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Show 40 Yea" A9 FroniThe Files . . . The company which is operat-. operat-. ,in automobile line between FlUmoi-e and Oasis have got dis-uSted dis-uSted with trying to cross Mud fjlie and accordingly Cass Lewis' tot busy, circulated a subscription per among the business men of pelta and raised about $40, with 1 vtiich a new road has been clear-1 ...ha will cut out Mud Lake land. They airead h es oi patented land and ft, reservoir has d the 50,000 acres The ?a,CUy l Water -t quaii,y beng ri'U'tr'r"-Saturday ri'U'tr'r"-Saturday eX "tT waslrh"dnalyH SCial heVo i time was spent" t' e'ljyadle , h-n--ai ways have. y al Oference week for medical help, but was g1Ven little encouragement - accOUPnetrmarent Provement on account 0t age. He felt belter - thT" a'Ul SUU'U'd h0"'e - the r-mL H1U'!e 3 ehoerful fra ot I mrnu. He became unconscious on - he tram and was in that cundit- on w,T TrIends Uok him ta, on. when friends took sim from gamed consciousness and died on - Saturday, the 5th. His funeral was held on Monday I and was largely aito,i mm j A BIG CELEBRATION .( Next Saturday, October 19th .Delta wm celebrate the anniv rJ sary of tts being set aside as a separate ward. But it will not be a church affair. It is a general part;3?0" eet-acoualntea Party, to which all are invited m'espective of creed or politics. ' All the newcomers are especially invited to come out and get acquainted ac-quainted with their neighbors and nave a good time with them. The celebration will be held in the A-musement A-musement Hall and at 2 p m Chairman J. A. Faust will call the meeting to order, when the following follow-ing program will be rendered' Opening song by choir. Prayer by W E. Bunker. Music by orchestra. orchest-ra. Address of Wecome by Bishop Maxfield. Quartette, by Mrs. Law and company. The annual Gospel by A. Workman, Jr. Song by old folks' choir. Origins poem, by Mrs. Hook Song, by Mrs. Barron and Company im V. Black, T. W. Cropper. S. W. Western, John Reeve and Bishop l?f P, Damron were among his old friends who paid tribute of respect to the departed, i The deceased was born in England En-gland 68 years ago, and came to Utah when 17 years o age. He lived liv-ed ,n Deseret for the past 35 years and was one of the workers in the church and public affairs, and will be greatly missed by his many friends. He leaves a wife and eight children, all being present pre-sent at the funeral but one daugh-ter daugh-ter in Idaho, who was too ill to come. Bonk Deposits The State Bank of Oasis certainly cer-tainly makes a splended showing in their statement this week Deposits De-posits of over$82,000 show that the people down here have some money and they do not put it awayin their stockings, but place it in a much safer place. wiuv and give a good outlet t0 Delta. The new road turns south from Clark street about two miles east of the town and runs along the bench and connects with the Hold-on Hold-on road about five miles beyond. Culverts have been built across draws and some grading done in places. It is expected that the county will put the road in good condition now that it is laid out. It will probably be used at once by automobiles, as even in present pre-sent condition it is better than the Mud Lake road. The new road will probably bring considerable travel through Delta. Barclay Jones was up from Clear Lake and gave the editor some interesting items about that settlement. settle-ment. The most important is that tne Swan Lake County is to be colonized next summer. Harry Joseph, the Auerbach Bros.,- and some other rich Jews of Salt Lake have taken up about 30,000 acres of land at Swan Lake and will bring out several hundred families of their race from the Eastern cities to settle on it. A concrete lined ditch will be taken out from the river to the reservoir to oarry the water. This is made necessary because the soil is of such character that the water sweeps away before it reaches the - o. oaimn ana Company Intermission for 30 minutes. Song by Jennie Andrews and Co. Male quartet, by Lisonbee, German folk song, by J. A. Faust, Jr. Stump speech by Eugene Gardner. Selection Sel-ection by old folks choir. During the intermission lunch will be served and the following toasts will be responded to: Birth of the Ward, by E. W. Jeffery. The Ward as It Is, by President Hinckley. Hinck-ley. Delta's Future, by Wm. Gardner. Gard-ner. Origin-al poem by N. B. Dresser. Dress-er. There will be no charge for admission, ad-mission, but everyone is expected to bring a basket lunch. On both Friday and Saturday evenings there will be a dance. The Nephi orchestra will furnish music both evenings and it is expected that they will be the biggest dances of the season. Come yourselves, and bring your wives and sweetheart!?. Going Back to Dixie' The second arrnual Dixie reunion will be held at Hinkley on November Nov-ember 2nd. All who ever lived in Dixie or in any way took part in its colonization or settlement or desire to become acquainted with those who have lived there are invited to come with full dinner baskets and enjoy a time never to be forgotten. The people of Deseret are feeling feel-ing quite pleased over the compliments com-pliments they heard passed on Mrs. Grace Hopkins, the maid oi honor at the Irrigation Congress. She was a noticeable figure among the maids and many thought she could have taken the position of Queen with as much dignity as the one chosen. Married Miss Clara Walker and George Stewart, of Meadow, who were married in Salt Lake, have returned re-turned to Hinkley ' to make their home. , Dies Saturday Deseret has last one of its oldest old-est and most esteemed citizens in the person of postmaster Joshua Bennett. Mr. Bennett had been ailing 'for some time with lung trouble. 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