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Show THE PRESS, BEAVER, UTAH, of its apnia refused to bid because Moores has parent impossibility, with but success made a startling 6 and a a two Fageol trucks, 370. would Were you there today you has find that the Fageol equipment 1,200 than more delivered already the tons of the steel to be used in girand tons 15 bridge. Loads up to been ders as long as 53 feet have big the by country across freighted n truck employed in the work, and it is anticipated that by the time the summer rains begin the balance of material will have reached its SAM CLINE ATTORNEY AT MILFORD, LAW MANDERFIELD ARTHUR SMITH Plumber Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Sitton and Mel Twitchell of Los Angeles, were Telephone 88-- P 3 here visiting a few days last week. Part of the time was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rube Edwards GEO KELLEY and the remainder with Mr. and Mrs. CONTRACTOR AND BUIMER Mrs. Sitton was far Will Munford. Estimates Furnished merly Miss Louise Twitchell of this : UTAH place. BEAVER Mrs. Melvin Edwards entertained at dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Sitton and Mel Twitchell, Mr. and A. MURDOCK Mrs. Rube Edwards and Jess Ed ATTORNEY AT LAW wards. BEAVER, UTAH Miss Vina Baldwin left for Mil- - 0. Practices In all Courts or the State. ford Sunday to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. Sherman Fraz- er. Loyal, Thady and Adrln Baldwin went fishing Sunday to Kents Lake. Eli? Ifratwr Prrfifl Heaver County's County Boat Paper MINERSVILLE A. O. SAUNDERS, Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY spent the week-en- d visiting here. Mrs. Glen McKnlght and family P. JUDICIAL are spending a week visiting her DIST. CONVENTION mother at Lehl. . FOR AUGUST 6TU The Sea Gull girls chaperoned by Lola Roberts and Elva Hall, spent ' The official call for the RepubliMonday night and Tuesday at Hangcan Judicial Convention in this dis- ing Rock Park. trict was Issued a few days ago by Mrs. Eva Wood, ot Parowan, is the chairman of the District Judicial visiting friends and relatives here. Miss Theone Gillins, of Milford, is committee, Dennis Wood of Nephl. The convention which is held for the here visiting friends and relatives. purpose of selecting nominees for G. 0. District Judge and District Attorney on the Republican ticket in the Fifth Judicial District 13 to be held in August 6, at 2 p. m., ten days before the state convention of the party. Apportionment of the delegates to this convention will be on the basis of one delegate for each hundred votes or major fraction thereof, cast for Reed Smoot two years ago. On that basis there will be 78 delegates, 14 from Iron, 15 from Washington, 9 from Beaver, 21 from MUlard and 15 from Juab counties. Due to prevailing conditions in the district and the number of aspirants for these offices, the convention promisea to be a real exciting one. Both the present Incumbents, Judge Burton and Attorney Lunt are can didates for Mil-for- d, MARKED MAP PROVES CHARGES From Washington County News: Truth of the recent charges that Salt Lake interests are routing trav elers from the east over the Victory highway through northern Nevada to the detriment of southern Utah, is Proved by a marked strip map left at the Miller Bros, garage this week The traveler drove up to the gar age for gas and oil and while filling up displayed the map and asked for information on the road. The map was left at the garage and turned over to this paper. This official Utah State Automo bile Association strip map, showing the highway from St. George to Bun kervllle is marked, "bad road," road," "slow," "poor," with question marks at intervals. According to these tourists, who were southern California people, on their way home, they went to the state automobile association head quarters in the Hotel Utah last Sat urday for Information on roads over this route, and were told It was In bad shape. According to these peo pie a young lady clerk in the associ atlon office marked the map, at the same time advising them to take the northern route through Nevada to San Francisco, thence down the coast. From Littlefleld to Mesqulte the route Is designated on the map " as a road. Across the top of the strip was written "Leave St. George at 4 to 6 p. m." All the above markings are false and misleading and can easily be disproved by anyone who makes a trip over this road. "one-wa- y "one-way- It is the courtesies you show the visitor that creates a good opinion of your home town. It costs little to be pleasant and accommodating and one never fully realizes how little things count in making a good Utah has 26,000,000 acres of land open to entry. Utah's early potato crop is at COO carloads. mated esti- Delmar Kesler and David Reese who are employed at Cedar visited their families Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Murdock and family, of Milford, visited relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Lund, of Milford, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Griffiths, Sunday. Alice Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones, of Milford, re- goal. At the present time the daring turned to her home Sunday, after builders are pushing the visiting friends and relatives at this bridge southern half of the span forward at place. 60 feet a day. Then, Ruth Thomas, who has been work a rate of nearly to deep-se- t steel anentirely trusting ing for Mrs, Fred Murdock, returned 700 tons of the hold to chorage to her home this week. a great mast will e bridge in balance, Mr. and Mrs, Bert Sitton and at the tip, nearly 500 very erected be Twitchell from Los Angeles, feet over the swirling waters, and a Calif., were visitors at the home of between this mast and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Twitchell, Sr., cable strung north bank. The steel on the another last week. Mrs. Sitton was formeracross the river and be run then will ly Louise Twitchell, daughter of Parit is all transported, the his- ley Twitchell, who at one time re- when of building the southern half tory sided at Manderfleld, be will repeated and the two units Miss Josephine Thomas was happiin the very center of the joined ly surprised Thursday night, when her friends all walked in for a good Grand Canyon. o time. Friends from Greenville and the new sheep-herdesir," "Yes, panted Manderfleld also attended. the all "I sheep in, but I got Miss Clara Yardley from Sevier Is had to run some to get those lambs." visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. "Lambs?" I have no lambs. Let's Ben Merchant. see what you got," was the answer. Mrs. E. S. Twitchell is improving Looking into the shed the astonished after a recent illness. owner saw 14 panting jackrabbits. Mrs. Wilford Johnson visited with Mrs. Fred Puffer for a few days. Several families from North Creek Millionaire Grid Player at Puffer lake. spent the week-en- d Those who went were Messrs and Mesdames Ben Merchant, Percy Puf fer, Wm. Twitchell, Jr., Stanley Green, Victor Crosby and Oren ADAMSVILLE The Milford-Bcave- Stage er Stage is now r ....... LEAVE MILFORD AT Liu t making 8:15 ARRIVE AT BEAVER i0:So A' LEAVE BEAVER ARRIVE AT WILFORD U.K A" 1:8o p" J J TOM MASTROS, Prop. 10-to- 3r Situa Mel-vin- r, Mr. and Mrs. Mathews visited at the homes of Mr. Thomas Mathews SUBSCRIPTION - $2.00 Per Year and Jule Gillins Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Marshall is A First Class Publication Entered the week In Stockton, Utah, In the Poetofflce in Bearer, Utah, as spending friends and relatives. visiting Second Class Mail Matter. and Mrs. Joseph McKnlght , Mr. Milford-Beav- 10-6- County Correspondence UTAH FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1028. GREAT LEES FERRY BRIDGE GAINS FAME NATIONAL IN SCOPE By R. THEODORE BILL In The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Insignificant in contrast with the Dave Pearce and his wife and vast barrier of nature that for cen Mrs. John Pearce motored over to turies has withstood his free passage, Cedar City last week to visit friends man today Is at the point of accom Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Johnson, Sr. plishing one of the most remarkable have gone to Salt Lake City where feats In engineering history. Far they will visit friends and relatives above the waters of the Colorado riv for several weeks. er, where the bank rises precipitately Mrs. J. T. Evans has had her teeth In a 4 palisade, man's handiextracted during the past week. work is nearing completion in the Mrs.- D. R. Jones has had troublo world's highest vehicular bridge. with her arm of late and is having This gigantic steel structure will It treated by Dr. Parrlsh of Milford. break the barrier of centuries and Cecil Evans has returned home span the Grand Canyon of the Colo from Yellowstone Park. He and his rado. friends spent a month at the park. Marble gorge ,the northeasterly Mrs. J. M. Griffiths and daughter arm of the Grand Canyon, is the se- Devota, spent Sunday with Rube cene of this remarkable effort that Griffiths and family. will provide the motorist with the Mrs. Flossie Johnson of Beaver is only bridge on the whole length of a visitor at the home of Samuel the mighty Colorado between Johnson, Jr. Needles, California, near where Richard Heslington, who is work the Topock bridge has long been in ing on the U. P. railroad, spent a use and far into Utah. few hours home July 15th. It will open to continuous travel Melbourne Limb is back from the mystic beauty beyond the CanBuckhorn, helping S. O. Littlefleld yon's north rim, the seldom traveled harvest hay. but fascinating land where the Mr. Roberts who is visiting at plateau has lured those few moNorth Creek, a Welsh friend, called torists who have dared risk the famon J. T. Evans Sunday. The two had ous Mormon Dugway, a treacherous, a very Boclable chat of the olden narrow path that pitches down the times. red sandstone palisade to Lees FerSy Jones and family motored to ry, heretofore the only means of Salt Lake City on business, expecting crossing the torrential Colorado. to return Tuesday. And beyond, at last to be given easy access from the south, lie the Rainbow Natural Bridge, Zion naGREENVILLE tional park and Bryce canyon, and countless other scenic wonders, so that, on or about October 1, the moMrs. P. J. Barton and little daugh torist may make a complete circuit ters Martha and Virginia, and little of the western Meccas, whether he son Calvin, are visiting relatives at starts from the Pacific northwest, Salt Lake City. California or one of the more inland Mrs. Dora Bullock and son Max, states. of Provo, are visiting relatives here. This tremendous undertaking, Mr. and Mrs. George Barton left which is being sponsored by the state In few a for days Sunday morning of Arizona at an expediture of some the mountains. $330,000.00 will be known as Lees Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Morris are carbridge, strangely enough makFerry ing for the two small children of Mr. ing even more memorable the name and Mrs. Hayward Price, while the of a man who has gone down in the parents are on a vacation to Fish history of this country as one of its Lake. most treacherous. In pioneer Utah Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott, who in 1867, one John Doyle Lee, evadhave been at Cedar City for the past ing Justice, fled to the site of the few months, stopped here Sunday. ferry that now bears his name and, After a trip in the mountains they under the name of Major John Doyle, will go on to Salt Lake City where he obtained to the that rights Mr. Scott will resume his work as was first Instituted in 1864 ferry by Jacob engineer on the railroad. Hamlin, a Mormon scout who had Lawrence Thompson came over been sent to act as apostle among from Cedar Saturday and moved his the Navajo-MoqIndian tribes. the winter. family over there-fo- r Here Lee remained until 1874. when making a journey into Utah for supplies, he was captured and tried, and was executed on March 23, REPUBLICAN 1877. Motorists who would reach the STATE historic scene of this span from the Arizona side will follow a trail blazed, in effect, from Flagstaff CONVENTION by the Fageol trucks which E. M. Moores & Son, contractors, are now OGDEN using to transport 1,400 tons of steel used in the construction work. AUGUST 16, 1928 Accepting a job on which practically every other large truck operator in Arizona and southern Califor 67-fo- ot - The photograpli shows Fred Miller, captain of the Notre Dame football team of 1928, who Is the millionaire member of the Knute Rockne Olympic and European tour which the famous conch is conducting the coming summer. The football which Rockne's overseas team will display Is bound to astound the Europeans who have probably never seen such speed in either football or rugby. This is vacation time the time for where we were and the l a little recess from "shop talk" so we want to speak about vacationing fiddle and bow and come and visiting as a sideline. Many of "a,B never piajf(l the Coast people are visiting the fore. fresh water lakes, the great canyons There will be other old tl and scenery of the great interior ttl lUB B"ow. Inquiry h while the folks from the greater in sent out to get . torior are coming down to the Ocean presentation of the old uJ for a change. In this way we find .ayiuiy Decoming 0y out what is being offered by the uui mrougn tne able assistat West and Southwest, not only in Uncle Sam, this type win fcK scenery and pleasure but with a uated as a relic of n.. chance also ot getting some idea of days of the southwest the economic setup. lueuis are aiso under way tt Incidentally this plan helps to dis- horseshoe pitchin? event and tribute our money but more than old fashioned specialties of tiia that, it enables us to get acquainted acter which should not only , and it is the friendly thing to do. interest in amusements ni iu. Ulli I begets confidence and but should also prove very aJ Friendship confidence is the keystone of all busi- mg. ness. The folks from the country Plans are also under v are inclined to shy from the people us a picture of the early Ca of the city, largely due to the dif- vaqueros. It Is only a few yew ference in enviroment and manneri- when there wasn't much e!s sms but, after all, there is no differ- livestock in the Southwest t. ence between the "folks" and the and livestock has taken a tJ "people." Neither Is 'there any dif- portant place in settlins ference between the good fiddler and great West. It is in evidente i the violinist. It all comes out of the historical things of this coontry same box, yet the distinction Is made seems fitting that attempts shes between the country and the city. made at this time to revive as tf Along this line, as an important practicable the spirit prevaSlit? feature of the Christmas Livestock tne omen days, Week show to be held at Los Angel es, December 3rd to 8th, I am reWanted More news for tit commending to those in charge of Press Phone 24. the affair that they hold a Fiddlers' convention to be made up of men RAILROAD TIMETAE and women who never played for AT MILFORD money in an orchestra or any other musical organization, the idea being to make it an amatuer affair. Out of No. 28, Gold Coast Lt...6:!!S those who come, bands may be form- No. 8, Los Angeles Lt. 12 :0! ed to play in the afternoons during No. 26, Continental LL...MI the week and wind up with an elim- No. 4, Local 10:11 ination contest offering a cash prize WEST-BOUNfor the best fiddler, the second best No. 3 Local I'M , fiddler and the third best fiddler. No. 25, Continental LLJ: No musical number written or No. 7, Los Angeles Lt. 4;i! composed later than 1900 may be No. 27, Gold Coast Lt.K tQ ' ' tn,. J EAST-BOUN- low-lyi- wSf AJW l Kai-ba- b V I Successful now winning Six Even - .men Delight in its marvelous Offering smartnesg and r dis- - low-price- and hdsterv the "Pwments Pontiac Six is a up. rar SeJan i,74;. ' AH fri, i four-whe- six. d ul 616-fo- makes every mile a pleasure. The brakes answer powerful the lightest touch. 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