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Show V? Hon. Jos. Howell I Visits Garland Given'a Royal Reception Band Turns Out to Greet Him, Glee Club Sings, Town Rejoices, Re-joices, Citizens Gather to the Amusement Hall and Listen to an Able Address' by Our Worthy Representative. Hon. Joseph Howell, Utah's representative repre-sentative In Congress, accompanied by his eon, Wm. M. Howell, Wm. II. Thuln, member the State Lund Board, D. U. RobrJe, Representative to the Legislature, and Merchant J. XV. Crawford of Logan, stopped over In this city Tuesday evening enrouto to tho Curlew Valley, whero they are going to investigate tho irrigation ,J project under the Carry Act that will j'y' redeem 10,000 acres of arid land in 5''-apt that vicinity. A reservoir site has '".'is ljoon so,octed and tnc,r v,8,t to that aZ, valley means much to that commu- H. As soon as their arrival was noised 'Z'& about, preparations wore made to & 0-. Kivo them a royal greeting horo. The Military Band came 'out and an open- ' ,l,r meeting was hold in front of the & J; Aniuscmont hall in the ovcnlng. JfTtl ; ciuff Bros' Quartette rendered a number of cholco selections and Bp. , 4' W. L. Grovcr Introduced Mr. Howell 1j as tho "man who had dono so much ' -7 to establish the mail route from Oar- 1Jt . land to Snowvllle. I! f, Mr. Howell took tho stand and opened his address In complimentary remarks to our band boys and the glco club. Spoko of the wonderful change that had been wrought in tho I Great Bear River Valloy within tho past fow years a wilderness made to blossom as the rose. Quoted from Islzah, "Desert places rcdocmed, wll. . dornesses it garden," etc. i He stated that ho did all in his ' power to establish tho mall route ' from this city, notwithstanding tho T . opposition ho had to oncountcr. I'. His address was received with a v storm of applause and all prcsont w, seemed to bo delighted to bo honored V t with a visit from our worthy Reprc- sentatlvo. Come again. |