The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13

In the near future Mrs. J. w. Rowe
will move to Richfield, Idaho, to which |
place Mr.. Rowe went two months ago
and bought home
There was freight wreck at HON.
ersvile last Monday afternoon, on ac-
count of which the Tintic passenger
did not get into Eureka till after mid
night.
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Excursion via X. G. w. Saturday,
May 18th, to Lehi, on account of High
School meet. Soc for the round trip
Leave Spanish Fork at $40 a. m. Re-
lrn train leaves at midnight.
Henry b. Hicks of Clinton was in
town on business last Saturday He
tolt us that the farmers down this way
need not cry for water this season, as
there is oceans of snow in the hills.
Mrs. Hannah T. Williams of Tucker,
is staying few days at the home of
Thos. Williams, after being in Provo
receiving treatment for her 4-year-old
son, who is troubled with his tonsils.
Ben Lloyd, who had his leg broken,
and his ankle badly mashed at the
Strawberry Tunnel about three weeks
ago, is reported to be doing necely. He
is being cared for by the government
physician at the tunnel.
Mrs. Hyrum Argyle. jr., died at Lake
Shore last Sunday Of blood poisoning,
and was buried Tuesday. Mrs. Argyle
leaves two children, the youngest eight
days old. She was daughter of VIM.
Barney of Lake Shore.
Mrs. Andrew Jensen and three of the
children are visiting with the folks in
Provo. The absence of the usual an
noyance of crying babies enables us to
issue a better paper this week than
usual; nevertheless. we're going over
to get the bunch Sunday.
While assisting in digging a trench
for the city waterworks on Main street
near Mrs. Moneys place last Monday.
small boy of Hubbard Tuttle's found
ldollar gold-piece dated 1859; he
traded it of to his big brother, Byron.
the same day for a dollar in silver.
George A. Hicks has received word
from Pioneer, Nye county, Nevada, that
Il fire wiped that little town off the map
last Friday; his son. Moroni. was con-
Quoting saloon at that place which
was completely licked up by the flames;
the loss was $4,000, 90 to Mr.. Hicks, with
no insurance.
The water in the Spanish Fork river
is booming. it is higher than il has
been for forty years, and while the pre-
sent cold spell is a hard one on the
fruit, it is the means of keeping down
the streams from the mountains a
great DEAL which would destroy much
land if hot weather should set in.
For some time we have had great
deal of misery trying to NOV the lawn,
the grief kept up till John f.. Carter
put in some time on the moving ma
chine; now things work "A-No. =" and
inst ad of doing much disagreeable
swearing. we are now singing gospel
hymns instead. John is cracker-iac
in his line.
h. G.. Christensen with 26 shearers,
all of Spanish Fork, have returned from
Verde in Castle Valley, having sheared
about go, 600 sheep since leaving here
five weeks ago. Gill Bjarnson had
charge of the corrals at Thompson s
and San Rafael Ole II. Olson says il
is the sandiest and windiest country he
ever saw, and is glad he is back.
Mrs. Mathilda H. Peterson of Provo,
formerly of Pleasant Grove. died last
Monday from dropsy at the age of s.
years. Funeral services We're held at
the residence in Provo this afternoon.