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Show Mr. and Mrs. Thoma3 Bulloch were hosts at a delightful entertainment at their home New Year's eve. Last Friday evening Mrs. Lottie Perkins gave a quilting party at which a few of her lady friends were guests. The children of Cedar City enjoyed a dance given by the Nutrition club last Wednesday afternoon. o Record Horseback Rides. There is a rellnblo account given of an Englishman, Squire Oshald-stone, Oshald-stone, having ridden, In 1831, 200 miles In ten hours. In doing this, however, he rode 10 horses and changed every four miles. A wonderful test of endurance en-durance and pluck was the case of Capt. Charles Townloy, another English Eng-lish cavalryman, who, In 1810, rode with dispatches from Belgrade to Constantinople, Con-stantinople, 820 miles. lie remained In the saddle five days and 11 hours without rest, except on one occasion for six hours and the time consumed In changing to fresh horses. Twice the horse he rode dropped under him from exhaustion. It was a historic ride, for upon tho event of his arriving In Constantinople ahead of all other couriers hung tho decision of the war, which by his accomplishing the feat was averted. |
