Show NEARLY NEAR E A H L I 1 Y THIRTY YEARS IN HARNESS richfield reaper oldest 1 per in southern country and still youthful the deaper caper last week began another year of its existence in utah and sevier county the circumstance brings up a flood of reminiscences there is no gainsaying gain saying the fact that the reaper Is attaining age whether dignity and nature ness go long along with its elderly attitude e after more 11 than a 1 quarter of a century in this vale of tears is for the the reader of the paper p a per to judge 1 WB W B A it is quite qu to obvious that the t hikMa reaper pik is not the frolicking bare fooce footed d kid ot ei t wenty five ve years U ago 99 there A are gray hairs airs in its whiskers wrinkles have appeared upon its classic features ti es during the past decade individuals vi the same as newspapers naw sp apers attain age and time indelibly impresses upon each certain marks and dis figure ments to record the passage of the years the reaper passed thru kru cju its adolescent stage two decades ago tea celing acs years of discretion before highfield had electric lights light s and cement walks last week we were reminded that it biz had reacted rea reached cled almost middle life A newspaper that has survived the sunshine and and sto storms of i twenty nine years in one community that has labored consistently timeto promote the welfare of the region gion it represents ants Is deserving of some emolument more conspicuously appropriate than a medal of honor hosfor the reaper is sanguine that it is entitled lizt led to something much more substantial than a leather gewgaw gew gaw and t believes that the citizens of the corn com in which itis published recognize that it has become one of the vital institutions of this section of the state with a power for wielding good advertising t the he resources of the best agricultural domain of utah and ap waling to the minds of people imbued aed with modernity last week the reaper began the twenty ninth year of its existence in richfield and sevier county the paper was established in this city by A B williams one of the pioneer newspaper men of the state it began life here as a little shee that was printed on a job press later a hand press was added to the equipment tile the paper 1 1 er was enlarged and otherwise other wiFe improved and its publisher was made to feel that this work was being well done and that he was considered a public benefactor in more ways than one sir mr williams was an indefatigable worker he had bad a broad mind was open to conviction and it was recognized that he had nothing but the best interests of this city and county at heart he made many friends by his intelligent and agreeable le methods and within a few years the reaper had become one of the brightest and best newspapers in the entire southern country mr will lams iams spent many years in ili this city and when he left here it was generally conceded that richfield had said adieu to ono one of the brightest and fair r est edit editorial orbal writers who over ever made headquarters in one of the most favored sections of the state there have been many changes in ownership and management of the reaper during the past fifteen or twenty years financially it never attained ro remarkable success but still it was everywhere recognized as a 1 power in the community and an institution ution that was heart and soul in accord with progress and advancement without the reaper in rich iced field today this city would be almost oft att the map of tile the state and enterprise seand and ambition would become lins has beans at the time this fear fesq country publication has a reputation that is statewide state wide for the c ex cellena service it gives elves to thousands ot of pleased readers and for the manner in which it treats topics which have to do with the steady uplift of richfield and the advertising abroad of one of the most moat delightful and fertile valleys upon which the sun ever rose roae or set the reaper is one of the prime factora fac torT in ait the growth and importance of this southern metropolis 1 and every week its worth as a booster and conscientious advertiser Is recognized by every wideawake wide awake citizen and property holder in richfield it attempts to publish all local happen ings of importance to keep tab on churches and schools to encourage manufacturing industries to induce capital to seek investment vestment ln to further the cause of agriculture and to aid ati fzens in their request for prosperity contentment and happiness it is a C believer in beautiful homes and anden and 6 en viron ments it encourages property owners in ili any laudable desire to beautify their premises with flowers and trees tree sand and it enters whole heart feirt V edly into annand all movements to 7 make richfield the cleanest most sanitary and beautiful city in the so S vier valley better than all there is nothing dull or insipid in the local work of the reaper every week special ef fort is made to chronicle every happening of importance in the city and county it has bas an ambition to induce writers in other towns to supply readers with a resume of local mat and it never shies at expense in ili obtaining the best that Is available the reaper local dope dobeis is always con for its originality piquancy effervescence and freedom from undue strain that is why the reaper rea er is always carefully read and why it is a favorite exchange in every coun try and city printing office in the state it has reached the years of middle life but it is never fearful that it will be overtaken by old age and senility the reaper is always going to be youthful it will vill 1 continue co to caberto the brightest bight est minds hl inthe th community and each day in ili the year I 1 it t is I n form an admiring clien tage that its every C effort ort is appreciated with the installation of the new linotype in the reaper office its fie held d of usefulness has become mui much larg er and broader it can accomplish things today which a year ago v would have been deemed impossible with 1 l a little help encouragement kind 1 words and substantial support from its army of patrons it can not fall fail f to drift into the brightest best most entertaining country newspaper ln in 7 1 the southern country already it fills many of the i ants there t still continues continues to be room for im a pro provement during the c year 41 4 1 no bad hicl auck or failure ot of crops no visitation of grasshoppers 0 or with supreme confidence in fu the ad ministration in of woodrow wilson and gov simon bamberger tile the reaper I 1 I 1 will continue to grow brighter and amp better all along the line why not become a 9 subscriber ubi raber io to t i reaper with the beg hining 7 i 0 4 I 1 billj the now new year yar it is a small invest ment buano other investment iso fiso sure of immediate in late an and profitable in 1 tilli turus 1 f |