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Show NARROW ESCAPE FROMAGCIDENT H Newton, Jan. 12. That awful cold H snap with, tcmperaturo of an 18 and 20 degree gradation seems to have H pcnt Kb force. The warmer spell Just now has brought about six H inches of buow which greatly lm- B proves the sleighing much to tho B delight of the young folks. Last Monday morning the kitchen B range In Andrew Peterson's home ox ploded with no bad results other than H wrecking the stove; for It happen- B ed Just as the members of the fam- H ily had left the room In tho course of preparing the morning meal. They H ore congratulating themselves upon their miraculous escape. H Aside from a few frozen pipes this H has been tho only damage to tho ex ccllcnt water system which we havo Tho Sunday Schools will put on a B play in tho very near futuro to raise HHH funds for current expenses. This H play will take the place of the en- H tertalnmcnt recently planned, but HHH carried out. fl Elders Christian Larson, James C. H Peterson and Franklin T. Grlflln, H wcro speakers a' tho sacrament scr- H vice Sunday. Encouraging remarks H wcro mado by each, H Tho danco Friday night was not so well attended as those 'In. .if, tlio holidays, owing to so many leaving for school after holidays. Don't fall to see tho basketball H gamo between our local team and the fl school team from Mcndon next Fri- day nftarnoon. It will bo fast from Btart to finish for our boys will show B thoso Mendon knights how to play B ball or get Bhown. Of course we ore 1 nqt very particular which an this H will bo their first game this season. H Bishop M. C. Rlgby gave notlco H on Sundny of stako conference to be H held In Richmond next Saturday and H Sunday tho 18th ana 19th and urged H all to attend on both days. He also H gave notice that ward conference H would be held on tho 26th at which H tlmo all organizations would bo ex- H pected to give reports and these H should bo carefully and truthfully H prepared for that occasion at once. H Mrs. A. M. Ralph, Elizabeth Ship- H ley L. Mnnilc edmon and Principal H A. A. Johnson wcro in attendance nt H . the county teachers' institute Satur- H day. They arc much elated over tho H excellent address of Dr. Wlnship H who lectured on the Hiibject, Muk- ; H ing tho Roy Manly." Work with tho H supervisors and a principals' meet- H ing were other features of tho Instl- , B title, which wns one of tho most sue' j H ccssful ones held during tho present H Dr. J. T. Miller, the editor or tho H Character Uuildcr will lecturo be- I H foro tho people of Newton next Sat- ' H urday afternoon and evening. Par- ents should not miss tho opportunity H of hearing so prormlnent a man as ' is Dr. Miller In his chosen lino. Ho ' Is an authority on child culturo. H Tho Misses Letha Anderson and ' H Susie Barber returned Sunday from H a week's visit with Miss Sclcta At- B ten of Cove. They report a very on- f Joyablo B A very pleasant surprise party t H was given at tho homo of V. P. H Hansen last Saturday night In hon- ! or of Master Perry Ilcnson. Games H and music were Indulged in to a Into , J hour, when delicious refreshments H wore sorved. Perry was tho reclpl- H out of a very handsome present as H' a memento from his many friends H I. ton Clark blow In from Bancroft i H lust Sunday after an nbsenco of three ' H months. Ho reports sonio extremely H cold weather up in Idaho during the J H week. H Tho Juvenile subscription contest H wttti won by tho Primary department H . of the Sunday School. In all 44 sub- M i scrlptlons woro obtained. Tho little H folks are real hustlers H L. (1. Clarke Is suffering from an H nttack of pleurisy and has been con- H, lined to his bed for several days as ' a result. Hu In on tho Improve at H Mr. Erie Ecklund left for Cnllfor- B nla recently where ho will spend the H winter. The climate hero wout to H hard on the old gentleman hence the m Farmers who expect to pack Ico H havo an excellent opportunity to do H to just now while thoro Ib plenty of H It and such good roads to travel on H Hotter get it up now and avoid any H risk by waiting. Tho weather may M change, H Win. F. Jonson Jr., was a Logan B visitor Saturday. H Mr- N'els Jacobscn our gonial in- H suranco agent Ib In our midst writ- H Ing insuranco with consldorablo sue- H Miss Vera Chrlstensen, daughter H of Mr. Christian Chrlstenson Ib lying H vory low of DrU'ht's dlseaeo. Her m 'Va. condition was reported as slightly iB V-VaBBBt Improved last Saturday and Sunday IKnfH earnestly hoped by her friends that she may speedily recover. recov-er. Mr. Albert Sloan, who had the misfortune to brulso his right arm while at work at the coal shutcs was sufficiently recovered to return to work last Friday. Brother M. P. Poterson Is quite feoblo at present duo to a very severe se-vere cold. It is hoped that he will bo able to shake It off and get around again. Scarlet fever cases are all improved improv-ed and all quarantine will be lalsed soon. |
