, accept, or have in his possession any cigar, cigarette, or tobacco in any form, or any opium or any other narcotic in any form, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. a manner not contaminating your own or your neighbors premises. An individual cesspool in the house or a foul, slimy slop pail is a fine boarding house for disease germs, together with fliea that dodge in in spite of the screens. In building a new home, em ploy architects and plumbers who are familiar with the best and most economical methods of the need of doctors and by proper ventilation and plumbing. As will be noted, the twj great essentials are sunshine and fresh air. Then comes the exclusion of flies. A home where the fresh air does not circulate freely and where there is not an airing of the rooms at least once a Jay, is a place where there will es-enp- anti-tuxi- ing ns sickness, if the occupants are unusually rugged in constitution and equipped to throw off tha attacks of the germs of disease. Flies are the conveyors of disease ard though a home have t'resh air and sunshine, but afford eaey ingress to flies, there will be freat danger from typhoid and Aher filth diseases. Only within the last few years have the people genenrally been made to realize the disease of common the spreading power lonsefly. Though warned, the public has been slow to guard against the invasion of home by lies in the summer time. Eventually all carefull housekeepers will be as scrupulous in excluding flies as in keeping their .ace curtains stainless from dust ind dirt. be County fish and game warden Hague and James Bigler Aent up the canyon Tutsday ishing. The water was turned olf A. V. L) Fivestulents graduate from tho Kephi High School this year. The class is much smaller than usual on account tf the fact that they were in amal classin the grades and no -- uder.ts entered the class after the first year in high school. .Some of the clas will r r.ter th field of teaching while ene or two are debating whether to teach r r go to college Ret dir. g from It" lo ri?,ht in lhe f"'cture lhcy re: Ecatrice Es!ey,A:n Sfeirv, Ruby Eliin, Ava truwnatd rm-mU- William HoyU the power plant canal, ard they caught 15 nice troutand hey put them back in the main he can reek! Mr. llajue the electric city prove it by n clan. |
