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Show 40 YEARS AGO., .... from the Files .... Hinckley Is it with deep sorrow that we are called upon to record the death of William A. Reeve, which occurred at his home in Hinckley on Sunday, October 23, at 3 o'clock m. It came as a result of the amputation of his leg about two weeks ago for tuberulosis of the bone. William Reeve was one of our best beloved and most respected citizens. He was secretary of the school board and a number of companies, and was clerk of Millard Mill-ard Stake for six years. He did his i, uell and faithfully and will has been Ideal. Warm sunshine frot T VHe daytime and me frost at mght. The threshers have about cleaned up their work for this season, and crops have been "b0V,he aVera8e' and excePt ! he Melville and Oasis Company's' tracts occasioned by the dam going go-ing out water has been plentiful. The people of Deseret were great ly shocked by the death of Wm A. Reeve, and extend to his bereaved be-reaved and sick wife and children their deepest sympathy. OAK CITY Miss Lydia Roper, Willis J. Lyman Ly-man and Stanley Lovell of the Academy were visitors in Oak City last Saturday. Edgar is now seen on the stage running between here and Leamington Although the people of Oak City have built a good many bridges this fall, more seem to be necessary, neces-sary, especially if the hobble skirts continue to be the fashion, ' for how can the ladies jump across the ditches? BURTNER Messers. Ezra Bunker and Ma-honri Ma-honri Stapley have gone to the Dixie country to work a while at hauling ore to the railroad station. The ward reunion held alst week was a rousing success. There were more than 300 people present. And they all seemed to enjoy themselves them-selves immensely. Everybody took their parts on the program and thereby helped to make the day one to be long remembered in Burtner. be greatly missed. He was a faithful faith-ful church worker and served in the missionary field in the southern south-ern states for two years in 1187 and 1889. ACADEMY NOTES Two tickets were nominated and the voting was carried on by the Australian ballot system. It afforded afford-ed much excitement and pleasure for the students. 'After the voting had closed and votes counted the results showed the following; pres. Willis Lyman; vice president, Leo Stott; Secretary, Eda Cropper; historian, his-torian, Don Bishop; treasurer, Wm. Stapley; debating manager, Frank Badger; athletic manager, Marvin Moody, yell master, Myron Black. DESERET The weather for the past week |