Show A ir EL F I 1 from 17 E C la 11 0 vj S years ago t from the files of the times seventeen ev enteen years ago 11 0 his week or fir specifically on oil october 1915 tile first issue of oc the times was published the issue a week meek later records that i celebration aaion luil lia 0 beba prepared for the occasion anil and that between three and ami ebur hundred people somo some of them thein troi front net abor ins towns gathered in fit front of the times office which was then located in the frame fraine building adjoining wro WITT H burrs home since remove removed I and that thai the first copy cony was auction l ed d off V F W pendleton member nic niber of the 1 city council Coitt icil bought it tor for tha city ou oil a bill bid of I 1 lee L Ic ickles lles with his bond bind wil una I 1 present at the celebration and played several snappy selections and a 1 number of the prominent people spoke among them mayor I 1 HD I 1 bayles alex aiex if rollo who was iras the editor and manager principal I 1 F C van buren bishop I 1 11 J and acid george A mitchell who was master of ceremonies contents of first issue lut hut tile the contents of that first issue echoing as it does the spirit and the conditions condit ious of the community at th that at time Is interesting to uj in and we imagine it will be to oui oue readers both old and young so in I 1 I 1 I 1 commemorating our seventeenth birthday day we are g giving lvin herewith a brief summary ot what that thai first issue contained j the leading article artic ls on the front page two columns down the leit side is a report of ahe be homecoming home co coming ming held luring lunne the pre arc month and lasting a we aeu it to P decther ather with a list of 0 lormor rest resl j ants who were here or the 1 ion it recites that J L lowder was wa the chairman ot of th j committed commit tea still anil that the home coming celear kation I 1 was a wonderful cuccu 4 i the quality ot of the music for the occa aloi is i specially emphasized george H and alfred it durham leon L and woodhouse having been in charge I 1 the headed article on oil the right side of the page la an account of tho h 0 death deat h anti anil burial of oc wm win norris at w wj ose funeral J word ward james Oller loii aud and morgan itle bards wee velle the speakers whilo while ada mcgregor and L L J adams sang a duet other articles ou oil I 1 the page area ahei 1 1 report of tin the organization of tile the haydn society a choral alion ot of local people directed by clr r hi t kits an announcement of a coining ins lyceum course sponsored by a group of local men of which F C van ruren was wag secretary a report rf th the last mod in celing 1111 of the GA celb which mrs ora eatough Eato tigh was c hectic iced ic ld president to succeed M ills s garn M denson hf an ail account 0 of a datril Ra kil ail hireling held here tho the night before at which uriah T jones C S Wll hinson and dr A N leonard ot of the cedar city commercial club enlisted the moral support 0 of radowan people in III an under jamul ain to pet get a railroad from lund to cedar city an ail account ot of how tho the tinus was named and several other items of less consequence how times was named tho the directors director 3 ot of the parowan carowan publishing and printing co had offered a prize of to the sUid eilt or oi students of the tour four upper grades in school who submitted the mo inoa a name tor for the new paper pap r A large number of names were mere suggested from which tile tho directors carowan times submitted by both wilma lows lowe and ross genson delison between whom the prize money was divided city office nominees nominees of the two parties tor for the city election which was to oe 00 held the next tuesday were given as follows tol lowa democratic 11 II D abdy bd acs nyo freeman W win m adams 1 I C van durea buren anti george A councilmen or still sou 0 orton orlou recorder nc order and kate taylor republican silas J ward mayor oscar lil II aymin jas C robinson Robi naon john L lowder and day da councilmen nm m T morris recorder and anna kir sell ben treasurer bayli 1 was etc on oil tho the LIL il ket as mayor and F W i I 1 as ail long lone term councilman aside froin which the 11 republicans w wira ra eclo loua tho the editorial page pac cont contains afas a r aler lengthy statement ot of ills pol po cles to lie pursued by the ibe anil and on oil that anti ami succeeding siu eding pate are or some rather interesting dillile the libick sigf carries a rol colli of 0 columns ot of cedar city ii and many advert Isel liell ts of 0 lot loi business and professional men lie local items reading down low tho collell cOl lall 0 of continued to page tive five |