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Show r. grain is the numerous sheep and rat-tie rat-tie herds thai rango that country, lie g say everybody U prosperous over n there. The big ditching machine started it work last week Just Pant of Oasis to d complete the big drainage ditch run-ir run-ir ulng north through the town. Tho completion of this big drainage project e will at leant double the value of tho e land It will affect. , Henry Huff Tlaa Just returned from f the east aide and says the dry grain, v especially rye, In looking fine, r The Oasis Cash Store la making a special run on storm hats. If you e want a bargain drop In and see this tj stock and prices. Leonard Meechaui and Miss Ella - Langston took the train for Salt Luke Monday night and by this time they ! uro man and 'wife. We may be giving away a secret, but It Is hard to keep a Y seen f from a newspaper man. The newly married pair will make their home at Lyiind)!, where Mr. Meechaui f works fur the railroad company. 1 llcgliinlng Saturday Mrs. I). J. lllack will begin a clearing sain of all her i. millinery. Koine of It Is brand new ( so If you want some bargains cull ear!y, Mrs. Henry Jackson Is on a visit ti t her parents and brother In Idaho, l Tho Oasla Cash Store Is offering spe-) spe-) cl;il bargains In men's straw hats. All sizes and kinds. Mannger lleckstrand Is now travel- " Ing around the country In a 7-horse ' power motorcycle. NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS Mired b; die Editor b His Weekly Rounds Hinckley Is going to celebrate the Fourth In a patriotic manner, and the M. I. A. will have charge of the day's doings. The following Is the program they have arranged: Hoisting of the Hag at sunrise by J. K. Wright, and firing of salute by Fred Wilson. Exercises will be held at the school house beginning at 10 o'clock, J. H, Langston, master of ceremonies. Music by the band, led by Prof. Whitehead. Prayer by chaplain. Song. Star Spangled llanner, Jennie Langston. Oration, Wllford Hilton. Duet. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Hickman. Children's drill, led by Ida Parker Synopsis of the Declaration of Independence, Inde-pendence, Karl lllshop. Quartet, Will Camp and company. Speech, by Goddess of Liberty, .Mabel Parker. Duet, Jennie Hobinson and Myrtle Langston. The committee on simrts is arranging arrang-ing for some interesting games and sports in the afternoon, and the celebration cele-bration will close with a dame in the evening. Crop are looking gd around Hinckley, and to. all appearances the laniiers will have a prosperous season. Farmers are beginning to cut their first crop of alfalfa, and In most cases It ! somewhat heavier than last year. We rtote that a large number of trees have been set out around town end they are making a rapid growth. Among those who have done a large amount of tree planting Is George Terry, Ter-ry, whose places west of town have "B set out with several hundred ash, utalpa and Carolina poplar trees, all "r wM.-lr'hffloftv Veil. -'"Mr.TiVfT has one of the best flowing wells in town with a good flow of about two gallons per minute. Whicker Rros. have been doing a very good business In well driving at Hinckley. They began sinking a well this week for F.arl Cropper. They have recently sunk wells for Hugh Hilton , George Walker, Joseph Wake rnd Dr. Ilroaddus. They make a sue ess where other well drivers fail. Miss Afton Hinckley mil Miss Myrtle Slanworth are now in the Co-p Co-p store. Miss Hinckley looks after :he mills, but. we understand the nales look after both these attractive oung ladies. Miss Sylvia Stout has returned from i short visit to Salt Lake. Mr. Hailey , aa also visiting Salt Lake at the mute time. It was probably a mere co. lieldence. 1 Th is, W. Cropper and family retimed re-timed Sunday from a two week's visit 0 Salt Lake, Sprlngville, provo and American Fork. The whole family at work In the garden when the ' dltor visited them, and they say they 1 re going to have a better garden than ast year. They are raising almost 'very variety of garden stuff and have 1 niply proven the fertility f the soil nd their ability as gardeners. Word was received on Monday of he death of Lavlna Workman, the 1.1 ( ear ! old daughter of Mr. and Mrs ( :d Workman. She was taken to Silt .ake last Friday by Dr. Ilroaddus. suf ering from a severe case of perlton-'la. perlton-'la. It. was hoped an op-ratlon miulit ( ave her life, bit? the disease whs too erloim for a recovery to be made. H. Rasmussen has just begun the j rection of an eight room brick house ir Heber lllshop Just west of the ; l.nikley Hotel. It will be a neat j tructure 33x4". feet, ami a story and a alf high. Mr. Rasmussen has nearly , otnpleted Milton Moody's handsome rick bungiliw. It Is probable that tiese two buos4 anil several others j 1 this vicinity will be equipped with a j ater supply by means of a well, tank j nd pumping plant. j O. W. Paxton. formerly of Kanosh. I Rd his wife, formerly Miss K.out, are lllixkley visiting Mrs Paxton' arents. They are from Klko, Nev. J. C. Webb has sold his Mi-acre " irm near Hinckley to Mr. Carey . f I klahoma for I'i.Ooo. Must of this is In Ifalfa. on w hich Mr. We b has ch ared ;,(0o per year for several years. t A. Hi'lines has g n to Wayn 1 unty to look after hi In erent c iere. 1 Geo. Hilling thinks bis Dw baby n girl Is going to make a fine singe from the way her voice Is developini Hut he objects to her trying to sin Home, Sweet Home at five o'clock I tho morning. The drug store Is doing a gres business In ice cream, sherbets an confections and Is a great resort fu the young people In the evening. J. M. Miller of Clear Lake tells th editor that this place la Uaving quit a revival. J. C. Gafford of Topeki who recently bought 7,0u0 acres v land there, has been making tie ditches and putting more land undo water. Five or six new families r ceutly moved In from Kansas and Hk tho prospects. Clear Lake has ai abundance of fine water. Deseret Is showing Its usual enter prise by prVparlng for a big celebni lion of the Fourth of July. From ' to 10 o'clock there will be a paridi headed by Uncle Sam. appropriate!; represented by Orson Krlckson, nc companled by 24 soldier bo) a and fol lowed by a float with the Goddess o Liberty, Norma Moody; Justice, the lleniiett; Coorgo and Martha Wash Ington, represented by Mr. and Mr Dan HLick, a representation or tin making of the Hag, followed by thlr teen 1roys and girls on horseback There will also be a merchant'! Hoa and the great Sells Floto circus Ii charge of Kdgar Petty & Co. After V o'clock the crowd will adjourn to tin meeting house, where there will be tin reading of tho Declaration of Inde pendence, music and an oration by An gua Allred. In the aftermxin then will be baseball, games and races ai the park. This park shows what peo pie with a little public spirit can do ICvery Saturday the people of the towr In charge of Win. R. lllack, chairman of the park committee, have been bus) clearing the ten acres comprising th park, fixing up baseball grounds, grad Ing up a race track and building i grand stand. They raised 70 by do nations to buy the lumber for tin grand stand and finished paying fo the gnund. Next Saturday they wll U4Vf,JlriMr8sk all leveled pnd down. Ladies are active members the committee and they furnish r freshnient for the workers. Then Ii the afternoon they have games and It the evening a dance for the benefit o: tTie park fund. Thn Deseret peoph certainly know how to get things done We always find Mrs. Dan lllack bus) in her store. If she Isn't fixing tii something nice for the ladles to wear she is supplying them with needed goods from her varied stock. She never complains about business being poor, K. W. Nichols, musical director of Ihe Weber Stake Academy, at Og len. tind his family, gave a very Interesting i-oricert at Deseret on Monday of last week. It was greatly enjoyed by all. The cornet playing by Mastei Nichols, sevan years old, was quite remarkable. re-markable. J. II. Allred Is home from Salt Lake with his wife and son. Clark Allred and his wife have re-lurned re-lurned from Salt Lake. Mr. Allred underwent an operation for rupture ind Is all right again. Mrs. Ryan, a Salt Lake educator of Itlgh reputation, has been visiting her on, Engineer A. I). Ryan. She left 'or lios Angeles to spend the summer. Mrs. Annie Palmer returned lust week from Kalt Lake with her laughter, who underwent a successful iperatlou for apetxllcitls. Her son was hen taken down with the same com-dilnt com-dilnt and had to be sent to the city. Mrs. J. II. Pederson, who has been i-cry low with asthma and heart rouble, Is able to be out again. Airs. S II. Cahoon has returned from in extended visit to Salt Lake and Richmond, which was greatly enjoyej. Myron lllack has returned from ?ipio with his bride, who was Miss laxel ll.msei n. Iaurence llennett has also returned tlth his bride, who was Miss Wood of lolden. The stork has been busy around eseret. He recently brought a girl to .ee M'xxly'a home , a boy to Mrs atnes Mace, a boy to Mrs. Wm. V. ustesen and a boy to Mrs. C. C. raer. Go W. Cr jpper, Jr., loaded a car of oung horses and mule at Oasla this te'k that he gathered around Ka osli. They were shipjied to Fast Bt i uis. J K. W. Mi'fiham is over from Snake! 'al'ey and reports farmers busy cut-j ing hay with prospects of a good crop, here will be about 3i0 or 4o0 acres ut this season. There are about .fain acre In grain which Is looking ne. Their nurket for both hay and |
