| Show schools will i reopen re e open here monday january 6 1919 SOME WORK I 1 its s a long trail from no mans L land aad in flanders to no land in ili the great american desert in ili utah but this week lie he red cross home service bridged the distance both ways in six days flat the story is contained in a series of telegrams the first was a cable front from a red cross alnie service rep with the troops in france sent via paris to tho the bureau of foreign correspondence department ot of civilian relief national headquarters in brief it asked for the protection of private drown in regard to homestead property in utah the phrase family persecuted soldier serious condition appearing in the cable was sonie somewhat what ambiguous but indicated the need of quiet quick and vigorous fotion red cross officials official ot or the mountain division it at denver were ere instructed to get busy with tho the result that thai five days later a cable message was sent from national headquarters to the paris office reading in ili part as follows hearing of homestead dispute postponed until drowns browns return from anny tiny special trip county sheriff peaceable adjustment ot of difficulty I 1 family well relatives and aim home service section in touch and assisting whenever necessary A full report just received it at national headquarters the mountain division gives the details of the story and tells of oc the difficulty in ili reaching browns homp mrs airs drown brown and her two children rei lived on oil a homestead owned hy by brown situated between two large cattle ran ranches clies the adjoining ranch owners and mrs blown all claimed tile sailie same land the neighbors on oil each side si de wore were quarrelling between and both were threatening mrs airs drowns browns possession 4 the scene or of the dispute is according to the report eighth five miles from nowhere on oil the hie other side bide ot of the he great salt lale labe desert with no mortal possibility of bing it from the chapter ireadia barters darters of the county cou rity short or of such a pilgrimage as the llie original pioneers made in ade in crossing the desert the nearest no arest railroad point is iq an obscure village eighty tive five miles distant Ii stant this village tillage is miles from its chapter headquarters lu arters stage front from the village runs part way to 0 o the neighborhood of the drown brown claim circe times it a week and the test ret ut of the way twice a week there is no telegraph or telephone communication the state directory dire etory indicates indicate that there is a population ot of fifty inhabitants in the surrounding country the women wear mens clothing much ot of tile the time and curry carry fire firearms arrus |
