The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1902-10-17

Store.
Mrs. w. c. Gates, formerly of Logan
but now of Provo, returned home last
Monday afternoon after spending
very pleasant week with Logan
friends.
Hyrum Fredick of Providence has
gone to Ames, Ia, to take course I'm
veterinary surgery. He will probably
be gone for three years. His many
friends wish him the greatest success.
Remember to register on the 28th-
that is If you did not register last
year. If you have moved from one
precinct to another during the past
year, it will necessitate your register
ing If you care to vote.
The A. c. football team goes to Salt
Lake for a game with the National
Guards tomorrow. 1t is confidentally
expected by admirers of the local team
that they will come back with the
scalps of the Salt Lakers dangling
| from their belts.
Hon. C. T.. Allen of Salt Lake will
address the voters of Paradise Satur-
day evening. Mr.. Allen ranks away
up as talker and the Paradise people
can not afford to miss this opportun-
ity of hearing him. Several local
speakers will also be in attendance.
In the case of S. NJ. McMurdie VS..
A. A. Law and others, case that
occupied the attention of the court
last week, the jury awarded McMurdie
$40 Judgment against Law. The
charge was that the defendants had
removed wood from land belonging to
McMurdie.
Judge Harris court was occupied on
Thursday of last week by case en-
titled "the State VS.. Josiah Brown"
Mr.. Brown was charged with misap-
propriating the water Of the Millville
irrigation ditch. A jury consisting Of
the following men, J. j.. Bair, w. II.
barley, Thomas Tarbet, Ed. j. Haws,
James Wood, f. B. Trip, VIM. Has
lam, and A. NJ. Israelsen, wrestled
with the case all day and all night
and at 8 a. IN. on Friday reported a
disagreement. The case will be tried
again.
"Finnigan's Ball. at the Opera
House Wednesday evening Of last
week proved the most acceptable OF
any thing that has come here this sea.
son, with the exception Of the james
& Warde Combination. The efforts OF
Gallagher, Austin and Barrett were
mirth provoking in the extreme and
the audience thoroughly appreciated
them. Ezra Kendall's 1895 laughs In
$50 minutes" wasn't in 1t. Every
thing was fresh, new, up-to-date and
! the whole affair went of in such a
breezy style as to prove entirely salts
factory
At the home of the Eliason family
North LIST East ST., Tuesday evening,
was given a most delightful card party
i'm honor of Mr.. Andrew Eliason, a
brother who is visiting In Logan while
enroute from Boston to San Franisco.
About forty Of Logan's upper ten"
were present, and under the influence
of excellent music, the pleasurable
excitement of cards, the artistically
arranged decorations Of autumn leaves,
and the hospitality of these charming
entertainers, the guests spent a most
pleasant evening. Progressive whist
was the feature, the prizes being won
by Mrs. Willard Langton and Mr.. E..
p. Bacon. The victors were pre-
scented with books, and congratulated.
During the evening Mrs. DR.. Croxall,
one of Logan's most pleasing vocalists,
favored the guests with vocal and in
strumental selections. At a reason
able time elegant refreshments were
served.
People who now pay $i.75 to IS fol
a hundred pounds of sugar and think
it expensive at that, should recall the
time when $40 to $50 was the usual
price for the same amount. Coal oil
now costing from 25c to 40c gallon
not many years ago sold in this vicin
ity at s. a gallon and was hard to get
at that price. OF course this was due
to abnormal conditions, but even TAX
ing that into consideration, to heal
the old settlers speak of such prices
sounds like fairy story. Sugar a,
soc a pound was not usually smearet
on bread and given to the children
and coal oil at s. a gallon was hardly
used for drinking purposes. In thos'
times well-to-do families possessed but
one lamp and lighted that only on ex
traordinary occasions. Logan citizens
who short time ago were getting
: electricity for Sc q mile should hav,
remembered these things and felt con
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