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Show SAHARA Sahara, Utah. June 20. 1917. J. IV Leigh was in town one day this week. pMr. Charles J. Helling lefl for Los Angeles this week on leave of absence. : ft Mr. J. A. Baker has accepted a position po-sition with Mr. Rawhes on the latter's ranch north of Sahara. Mr. Pay and party were visitors at our ranch Wednesday the 20th inst, in the interest of the Red Cross. Mrs. Nevis and her son, Mr. Nevis, and Mr. Breard were visitors at the House-folks dance Saturday nijrht. Mr. Foster Howland returned from Los Anjreles last Saturday. His many friends were j.'lad to welcome him home. Guy Johnson went to Cedar City this week to have some teeth operated upon. He has our unbounded sympathy. sym-pathy. S. A. Davis returned to Los Angeles Sunday after one weeks visit with his family. He reports things somewhat livelier in Los Angeles at present. Mrs. L. B. Phillips arrived this week from California. Mr. Phillips has home steaded about five miles North of Sahara. Rev. Reeler preached an excellent sermon Sunday last, performing the Christening ceremony for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Magnus-Ben. Magnus-Ben. Mrs. A. W. Johnson has pone to Cedar City to try and establish a class in telegraphy. Mrs. Johnson is an old operator and we wish her success. suc-cess. We had hoped the southwest wind had laid off for this season. Rut it looks as if our hopes were vain as it has been blowing a pale hard enouph to blow a chaw of tobacco ripht out of one's mouth for the past three days. Arrangements are bcinp made to have a Christening day at Sahara next Sunday, Rev. Beeler of Beryl officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Magnus-sen's Magnus-sen's little son and probably one or two more are to be christened upon that occasion. '.'. -,'f We note by the papers that a young man in Los Angeles tried to enlist for the war in three or four cities throughout the country. Failing in this he came to Los Angeles and married. mar-ried. Bound to have war one way or the other. Notwithstanding the high wind last Sunday we noted quite a party of our young set out riding. Mi.. Pearce, Miss Magnussen, Miss Hedric and Miss Nelson composed the party. Miss Hedric is the proud pOMMOT of a dandy new saddle. Mr. "Hoc" Hoxie has very kindly invited the club and all Saharaites to spend the -1th of July at the Purple Sage Ranch. He promises a dance platform, seats and a jolly good time. This matter will be brought to the attentios of the club next Saturday night. Mr. Elwin Butts paid us a visit Saturday and Sunday enroute to Lyn-dale. Lyn-dale. Mr. Butts has founded a Sunday Sun-day School Library at Sahara by an excellent donation of books, etc., to the Sunday School. We hope that his efforts along this line may be emulated emulat-ed by other members of the school and that our library may grow rapidly. Miss draco Mapnussen was appointed librarian. Saturday night we had a tine dance, Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy it. Even the club president essayed to shake a hoof with the rest. We want to go on record as disapproving the 'Fox Trot' entirely. We pot severely se-verely kicked on the shins by some of the 'Trotters' is the reason we don't know We are used to having our cgns tramped upon but we draw the line when it comes to dyed in the wool, (Sort Mule, kick on the shins. It's time to belay also the avast eye lubbers. " Mi Mr. "Doc" Hoxie informs us that the old Mackleprange ranch and mines have been purchased by N. H. Hoxie and Al Nilson. The ranch is to t be. christened the Purple Sage Ranch j and the mines the Silver Stur. From the same source comet the information informa-tion that a movii company will begin to take pictures on this place very soon. This is good news to us, as we have always hail the idea that we had the movie soul. Anil we intend to apply ap-ply for a job as the 'Villian' or the 'Orflng Child' as soon as possible. t. Potatoes jiiv looking very fine Sahara Sa-hara way. Also most of the other crops. And we hope to see this fair proiry'se of a good harvest fulfilled; but - The worldly hope men base their lives upon Turns ashes, or prospers, and anon, Like snow upon the Desert's dusty face Lightning a little while is gone, ' :": Our young ladies are planning to join the Camp Fire Girls and our boys to join the Boy Scouts. This will be fine for Jjoth. But by the pink Lord' Prophet, what will the old bachelors join I'd like to know. Possibly we mipht form a Mutual Comissivatior. club only for the fact that sometimes' we are not sure that it should be a , Mutual Thanksgivinp club. I think' we need a Ladies' (young) Aid So-( ciety more than anything else. Last Saturday nipht was election night for the Sahara Civic Center i club, and the following officers were elected: President, W. L. Shultz; vice-president, J. E. Fairley; secretary, secre-tary, Laura Hedrick. Mr. Hoxie had announced his wish for the club to celebrate July 4-5 at Purple Sage ranch (the old Mackelprang ranch.) The Club voted to accept the invitation. invita-tion. Mr. Hoxie then requested that this club extend invitations to the , clubs at Lund, Beryl, Yale, Heist and Ford to take part in the celebration. The Red Cross party left sixteen Red Cross ribbons with W. L. Shultz for sale for the good cause. To our : people I will say that if you cannot "do your bit" in any other way you can at least put in $1.00 or more into the Red Cross fund. Always remembering remem-bering that you may have a friend or relative "Somewhere in the War" who may be sadly in need of an efficient effici-ent Red Cross care. The only way available at present to attain a proficient pro-ficient Red Cross rests with any and all of Us through popular subscriptions. subscrip-tions. For one dollar you can do your bit to help along the care of our wounded and dying soldier boys somewhere in France. Possibly before be-fore the end of the struggle, much nearer home as welL This money, for the sale of these badges, must reach Parowan on or before June 29. Come throhgh. Don't be a slacker. Who knows, you might need the Red Cross assistance yourself before the war is over. Here's your chance to establish a thorough foundation from which our Red Cross may work. |