Show Covered Wagon Molls Through Area By Joan Newman Right out of the past! Imagine the thoughts of children and little them Son Fabien stopped off to stay with some friends in Spring City for a few weeks’ the vacation from the across journey Oklahoma and a saddle horse four less than they started with Mr Robert related that two days into the trip he sold his first horse because it was basically a rodeo horse and proved and City Yellow Stone When asked how he the kept warm during alike as they cold months he simply see a genuine pioneer replied in a heavy French style covered wagon country accent “Walk!” Marcell passing through town as if sponsored by Quebec loo nervous for the trip proudly displayed a it were 100 years ago was planned Wagoners He commented that That’s just what people to make a 10000 mile trek lovely well kept scrap book of newspaper many may think this is an living in the path of this to California and back to to wagon’s journey have show that horses when clippings places they’ve inexpensive way travel It is conservative been seeing across the properly cared for could stayed and sights they’ve entries (gasoline-wisincluding and no Axtell was the still make this kind of seen country and pictures of folks they flats) but when you resting place for this journey such as many of covered wagon Sunday our pioneer ancestors did met figure feed and horse shoes the main expense The wagon is equipped night at Darrell Despa ins’ more than a century ago for it the animals as was the Clare Otten Southern with all the necessities Crossing residence in Sterling the Canada and dropping including an odometer averaged out to about a dollor mile horses a The before It also which 4900 read over down from Mr night Winnepeg traveled through Red- Robert told of some of his miles thus far The wagon were fitted with special rubber shoes at a cost of mond Salina and Aurora many experiences He travels an average of $200 and lasted 200 miles much miles per day After comment has been interviewed causing but Owned by Marcell about 500 times for radio the first 200 miles they in the beginning Marcell learned forging lost their Robert a Frenchman man first and enroute and when in from Montreal of horse Canada newspapers along the because Denver with the help of a and his wife Hugette the problems and the second way stopping frequently covered wagon has been at elementary sdiools man dropped out after supportive acquaintance their home for more than state and county fairs going 2000 miles when he he designed special steel a year Mr and Mrs and various other events suffered a motor bike shoes weighing about 2 pounds each and secured Robert and their two giving rides to children injury in Minnesota with four bolts These children France 18 and and generally getting The third Daniel Slythe Marcell said would last Fabien IS left Montreal acquainted with local made it to Denver before for 1000 miles in May of 1981 with three residents across the he had to quit leaving the others two draft horses country They were family of four to continue 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subscriptions offer two With sub new This offer is limited to within the subscriptions State of Utah The free book has 80 pages filled with beautiful of the photographs City Council Decides On Grant Money Use Gunnison The City met on October City Employee Mark Pickett was present to inform the council that a decision was needed on how the grant money was to be tied upThe council made a motion which to passed unanimously spend the $15000 Water Resource money to get Council 11 the straightened pipeline out around the Nine Mile Reservoir and to spend the $20000 from HUD to build the pump around the Little Nine Mile because requests Spring turning the restaurant into a bar and would not even have the wine in the of people’s and feels that it would help the business He further stated that he has no intentions of came Sidney Vaughn into th meeting to ask the council’s feelings on wine being served in the back room of the Wisteria He said that he is asking front room Mayor Anderson said that he would first like to do some research on the law with the Utah speaking Liquor Bureau Councilman Richard Kjar was given the assignment TV Initiative to Be Discussed at Meet A meeting public sponsored by the Utah Women Association of will be held this Tuesday evening October 19th on the Snow College Campus at the Noyes Building 150 east 100 north room 115 on the bottom floor to discuss the subject of indecent material being the impact of the initiative proposed measure Mr Harmer is a native of Utah but for years resided in DC and in Washington California In California Harmer was a member of the state Senate and was later as the broadcast over cable appointed lieutenant Governor of television The speaker at the the state of California by meeting will be Mr John then Governor Ronald L Harmer a resident of Reagan During this time California the Bountiful Utah and an in Mr Harmer attorney who practices in legislature much time and Mr DC spent Washington Harmer is considered a effort on legislation on dealing with the pornational expert matters of pornography nography industry and its and indecency and is the activities The meeting will begin of an initiative author measure being circulated promptly at 7:00 pm The in the state Sanpete Region Chapter of “The presentation indecent material over cable TV poses a most serious challenge to the people of Utah” said Mr John L Harmer “Unless enact appropriate legislation cable TV we will soon be presenting type of por- the same nographic material in 'Utah that they have been showing in other parts of the country” According to Mrs local Dove Mary representative of the Utah Association of Women Mr Harmer will discuss obscene the history and nographic material cable explain of por- on and will television the purpose and Mr- of the Utah Association of Women urges all citizens to of Sanpete county effort make every to attend the possible meeting so that they might become better informed on this critical issue “What we have seen Mr from the material Harmer and others have over the past collected several years has made our chapter members cable realize that television in our com- must have the necessary controls to assure the same standard of decency in broadcasting that the federal munity requires government network television” Mrs Dove Anderson Mayor of said reviewed the audit with He stated the council “We have to make every effort this year to balance our budget and get a little reserve” He has planned a meeting with all city to see where employees they could cut down There is a total deficit of about $6000 with $2000 of it from last year’s budget The other $4000 was from being in the red in previous years Council The dismissed Kay Mclff the city attorney on a has as $250 retainer basis monthly They will still use his services as needed but on contract The remainder meeting was of the spent discussing the pressurized irrigation sprinkling system Kjar stated the that Irrigation Company would need as collateral $352000 $40000 of this for repairs during the first year He calculates 610 possible connections excusing those who own more than 10 shares They are still in Councilman of figuring the process fee what the connection would be to the landowner with water shares and the one with none and the fee monthly maintenance that would be incurred Councilman Kjar was asked to cost it out and bring his proposals to the next City Council meeting which will be November 1 after which public hearings on the matter will be set up first the After looo miles the money ran out but ingenuity and hard fr work provided ways to continue Mr Robert says mostly they are financed now by donations from spectators people impressed with their project and determination family plans to California by where they will enter the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadma But Marcell said this would not be confirmed until they reached Las Vegas The reach From there start back they will crossing the border then into Louisa nna with a stop at the Grand scheduled 01’ Opry in Nashville At end Marcell journeys’ plars to return by car and take moving pictures for a film and book he intends to write About his impressions of our country and its’ people he anMexican swered enthusiastically “Very fine very fine” n A O II ' A''' Onward Ho!” This covered wagon has been traveling home for the Robert family for more than a year They are on 10000 mile expedition sponsored by Quebec to Calif and back from Montreal Wagoners |