OCR Text |
Show H Pa rowan H Parowan, August 6, 1912. H The Board of County Commis- H sionors met in regular session H yesterday and transacted the fol- H lowing business: H f t The bond of Miles Anderson H of Paragonah, to run a Pool Hall H in that citv was approved. H ' - An order was made instruct- H ing the County Road Commis- H sioner to cause to be destroyed H - ' all obnoxious weeds along the H County road, especially along the H ( Parowan and Summit lanes, and H just cast of Hamilton's Fort. H A motion fixing tho salaries of H County officers for tho ensuing H ,- term of office was unanimously H , sustained as follows: M County Clock, $050.00. B 1 County Treasurer, $500.00. H f County Recorder, $500.00. H . C.unty SherifT, $450.00. 1 County Attorney, $100.00. H i Superintendent of schools, ? $800.00. 1 I Janitor $50.00. H ' County Assessor, $720.00. B County Surveyor, $80.00. . H Tho two latter to be combined. B By unanimous consent the H County Tax Levies were fixed as H follows: H County general, .00!). B Special County road .0015. Exhibit, .0005. H County Poor, .00025. H County School, .001. TotalTax Levy $,0005 on each M dollar of valuation. B Bounty Tax Lovics, .004 per m. . dollar on valuation of all sheop B ' outsido of incorporated Cities m and Towns, and ?. mills on hors- H cs and cattle. M- A SlMjCjni state Road Tax, prb- B vided by County, a tax levy of H- .005 in tho School Districts of B Paragonah, Summit, Cedar, M Enoch and Kanarra. Parowiln B School District boing exempt m from same on account of its be- M ing taxed to the limit at tho H prcsont time duo to tho installa- M tion of a water system by Paro- m wan, and other improvements. B The Board adjourned until H Soptembor 1st. Mr. M. M. Bush, Sheriff of B Tooele County, who is out for B Congressman on the Republican B ticket this fall, gave us a pleas- 1 ant call, lie is intelligent, gen- H tlomanly and vory unassuming, B and strikes ono as being the H right man for the place. H Wilford Day Republican Rc- H presentative to the Legislature, K announces himsolf as candidate m ; Xut chat position again. Mr. B Day's every day life is his best H recommendation. All who are B near enough to observe this, are H inherently drawn toward him, B and this is a true index to his H career as a public servant, H, Word comes to tho parents of H Alma Richards, Mr. and Mrs. H Morgan Richards of this place, H that he is still in Paris, and will B not leave there for some days B yet, so ho will not reach the U. Hj S. as soon as was scheduled. Hi Mr. Jos. E. Mortcnson of this H placo is now tho owner of tho H largest flowing artesian well in H the valley. Tho mammoth stream H which gushes from its mouth H flows three hundred gallons to B the minute and was struck on H the 13th ult Mr. Mortonsen has H been intent on securing plenty H of water for his farm, and has H been boring wells on his section H northwest of Parowan since the H first strike some 20 years ago, H when tho first well was drilled H by horse power. Lately he has H hired money from the State and has been successful, with its aid, to have accomplished this last result. re-sult. Mr. Mortcnsen states that nearly all of his wells on his farm are still as good as ever, the exceptions being with those that need cleaning. Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Taylor of this city wish to extend, through the columns of The Record, Rec-ord, their most heartfelt thanks to all who so kindly and sympathetically sympa-thetically helped and comforted them in the hours of bereavement bereave-ment following the drowning o their beloved son, Julius Taylor; to all the speakers at the funeral services, Principal George W. Decker, of Cedar, and Principal VanBurcn, both of whom trav- . eled so far to be present; to the members of the choir to its lead- -or, Prof. Durham; to Sister Ada i McGregor, and to all who assist- ; ed in any way. May the kind ; Father bless, them all to the ut- i most. jj |