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Show THE WEEKLY KEFLEX KAYSVILLE, UTAH as they came through and I happened and I sure was glad. .Seventeen days ocean was too of nothing but to be one of them. We didnt think at the time of much for me. ,We were taken to a rest camp north staying very long but it has been quite and I is of us it for Liverpool and were there for about here, guess pleasant somefour had been we a as if days. The only thing that rested good just where ele. We have a jolly bunch of was our stomsches, for we were fed ft Hows here all the time and I have o- - British rations, and as you know, enjoyed my work hero better than I they dont compare with those of the itally expected when we left America. American soldier. It was while we were there that Of course, we have our battles of MedWe now and those meirfrora the company ran into again. Cherbourg ics have been' called out severgj time your cousin. I sneaked past the guard f or aiatthswith some cooties that and was out' myself that same night,1 have been making their home in these but didnt know he was anywhere barracks. They took it upon them- around. We left the next morning or selves to transfer themselves to some I would probably have seen him. Some of the We took the train at the camp and of the boys shirt-tailto turned their insiJe went out shirts rahlishad hr boys nearly the whole length of Engfool and land. We passed through Nottingthat wouldnt but them, try THE INLAND PRINTING CO. do so we fight them other ways and ham, Sheffield, Liecester and Oxford W. P. Fppcra.ii, Jailor I think we can call it our victory, be- and finally landed at South Hampton. C A. Epperson, AaaortaU FJiUr cause they are about cleaned out now. We were taken to another rest camp matter February IS, As for myself, I have been pretty for the night and the next afternoon Entered u Haven't yet had a bug of boarded the transport for France. We 1911, at KayavitW, Utah, wider the art of lucky. March I, 1879. Lind. awake next morning at Le Havre and any Well, father, with that map you again taken to a rest camp for in Advance $1.50 have will to be able two locate year per Subscription you days. just where I am. This is quite a nice town Then we had a ride for two days in Adrrtiinf rate an if the people over here were like us a Frertth box car. It vras labeled 40 TELEPHONES Americans and keep things more sani- hommes, 8 chevaux, and we had 43 W. P. Epytrwa, N. It tary. I would judge this place is men in it. Well, 111 telj you about it C. A. Eppenaa, Ha hbout the size of Ogden, maybe not when I get home. We landed in Office No, It quite so large. I will send you some Southern France, near Bordeaux, and views sO you can see a little of what stayed there a month and a day. W A i!rA IHtltltlt it looks like. sure had things our own way there as It has been quite disagreeable at far as comfort was concerned. The times and home would have looked sun shone every day. and we were very good to me, but it has been a among some very friendly people. Its great experience for every boy that the wine section of France, too, and has come over. Believe me, I am sur within two .mile of our locatiJh was glad I made the trip. This is the only the biggest champagne house in the I have yet seen in France, hut world. I have had enough wine to (Con ti n ued from Page 1) we are now expecting to move, sq by begin to know the difference between .boken. We then took a ferry to the the time you get this letter I may be good and bad wine. I found, too, that in some other place, and after being when I have a glass or two of French docks, where the Missanapi was waitin one place for six months a change wine tfte French language is easiei ing for us, which is the name of the will seem good. I have told you about to speak and understand. Jucky boat that carried up over her all I can and 1 don't think it will be From there we had another ride "Without losing a man. We went aboard very long before I can tell you every- to our present location. This is a ship about 9 a. m. and laid in jlock thing in reality. I am well and hap- ramp for the training of sanitary Until late that afternoon when we py and dearly hope this finds you all troops and there are thousands of the same. Wishing you all a Merry them around here. I think by this fulled out into the harbor. Next day Christmas and a Happy New Year, I time we would to have the from gone our long, journey started. "Our boat am as ever, have the if had interarmistice not Tarried around 2S00 men and 140 Red Your loving son, vened. From what I have been told, Cross nurses. There were 14 ships LAWRENCE YOUNG. I afn beginning to be entirely satis. in our convoy and one battleship. We fc were also escorted for one day out MICKLE COLD FOR THE KILTIES fied to have remained behind, too. Our train was split up and practi"with about eight and it all of the men are casuals now. November 1918. cally Belgium, 19, Eure was a sight to see them circle Dear mean they are attached to no That Mother: around us like an old hen would take The officers are as few a Just lines to I let know organization. you Tare of bier little chicks, and believe homeless am and well useless and as the. meen. are the same. hope you Ine, we sure did miss them when they We are for a large Gardner left tomora and for Captain resting day turned back. The battle ship stayed row town to we here on take a start a hike position on the again. with us the whole trip and the last Last Generals a bunch of in us Surgeon night staff, or something put day out of Liverpool we were met and like thata And band finally got of the and meat bought piece it cost by another convoy of destroyers, which us overv to the it. $5.00 of We are attached to best get it., Therjg wery We welcomed very much. Of course, seven of us and 2' have the best we and here lbs. of headquarters got We didnt have the privilege of seemeat. sen-iccosts In It of food and about other respeects. $25,00 for a pair ing a U boat, hut along the Irish coast There is no telling how long we was where we were glad to have pro- - of shoes and $150 for a suit of clothes, so you can see what the war has done must remain here, but I am studying tection in case, one did how up. - But it is not half aiT bad as in French here. yet and am going to enjoy as I cannot say the trip over was just as nice as we would have liked to have France, where whole cities have been much of my army experience as I can. There are hundreds of things 1 bad it, but with us being on a British blown up. Here the houses are in boat, under the conditions we got good shape as there was very little W ould like to tell you, but I dont suppose they would let a book go through along very nicely. There were quite fighting around here. a number got sick and fed the fish', Yesterday it tried to snow but did a a letter and-- a book would be and of course, I was Included. Some not succeed, but believe me, it is some cold-othe legs with these kilts on. I hope everything is well at home. W'ere.sick the whole trip, but my sickFrom all I can we The be last word I got was about Octowont ness lasted but a couple of days. We gather back in Canada before next ber were on the water 14 days and unload8; so you can see how regular,the spring. have to show They this off mail stuff service is. It takes time to folpull ed at Liverpool June 24th, but had the of and low all. time, we are course, , to wait until next day for the .tile to up moving troops. I am certainly feeling fine, aiid hopt kept busy polishing brass, which is tarry us into dock. Gee, but I sure worse than going over the tpp, How- that you are 11 the same. Write me Was anxious to get my feet on the is much it so I guess I a long letter, if you have the time. ever, ground once more. Believe me, father, should not kick. Isafer, think we will dont Your son, if I ever wished for anything right ever to have old at Fritz go CLARENCE CjMeLATCHIE. then Home would hat e been Heaven. again, as IBSWe Jhen hiked out for about three all his nerve is gone. I wont be able to send any Xmas tniles to a little town called Nottyash, this because I cant buy GEORGE A. FREESTONE.NOW "where a rest camp was waiting for us, presents here.year,The RECOVERING AT HOSPITAL Germans have ; n it sure was a rest camp for the anything taken of out the everything place. Vtomach. We stayed there until next Base Hospital, With love and best wishes to you afternoon and then took a toy train November 22, 1918. ride to Southampton and it sure was all, and hoping you have a Merry Deaf Sister: a toy train alongside of otar American Christmas and Happy Ney Year, 1 I guess you think I have forgotten am. but trains, you, but I have not. It is hard to get they, got over the road You? loving son, We reached Southamp pretty lively. paper here and what I could get ! LAWRENCE MANNING. ton about midnight and What do you used to write to mother. Ws I am getting along fine and hav think was before us but another hike to another of those rest camps. That IT WAS A HARD IUDE SAYS len oil my feet a few times. I was CLARENCE McLATCIUE hit while on the is where I left Stanley Smith. We Champagne front Oct. 8, after having been in the lines for got to bed about 2 a.m. I dont know Thizee, France, if we could call it a bed, because all November 24, 1918. eight days under heavy fire. When 1 reached the hospital I didnt have a Ve had to do was to sprawl out on a Dear Father: board floor and you can guess the Today la Dads Day they tell me thing. I lost everything I had and I nights rest wasnt the best, but we and so I wia write you a line or two. am sure thankful that I got out with - Were 1 and I am getting toughened to it by that I have always included you in my my life. It sure is h time and didnt notice little trifles letters home, but have not written glad it is over. I would like to he with like that. directly before. Another thing we my company. They are behind th We got up in the morning and got are told that the censor will not be so ..Germans headed for Berlin. ' little more of tfiat root camp chow strict from noW on so I am going to According to all reports I will be nd were then it liberty until after- begin by telling you about my wonder- home in a few months. I havent noon, So I walked around and took in ful trip. Perhaps 111 tell too much, any mail since Jane 4. It seems what I could of that place, which but if I do, 01e Man Censor will as if you have all forgotten me, but Wasnlt a great deal, but what I did erase it. I know- - it isnt your fault. see appeared to be a pretty nice T had a We boarded an old English steamer trip to Paris. It sure is town and I would have liked to have at New York September 16, just a some place and I hare seen the bigseen more of the town, but that after- year from the day we left Ft Doug gest part of France while on detached noon came another hike back to where las, and we started out next morning. duty with the army. We got off the train.' There we took We went up past Halifax to Sidne, I am writing letters for Christmas B boat across the English channel. Rrixton island, where we remained for this year-I hope you are ail well and .The bed I had that night was a re- two "days. While there we put off will have a Merry Christmas and a frigerator box and I rested pretty several hundred men who were sick Happy New Year. good that night aa!was so near.. all ornearly the ship was With lota af love to you all, l am in that I went to sleep and stayed too crowded. Your brother, there until next morning and found Well, we started out again and GEORGE FREESTONE. myself in the harbor f Cherbourg, swung way to the north.- In fact we France. After having our fill of went within a few hundred miles of hardtack and cheese; wg(hen .unloaded Greenland.: !! surel v ws3 7 cold: too. SCHOOLS WILL- - OPEN MONDAY wlleh was about 11 a. m, Friday About the only exciting thing that Registration at the Davis High June 28th, but I never for a minute happened was target practice at aome school will be held on Thursday and i! :ught this would le the place 1 icebergs we saw. The Spanish influ- Friday, January and 3. Students 1 stay during the war, but as we enza ran rampant on the boat, but all will then register for the winter e first A. E. F. troops through I had was aea sickness . 'mal de mer" course, which will begin the following ' . .t, they had to have men stay as the French sty. Monday, when all schools in the coun3 We landed in Liverpool October 2, ty will take ear of the troops open. Sltr Hlrrkhi Hrflrx o s. sccoi.d-cla- aa e n applx-atio- M-- WITH THE -- COLORS! pl-fc- -- - sub-chase- rs e d. -- -- 2- V LAYTON A S ib tfce mt-- of ferule field. mult, tomi-- n lb factory U.M . caoDcry. ,.f the Lertun Sueur conn-linyec- -i concrete and roller mill, creamery t.owd opportune road, tu-of the State ft teekinx suburban acre are tor c ft! (,)ifruit rrowine. truck Rani mine, On the ft rkttken rauunif and dairying. Electric. Oreeon ft )irea of the Bambe-jr- er ft Miort Line and D. A it, G- - Hai else-- v tne hrhU and waterworks. W rite Lay-- r ton Commercial club for information. the production of f seelendin it.tfar beet. II Z - the .itbecaus. -- - - ! " .imoijpx t To the Honorable Board of Education, , I.avis County School . . ' . , Farmington, Utah. Gentlemen: . Herewith I submit my annual report of the Receipts and of the Public School Funds of the Davis School District, Davis Count , for the year ervdy.g June 30, 1918. Respectfully, . THOMAS E WILLIAMS, ; Di-bur- m Asa Adams is among the late als from army camps.' STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS. . on Cash Hand, July 1, 191 balance Received from: - $41,6o7.70 State District School Fund 5,259.65 State High School Fund 73,140.65 District School Fund . 114.40 Interest on Bank Balances 4,157.80 Tuition Fees 1,012.00 Sale of School Land and Buildings 44.50 Rent of School Property 25.79 Book Fines and Damages 124.75 Other Sources 1 4 William Day is home on furlough from Fort Winfield Scott, California. Archie Layton arrived home from Camp Lewis, Washington, Friday night. Mrs. Annettie Stevenson, who has been suffering from influenza, is convalescent. Emmett Wiggill is home on fur'stationed lough for the holidays. He is Nebraska. at Fort Omaha, Mrs. Mary Ellen Roberts and daughter, Phoebe, are spending the holidays with friends in Salt Lake City. Misses Jeatrioe Ellison and Fern Whitesides have been visiting with friends in Bountiful for the past few days. Robert Barton visited friends in the Dee hospital Monday. Robert is feeling as well as could be expected since losing his arm. e The La Tonia theatre opened, its dfmrs again to the puhlicW night. The opening bill was Vive La France and a c o nic ' J. P. Ellison, manager of the Elti-so- n Ranching company, is reported ill with influenza at one of the Nevada ranches of the company. P?? ttah. Clerk. a arriv- $ 1175 - Total Overdraft 9,000.19 Total Receipts STATEMENT " u Teachers Salaries $d7 ,860.66 Janitors Salaries School and Janitors Supplies 5,388.50 4,277.47 5,225.38 I. : Fuel and Eighty Text Books ... Repairs and Improvements Rent of Buildings and Property . School and Census Expense Insurance Transportation of Pupils Total School Operating Expenses Administrative and General Expenses: Salary and Expense of Board Members Salary of Clerk Salary of Treasurer ( Salary and Expense cf Superintendent ' Salary and Expense of Supervisors Postage, Stationery and Printing interest-o- n 313L6453J OF DISBURSMENTS. , School Operating Expenses: 1,423.99 5,082.78 46.45 146.50 1,077.90 7,255.68 87,78531 ? 1.500.00 1.200.00 100.00 2,000.00 1,784.90 321.04 Bonds 31.37 Other Administrative and General Expenses . Total Administrative and General Expenses.. . Land:, Building and Equipment: 1 2,005.20 School Sites 10,508.29 31,813.58 2,425.16 School Buildings School Furniture and Apparatus General Office Furniture Library Books Total Land Buildings and Equipment K force of engineers are engaged in making surveys for the State roaa 15.00 " - 92.79 .... 36,351.73 -i GRAND TOTAL" $134,64533 through Davis county. They worked x STATEMENT OF BONDS OUTSTANDING. through Layton Monday. Amount Payable Mztur Date Issued by No. Rate Depofmnation 1905 No. 2 500.00 $10,000.00 Now 1925 District April 15, Herbert Engemann, who has been 20 5Ve Now 1928 3 March 1, 1908 No. 12,000.00 12 District 1,000.00 h'V in attendance at the A. C. at Logan, No. 6 April 1, 1911 20,000.00 Now 1931 District 1,000.00 is visiting with friends In Layton Herbert was chief mechanic at the Total Amount of Bonds Outstanding June 30, 1918 $42,000.00 Layton garage last summer. State of Utah " ' ; - , County of Davis Thomas E. Williams being first cluly sworn deposes and says that he is . the elected, qualified and acting clerk of the Board of Education of Davis County School District, that he prepared the foregoing statement and that the same contains a full, true and correct report of the receipts and disburs-ment- s of all moneys by said Board of Education during the School year end' J ing June 30, 1918. - THOMAS-Mr. and Mrs. Jotm IL Layton have . WILLIAMS, ' Clerk. recently announced the engagement of their daughter, Leone, to LieutenSubscribed to before me this 15th day of November, A. Dn 1818. ant Frank D. Adams. Miss Layton . SETH C. JONES, is doing missionary work in Caiifomia. . County Clerk. Lieutenant Adams is in the aviation for section of the army and is stationed brigade was formed and the flamesTond and final big disbursement The at Ellington Field, Texas. farmers. to the sent out beets were quickly extinguished. Utah-Idah- o company leads with Otha K. Green has returned from William E. Steed met with a painful the Amalgamated with ap- Vancouver Barracks, Washington', accident a few days ago. The battery proximately $2,000,000 and the five where he has been serving with the of an auto he was repairing exploded other combes, the Layton Sugar division of the and it is feared that both his eyes Spruce Production company, 'West Cache Sugar company. army. Otha says he has had a very are permanetnly blinded. He and a company, Delta Sugar interesting and profitable experience brother, George H. Steed, are running Peoples Sugar Springville-Maple-to- n the and during his time in the service. The a garage near their home in Tremon- company sugar company in lesser amounts. chief object of the Spruce production ton. The latter is owned by Jesse Knight division was to secure lumber for aeroand associates is also closed, the seplane construction, but when it wax COMMISSIONRES CONSIDER . asons run having worked between 20, found that only about seven per cent ROUTINE BUSINESS 000 and 25,000 tons of beets making of the lumber cut was suitable for The board of county commissioners somethnig over 4,000,000 pounds ot aeroplanes, the remainder was turned over to the shipbuilding industry and met on December 17, at which time sugar. With the total sent out yesterday other commercial uses. In securing John Dooly appeared before Jbe board to the lumber required the forests of Ore- and requested that an appropriation and that of a month ago amountingth 1 $7,000,00- it is estimated that gon and Washington were combed on of $500 be made to cover the cost amounts received by the farmers of a on boat Church landing both sides of the Sierra Nevada range constructing for (the of mountains from the' British posses-lion- s island. The money was appropriated Utah, Idaho and Washington amounted to to the California line and in the and will be taken out of the allotment seasons crop of beets nearly $13,000,000. Coos Bay region. The smaller trees for highway purposes. A petition from the Layton-Sugaare generally selected and the lumbe? was read, asking for a fran-chiused it taken about midw-abetween company J CLEARFIELD and right of way to construct the heart and sap of the log and is ft ti 4 north in A the town quarter sawed. Mrs. Green, who had maintain and operate a spur track on ftft Daviserowinif cannery J ; has hank, tore, county V and over the Bluff road near Steeds been with her husband for the f the Wood Crosa Canning company r run J past h the home of the Excelsior five months, returned with him. Otha staiton on the 0. S.L. The petition was ft and 3 and Produce company, shippers of fru is in fine condition and produce." Clearfield ahips rres rd and tmarkesays he never granted. Quantities of fruit to eastern J A petition from Bountiful City, askenjoyed better health. for $1000 for in road purposes ing Bountiful City was read and said Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Mabey vis- Len Sandall, Merlyn Stevenson and William Sullivan have arrived home from Camp Zacharry Taylor. .The boys look fine and evenr inch soldiers in their neat uniforms. E. - r es y 1 f FARMINGTON t of Hr and tortile Devi Ciwty county. Home of the Miller Floral com. jC hoee rreenhouaee are the larrrvt pany, the Miatowi and the ' racific coaat. I,ocation of the famou reaort. Lagoon Hat waterworks and electric light. A fine place for residence. riw aa - re-eeiv- Annual Report ci Davis County School District & Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller are recovering from the influenza and all others afflicted are getting better. i . Many happy family gatherings were enjoyed yesterday, Santa Claus loaded Christmas trees and stuffed stockings are the topics of youngsters and older people are interestingly reminded of the dnys when they were youngf3 "I H. Steed amount was appropriated. The petitions of D. IL Ensign and Mr. Mitchell for the opening of certain roads in north Davis county were granted. The petition of Harry Joseph, ask, ing for the privilege of renting a piece of land in south Davis county for farming purposes was granted. A communication from the Utah Board of Health was read, asking that registrar of vital statistics be appointed was taken under advisement. David Hughes asked for information regard to a certain roadway and referred to the county attorney. The resignation of Robert Simmons, constable v of Layton preeeinet, was accepted. Emily E. Kings name was placed on the dependent mothers list and $7 per ited in Salt Lake during the week. Miss Dorothy Fisher is spending two weeks in Ogden with Miss Blsncho Maylin. Mr. and Mrs. Allen S. Tingey of Salt n Lake were w eek-en- d guests of Mr. Mr. Ian thus Barlow-- . Mr. and Mrs. -- Albert T. Smith spent William Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Smith in Kaysville. Mrs. Emmett Wiggill and Misuse weekOlivia and Myrtle Reed were end visitors in Salt Lake City. mm I PRICE George of Tremonton. formerly of Farmington, is in the Dee month was appropriated for her. hospital, Ogden. Both his legs have The board adjourned to December been cut off below the knees. H lost Paid for 10 oclock a. m. 24 st one about four years ago and the other just last week. Rheumatism HIDES LA ST MILLIONS CO tTUT" PELTS orcasioneJtheop: erations. TO BEET FARMERS avl The seasons operations in the sugar FURS The roof of the house occupied by fields are now nearing their end. Grant Clark and family caught fire One by one the factories are closing last Saturday moYning. The blaze was down all except three or four will discovered by Mrs. Sadie S, Stoddard. be dark GP.OESr.iAN the end of the year, some by On her giving the alarm, a bucket by Christmas. Monday saw the see- - Layton. Utah Phon - - flic CHAS. , |