Show BEETS AND BOYS the boys and girls of this section are as busy as bees these days in ili the beet fields the sugar company has established a price for the blocking thinning and weeding of beets which admits of fair prices for the work and boys and girls are enabled to earn enough money during the month 0 of june to buy their clothes and see them safely through the hilarious times of july ath the prices fixed by the sugar company is GOO per acre for blocking and thinning and per acre additional dit ional for we edings making 1100 per acre for the care of the beets in the early part of the year it if this price were adhered to boys and girls could work with the assurance of fair wages tor for such a drudging task because beet thinning in such weather as has prevailed this week is not a white mans mails job if there is anything in the labor line more nerve racking more soul liar har rowing rov ing than tho heat and dust and sweat of the beet fields it has not come under our notice unfortunately there are men in the beet raising business who will not adhere to fixed prices for labor and who are unfair to the little folks engaged in beet thinning these are small ismall individuals who haggle about the price about the work in ill fact about everything and who expect kids to work their heads off for a few cents a day the reaper does not aim to interfere in other mens business but we do cham champion plon the cause of the boys and girls who are tolling at slaves work and we demand for them fair wages complaints have reached this office of men who expect boys and girls to work for 25 cents a day the time is past for such wages in the red hot beet fields of sevier county and it if these complaints are verified the names of such farmers will be given to the public fortunately duill such cases are few the rank and nd file of the farmers are willing to pay fair wages for work children should be fairly dealt with in beet fields or anywhere else clearance stile sale on summer hats at mrs risers beginning monday june 25 hats must go regardless of values get in on it fire was discovered on the east cast slope of J C andersons Ander sens residence on thursday afternoon and but tor for the timely notice of a neighbors boy and quick work by bishop anderson and the neighbors the residence e would have been lost it is presumed that the fire originated by sparks from the chimney setting fire to cotton blown from trees which had lodged i anthe valley where two slopes of the roof met A petition is being circulated asking the city council to appoint a night policeman to guard the business district the wonder is that this was not done long since it is just possible that some of the offenses that have been brought to the juvenile court would have been prevented had a competent watchman been on the job it is peculiar how low a community will create an institution like the juvenile court and then proceed to leave loopholes for the boys to do the things bilings to keep the juvenile court busy we spend money and lots of it for educational attractions but forget to safeguard the boys and girls of the community A night watchman is needed the bankers of utah are arc in convention veli tion in provo this week and guy lenis leis of the commercial bank and D P jensen of the state dank bank of r sevier are in ili attendance vital financial questions are being discussed and the provo bankers are showing the coin handlers what a really good time is the garden city has the goods in ill hospitality to visitors marriage licenses were issued this week to lafayette C peterson Pe Pet torson ersol i of glenwood and marvel peterson of central Cent ial and to phillip J brox and claire claere E connell the latter couple were launched on oil the matrimonial venture by judge dark clark d conference is being held in monroe today and tomorrow there will be good speaking and good music the two monroe choirs have splendid edid music programs prepared and special 11 11 music by a double quartette a violin soloist and two vocalists will be a feature of to nights meeting on sunday night a girls chorus orchestra soloists and a reader in ili addition to talks by the visitors will be the pleasing features presented by the stake INI I 1 A boards monroe has always been noted for its hospitality and visitors will be well cared for |