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Show d&s LOOKING BACKWARD j Items of interest taken from the I -JWtl3 tisJjr)) Files of the Milford News of rjiw- Fifteen years ago this week Stanley Fotheringham and family were leaving Milford for Bingham, where the former was to be employed in the mines. B. H. Matteson, Nada homesteader, was improving in health at the base hospital at Camp Kearney, where he was recovering from an abscess in his throat . Arrangements were being made to receive applications from women for mployment in the railroad shops as engine wipers, floor cleaners, etc., with close fitting overalls and jumpers jump-ers as the prescribed attire while on the job. There is nothing to indicate exacty how many of the matrons of today forsook their butterfly lives or household tasks to go to bat in place of the men who were, apparently, apparent-ly, something of a scarce article. Elam Fouts had received word of the loss by fire 'of a carload of baled hay which he had shipped to St. Louis where the fire occurred while the car stood on a sidetrack. It was presumed pre-sumed that the railroad company would have to stand this loss, but not so a former loss which this genial horsetrader had suffered a short time before when he had lost a large wagon wag-on load of baled hay on the highway south of town when his pipe had dropped from his mouth down in between be-tween the bales on his load, but he should worry, Fouts will make it all back in a few horse trades, it was remarked. re-marked. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tribole and Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Siewert ! ad visited at the home of Frank Wallen, near Thermo. Mrs. Robert Corn had gone to Salt Lake to be with her sister, Mrs. H. T. Hanks, and to see her little niece who had just recently arrived. The Misses Maxine Bardsley, Ilean Hanks and Winnie Fernley had given a surprise party, honoring Miss Venice BushneU, who was leaving with her parents to live at Meadow. (iaities and dancing were pa itimes of tin. evening and those present were' l.eona Jumci, Maxine Hiinldoy, Winnie Win-nie Fernley, Matirine Hanks, Winnie' l.aldwiii, l.ila Johnson, Prudence llrailfiehl, Norma llerron, Venico llu.dinell, and Riley and Alton Bush-n Bush-n ell. Dr. O. K. Adkins had sold his home on .Milford Heights to Chesley Barton. Bar-ton. Mrs. L. I). Brooks and Mrs. C. C. Sloan were going to entertain the Thursday evening bridge club at the Lome of the former. i The Catholic ladies had met with Mrs. Dave Martifc, the time being ; pent on Red Cross work. Jim Bonner, plucky driver, had managed to bring the Beaver nn car through within the six-hour time limit allowed. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Woodbury had j entertained the Thursday evening bridge club. Decorations had been in line with St. Patrick's day and Mr. Crone had won the gentleman's prize, Mrs. Sloan the ladies' and Mrs. George Jefferson the consolation. Mrs. E. H. Bird had been ill with a quinsey. " Frances Ann Sloan had celebrated her birthday with a party. Mr. and Mrs. Will T. Morris, Mr. anil Mrs. George Bates, Mr. and Mrs. Ward McAlstcr, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jorgensen, Miss Mabel Street, Juan-ita Juan-ita Miller, Ray Davis and Spencer Schow had been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. Well., at u .'It. Patrick's Pat-rick's day party. An especially s.ucces ful skating I party both in fun and finance - hud been enjoyed at th" high school. That being the beginnii:; of the sou-son, sou-son, the committee hud decided to furnish two pairs of skates one for the feet and the other fur the back" of the skaters. The domestic science classes of the high school were go ng to make different dif-ferent varieties of war breuds. Members of the Minersville : chool Orchestra chaperoned by Miss Kling, had been on a Sunday trip to Jar Loose. Margaret Carter had given a recitation, reci-tation, "Liberty Hell," as part of a program given by tho Minersville Miners-ville school, the program also including includ-ing a minuet by I.etty Lyre and F.lva Dotson and a recitation, "An Irish Philosopher," by Obra Myers. William Fotheringham had contributed con-tributed the weekly editorial by a high school student, discussing the subject, "Farm Labor Shortage." |