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Show Richmond Rantings. All the Things that Have Already and are Going to Happen. ltii'iiMit.Mi, .lime:! - Our giaduat-Ing giaduat-Ing class did well In Logan, only one being left over for another y ear. M lss Lila Wilcox led the class and alxo the county. She has woiked haul foi hei honois, and we would like to sec her get one of the scholarships to the State University which the state gives. We have no doubt that Mi. Nelson, hei teacher, will see to this. On Decoiatlon Day our town was full of visitors, notstiangers, although they may have looked like it to some of our youngei Inhabitants, but you would notice they were well-known and had come to visit some dear do-paited do-paited one laid away In our cemeteiy. Thecemcteiy hasnevet looked better, theie having been more headstones and monuments put up this year than ever befoie. There was some coin menton the beautiful monument to MH'er Johnson, on account of Mr. Johnson being still alive, but why should we not prepare om owngiave I and headstone when advanced in years? We think nothing of laklug I insurance and making our wills. It is a nice custom being followed by many old people lately, to have theli burial I clothes ready, thus avoiding the fuss and excitement at the last hour. We think it proper to have the expected baby's clothes ready and w hy not be readv for death. We congratulate Mr. Johnson but hope the date will remain oil his monument for many years. Samuel Thomas and the Johnson & Christensen meat market boys arc going go-ing to open up a restaurant and refreshment re-freshment pallor in the old Beach saloon building as soon as Mr. Bcacli moves Into his new building which he tells me will be anout the 5th or Oth of this month. In the icstaurant short ordeis at all houi.swlll be the fare. Since our last writing Itlchmond has had the following visitors: Joseph Sharp, of Bexburg. who spent a few days with his little girl at her grand-parents.Apostle grand-parents.Apostle and Mrs.MorrlU'H.also Alfred Cole and wife, Miss May Hamp and Mrs Baker, all of Logan. 0. W. Nelson returned a few days ago from his farm in Gentile valley. He thinks that country is the coming farming district. Richmond, with her level graded streets and large, green trees, looks better to him than ever. The Utah Condensed Milk factory has had considerable trouble with their tile watci pipe line, several leaks having occurred in It which necessitates taking up about five blocks and replacing same with galvanized gal-vanized iron pipe, the latter alone costing over tl.OOO. Twoncvv republicans have just come to tovvn.one a boy and the other a girl. The former came to Mrs. Wlllard Merrill and the latter to Mrs. August Larsen. All are doing tine. Considerable Intcicst is being manifested mani-fested In the coming wrestling match between Hplt Wick, or bmltlilleld, and Ed Larsen, of this city. Both men are tialnhig and a few hundred dol-lais dol-lais is being put up on the contest. The Swedish midsummer day festival, festi-val, program and dance will be held this year on June 24th In Ycderhohn's giovc. everybody Invited. None of any nationality barred. On June 7th the Richmond Alumni Association will give a very select pro-giam pro-giam hi the school house and a dance In the evening. All aie inv Itcd. Miss Amy Andoison was a Logan visitor yesterday. |