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Show VALLEY, UTAH, HAS WITHIN SECTION OF TUP! wpct frjlilUKDtRS THE WEAT iTII AVER i,Ti ftTTH f nV A TTM DIRT T DOZENS OF LAKES AND WOODED CAN YnvG wi ""T YYf 4 Tf ATPATPA A Vn D 4 WPP U VfO IT TtTP PDP ATPCT A MINES, LIVE STOCK, FISHING AND HUNTING AND UNSURPASSED SCENIC BEAU- "iinux &Ai DKIYKS. IT OFFERS A WELCOME TO ALL WHO COME HERE. LoCAL NEWS vtn Jr.. left yesterday r Salt Lake City. I,- -' July 12th. to Mr. Pm. - a fine elrl. ana Mrs. patteru". left yester- - Elroa cartwright lor a iew ua,J " " VOL. XXIV. 86.' NO. UEAVF.R, of Walter Tolton, t.Tolton.-so- , TOLTON'S STORE TO woneu r.red ltt" B tiling ny Lriage license were issued Wed- ,, w ,11 ouuJ mmJ I, T jfl Jewell iuaisilitll Minersvllle. tEyre, both of Lbave plenty of wheat, oats and iv. kinds of chicKen leeus Irdock. . ; Allan Date 01 sail L.aKe, of Mrs. Margaret Grif- the 24th Mrg. L guests on of James Robin- on yesterday by fere operated of their Hopkins for the removal m children l.e BEREMODELED state. The contract will Drobablv hn l I,. Warren Shepherd of Salt Lake, this week, and pushed as rapidly as iodine a few days with his mo- possime. I and attending to business mat- st the Shepherd Creamery. Irs. Ruby Spears, daughter and Ann and Paul, are spending part be sumer at the Herbert Stapley and Mrs. Martin and son Bobby, were guests of Mrs. jrgaret Griffiths, Sunday, and enfcd a the canyon. trip up ostmaster Arthur Paxton, and Jess LeFever, of are spending a week at Puffer leenjoying an outing. kr. and Mrs. and Mr9. irs. Rose Wilden and family re-L- d their home In Caliente, ada, this week, after a two weeks' to Beaver. In and Mrs. fer. were til., Wiley Jensen and Mr. Alt Baldwin, of Mrs. Inglewood, guests this week at the Patterson home. r Edith Woolsey rs. had the mis- - sprain a limb in stepping of the grandstand at the Rodeo and has been Tuesday, tads her home. to tine BEAVER MAN GETS MILFORD CONTRACT George Kelly, contractor ot Beaver, has the work in building the six bungalows at the hospital corner on Main street in Milford. It had been the impression previously with this paper that the contract had gone to H. C. Bradfield, of Los Angeles and formerly of Milford, but we were in error as Kelly landed the job. Kelly has made things hum at the corner this past week. Rough carpenter work had already put up the three bungalows which face Main street. Foundations for the other buildings have been put in and carpenter work started. Fifteen men were busy on the job this week. Mr. Kelly has been in the contracting game in Beaver county for twenty-four years, and many old buildings in Milford are landmarks of his work done years ago. He has built up, in time, an enviable reputation among the men of his profession and among people of this county in general. Milford News. BALL TEAM Pearce has received word BEAVER her daughter, Mrs. D. J. Spiel- WINS TWO GAMES and I baby of Chicage, Is on her he Beaver ball team is playing to Beaver for a visit. She is ex- some good ball this season, and won led the first of the week. two hottly contested games this am county is having some good week. Sunday the team made a trip h done this week at Puffer Lake. to Cedar City, returning victorious roa'd around the lake has been with a score of 15 to 3. On the 24 th the local team met ped to the east end and the places graded and Hurricane on the rodeo grounds in graveled. a seven inning game, which was one and Mrs. C. H. Cook were of the best games played here for a h from Salt Lake City for the long time, and which resulted In a celebration, visiting at the Les- - score of 5 in favor ,of Beaver. I home. They returned Thurs- - Hurricane and Beaver are evenly r. mornlng. matched when it come to ball play-intbe and an interesting game may f Cecil Classon, who has been expected when these two teams meet. H her mother, Mrs. Ann Vin-n- d Last season 'the teams played one inother relatives in Beaver eleven inning game and one ten ;e past six weeks, departed Mon- ning game. w her home In Elko, Nevada. o . MISS ME LB A WHITE ilO Bakpr. nil Innal horLr la MARRIED IV FARMIVGTOX MH a few days In Logan and received of the uiy. He will be White which home by his wife and child- Melba marriage of Miss uu nave Utah, where vnrmlneton. in ..o been visiting there for weeks ago. The 't two weeks. two was visiting, she groom is Mr. J. Hansen oi District Attnmov rhoi Unr. The bride Is a aaugnier ui i'od Ernest , a wkit nf this city, and a Bamberger, candidate ,u nomination of U. S. Senator former teacher in the Beaver schools. " are at ReDubriran HnVat tuna In The newly wedded couple rer Lake City Wednesday. In Salt visiting Irs. R. f S- present ''"Elinor Ponnnn n..nV.n . uircoici V. vauuvu Uke City, Is spending a part ""mnier vacation with her rlmate, Miss Zola Fernley, in f I f i' to'i expect to go 10 make their home. rt but . ""'" o BE HELD M ii ' ar- J' HI,klna and family ex- will be held In Beaver this morning for a trip August 11th. will Park, to be gone a Full particulars and programof the ten leave Li. F" or dvo n,,-, next Issue i be published In the Dr. townee, Graff, of Kanarra- Press. I ""i carp Tnr .1 i f - Arnold Parkinson of this city . t operate uu in a . .. .. hospital in salt ' 01 tt Friday of last week. Two ' 0118 outer and one Inward, moved. She Is reported to be ""8 nicely from the serious July 24th the day dear to the hearts of every loyal Utahn. the day set aside in commemoration of the achievement of those sturdy pioneers who crossed the Indian infested plains and burning desert, that they and their posterity might find peace and prosperity in the new land, was fittingly celebrated in Beaver Tuesday. The day was one of pleasure and amusement, opening with a parade, which was one of the best that has been prepared for several years. From the beautiful float "Utah" down the line to the howling redskins that brought up the rear of the procession, the entire parade re flected credit to the work and artistic ability of those who were instrumental Is preparing the parade. Lead by Jos. R. Murdock as Marshal of the Day and the Beaver band, the first float was "Utah" by the Stake Primary officers, followed by "Utah's Best Crop," a float containing scores of little tots, prepared by the kindergarten classes of both wards. The Sea Gull float, by the East Ward Primary, was a beautiful creation, and was followed by the float, also very pretty and artistic. "The Book of Mormon" was the prize winning float in the parade. It was prepared by the East and West Ward Sunday Schools, under the supervision of the teachers, Mrs. Jane Munford and Edna Bay. A decorated car by W. A. Firmage, and then the immigrants with their array of old covered wagons and hand carts. Some of these were exceptionally realastic; women and men in the costume of '47, trudging along in the caravan, brought forceably to mind the true hardships that the Utah pioneer must have experienced on the trek to the land of freedom. Climaxing the splendidly prepared parade were the band of Indians, both braves and squaws yes, even pappooses. The prize was awarded to the "Book of Mormon," float. Wesley Farrer carried off the second prize as the best Indian, and the Utah float, by the Stake Primary, was given third mention. The parade terminated at the city park where under the shade of the great trees set out by the pioneer fathers of Beaver some fifty or sixty years ago, a program was rendered that was most i appropriate for the occasion. On the platform were three of Beaver's honored pioneers who had made the historical trip and across the plains in the caravans. hand cart After singing and a solo by Mrs. Hattie Ashworth, Aunt Betsy Goodwin, a pioneer immigrant of '57, now year, told in a in her eighty-fift- h clear and concise way, some of the details of that memorable trip; how the little band were saved when on the verge of starvation by a rescue party sent out by Brigham Young. Through all her narrative Mrs. Goodwin did not fail to give her thanks for the protection given her on that trip and through the great privations that followed, to God, without whose would have guiding help the pioneers survived. have been unable to John S. Ferris, probably one of our oldest pioneers who crossed the his plains, and who Is nearlng birthday, told In an Intera clear ringing esting manner, with In '62. With Utah to voice, of his trip for memory good and exceptionally recountdates and names, Mr. Ferris the ed how they were attacked by number scalptheir of some redskins, of ed and how the timely arrival "Buffalo as known William F. Cody, massacre. Bill," saved his party from of the another Vincent, Ann Mrs. of years now eighty-eigh- t pioneers, a and with active Is age, but who few a spoke memory, wonderful when she words of the early days In MichiBorn nr,t came to Utah. with war. Civil the gan widowed by the made children, small her two Is the of one trip to Utah, and today,of this section. most beloved pioners Owen read an Mrs habelle Ruby Willis Coplan, article on the life of and Hutchings of Mrs. James H wish to extend The Trail Builders Geo. Low their thanks to Messrs Wh Robt White. Bishop C. Dennis time their for Paxton and Walace to trip in on their and work they put Puffer Lake. took a tea when . cape Wednesday acid brrn Mrs B. Skinner spoonful of Carbolic Gforge 8b- -. dtacof 0 Salt t u- . medicine. ,a81 weeK, return- - ,or another Sat she awai as soon with Will Skinner who ered the error as and owed he drug . . Ior tn past seven weeks. physician wno jj. ,fl reCm,D d " "ported to be some- lather itl urea. form the accident. 'lry ts elgh-ty-nine- are The Stake Primaryoffieers which Jubilee ranging for a Primary on Saturday. '"-I"0- 06'1 lt28. For Pioneer Day Celebration V te FRIDAY, JULY 27, Huge Crowd Gathers in Beaver t.. Plana are beine maA " - v fnvi ca tcuai c remodeling and improvements in the interior of the J. F. Tolton store. Orsen Rogers, of Salt Lake, store efficiency expert, was drawing the plans for the new arrangement of the store. Included in uiese pians are the removal of the brick partition between the two store rooms, new and modern shivi on a fixtures. In fact the entire store will be renovated and remodeled, to make u one ot the most mercantile establishments In this Dart of the UTAH, grandfather of Dr. J. Albert Hutchings, formerly ot Beaver but now of Saint George. The story In full follows at the close of this article. With other musical numbers the program closed, making the morning of the 24th, one that was enjoyed by everyone present. In the afternoon a large crowd gathered at the ball park for the ball The grandstand game and rodeo. was packed to capacity, while the parking spaces for cars were well filled. The game between Beaver and Hurricane, mentioned elsewhere In this issue, was good, and the rodeo There is no following, exciting. doubt but what the American Legion boys have collected a real, wild aggregation of horses, some of which might be termed outlaws. The riders were Jack Brlnkerhoff, Webster Hamilton, Ray Tolton and Olene Davis. About twenty of the fifty head of wild horses were tried out, some were ridden others, not. But it was a good exhibition, and some splendid sport may be expected from this bunch of wild horses at the coming fair and rodeo. The dance at night given by the Sunday school In the Legion hall was a great success. Everyone had a good time, and the celebration was a great success from start to finish. OX THE WINGS OF FATE (By Isabelle Ruby Owen) "The gods in bounty work up storms about us, that give mankind to exert their hidden occasion strength, and throw out Into practice virtues that shun the day and lie concealed in the smooth seasons and calms of life." Some people seem to come into the world under such planetary influence and conditions that their lives are but recorded chapters of danger and g experiences. Such a person was Willis Coplan. A man so Imbued with the overwhelmingly hair-raisin- spirit ot adventure and pioneering that it mattered not how great the burden and heat ot the day, in what ever task he set about he would submit to no defeat. Born in Staunton, Augusta county, Virginia, November 9th, 1816, where his early childhood days were spent, with no overshaddowlng premotlon of the future, Willis Coplan lived much like other boys of his time. At the age of ten his parents moved to Racine, Wis., where he early learned the carpenter trade, finally becoming Artistic an expert cabinet maker. designs in molding were as clay in the hands of a master sculptor. As often happened in those days, Mr. Coplan married at a very early age and established a home of his own in Racine. As a result of this union two children were born. For a time he was perfectly satis-flewith his surroundings, but there came to his ears thrlling stories of adventure and romance from a newly discovered land best described as "out west." Men who had but recently returned from this much talked of western country told colorful stories of the new land of opportunity. Shortly the lure of the west fired his veins. He knew It would be Impossible to take bis family with him, but he conjured up scenes of the home he would acquire and then return for the wife and little ones. The home ties tugged tightly at his heart strings but the cry of the wild, his longing for adventure and the true pioneer spirit that dwelt within him would not be settled. Husband and wife spent long hours in conversations having to do with the enforced separation should he go west, told of their hopes and fears, and together dreamed of the home with Its greater opportunities for a broader development, which should one day be theirs. At last came the day when he was Tearful farewells ready to leave! d were said and he was gone. It was In the year 1834 and the west was mostly a trackless prairie with roving bands of redskins shooting up the least expected places, making travel for the white Immigrant a Prlco ya.00 Per Year hazardous business. Any man who had the courage to start out must be prepared to pit his strength and skill a a marksman against the treacherous wiles ot the red foe. With no particular destination In his mind other than he was headed west, Willis Coplan drifted aimlessly about for months. Then, with the mysterious workings of fate he found himself in Texas just in time to become a participant In the bitter struggle between that territory and Mexico, in the early spring of 1835. He was among one thousand men men assigned to the cavalry detailed guard duty along the Rio 'Grande. Many sharp encounters with the enemy were met and repulsed by the valorous Texans. Handicapped by the loss of many of their mounts being stolen by the Mexican soldiers, others dying, a little handful of men numbering three hundred, were at one time sent in pursuit of the enemy on foot. They crossed the Rio Grande and drove the foe back onto their own soil. Soon after crossing the river they encountered a detachment of six hundred Mexican cavalry, who retreated toward the little town of Mlllas. Heedless of the danger confronting them, the brave little regiment of footsore men followed up and walked into the trap set for them. At Mlllas the Mexicans were reinforced and a fierce battle took place, resulting in the capture of the brave three hundred. Their escape from death was short of miraculous, but the sordid cruelty of the enemy could best be appeased In ways more cruel than Instant death. Immediately following their capture the men were marched Into Mexico City, where they were corralled within a solid stone wall of several feet in heighth. A heavy guard was thrown about them. Weeks passed! Time drug Into months yet the vigilant watch kept over them had not relaxed. All hope of escape grew fainter with the passing days. When their despair had about reached a breaking point an unexpected gleam of light pierced the gloom. Catching the guard at a moment when they had relaxed their vigil they overpowered them, relieved them of their arms and while in a helpless condition, the prisoners scaled the high walls and fled under cover ot the friendly night. Alas their Joy was to be shortlived. Unfamiliarlty with the surrounding country caused them to take an adverse course which led through mountain fastnesses where no water existed. This soon began to tell upon the strength of the men already weakened to the point of exhaustion from long confinement and insufficient food. Whenever they discovered a damp spot of earth the suffering men took off their clothing and burled them selves In the ground In their frantic effort to prolong life until they reach ed water. After enduring untold hardships for eight days they were suddenly overjoyed at the sight of water. Before them shimmered the limpid waters of a lake. Famishing for a drink, the eager men threw themselves down on their faces and let the cool waters run down their parched throats. The act was a fatal mistake, one hundred and twenty four ot the number never again rising to their feet. Willis Coplan's tongue was so swollen and his throat so nearly paralyzed that he was unable to drink; a condition which was the means of preserving his life. His suffering was so Intense that he begged one of his companions In misery to kill him. The weapons they had taken from the guards had been thrown away as a hindrance to their progress or he would have attempted own dlstructlon. As the remnant of the fleeing group still lay In a half dead condition at the lake, they were overtaken by Mexican soldiers and dragged back to their dismal prison where they were handcuffed and shackled, making any further attempt at escape next to Impossible. Soon after this, ministers of the United States and England Interceded In behalf of the prisoners with a resulting decision by the Mexican government that every tenth man be executed while the remainder still be held captive. The prisoners themselves were forced to elect their own (Continued on last page) J NEW VETERINARIAN LOCATESIN BEAVER Dr. Fred E. Reddert, veterinarian of Ft. Collins, Colo., accompanied by his wife, arrived in Beaver yesterday from Salt Lake City, with the Intentions of making this their home. Beaver county has been badly In need of a veterinarian for sometime, and Dr. Reddert comes highly recommended. He has passed the examination- of the Utah State Board of Veterinarians, and is duly licensed to practice In this state. The people of Beaver and Beaver County welcome Mr. and Mrs. Reddert, and hope that they may do well here and learn to love our southern Utah. For the present tney 'iav.- t apartments in the Dr. McGregor property. PA ROWAN GIRL MAR RIES BEAVER MAN From Parowan Times: Miss Laura Morris, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. George D. Morris ot this city became the bride ot William Reed Smith prominent young Beaver man at a quiet wedding on Monday afternoon of this week. The marriage was consumated at the home of the bride's parents, her father, as Justice of the Peace, officiating. Members ot both families were presJ ent and following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served. The bride Is one of our choice young ladles, one whom we dislike to lose to a neighboring community, (they will make their home in Beav- er.) but we wish for her and the lucky young man an abundance of, Joy and happiness. They left on Tuesday morning for a honeymoon trip through the Yellowstone, intending to stop In Salt Lake City on their way to buy furniture for the new home which Mr. Smith just recently purchased. GARRISON COUPLE MARRIED HERE ot two popular young people of Garrison, in the west end of the county, took place at the Beaver Hotel, Saturday evening. The contracting parties were Tbos. D. Dearden and Mattie Irene Hecke-thorPresident Thos. W. Gunn was called to officiate. About thirty people from Garrison accompanied the bride and groom to this city, and after the wedding ceremony a sumptous wedding feast was served by Mrs. R. Pearce, for the A wedding n. guests. - o " IJAKER-GILMOR- E Mr. Philip A. Baker and Miss Harriet Gilmore were married In Salt Lake City, July 2nd, 1928. Philip, son of Mrs. Dorothy Baker, formerly of this city, is noted, with his brother, as a musician, and singu larly as an athlete, at present holding the championship at the U. of U. an lightweight wrestler of the Rocky Mountain division. Miss Gilmore, now Mrs. Baker, Is a Salt Lake girl from a family and is well known in the society circles of that city. The many friends in southern Utah join those ot their vicinity in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Baker a happy married life. They are at present at home at 77 K street, Salt Lake City. well-respect- The special chorus at the Star Theatre Sunday and Monday nights added greatly to the program. Miss Lucille Huntington was In charge of the chorus and trained the 15 little girls who sang "Ram on a" and gave the dance. The picture drew a crowded house each evening and was one of the bent shown recently. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ashworth and baby, came over from Milford Wed's nesday evening to visit Mr. mother, Mrs. Hattie Ashworth, and to spend a few days In Ash-worth- the mountains. In the list of candidates for state office as published on the Inside page of this Issue, the name ot Geo. II. Dern as cadldate for Governor on the Democratic ticket was Inadvertantly omitted. ' |