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Show JOS. NELSON GOES TO MONTA-' MONTA-' NA. OTHER LOCAT NEWS. Joseph II. Nelson, foiomau of the dry faims of the A. C. of U., has accepted ac-cepted a position wlt.li the Montana A. C, located at liocman, with a sal-aiy sal-aiy of I,.00 per 3 car. Thegcntleman will move his family and begin work In this new Meld about March 10th. Mr. Nelson will have the supurvlsou of eight stations on which dty fuim gialn will bo ialsed. I'nder the direction di-rection of Prof. McLaughln, who had charge of this work in Montana last year, the lesults weio moie than satisfactory sat-isfactory tho yield being a fraction over twenty-three bushels por acie. Owing to these results the lallroads In that state will sell no more land at piesent, or until such a time when through experimentation It can be detei mined what the land will raise. Tho prices will then be gauged accordingly. accord-ingly. Prof. McLaughlin says that tho precipitation is heavier theie than In Ptali, the heaviest being In June. Last year .four and nne-third Inches of water fell. A valentine party was given at the home of Mr. Lpicno' Nutison by his daughter, Ida Hansen. Uhose present pre-sent were: Misses Ida Hansen, Myrt'.c (julnncy, Mae llenson, Esther Allen, Mable laughan, llarbara Maughan, Polly Ounnel, Vella llenson, Luella Eames and Beatrice Swlnjard: Messis. .las. Allen, Merrll Maughan, X. J. Nielsen. Chas. Lindsay, Hert Pond, Otiy Smith. Chas. Ounnel, Hat Icy Ciecves. Wm. Mitlon and Hereelicl Wilght. Pit, flinch and other Interesting games wcie Indulged In. I'efresenients wcro served and a veiy delightful evening was spent Slieriir Josephsou, ol llo Elder county, came to Logan on Wednesday night, returning Thuisday morning. He Is working up evidence in a' cilminal caso in which some of the people around Heaver Dam are Interested. In-terested. T. L. Poulter returned from Omaha on Wednesday, where the gentleman ' had been with aconslgnmentof cattle. lie sold to good advantage, lecelvlng prices fiom W.nn to H.7.1 per liundred weight. Mr. and Mis. Peter S. Harson, of Clarkston, came to Logan Wednesday. Wednes-day. Mr. Parson said that at that time the snow between Logan and, tho west side was about gone, tliei loads being unfit for travel by sleigh ' Loreno Thorpe, of Wellsvllle, was In Logan Thursday. |