Show The Gunnison V alley News YEAR GUNNISON UTAH THURSDAY Valley Pioneer Is Local Busters Lose Mrs Emms held Wednes- school high auditorium and hundreds of friends of the woman who through her life W(as held in high esteem for her tharming and loving ways tu pay the last sad respects gathered Bishop A Larson was in charge and during the services appropriate musi-tnumbers were given by a double and individuals The quartet gave "Oh My Father” and “Abide Wfth Me" E L Swalberg gave as a solo "A Perfect and a' duet "Spring Hope” by Mrs Junius Metcalf and Miss Flossie MnUor completed the musical numbers Hans C Olsen and Bishop Larson the principal speakers and in their remarks they paid a high tribute to the life and works of Mrs Jbseph 4rtet ty” Spans Kearns was born at Nauvoo 1842 She was the daugh-tjJuly Thomas and Mary Mrs of Noah Guymon When two years of age et mother was called by death and eigtjt years later the father and the dkfogfrterstarted the long journey at Salt aerphs the plains arriving LAMP City in 1860 Shortly after Hi the west the family moved t "Jhdrican Fork In 1852 the called on a mission to England &d during his absence Miss Gttfmon' lived at Springville to Henry H 'Was married Keemp by Brigham Young’ at Salt Lakein tiie year 1857 and after a aHor residence at Springville they came to Gunnison being among the Mrs fifth settlers of the valley Keta had made her home here s'nce her first arrival During the Black Hawk Indian insurrection Mrs Kearns became fam- ed for her activities in providing food and iheRer for the soldiera who were trying & subdue the Indians She was alI6' a talented instructor being accomplished in vocal music In her church work and conscientious and to give aid to the ' ne$$y and sick Bttrvfving are nine sons and aind J A Kearns Mrs Hatt&'Dstler and Mrs May Dowse o£filtLakeMrs H F Andrews of S:t)ieg0 Calif Mrs E J Knighton of this city Mrs Helena Parker Mrs Annie K Burns of Butte Mont B C and Noah Kearns Vancouver and 16 Thirty-sigrandchildren are also left as Mrs Dowse when her sujryiyon !became critically ill came to the bedside and cared for her during the Mrs Andrews has lXjgt'hours her home on the coast and wjB remain here for some time an$ dramatics shirwas sincere 'ever ready U Elsinore Commencement have been completed for the commencement Annual to be of Utah University in held June 7th to 9th inclusive 670 hall Approximately Kingsbury Seore by innings: stoijierits will receive degrees or dip410 106 10(1—11 lomas at that time These will in- Satyina degrees 000 010 22- 0Gunnison clude about 400 bachelor Summary: Errors— D Bird 2 Lewthirty master degrees thirty 100 medical certificates is 2 F Crane Stubbs Kump Ericknormal diplomas and about ten son Stolen bases — B Gates 3 M Sorenson 2 Jensen 2 C Madsen T r junior high school hits— Lewis Sorenson 2 Ph D professor hits— Erickson Last Peterson Bauers Jensen Steele iffvpsycfiolpgy at the George Peabody Erickson Nashville TenDouble plays— Bauers to FredrickUettege for Teachers will deliver the son Struck out— By Lewis 15 Ericknessee address to the graduates on son 11 Bases on balls — Off Lewis 0 Dr Peterson is a Erickson 3 Hit with pitched ball— By 9th June ijjesday Wild pitch— T Sorenson noted educator and a former member Erickson Erickson Time of game— 1 hour and of4he University of Utah faculty 60 minutes Rabbi Samuel H Gordon of Israel Salt Lake City will in sermon Gunnison Again Defeated uettver the baccalaureate 7th June runs Elsinore was full of home Kingsbury hall Sunday Phi to address The annual public Sunday when the Gunners engager (Continued on last page) Kappa Phi honor scholarship society sAUrba given by Professor B Roland friends of the U of U will be belt the University English Monday morning June 8th at their cjiome Alumni reunions have been 'lIUK wiU b4 preceded by Phi Kappa June for Tuesday afternoon exercises and din- 9th A business meeting of the alumspinor class day ner will be held at noon on Monday ni will be held Monday evening June 8th The annual alumni banquet and Monday afternoon the annual recepMrs ball will be given Tuesday evening and tion given by President and June 9th at the Hotel Utah George Thomas to the graduates solans kt the AT MOAB Mrs Vada Titcomb daughter of of Mayor and Mrs J S Peterson this city was quietly married at The Moab Saturday to Ray Pardue nuptials were marked with simplicity SOUTHERN UTAH LEAGUE only a few intimate friends of the couple being present to witness the Standing of the Team ceremony They motored from Grand Junction Saturday and Sunday morning returned' to their home giving their friends an agreeable and happy Mrs Pardue a native- of surprise Gunnison is well and popularly known here and in Colorado After her education in the Guncompleting Saturday’s Result nison schools she went to Salt Lake Salina 11 Gunnison 5 and completed a’ business course Nephi 25 Ephraim 8 Later she went to Grand Junction and for the past several years has Results Sunday’s made the Colorado city her home Elsinore 8 Gunnison 4 Mr Pardue is prominent in business Salina 14 Ephraim 11 circles in Grand Junction at present a large meat store The operating Sunday’s Schedule newlyweds who have hosts of friends Elsinore at Gunnison that will join in extending the best ( Nephi at Salina wishes for a prosperous and happy wedded life will make their home xt While Salina scored heavily over Grand Junction Gunnison in the Memorial day bout ending with a score of 11 to 5 thus BRINGS FAMILY HERE sending the Salts Lo first place in the division column a protest has Nate Willmore operator of the been entered by the Gunners for the Gunnison Bakery and Cafe went to fact that a violation of the rules was Eureka Monday mornihg and returnwhom Steele committed it was ed the same evening He was accomshown was not registered in the rosson panied by Mrs Willmore and ter for Salina was permitted to en- and The Willmores will ter the game at the 6th inning The make daughter Gunnison their future home matter is to be put before the board and they will occupy the Lloyd Sorof control of the league at a meetenson home on West Center street ing called by Ira Overfelt to be held at tjie Gunnison Valley bank Sunday even’ng at 7:30 At the opening of the battle the Salts hopped onto Erickson’s curves and clouted out tive runs in the 1st Home-Comin- g did not and 2nd innings Erickson and neither pull himself together was his support up to the standard and a total of 18 hits were garnered All Utah will join in celebrating event by the Salts to make their 11 tallies the “Covered Wagon Days” The Gunners’ opponent in the box that will be staged at the capital Lewis was in fine form and he only city July 24 25 and 26 and thei reallowed 9 hits He was credited with enactment of the pioneers as they striking out 15 men while Erickson moved slowly down the canyons and '’’W intw the had 11 to his credit great Salt Lake valley will The holiday crowd wub one of the be vividly portrayed In former years largest yet seen this season on the the state annually observed Pioneer thousands local diamond and only for the "rank day in lavish style and whose would gather to witness the spectacurowdyism” of one individual profanity and obscene language was lar parades the interesting programs and unfit for and incidentally the “old a rotten preachment pioneers” and indulge in the lowest bowery crowd the game would The coming event howwas intensely interesting ever will surpass in grandeur any of The score: Accorever staged GUNNISON the celebrations of various B H 0 A ding to the announcement committees in charge of “Covered Wagon Days” it will be one of the celebrations in the Unitoutstanding ed States bordering one quality with the Mardi Gras of New Orleans or of roses held at Pasthe tournament and which has made Calif adena the latter city In a proclamation issued by Governor Geo H Dem May 26th Utah’s chief executive urges all of Utah) to join in the memorable event and to plan to make Utah’s Pioneer day celebration a crowning event The proclamation follows: Called to Reward To Salina jmprttdve rites for Gvympn Keans were day afternoon at the MARRIED JUNE 4 1931 EXERCISES NO 49 IMPRESSIVE Mr and Mrs Ira Overfelt Mrs S F Tipton Miss Helen and Eugene Overfelt attended the graduating exercises of the nurses of the Holy Cross hospital at which Miss Lois Overfelt daughter of Mr and Mrs Ira Overfelt was among the 21 reThe ceremonies ceiving diplomas which were highly impressive were held at the Cathedral Madeline Salt Lake Thursday evening of last week? Miss Overfelt who has completed her course with high honors will remain at the hospital until September but will be granted a vacation in July which she will spend with her parents in Gunnison After the graduthe Overfelte and ating ceremonies Mrs Tipton motored to McGill where they spent a few days visiting with Mr and Mrs Ransom Overfelt Resident Several Are Injured Long-Ti- Answers Final Call Following four months rickson of her a severe Mrs illness Helmena lasting Fred- 82 years old died at the home Mrs Martin Madsen daughter after six o’clock Monday age and general Advanced eve- “On July 24th 1847 the original band of Utah Pioneers emerged from the Emigration canyon and beheld For valley of the Great Salt Lake many trying weeks they had been wending their tortuous way across the plains over rivers and through mountain passes ever pushing onward toward the ‘Promised Land’ which they hoped to find in the West On that July morning as their stalwart leader gazed over the valley toward the great inland sea shimmering in the distance and declared ’This is the the bedside Pioneer Fete LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST Lee Isaacson and son Burke from Garland Monday eveare planning to remain for a month or six weeks Mrs came ning here in and Reuben Christensen was among those spending Decontion day He motored to Provo Saturday morning rM’ ning Sunday Mrs W A C Brian of Nephi and Mrs Roy Madsen and son Bobbie came down from Salt Lake Satur- Mrs Lauritz Anderson of Ephraim day and were guests at the home of spent the early days of the week us anl Mr and Mrs B A Madsen until the guests at the home of Mr Mrs Chas Rasmussen Monday Mr and Mrs Andrew Reid of Salt Lake are here and are the guests at Mrs the home of Chris Thompson Reid formerly Louise Thompson and Mr Reid expect to remain in during the summer Mr and Mrs E M Robinson and and family of Salt Lake and Mr Mrs L L Jensen of Park City were visitors here on Memorial day They were the guests at the home of Mrs Mae Jensen who was AcMrs Del Hofheina from Salt Lake by her companied husband on Memorial day will remain until the end of the week visMr anMrs iting with her parents E J Erickson Mrs C M Madsen Mr ‘and Mrs Tom Madsen Mr and Mrs H S Linnell Marian and Odell Madsen all of Salt Lake were visitors at tho home of Dr and Mrs J A Hagan on Memorial Day and 11 Odell Gilbert 15 9 Deon 13 of Magna their Ellis and TAKE LONG VACATION N S Gregory returned to her Midvale Saturday afternoon after spending a few hours Decoration day with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Petty She joined Mr Gregory and they entrained Monday for a month’s vacation in the south and t Louisville Ky being their objective where they will visit with Mr Before returning Gregory’s parents to their home ihey will visit Chicago St Louis and several of the large cities Mrs home at ENTERTAINS MiBa Mr de- when the final end came peacefully and without a struggle Mrs Fredrickson was born in Denmark June 20 1849 the daughter Nielson of Ole and Christens years ago she and her husband came to America settling in GunniVETERAN VISITS son and excepting a few years at Michael Jensen Gunnison pioneer Manti Mrs Fredrickson had made her and Indian fighter in the early days home in the city Before permanent was here to spend Memorial day with States Mrs coming to the United old friends and relatives Mr Jensen Fredrickson became a member of the spends his winters at Sawtelle Calif Mormon church and throughout her being an honored member of the large life she was an ardent worker being number of war veterans at the solRelief society teacher for many dier’s home In the summer he takes years Before die was stricken some his usual tripe and never fails to visit four Fredrickson years ago Mrs Gunnison Mr Jensen was accompan- was active in many organizations ied by his daughter Mrs J H Fine She was known for her kindness and and the Misses Helen and Arabella was a devoted mother and wife Fine of Salt Lake They1 have returnSurviving are three daughters Mrs ed to the capital city where the Black Stena Mrs Bardsley of Centerfield Hawk veteran will spend the summer Martin Madsen of Gunnison and Mrs with hie daughter Josephine Holmes of Salt Lake and four sons J W Nielson and Fred Fredrickson N C of Centerfield 19-2- 6 Nielson of Los Angeles and Andrew Fredrickson of Provo are also left as sur grandchildren vivors Funeral services have been set for Friday afternoon Services will be held at the Centerfield ward chapel place’ they realized that their weary Inwith Jos A Larson in charge here the over was was that journey terment will be at the Gunnison cemspot for which they had been seeking where they were to build their homes etery and lay the foundation of a great NEW ORGANIZATION MEETS state The Childs family organization re “Since that time it has become thl met at the Presbycustom here to observe July 24th each cently effected terian chapel Saturday evening and year with fitting services and cerevocal has set enjoyed a program of readings monies and the legislature aside that date as a legal holiday in solos piano selections and talks At the party the also for na- the conclusion of Utah It is customary guests were treated to candy and tive Utahns who have moved elsewhere to return for that day This nuts Members of the Childs family from Salt I(ake Provo Bountiful year the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a 'Covered Wagon and Idaho points were present Days' celebration on July 2425 and 26 special efforts are being put forth to induce former residents to return home for the week of July 19 to 26 and various meetings are being arranged for that occasion It is entirely fitting and proper that this should be done that the deeds of the sturdy men and women who subdued be impressed the wilderness may more strongly upon us and that we may pay to their memory the tri butes of love admiration and respect which are so justly theirs H Dem I George “Therefore Governor of the State of Utah by the authority in me vested do hereby of declare and set aside the week July 19 to 26 1931 as Week’ and I request all Utahns to lend their loyal support in making that week an outstanding success I also urge all former Utahns now livfor ing elsewhere to return home that period if it is possible for them to do so and to invite their friends and neighbors to journey to our state view our marenjoy our hospitality velous scenic wonders and acquaint themselves further with our natural resources” four sons Wreck Delbert Madsen Valda Bosshardt of daughter and Mrs Conrad Bosshardt of Salina were all more or less injured of and bruised in an auto accident at bility had weakened the strength about 9 o’clock the woman and her death was expect- Fayette Saturday ed Members of the family were at morning Mrs Madsen suffered most shortly ning Governor Sets Week July ?or In Holiday Mr and Mrs severefy sustaining broken ribs ly bruised legs and arms Bnd neck was severely wrenched Madsen had one of his bad- her Mr badly bruised and the children riding in the car received minor bruises Two of the Madsen boys had their clothes soaked from the acid water from tne battery and by the time they arrived at their destination the clothes were falling from their bodies made the According to reports Madsen Ford was struck by a Hudson piloted by E M Calkins of Salt Lake Both cars were headed south and in passing the Madsen car it is said Calkins turned in too fast in front of the Ford forcing the latter of the road Before Madsen got his machine under control it turned over a couple of times eye witnesses said were pinned un- and the passengers demeath They were quickly released when Dr and hurried to Gunnison relief Hagan gave It is said that the Calkins car occupied by Mr and Mrs E M Calkins and Mr and Mrs L E Calkins continued its journey south The number on the plates was taken and the at Aurora by car was intercepted Marshal Onest Nielson of Salina On Calkins advices from Fayette the party was returned to Fayette where M and E a hearing was given car Calkins driver of the Hudson was placed under a $25 bond The Madsens were enroute to Gunnison to spend the holiday at he home of Anthony Madsen while the Calkins party was making a huuied trip to Bryce canyon Mrs Madsen who suffered many remained here injuries and bruises and yesterday she was taken to M Her conexaminations ti for dition it was said was greatly improved and if nothing serious arises she will be' able to return to her home at Magna the last of this weeK CONJOINT legs MEETING of tho The Mutual organizations Gunnison ward will hold a conjoint session Sunday evening at the City hall beginning at 8 o’clock sharp A fine program has been arranged and is as follows: Vocal solo Nolan EdAnderson wards Betty readmg talk Alton Christensen piano solo Hill reading Mrs Leslie Chester The public is invited Kidman CLUE Mrs Edd Jensen was the charming hostess for members of the Treas Jouli club Thursday afternoon of iast week Instead of the regular sewing in session the afternoon was spent playing bridge honors at the game club going to Mrs R B Metcalf guest prize Mrs J M Knighton prize and Mrs Mac Peterson the conDelicious refreshments solation were served at five o’clock Mrs Parley Christiansen and Mr and Mrs Henry Terry of Hyrum Mr of and Mrs Christiansen Junius Provo and Mr and Aaron Mrs Christiansen of Nephi were the house guests of Mr and Mrs John Anderson from Saturday until Monday Horse Throws Boy After Dash the Travis’ Michaelson is rated son of Chris Michaelson among his boy friends as a clever demonstrations and previous rider Monday afteruphold this assertion noon however TJravis was outmaster-eby his steed and the animal he was riding got away for a long race in the boy being thrown resulting sprint Travis at the end of a was thrown from his horse and suffered four bad bone breaks in the a bad cut on the arm left forearm and his head and back were severely injured when the boy fell to the hard Mr and Mrs W H Gribble had as their Decoration day guests Mrs ground E H Bird and daughter Helen of Travis was out on duty for his faMilford ther and little was he suspecting the animal on which he was riding was a prominent attor- - in a gleeful mood The horse Ralph Stewart from Salt Lake was here Tues-- ever becoming frightened at some an object took the bit in his mouth and day Mr Stewart representing of eastern insurance company was here started a furious race Efforts gathering data on the accident that Travis to check the speed of the and the plucky horse were unavailing happened at Fayette last Saturday rider clung fast until he was thrown G W Sorenson of the Gunnison after a run of about two miles In the Valley Motor company and Ford rep- course of the run the animal plunged resentative fence over ditchfor the valley was a bus- over a iness visitor to Salt Lake Wednes- es and through many perilous places The four breaks on the arm acdaycording to Dr J A Hagan wl atFoote tended to the boy are serious a: Leland Miss Lillie Tanner to from determine more minutely the and Wm Crellin came down (’anwill be taken just as Salt Lake Friday and remained over gers an a few days visiting at the Jacob soon as Travis is able to be taken Manti Foote home tr |