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Show 1 THE TIMES-NEW- S CIRCULATES THROUGHOUT EAST JUAH COUNTY AND W A VALUABLE : ADVERTISING MEDIUM. : THE TIMES, VOL. 12,-N- THE TIM IS A BOOST-E- ll FOR THE AIUCULTUKAL AND MINING- - INTERESTS OP : : : : J UAH COUNTY jjjl 27. NEPHI, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1021 I'M NOT A PRODIGY THEY'RE UP IN THE AIR WILL ADVERTISE FOR BID ON HIGH SCHOOL I 5 Board Of Education In Session Wednesday Evening The Board of Education of Juab School District met in special session Wednesday evening and transacted considerable business. Present at the meeting were Jas. Garrett Jr, Harry Foote, Lorenoz Mangelson, and J. F. Newton. Claims against the district were allowed, with the exception of three, which were held for correction. In the matter of the disposal of the bonds which were voted for the erection of a High school building over a year ago, it was decided by the Board to advertise for bids for the sale of the securities, the clerk being authorized to place an advertisement in the Salt Lake Tribune, all bids to be in by April 29th, the Board reserving the right to reject any and all proposals. A communication was read from Governor Mabey to send delegates to a Conference of representatives from public boards throughout the State. After discussing the matter for some time, the Board decided to send two delegates to this convention which meets The Chairman, then named Harry Foote and Lorenzo Man gelson to attend. A lease from the Geo. C. Whitmore Co, for the rent of the High School Building for a term of two years, at a monthly rental of $140, was accepted by the Board, on condition that some slight changes be made in the wording of a paragraph, the matter being referred to the. Board's attorney for correction and review. The estimate of next year's budget of expense was considered by the Board, after some discussion it was laid on the table until the next meeting on April 29th, the President and the clerk of the Board in the meantime to ascertain what the valuation of the district would be this year, In order that the proper levy could be made. After transacting some other minor business the meeting adjourned until April 29 th. to-da- y. new rct-on-l t' lirilliaat scholar- ship has been established at the University of Coluinliia by Miss Esther Lee Gould. Although only twenty years of age. Miss Gould is to receive the degree of doctor of philosophy, after only one year of preparatory work Instead of the usual three or four. She is specializing In languages and is proficient in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German and Spanish. She says "I'm not a prodigy infant or otherwise. Any one who is willing to work consistently and efficiently can go to college and be graduated at an early age." LEFTY ED KFOUGH IS FOR THIS SEASON OUR PITCHING STAFF WILL BE STRONG WITH THIS PLAYER IN THE BOX. LIST OF 20 TO CHOOSE FROM EXPECT TO DEVELOP FAST TEAM The signature of Win, (Lefty) Keough a left handed twirler from Tooele, Utah, was attached to a Ne-pBaseball contract this week. hi Mr. Keough, comes highly recom- mended as a mound artist, having played with some of the fastest semi pro's in the State, and last year he pitched for the St. Anthony Idaho club in the Snake League in Idaho, playing in the same company with several of the big leag. s. ue . With the class of support which the fast bunch that will make up the local aggregation, will be able to give Lefty, the Nepal club should be able to make a strong bid for the pennant. Tho line-u- p this year will undoubt-I- y Introduce to the local fans some new faces, as there are in all about twenty-si- x athletes trying out for positions on the team. The following is a list of the boys who have been out and show base ball ability, and from which the official roster of fifteen names will be chosen. However any player can be made eligible upon 48 hours notice to the secretary of the league, providing he is a resident of East Juab County. The list. Hal McCune, Robert Park Bryant Petty, I. M. Petty, Erick Wan. kier. Ilex Burton, Enos L. Jones, Allan Johnson, Harvey Kay, Glen Worthlngton, licrt Olpin, Roger Lunt Loran Park, Brent Hall, Marcus Burton, Leland Belliston, Hugh Sperry, Mont Sperry, Edgar Park, Stanford Recs, Alton Sudbury, Dakin Broad-heaOrvil Wankir, Stan Park, Paul Grace, and Iverson the Levan short stop, with T. O. Durham as manager. Regular practice is now being held at the City Ball Park every afternoon at 6.30 p. in. ElclerGadd and Patriarch J. W. Paxman were visitors at the Sacrament meeting Sunday afternoon and gave pome very Interesting and instructive talks to the people here. River-Yellowsto- ne MONA WEEKLY BUDGET COUNTY ROAD yl done- Last Saturday a large number of citizens turned out and finished up the work of grading and graveling Depot street from the Depot to the State road. Three days work was put in on the street with an average of about thirty teams a day. Bridges were put across the road and as a result we have a road there that compare favorably with the State road. All work was given free and the citizens are deserving of congratulations for this piece of civic Improvement. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Young were hap ily surprised last Thursday evening at their home by a large number of friends and relatives ,the occasion being the birthday of Mrs. Young. The evening was very pleasantly spent in and music after games, dancing which supper was served to those present. Asa York of Vernal, Utah, is visiting with relatives and friends in Mona. Mrs. Ann Ewlngg and Mrs. Ertle Boyer of Sprrlngville, visited with Mrs. Ewings' mother Mr. Charlotte Kay, last week. Elias Molyneaux Jr, of Eureka vis. Ited with his brother Herbert Moly-neu- x, for a few days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Kay of were visiting in Mona last Thursday and Friday. San-taqu- ln Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Carter, Mr. nd Mrs Edward Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Newton, Laurel Carter, Carter, and Sarah Molyneux, were In Fountain Green last Thurs day attending the furneral of Mr. 1 George Carter. La-ve- rn baby boy was born to Mrs. ron Evans April 12th. A By- Ephralm Yates has returned from a brief visit to Moroni. Lillian Green, who has been In Salt Lake city for some time has returned home for a visit with her parents. Mrs. Harriet Guymon of Provo has " - The claim of Earl Jackman for $86.78 was not allowed, as the Board held the amount was excessive. A. L. Curtis of Mills, was appointed as regisrar for that precinct. In the matter of the auditing of the County's Books, it was decided by the Board to obtain the services of a public accountant to do the work, a motion to this effect being passed by the Board. The dates for the Board to be in session for the equalization of taxes will be June 1, 2, 16, 17 and 18. d, CONJOINT PROGRAM OF M. I. A. SUNDAY EVENING At the Tabernacle Sunday evening commencing at 8 p. m. the regular weekly program of the conjoint session of the M. I. A. of the three wards will be given, the officers of the Nephi ward presiding. Opening song, "Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel" Prayer, Bishop Bailey. Song. "True To The Faith" iano Duet Elma Jones and Rheta Sperry. Ezra Poulson Talk John Christensen Vocal Solo Evelyn Park Reading Vocal Solo Evangeline Hinckley Current Events Spencer Forrest .... Closing-Son- y WAS Y GENERALLY Ti AMOUNT OF GARBAGE RUBBISH WAS HAULED SPLENDID WORK DONE BY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND BOY SCOUTS AND Declared Sane By Commission Who Conducted Proceedings "V 1 i1 5 8S J Monday morning, County Attorney H. Burton, Justice J. S. Cooper, Deputy Sheriff P. P. ChiateKaen, Sher itf Martin, Stenographer Kramer, and Josepa Ilafun leu here for West Tin-ti- c, to investigate the alleged practices of a certain cult which is known as the "West Tintic Agricultural Society, of which Moses Sain uel Uoodmauseu, until recently a memoer of the IS, Y, U. faculty was V. tneieadiug spirit. The otticers found that the colony had three homesteads, and 160 acres of dry iaruiing land which they purchased, having also developed a small stream of water. The colony was run An inu'ivstin;; photograph showing under the united order plan, each men at work repairing the tall spires man and woman having his or her of the famous Cologne cathedral. The particular duty to perform, the cook 500 a tower almost of to lieljjht eplres all being done in one cookhouse. ing and more are marks than 300,000 feet, A meeting was held every morning spent annually to keep theui In re- at which the temporal as well as spirpair. itual welfare was discussed. Ten small lumber houses had been built. CITY C0UHGIL APPOINT the material beiug brought from Ft. Douglas, being formerly used as barracks in that army post. 44 men and women formerly comprised the col Fl ony, but it had dwindled down to PLAY-GROUN- D D FOUNTAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON vi ? ' Tuesday was clean up day in Nephi and the response to the call for the annual house cleaning was observed throughout the city, and many loads of garbage and other rubbish was hauled out to the garbage grounds. A feature of the day was the splendid work done by the school students of the town, the real community and civic spirit being shown by the boys and girls who attend our schools, not forgetting the loyal service in this direction of the teaching force of the High school and grades. The High school students, cleaned DR. J. G. IRONS, RECEIVES the library grounds and street WHICH WENT IX TO also the High school grounds EFFECT SATURDAY. and Center street from the TaberMOVEMENT WILL. nacle to the east side of the school BE AIDED BY CITY grounds, while the Central school students, cleaned the school grounds find streets, and then the City Park, The City Council met in regular and also the grounds of the contemsession Friday evening, there being plated new High school. The students of the North and South schools present Mayor Wood, Councilmen also did good work around their re Cowan, Winn, Ostler and Beagley. The most important business tran spective buildings. sacted during the evening was the The South Ward M. I. A. Boy food inspector for Scouts, did a thorough job in clean appointment of a the duties of which are pres ing the meeting house grounds in this city, that ward, also the grounds of the cribed in an ordinance already on the Relief Society lot, under the direction statue books. After going into the of Scout Master A. B. Gibson, every question very thoroughly the council decided to appoint Dr. J. G. Irons, to particle of rubbish was cleaned away the position, the appointment to be from around these buildings. The people in general responded effective at once. Under the ordinan nobly to the call and a large number ce the inspector will have full powers of city lots show the result of the in the control and disposition of all food products that are not up to the efforts of their owners. The Commercial Club Band ap- standard for human consumption. It peared on main street during- - the is expected that the County will also In this work, and it is only afternoon and played a number of sel a matter of a short time until a perections. The next clean up day will be de- fect system of Inspection of all food voted to our Cemeteries, which will products will be in operation. In the movement for. a children's be called some time in the early part of May when these resting places of playground which is now under-wa- y our dead should be thoroughly clean- in this city, the council voted to exed of rubbish and brush before Mem- tend some financial aid towards seA united curing some of the playground aporial Day comes round. effort in this direction will work paratus which will be erected on the wonders in accomplishing this end. library grounds. The Council authorized an appropThe City authorities will assist financially in helping to clean that portion riation for the Library Fund of $500 of Vine Bluff Cemetery, that is not for the use of the library board in at present used. maintaining the public library. Let every citizen keep this cleanApplications for rebate of water up in mind, and when the call comes taxes were laid on the table to be for the Cemetery Day Clean Up, be taken up at a future meeting. ready to respond. .... WILL GIVE PROGRAM 4 W OBSERVED LARGE g. The Boy Scouts of the Nephl Ward, under the direction of Scoutmaster I (rent Hall, will furnish the program Sunday afternoon at the regular meet Each memIng in the Tabernacle. ber of the troop will take part on the program, and explanations of scout work will be given from every returned home after a few days visit angle. A cordial invitation is extenwith her slitter Mrs. Sarah A. Newton ded to the general public to be present. Mrs. Lottie Kay spent a few days visiting In Provo last week. Sister Gerusha Boswell, was remembered on her 85th birthday WedMrs. Charles Jlyde has returned to nesday, when 18 of her Intimate Mt. Ploasant after visiting for some friends called on her and spent the Mm in Mona. , day at her home, bringing along with them dainty picnic which was served Eugene Newton was a Salt Lake during Ihe afternoon. The time was visiter last Saturday and Sunday. pleasantly spent In talking over old times and relating incidents In the Mr. and Mrs. James Shaw, Owen early settlement of this city. Grand-m- a Shaw and Goldls Shaw of Tremonlon Boswell, came to Utah in visited here for a few day a last week. 847, moving to Nephi In 1856. She saw the Prophet Joseph Smith, and Friday evening the choir members talked with him when a young girl. will put on a play in the hall for the She still enjoys good health, and It is purpose of raining funds to help thn hope of her many friends here the expenses of the music class that she will live to enjoy many moro conducted by Prof. Ilird. birthday anniversaries. do-fra- CLEAN-UPJnA- Benediction. 1 AS TO HIS SANITY '5. I VJSS out-law- .OF HAPPENINGS PROJECT SI The County Commissioners of Juab County met in regular session Tuesday, there being present W. G. Orrae, Geo. Francom and John G. Bunnell; One of the important matters considered was the paving of the County road between Nephi and the County line north of this city, a distance of about 17 miles. Present at the meeting were Ira R. Browing, N. C. PouK-soand Mr. Castro of the State Road Commission, and Mr. Finch of the Federal Government. Mr. Finch, stated that the government would pay from 50 to 56 per cent of the cost of construction, if the county would furnish the balance needed. The State Road Commission did not know whether the State would be able to help this year or not. , After discussing the question for some time, it was thought best to get the feeling of the citizens on the question, to this end a meeting of the Commercial Club will be held next Tuesday evening to discuss the question. Other business taken up by the meeting was the petition of the citizens of Calloa for road construction in their part of the county, the petition being ordered filed until the commissioners could go over the road named in the petition. The claims of Colin McMurphy, for work done on the Tintic-Lynndroad, in the sum of $1428, was held up PerisJiag, an, investigation of the work n 11 H GUDMANSEN CAHIII iriED HERE MONDAY State Road Commission And Federal Road Agent Meet With County Commissioners Government Will Pay Over 50 Per Cent 01 Cost Of Paving To County Line. A THE NEAYS, VOL. S, NO GREEN NEWS Last Friday evening the Snow Nor mal College Music Department pre sented the opera, "The Mystery of Canatra." It was ably rendered and enjoyed by a large audience. Fountain Green seems to be suffering from a siege of sickness. Geo. I). Jackson, has been very 111 for some time, but last reports are that he is Improving. Mrs. J. T. Oldroyd has been seriously ill for about a week and is in a critical condition. Last week Virgil Jacobson was operated upon, and Is doing well. Word comes from California that Ray Bogh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sern Bogh, who is in the navy there, that he has boon operated on again and is In a very serious condition. M. Last Sunday evening some of the I. A. Officers were here and af- fected the L. M. I. A. of the Y. Afton Allred was sel- ected president Kate Christiansen and Idena Jensen, Counselors. Gladys Hansen, Secretary. LaPreal Aagnrd, organist, Luella Oldroyd chorister and Mildred Allred Librarian. Mr. and Mrs. George Collard are Mr. Collard has been appointed Cashier of the Bank of Fountain Green to succeed J. T. here from Provo. Oldroyd. A wedding of local Interest took place In Salt Lake city Wednesday, the ceremony being performed at the City and County building. The contracting parties, were Mr. Elijah Broadhead of this city, and Miss Eva Loo of Salt Lake city. The bride Is a very accomplished young lady being a graduate of the L. D. S. University of the above city. The young man is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Broadhead. and has a large number of friends among the young people here. This paper Joins in extending congratulations to the young couple They will make their home in Salt Lake city, where Mr. Broadhead, has been employed for the past year. twenty-seve- n. Justice Cooper, convened court. and tiie examination of those living there was conducted, and something like forty depositions taken all told, the investigations having extended over a period of two weeks. Part of the colony it was learned durlng'tha' examination had got scared and left for Springville. The result of the examination of the members of the colony is not. being made public at present, as the county attorney still wishes to pursue the investigations further. At the conclusion of the session, Mr. Gudmansen, and his four sons were brougiu over to Nephi, and a commission composed of Wm. G. Oruie, Chairman of the Board of Co unty Commissioners, County Attorn ey T. H. Burton, Dr. N. J. Rees, and Dr. D. O. Miner, examined Goodman- sen, as to his sanity, but the result of the examination showed that be was not mentally deficient, in fact his fam iliarity with most of the subjects discussed revealed a well trained mind. Tuesday morning, in company with Attorney Burton, and Mr. Hafen, Gud mansen, was taken to Springville, where further depositions were taken. Tuesday evening a meeting was held with the members of the colony there. and it was decided to disband the society and return to the normal pursuits of life. All the members of the colony have been excommunicated from the L.D.S. Church, but It is said that they dont hold any feelings against the church authorities for this action. As to the alleged charges of "wife sacrifice" about which so much has appeared of late In the Salt Lake papers, the officers here have nothing to give out on the subject, other than investigations are still pending. The following teachers of the local grade schools enjoyed a picture show party Monday evening at the Venice, after which they adjourned to the parlors of the Nephi Drug, where a dainty luncheon was served by mine host Mr. Haymond. Those who enjoyed the- affair were Pearl Allen, Mabel Sperry, Alean Pace, Luclle t, Brough, Myrtle Peterson, Geneva Elena Stanley. Luclle Warner, Jar-ret- Vera Paxman, and Tacy Irons. Miss Lula McPherson, was hostess at a very delightful dinner party to tho members of the Utopia Club, In honor of Mrs. A. R. Paxman, and Miss Lettie Jenkins, of Kanab, Utah. The dinner was served at the High Krhool building, the decorations being yellow tulips, the place cards being COMMERCIAL- CLUB hand painted of the same color. AfMEMBERS ATTENTION ter dinner, the guests were entertained at the Venice Theatre. The guest An Important meeting of the mem list follows. Mrs. J. N. C. Texton, bers of the Nephi Commercial Club Mrs. Ray Stewart. Mrs. Harry Foote, will be held next Tuesday evening at Mrs. R. W. McMullln, Mrs. V. M. the club rooms, the purpose of the Foote, Mrs. Bert Cowan, Mrs. W. G. meeting to discuss the contemplated Orme, Mrs. Robert Lomax, Mrs. Lula road bond Issue, for a paved highway Memmott. Mrs. 3. E. Memmott, Mrs. between this city and the county line J. fM. Christensen, Miss Neva Booth, on the North. It is urgently request the of honor Mrs. Taxman and ed by the officers of the club that Miss guti Jenkins, and the hostess Miss every member cotno out and give Lula McPherson.' their views on Ihe question. Don't fail to be there. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Winn, and Miss Luella Winn, motored to Salt Lake .Mrs. J. E. Ingram visited In Salt Sunday where they spent a couple Lake city the latter part of the week. of days visiting relative. , |