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Show County QyJ PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES Another half year of school has gone and the half year's work finished up. With but few exceptions all children have done themselves proud. The Christmas decorations in the rooms testify that the great holiday has not been forgotten by either teachers or pupils. Especially do we make mention men-tion of the sand table in Miss Brown's room. The children have mixed clay, molded brick and built an old fashioned house wdth a real chimney. Old Santa Claus in seen just disappearing down the flue. The wdiole table is decorated with cotton which gives the effect of a heavy snow storm. Parents, come and see the work your tiny tots are doing. Most of the school had Christmas programs pro-grams in their rooms. Miss Smith's department received a visit from St Nick who gave them a pea-nut shower. All enjoyed the trea : very much and hope he will visit us again. Mr. Wall left for the north Friday. We can't even imagine why he leaves so early. May he be successful and have a merry Christmas is the wish of all the teachers. Have you seen Mr. Robison's smile? Oh! he is just going home, that's all. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all children, parents, trustees and friends.' CLEVELAND Plans for the new school house were received from the state architect. The Cleveland Co-op has had a sale on the past week. While they havn't made any great to-do about it they have j ; been giving some great bargains. i ' The M. I. A. Dramatic Association presented "Tried and True" Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to large appre-: ciative audiences. j President Lars P. Oveson was here ' to give instructions in Priesthood meet- i ing Monday evening, his visits are always al-ways appreciated. I Frank Lundby and wdfe are here from 1 Castle Gate. They are going to make ; their home here, they don't feel as they care to stay in the camp since the demise of their three year old son, be-I be-I ing the only living child they had. The schools give their Christmas in-tertainment in-tertainment Thursday evening. EMERY We hear that Crystal Broderick and Alma Jorgensen visited the court house this week, also Alice Foote and Clement Johnson. They are some of Emery's most popular young people and they have a host of friends who wish them a long happy life. Rasrrius Johnson and S. M. Williams have gone to Price to meet Hazel, Ruby and Edgar, who are coming home to spend the holidays. All the other students stud-ents are expected home. Roy, the fifteen year old son of Martin Allred.fell while jumping and broke his arm. He is getting along very nicely. A good time is expected here for Christmas. Something doing every night. All the district school teachers are intending in-tending to spend their vacation at Salt Lake City. J. S. Lewis has shipped his lucern seed. He has about 25,000 lbs. ORANGEVILLE Frank Jewkes gave his wedding dance December 21 which was enjoyed by his many friends. The bride looked very charming in a dainty gown of silk chiffon over white silk. Frank is the first of Principal Kelly's graduates, class '07, to join the benedicts, good example ex-ample to the rest of the fellows. Ellis Andersen, one of our town boys was also married on the same day to Miss Sariah Robbins of Huntington. Ellis is the son of our respected townsman towns-man Mr. Swain Andersen. The bride wore a pretty gown of blue silk and lace. We understand Mr. Aiariah Tuttle is expected home to spend holidays with his family. Mr. Tuttle has a mining prospect from which he anticipates success. suc-cess. Good luck, Bro. Tuttle. Our school teachers are going home for holidays. They are all capable young ladies and we will all be glad to have them return. Mrs. McNeil's son Cheeny, has a bad attack of rheumatism. We hope he will be able to join the Christmas festi vities. Edw. Cox is on a visit to friends and relatives. Ed has a fine farm on the Reservation. One happy girl in town. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crawford expect their son .Edward home from Manti, where he is taking the High School course. He will return after holidays. Mr. Geo. Snow, Sr., with his daughter Mrs. Hunter of Price, are also going to spend holidays at home. Wm. T. Reid is expected home for Christmas, he is attending the State University. Mrs. Agnes Woolman is quite ill with nervous prostration. Sister Woolman has been an active worker all her life time traveling far and near in nursing and caring for the sick. Wm. Guymon, who is taking the High School course in the Snow Academy at Ephraim, is expected home. Mrs. May Lamphlough will return to her home in Denver on the 27th, this being her first visit home in seven years Mrs. Lamphlough was one of our popular young ladies and we are delighted to have her with us again. The Commercial and Ladies' Aid Club enjoyed a most pleasant evening on ! Thursday December 22, dancing inter- spersed with a good program of speech-I speech-I making, singing, etc. A delicious lunch was served by the committees of the ! club. We hope to have more of these ! socials in the future, we find it a good : way to get acquainted. . The Young Ladies will give a weigh dance this (Friday) evening, a good I time is promised, and the feather ' weights are advised to add as much to ! their weight as possible. The primary will also give a basket dance this afternoon, to lay is their annual day. They will postpone their Cantatta until later. The Dramatic Co will play the Little Heroine on Saturday, they have been greeted wdth a full house at every play. The good people of Ferron also showed their appreciation by giving them good patronage. Here is wishing a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. Comfort one another With a hand-clasp close and tender, With the sweetness love can render, And the looks of friendly eyes, Do not wait wdth grace unspoken. While life's daily bread is broken Gentle speech is oft like mamma from the skies. From another correspondent: The Commercial Club and the ladies of the Aid Auxiliary Club are combined to have a grand party on the evening of the 22nd in the Social hall. Dancing singing, and eating of picnic will be the evenings entertainment. Frank R. Jewkes and Miss Ruby Fox were united in matrimony at the residence of the brides parents, E. W. and Fanny Fox, by Bishop Henry M. Reid. whose wife was. also present, on the afternoon of December 21, 1910. Only the immediate families of the contracting con-tracting parties were present, together with J, K. and Elizabeth Reid and Mrs. ! Mary Jewkes, these were the grand-' grand-' father and grandmothers of the groom. ' The bridegroom is the oldest son of Ben IF. and Mrs. Maggie Jewkes, who are ! among the first settlers of Emery county ' The new benedict is in the office of State I Auditor J. D. Jewkes in Salt Lake City and will take up his residence there for the present. A dance was given in the evening by the newly wedded couple which was well attended. Ellis Andersen and Miss Sariah Rob-bins Rob-bins of Huntington were married at the court house on the same day. He is the son of our townsman Swain Andersen and wife, who is deceased. The bride is the daughter of Orson Robbins and wife. MO LEN The people of Molen are delighted over the thoughts of a telephone system being put in here, It is a local phone and will be attached to the main line at Ferron. Central will be at Bishop Caldwell's and it is expected that several people here will put phones in their homes. The poles are all set and as soon as the wire and phones arrive from Prifie it will only be a few days until we will be in touch with civilization (Ferron.) The men and boys are going to work on the town cistern, which, when finished finish-ed will furnish water for everyone in town. The district school will put on a nice grogram Friday night A good program is being prepared for Christmas. Miss Evelyn Caldwell who has been in Sunnyside for some time is expected home for the holidays. We have everything to be thankful for. Good health, bounteous crops and a beautiful blanket of snow, which is what the farmers like to see. |