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Show The Progress is working for your best interests and best interests of your state. town, county, and Puint tins out to the neighbor now using your paper. ff toe . W. "Just like a letter from home" loammrnnrpsB that's what they all say of the Progress. A year's subscription is the best kind of a present for the folks who moved away. ALL THE NLWS OF "THE EMPIRE OF EMERY" ALL OF THE TIME MX VOLUME XX. l. CASTLE DALE, UTAH, SATURDAY, nnuirn n I IftllT . Illiiirrmn-rsM- i km--,.- hmiun JANUARY IT, 1920. $9.00 A TEAR i. , importance and. dignity than they have shown themselves to be entitled to. HUNTINGTON HIGH However, we promise faithfully never again to Mo this naughty, naughty The khiiiu which was won from NOW HAPPY REALITY FKOFuolllUN thing, and are going to make, a little IS ANN Price during the holidays was with the proposition that will prove very we think, whether or not the Price town team, ami not with the seat retains a vestige of the Carbon County High school, as stated county called for was a massmeeting Tuesday Xhe county gala day for the City The Eastern diviMnn of thf Inter-hig- h ill this column last Week. it has shown In the dim (and g most ot the one lep was reP" of Huntington and was featured last Monday The C. S. E. club gills are planning school In event dimmer) by that the past. In l.:isk,U;ill this held ever the haue resentative gatherings to the entertain their parents in the high the celebration seat in biggest does the around county finally get history year includes four tu'hoiils. iz. Contrary to what might be county. to the changing of classification it Will school auditorium Thursday evening. Fer-ro- n of the community. from The transition from otitoftown people Stake H uni ini;loi pected, academy, lie necessary that certain notices be A program will be rendered, lunch will Emery. Orangeville, Rochester, town to city form of government was high school, IVnon high school, and published. The town being be served, and games will enliven Mhe and Elmo, Cleveland, the occasion for the big time and the Carbon County high school. A sche- in mighty sore.st raits, treasury to Clawson, Molen, re-- i occasion, according local people day will not soon be forgotten, crowd- - dule of twelve games will lie Lawrence outnumbered how a Wednesday morning in assembly Mr. such condition port, Hayed, (though the spirit that pre- jed full of interesting events as it was. with three Karnes on each homo Puce gace us an educational talk on by ten to one. and an exist the with i'..or. many advantages vailed could not but have convinced j Every man, woman, and child lent The games bvgin iie.M Friday night jlhe count stat has over other com the iiiaiiuf.icturig of turpentine In the a stranger that Emery county people himself . and all his , energies to the and continue- for six weeks, (lie communities that make dozens of xpen-i'.- e south. Mr. Pace has seen the procesH, r. .,!..: .1 w are to and determined ant me whole as a uay ana aemonstrated in plete schedule being as foloiv s; 1""' i improvements while tliecountyseat so of course he could make it very inbetfor make most that effective manner his endorsehave those things L'3 K. S. A. vs Ferron. at stands still.. Is more that we can teresting. January cost not the ment of this most progressive of all the Castle counting ter conditions, in Mutual Sunday night Ann Leonoffer to publish fathom); we splendid movements that have char- Price. Dale; lTicevs Huntington," at th. se election hereby when good service Is assured.told a story by o! Henry, entitled ard notices free of charge The meeting was called at the acterized Huntington. 30 S. A. vs Price, at pro iding such an election is under-- I "The Homunce of a Husy Broker," E. January The change was effected at high request uf the committee appointed at Oh Friday, January 9, our basket'March 15th, this year. This way noon when the members of the town Price; Huntington vs Ferron. at Hunt- tallowsbyof the December 8th meeting to investitime for all prelimi-- ' ball team was defeated by the Ferron ington. auipio extensof the board turned over to the new mayor securing naries if they are attended to In a High team with a score of 28 to 22. gate the matter February 6 E. S. A. vs ion on through the county of the lines and city council the reins of govern- ! at Castle Dale; Price vs Huntington. business like manner, and w hether or The game was played on the Ferron at Ferron. ment, the change being featured by a r erron. of the Utah Power & Eight company not the county seat Is as dead as some floor; and. owing to bad lights, and The parade in which rode Mayor Miller S. now terminating at Huntington. 13 E. S. A. vs Ferron. at people claim remains to be seen. This car trouble, which delayed three of February meeting was called to order by Town Black and the members of the city Ferron; Huntington vs Price, at Hunt- donation to the county seat isn't our players, the game was rather slow Board President J. Wellington Seely council astride a long pole stretched ington. much but will closely approximate and lacked real 11. H. S. pep. The of Castle Dale, with O. Sorenson Jr. between the running gears of a wagon 20 E. S. A. vs Price, at some $i() on a rough guess, and we team, however, was royally entertained February occupying the p'osition of secretary. which the mayor, all togged up as be Castle Dale; Huntington vs Ferron, at respectfully Migest that tn, Provo at a supper and dance, and all, with the house which always furnishes the elec- exception of Lee Young, expressed Emery Larson, the chairman of came the occasion, drove. Another Ferron. tion supplies be Invited to make a do- .their desire to go hack.. the county committee, explained that outfit bore a long black coffin on 27 E. S. A. vs HuntingFebruary which were seated the members of the ton, at the committee had gone to OrangeTuesday night, (lie 13th, Ferron vs Price, nation of their services too. UndoubtKerroa Huntington; ville the morning following the local town board with President Joseph B. at Price. edly they will not. They are always High played on our local floor. The with the Meeks driving. The latter, too, was meeting and had there met The following have been named to so w illing and ready to do something game was fast from whistle to whistle, town board and others in order to get dressed specially for the occasion and officiate at the league games, the list for Lmery county especially in Ferron'a right forward, nit. We have no fight on any person as where Staker was annoyed terribly the cooperation of that town. John everyone seemed to enter into the fun being incomplete as yet, however: H. Taylor of Orangeville, manager of of the thing. This particular part of E. S. A. Joseph Jameson, Wells an individual hut we feel that we have by a little limn from the Ferron high a legitimate fight on any man who w ho just wouldn't stay In Bight. The the Orangeville Power & Milling Co., the day's celebration was undertaken Bowen, Lester W. was named to represent that town and to show in unmlstakeable terms the continually lives in the past ami stands score was Mi to 14 in our favor. After Ferron Morris Singleton. in the way of the progress of the people the game the two prettiest girls (alhad been actively cooperating ever casting into discard of the old town Homer Huntington Bowen, Clinton in since, that company being desirous of form of government and not as a reWakefield, Leon Leonard, Jesse J. and the community they represent. most)two our school served supper to teams and water to Pete. Any such person, whether he occupies the gelling out. The entire committee had flection on the retiring board of trus Weight. a civil position or a religious one knows Supper was followed by a dance at gone In to Salt Lake City and had had tees since it is a well known fact that Price C. II. Madson. ' a conference with P. M:. Parry, com- -' they have made one of the best records All games to be called nt 7:45 p. m. as sureiy wnen ne is not Keeping which, we believe, everyone had a mercial manager of the company, on in the history of the town. step with modern progress as he good time. Come again, Ferron. We General admission to games 3fie. j Knows that he has a head on his like your company. Our team, supAt 2:30 o'clock the program as scheMonday, December 5. will teams reffurnish Visiting the ' Wm. A. Pettey, secretary of ( the duled in last week's Progress, was eree for each game and the home team shoulders and should not wait for the ported strongly by our school, is enavalanche of public opinion that is tering the league this season to win committee, stated the company's propogiven in the meeting house with sev- will furnish the umpire. sure to come sooner or later. He does but- - with a feeling that is for "good, sition as follows: Figures covering eral added features that lent even more not need to be told he knows better j clean sportmanship." We believe we the amount of main and service lines to the event, an address by former than anyone else when he is slipping are giving the rest of the league teams to serve the committee's estimate of Senator Brinkerhoff of Emery, oneand should either get in and try with !h high standard to work to by putting 655 families to be served in Castle WE PLEAD GUILTY time Huntington resident, being one all his might to redeen himself or else In the field: Square Meal (Lee) Young. Dale, Orangeville, Clawson, Ferron, of the outstanding numbers of the get out, instead of occupying the tra- Pete (Carlyle) Jensen, Brainy (GomMolen, Rochester, and Emery, were program. Superintendent J. A. Washditional manger with a great deal less el) Arnold. Bubbles (Earl) Staker, given and Mr. Parry had estimated burn, detailing what the town had The matter of changing Castle Pale dignity than the traditional barking Snow-ba- ll (Bryee) Loveless, Shine that said lines would oost $98,600. Of done, added fresh laurels to his fame town to a of the third class w:ia dog. city Johnson, Wad (Perry) Wake-field- , (Kulon) this amount the company would put as a booster and opened the eyes of his discussed for a few moments at MonIt is an actual fact, fully realized by Penny (Perry) McArthu'r, Ironup $34,000, the balance to be defrayed listeners to things they had never seen day night's meeting of the town board others as well as ourself that the coun- sides (Leslie) Allred. by the people at an average cost of before. Mr. Washburn has been away and some remarks were made anent The Lawrence school will present a seat is standing still, both civilly $100 a family, the money to be paid from Emery county Just long enough our reference to the president of the ty "Winter Festivals," in our cantata, and towns while as an advance payment. The comother ecclesiastically, no as see to the county's advantages town board as "mayor" at various of the county are taking full advant- auditorium Friday night. pany would also want a guarantee that one who is living here can see them times in the We to past. plead guilty The interesting discussion on the of progress that is In age of the each family, would use $25 worth of and his faith in the future of the the charge and are glad to give our the land. spirit The only question is how Mormon Battalion this week in theocurrent on an average for each of five county and he never passes up an reasons. Frankly, we have always long before the county seat wakes up logy was cut short by the semester years. In return for these consideratopportunity of sounding its praises, felt chagrined at the thought of the land We would much rather make an effort to catch up with examination. is abroad and home ions, the company would furnish beginat both county seat of Emery county dragging some of the other communities. An have the discussion, of course, for, as service equal to that furnished ning to bear fruit on every hand. along under a town form of governwill come some day but It Mr. Pace says, examinations are bad Salt Lake City or any other city, and Musical numbers, speeches of fe- ment while other towns in our own 'awakening at their best. it at the same rates as obtaining elselicitation and reminiscences were other county with none of the advantages looks itlikeabout.may take a fearful jar to enough The high school was out in a body bring where. Also, for each $25 of current features of the program and all were the county seat has, were shedding Tuesday afternoon to help celebrate used each year as a minimum, the enjoyed by both the home people aha themselves of the vestments which did the birthday of Huntington City. The Don't the lasetbal to were company would rebate one-thir- d forget big who league for the visitors help very well twenty or thirty years ago present band serenaded from one o'clock to five years. comFurthermore, the Huntington celebrate. but ill become us now; and have, in game next Friday night In E. S. A. two thirty, when the program comin in pany, the this way tried to give to Castle Dale hall. It's the first of the season and menced. Then the event the proposition is A children's dance was given they played more accepted, purposes constructing a first auditorium following the program and and its present civil head a little more will be a good one. (adv.) music to the appreciative audience in beclass line with standard basketball a erected o'clock game seven at poles the meeting house. The high school In such a way as to be available for tween the Ferron and Huntington high chorus sang the high school song. use in the event of an electric railroad school teams, the game resulting 4 Icex Johnson, home from WashingA dance built. being big Also, the company would in Huntington's favor. D. C, visited our' typevvrlttlng ton, was guarantee to be ready to give service concluded the day's festivities and class Monday. by July 1, this year providing definite a We always welcome Mrs. Pace's fitting climax to the big day. A big word of the acceptance of the procrowd was in attendance and refreshreadings from the "Dere Mable" letposal is given by March 1. Work would ments were served to all. ters. "Eh, Mable?" and "That's me be commenced all are councilmen The mayor and April 1, in this event. all over, Mable" are becoming common John E. Stevens and John C. Lemon comparatively young men, but, though We have prided ourselves on having revelation to us. This immense pro- terms nowadays. of Ferron, Bishop Alonzo Brinkerhoff young, each has made a success of his for the The morning after the Third Years' Progress plant equipment that ject is not only a possibility but a proand B. J. Peacock jr. of ride and supper a number of the Emery, J. W. own life and will bring to his position has always sleigh condiof local ahead been and and the of the bability coming Payne of Clawson, and Louis P. Ove- - a wealth of initiative and energy that been equipped for the Utah Power & Light company lines girls decided to take a trip down to aon and C. E. Larsen tions, having the front in of Castle Dale Is sure to put Huntington to eat up what they hud left were among those who made forceful ranks of Utah's most progressive cit- use of electric current when we had to will, we feel confident, hasten rather Ruby's a single day of power. than delay it. A small plant lower perforce the night before. In order to with get along remarks favoring the acceptance of ies. Already a public dow n than this is hardly to be thought keep the good wishes of certain memwe got two day and just recentthe proposition" a motion to library has been voted and the matter Later following Business added. of a unless we are so foolish as to look bers of the faculty, they brought back had third day ly that effect made by Bishop Brinkerh- of securing a building appropriation it as tloes the chairman of Monday's daintily wrapped lunches consisting of this with more at than pace has kept off. o. Sorenson jr., favored an in- from the Carnegie foundation is now a chicken neck, a sandwich, and a day service and it has always meeting who remarked that we would vestigation of plant sites above the underway. One of the first moves the Mr. Weight the do to have been necessary greater part enough power for ten years to piece of cake, for each. Present Orangeville before hast- new administration purposes is the in- of plant We come "if we didn't have any more however, was rather unappreclatlve. work at mechanical our night. which will ening into the other proposition and stallation of a sewer system, Next Monday and Tuesday nights, We hope there aren't have done this without a great deal of people." an amendment to that effect was also combine some drainage features complaint, always hoping for some many who look on the future so pessi- the high school students will have an by s. P. Snow of Orangeville, and make possible the reclamation of as the people of the south mistically for those who do will In opportunity to use their activity cards such at Resident Alma G. Jewkes speaking some of the valuable lots in the very end ofthing show, "ole Olson In Spiritland," the county have before them at time have much the same tale of woe in the wrongly in favor of this move. Thers heart of the city. Several other matthe high school auditorium. to the said tell had. that the chairman Under conditions, this time. Emery as considerable discussion pro and ters have been taken up and, though local plant have county must plan and build with an the interests operating cn and the amendment acted to the motion, of lesser importance, have been done the best they could and we eye to the future. Forget the past for finally put, lost overwhelmingly, upon in such a way as to convince any can continue to get along under these that man who lives in the past, or even and the original motion one that the new officers purpose givthat the man cam put gauges the future too closely by the of the Utah Power & Light ing the people a conscientious and conditions (the printer with most anything, however much past is lost.. Castle Dale and Orangeup the of company i)e accepted Administration passed with only H,monu - he dislikes it) hut the people' of Castle ville alone should plan for a day not dissenting votes. An- - .snip's affairs, at the same time keep- Dale, Orangeville, and the towns south five years distant when ten times the I n,h ,lr m"lion by Bishop Brinkerhoff, ing fully in mina me iuiu.c of here cannot afford to pass up the lights and at least a hundred times the it I : e the pff t that the present commit-- : future needs of the community, ie opportunity they now have of secur- power used at present will be greedily continue on as representing each Progress editor has had the privilege themselves, their children, and utilized if the supply is abundant I , w" anu Proceed to get each town of talking with some of the members ing for And this is without taknew comers we need so badly the and reliable. the conare I lncd up. also carried we of the new council and that the extending of the Utah ing into consideration the coming of unanimously. benefits most is n city vinced that the newly-borPower & Light company's lines' on any big industry such as a sugar facin having such men at tne through the county will bring to every tory or similar enterprise to supply a meeting called by John H. fortunate for they are goig to make good. HUNTINGTON man, woman, and child. And as surely which a local plant would find utterly ' Milfor Orangeville, helm L7.r'held'ommitteeman The new officials are: Mayor, this company's present proposal is impossible. as there Thursday night, the AnderL. A. ' S. Black; councilmen, We confess that, at first thought, Funeral services were held in the taken advantage of just so surely came very near go-- ! ler D. C. Leonard. not w on PrPosition we deemed the proposition the comward meeting house Saturday morning the blink as far as that town son. Frank C. Grange, Wakefield; re- will the people regret it. as concerned o at eleven o'clock for Mrs. Ellis WakeFrank Robbins, Amos Some people have had the idea that pany makes somewhat' out of proporE. J. Grange; treasurer, Claud this company was. to use a common tion and that we could better afford field Johnson. The choir sang "Shall corder, flv'e be :, , e,of appointed by the Wakefield. term, "just crazy" to get in here. We to put our money into something "that We. Meet Beyond the River," and lu power sito r. v.investigate anotner other musical numbers were a have never been able to fool ourself to we would own" instead of "giving our "f me creea ana also 10 a fallacy and, to our mind, the money to the company;" but the more lo, "Perfect Day," by Aslie Marshall; such negate anthe proposition of conditions under which they will come thought we give the matter the more and the following quartets "Abide dependent line from to us are every bit as liberal as condi- we realize the selfishishness of the With Mo" and "Best Thee Now From ?Wholt uuyuig current at , v, best tions will justify. Have you stopped to thought. There isn't a man or woman Toll and Care," by A. V. Leonard and nt nna the i 1eing final'y adopted. The What promises i i . mnu,.e appointed consider that the entire number of in Emery county who is not glad to :ompany. Mrs. Hettie Anderson, J. A. pro-ever is reported to and most profitable projects e as pay for service whether it he at the JV'ashhurn and J. W. Nixon were the l follows: A a a r f v. - livestock men families which the committee guaran. store, at the post office, in the home, speakers. They all spoke of the noble posea in - teed and which could not be served exHuntanl, Justesen. John H. Taylor, of Emery county in ec..c.. land", p at a cost of $'J!S,00, just about or in the management of public af- haraeter of Mrs. Johnson and of the in particular is the ; cept the population of Mount Pleas-san- t fairs. Jhe service of this big corporaxamplary life that she had led. She equals 01 a 's " ed installation tion which is serving hundreds of cities vas of a quite disposition and one had alone? -stuff hjpped Huntington, where ATERMASTER BIDS WANTED We quite agree with those of our and towns and mining camps that o be intimately acquainted with her to east for conditioning for markew th the friends who say we have a "good" site scrapped their private generating snow her .true worth though she was be equally well fed at home above the present one for a plant that plants and daily discard the coal that loved by all who knew her. Although bihfCe ia hereby Siven' that sealed resultant mgner fo. " will take care of present needs; also, they formerly utilized at little or no ihe had suffered for years she always ermaster 'or Serle8 "A, man could pocket . lad a smile on her face and when is, at the head of Straight cost, is a worthy investment and will v there I''B"n, of tne Cottonwood Creek f ConJvit? The mill woum 'rth n( canyon, the very best undeveloped pay big returns in comfort, ln the en- isked how she was feeling she would Ibe atJ?d Nation Company, will reservoir and water power site that hancement of property values, and in ilways say better and up to the very m? by - J' s'"erud, secretary. is in the west, but it is entirely the advahageous position it places us md she was determined not to give up. Id there f.M Power line from our reach. A dam 186 feet along with other progressive sections. ?he was at one time the president of I! "le' Utal, up to 2 o'clock P. beyond . --- --m Another point. Can Castle Dale, the he Y. L. M. I. A. and during her term of be 1920. 31. at this point would impound a January at tappea. an ad. Hn high lMch the board J meet in circumferseat and the town on whose In- office she won the love and respect of tms puim " miles will county twelve some directors lake water and open bids. m,rayble site with plenty of in the. other towns built their ill the girls by the wonderful example feet depth. spiration fifty and ence averaging D. Heber y order of ' John ; Murr i n the Board. We had a glimpse of a map the other hopes of receiving this boon, afford to ;he set before them. nady. ana w O. J. SITTERUD turn and "lay down" or tell these other towns 3he lived for those who loved her Leonard, I who are ln. day showing in detail every stood to be among those And those who. loved her true, such a project and it was a to shift for themselves? We think not. "First of twist Secretary. 't Jan., 17-- last Jan.. 24, 1920. terested in tne prup""" UTAH huwlk&uuhi MY LEAGUE SCHEDULE PES GICED effeo-jtuali- y. i K't-Mih- ... 1 j j . t j . i ; , 24-ho- ur j 14-5- CAN WE AFFORD pro-Pos- pro-Positi- L .. f 10 PASS IT UP? For the Heaven that smiled above her And th good that she could do. Her father, J. K. Wakefield r her son Hex, and all of her brothers and sisters were at the funeral with the exception of one brother. Mllas Wakefield of Grous Creek. He was just recovering from the flu and was not able to attend. William Majors, on of Huntington's most popular young men. and Miss Ethel Stewart of Moab were married in the Salt Lake temple Wednesday. Koth have the best wishes of countless friends and relatives. The new City library, the first and only library In the county, will soon he ready to open Its doors to the public. At the annual stockholders' meeting of the Huntington Canal & Reservoir association htld last Saturday,, the following officers were elected: PresiA. dent, J. W. Brasher; O. Chidestsr; secretary, Edw. O. Geary; treasurer, K. A. Howard; directors, J, W, Brasher, A. G. Chldester, H. J. Majors, Ira J. Marshall, F. U Young, Alden Staker. Frsnk C. Grange, E. A. Howard, Ernest E. Davis, J.H. Gordon, Wm. Arnold, Griff Thomas, D. C. Leonard,, vice-preside- ORANGEVILLE Funeral services for Mrs. George Potter, another of our grand old pioneers, were held last Friday at eleven o'clock. The speakers were; Bishop's Counselor S. P, Snow, Elders J. Frank Kllllaii, und Alma Fullmer, and Bishop Ueld. All spoke of the noble character of both the deceased and her husband, who departed this life two years ago. They were people who have been among the foremost to help make Utah and its people jUBt what they are today. Each speaker remarked that there had never been anything hut goodness and a long life of kindness known of them that they were ever ready to do anything to cheer and help their fellow men; and all who were at the funeral knew that the d eautlf ul flower-covere- d casket one of tha dearest old ladies vho had ever lived or died In our llt-l- e town. To have known her was to lave loved her and she will be greatly nlxsed after her seventy-tw- o years of iscf illness. Mr. and Mrs. Len Huntington are ejolcing over the arrival of a velcome new baby. A number of the lady friends of Mrs. John Cox gave her a pleasant surprise jarty Monday afternoon. Mrs. Ellen Robertson has returned .'rom Price, where shs has been help-n- g to take care of her son Jasper, who uiffered a very bad accident last week when he slipped and fell under his wagon, the wheels running over both ills legs. While neither limb was broken both were badly bruised, causing him a great deal of suffering. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Snow, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. Reid returned last week from a pleasure trip upstate, where they Hso attended the golden wedding celebration of Mr and Mrs. E. M. Cox. who ,ars spending the winter ln Salt Lake City. Mrs. Rachel Killian, accompanied by her granddaughter Georgia, writes that they have reached Blackfoot, Idaho, and are feeling fine. Leslie Crawford returned last Saturday from Salt Lake City, where his wife is still very low. Her condition is so serious that her rather, A. A. Van Buren, has also left, to be at her bedside as the doctors give them no hopes whatever of her recovery. con-alne- CLAWSON The cottage meeting held Wednesday, January 7th, at the home of Edward Jorgensen was well attended and many good words of encouragement were spoken. e The dance given by the social committee of Ferron January 9th was well attended by Clawson people. J. W. Payne of Clawson and Miss Stevens of Ferron received the prizes tor the best c?stumed couple, the prize, made of potatoes and bal-in- g being a doll wire. ' A large number of our men folks attended the Ferron Canal & Reservoir association stockholders meeting at Ferron last Saturday. New board members were elected for the coming year. Clawson had a big representation at the county massmeetlng at Castle Dale Monday when the matter of electric light and power for the south part of the county was considered. We will be glad to do all we can to get the lights and power In our county by July 1st, as proiosed. . old-tim- con-lit,.- I . in.u " ri ' P. f Elmo Is Increasing in population quite rapidly. Mr. Stork visited our town twice this week, leaving girls on both occasions one at th home of Mr. and Mrs. Alma C. Mortensen and the other at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford F. Oviatt. The local Mutuals commenced last Sunday night and It Is hoped that all our boys and girls will get busy and help to Insure a sucessful year. Mr. and Mrs. Nephi Mortensen and son Neher are visiting at Black Hawk. Miss Mabel Jensen, one of our most charming young ladles, who has been working In Price for the past year, whs married last Week to a Mr. Alma CJreenwood of Price. Good luck and i long, happy life! Mrs. Emma Smith Is employed at Price. |