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Show (Tounty -J (orrg FERRON (Too late for last week.) Active operations toward the erection of an uptodate business block on the site of the former Ferron and Molen Co op, which was burned three weeks ago, are taking place this week. About 40,000 brick have been delivered an 1 a large amount of sand and . gravel is being hauled. A substantial concrete foundation will be put in at once. The building is to be 40 x 60 ft. with a glass front. The relief society teachers entertained the board and members of the society Thursday afternoon. An interesting program was rendered. Lunch w s served andome of the sisters indulged in some lively step dancing. The dance given lor tne benefit of the ward choir was very poorly patronized. patroniz-ed. It wouU a p ear from this that either the people do nol want a choir, or that they expect the members to furnish their own books. Come out next time and give us a "boost. " We need your help. Babies were born this week to Mrs. Hans Dalme, Mrs. G;orre Peterson, Mrs. Alvin Larsen and Mrs. John Fun. All are feelin well. Mr. Howard Stringham and Miss Olive Huntsman were married at Castle Dale on the 14th. A few cases of. scarlet fever are reported in town, butth-; disease seems to oe of a mil I form. Steps hav3 been taken to prevent it from spreading. ORANGE VI LLE Mr. Edward Cox and Miss Emeline Sitterud were married at the home of Mrs.Len Huntington, Thursday ot last week, and gave a dance in the evening Mr. Cox's boyho J home was at Manti. Since ihen he has become one of the most prosperous ranchman of the Uintah reservation. Wherever he is known he is spok;n of in the highest terms. He has the ability of making many friends and but few enemies. Mrs. Cox jsb -loved by all. She has held many places of trust and in every way is a typical business woman. She is i president of the Y. L. M. I. Association j and Tuesday evening the young ladies i had a "shower" party for her. Many beautiful presents were given her. ' In their new venture, theirmany friends wish them congratulations. Avery successful and entertaining birthday party was given "A 'nt Mary" Jewkes on the 19th. She has b'eon visiting visit-ing her son Jesse D. at Salt Lake City. He and his wife and the larger children I accompanied their mo. her home that i they might be here to attend the .cele-' .cele-' bration of her 82J birthduy. Then. was a most excellent program rend ;rcd j by her family, old and young. Many of i the old songs of Grandpa Jewkes were sung, awaking in the hearts of the; people, especially the members of his choir a tender chord, and had he been permitted to attend, he would have join ;d in with that grand mellow bass voice that we all loved so well. Most ! pleasing features were selections on j the violin by three of Sis.er Jewkes; grandsons, over the age of eleven and under sixteen. Notwithstanding the fact that she had been poorly in health and the hard trip, she keot up v -ry nicely. It was grandpa Davis' birthday birth-day as well, and although he was P5 years of age he sng with a strong sweet voice some of his old time songs and played several selections on his violin. The party began with a dinner in the afternoon at the home of B. F. Jewkes, the second son of "Aunt Mary" at which all of Grandfather Jewkes' children child-ren and a few invited guests were present. In the evening a general party for all married people was held in the social hall where the program was carried out with "Aunt Mary's" eldest grandson, A. G. Jewkes, Jr. acting as master of ceremonies. Her eldest child, Alrni G. Jewkes, gave a short Bpeech of welcome to those present and her youngest child, Jesse D. Jewkes, gave the parting word. TheClub celebrated the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens with a spirited program, each number being from his writings with the txception of an article on hi3 life read by Mrs. Mary A. Fail, an ardent lover of his works. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Zina Tuttle where a delicious lunch was serve I by the hostess, assisted by her sister, Mrs. Nell Tuttle. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Childs took their little babe to the Dale to Dr. Coleman. The little fellow had been suffering for some time with a swelling under th ear. The Dr. lanced it, an 1 In is now doing nicely. Mrs. Marv Swasav is visiting in the metropolis 't m few days. Mrs. Chlo! H isly has returned to her hom - in 'Tdaho. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson have returned return-ed with their son, who is convalescent. HUNTINGTON Mrs. Delia Hector made a visit to Price last week. It is rumored 'hot George M. Miller is soon to have erected a building for a bank and postoffice. He has had several sev-eral teams husv hau'mg hrick. Little Miss Reva, daughter of Mrs. Earin Howard, has been under Dr. Hill's care for blood poison, caused from a sliver under her finger nail. Messrs. James and Robert Rradley, from Idaho, are visiting here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Marker, and Mr. and Mrs. Will Luce from Salt Lake are here visiting at the Leonard home. Mrs. Marker and Mr. Luce are sister and brother to Mrs. Nora Leonard. On Monday night the Leonard brothers broth-ers gave a free dance. All there had an enj ivable time. The Relief soci ty is preparing for a grand dance and banquet on the 24th. We have again in our town that dreadel disease, diphtheria. Bishop Nielson's home is now under quarantine, quaran-tine, two of his children being very sick with this disease. We "have not learned ho v th's contngeon came into our midst, but we are in hopes that we can get rid of it, without having it spread into many homes. Ranger John Brockbank was in Ephraim on the 14th and 15th attending attend-ing the rangers convention of the Manti Forest Reserve. Attorney M. Truman was quite ill with lagrippe for a few days during his stay here. We are inclined to think that whiskey is being sold here to quito an extent. You see it is something like a motion picture show. We see the moving pictures but we do not hear what is said or know the rest. . The millinery store and dwelling house combined, being erected by John Olsen, is nearing completion. It seems that it is gathering time once more in Huntington. Some kind, clever person has relieved a few cellars of their fruit, honey, flour, and meat. Eight dollars is also missing from the butcher shop and some of the clothes lines have been stripped. Our suspicions suspici-ons don't point toward anyone, but those missing things could not have unlocked un-locked the many cellars and granaries and walked off without a little help. Our ex-bishop, Peter Johnson, is visiting here with his children and friends. We are pleased to have him with us again. The Opera "Queen Esther," put on last Friday and S itu rday nights was a success. The hall was crowded both nights. We were pleased to see a few of our Orangeville and Price friends present. The play was put on under the auspices of Procescor Bixler who i3 an old hand at this kind of work. EMERY Mrs. Stena Williams, of Emery, who has been critically ill in Salt Lake City the past winter, was thought to be sufficiently recovered to return to her home thi-i week, but at present is very sick again, and her journey home has been postponed indefinitely. Har son, Irven Willia ns", who has been at her bedside for two months is expacted home this week. Dr. Graham has been performing several operations here during the past t vo week-. Babies have recently arrived at the homes of Hans Jensen and Ammon Foote. Mrs. Neilson Hansen is very sick at-this at-this writing. She has b?en confined to her bed for over a month. John H. Redd was a busi.iess visitor this week. Our town has been alive the past couple of weeks with coal prospectors, who claim we have the best coking coal west of Pennsylvania. A coal company has been organized and it is thought i operations will begin within a very short time. People who have already disposed of their underground are feeling very sorry and trying to reclaim it; as they are of the opinion it contains untold wealth. Just watch Emery! Mrs. Leonard Broderick will go to Ogden this week to remain during the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Will Minchey of Ferron have bought a home here and will move from Ferron this week. Farmers are beginning to get busy. ELMO (Too late for last week.) ' The health of the people is pretty good at present, although the small children are being bothered with rheumatism rheu-matism or something similar. The snow is all melted and we will soon hear the farmer's whistle in the fields. Ira Oviatt has been home from Hiawatha, Hiaw-atha, visiting with his parents, but has again returned to his work. Our nome dramatic company will present; "The Moonshiner's Daughter'.' February, 22d . The cast of characters is as follows: Dave Martin G. H. Oviatt- Herbert Wilson B. Erickson Jim Blake Byron Oviatt Dick Carpenter Dea Oviatt Gerald Murphy Fred Oliver Mary Martin Pearl Randall Annie Martin Rhoda Reber Nellie Blake Marie Oliver Our Cleveland friends need not worry oyer Cupid having been at work in Elmo for we will take care of that ourselves. Cupid generally visits every town. A few of Elsie Oviatt's friends gave her a surprise party February 15, in honor of her birthday. A jolly time was had, and lunch was served. The Elmo dramatic company has purchased some scenery for the opera house. Elders D. A. Johnsen and Holyer Nielson of Cleveland were home mis-sionaries'here mis-sionaries'here lust Sunday. ORANGEVILLE (Continued from first page) Too much cannot be said in praise of the entertainment uiven by the public school Thursday eveni ig, under the ! instruction of Miss Belle Fox and Miss Farnsworth, their teachers. The students were certainly well trained and delivered their parts excellently. We should appreciate the energy put forth by the teachers in training our children so well. I CLAWSON Tuesday afternoon the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Elder was burned to the ground. In just a few seconds after the fire started nearly everybody was i there but as there was no water around they carried out all the furniture and everything was saved from the inside j except a carpet. There were many things i damaged. It is a great loss and makes things look queer. j Mr. Frank Woodward was a visitor here for a few days. Mr. Lee Tatton left for Sunnyside Wednesday. We see Bishop Hitchcock has been adding the porches to his house, li looks fine. Our friends, the . ase-ball fans from Molen, came over Wednesday intending t lay it over us again, but they didn't do it. The irame came out 24 to 11 in favor of Clawson. Peter Borreson acted di umpire. Walter Barney has been at court the past week. , Ed. Jenkins moved to Clawson last week from tVrron. He intends to farm here during the summer. j We wish the other towns would come over and play us a game of base-ball. Come any time and we will treat you right. |