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Show LUND Lund, Utah, Sopt. 6, 1917. Mr. Frank Brvnner n busy moving to Lund, where he will make his winter win-ter quarters. Mrs. S. C. Burkholder made a short visit in Cedar with her son Carl and family, and witnessed the farewell to our soldier boys. We need a rain very bad just now. What crops the farmers have are burning up that is to say, what the rabbits did not j?et. Mrs. Mary Houchen came out to visit her daughter, Jennie Rockoff, the fore part of this week, and attend the farewell party at the Carter Hotel. A number of the settlers about Lund are driving for water, and some good wells have been obtained, the Hunt well, however beinp; the best yet struck. ft ft The school house is beini' repainted and Rotten ready for school which will on September 10th with Miss Kliza Hniidit as teacher. We hope she will do her duty by the children ft Mrs. Luella Worthinirton went to Cedar City Monday. She said that the soldiers were treated with the greatest respect, and that their farewell fare-well will not soon be forgotten, ft Merchant H. J. Doolittle has permitted per-mitted the holding of two dances in his warehouse recently, the first was in honor of Oscar Thompson, one of our soldier boys, at which lunch was served and water melons. About 60 people were present, ft ft Mr. A. ,L Young of Lund has accepted ac-cepted the position on the Salt Lake Route that was held by Carl Ander son, who was killed in Milford by a gasoline tank exploding. Carl will long be remembered as he was always lively and was useful as a musician, frequently playing for dances here. ft ft The people of Lund gave a social and musical entertainment at the Carter Car-ter hotel Tuesday evening in honor of Mr. Oscar Thompson, who was recently re-cently called to the colors. The reception re-ception was nicely arranged and the music was splendid. Than were about sixty persons present, and everybody appeared to enter into the spirit of the occasion and repoi t i dandy time. ft Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Carter gave another an-other farewell party for Oscar Thompson Thom-pson Tuesday night at the Carter Hotel. Ho-tel. Music, dancing and games were the order of the evening. A delicious luncheon was served by the ladies of Lund. Everyone went home feeling like they had been well paid. There were about fifty in attendance. Mr. Thompson is one of our best young men and we regret very much to have him leave us. But the war is calling our best men from fur ami near. We hope he will do his duty and we will have the pleasure of having him with us again some time. |