The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16

Thos. C. Holding, formerly head man
in the shoe department at the Coop.
store. was in town shaking hands with
old friends Tuesday.
Joe Wood is in town from Ely, New,
where he has been working the past
year; he will remain in town till things
brighten up in Nevada.
A daughter was born to Mrs. David
Evans of Mapleton last Monday. This
makes nine girls for Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans, all living; they have had one
boy, who died when baby.
Robt. Hicks has returned from Mo
dena, where he secured some more min
ing property. He reports that strikes
are being made close to the Modena
station, and that there is bound to be
boom in the spring.
Duet johnson and his son Mark are
down from Alberta, Idaho, where they
have been 70 some time building, ETC.,
PREF airing to m We up there in the early
spring. Mr.. johnson predicts great
future for that part of Idaho.
All the live stock, grain, produce mar
ket quotations together with the latest
mining news of the Intermountain coun-
try will be found in each issue of The
Semi-Weekly Tribune, The price is
$3.50 year. The publication days are
Tuesdays and Fridays.
In order that all may witness "The
Land of Nod" play at Salt Lake the R.
G. w. will sell round trip continuous
passage tickets from Spanish Fork to
Salt Lake and return, Saturday, Jan.
18th, for $1.4O. Tickets good on date
of sale only. Special train returning to
Payson will leave Salt Lake at IL :45
p. m.
The Black Hawk and Walker War
veterans, Home Guards and Hand Cart
company, will give their annual picnic
party at the city pavilion, next Tues
day, January 21st, 1908. The commit
tee in charge follows: Edward P.
Thomas, w. o. Greer, Isaac Bowers,
Ely Ferguson, Warren Davis, John
Houghton and M. B. Gay.
Miss Anna Gardner entertained the
Self-Culture Club Jan. 8th Fourteen
memberf were in attendance. The sub
ject for discussion was Evelyn Whitta-
ker. ''Laddie," her best work, was
given by Eliza Engberg. After music,
games and social chat, delicious refresh.
ments were served. Mrs. VIM. Beer.
and Mrs. o. j. Rowe we're guests Of
the club.
At the last Sunday night party giver
!, by Miss Geneva Bradford, chief opera
. tor in the Independent Exchange, tn
following invited guests were presen
and the entire evening was spent il
jolly CONVEX sation, recitations, recita
tions, music and songs, and last but no
n least, all were escorted to the dinin,
h room where the large table fairl,
d groaned under the heavy weight o
o good things to eat, such as fried chicken
), salad, jam, cream pie, etc, to whicl
r all did ample justice. Those presen
e were Misses Viola and Eliza Cornaby
: Ruth and Maggie Beck, Messrs Edwar,
Kelsey, Reuel Packard of Springville
Dollas Holley of Mapleton, Thoma
I. Warner, and Walter Forney of thi
city
The farmers meeting last Saturda,
: was attended by more than one hun
bred. Thos. Jarvis acted as chairman
and Marinus Baadsgaard secretary. L
6 was decided to organize a farmer.
Coop, all go in equal, have nothing t,
do with any store or business firm bu
do their own affairs. A committee o
fifteen was selected to draft articles O
incorporation as follows: Spanish Fork
w. 0. Greer, Thos. Jarvis, Sylvester
Bradford; Mapleton, Jas. Holley, Mr.
Bird; Salem, VIM. Beddoes and Mr.
Hanks; Benjamin, Jas. Curfew and Mr.
Fernsten; Lake Shore, w. o. Beck
strom and E. Coleman; Palmyra, A. T
Money and M. Baadsgaard; Leland, j os.
Patterson and A. r. Greer. They met
Tuesday afternoon and made very sat
: isfactory Roadway,