Show OUR BIRTHDAY to d div in is the birth birthman daN of the reaper twenty three bears ears has pissed since bince first this journ journal ia begin its career it his has seen many changes chances it has hab survived many ownerships slid and has be held a genuine eo evolution lution in richfield Rich neld and sevier county awid back in isag when nhen this state was as a ferritor terri tor henry hiles establish edthe forerunner of the reaper and named it the censor J IT T jike man was A as the next net owner and he made the censor the Ac advocate locate meteor meteer bros were the net next owners and after the paper had been in existence about 12 3 bears ears A B williams got get rosse sion eion and he christened the paper with the name it has born up until the pacient time he was vas joined by J JWo dring fin e ears liter and boget together er these men both good printers a anc nev newspapermen built up tip i splendid piper with the boosting spirit two bears ears ago aeo A B Willi willams lins told sold his interest to J E hamia and in the pring of 1908 the present owners bought the piper and all appurtenances since the reaper has been running under its present ownership it has clown rapidly we have hae had many things to fight ne e have bac adhered closely to the policy which was a s de dared in the s agn given en bv the new owner in the last issue of april this policy was vias first of all jor for prohibition we declared for every laudable enterprise launched in sevier t county vie e aromi promised ed to gi div e ei e ery person a due meed of praise and that we is would wage unflinching warfare on the enemies of utah and her people the reaper has been held steadily ste adil on this course in our ficht forero for prohibition hibi tion we nc have haie been wo we will continue to advocate temperance until the open saloon is banished from our we will fight for rutih we N ill III erhold ct hold evera ever thing that will N I 1 I 1 I 1 ad advance ance the interests or county counts our cot coi arse is the same not noi as when ahen we ne became possessors of this thib we line li ne added to our equipment during the year just past we are prepared to do more and better work than ever we fully appreciate the help and support which the patrons of this office have given agnen us we are thankful for it we have tried to deal fairly and honestly honest lj with ith all and wn kave have been successful in satisfying our nr many customers and patrons we feel that we can with good grace erase appeal to the people for a continuation of their patronage feeling that we are giving full value for all we receive we hie h ve buried our or frimmer dimmer we mil 11 turn our f aces ices to the rising sun of pro progress grebs we will boost everything of clue in tins this county arid and frown upon cl Mien ver lver we ec cc it our 1 near ear opens bright with promise our business is growing and vc c look forward to a beir of pro gless and prosperity prop crity gir citer even than the one through aich we have bae the bearers Rear ers motto will be Boost everything thit is worthy |