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Show WILL GO BACK TO OLD MEXICO Brigham City, March in. S. L, Brown will return to Mexico dUVlng the week with his family, consisting of a wife and one Utile boy about 8 years ol age. Brown and family will make the long trip to El Paso in n light buggy, to be drawn by two burros. bur-ros. This family came to Utah last summer from Eagle Pass. Mexico, from where they were driven by Mexican Mex-ican bandits, who destroyed all the'r property, including valuable farm buildings The loug trip of over 3000 miles was made on foot, the two burros bur-ros carrying what few personal effects they escaped with, besides a 6cant amount of food Mrs. Brown and the boy rode most of the way on the burros, bur-ros, but Brown walked every step of the distance. Brown speaks fondly of his burros, and says he will provide for them whether he gets anything or not. Brown Is an old man. being a veteran veter-an of the Civil war, but is hale and hearty. He farmed In Utah years ago and came the long distance last summer sum-mer thinking he could locate his brother, who hai was last heard from In this city. I'm Ip Sam provides tor the veteran by a liberal pension, which he is very grateful for. The family have done fairly well here, but the Mexican holdings of Mr Brown, he I riys, are to valuable to let go, and he will therefore go to El Paso, Tex., so that he can keep in touch with hi3 property He will leave Mrs Brown md the boy on the safe side of the border, while ho pays a visit to his land. En route the party will stop some time In St. Oorge. Utah. Las Vegas. Nev., and go from there to El Paso by way of Yuma. Ariz. Brow n is of the opinion that Interven uon will coine sooner or later, for he I says that indemlultles against the Mexican government are so heavy now, and with no means for paying ' the same, that when the time comes J foi settlement, which Brown asserts lis in the Immediate future, that the i aited States will be forced to take action. TO SEEK CONTRACTS FROM BEET GROWERS j Springville. March 10 Between 400 and 500 farmers of Mnyleton and Springville met In the opera house hen- today to further discuss the proposed pro-posed rc( tlon of a sugar factory under un-der the Darley plan Arrangements were made to employ five men to go among the farmers and secure con units for sugar beet acreage. A tel-Bgram tel-Bgram from Ward Darley, the Greeley. Gree-ley. Colo, promoter, stated that he would guarantee the factory as soon ;ib 5000 acres had been signed within 26 miles of Springville. It Is reported that Spanish Fork farmers are also negotiating with Darley Dar-ley for the erection of a plant there This rumor led the local farmers to believe that perhaps the plan would be abandoned In favor of Spanish Fork However, the telegram from Darley said that he would give Spring ville the first factory providing the acreage is signed up Those Inter ested here are confident that the necessary nec-essary 5,000 acres can be secured. The committee in charge of the pro ject was strengthened by the appointment appoint-ment of three new members today. They are George P. Matson. William R. Price and Joseph Noble. This makes a committee of eleven mem-( mem-( bers, with M O. Packard as chairman, FLAN COUNTRY CLUB. Pocatello. March 10. Plans are being be-ing perfected for the formation of i country flub In Pocatello to lake over th property of the Pocatello Trout hatchery on the Port Xeuf river, six miles below this city, owned by Geo. Oliver. The lease of the Penny Powell Pow-ell tract of land, on which are located tin famous Doc Yandall springs, will also be turned over to the new club. It Is the plan of a number of the lead lng society people of the city to erect a handsome clubhouse on tiie grounds, beautify the landscape for picnic and camping purposes and make It one of the best resorts In the intermountaln region The trout hatchery, one of the bes; in the state, will be conducted in conjunction con-junction with the club, and the re-enue re-enue derived therefrom will be more than sufficient to pay the running expenses ex-penses of the club. O. P Barber. Hu-artist Hu-artist and decorator, Is one of the leaders in th? movement and has enlisted en-listed the services and support of T D. Browning and Vice President Col-burn Col-burn of the Commercial Hub A mee'-lng mee'-lng of those Interested will be held soon to make some of the final arrangements. ar-rangements. GROWERS TO MEET. Provo. March 10 The first of il statewide series of meetings to organize or-ganize the fruitgrowers and affiliate thni with the recently established t'tah Fruitgrowers association will b" held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon m college hall of the B. Y. university here. Charles D Adams, an expert trom :h' California Fruitgrowers exchange, ex-change, after which the Utah organ! sation is patterned, will be the principal prin-cipal speaker. Another meeting will be held m the evening at 7:30 o'clock, j is expected that every grower near I Provo will attend one or the othr j Other meetings which have ben arrnnged for lu Utah county In con a eel on with the organization cam paign are for the following places Mapleton, Wednesday afternoon; Springville, Wednesday evening; Pro vo Bench. Thursday afternoon in the Tlmpanogos ward house; Pleasant drove Thursday evening. EX CONVICT SUICIDES. QrangevlUe, Ida.. March 10 -Because the young woman refused to marry him after he had obtained a license li-cense I 111 rence Walker, who had Just arrived here from California after serving a four-year term In San Quen j tin penitentiary! llot today and prob ably fata II v wounded Miss Helen Beck IS years old; wounded William Brown, City marshal, and Mrs Sophia Beck, mother of the girl, and then committed suicide by shooting himself him-self throuch the head. A shot aimed at a bystander went wild. When Walker appeared at the Beck home with a revolver Mrs Beck sum moned the City marshal by telephone As soon as he appeared Walker began be-gan shooting. |