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Show BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931 PAGE SIX The girls were charming, hospitable. They made way for the Imposing visitors. "Come on In," they said. "How-d- like friendly children. The sun was pitiless on their sick eyes, their bad skin, their unhealthy hair. Clustered behind the rude bench on which the Jury sat the girls, from time to time, leaned a sociable elbow on a Juryman's shoulder, occasionally enlivening the Judicial proceedings by a spirited comment uttered in defense of their sister, ear or and spoken In the near-baloud, for benefit of the 1" Ci marron By EDNA FERBER Plymouth n y close-pack- ed Ooprrlffct by Edna FerfcttJ o crowd. oOo Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bigler, who have been living in Pocatello for the past few years are making their home here with Mrs. Bigler'a mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark. They made a trip to Pocatello Monday of last week to make arrangements for the move. Mr. Willard Archibald and son, Arnold who live at Daniels, Idaho, were evening guests of Mrs. Janet Pierson Wednesday of last week. Mr. M. H. Welling, Secretary of State and Mr. Arthur Welling, president of the northwestern states mission, and daughter, and Mrs. Rexie Taylor of Salt Lake City, were visit ing with there mother, Mrs. Phebe Welling, who is staying at the home of Mrs. L. A. Rose, the fore part of the week. Mrs. Peter Marshall was shocked when she went to her cellar the other day to find that a cupboard in which she had stored most of her choice fruit had tipped over breaking most of the bottles and destroying the fruit It is reported that Mrs. George Steed had a similar loss in the same manner, Mr. and Mrs. Phines Pierson and Mrs. Preston Steed were visiting with relatives and friends in Penrose the fore part of the week. Mr. R. L. Mason and Mr. Keith Lamb were in Brigham City on busi ness Friday of last week. Mr. George Archibald and wife are visiting here with Mr. Archibald's mother, Mrs. Khoda Archibald. Mrs. Steed Estep and Mrs. Lavern Archibald attended the parcel shower for Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Vanderhoof which was held at Holbrook Saturday Mrs. vanderhoor was evening. Miss Nessie Archibald, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Archibald. Many useful presents were given the "She never done no such thing P "He's a d n liar, an I can prove It" No one. least of all the tobacco- chewing Judge, appeared to find these girlish informalities at all unusual In the legal conduct of the case. In the corner of the little room was CHAPTER XIV a kind of pen made of wooden slats like a sizable chicken coop, and In Sabra Cravat, congresswoman from it on the floor, lay a man. Oklahoma, bad started a compalgn "What's be there for?" Sabra asked against tb disgraceful condition of one of the girls. "What Is thatr th new oil towna. with an Imposing "That's BilL He's In Jail. He shot party or twenty mad np of front a man last night and he s up for page oil men, senators, congressmen. carrying concealed weapons. It ain't aid editors, sue led the way to Bow allowed." "I'm going to talk to him," said legs, newest and crudest of the new strikes. Sabra. And crossed the room, through Cities like Osage were suave enough the crowd. The Jurors had Just filed In a surface way. But what could out They repaired to a draw at the state do when oil was forever surg- - side of the road to make their findjing up In unexpected places, bringing ing. Two or three of the dance-ha- ll ue days or tne Kun back again? At girls, squatted on the floor, were talkach newly discovered pool there fol ing to Bill through the bars. They lowed the rush and scramble. An asked Sabra her name, and she told other Bret Harte town sprang up on them, and they gave her their own. the prairie; fields oozed slimy black; Toots, Pewee. Bee, oil rigs ' clanked ; t wooden The face of the boy on the floor was shacks lined a village. battered and There was Gunmen. a festering sore on his left hand, and Dance halls. Brothels. Brawls. Heat Flies. Dirt Crime. the hand and arm were swollen and The dank of machinery. The roar of angry looking. i traffic boiling over a road never meant You were carrying a concealed for more than a plodding wagon. weapon Sabra asked, squatting there n cars bearing their dead- with the girls. A senator or two and ly freight Overalls, corduroys, blue an editor were Just behind her. newlyweds. An Injured look softened Bill's batprints, engines. The human scum of As it was the evening for the Sev each new oil town was like the scum tered features. He pouted like a enties to visit the wards, Mr. Warren of the Run, but harder, crueler, more child. "No, ma'am. I run the dance Kidman of Collinston, with William J. wolfish and degraded. hall, see? And I was standing Id the Hess, Mr. Dewey Lamb and Mr. Da The Imposing party, In middle of the floor, working, and I had vid T. Burnett of this place were the motor cars, bumped over the terrible the gun right in my hand. Anybody speakers for the Sacrament meeting roads, creating a red dust barrage. could see. I wasn't carrying no con Sunday. "It Is all due to our rotten Okla- cealed weapon." Mrs. Hannah Hess and Mr. John homa state politics," Sabra explained The Jury filed back. Not guilty. Clifford Mason of Ogden, were Saturto the great senator from Pennsyl- The girl's shyster lawyer day guests of Mrs. Don R. Lamb. vania who sat at her right and the said something In her ear. She Mr. Ellis Hess of Ogden is here spoke great editor from New Tork who sat In a dreadful raucous voice, simpering. visiting with relatives and friends. at her left In the big luxurious car "I sure thank you, gents." Many of our people attended the "Our laws are laughed at The cap The dance hall girls cheered feebly. funeral of Dr. Luke, Monday, at ltol Is rotten with graft Anything Out of that fetid air Into the late goes. Oklahoma Is still a territory Id afternoon blaze. "The dance halls Mrs. Rhoda Arehibald who was work everything but title. This town of open about nine," Sabra said. "We'll at East Tremonton returned home ing to the wait for that In the meantime I'll It's a throw-bacBowlegs. evening. Sunday of frontier days forty years ago show you their rooms. The rooms " Mr .and Mrs. Welling Zundell are nd worse. It's like the old Cimar she looked about for the d rejoicing over the arrival of an ron. People' who have lived In Osage Harvard boy. "Why, where" 11 their lives don't know what pound baby girl whiih came to bless goes on "There's some kind of excitement" their home Thursday evening. Mother ut here. They don't cars. It's more said the New York editor. "People and baby are doing nicely. elL more millions. That's all Any have been and shouting. Over one of you men, welt known as yon there In running field we visited awhile that lire, could come out here, put on overUTAH WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL ago. Here co'mes our young friend suit, and be as lost as though you now. Perhaps he'll tell us." REVIEW bad vanished In the wilderness." , The Harvard boy's color was higher I The Pennsylvania senator laughed a still. He was Midvale Tentative plans discussed breathing fast He had plump laugh and with elbow nearest been running. His eyes shone behind for establishing large glass container Eabra made a little movement that the manufacturing plant near here. spectacles. would have amounted to a nudge In Ilenefei1 Knowlton & Rupert sub narwe'll a never have "Well, folks, anyone but a senator from Pennsyl mit low bid of $4,537 contract for con rower squeak than that" Tenia. "What they need out here Is a structing steel viaduct over double "What?" woman governor er, Lippmannl" to In the Gypsy track railroad 6f Union Pacific Co. "They fifty put quarts editor. the pool but before she got down the oil hsre and constructing bridge with ap ' Sabra said nothing. came proaches over Weber River. ! On the drive out from Osage they of whatr Interrupted an Randolph Fair and Rodeo of Rich "Quarts stopped for lunch In an older oil town editorial voice. . held short time ago. County hotel dining room a surprisingly good Green River More than 100 cars of "Oh excuse me quarts of nitrolunch, the senators and editors were cantaloupes shipped to recent date glycerin." glad to find, with a tender steak, and from here. 0 di" "My Uttle green onions, and near beer, and Salt Lake City 53rd cession of "It's In s can, yon know. A thing cheese, and coffee served In great like a can. It never had a chance held. Utah Fair to State Chick cups, hot and strong and refresh explode down there. It Just shot up Springville Poles of telephone sys tag. The waitress was deft and with the gas and oil If it had hit tem and Utah Power and Light Co. friendly: a tall angular woman with the ground everything for miles around being removed from Mam Street. something frank and engaging about would have been shot to h and all Beaver County School Beaver the two circles of vermilion on the of us killed. But he It They Board purchasing park hall from Bea caught cheeks. of withered her parchment he Just ran back like an outfielder ver West Ward for school building. Sabra said say ; "How are you. Nettle and gauged It with hi eye while it Total of $3,047,585 expended by to her. was up In the air, and ran to where State of Utah on new U. S. Highway : 'I'm grand, Mis' Cravat Bow's all It would fall, and caught It In his No. 50 between Salt Lake City and your folks two arms, like a baby, right on his Colorado-Uta- h line. The senator from Ohio winked at chest It didn't explode. But he's Grading progressing rapidly on new a ail "You're gabra. politician, right Chest all caved In. They've Price-Ca- t dying. canyon highway. Arrived at Bowlegs, Sabra showed sent for the ambulance." tiiea everything, pitilessly. The dread "Whot Who's hef ful town lay In the hot June sun, a "I don't know his real name. He's scarred thing, flies buzzing over it an old bum that's been around the the oil drooling down Its face, a slimy field, doing odd Jobs and drlnktng. wooden shanty stream.. A They say he used to be quite a fellow tows, like the towns of the old terrl In Oklahoma In his day. Picturesque tory days, but more sordid. A red or something. Some call him cheeked young Harvard engineer was pioneer old Yance and I've heard others call their official guide: an engaging boy him Sim or Simeon or " la glasses and a very Sabra began to run across the road. Mua shirt that made his pink cheeks You mustn't where "Mrs. Cravat pinker. That Is what I wanted my are you going?" dm to be, Sabra thought with a great She ran on. across the wrench at her heart I mustn't think field and the dirt in her little buckled of that now. slippers. She did not even The drilling of the oIL The workthat she was running. The men's shanties. The trial of a dance-tal- l know was dense around some central crowd girl In the pine shack formed a wall rousta They object as courtroom. served The charge, that tool dreosers, shooters, bouts, drillers, nonpayment of rent The little room. were gazing down at pumpers. They was crowded. jUfling, stinking, already on the ground. something .aiea ana women uiiea tne doorway, "Let me by I Let me byl" They lounged In the windows. The Judge worn fell back before this was a fellow with a cud ' of tobacco In his cheek, and a sineie an with the white hair. lie lay on tne ground, a queer, law book on a shelf as his library.. If broken figure. She flung a crumpled, wore trial trai by Jury. The Jurors herself on the earth beside sine in number, their faces a rogues him and lifted the head There magnificent had gallery. happened to be ' sine men loafing near by. It might gently, so that It lay cushioned by her "Wife and Mother You Stainless " Woman Hlds Me Hid Ms In have been Itss or more. Bowlegs did arm. A little purplish bubble rose to ' not consider these fine legal Your tovsl" his lips, and she wiped It away with , points. white handkerchief, and anwvi uicraiis iuu num. ins her One woman bids . me bids me In your other rose to take Its place. defendant was a tiny girl lovel'" '. I In t soiled green dress that parodied I" Yancey "Yancey She had never heard a tine of It the fashions, a pathetic green poke ne opened his eyes those ocean-(radid not know that this was Peer She bonnet shoes, and a great eyes with the long curling lashes run in her stocking. Her friends were like a beautiful girl's. She had thought Gynt humbled before Solvelg. The there a dozen or more dance-hal- l of them often and often. In an agony ones magnetic eyes glazed, stared; were eyes no longer. girls la striped overalls and Jockey of pain. Glazed oow, unseeing. She closed them, gently. She fordresses caps or gingham Then, dying, they cleared. His Hps him everything. Quite simply, gave vttn settles. Their ages ranged from moved. Ht knew her. Even then, dysixteen to nineteen, perhaps. ' It was ing, fas most speak In measured verse, ill unknowing, she marmured through ber tears the very words of Solvelg. 4a credible that life, la those-feyears, "'Wife n4 mother yos stainless --tsnld have etched "Sleep, my hay. my dearest nor." that look on their WNTJ -- . 11 ; ; false-fronone-stre-et blood-cake- lor-mer- ; r Ultro-glycerj- high-powere- rat-face- d Tre-monto- n. k fresh-cheeke- bone-rimme- grt d up" 1 r r one-stre- bone-rimme- d 1 high-heele- d one-roo- yellow-face- white-face- d Silt-- d ' - . rat-face- d y down-at-he- knee-lengt-h TUB KND.J Rural Women Now Get Latest In Styles as Soon as City Sisters Bear River City j 1 - -- ! oOo -- Hallowe'en Dance at Elwood Oct 30th Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Taylor are the proud parents of a fine baby girl bom September 7th. Mr. Taylor is principal of our district school. Ronald, the six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Anderson, had the misfortune to get his right leg broken, while playing ball with a number of his little friends. A number from this place attended the funeral of Dr. Luke, Monday. The sympathy of this community goes out to Mrs. Luke and family in their hours of sorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Iversen are the proud parents of a fine baby boy, bora September 8th. Mrs. Thressa Brailsford had as her dinner guest on Sunday, her mother, Mrs. Augusta Iversen and Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Hall Mr. and Mrs. John Pitts, Mrs. Lunquist and son, Oscar, spent Sunday visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Iversen. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ramsdale and family of Park City, spent several days of last week visiting at the home of Mrs. Ramsdale's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard H. Andersen. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rasmusen and baby of Sublet, Idaho, are visiting' with relatives in this city. Ernest Andersen has been confined to his bed for several days with an attack of pleurisy. Jo-han- AAGCUC tioLQ ly MX PCCT MGKlHG S&JXTIONS Women of rural America are becoming m "style conscious" as their sister In the cities. They demand the "latest" In apparel fashions as quickly m the larger communities obtain it. and as a result of this, Montgomery Ward & Co. has just announced a distinct innovation in mall order mer-- chandising of women's wearing apparel, making possible a style service that hitherto has not been possible through the company's general catalogues. Instead of showing fashions In the general catalogues, the company is issuing a book "Today's New Tork Fashions" devoted exclusively to prevailing modes. "Seasonal publication of a book given over entirely to feminine style, said D. T Webb, in charge of Ward's merchandising, "represents a radical departure in mail-ordmethods merchandising nd. we believe, meets a long-fe- lt want in this country. In the past, when merchant went to market twice a year to select their stock, women's line with apparel was a mail-ordhouses In recent years, however, with the rapid change In nt er big-volu- er Deweyville oOo A large number of our town's folk attended the funeral of Doctor Luke at Tremonton Monday. Mrs. Gene Leavett and son are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. L Dewey. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook and daugh ter, Edna, of Ogden, were calling on Mr. and Mrs. Victor Burbank. Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Miller had as their dinner guests relatives from Lo- gan, Sunday. EMPRESS EUGCHIC Construction practically Ephriam completed on Center Street from Main St. to depot and First South from Main St around high school building. Cedar City Safeway Store opened for business in new quarters on Main Street. 7 styles, it has been Increasingly difficult to keep pace In a catalogue Issued only twice a year. "Our new style book Is going into the hands of the women of the country almost simultaneously with the fashion openings in New York It means that women everywhere now can obtain style information as quickly as women In the metropolitan centers. Expert end artistic efforts hav not been spared to make the presentations as attractive and helpful as We All Want to Know Where We Can Find Service Fire Insurance All Kinds, Automobile Insurance, possible. 'Miss Ethel Boston, New Tork stylist, serves as advisor for our New York staff In making selections at the grand openings. The best artiste obtainable have been engaged to picture the mode, and the acme of the printer's art rounds out this history-makin- g merdeparture In mail-ord- er chandising methods. 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Tuesday afternoon the Relief Society had their opening social. A splendid time was had by those attending. Wednesday afternoon a number of friends met at the home of Mrs. John Eckley and surprised her as it was her 87th birthday. The afternoon was spent in visiting. A dainty tray lunch was served. Miss Edna Loveland of Salt Lake City visited relatives here over the All of the above together with the best of service can be obtained from Permanent Waving COMBO RINGLETTE $2.50 IMPROVED DUART Office -- Tremonton Res. BVR. Tel.- - Utah Bell Tel -- -- 101 31J.2 GIVES NEW LIEE TO YOUR $2.50 Milady Beauty Shop Brigharm City, Utah PHONE Tl CLOTHES When you send your clothes to the U. S. Cleaners you can do so with the assurance that you are giving new life to every garment you send. You will note the fabrics have the same body as when new the colors bright and fresh in appearance. A phone call wilt bring our driver to your door- -let us do the rest. .Phone ): U. - JAMES BROUGH week end. Mrs. Fred Farmer and sons visited relatives at McCammon, Idaho. Mr. James Eithenngton, Sr. is spend ing a few days here looking after his crops. He will then return to Salt Lake where he will make his home with his daughter. Mrs. Clarence Brough and little daughter of Ogden, are spending a few days with Mr. Brough's parents, at East Tremonton. -- 37 S. CLEANERS TREMONTON, UTAH |