Show PASSING OF THE SHACK SHAK ancient abodes give place to modern homes green ireen river and elgin are awake and determined to push rapidly forward forwar d GREEN RIVER utah march 8 yet a little while and the all behold log ing BUD run shall look no more upon the an ciona race ot of shack d A sellers ellers in green river one tn bv one these picturesque relics of agone b gone days are melting into impalpable nothingness the earl abet et tier will crawl into his r shack hack after th the first frost and hole up for or the winter no the ruthless chud of 0 more for vever progress las has been laid upon the shack and these artistic structures of 0 cotton ft nood logs or condemned ties W with ith their effective but cot not beautiful roofs roots of mud will soon be remembered only as au ir ri nde descent scent dream and with the shack goes the shack d aveller yeller no more will passengers look with cur ious ees from car windows and ask whether mexicans or indiana indians live in hose those shinnies shin ties no more will the fee fes tive live cowpuncher her or the frolicsome sheepherder fill his hide bide with alkali an and puncture the riba ribs of the shack with his forty tour four the day of the shack dv aveller eller is gone gone forever more so fleet the works arks of men back co to the earth again ancient and hoh holi things fade like a dream at the annual meeting of the canal company the following officers were elected president C P johnson vice president F cook secretary and treas aurer paul wood who t gether with ith peter johnson and george Thur taurman mari compose tee toe board of directors C P johnson nas also appointed superintend nten ten dent of the amsl and dam all assess ments are hereafter to be in cash and all labor paid in the same way chis will do away with the eternal wrangles about ditch work and will probably re suit in having water in the canal for the first time in two years ears it is reported that mat chas D of hanksville Hanks ville has sold to J G eker of blue valley hi his ranch store etc ete all ex capt his cattle gibbons goes with his stock to the old baler biller ranch tor for the present at least J J lumsden Lur asden of grand junction has the contract tor ter I 1 ew sand gates and other important repairs and im prove menta ments on the canal it used to be a ditch but it is a canal cana now dow there is to be cribbing and flume work at the places where toe washes used to cut the canal and the improve ments contemplate to king the water mater supply ample and sure all season it appears anat the people over in el gin have concluded to use power for ra sing water from the river to the fine bodies odies of land on the first and second benches beaches although the filing nas as made by mr powers it is iq presumable it is for the new colony which has bas been so long exp acted to settle around and in elgin toe filing was vias for cyz 6 feet of water two miles of canals and to lover acres of land this plan would solve the biffl cult of water on the other side of the river and would open up a splendid part of the country tor for settlement and cultis a atlon tion john St Sto ieken oeken and family will shortly leave for or the east after a short stay at grand junction where mr holds some proper they will remove to chicago mr was the first one hosae to see the possibilities of this place and to take advantage of the op t es offered and anal although he did not car ry out bis his original plans which aimed at making a CODS coris demable manufacturing town of green river be was still very successful and the place has profited greatly bv by his foresight and energy the removal of the family will b much re gret greated ted here and their many friends wish them well wherever they mav may be chris halverson has sold acid 25 acres more of big his land to a calida man what is 13 left ao lie proposes to keep for or a farm for or himself chris andersen has bas disposed of part of his ranch to an indiana purchaser r chris will leave in mav may tor for a visit toll to 11 a to old home in denmark strangers stranger are coming into town daily and the hotel is kept busy mr tribble seems to be well satisfied with the pros pres ent ant business busi bugi nass and the future prospects |