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Show HUNTINGTON T Our old townsman, John W. Lott, passed away last Monday morning. His demise came as quite a surprise although he had been ailing for a long time. The funeral was held Wednesday Wednes-day at 2 p. m. The children were all home, including some from Idaho who had been absent for years. ' The speakers were Peter E. Johnson, John-son, J. F. Wakefield, and Peter Niel-i Niel-i son. Claud W'akefield sang, "Home Over There" and Sister Hannah Leon-1 Leon-1 ard sang "Sometime We'll Understand" Under-stand" both selections being rendered render-ed in a very beautiful manner. Two of our town ladies, Mrs. Eliza Howard and Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, have been visiting their sisters at Moab the-past the-past week. Uncle Chris is getting awful aw-ful lonesome. He wishes ".Ma" wouldV come home. Stella don't care she's-the she's-the boss. A. W- Sherman is troubled with a. cancerous growth in the throat and went east to undergo treatment in the Nicols hospital in Missouri. He received re-ceived little encouragement, however, and has returned home again. He was accompanied on the trip by Peter E. Johnson. Report has it that Henry G. Mills and sons now have the mail contract-"cinched" contract-"cinched" after a period of uncertainty. uncertain-ty. The contract is for four years and begins July 1st. A letter from A. Rex Johnson to his grandpa, dated from Washington, D. C., says he is well and nicely located in a well equipped office for Uncle Sam. He Is just across the street from the famous Washington monument. He is also close to the senate building: and one block from the capitol, the V. S. postoffice, and the government printing office. He says there are nh real high buildings but many massive and beautiful ones. Young Johnson attended church at Senator Smoot's home on the 17th, about a hundred Utah people being there. When hc-arrived hc-arrived in Washington he reported immediately, im-mediately, the officer in charge, read the "loyalty pledge" and in ten niin-1 utes he was at his work. Word has Just reached us that our' old sister, Esther Grange, is very sick and not expected to live. She is at West Jordan with her daughters'. Some of the boys have gone down there to lend aid and be near her. |