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Show j involuntary induction, joining in j March, 1918. In June of the same I year he sailed for France and served, j until the signing of the armistice. I D.'H. Mudd, vice-president of the I J . C. Penney company, was here for ; a brief visit with Manager L. Humphreys of the local store last j Tuesday. Mr. Mudd was making a i tour of the branch stores in Utah J and was just returning from the j south. After a tour of Utah Mr. I Mudd will return to his home at St. ! Louis. i well known in Gunnison, is here fiom Seattle for a week's visit with his parents. Albert has been absent from home for 16 yetrs and the reunion re-union is being enjoyed at the Christiansen Chris-tiansen home. The visitor has been employed at the government shipyards ship-yards at Seattle and is taking his vacation va-cation with his parents and renewing renew-ing former acquaintances. A. Rowen, better known in Gunnison Gun-nison as "Kelly" Rowen, with the expeditionary forces in France during dur-ing the war. returned to Gunnison last Sunday. Mr. Rowen was with the ambulance corps number 16, of the Second division, and while not actively engaged in battle, saw much of the fighting. He was in the late Local and Personal Mrs. J. B. Jensen of Ephraim was the guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Willardson last Sunday afternoon. George Francis left for Levan last Monday morning to attend the funeral fun-eral services for his wife's father, C. W. Holtz. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tuft spent last Sunday and the early part of the : week visiting with friends and rela-; rela-; tives at Monroe. I Miss Mariam Thurman, who has been the house guest of Mrs. Conrad Frisehknecht for a week, has returned return-ed to her home at Lehi. A. B. and John Nelson motored to Salt Lake Monday of this week. They spent several days at the capitol city looking after business matters. Mrs. W. S. Tollestrup, for many years a resident of Gunnison, left for Salt Lake last Sundav morning. Mrs. Tollestrup will reside permanently at the capitol city. Agent Eggertsen for the Denver & Rio Grande at Manti, accompanied by his wife and children, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Overfelt for a few hours last Sunday afternoon. Miss Sylvia Williardson entertained entertain-ed at dinner last Sunday afternoon in honor of Miss Vio Sorenson who leaves Sunday to resume her teaching teach-ing in the schools at Salt Lake. Covers Cov-ers were laid for ten. Mrs. Ernest Swalberg and Miss Carol Swalberg returned last Sunday evening from Salt Lake City. Miss Swalberg had been at the city taking special treatment and her many friends will be glad to know that her health is very much improved. Mrs. A. B. Nelson was hostess to a number of her friends at a "Quilting "Quilt-ing Bee" at her home last Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon. A most delightful afternoon was spent, the affair being held on the lawn. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served the guests. Browned by the sun and healthy and robust from the trip, H. S. Basow and family have returned from a three-weeks' outing to the Yellowstone National park. The Basows spent all of the time visiting .and viewing the wonders of the famed fam-ed park and enjoyed fishing and sightseeing to the utmost. R. K. Knighton, wife and baby, of Murray, have returned to their homes after a brief visit to Mr. Knighton's parents, Mv. and Mrs. G. H. Knighton. R. H. Knighton, who has been with the veterinary hospital hospit-al No. 12. in the National army, with the rank of captain, received his discharge dis-charge on the 4th of this month. Mr. and Mrs. Rtiel Nielson of Ax-tell Ax-tell are rejoicing over the arrival of a 7-pound babv boy. The youngster arrived last Friday afternoon and both mother and baby are doing nicely. "Dad" Nielson, however, wifl have to purchase a hat of a larger size, if his joy continues. There are hopes 'for him, it is believed. Dr. J. H. Peck. Mrs. Peck and Master J. II. Peck , Jr., are the guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kearns for a week or more. Mr. and Mrs. .Peck have been residing at Breckenridge. Mo., and Mr. Peck is in Utah with a view to locating permanently per-manently in some of the cities. Albert Christiansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Christiansen, and |