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Show hy Hot Plant The City Park To Lawn Grass 0 ffhy not plant the city park to , . grass? For the past several years the , !Mne question has been asked by xe ' and the thousands of ' "iLry Day visitors. One Call-in Call-in man, wno enjoyed our yearly f'val said, "What a splendid cele- -t'ion' at fine community sPlrit. i an unkept city park." Just ll criticism ruins our good com-;'.,Bity's com-;'.,Bity's name. We have the best lotion of any town the size of Xaant Grove for a community .! -er but bow ill kept. At this time rfthe'year, now that the Strawberry j',r js over, it would not cost so iff much to plough the park inching in-ching the new addition, and the -riing space by the sidewalks. It ',ni easily be leveled, arid planted to laffl. Our fine city officers could lead out ; ,-i take a pride in caring for it un-; un-; ;ii the lawn is well started. S ffiih proper care one season would r the park look fine. The park Tould have more than four months 5 grow before winter arid could f;;ily be made beautiful. 1 if the city could afford a sprinkling r;tem the work, of sprinkling could me easily be done, but the hose ai irrigation wUter can be used if'.clively in jutting our city park :a line condition." Next year Straw-Vny Straw-Vny Day concessions could be :'xti on an inclosed street, perhaps te Old Mercantile street and after i years the Strawberry Day crowd aid not hurt the lawns. It seems almost careless for Pleasant Grove j let their park go so shabby. In a ;;ar or so there may be enough ivk to use for mid summer festi-uls. festi-uls. Now is the time to plant the irass while there is plenty of sun 5) mate it grow, i o |