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Show 'RICHMOND'S DAIRY ' 1 HERDS AND FARMS PRODUCE WEALTH Richmond, Dec. 18. Each week you read nows from Richmond,' "Tho Lively Town Up North" and in theso Items arotold every thing worth telling, tell-ing, and I think I hear somo say "Yes and somo times things not worth telling." However tho writer writ-er helloes In giving good measure. Iiesldes tho regular news notes wo try to glvo a report of tho general questions and Interests prevailing nt tho tlmo of that writing and this little artlclo will bo partly a summary sum-mary of what has already boon told at different times thru out the year of 1910, nnd will also deal with tho general progress of our Industries nnd of our city. Considering first, our most Import ant class the tillers of tho soil, wo may truthfully say, that in spite of naturo, who has been most unfriendly un-friendly by sending draught, frost, weovels, grnsBhoppers, and flnnlly an exceptionally early winter, burying a great number of acres of precious sugar beets in snow in splto of all this they havo ploddod right along and owing to tho fancy prices of farm products, thoy havo been pros-porous. pros-porous. Though naturo yielded but one half tho usual amount of wheat yet tho prico of $1.75 per bushel brings tho scales down on prosperity's prosper-ity's sido i Tho alfalfa crops gavo reasons for complaint, but tho lucky farmer I who ralsod an extra ton receives ?20. 'for that ton of hay now. About 10 silos havo been bul't and filled during dur-ing tho summor. Tho boot crop has boen about as good as usual with tho additional $2 ! per ton In prlco. For corn, potatoes land all kinds of garden stuff, top prices havo been paid. Among the prosperous farmers may bo mentioned mention-ed J. W. Hendricks, C. E. 'Merrill, Nelson nros., Ell Webb, Earl Itobln-son, Itobln-son, A . S. Harris, Geo. O. Webb, N. IT. Hullen, Cy Hullon, Win, Tripp, Win. Balr nnd many othoru. Mr. Swan Nelson leads In garden-I garden-I Ing and fruit growing. j IJy tho wny, tho fruit growing Industry In-dustry report for tho year, wo shall leave blank. I Next in lmportanco comes tho dalring Industry and hero wo tako off our capa to John T. CalneE. (J. Woolley, Nelson Uron., Henry Chrlst-offersen, Chrlst-offersen, Fred Whittle J. W. Hendricks, Hend-ricks, C. E. Merrill, Chas. Aylworth, Alma Carson, J. I.. McCnrrcy, Alos and Itoo Harris, C. L. Funk, Kufus Pack and A. C. Fisher. Thru tho worthy efforts of theso gentlemen I this vocation has been worked up until un-til Richmond ranks as leader of tho county, and stato. Many thorough breda wero bought and sold at handsome hand-some prices during tho last year, niack nnd Whito Day has becomo a marked event and pooplo from fnr 9nd near flock to our city on that day to Inspect tho famous herds. Tho condensed milk factory which Is an out growth of theso thrifty herds, Is known tho world over for Its superior quality of Scgo Lily milk. This Institution with J. W. Hendricks, C. E. Morrill, G. H. Lock-hart, Lock-hart, A. II. Thompson nt tho head aro doing a thriving business. Visitors In going thru nro much pleased with" tho genornl appearance, appear-ance, of neatness nnd clcanllncr, of , tho various departments. This cleanliness Is also required by tho patronB and frequent visits aro nindo to thorn by Inspector Andrew Anderson Ander-son who Inslat3 in clean and sanlt-aiy sanlt-aiy conditions In preparing tho milk for th" factoiy. Patrons and om-!' om-!' q s nro nlruya suro of their nion-lulj nion-lulj chock, no romindors no dunners aro requlrod but that check Is just 1 aj constant ns tho 2Gth dny of each j month whon It Is Issued. Goo. O. Webb. Earl Robinson, I Alma Carson.Wm. Ilalr.Jcimos Uato- man and C. A. Larson aro still lend- J on as horsemen, and nlthough nutos aro constantly Increasing In number 9 a beautiful horse is worth his price mid will bo hard to roplaco on tho fum by any mechanical dericoa, and most llkoly tho faithful horse w II contlnuo to remain tho farmers pood old standby for years yet to eoi.io Somo vory bonutiful horses 'nro haudlod by theso gentlemen and hero Is another industry In which wo lead and tako the blue ribbon at the i,tato and county fairs. i C. 'I. Hrrl mancr t P.opl' I Hero. C., J.W.Funk. mn6r Coop 3 Merc Iwt.. H. R. Wrlckt. kd f I the 6U Uu BUM, nU rsxl U best year In their history. Tho "No Credit" sjstem is strictly followed for tho ndvantngo of both merchants nnd customers. Our community, taken ns n whole nro loyal to their homo merchants and why should wo not support thoso who stand as peers In promoting the progress of our city nnd Its people. Mr. Wm. Hendricks has found his npartment too small for his Increasing Increas-ing business nnd consequently is preparing to meet the demand s of tho day by adding more room and turning tho second story of his storo to a dancing hall. Ho will then be prepared to run a first class cafe nnd also tako charge of banquets and the vnrlous kinds of parties. Mr. Alma Olson Is doing well with his cafo counter nnd lunch room. Ho has mot tho needs of people as wo havo no regular hotel nt present. Mr. Olscn ls pleasant nnd accommodating accom-modating to nil and this alone Is a great drawing card to custom nnd bids fair promises for futuro prosperity. pros-perity. Mr. Fred Dine nnd Mr. L. II. Hullen Hul-len havo yet chnrgo of all tonsorinl work and both aro experts In tho business and aro constantly well supplied sup-plied with work. Tho now electrical barber 6lgn that has gono up at Mr. Dines window adds greatly to furnish furn-ish tho city atmosphere Mr. Pitcher, Manager of tho Evcr-ton Evcr-ton Furnlturo Storo has nlways a now display of rugs, furniture, tools pictures and stoves besides other odds and ends that you nro looking II. F. Olsen furnishes us with fresh meats, groceries and fruits. Ho says ho can sell anything In his shop even coconnuts aro In demand. S. F. Thduias, Harness and Saddle Sad-dle man found no bettor place than Richmond for his business nnd after an absence of a fow years ho Is con-, con-, tent to return to his homo town nnd establish his business. Ho was the first business man to present his customers with a beautiful calendar this season. With Prod Schrop"! as mnnarser, our telophono sorvlco could not bo surpassed. Miss Azllca Schow and Miss Clara Anderson ari experts at tho twitch hoard. Mr. Glen Luwr-onco Luwr-onco Is night operator. Soveral now phones havo been instnllcd during year. Tho Richmond Implement Co, -Is managed by Mr. Thos. Grllllth, lie handles all kinds farm lmplomerts, auto", wagons, buggies, tools etc., Th's Is an up-to-date establishment and Mr. Grllllth is doing a rushing business. Vtah Power & Light Co. with AI-vln AI-vln Hair a3 manager is doing a good huslneis. At present thoy havo 290 customers whllo thoy tako care of all tho troubles from Trenton, Louis-ton Louis-ton nnd Covo. Miss Veda Wilcox takes care of tho ofilco and Is most competent In her position. Mr. Geo. W. Hendricks at tho head of tho banking department roports tho most prosperous year In tho history of tho Stato Hank of HIchmond HIch-mond and that tho stock holders aro much pleased with tho dividends. $3,000.00 of Intel est money has boon paid out to customers during the year. Thcchecklng ncounts of 1916 exceed those of 1915 by 100. Tho bank Is equipped with nil tho modern mod-ern bank machines to lighten labor. Dr. Munk, Dentist, Dr. H. A Adamson, Surgeon nnd Physicnn nnd Dr. Mllo McQulston Veterinary Surgeon, Sur-geon, theo threo gentlemen tako care of all tho bodily allnmnts of both men and beast, whllo Hihop T II. Merrill, J. W. Funk. Aug. S Schow and Pres. Almn Merrill ore particularly concerned with tho souls of men. S. W Hendricks with his assistant assist-ant Ida Knnpp nnd Joseph Chrlstof-ferson Chrlstof-ferson as mall earlier, aro giving good sorvlco in the mall business. Wo hao a now and up to date drug storo, second to nono In the county. Even Its busy manager, Mr. A. A. Thomas, will consent that It wns not entirely unfortunate that tho old one burned. Geo. Doty, C. H. Monson and Mayor Ma-yor A. S. Schow aro tho main builders build-ers and contractors. During 19 1C cloven buildings wero erected: Tho Plant Gnrnge, drug Btoro, Ray Lewis' Lew-is' residenco, Carl Johnson's residence, resi-dence, Theo. Merrill's residenco, Robt. Tripp's residenco, Almn Spack-mnn'8 Spack-mnn'8 residence, S. F. Thomas' residenco, resi-denco, Johnnio Hullen's residenco, Wm. Anderson's residenco, Mrs. Gur Johnson's residenco. All nro modern buildings and n credit to our city. Most of tho lumber used was furnished furnis-hed by 11. Y. Monson, head of tho Monson Lumber Co. Uto Grlllln, Jos. Peart and Mike Whlto nro our blacksmiths and hor-so hor-so shoers; Mr. Grlllln also has n flni garago. Mr. Wllmont nnd Mr. John Anderson aro tho painters nnd pa-nor pa-nor hangers nnd often transform our dingy apartments to Edens. Thn Anderson brothers tako earn of all of tho masonry work. Carl .1. O'snn has held with honor the p-nlj'.on or best cobbler In town for many yeni-i. Alfred Christen Is our plumber n 1 constnblo. He hnndles tho two ca"-Ings ca"-Ings nicely and don't get thorn lulled. lull-ed. Jos. Thompson Is also In I1" plumbing business. Wo havo two mills, tho G'lt Ed" Mill, managed by Alma Hnv -.on 1, 'and the High Creek Mill, run ! Almn Al-mn Hendricks. Geo. Doty h'lB In chnrgo the re-construction nf tho milling plant nt the Gilt Edge nnd one of tho finest Hour mill plants n tho country Is being put in, giving nmplo power to run tho mns3lvo machinery ma-chinery without a hitch. Much could be said In f-vor of our district schools with A. A. Johnson ns principal and also of tl N C. 'I S. flth C. II. Andeison at tho head, and of tho satisfaction of our l.urnry thnt Is becoming moro o'isoiitlal to our needs every day. Miss Lulu Hurnham Is still tho llbr.'u'an. Wo aro also proud nf or ml-cal ml-cal talent nnd under tho able !nd"r-shlp !nd"r-shlp of John Omansen this phase of education Is being wnminrrullv developed. de-veloped. His two bands, tho Ilrass band and tho Juvonllo h-nd " woll as his regular school on,,",f!tns, nro cortalnlv to bo compll' "n'ed nnd will compare fnvorabl" '-'"i nny band or orchestra In th" state. Our Industrial club w th A. A. Thomas aT president, Is right to tho )!kH front ready to promote any more SHIS thnt ma) bo for the advancement of v wl our city. Ono elaborate bnnrjiirt Is llSB hold j early by members of this or- gnulzatlon. f Rut we must not forgot to men- IflM tlon our milliners, Mrs. Hsltlc UbM Chrlstensen nnd Mrs. J. M. Harrison, iff-l with their hciutlful supplies of head , i trill adornments always ready (or the ljKlfl chnuglng seasons. f Work fo laboring men, nlnglo l$fl handed or with teams, has hren pi- rjH n tl fill nil tho year nnd good wages t havo boon pnld.averaglng $o.OO with h il team nnd $2 CO per day slnglts. If 'fl |