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Show An Independent Newspaper Devoted To The Interests Ot The People Ot Rich County and Lower Bear River Valley Volume 8 Number 24 Randolph, Utah. ONE WAY TO GET A SPOOK Sait Lake City, Utah July 3rd, 1933. Sealed bids will be received by the State Road Commission of Utah, State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah, at 2 :13 oclock p. in. Friday, July 19th., 1933, and at that time publicly opened for construction of an oil mix surfaced road in Rich County the same being Federal Aid Projects No. 83-- b & 46 between Saleratus Creek and Wyoming Randolph Stewart McKinnon, prominent church worker, passed away at the L. D. S. hospital last Friday, July 5, 11X15, following an operation for o Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Putnam and family of Salt Lake, have been visit ing here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Putnam. Mr. Francis Tingey and son, Jean, spent the Fourth at Logan. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Cox and famThe length of road to be constructed is 10.643 miles, and the ily of Provo, Utah, spent the Fourth principal items of work are approxi- here. mately as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Bryson and 76,5u0 Cu. Yds Unclassified Excavation; 10.643 Miles Scarifying & Mix- children of Payson, Utah, motored to ing, or Alternate 21,700 Tons Plant Woodruff Tuesday evening. They returned home Wednesday evening. Mix Surfacing. The attention of bidders is directed Mr. Lorin Dickson and Mr. Henry to the Special Provisions covering subLee of Morgan, Utah, are visiting here letting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all with Mr. Ben Dickson who is reported skilled labor employed on this con- 111 this week. 1 tract shall be 80c per hour. The minimum wage paid to all in- LAKETOWN GIRL AWARDED LIFE SAVING MEDAL termediate labor employed on this contract shall be 57c per hour. LOGAN Miss Phoebe Weston, of The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this con- Laketown, Utah, along with a number of other girls, was awarded a life savtract shall be 48c per hour. Plans and specifications are on file ing medal, membership card, and a in the office of the State Road Com- cloth insignia, in the American Red mission, Salt Lake City, and at Dis- Cross Life Saving Organization, as a trict Engineers office at Ogden, Utah, result of her ability to pass the rewhere they may be reviewed by pros- quirements of tins Organization as anpective bidders. Specifications, pro- nounced by Mrs. Katherine C. Carlisle, posal, bidding blanks and plans1 will be Director of Womens Physical Educafurnished at Salt Lake City, on de- tion at the Utah State Agricultural positing $2.00, which will be returned, College at Logan. Miss Weston, graduproviding contractor submits an ac- ated this spring from the college, in ceptable bid and returns the plans the School of Education. 1 within seven days after bids are received. Any additional information BODY MOVED FROM RANDOLPH CEMETERY may be secured at the office of the State Road Commission. Each bidder The body of Glen Peart, must submit a letter from an approved surety company guaranteeing to furn- at death), son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacou ish said bidder with required bond. The Peart of Salt Lake City, was moved right to reject any or all bids is re- from the Randolph cemetery to a Salt Lake cemetery Tuesday. served. Glen Peart was born March 12. 1907 Cash, certified check, of cashiers check for five per cent of total amount and died Nov. 20, 1907. The body was of bid made payable to the State Road buried Nov. 22, 1907, about 28 years Commission must accompany each bid tgo. Sexton Roy Snowball reports the us evidence of good faith and a guarantee that if awarded the contract, casket in good condition without any the bidder will execute the contract signs of decay. The lid of the rough box had started to decay but the sides and give bond as required. A certificate of compliance on the were in good shape. The casket was prescribed form which will be furnish- put in a new rough box and shipped to ed for that purpose shall be signed and Salt Lake City on the Sims Truck submitted by all bidders, pertaining line. 1 to subsequent Federal Legislation reTHANKS OF CARD of minimum observance wages quiring und or maximum hours of employWe desire to express through the ment and or limitation as to age ot employees, in the performance of Govern-en- t columns of The Reaper, our heartfelt contracts. thanks and appreciation to those who were so kind and thoughtful of us and STATE ROAD COMMISSION, W. J. PARKER. By helped in any way during the sickness Chairman. and death of our dear husband and K. C. WRIGHT, father. Their kindness will forever Chief Engineer. be remembered. We also desire to .f thank the givers of the beautiful flow-Br- s DEMOCRATIC WOMENS STUDY GROUP MEETS MRS. BIRDIE McKINNON. AND FAMILY. The Democratic Womens Study tU EXTENSION NEWS NOTES Group met at the home of Mrs. Sarah Hatch. We spent twenty minutes in a drill, on parliamentary practice. A LOANS AVAILABLE FOR dialogue on ice cream was given by REPAIRING HOUSE ROOFS Etmma Jones and Edna Johnston. Bub ter Breaks for butter consumers, by William Peterson, Director USAO Sarah Hatch. Mrs. Sarah Henderson (By Extension Service.) was a special guest. Next class to be held at Ena Jones There is no more fundamental July 19th. than a good roof. This is the strength LOIS OSBORN, against the weather whethprotection Reporter. er it be hot, stormy or cold. 1 When one rides from one end of SECOND YEAR CLOTHING Utah to the other he cannot help but CLUB OF WOODRUFF be greatly impressed with the of rehabilitating the houses of June 13 we held our first club meet- the state. Many of the houses seem ing at Mrs. Ira Moss home, our club to have gone a long time without any leader. expenditure for upkeep. They lack Mjs. Moss cut out our slips and we paint, new casings, cornices and basted them together. screens; but probably the most outOur club decided to hold our meet- standing necessity is roof repairing. ings, every Thursday from two oclock Many of the shingle roofs have stood until four oclock. long beyond the natural life of the We planned a swimming trip for material out of which they were built. next Thursday, if it Is a nice day. Some of the roofs' have actually begun to shed and show bare shearing underOur third dub meeting was held neath. There are still literally hunJune 27th at Mrs. Moss home. dreds of houses that are in dire necesWe are malting slips. Beth Rufl is sity of being reshingled. to give a talk on seams next club meetOne might postpone the mending of ing. the porch floor, or the corner of the Our dub had a swimming party. Oh screen, but to postpone the fixing of boy ! the water was fine. the roof when it needs it is both danWe are alT working to have a gerous and wasteful. It will never get year and hope to lead the State better. The only time if is safe, tti in completions. the philosophy of the Arkansas traveler, is when it does not rain or storm. Our club held onr fourth meeting Scehdule 1 of the Federal Housing from three odock until four on July Act makes it possible for home ownthird. ers to secure loans of sufficient amount We sewed on our slips. to repair their buildings and make reEvery member of our club had a payment while living under a good part in the parade July Fourth. roof. v JUNE LONGHURST, The best time to shingle is now if ' Reporter. the house needs it. The recent pract- tice of putting new shingles on withBird' Hues Vary out removing the old ones is a safe and A naturalist reports that rainbow satisfactory plan. This method gives colors of humming birds In the trop- a better insulation and the roof will ics tend to disappear from the plum- be cooler in tbe summer and warmer necage farther north or south in the fol- in winter. The only precaution are bare spots lowing order : Oranges, yellows, greens, essary Is that if there blues, purples, reds. Continued on page three or unproved Virgil, Illusionist, and Lion Tuesday at Opera House OF shows her artistry in her Painting ith Faibrica. A complete public system is canieu by the comWith a live African lion and a com- pany as well as speciai music, lights pany of magicians and comedians in und scenery. Perhaps the greatest of all Virgils Randolph, people here will have something unusual to think about. Virgil thousand tricks and illusions is his und his full company will give a com- noted "Human Saw Mill, in which plete evening of entertainment in per- he uses a 50 inch motor driven buzz son on the stage at the Opera House saw which revolves at the rate of 3000 at 8:15 oclock next Tu.es. July 16. They revolutions a minute. After sawing will offer their $50,000.00 illusion lumber with the saw he straps a lady show Mystic Circus which is said to to the same machine and visibly plunemploy 20,000 pounds of equipment, ges the saw through her body while and in addition the Virgil Spook Show, the bare skin is hi full view of the audience. The spectators are permitAmericas largest. Not only are the patrons promised ted to view this magic phenomenon more thrills sjnd chills than a five from all sides proving there are no mirbut there is an equal rors. The lady is not in a box and ring circus amount of fun and comedy of the real advance reports state that as many as variety. Vir- eighteen people have fainted during a hilarious, gils Honest Boy and Fun with Fire single performance of this one Illusion. The Spirit Paintings, as Crackers have won for him not only the applause of hundreds of audiences produced by Virgil, share honors witn but fame among magicians as the out- his Burning a Man AjLiive, and the Hindu Basket Mystry. The entire standing fnnster in the magic profesJ list of effect are new and he performs sion. No time is wasted during the perfor- them exactly the same as he did In mance. Virgil and his group complete the large theatres of China. South Am nine tricks the first three minutes of erica, and here on this continent. their appearance, while the average rIn the Spook show division, the spooks are said to leave the stage magician does around fourteen in and to fly into the audience and create n rinety minutes. thrills that will remain in creepy Chan with his mysterious ducks con- the memory. . tributes to the merriment 'while Julie Popular prices prevail. BIG MYSTERY SHOW FULL COMEDY V aa-dre- ss side-splittin- Picture Show y, , o Miss Margaret Rufl and Miss Ellen Frazier have returned home after n short visit in Salt Lake. Line. The funeral services were held Sunday, July 7, 1935. under the direction of Bishop Lawrence B. Johnson, as follows : Opening song, Evanston. Woodruff, and Laketown combined choirs, Thou Dost Not Weep Alone. Invocation, P. H. Rex. Choir Come Ye Disson isolate." James Brown, Jr., of Evanston, Wyo., the hist speaker, spoke oi the line life ana record ot Stuart Mc-- , Kmiion. Mrs. Bess Rex sang a isoio, "O, Eyes That Are Wary, Glut parson of Sait Lake City, the second speaker, spoke of his association with buiwart in the early days in Randolph and of his life as a musical leader. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Facurell sang, o, Love Divine. John M. Peart, oi Evanston, Wyo., was the next speaker. Said he had known Stewart ail his lire and that to know him was to love him. He said we corndpay na tribute to h..m that would be too great Said he was ever ready and waling to lend a helpLACK OF CIVIC PRIDE EXTENSION NEWS NOTES ing hand to others. Hi 11a Wilson Peterson of Salt Lake TEN COMMANDMENTS In going around the streets of RanCity, sangr "O, Dry Those Tears. FOR WATER USERS dolph, one wonders what type of peo Bishop LeRoy Tmgey spoke next and pie live here. Are they wholly deexpressed sympathy in behalf and for 1.-' Then shalt at once store thy void of civic pride? the people of the Woodruff Ward. Said The streets are strewn with piles of water in reservoirs wherever storhe was well acquainted with R. S. wood, logs, ashes and garbage. Someage is possible. ' McKinnon and knew h.m as the lead- 2. Thou shalt practice early spring one is guilty of leaving quantities of er of the Randolph Choir. John and and thus use the soil as loose paper lying around to be blown irrigation Robert Neilson, of the Evanston Ward reservoirs where there aie no sur- ail over town. Another, and possiblj sang, Come Unto Me and I Will Give face reservoirs. the most despicable disregard for civic You Rest. Ina Jackson sang, When 3. Thou snalit clean thy canals and rights, is the habit of driving herds of You Come to the End of a Perfect thy ditches now and pepare to use milk cows along the graveled walks Day. Bishop Johnson, the last speakefficiently all available water sup- in the shade of the trees. er, extended love and heartfelt thanks This spring time more than one plies. to the- - congregation who had assem-- , 4. Thou shalt organize for a syste- thousand dollars of government and bled to pay their last respects to their matic distribution of water on the city money wasvspewt to clean up and departed brother. Thanked all those rotation basis. repair onr public square, streets, ditchwho took part in the services. Said 5. Thou shalt let the size of thy es and bridges. Surely out of apprehow loyal Stewart had been as a leader stream and the length of thy run ciation for tihis service .we should be of the choir. S'aid he was a man who be governed by the type and per- willing to maintain cleanliness on the had filled all the requirements of a meability of the soil to be irrigated. streets surrounding our own premises. true Latter Day Saint. Also spoke 6. Thou shalt prepare thy - irrigated Everyone perk up a bit and make a few encouraging words to the fam land for efficient and uniform dis- our town clean enough to be attracti ve ily. The choir sang, Some Time Weli tribution of water. to outsiders. Understand. Benediction was given 7. Thou shalt measure thy irrigation by D. M. Hoffman. The choir sang, water and thus assure equitable Rest for the Weary Soul, at the distribution and efficient applicagraveside. The grave was dedicated tion. by W. T. Rex. Samuel Rex acted as 8. Thou shalt plan thy cropping sys funeral director. The floral offerings tem to fit thy probable water-supplwere profuse and beautiful. The fu knowing the uselessness of neral was perhaps the second largest MONDAY, JULY 15 planting seeds without maturing ever held in Randolph, there being crops. ZANE GREYS - 2 9. Thou shalt kill and eradicate the present five hundred and seventeen not quite so large as the funeral of weeds both in thy fields and along WEST OF THE PECOS his father, Pres. Archibald McKinnon. thy ditch banks and thus increase With the water available for the use ot Large numbers from adjoining wards RICHARD D1X and MARTHA were in attendance, and relatives and crops. - ' SLEEiPER . friends throughout the state attend 10. Finally, thou shalt select the best ed. The choirs- - of Evanston, Woodruff water commissioners available ; As Pecos Smith he strides and Laketown Wards, under the directhou shalt pay him liberally, cuss tion of John Neilson sang for the Ran- through the last mad days of him sparingly, and bestow upon a far frontier Wanting the him generous authority and power dolph choir, seated In a body with the mourners. only woman in a land of fightso that he, may punish slothful irThe Reaper joins with the many ing men. rigators and reward diligent ones,y i friends and relatives of the family of and' distribute the limited ' JULY 20 R. S. .McKinnon in extending sympafor and efficiently equitably the greatest good to the greatest thy and love to the bereaved family. RAMON NOVARRO & EVELYN LAYE number. 1 In W. O. D. and Olayde By George ' Speed of the Road Runner THE NIGHT IS YOUNG Engineers, Irrigation The bureau of biological survey says ,i With U. S. A O., Logan. Utah. that the road runner is capable of UNA CHARLES BUTTFIRWORTH. : t no more than 20 miles per. hour, and MERKEL, EDWARD HORTON and DONALD COOK Its cruising speed, so to speak. Is only Chewing Uses Up Energy Gum chewing consumes five more 10 to 12 miles per hour. The record 1935V musical screen thrill ittained by any road runner was a calories per hour than are necessary not sensational romantic speed of 22 miles, which was made by to provide energy for the worker - of the to spectacleprince who across his according while clocked bird so jaws, pursued exercising i loved a chorus girl. of the not M. Dr. Thorne Carpenter bridge from . which it could ' nesrle Institute laboratory. - Woodruff News State of Utah Office of State Road Commission Worker Passes appendicitis. It. S. McKinnon was born in Randolph, Utah, September 29th, 1871, a son of Archibald and Mary He was tiie secMcKay McKinnon. ond boy to be born in Randolph. He has lived in Randolph all his life. He was a very active church worker. Filled a mission for the L. I). S. church to New Zealand. He was a member of the High Priests Quorum, and the leader of the Randolph Choir, having been this leader for the past 35 years. It. S. McKinnon was loved and respected by everyone who knew him. There was nothing he would not do for a friend. (Stewart) as be was called, will be missed probably more than anyone in the community. . He married Birdie Graham. Jan. 15, 1902. They made their home at Randolph and have lived here ever since. R. S. McKinnon is survived by his wife and the following children : Arch, Max, Robert, Mary and Dora McKin non, Mrs. Wesley Kearl and Mrs. Ralph Hanney, of Randolph, and Mrs. Ivan T. Reese of Bloomington; also by nine brothers, Malcolm, Ray and Lemuel McKinnon, of Salt Lake City ; John McKinnon, Knight, Wyo. ; Benjamin McKinnon, Morgan; Peter McKinnon, Ogden; Don, Ernest and Arthur of Randolph; live sisters, Mrs. Rees, Ogden; Mrs. Ada Morgan, Mary ' Kaysville; Mrs. Kathryn McCoomb, . and Mrs. Phoebe Robertson, Pittsburgh Pa., and Mrs. Jane Morgan, Murray, Utah. FUNERAL SERVICES - NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Prominent Church . $1.50 Per Year In Advance Friday July 12, 1935 water-suppl- M-G-- Car-nD- e. nec-Bit- y , suc-cesf- v - ( |