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Show n Early Days In Box Elder BOX ELDER Indents In The Lives Of Box Elder Pioneers, By The Box Elder County Chapter, Daughters of Utah Pioneers f n I) onrna Brigham City, Utah Alice Harding, Historian, D.U.P, Mr Smithvv right (the man who hesitated t, two stockmen, the A Stage Coach Bobbery driver and Bill Winters. They And Romance sat down to a good breakfast at the regular stop. All were 11 was in the early 70s when cheeiful but Mr. Smith-wrigh- t stage coach robberies occuired quite who had persuaded Miss frequently. Kelton in Box hitter Winters to loan him enough county was the shipping point money to reach his destination for idaho and The Dalles, Ore and communicate with friends gon. Here all the passengers, Bill Winters searched for the from and mail expiess Height men for two years and fithree were the East and California caught them. Miss Wilson nally vetransterred to hotse drawn and Smithw right were called to hicles. The stage coach stopped them. She offered them in front of Wells Fargo and identify bet hand, smiled and said, of the company and the office are the good stage rob'Here Idaho, Utah Stage company. bers who returned my money. Several passengers weie taken All three laughed and confessed aboard and the agent gave them As they were leaving the jail a treasure box to guard Mr Smithw right said to Bill 1 want you to come A Bill Winters, Winters, messenger, with a sawed, off shotgun and to my hotel tonight and I wish two revolvers hanging from his you would bring the three rob belt sat by the side of the driv- - j bers too. They took all my mon-er- . They started on their 600- - ' ey and caused me much emnar-miljourney from Kelton, Utah rassment, but they gave me to The Dalles, Oregon through! in return the dealest woman on a country sparsely settled where earth. Miss Wilson and I want the Red men were in the ma- you to witness our wedding jority, and the highwayman de- ceremony tonight." fied the law Eaily in the morning after an all night ride through the Blue mountains the Harvard Returns Art horses came to a sudden stop Hoard From Shelters at a sharp curve around a point A of a mountain. rope was CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (UP) stretched across the road. Two Harvards art treasures are back armed robbers come from am- from their war shelters unscathbush and ordered the driver to ed. wrap his lines around the brake In the days of blackouts and lever and get down. At the same air raid protection, about 350 time the cold steel of a rifle paintings, drawings and prints, struck the cheek of Bill Win- boxed vases, bronzes and ceraters, and as he looked along its mics were removed by truck barrel he saw a man lying on from Harvards Fogg and Gerthe bank above him. The man manic museums to Shaler Hall ordered him to throw down his in the heart of Harvards 2,287 guns and get down on the acres of forest in Petersham. ground. The "exodus started in 1942 The passengers were ordered with part of the collection going to drop their money and jewels to Amherst and the remainder into a hat. One man hesitated to Petersham. By the following and he was relieved of his year all of them found permamoney belt which he had wrap- nent housing at Petersham. ped around his body. When the Among those chosen to be robber came to a woman he hes- sheltered in the forest were itated but she handed over her such rare items as "Christ on satchel which contained her the Cross, by Simone Martini money, jewels and even her of the Sienese school, and "St. hairpins. She seemed to enjoy Francis Receiving the Stigthe experience. They looked mata," a 14th century Florencontine from the workshop of Giotthrough her belongings, sulted together and then hand- to. Part of the Grenville Lindall ed it back to her. She thanked Winthrop art bequest, estimatthem politely. Then the robbers ed at $8,000,000, went directly took the treasure box, ordered from New York to Petersham. all back to their seats, removed Paintings chosen for the shelthe rope and allowed the stage ter were those considered the to journey on. it arrived at most valuable or the heaviest the next station on time in those which could not be moved spite of the robbery. quickly within the museums. The passengers, Miss Wilson, Even when moving, the paint- e Friday, June t Here Comes The Bride A lovely picture, less in years to come. Make ment today for wedding taken your an price- appoint- portraits, at home or studio. THE SMITH STUDIO c I to be sure, and hoy All of northern Utah and southern Idaho are looking toward Logan for the big Cache celebration County Centennial July 3, 4 and 5, to help commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the artval of the Mormon pioneers in Utah. Every city and community in is cooperating, Cache county and each will have a historical float to represent them in the big parade in Logan July 3 and celebration 4, sponsors of the repotted this week "This promises to be the largest and most inteiesting celebration ever conducted in northern Utah or southern Idaho, they declared The parade will loim on south main street and move at ten o'clock Thursday and Friday mornings, July 3 and 4 A number of the high school bands from these areas will head the various sections of the parade. At 2 oclock daily, July 3, 4 and 5, at the Cache county fair grounds, running horsp race will be conducted. piograms Some of the fastest thoroughbreds of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Utah wall be there to compete for the $3,000 listed in purses for the races. A start-ing gate will be used to start the races. This will prevent the i n usual jockeying starting races. A Mexican fiesta with Spanish music, singers and dancers in Spanish costume will t he race between perform events along with other features of the program. A beautiful and interesting pageant, The Desert Blossomed, will be staged in the Utah State Agricultural college stadium the evenings of July 3 and 4. Wonderful panoramic tableaux depicting the development of the West, supplemented by beautiful music, dancing, and chorus girls, with a cast of several hundred people, in eluding an Indian section, in highly colored costumes, will participate in the pageant. The evenings of July 3, 4, and 5, a very colorful horse show, one ot the finest in the West, will be conducted at the Cache county fair grounds. Beautiful horses from all of the Intermountain states will be there to vie for the cash and special prizes. An added feature will be the big calf scramble for selected members of the clubs of the county. This is a real tussel and a struggle, because the boy who can catch and hold his fat, white-facecalf, becomes the owner, sponsors explained. Apostle Ezra T. Benson will be the speaker for the special Pioneer and Patriotic meeting in the Logan label nacle Friday morning, July 4, at 11:30 oclock, following the parade. The Mt. Logan male chorus will present the musical numbers with other features. There will be childrens sports with many free prizes for all winners. The large midway, with Monte Youngs rides, shows and concessions, will be stationed on the junior high school giounds for the week of the celebration. The celebration dances will take place in the Dansante each evening, and there will be special shows at all theaters. We know a man who really and truly reformed his wife, We rank him as our most unforgettable character Its a good thing we have the poor always with us. We still depend on them to do a good many unpleasant jobs. TWLMX Quips and Quirk9 To the Editor- especially their independence if they have a family - The host prize to win To hear some pensioners talk one would think retirement was at leisure. But migh-tThe most atom in repenting few of them go back to their these days of push button war- old jobs fare the old fashioned up and-at-eFRANK POWER, that was such hot stuff in all previous St. Petersburg, Fla. e BINNir W to Wo Savings o n every of these SUMMER SHOES you snap up! : Weve slashed prices down, down, DOWN on thousands of pairs of summer shoes to give your entire family the BIGGEST MONEY-SAVINVALUES neve seen in years Smart styles to wear all summer And every single shoe is top Pennev quality! WOMEN! Save 2.7S on Spectators! Yesterday Ihese are your favorite open-tospectator classics in white suede with contrasting brown leather trim at heel and toe! Trim, mid-waheels. 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PLACES OF BUSINESS. i i luggage sensationally reduced! 1Z V i pieces were made to sell for more all man great savings to subNot months after vacation is over! Not quality standard odds 'n ends! Fine, high All of these IT PAYS TO SHOP AT ALL BRIGHAM CITY STORES AND i Warehouse K? , 1 1 STARTS SATURDAY 9:30 A.M. The older people pet, the more and oftener they declare 1 I 4 I 27, 1947 Logan Announces Events Of Big Centennial Celebration Next Thursday, Friday, Saturday d I Ye Ed says the worst sluinb bug block is under vour Ithat is How true! And the stuff made of can stub jout toe before you take a step' TABLES Assortment Of Odds and Ends t Shrinkage will not exceed 1 le I' |