The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11

W r. Foster won the fourth prize
in the back yard contest in the south
eastern district. He lives at 40 Church
street i'm the heart of the city, where
brick and stone and iron rule. Few
perhaps know that Church street con-
tainS many residences whose surround
ings are really creditable examples of
home-making. Although Church street
is quite a part Of the busy section.
where cars race to and fro and horses
and men and women rush along in
furious haste, it is one of the quietest
and most inviting little side streets in
town. Mr.. Foster did not expect to
win prize. I'VE put in our entry be-
cause we wanted people to see and
know that we are trying to do some
thing down here. Our property has
been improving for two years only,
and l think we are not conceited when
we say that we have one of the pref
test back yards in the city. This year
the flowers have been backward be-
cause of the continued cold. Our lit
tie plot will look much prettier when
the blossoms are all OUT Mr.. Foster
and his wife care for the premises and
hope to have ii so far improved next
year that first prize may be claimed.
The J. W. Thompson family. residing
at No. 155 East Ninth South street, has
pretty good cause to feel satisfied and
The Herald has pretty good cause to
congratulate the Thompsons on their
success. Two years, hand running, the
Thompsons have won the first prize
for the front yard series, and twice the
Thompson yard. according to the
judges, so far outstripped the other
competitors that there was no hesitancy
about the award.
Last year" said Mrs Thompson,
my boy Milo was here to help me, but
he has gone into the messenger service
now and has no time to devote 10 the
yards, which he loved intensely. How
ever, my daughter Lille is a capable
substitute. She is so Jealous Of the
place that the other children can't
make even the slightest muss.
L am glad we got the prize again
this year, because, in the early spring
we really old try TO come first again.
I think that with all our drawbacks, of
unreasonable Weather and other things,
we have pretty good lot-dont you?
When we bought this place four
years ago it was a lucern patch. We
went after It. as you men say, and this
is the result. We Go not do this be-
cause there is a prize or premium, al
though / admit that we have tried for
that, but we do it for our own salts
faction. We get that satisfaction. 1t
is worth the effort ten times over.
Why, / wouldn't have such dirty yard
as some people have for anything"
Mrs. Thompson cares for a household
in which there are four children. in adj
dition II a front and a back yard. She
mows the lawns herself. Every Fri
day morning the grass gets shave"
she says.
Mrs. Thompson has in her yard var
ious devices such as inviting arches,
stone cairns filled with blossoms and,
above all, the loveliest of flowers them
selves.
On Lake street there is not much of
anything except a rank growth. esDe-
cialIy on the southern end of it. On
Lake street, however, at 1909. John l..
Ames maintains most attractive
property-an attractive property among
properties maintained by neishbors
who themselves maintain attractive
properties. Last year Mr.. Anes had
the distinction of coming into second
money in The Herald prize contests.
This year Mr.. Ames comes third for
two reasons: one is that there was a
back yard entry which mis- property
cannot hope to match without Improve