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Show i 1 SPRING CITY ( I By Special Correspondence Funeral services for John Robinson, one of the early settlers of Spring City were held in the ward Tabernacle, Tuesday, March 12th, at 2 p. m. The speakers were, John T. Blain, John R. Baxter, James W. Blain and John S. Blain. The choir sang several selections, 'he olo ports being sung by Ernest Terry and Lola Watson. John Robinson was a member of the Ellsworth Hand Cart Company. This company consisted of about five hundred souls. Mr. Robinson was a boy of six when he made the long hike from Iowa City, a distance f thirteen hundred miles. H" walked the entire distance, except ex-cept for one day's travel. This day he was sick. The company arrived in Salt Lake in September. The family of Robinsons came from England. They were sent to Sanpete and were among the early settlers of the valley. John Robinson saw service in the Black Hawk war. His son Ed, who n"w resides in California is a veteran of the Spanish American war, and two of his step sons were enrolled in the services of Uncle Sam during the World war. , Mr. Robinson has been diliecnt in performing his church and civic duties. du-ties. A Parent Teachers social is under way for Wednesday evening, March 20th. President, Mrs. Olga Black is in charge. Mr. Vance Allred and family of Tooele are visiting relatives and friends here. Roads talk about good ones we are still living in hopes that spring will como so that contractors can lay pavement pave-ment through Spring City. Tt is almc-t impossible to get through our main street owing to the work that was done last fall in putting in culverts cul-verts preparatory to paving. Several motorists have complained of the excessive charges made by men ho have pulled them out of the mud. The road patrolman will do this work fiec, see him fhst. |