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Show Good Roads State Convention Conven-tion In Session At Ephraim i' ' mviEW Wm. ChriKtensoh, who is teaching school at. Salina, spent Saturday and Sunday at Fairview. Mrs. Lauretta Epperson, of Provo. s visiting with relatives this week. Sam Rigby came home from the U. of II. and spent a few days with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. James Wilcox, of Caslle Dale, spent Wednesday with relatives at Fairview. Roland Pritchett, who is attending ehool, at the U. of U., came home his week. Quite a crowd of cheep shearers 'eft here last week for Dragoon, Uin-a Uin-a county. Oscar Norman received seven new tord Automobiles this week and has ilready sold one. S'.ven O. Nielson has purchased a new Maxwell Automobile. Joseph Day came home, from Provo, Pro-vo, Sunday, having been called to attend the funeral of his grandmother, grandmoth-er, Mrs. Eliza Staker. Born, to the wife of Martin San-lerson, San-lerson, April 10, a boy. Born, to the wife of S. S. Sander-ion. Sander-ion. April 10, a boy. This little one vas born the same night his brother lied. Harry Dean Sanderson, 10 year old on, of S. S. Sanderson, died Thu relay re-lay night. He has been very ill for t long time and died of heart failure irought on by Rheumatism. Funer-i.l Funer-i.l services were held Saturday. Wm. hristensen. John S. Bench, and Howard Rigby were the speakers who jffered consoling remarks to the be-eaved. be-eaved. Floral offerings were many md beautiful. The family have the '.ympathy of the entire community. Resolutions of respect to the mem-iry mem-iry of little Deau Sanderson, who de-. de-. jarted this life April 9, 1914. Whereas, after a long and severe llness, he has been called home, to iur Heavenly Father; Therefore, be t resolved, that, we, the ladies, of he Fairview Literary Club, do sin-:ercly sin-:ercly sympathize with the bereaved amily, and we mourn with you. for aim, who was so loving and tender. Resoh ed, that, ni his death, we ealize the Iocs of a darling boy vho won the love and esteem of all vith whom he associated through his short life. 'though he has left us for a short time, yet we know that all is well ,vith him, and there is a crown of ighteousnoss awaiting him in the Kingdom of God. He has gone to a rest so sweet To all the faithful given. Oh! may we learn through earthly life, The same sweet, bliss in Heaven. May his devoted life on earth, Of patience, hope and love, Aid us to gain that prize of worth From him, who rules above. Fairview Literary Club. o D. Ward Ring, known all over the country as the "Father of the road drag." and who has revolutionized Ihe method of making and maintaining maintain-ing dirt roads in ten Btates, is at Fphr-um. The county commissioners work' nc: with the State Highway Commission and the Utah Good Roads AsFofipUon. have secured Mr. K"i"t for hi" ?fte Good Poads Contention Con-tention which is being held at Ephra-;n Ephra-;n pril ls-18. where he is telling he formers and business men what he knows about (he use of the drag on on- roads. As a talker. King has 1 rr-nutation as a stem-winder, and his ideas are always the subject of rliscnsion i-i o'-ry community for mon'hs afterward. After p'-ery talk Mr. King goes rii-ht on lht road .uH trl'-os n demon-s.t demon-s.t iHon with a team and Jn? of the nHit. and w-ong wav to use the spHt-'oe spHt-'oe draft, where (hp crowd can se v,i- theories nut into prnrtiro. He forces himself to mpko pood. He par- 'eijlirlv likes to meet, the "man from jrif!-o"r: " vho has to be shown. He nlwn-s invites nupstions. and when he mrp'" farmers and business men --ho tiv'nk thv know a th'nir or two themselves, the session is n warm ono, I King, a. M'''souri farmer Ivmself. j ninde . sne,,s,l studv of the fire of riirt r--ds "'hic.h resu'ted in his construction con-struction of i dr-n; from the two Inarts of p. pnlit lotr. With this, he : kent his roads in such perfect condi-jiton condi-jiton pi-rrv moph in the year, that i "pople came for milps to spp thm. ! Then pf'nele from all over nle Fiate hpfran askintr his advice. Thpn other .'-.ntps T-prt af'pr him and ndnntPd his moi hod. The rpsults were mirvelous. Then 'kp railroads began taking him Ovor thpir linos in a private car lo deliver his message at every station, i Ten states have apnronriared money ito enrrv out his ideas, and Iowa en-! en-! acted a l--v making dragging of (he j roads hv thp Kin method compulso-i compulso-i rv. A a result. Town has the smoot h-: h-: e-.t. and most far-ions roads in the ' West. Besides. King reduced (he j i cost, of annual ma.intninance from $49 (o 4 per mile. King says the same thing about Utah. : cj |
