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Show TRIBUTE PAID TO GOOD WOMAN OF HYDE PARK Mrs. Scamons, Who Departed This H Life After Much Suffering, Is Hyilu Park, Jnn. 24. A largo con- gregntlou gnthoicd nt tho meeting H lumt'o today to pay u tribute of re- H spect to Sister Emma Semnons ,who departed this llfo January 21, after H much suffering for several months. Tho services commenced by tho choir H singing "Sister Thou Wnst Mild and H Llvoly." Prayer was offered by El- dor Joseph Watto. Tho choir sang "Tho Dcopnlng Trials," Tho speakers wero Lars Chrlstenson, Lars C. Pot- H orsen, William Cook, A. B. Clark, H William A. Seamons, Lorenzo Poter- H son and Bishop Charles G. Hydo. H Special muslcalal numbers woro, H "Doynnd tho Shadows," sung vory H swcotly by Miss Evn Leu, nud "Thy H Will Ho Dono," n duet by Richard H I'llklngtou and daughter Lovcdn, ac- J compantod on the piano by Miss Eva H Pllkingtou.i Thoso two spoclal num- bers weio sung by beautiful slug- H crs nnd were very comforting and In- H spiring. Tho sponkers all enjoyed a B comforting nnd sympathetic spirit, as H thoy told of tho good llfo and wor- H thy examples ot tho deccasod. Wll- H Ham A. Scamons a stepson, paid n H beautiful tribute to his stopmothor. J Ho told of her trials when as a girl wlfo ot nineteen years, sho took tho heavy responsibility of raising sov fl en stepsons besides her own children. H and also paid a tribute that If heard H by tholr noblo fathor nbovo (and por- haps It wns) must havo caused him H Joy unspeakable, ns his words brought H many tears to tho eyes ot his hear- H ers. Tho c'oslng number by tho choir wns, "1 Nccd-Theo'Ev'ry Hour," H Tho benediction was pronounced by H Gcorgo Z, Lamb. Tho gravo'at'tho H ccmetory was dedliated by J. W. H D. Hurron. Mrs. Emma Scamons, H wns tho fourth child of William and 1 Maria Elwood and was born In Eng- H land, May 15, 18C5. Emmlgrntcd to H America about tho year 1882, was H married to George Scamons April 7, 1 1884. Ten children blessed tholr H union. Eight surviving her. Sister H Scamons passed through many trials H and hardships and for several years, H has suffered a great doal. Sho was H a woman beloved by nil and a host of H frlouds mourn tho loss of a kind H frlond, nnd a faithful Lnttorday H Word was received horo yesterday H that a married son of Mrs. Rachol Wlldo of Salt Lako City and a sis- H tor ot Mrs. Emma Seamons, had H Just passed away', having succumbed to typhoid fover. H The intonso cold of tho last fow dnys has taken n hoavy toll from tho coal bins. Saturday January 23, our thermometer registered 18 do- grees bolow 7csro; on January 24, 14; January 25 10 below. Quito a number ot hydrants havo H frozen up and wator Is scarce in tho upper part of town. Tho Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. H Israel Pcrkcs died January 18 and was burled January 19. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Halo and son, Varlan, from near Blackfoot, Idaho, nlso Mr, Arvet Halo, are hero doing H tomplo work and attondlng tho Round H up. Tho Halo brothors aro sons of H tho lato Alma Halo who dwelt near H tho U. A. C. and also sons-in-law , H of our townsman Samuel Seamons. -, ' 4p- )$ H Thoy aro highly respoctcd, go-ahead ILI farmers In tholr community, Xl Ono of our energetic farmers ro- SLfl cently sold about a thousand bushels ILI of wheat for ono dollar and twenty- REI flvo eonts por bushol. "i 11 Wheat Is getting scarce In Hydo '" jH Park. Wo doubt whothor thoro. ' v .sufficient on hand now to last until , EJH noxt harvest. & Mr. and Mrs. Wnllaco Watto aro j , Vl rejoicing over tho savo arrival of a ,,-; t flno baby girl who camo ovor tho , . , f stork route January 21. All concerned H nro doing fine. Gcorgo 1, Lamb ond Gcorgo M. Jt Grant arrived hero today after hav- Ing spent several weeks In Califor-, jH |