Show 1 MONROE I 1 by special correspondent j 0 0 mi main street improvement postponed the taxpayers of this city were well represented in a mass meeting called calle 1 by the city council wednesday evenin evening g for the purpose of discussing sin 11 1 1 the question of monroe main sheet white way a project which is being sponsored by the and lions clubs nayor mayor glen winget officiating at the meeting explained the lighting ligh system problems lems for and against stated that each club had offered to pay and the city had offered to pay the remainder opinions were given freely by the taxpayers the majority were in favor of applying the oiling process of main street and repairing the electric lines and water system mayor winget explained also that the city was not financially able to undertake the oiling of the road the lighting system und and repair without borrowing money it was decided deci leI at it last to table the project of rhe new white way vay for one year when it is th thought ou the city will see its way c lear clear to go ahead 4 with the project with the full sanction of the people 3 1 i a I 1 P T A favors unit library the county unit library which was discussed by principal C A white at the parents teachers meeting frilay friday evening met with favor in the organization the need of a library alv al V is almost unanimously felt in our city this unit libra library n is sure to meet the needs of the townspeople and students in the schools to a great extent A resolution was passed to get behind the committee working on oil the matter and support them in their efforts to put the project through Z X nielson gave a valuable tall talk on good reading in the home readings were given by lucile sorensen beth swindle and miss winn principal cipal leon newton presented the problem of lunches for the grade school children chil dien making the tion that mothers assist in s serving erving i a hot dish to the children to be eaten with their lunches throughout the cold weather the teachers were ver pro promised inked help also in this respect little miss dobothy jones enacted an amusing demonstration in singing and dancing joan collings ceilings played a piano selection and clifford nelson of joseph rendered a vocal solo as a concluding number I 1 n increase in births and deaths A statistical report of the monroe precinct for last year shows a decided increase of births birth and deaths over the previous year ac according colding acco iding to the report given by clara paxton deputy registrar the records show there were 72 births birth 36 males and 36 females in 1928 which compares favorably with 1927 when there were 52 births 27 males and 25 26 females of the deaths reports show there were in 1928 23 burials bu rials of which 15 were males and 8 females only 15 deaths occurred within th the e precinct 8 bodies being shipped in for burial in 1927 there were 15 bur bals of these there were 13 deaths in the precinct 4 males anti and 9 females black hak war veteran passes away gardner doxford one of the veterans of the black hawk war and a sturdy pioneer of the sevier valley passed away at his home saturday evening following a long illness mr doxford was born bom in england 77 years ago he came to utah with his parents parent ahen a by boy in the indian troubles of sevier valley although still young he served ser ved as drummer rummer boy bov at which he proved very apt he is also remembered as being prominent in the early day brass abass and martial bands many of the substantial brick homes in the county were built by mr doxford he being a mason by trade he is is survived by the widow mrs annie doxford five daughters mrs jane nay of victorville Vic torville california mrs airs mary sheffield of magna mrs violet forbush mrs airs arvena nielson and mrs airs zetta octta nielson of monroe two sisters 38 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren survive funeral services were held tuesday day an account of the services will appear in next weeks issue former monroe 1 onroe matron buried here the body of mrs airs anna maria andreason who died at shelley idaho january 4 was brought here for burial wednesday mrs andreason was one of the learly early pioneers of monroe she was born in denmark august 3 1840 and came to utah after embracing the gospel when a young woman she was married to 0 C andreason and they settled in monroe where four children were born bom to them her children now reside in idaho mrs andreason has lived there with her children in recent years her son christian accompanied the body ll 11 here ere for burial buria in ili honor of sugar factory force and mesdames C B halladay chas crabb lott kirkham and S G of the sugar factory force at austin were honored guests at a party given at the home of mr and mrs alfred bell saturday evening with the lucky number club I 1 as hostesses As an entertainment feature a clever one act play the miracle was presented by a cast of four consisting of mrs C A white mis harold Alag magleby leby mrs airs A W magleby and sylvia collings piano I 1 selections were given by miss joan collings and a dancing dancin demonstration in costume by miss adona dona zabriskie and miss eleanor bell these numbers together with games and a radio adjo program were followed by a midnight supper sup served to forty De ople 4 entertain at progressive mr and mrs theron hunt entertained at a card party sunday evening five tables were arranged for progressive mrs carl bohman won the high score award the consolation going to grant ridd A midnight luncheon was served serve to and mesdames elliott larsen grant ridd carl bohman dan larsen larse J W magleby lester lowe ina M A magleby and calvert bell an and lono christensen of richfield dancing party A married folks lance dance was given thursday evening at the monroe hot springs with and mesdames elliott larsen glen winget dan larsen harold magleby L A carman alma nilsson bo boyd y d brown and lawrence jones as hosts to their numerous friends of this and neighboring towns elmer winlet in accident elmer winget narrowly escaped serious injury saturday when he be was vms run over by a team and wagon at his farm north of town in trying to stop the runaway team drawing a wagon in which alu ch were his children elmer was dragged under the wagon the wheels passing over his head and breast luckily he escaped with cuts and bruises about the head and body the children were not harmed in the k s k leaves leates for convention ernest conover one of the local painters left Sa saturday to attend a convention of the national kangaroo club of master painters an organ organization that is sponsored by the great western paint manufacturing co in kansas city missouri the convention will be bield from january jajuan 15 to 19 information will vill be given to those in attendance regarding the new nenn and better ways of painting the ep expanse nse of the convention is defrayed entirely by the great western co including the cost of bain bringing speakers to the convention luncheons banquets and sightseeing trips through the city mr conover expects to visit his home town davenport iowa before le ie turning home 1 4 missionary nary returns for foiled vacation miss eva christensen arrived home tho the latter part of the week from california mission field having fulfilled ten months of her mission on account of an urgent operation miss christensen has been given a months vacation she left monday for salt lake city to receive medical care local and personal T INI Ku esseff of mt pleasant who is in charge of the sunday schools of the presbyterian church in southern utah was in town saturday the relief society officers of the north ward entertained the teachers at a delightful social friday afternoon no 0 n with the amusement committee absie assisting ting the affair was nw div given en in in the new relief society home with some instruction work chatting nad refreshments as features mrs soren madsen entertained the royal neighbors thursday afternoon at a luncheon mrs jane nay arrived monday from victorville Vic torville california to attend the funeral of her father gardner doxford Z N nielson was a salt lake city visitor last week 11 mr ar and mrs newell magleby left thursday for los angeles mr magleby will resume his studies at an electrical engineering school for a few months A belated announcement of tile the birth of a son their first horn born to mi and mrs andrew is made |