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Show Social Life in the Bear River Valley I Much has been said of the variety of conditions that exist hero regarding regard-ing tho working conditions nnd wo hnvo secured somo expressions from Hon. J. D. Call, district judge of tho first judicial district, having Jurisdiction Jurisdic-tion over this vnlloy, also from Dr. W. M. Cragun, a practicing physician of Garland, Utah. Judge Call has given his views from a judicial standpoint and it will bo seen that In his opinion I conditions hero from a social stand- I point nro exceptionally high and I moral. No ono has yet been encoun- tered in this vnlloy who can offer I I any details of a murder in tho tor- fl i rltory embraced In this edition. fl "A homeseeker may well Inquire I Into tho social conditions of a com- I Imunity boforo ho decides to InvoBt Ills inonoy and become ono of the people "Box Elder county, with Its 17,n00 population mid its 397 miles of railroad, rail-road, which is the highway for the ff 1 HON. JUSTIN D. CALL District Judge, First Judicial District Idlo man with a "tie-pass" might well point with prldo to her citizens, and say to you that in tho past four years only thirty-four men have been charged with crime in tho district dis-trict court, nnd of those twenty wero of transient or floating typo au fourteen citizens. All of tho trail slents wero convicted and sent to prison, while of tho residents, Ave wore acquitted by tho jury; three woro sont to tho penitentiary (ono for forgory, ono for grand larceny, and ono for felony); threo wero glv on fines and a county jail sentence, leaving threo (misdemeanors) undisposed undis-posed of. Tho records ot tho various justice's jus-tice's courts confirm tho statement that slnco tho traffic in intoxicating liquors have boon prohibited, potty offenses nnd rowdyism, together with crimes usually committed wlillo persons aro Intoxicated, have boon reduced to a minimum. Tho Sabbath day Is protty generally gener-ally observed by tho people of tho many religious denominations who worship In tholr various churches and who aro so broad minded thnt tlioy accord to each othor tho right Ito worship tho Creator without casting cast-ing reflections whoro tho belief differs dif-fers from tholr own. Thoro Is no cnsto among us. Wo aro as ono largo family and moot to- i i gcther for enjoyment in tho dance, theatre and church socials, without tho coolness or snobbery that is sometimes experienced In metropolitan metropol-itan communities wher tho fow rich consider themselves abovo their brothers, bro-thers, who have less in this world's goods but more of tho God-given Intelligence In-telligence that tho people of Box Elder county aro so richly endowed with. "Box Elder is second to nono and tho homeseeker need not fear to cast his lot with a moral, God fearing, fear-ing, liberty loving people. From tho pen of V. M. Cragun we havo tho following expression along the lines of social lifo in this valley: Social Life In Bear River Valley "As a resident of tho Bear River valley I appreciate tho opportunity to give a very limited Idea of tho bo clal llfo of tho people with whom mingle nt various times. "I do not Intend giving my ideas from an outward show in society, but nioro from tho real sido of social so-cial lifo in tho homo. As a physi- W. M. CRAGUN, M. D. Garland, Utah. clan going from homo to homo l havo an opportunity of seeing these people as they really aro, for in sickness sick-ness and sorrow wo find tho real man or tho real woman. "It would bo hard to find a more hospltablo or mora congenial people anywhere in tho world. Tho object of their society is effort and that effort ef-fort Is for tho advancement of tho country and its people financially, Intellectually, socially, morally, and religiously. "Tho towns nnd communities of this valley are not remotely located, but have easy access to tho largest business nnd educational centers in Utah and Idaho. This Is mndo possible possi-ble by two railroad systems which run two or more trains dally north and south, through tho vnlley. Besides Be-sides this wo havo a most oxcollent telephone service from tho Mountnla States and tho Bear Rlvor Valley Tolophono companies, and nearly every ev-ery romo haB access to either ono or tho other. "Tho various communities nnd towns are mndo up of peoplo from many different parts of our own state as well as surrounding states east and west. "They nro mostly young peoplo ns this Is a now country and very fow elderly peoplo havo located hero compared with othor parts of tho sato. Although thoro aro fow for olgnors, especially Japanese in our midst, they nro scattered throughout tho valley, thus necessitating their associating with tho peoplo, giving thorn n better chanco for development develop-ment along our lines of social and business llfo. "Tho homo llfo Is of tho bcBt typo and Is given to tho raising of largo families In tho best moral and religious reli-gious atmosphere possible. The houses nro both largo and small, but wherever posslblo are built on sanitary sani-tary HnoB with all modern conveniences. conven-iences. Somo of tho peoplo llvo In HtUo houaos on tho ranch or dry farm during tho summer, but return to town for winter, so the children can easily attend school. "Tho peoplo aro sottlod In little towns or communities where thoy llvo closo together, thus affording a good opportunity for socials and various var-ious forms of amusement. Tho different dif-ferent churches, church organizations organiza-tions and clubs of tho town furnish nmusemcntB and entertainment for tho married peoplo, young people and children In tho form of dramatic and plcturo shows, dances, socials, school parties, homo parties and athletics. "During tho winter months our towns aro almost stripped of young peoplo of high school and college age, as all aro encouraged to attend school as long as possible. They go to Logan, Brlgham, Ogden and Salt Lako City and other educational con-tcrs con-tcrs and return bettor nblo to assist in scientific farming as well as glv-lng glv-lng tho social side of llfo a deepor and better coloring. "To fully appreciate theso social conditions of this valloy ono need only to be associated with tho poo-pie poo-pie a short time." |