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Show RICHMOND DEPARTMENT News From theLively Town up North Richmond, June 13. Fair promises prom-ises of a fine fruit crop Is given us and as we look at tho blossom-laden trees a prnyful wish arises that those, blossoms will be spared by frosf, hall, blight or anything that may come to destroy the luscious fruit. How we shall enjoy to see tho rosy npplea hanging from those branches ngaln and even tho once unappreciated unappreci-ated plums and crabs shall be accepted accept-ed with gratitude, It spared for us., Our big attraction during the weok has beon tho Elllson-Whtte Chautauqua Chautau-qua show, which has pitched their big tent on Mr. Geo. Hendricks' grounds, on Main street. Every part ot each program, so far, has been or an elevating nature, and much out ot the ordinary classes or entertain-1 ments. Every program is well attended at-tended and much appreciated. Saturday evening a heavy wind storm came up and blew their large tent over. At the time two littlo girls, Mary Darnett and Gwen KnowloB were In it, and the large poles tell on each side or them, but tortunately neither were hurt, but escaped with a scare. As they lay under the heavy canvas, a ray of or light from one cf the rents showed the way to crawl out, and a sigh of relief escaped from the anxious spectators spec-tators as they-appeared. Walter Wilcox loft Saturday ror tho military training camp at San Francisco. Tho U. N. O. boys gave him a big time at Hendricks' hall on Wednesday evening previous to his departure. Funeral services over tho remains of Ida Anderson woro held Thursday Thurs-day of last week. Bishop Lewis Mc-Carrcy Mc-Carrcy presided. The speakers were J W. Funk. David Smith, Jr , C. . Harris and Bishop McCnrroy. Viola Webb rendered a solo, and tho choir sang "Prayer Is tho Soul's Sincere Desire," "Nearor My God to Theo" and "O My Fnther." Mr. and Mrs. Frod Christiansen announce tho engagement of their daughter, Ilebecca. to Clarence Nelson Nel-son of Mink Crook, the wedding to take place June 20. Mr. Louts Anderson, who has been employed at the sugar factory, mot with n pnlnrul accident there last Saturday. While working on a scat-rold, scat-rold, the board ho was standing on broko with tho result that Mr. Anderson An-derson Tell and wrenched his foot. He was nt onco transfered to Dr. Adnmson, nnd tho foot 'was set in plaster of Tarls, wbllo crutches will hare to bo used for a fcr days. j Several of our people have farms In the Blue Creek "valley, and It 13 of Interest to know that thbir crops are looking fino to the great encouragement encour-agement of the owners. During the past few years money and labor has been spent on those farms and the returns have been most discouraging yet this year promises redemption by a bounteous yield. Mr. Leo Merrill and wlfo are on their way home from Chicago, whero ho has begun the course to become an M. D. Mrs. Aug. Schow, who has been on a visit to the coast, returned homo with her daughter nnd son-in-law and Dr. Elmer Merrill ot Logan. i Mariner Hendricks, with his wire 'nnd babe, or Moulton are home on a visit. They bring the news that a tine baby girl has arrived at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Lorln Merrill. Mrs. Morgan Knapp entertained the Merrill family at a fine wedding reception last week. The unusual happy time was enjoyed. The following committee has been selected to handle the, Fourth of July celebration: Reynold Merrill, Wm. Harris, Geo. Hendricks, 'Oran Young. LUa Webb, Joe Peart, Ilay Van Noy. John Omansen, N. E. Munk, Dan Kennedy, Leltoy Funk, A. H. Tompson, Rone Woollcy, Vera Merrill, Eliza Stoddard and C. I. Stoddard. Mr, Latluo Merrill has bonght and moved Into the house across tho stroet south from I. L. McCarrey's home. Mrs. Andrew Johnson, who has undergone un-dergone an operation nt the hospital, has returned to her home ngaln feeling feel-ing much Improved. Tho many friends of Mrs. Allco Allen Titensor will bo pleased to know that she Is the happy m'othor of a fine baby boy. Among the crowd from here, who attended tho Primary and Mutual conventions lu Salt Lake, wo mention men-tion Mrs. Lydla Woodland, Mrs. Elmer El-mer Stoddard, Mrs. A. A. Thomas, Mrs. Olive Mendenhnll, Mrs. B. Y. Monson, Mrs. Edward Webb, Mrs. Joe Peart, Mrs. Joseph Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Harris, and Miss Jessie Stoddard. Mrs. II. A. Adamson and son, Herbert, hade a four days visit to Trensureton last week. Mrs. Carl Anderson, who has beon seriously 111 with typhoid fever for about five weeks, is much on tho Improve. Im-prove. A great many of our people from J here attended the Old Folks celebra-' tion at Clarkston Thursday, and all report an excellent time. The Richmond Ward Primary organization or-ganization has planted potatoes In the Mr. and Mrs. Edward Larson are happy over the Bafe arrival of a fine son. Mrs. Mary Collins, a sister of Mrs. H. A. Adamson, is at Dr. Adamson's home, having obtained a leave of absence ab-sence from her duty as a telegraph operator at Orchard, Idaho. She has suffered the misfortune of breaking her wrist in a fall, JuBt previous to her trip to itlchmond and, realizing that the doctor's home is the best place under present conditions, she may be here for some time visiting with relatives and friends. Mrs. Elna J. Merrill received word from her daughter, Loretta, who is in tho mission field, that she has been released and has left Chicago for Salt Lake. Mrs. Merrill will meet her there on Saturday, lot belonging to Parley Monson. Mr. Bert Danford is the proud father ot another son. Mrs. Danford U the slightly disappointed mother, having sent in her application for a daughter, but the reconciliation is already established. |