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Show eL00KlNG j BACKWARD Items of Interest from the Files of The News of Fifteen Years Ago This Week. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Killam announce an-nounce the engagement of their daughter Mildred to J. Howard j Jones last week. t Though the plans for the wed- ; ding have not been completed as j yet, it will probably take place in j the spring and wili undoubtedly be ! an affair of considerable social importance, as both young people are exceedingly popular in Milford and have a large circle of friends among the younger set o fthe city. In spite of the so-called business depression of the past year, definite defi-nite growth and progress have been made in Milford during 1930. Through the influence of the Lions Club a $1500 creamery has been built in the city, a form a nucleus for a promising dairying industry that is growing up in the Escalante valley. $40,000 worth of high-grade dairy stock has ben brought into the valley and the. Escalante Es-calante Valley Dairymen's and Farmers' Association has been formed to protect the new industry. in-dustry. In addition to the dairying activities, activ-ities, other agricultural improvements improve-ments have been made. Many new wells have been dug on farms ad- i jacent to Milford, and a $5000 drain j ditch has been dug by J. D. Clarke in the Milford Meadows, with the I intention of developing a number of individual farms on the tract. Actual mprovements have been made within the city. The Amer- j ican Legion has expended $1200 on planting the park it purchased for the city during the preceding year, and the Lions Club has built a $3000 swimming pool on the ground adjacent to the park. The American Telephone and Telegraph company has made a $150,000 investment in-vestment in building and equipment equip-ment for a repeater station here and put through a line from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas. Julian Tart, who has been attending at-tending the Branch Agricultural college at Cedar City, is home for the holidays, visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tait. |