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Show ' Mr. and Mrs. Alvin OUon went to Los Angeles by airplane to spend Christmas with their son and daughter who reside there. Neighbor John F. Monsen held us up the other day and laid in our hand a long green Christmas presnt. He not only is a neighbor now but he was a neighbor in childhood aud boyhood boy-hood down in the old home town. We often call it God's country, but we will likely have to quit calling it that as some take exception to it and say it is a reflection on the Creator But John can still write poetry about it. Friend W. H. Tawney is still among the living and carrying on by doing his share of the work of the world, waiting for the dp.y When all men will be free, prosperous and happy. Neighbors and friends Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Penrose remembered us for Christmas in a very substantial manner. They are fine people and both are pillars of strength in tne Democratic party. Gounty welfare was very efficiently administered under the direc tion of Mrs. Penrose long before be-fore the present Bet up She is executive secretary in the office of Commissioner Boden. Frank is a son of the late Pres. C. W Penrose. During the holidays he has been employed in the Post Office department at Camp Kearns. Well, that turkey came for Christmas alright. That good bishop, C. A. Petersen of Cen-terfield Cen-terfield sent it right along. Many thanks. That's the way the Lord takes care of his own. He doesn't do it direct but always al-ways through some good man or woman. Neighbor John Stewart, six feet tall, straight as an arrow and hale and hearty at 71, was in and performed his oblations He talks interestingly on many subj ects and does a lot of the right kind of thinking He is a good citizen and it may truthfully truth-fully be said of him that he never had any trouble with his wife or children never has he said an unkind word to them. Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Wm R.enkel are neighbors in more ways than one and aie fellow church and ward members. They are good people. Mrs, Renkel was in Tuesday and brought good eheer. They have one of the largest and finost lot of tourist homes in the city. ABOUT JOE BUSH I believe I knew Joe Bush before Peter Spraynozzle did. In the early 80's I worked out near Cisco. Being in town one afternoon 1 was sanlering along the one and only street. Suddenly Sud-denly there was a loud noise in the saloon and men running out very excitedly. "What's the matter?" I asked one. "Its Joe Bush having a birthday and gittin' his shootin' irons ready." The wild man came out with a gun in each hand. He fired twice into a group of Chinese section hands. How they yelled and scattered, but none were hit. Then he fired in all directions. I jumped between be-tween two freight cars. When I thought it was safe I stuck my head out and lo, a bullet whizzed past, so close it almost singed my hair. Of course there was no law th' re and I hit right out for camp. Before morn ing Joe Hush was joined by a pal and went away to Robber's Roost. C. N. Lund |