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Show IN AND AROUND DETA 1h Week's News from the Cgsubj Metropolis The teii-months-old baby girl of Mrs. Frank Taylor died on Monday morning of measles, complicated with capillary bronchitis. The child was recovering from measles, but bronchitis bronchi-tis set In Sunday night and death soon followed. The father was down south at the time and returned on Tuesday. The funeral was held on Wednesday. Mrs. Taylor baa also been ill with measles as are Cas Lewis' children, but all are recovering. Leo Gardner's wife presented him with twins last Sunday, a boy and a girl. Mother and babies are coming on fine and Ieo feels as If he were a genuine gen-uine father. Win Walker went up to Eureka to referee a game of basket ball between the Fillmore and Eureka teams last Saturday. As the Eureka team was not in the league a match game could not be played, and although the Fillmore Fill-more team agreed to play an exhibition exhibi-tion game, the home team refused and -the big crowd had to disperse without , seeing any game. I, Cuy George returned from Califor- ' nla Monday and brought quite a num- ber of California people with him, i x who promise to invest In Millard coun- i ty lands. The new arrivals are O. E. Stout, W. 8. Myers, Fred Tlnglcaf. I and C. J. Chelson. Mr. L. Anderson, i of Riverside, who owns a farm on the I north tract, came with the new set- i tiers and brought a car of stock and goods with blm. Mr. Anderson says i the heavy frost in January ruined i many of the California orchards and I many owners are looking to Utah for a new home. One of the California men said he would rather have ten . , .acres ia poutoes In IUlArd couity -than an orange grove in California. Farmers who own land on Uie north ' and south tract are coming in every 1 day getting ready to cultivate their ' farpis. 1 Less Thompson and his two broth- r rs drove In from Juab this week with r a load of timber and other goods for 1 the farm on the north tract. Wm. Uvlngston and Vsn D. Spald- d Ing, of Salt Lake, who have laige In r terests at Gunnison and Ievan, came down to attend a meeting of the Ab- (, raham Canal Co., In which they are (, Interested. The company Intends to replace many of their wooden head- gates and bridges with concrete struc- fi tures and enlarge the laterals and make other Improvements that will ex- j pedite the distribution of water. AI- j bert Reld has been appointed water- c master. The business of the company will hereafter be transacted down w bere and Frank Reckwlth of the Del-ts Del-ts bank, has been appointed assistant r. secretary. D Cashier Deckwith reports $10,000 de- K posits as the first week's business of ti the new Delta bank. This is a pretty M good showing. In last week's Issue we called atten- A tlon of the public to the fact that dur- ' Ing the holidays there was a one-fare n rate advertised on certain date, which would make the rate to i Salt Lake $5.45 for the round-trip, and Pro-o Pro-o 4 OS. We understand tbat a num-. num-. ber of passengers paid more than this who are entitled to a refund. Those f -who were held up for more call on the c) agent and steps will be taken to have () refund made. t Miss Gelgley returned Tuesday from ti ber winter's vIsK In the east and will j, look after the cultivation of her farm this summer. pi The second snow of the winter came hi Monday night, but under t he next " day's sun It nearly all disappeared. m Among-recent buyers of land are f" Geo. E. Board man. A. II. Burns and John T. Bryant of California. John M Gains of Kansas and Prof. Davis of cc Oa kClty. CM If you have any hen fruit for sale th take It to Law and be will give you (h the highest price and Uke all you can M apare. He is making regular sblp-ineflta- to mining camps In -.Nevada. Owing to so many other events the red. white and blue dance has been th postponed to Fridsy of next week. m W. V. Barron has quit the cafe and pr gone to farming. He bought a piece so of land south of Ieeret and moved on to It this week with bis family. |