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Show t p 1 VOLUME XIV 11 9 KAYSVILLE, LAYTON AND FARMINGTON, UTAH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2. NUMBER 2 you please. are-gpin- . . RAY VUUV11U H j ASHER HAS A BRUSH WITH THE SINN FEINERS Werford, Ireland, December 2, 1918 Pear Mother: a few lines . I will try and drop--yoletwelcome to your most inanswer 1 know that am ters and to let you same. the are and you hope K. 0. I am and in the 2:30 morning is It bet- a know not of did I so watch, on u ter way to pass the time away. It sure is raining outside and " , the-win- is sure blowing around the co f) ners. But I should worry, while I am inside by a fire. I am in the chief office and every little while1 1 have to go out and see if the planes pi-lo- ts ' are alright The other night I was on provost or military police over in town and I had a little excitement You see thej Vava a class of people here like our I. W. W. and they hate a man in uniform, so they started to wipe up on the sailors and it was up to me and anothei Bailor to stop it and we sure did it. These Irishmen cannot have a gun, go we soon made quick work of them and you should have seen them go when we pvilled our guns. We each had a .45 Colts Automatic and twenty shell. They thought h 1 had turned loose, but nobody was hurt except one Gob, and that was where the Irishmen hit him. w t i . I hope you and the TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL kfds will hae a Merry Christmas. ''1 GIRL DIES OF INFLUENZA will 'spend m Christmas on the Hand. We to hae a big feed and Carrol Hampton, daughter of John a program of somekind. 1 am R. fbrely Rampton, president of the Davis sorry I cant he at home, hut I think County Board of Education, passeu I will be able to make a visit home in Bountiat her "'Vdiimttt ' -- f N- 1 re-n- it c IKS SCTHNILNllPENliON DA Y - e Co-o- - 4 sev--er- Attention t, Davis High S e J - Co-o- H. II. Blood, tit E. 1. Ellison, C. W. Roluns, Rufus Adams and Bishop James E. KIIisom, all of whom spoke of their associations with the deceased as a friend ami neighbor,' and bore their testimony of his noble character, his devotion to the Church of Jesus Ghrist of Day Saints, his many acta of chanty and kindness, and of his excellent service rendered as a member of the Davis county school board and other public activities in which he took a prominent part. Musical numbers were rendered as follows: Solo, "Oh Grave, Where Is Thy Victory?" by David Cook of Syracuse; two duets by the Misses Ivy and Susie Singleaon of West Point and a Co-o- ot - W. -- - ) cm M. The schools of Davis county will open Monday, January 6. fevery precaution is being taken to guard the the Navy, though ing to us boys on that corner under for a Merry Christmas and a Happy The Asher boys in, health of the children and to prevent, they are all in their teens, the light on the post, before he went New Year to you and my friends.. the spread of any contagions. School Are mates with Odd and Barnett in ' Sincerely, inside. Many changes have taken Nurse Carrie Mooretoij is issuing inthe chase for submarines. II. L. STRONG. place since then, yet as one grows oldstructions to teachers to prohibit from er, he never forgets things done in The old gang on the corner! Yes, we school any children who show sympthe past. The Old Gang on the Corner" , toms of illness. An inspection will be will overlook it now; I took the poem and changed it endconducted each morning for this pur- -' which did The old gang on the corner! What an The llalloweening they some. The poem is enclosed. ed in a row. pose. arrant tribe they were; Teachers will give special attention Since we left the United States we The widow Barton's Eliot he had al- Weve put aside the memories of the to the physical welfare of children by cream and cake they stole, , have experienced life in a different worried herl ways way than over there. Here we live in Tha Barnes boys, Keith and Arnold; When our church had a festival to pay making the schoolroom a place, that, fulfils health requirements, especially for purchased coal. old rock buldings, which were used and also Arch Garbraith, in All that was in the yesterday theyre regard to fresh air and physical exas stables and wine cellars, etc. Who," sister told the neighbors, ercise,1 so that the school will become now our fighting men Our first home was at St. Andrew, They can do nothing with. be' a place for the promotion and preser if we wont Oh, they And, happy De Aebzac, Gironde, where the grape Also Bishop, Stewart and Jarman vation of health. ' home come all went We again? To them a mischief thought of was a vineyards are most popular. The school principals will meet Fri-Nt into Bordeaux on the train before we f mischief quickly done. at Farmington in connection with day came east to this place of Thesee. old gang on the comer! in. the WILLIAM N. NALDER, The health officials to perfect plane for is We are pleased the war is over PIONEER, DEAD the p glow friendly of school, also to mdke relights opening we look forward to the time of our each night Teddy, the New Nalder was born at adjustments in the course of study, so William They trooped return,, but from the looks of things watch came out with persuasion Downington, Berkshire, England, June that the years work may be sufficientthe medical men will have to stay here to gc. 25, 1848, came to Utah in 1853, pml ly completed to justify promotion at for sometime yet. now is ended, for the all But that the close of the year. Harlod Bishop, Clarence McLatchie sword of hate was drawn lived in Salt Lake county until 1851, Which time he settled in that part of and I are all right here together, so The old on the comer from Us- at gang we where know may never we V- Ttaysville ward which is now Laytod, ANNOUNCEMENT far, but haunt has gone. happy vareven which-placDivision and since re our he has at and be next, for Tedp The light idly eputters; Inane uch as the influenza ban has sided ious companies are split up in all di been lifted by the state officials and.. dy, the lonely, quit his beat; rections. On February 11, 1865, he was bap His good heart was a hunger for the y Church authorities we are now at We havent received any mail since into the Church of Jesus Christ fined street. the on old to resume all church activities, gang and ordained an iberty the letters written tans from home in The old on the comer! How each of Latter Day Saints next Sunday, January 5. gang elder the same year. In 1866 he went commencing September, due to the fact that we is t suggested, therefore, that in all loyal mother brags, to Omaha for the purpose of aiding the are moving so much and they never where the health conditions wards know where we may be next. We Tht in her window hangs and honest Saints across the Plains to Utah. On warrant the regular Sunday services service flag. overlook it though, knowing what a May 3, 1869, he married Emma Evans, e held next Sunday, commencing with a sergeancy; who now survives him. To them were big thing this is'over here, yet we Young Thomassen won Priesthood meeting at 9 a. ni, ana and Criddes eldest son born the following children: William with hope to receive it every day. other services at usual hours. AH This may not reach you by Christ- Has had his picture printed for hav- B. of Raymond, Alberta, Canada; Mrs, should also beassociations auxiliary ing faced the Hun. mas, but anyway I enclose the wishes Mary E. Green of Lethbridge, Canada; gin work immediately, and ward teachThomas S. Nalder, deceased; Francis ing activities should be resumed. 1$ IL Nalder of Syracuse; Mrs. Emma J. is a! leftf with the Bishoprics of the OBrien of Tetonia, Idaho; Daniel II, wards to decide if it is safe to of Salt Lake City; Albert O. of Clear open meetings next Sunday, and where ! ! field; Mrs. Vina Revill of Salt Lake conditions are unfavorable postponeCity; W. Alvin, G. Chester, Charles E. ment for another week is allowable Luella, Byron J all of Layton and It ha been decided that in the foI- Leland R. of Raymond, Canada. wards the meetings Will be held lowing Mr. Nalder served as ward teacher in line with the above: Kaysville, Lay-to- n, v be-nex- frail and of rather poor henlth, yet she was a very active figure in the social affairs of Davis countys young people, among whom she was well known. She was particularly eminent were: The-.-ix'ttker- s' Ilau is, M. V. Adams, John Then nicy, ! C. Burton, Iresident D. The above cartoon drawn by Miss Carrol Rampton for the 1918 Davis High Yearbook is a fair sample of her work. The drawing revealed her ideas of school life and at the same time proved a talent of high order. , 400-fo- Carrol Rampton was 'offered by Chris- - inviK-.tljm- i Mms Rampton was a natural drama list. Several years ago she did great credit to herself when she played the role of Topsy in Uncle Toms Cabin," presented throughout the county by local talent. While she was frail, yet she was full of life and merriment, often being the renter of interest in the young folks parties. Though her days were brief, still they were filled with the joy of living, springing from he richness of Carrol a wonderful imagination. Rampton will live long and beautifully in the memory of those who knewher jsdlo, A Perfect Day" byMiss Vera Layton of West Layton. The benediction was pronounced by Thomas E. Harris. The services at the cemetery consisted of the dedication of the grave by Bishop George W. Green of Lethbridge, Canada. 1 There was a large attendance and the floral offerings were many and beautiful, which bore the testimony of the esteem in which the deceased was held in the community; Six of Mr Nalders youngest sona acted as paHhcarers. All of his thirteen living children attended the funeral, except Daniel II., who is at present at Phoenix, Arizona, where he recently took his wife for the benefit of her health. ' C- . , contest. suc- Brief funeral services were held at the Bountiful cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 3 oclock. Bishop Richard Stnngham conducted the services and spoke of the fine qualities of the deceased. Other speakers were Junius A. Taylor and L. J. Muir, both teachers of the young lady during her High school work. Music was furnished by the Bountiful First Ward choir, under the direction of William C. Hardy. Miss Rampton was 18 years old last May, and while she has always been . ! the-Wa- a. 'I - -- , . She influenza-pneumoni- i bei of the camp left for the the other day and we are packing up now and I guess the rest of us will leave in about ten Jlays, so dont write to, this address anymore. I dont know what they will do with us ' when we get back, but we should worry. No use crossing the bridge until weome to it. The storm sure is bad and seems a to be getting worse all the time. Eat I sure had a swell Thanksgiving dinner and I have got the menu, and we FRANK Y. SCHMALZ had all that is on il ' .IN LUXEMBURG .. Hoping you all have a Merry ChristLuxemburg, November 29, 1918 mas, I remain Wife and Baby: Dear Your jSon', I I received your letters of October ; RAY ASHER. 20 and 23 to day. I was surely glad lid to get them. We are going into GerTHIS GOB HAS BEEN now. I am with the occupation .. Around some many so I dont know when I will troops, be coming home; but I hope it wont TnvernefekJ Scotland, ' be very long, for I am, getting anxious 'jDecdmber 4,' 1918. to come home. My Dear Mother: I will take the gVeatekt pleasure in I am staying with an old German towns. writing to you now. It has been a long lady in one of the Luxemburg time since I wrote,' but I have not had There four other boys with me. She the chance, but now that the war is is sure good to 'us "and cannot do over we will have more of a chance. I enough for us. Shqis a widow. Iler years for husband died about thirty-si- x can say this is some. country " married. all are children N those that like it, but not for me. I ago and her This country in which I am located will take the old, States for mine. I have seen quite a Jot of country. This now, has been a neutral country, but is my third trip to ' Scotland. I have they were formerly under German DeHen once to England, France and rule. We will stay here until farther move up Wales and around the Irish coast. We cember 1, and then were bound for Africa when the war into Germany. Tomorrow is Thankswas stopped, so we were called back. giving. I guess we wont get much There is.no telling, when .we will be turkey, mostly corned beef and hard able to go home, but we wont be there tack, but I will have to content myfor Christmas. When I do get back self with thinking of the dinners that I am going to see what I can do to get used to be and. the ones to come. I We are having rainy weather out of this mans outfit. I cant see four years of it by any means. suppose you arc getting some baa We had a narrow escape of it when weather at - home. - I am glad the war is over, for it has coming over. One night while in a oil tanker that was been a terrible thing. It is beyond convoy a to exright alongside of us was torpedoed. the power of human language She caught fire and there was nobody press. I hope everything is alright saved. All we could do was' to stand at home. made up of chauffeurs This troop is hy. We thought we were to There is not riders. hut the sub got cold feet and beat it. and motorcycle about thirty horsWhen I get home I can tell you lots of much cavalry, only to telj. yo more es. I havent much exciting things. There dre lots of cripples all over so I wijj. close. With love, these countries, but there are many FRANK JY. SCHMALZ. wen who never got a scratch. ' I am V1 gJad it is over anyway. You can rca1-izthere is a war when you are ovt iRY STRONG WRITES here. I believe the French notice I ABOUT LCjjpAL SOLDIERS ttore than the other peoples, aS it w; ' Tbesee, France, on theisoil that the war was fought. December 5, 1918. 'J We were in France when the armisP. Epperson, tice was signed and there "was' some Mr. W. Kaysville, Utah. celebration- too. DearKriend: Well mother, I will have to close The Oer night I, by chance, picked for this time. Will write when I get and found some up Colliers magazine hack to the U. S. A. ' -In fact, anyvery interesting reading. Your son, on over-herhands our thing we can get ii LESTER ASH?R. America from which comes adread from end to end, including the ' LEON, ASHER'S CHRISTMAS vertisements. In this magakine F found entitled MOTHER TO HIS LETTER ' a poem by William Herschell, As 1 Corner. The Old Gang on the Mare Island, California. to those back days read my mind went December 22, 1918. was one I when ago few a years of ily Dear Mother: I hope this letter reaches you by who spent my evenings on the corner. p building as Christmas morning, as I am enable I could picture the when remodeled, to be there myself. I am sending you it stood before being watchman $100 Liberty Bond for a little Chirst-to- Ur. Edmonds was the night hours talk to do with there and who spent many present. It is for One-ha- lf U. S. fathers away ful last Sunday morning. cumbed to an attack of a student in the D.ivis Courty High sihool, uhefe she distinguished hrrsrlf She personally in art and elocution. contributed a large part of tne art am. cartooning m the l'.HS lai- - High veai hook. She also drew a fine r for the Win 1ostei a- g home, providing they dont send me to sea! They are discharging quite a number of men and 1 expect to go to sea anv day. In fact, I cant leave the Island withoulf'giving my address where I can be found. So you see how I stand ' in regard to a furlough. I hope Lester and Ray wUT havea good Christmas. 1 surely would like to see them very much. Things around this part of the cour try are beginning to get bad-- , to a peace basis. Men getting back from the front are taking to civilian life again. Over four hundred men have been discharged from the Island? 1 will have a chance to get out of the Navy by next spring, if not sooner, but I dont know whether I want to get discharged or not as I have a de. sire to finish my experience, for I dont think I will ever have the chance again and an honorable discharge is a pretty. nice thing to hold. The censorship has raised from the Island. I am able to write more of the things that take place. I onlj wish Dad could have seen some of the big work that has been going on here. You can bet your last dollar I didn1 let anything pass that was worth while. I spent the greater part of my spare time in the yards and shops and they have certainly got some big ones. I traced the specifications for a big steam turbine from the very start until it was set up and running and I saw every process of manufacture that is connected with it. I have done likewise with many other machines. I havp tried to use my time to the best advantage since I have been here. Hoping you all have a Merry Chirst-ma- s and a Happy New Year, I am Your son, LEON ASHER. H X The high schools of Davis county will open Monday, January 6, 1919 .. Students will register January 2nd and 3rd will be avoided and a full years work given -- e Non-essentia- ls The grade sd., ols of Davis county will also open on January 6th as fcsfc ! you Ik s Mriklimr' it for about twenty years and was counselor to Bishop D. D. Harris for twen ty two years; he served as trustee of his school district and as road super visor for many years.' InlSSS he was elected county commissioner of Davis county and served in that capacity for eight years Mr. Nalder was elected as one of the first members of the Board of Education of Davis County and served as treasurer of the board until the fall of 1916. He took a leading part in the erection of two church buildings in Lajton and was one of the most ardent supporters of the consolidation of the Davi3 county schools into one district. lie served as president of the Kays Creek Irrigation company and as such was instrumental in the contsruction of two large reservoirs which stand as mdSuments to his life as a builder. Funeral Service. Funeral services for William New Nalder, whose death occured at Lay ton December 27, 1918, of general debility, were held at Layton meeting house on Tuesday, December 31, being conducted by Bishop James West Layton and Sunset. The number of cases recently developed in Clearfield and Syracuse wards have caused the announcement that In those wards there will be no meetings for another week. West Point officials have not reached a decision. Next Sunday being the regular fast day, the people should assemble fasting in wards where services are held and offer praise and thanksgiving for the blessings enjoyed the past year, and especially for the return cf peace and the subsiding of the influenza epi- -. demic that has been raging. - HENRY-II- . BLOOa EPHRAIM P. ELLISON, FRANCIS II. NALDER Stake Pre idency. ' Notice. In lin with the abeve, all rjeetings usually held cn Sunday will bo resumed next Sunday in Kaysvile ward, and all other church a Deities w.!l ta taken up in their or hr. FRANK II YDS. Ri'hop. -- 1 |