Show Or Of Interest to Lessees BY HYLAS C. C SMITH FT DUCHESNE UTAH i I j It i Is s New Years Year's eve and as I I see the big bigfire fire down by the Ft j j r j f Duchesne skating pond lighting up i t the p pond nd where the happy skaters are I I i skating out the old year To me the I evening of New Year Is a time when t j my mind I d Is ls most mos reminiscent But ButI 4 I J i i u. u uppermost in my nay y mind are the thoughts of mot mother her The reason for fort r II 4 this Is because she Is thinking of t to m mI me i. I t f The old year ear has as been een a good one I. I t i I but hut the New Year must be a a good f de deal better bolter There here Is but one reaf reason reason rea- rea i son Bon son why hY the the New Ye Year Tear r might fall tobe tobo to I be bo a good one and that reason Is s ent en- en 4 r t t w within my control Brother as you yon read a this know that to make makei i j t this ls year r ar the be ber best st of your life dek deI depends de- de k I penas upon yourself Heres Here's to you and yours May this year be the t j best of your life Ufe The Altonah Al tonah Utes put a show o on at Altonah on the evening of December De De- December cember 30 to a forty dollar house i and and t the e show was a real success The decorum throughout the entertainment enter enter- i 1 p. p was very excellent and the I I i i Utes areto ar are to be complimented on their I i 1 3 courageous endeavors rs The sun sundance 1 E da dance ce was a perfect representation t. t I t i. of t the e real thing and lasted for probably probably rob rob- ably twenty minutes and contained all th the Incidents that ire are are to be seen 1 at their annual religious dance The bear dance danco was put Into four dif dlf- T F i. tere ferent t varieties or styles and exe- exe 11 i with real 1 grace and rhythm m. m Dick and John were the managers Ed was the ther doorkeeper and Roy r- r I v Henry To were i among I among the male dancers and Helen ii Tecumseh Maggie Chegup and Nine 1 Manna w were re among the lady dane dane- ers There were about thirty thirty- Utes upon the Bt stage ge The Inspiration plans program decorations advertising advertising adver adver- 1 Using and execution of this event l' l was entirely In the hands of the Altonah Al Al- r I tonah Utes and we were proud to be with them that night and told them so BO They will be heard from again 1 In a short time The employees of the Uintah and j j Ouray Indian re reservation gave Dr Lloyd and nd his wife a farewell reception recep recep- tion at the Ft Duchesne hall haJJ on December De De- 4 j cember and over forty were f present Rev M bi J. J Hersey of Veri Vernal Ver Ver- 3 i r nal In behalf of the employees made y Y- Y the presentation speech and gave fn I T the he doctor and his wife a fine walrus m hide traveling bag It was hard to stir any spirit of ot levity at the meet- meet I. I Ing The doctor has been In the seri serI service ser ser- i vice for twenty three years and had I won the confidence of all aU besides saving the lives of many during se severe severe se- se I vere illness and the thought of his I leaving them took the heart out of I any fun and sadness was in the air 1 Mr r. r Kneale spoke feelingly concerning concern- concern 11 7 Ing the resignation and declared I I that he had leaned upon the doctor doctori i much and when he was gone he hardly saw how he could get along r l f without him While all the employees employ- employ i j ees es will miss his kindly greeting and ands s watchful care their loss Is small compared to tho the Utes that the doctor r I 1 has has' cared for through the twentythree twentythree twenty- twenty three years o of his service The doctor doctor doc doe 1 tor leaves the service while still sUll In ini in inthe i the vigor of manhood with a long future before fore him his fine children 1 t 1 I I all married and settled In far off r f places Why should he not leave the 1 service and Ute environment Yet t knowing knowing the man we feel to think c r. r 4 f that that the tho snow clad mountain rim of the the basin Is burned Into his memory 1 his Is ears shall still hear bear the call of the helpless from the wigwams of and W Whiterocks the e old at Ouray l Stars will look down upon his mId mId- J l f f. f night Ight Journeys with kinder eyes and andi i tI t the e bright morning sunshine of the thet t basin will be still brighter as memory memory memo- memo 1 1 ry ry wields the brush of imagination r t fI and paints pictures of the scenes I where sacrifice was the greatest and some some day from distant places the tho i doctor will ret return rn unto his own In Inthe J the the meantime mean meantime the best wishes of the Inhabitants go with the Lloyds where ever they may wander 1 After January first the winter will become a reality reamy Where is your i machinery I lachin ry If it is way way out In the r r middle of a cold field go and bring i it Into a corner near your barn it will m be less lonesome then What k u L. t eloquent orations a neat shed hed full of oft t 1 farm machinery speaks to the daily dally dallys k I s r passerby What fine eulogies it uti utters utters ut- ut i tars on t tho e owner thereof to the 1 t passing observers What compliments compliments' 4 r j ments' ments aro are spoken concerning the I builder as automobiles roll by carrying carrying carrying car car- observing bankers la lawyers professors and brother farmers If t fi you ou have a piece of machinery be kind hind to it for it represents you and your your ability to take caro care of It it 1 I A certain piece of valuable machinery ma- ma 7 chinery stands ou out in the middle of or ofa a a field Just wh where where re the team was was un un- un from It last fall Men pass It b bV h tIo road day ar af after nc r day and n see ft V ruin Y 7 1 I this faithful agent of or a shiftless owner owner owner own own- er suffering through the changes and think What a shame How careless Throwing money away And each day that machine unconsciously Inan Inanimately yet et Just Justas as surely shouts to the passing people people people peo peo- My owner O is shiftless or careless careless careless care care- less or lazy dont don't give him credit Dont Don't trust him with your work or your money or your plans Dont Don't trust him with your time or your secrets I tell you he is shiftless or careless or lazy I cannot hide my my- self I am compelled to stand out here where everybody can see me and advertise the shallowness of my owner He could be different if he would but he wont won't dont trust him Well VeIl brother ma maybe be you have some spare time now harp you Then help somebody to do something something something some some- thing tomorrow If you have a bad feeling for some one go and help I him Of course there are so many things that you could do at home that it is no small wonder that you cannot decide which to do first first Have you got a big woodpile for tor next Bummer summer My father always had us boys in the winter time get getup getup getup up a big pile of summer wood Howare Howare How Howare are your fences These days and dt at any time a man should look after his fences every week and with staples wire and hammer see that his fences are correct How about the cr cracks inthe In Inthe Inthe the walls of your our wife's house There Is so much work to do In the Lasin that we need ten thousand more men mento mento mento to help do it No man ever works for nothing but there are thousands who are too ignorant or lazy to value value value val val- ue work Some pinhead wants three dollars for tor his days day's work that thatIs Is he values his work worth- worth that much but he never thinks of the muscle he is making of the red healthy blood pounding through his arteries that makes a keen brain susceptible to strong thought and nerves nurtured to Interpret dee deep emotions no he only thinks of the three three dollars dollars that Is why we called him pinhead A man gets big pay when he works and nature never tells a lie The man who works mostly with his mouth gets his reward reward reward re re- re- re ward the same way the law speaks and nature tells the story in the listless listless listless list list- less hand clasp the lusterless eye the cynical smile the flabby muscle the drooping shoulder the whining voice and the lagging heart beat Brother get busy if you want a happy happy happy hap hap- py New Year o |