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Show CHATTER I With Our Readers I Street sweeping gave employment to several Milford residents this week, who removed the mud and dirt which accumulated during the past freezing and thawing weather. The side streets were also dragged and the entire town presents a spic and san lappearance. The work gave) a number of men an opportunity of working out their water-bills due the town. Elsewhere in this issue is an announcement an-nouncement made by the Telluride 1'ower company of a voluntary reduction re-duction of rates on light and power. Coming at a time when the company's com-pany's revenue is below normal, their action is commendable. It will also assist materially those whose incomes incom-es are lower and who are forced to economize to Meet their overhead expenses. ex-penses. However, cheaper juice means that the people will use more electricity which will .reeompensate the company to a great extent and yet give the patrons greater use of electric energy for no additional cost. It will benefit both producer and consumer. con-sumer. "Caliente" may be a nice name for a town, at least appropriate for one located where the thermometer reaches high marks at- certain times of the year, but its a decided imposition impo-sition to bestow such a name on a helpless infant. On February 18 Dr. T. D. S. McCall, of Caliente, was called call-ed to the depot upon the arrival of a passenger train from California to attend the wife of Wm. H. Blondell, who gave birth to a baby boy during the brief stop of the train at that place. The mother stated that she was returning to Canada from Los Angeles, her husband failing to find work at the Coast, but fate intervened interven-ed and the boy was born in Caliente. Asked to name the child the parents said "we'll leave that to you Doc," hence the boy will carry the name of Caliente Nevada Blondell. Beaver County is not the only county in the state that is forced to do considerable' maneouvering in school matters to complete the present pre-sent school term. In Kane County the teachers have agreed to take their pay in notes in order to finish the term. Teachers in Sevier county have agreed to teach the eight months' term with a seven and a half months pay providing there are not sufficient funds to pay in full. Iron County teachers will teach two weeks without pay; Washington county floated a bond issue to finance the district and other counties are in tightened straights. Already the school superintendent and clerk of the board are giving attention to next year's school budget. Some rather drastic cuts in several directions direc-tions are being contemplated in many counties. o |
