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Show I RICHMOND DEPARTMENT News From the Lively Town up North - ' Richmond, Dec. 20 This is a very busy week, especially for tho mothers, moth-ers, thero aro Christinas gifts yet to finish, dresses to make, shopping to do, cakes, pics and puddings to make, a Christmas treo to decorate, dolls to dress, public socials to pro-paro pro-paro for, yes and many more- things to do, so what is tho use of writing writ-ing a lot of nows, no ono will have timo to read excont tho fathers. I J. W. Hendricks has Just return- W od from California, whero ho has been in tho Interest of tho milk factory. fac-tory. Preparation aro being mado to erect a condenser In Unit state. John Omansen, with tho Richmond Rich-mond orchestra, has been engaged to furnish all orchestra music in tho new opera house at Franklin for tho year 1917. Sunday morning Mrs. Viola Johnson John-son was taken to tho Utah-Idaho hospital and operated on for appendicitis. appen-dicitis. She Is getting along an well as can bo expected. Frankio Robinson has bought a part of his brother's, Roy Robinson's, Robin-son's, farm nt Downey and Is preparing pre-paring to movo his family tlinro, whllo Roy Robinson Is preparing to lcavo for tho mission field. W. J. Stoddard and wlfo have- re turned homo from Fairviow, whero Mr. Stoddard has been engaged in tho managoment of tho canal work. Ho will return in tho spring to com-pleto com-pleto tho work. Peat Woodland is back to his homo town on a visit. Wo speak of "Juno brides," but Miss Hulda Stoddard thinks she would just as soon bo a Christmas bride, and Alma Olsen would Just as soon have a Christmas bride, consequently con-sequently tho wedding will tako placo Wednesday in tho Logan temple. tem-ple. Wo all feel that in this caso both parties aro prlzo wlnnors nnd tho community extends slnccro wishes wish-es for a happy and prosperous fu ture. Twolvo of Miss Stoddard's lady friends gavo her a shower Wednesday Wed-nesday evening and many nlco presents pres-ents were received. A Jolly evening Is roported by U1030 presont. Refreshments Re-freshments wore served by Miss Ilulda's sisters. Tho Daughters of tho Pioneers will give ono of thoir big dancing parties Wednesday, Docomber 27, at 8 p. in. All tho married people and thoso who belong to tho married crowd aro Invited to attend, dressed in their Pioneer, Martha Washington Washing-ton or houso dress. Former citl- izens or Richmond now living olao-i olao-i where uro nlso cordlallj invited Thli event will need no special ad ertiaing, wbn referred back to Us pat nniuinl history anil the merry tlmn we bnp etijojod. Admission I 2G cents a person. I I On December 28 tho Scandinavians Scandinavi-ans will havo their annual old folks party at their hall. Arrangements Lnro being made for a big dinner. A jflno program and ball In the evening. even-ing. Tho schools closed Tuesday for two weeks of Holiday vacation. Tho teachers will all attend Institute in Salt Lake City beginning Wednesday, Wednes-day, December 20. Primary will bo postponed Friday for tho week and n big primary dan- co will bo held In tho afternoon. The I primary bazaar hold Friday ovonlng was crowded with children and parents. par-ents. Roforo tho salo. a program I was carried out demonstrating tho ! games and dances they havo had during tho year. Soven dollars wero I cleared on homo nmdo candy and jabout $4S.OO in all. Tho kiddles all mado merry at dancing whllo tho parents were busy tit tho sale. i No donations had been asked for this i bazaar. No physical culture class will bo held holiday week and a social Is j being talked of for tho next class. "'A Sane Chrlstmns" was tho topic i taken up In Parents' Class last Sun-day. Sun-day. This subject was nicely hand-lied hand-lied by G. M. Thompson. He said, ."teach tho children tho true mean-ling mean-ling of Christmas and don't mako , feasting nnd the gratifying of selfish j motives tho aim of tho occasion." I He also spoke of tho folly of spend-I spend-I ing money on tlirashy toys, but uso 1 wisdom and select something that may bo a pleasuro to havo In years to come. For Christmas Dvo he suggested a pleasant homo evening around tho fireside, when parents could insplro their llttlo ones with tho real Christmas sjilrlt. A special program Is planned for Sunday. Word camo from California Sun-day Sun-day that E. R. Lawrence had passed away, pneumonia bolng tho causo of his death. Mr. Lawrence was 70 years of ago and a former resident of Whitney. Ho had also resided hero a short timo, and four of his children llvo hero now. Ho moved to California cloven years ago and leavo a wlfo and nino children thero wiille six aro In Cacitc Valley. Thoso living hero nro Sarfl.lngman, Caroline Car-oline Thompson, Orson nnd Wm. Lawrence, Ruth Nceloy of Lowlston and Ada Thompson of Downey. Ho lias also 51 grandchildren and 33 great-grand children living. Orson Lawropco and Wm. Thompson of Downey havo loft for California and as yet It Is uncertain whether his body will bo brought hero for burial or not. Miss Lulu nullon Is feeling Ann after her operation and Is back to tho storo again. Thn II. S. danro Saturday evening was a hip success. A largo crowd was present and n flno timo Is roported. ro-ported. Ron Harris hni gone to Omaha In tho Interest of tho cattlo business. Mrs. Lyd'a Rurnhani was pleasantly pleas-antly surprised Wednesday by her children nnd grand children from Logan and also those residing hero. Tho occasion bolng her 70th birthday. birth-day. Thoy presented her with a beautiful gold watch and chain. Mrs. fleo. Hendricks entertained I Mr. npd Mrs. Frankio Robinson Monday Mon-day ovonlng previous to their departure depart-ure for Downey. Just a social oven-Ing oven-Ing nround tho flresldo was tho pleasuro of tho occasion. Refreshments Refresh-ments woro served. |