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Show Feature Council Jan 2, 1914, these WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1995 The following are excerpts from a poem written by Tamar Stewart Hamblin, a member of the first council in Kanab. all-wom- Continued fromPage 12 toes. Mary wrote, Our greatest trouble has been in fighting the liquor evil, a terror to our town. Many men smuggled liquor into Kanab through the U.S. Mail. The council wrote to the Postmaster General at Washington, D.C., and explained their situation. The result, the practice was stopped. Liquor was still shipped into Kanab by freight and other ways. Mary wrote, They know we are on the lookout, and they have to be pretty sly about it. Our Marshall seized twelve gallons at one time which was addressed to different parties; some of them were able to prove to the satisfaction of thejustice of the peace, though not to ours, that it was sent for medicinal purposed, and were allowed to keep theirs, and the rest, about six gallons was poured out on the ground in front of the court house. On September 13, 1913, the women prepared a fruit festival in honor of the Utah Automobile Club on their first trip to the Grand Canyon. We sent to Dixie for grapes and peaches, furnished the melons ourselves and treated the entire town, wrote Mary. By the end of their term in office, the ladies had earned the respect of the entire town. Tamar acted as spokesperson when the ladies were asked to run again. When everyone else in town has had a trial, well take another turn, she said. On SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS civic-minde- d Cr Kanab Kanab- - a bed of willows; one exception. Ada Seegmiller ran for reelection. After she won, she resigned. Now almost 81 years later, memories have faded and family has passed on. A Monument, set in Kanab Wonderstone, located on the Gazebo grounds, is a tribute to these women. The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers presented the city with a plaque to hang in the city offices and another for the Heritage House. Yet, one gets the feeling there should be more. Cultivating Indian hatred; The white-man'- s plans to overthrow. 612 S. Main 643-731- 9 Fredonia Now desperation and anger Fear and of course, That rush for the head Some call it Jonesen Cant get out of bed. Lets not forget guilt, Pain and remorse. Tinfoil dreams of white dancing smoke, Confusion and sadness Is all there is now Pass it around Wait for your toke. I wrant all of me back I wish I knew how. Stay up for days But its too late to think Of what might have been If I had said, no, And not given in. What begins never ends As one night on the town. But hold on to that buzz Cause if you let go What goes up comes down Its the lowest of lows. In this little horseshoe bend. Men of courage, then were thought of. To this lonesome spot to send. They were called here on a mission To beautify the spot. Add their handiwork to nature And the beauties God had wrought. Many gave their lives To reclaim this arid waste. Never counting trials and heart aches Which on every day they faced. So alone here I sit In a pit of despair Relationships ended Too late to repair. Ill cry for tomorrow like Im crazy With no place to hide On a round trip journey With fear as my guide. I look in the mirror My soul bought and sold And crack is my pimp Fear Im dead for life My soul flies with a limp. I feel A fresh start, a new day, But they come and they go Smoked so many away. And ask myself Why? Nothing else matters Cant wait to be high. Kanab- - a beautiful oasis. Almost at the roadway's end. Where the weary traveler lingers A few quiet hours to spend. More than fifty years in building. But built well and stood the test. Now on younger shoulders Her glorious future rests. There is chance in every footstep, Opportunities are great. To make Kanab, though way down south, A beacon in the state. Will it ever be over Will death be the end? Try to lean on whats left I know its not much One step at a time Dont break my glass crutch. When did curious desire Turn to need and depend? I wont do any more The battle is over The other side won. Feel the need for its rush Its called crystal-met- h It took over my life Now Im rushing to death. I thought I could stop But when a shadow is cast Its been said, but not done, Noteworthy quotes Tried to set myself free But I no longer do drugs Its the drugs that do me. Of hope over pain For a moment Im free For a moment Im sane. Sometimes I look back courageous men signed, they And itIhurts me to see pledged their live, their fortunes, What have become and their sacred honor to the So many changes in me. cause of freedom and independence. Alliance News, Summer I look at old pictures Of who I was then 95. I miss her so much, Colorado Roger Can I be her again? and Nick Brown received a d standing ovation after Fly-I- n I lost myself participants viewed their Now Ipart ofknow dont whats real work on the issues facing the I forest industry. They aired a only have pictures Of how I used to feel. segment from NBC Nightly News on Whitings Lumber and Governmental red tape which My spirit to guide me was precipitated by footage shot A soul free to fly Fell crashing down by them in Fredonia, Arizona. As my body got high. Alliance for Americas Bulletin film-make- rs tear-fille- 154 Vl3$$$IONIS TEEIM3RIB33T.UBEI3BIIATi Square Tube Other popular sizes in slock. 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Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the Continental Army. Another had two sons captured. What kind of men were they? Twenty-fiv- e were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farm(This article is based on Mary ers or large plantation owners. Wooley Chamberlains Journal, These were men of means and the History of Kane County, education. Yet they signed the Adonis Findlay Robinsons ar- Declaration knowing full well ticle, Town Business and a bit that the penalty could be death if of my imagination). they were captured. When these June 11, 1995. For all your pet & craft needs- - Dead for Life Feel the need for a rush? Where the water failed to run. Just a camping place for Piutes, Where they had their savage fun. For many snows they held their war dance Hideous in Indian paint. Enough to make the white-ma- n shiver. With fear grow weak and faint. Navajos would join their revels. 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