The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-18
Give Us Cement Sidewalks.

to bear it. Let us look around and see
about it.
Some three weeks ago Hyrum
Thomas was over from Provoke is a
Spanish Fork product, and nearly
everybody in town know him. The
writer entered into conversation with
him about the cement sidewalks of
Provo, where sixteen miles of walk
was put in about eighteen months ago,
and eight more miles last fall.
Mr.. Thomas owns a six-rod frontage,
which cost something like SOS. He was
not obliged to pay for this at once, but
instead the city levies a sidewalk tax
of six dollars and sixty some odd cents
per annum interest and principal for
ten years-w when it is paid for in full.
Now then, fellow citizens, we can
no doubt have the same kind of a layout
id Spanish Fork, and we do not believe
a SINCE taxpayer when the matter is
properly understood will register an
objection to cement walks. We should
have them from the canning factory to
the depot on both sides of Main Street,
and from Main Street to every school
house and church within the corpora
ton limits of this city.
Each individual should keep in mind
that on account of his small outlay he
will have the privilege of walking for
miles in all directions with dry and
clean feet. The children would not
have to sit in school all day with weat
feet-thus your children would be more
healthy, and to right thinking parents
that is worth alone $40 to each family
| per annum. The average family would
also save from SIS to $25 annually on
rubbers; and how often does it not
happen that child comes home with
: rubbers, shoes, socks and all filed with
mud? Indeed that often happens sew
+ eral times day; and it does not hap
pen with the children alone, but the
| grown people as well; then after arriv-
ing home the shoes are placed as near
t the stove as possible to dry the leather
thoroughly, and then, when you want
to use the shoes you find that they have
been over heated, and are shapeless,
: in fact entirely ruined. If we had ce-
ment walks we would avoid all the
t above troubles. Why, we cannot get
along without CEMENT sidewalks,
THEY WILL TIGHTEN OUR BUR-
DENS, instead of increasing them.
1 Mrs. C. p. Smell entertained at lunch
con, Mrs. Maycock of the A. c. u.
Monday noon,
: Mrs: VIM. Norris is visiting few
days with her cousins Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Rowland in Provo.
Geo. w. Scott is the comedian to
keep you laughing from the time the
curtain goes up until it drops.
The ladies of the Wet. u. will give
Matrons' Medal Contest Saturday
: evening February e. Program will
appear next week.
There will be Washington enter
tainment and social at the Presbyter-
ian chapel, next Monday evening at Z
O'Clock. The public is invited
At the popular lady voting contes t
at the valentine ball Monday night,
Miss Elsie Robertson won first prize
and Miss Lenore Banks, second.
George w. Scott would like a Span
ish Fork couple to get married at the
, opera house next week. See Dorthy
r Marke as Bessie Farweather in out
: witted by Two" Monday evening.
See Geo. w. Scott and Dorthy Marke
in "'Thelma" at the opera house next
i week. Don't forget to ask about ladies'
! free tickets for the opening night. If
you don't get one it is your own
fault.
Sunday services at the Presbyterian
a church: Sunday School at II a. M,
subject, Stephen, the First Christian
: Martyr, Acts, 81 to S:3 Preaching
= and song service at 1880 p. m. subject,
: What is Christianity" The public is
invited, Rev. Theo. Lee, pastor.
u On the road to success you will be.