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Show Invitations are out for the grano. masquerade ball of Friday evening. Its' going to be a success, sure. People are already prepiriEg their costumes, beveral aauoers tiom other places will participate. Thk famous Christensen ore heetra of ten pieces will reach Proyo fro m iSait Lake tomorrow and furnish mrsicftr the Oxford club dance in the evening. They will remain over Wednesday and give a grand concert and ball on Wednesday Wed-nesday evening in the Christensen dancing academv to which the general public is cordially invited. W. T, Blackburn, nephew of Judge Blackburn late deceased, in going over the effects of the deceased is coming across many rare old relics and papers of deep interest to the family. Among these latter is one dated Springfield, Ills.. January 1, 1S62. It is the com mission signed by Richard Yates, then governor of Illinois, of Wm. I. Hunter as second lieutenant in company F of the twentv-first Illinois regiment vice D. S. Blackburn promoted. D. S. Blackburn, a Drother of the judge, is 6till living as is also Mr. Hunter who is a warm and devoted friend of the family. Tbe promotion papers of i). S. Blackburn were also found folded up with the commission above referred to. At the meeting of sportsmen held in the courthouse last Saturday afternoon there was a large attendance. M It Barratt, game commissioner of Salt Lake,was down and gave the boys some good, encouraging talk. A move is on up there to further protect by law tne game and fish of the territory. A united action of people residing in different parts of the territory will result re-sult in much good. At the meeting the followir g ge atlemen were appointed a committee to draft and present a bill for a law to Le discussed, amended ana gotten in shape to suit all, if possible, at a meeting to be held at the court-bouse court-bouse on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock: It. A. Barney, A. D. Gash, M. P. Madsen. George Kerr, S. Jepperson, J. Smith and F. Hindmarsh. |