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Show I THE CANDIDATES I On the Republican Ticket are all I Good, Safe Citizens. I AB01T TURNER AND ROBERTS, I Some facts Concerning these Men I That May be of Interest. D. K. Roberts, our candidate for representative, re-presentative, was born In Logan March 30, 1871. His fatiier Robert D. Hob-t Hob-t crts was one of the old band cart vet erans of 185(1, and one of Cache Valley's pioneers, having settled in Logan In J 18.50, and is now and has ever been an honored and respected citizen. His mother Hannah Roberts came to Utah in 1804 with ox teams, her father's family settling in SmlthUeld. She has been a woman possessed of line womanly qualities and was an Ideal wife and mother. Tho early youth of Mr. Roberts was spent much as other lwys now adays. Ho assisted his fath- er on the farm in summer and attended district school In winter. In those S days canyon work was more common $ than nowand its hardships were famil- lar to Mr. Roberts who worked there m hauling lumber and getting out wood. if In May 18'JO he graduated from the l Hrlgham Young College and returned a again to farm work. In 1802 ho worked '1 at O. S. L. Ry. shops in Salt Lake. 1$ In Oct. 1802 he entered employ of Geo. S A. Lowe Irt his implement house in Lo- i gan, where he remained until he went ffi on a mission Dec. 14, 1802. .lust prc- 1 vlous to lcavlngon his mission Dec.0,hc I was married to Tryphena Davis, ! . daughter of D. D. Davis of Logan. I ' "Was in the mission field two years i laboring in Indiana and Illinois, and ' p, acting all of the time in capacity of sec- V " rctary of the conference, ne per- !' formed a good mission. Shortly after his return he entered the employ of , ' (loe. A. Lowe until Sept. '00 when he entered employ of Elevator & Storage Co. where he remained until May '00 and In September following commenced com-menced the Grain, Seed & Produce business, adding later a line of implements imple-ments and farm machinery. This business has gradually grown until now it means much to Cache county; i and its markets extends from Canada ' ' to Mexico, and from Missouri River to Pacific Coast. In his business relation rela-tion he has been brought In close contact con-tact with almost every farmer in the valley, with whom he has a record for fair dealing and honest treatment. He has done more, probably, than any other dealer In tho valley towards opening up new markets for its farm products. We have today an unlimited , marked In California for our hog pro ducts; it is to Mr. Roberts that we are ' . indebted for opening it up. This I market alone has brought to the I farmers of the valley during the last W2J9.- three years a net revenue of over Vi , -fSO.OOO. ;, Dave Is wholly a type of Utah's home product, and tho success he has achieved In life has been due Intlrely ;' to his own efforts and against great odds. He Is Just now entering upon his career In life and certainly has a bright and promising future. As a representative he will do honor to himself him-self and bo a credit to his county. |