The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-01-04
new YEARS
Day IN NEWTON

DAY IN NEWIuN
New Years Day in Newton opened
with storm serenade of fierce ma
ture. As the sun rose over the beau-
tiful Wasatch mountains in the east
the storm god rose over the Clarks-
ton peaks and swooped down on our
beautiful city with fury indescrib-
able It spent its strength by nine
o'clock a. IN. and settled down to
tranquility. Thus the little folks and
big, we're abe to pay their happy
New Year calls in peace and comfort
The dav was enlivened with strains
of beautiful music from the Newton
silver band. In the afternoon tire
children were treated to grand ncp
in the meeting house and all the lit
tie 70 ks we're made happy.
On Saturday the list ult., Mr.. and
Mrs. p. Tempest of Rexburg, one
time residents of Newton, dropped in
UNEXPECTEDLY to visit their daughter
and son.in-law Mr.. and Mrs. John
Benson. The occasion was the sill
yer wedding of the latter who had
been married twenty-five years on |
that date. Mr.. Tempest and wife
will return to their northern home
next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Griffin enter
tanned few of their many friends
and relatives during the past week.
Music and feasting was the order Of
the day.
The prevailing sicknesses are dis. !,
appearing, quarantine flags are about
al down and no new cases reported.
This is a good omen with which to
start the year 1913.
Mr.. A. A. Johnson, the efficient
principal of our city school called
time" Monday. They took recess
for Wednesday, and then-hurrah,
for hard work until the spring term
ends. Mr.. Johnson and his aids are
wide awake in their work.
Junius jenkins and family came
in from Alexandria a few days ago
to enjoy a snort season of recreation
with relatives.
Mr.. Amos Clarke, Newtou's veter.
an music leader is suffering with an
affective of both ankles. The aged
gentleman Is able to walk around
some, and it is hoped nothing very
serious may result.
Good ranch butter retails at 35c
per pound Stores pay SOC to 32c.
Fresh ranch eggs retails at 25c dozen
Fresh pork, dressed So. so per cwt.
Good milling wheat about 72c per
bushel. Live chickens SC to 10c per
pound. b
Bancroft contributed generously to .
the happiness of Newton folks by |
sending Mr.. Chris Miller and family ,
among us for a brief stay through
the holidays. 1t is hard to forego the
love one has for the old home nest.
Come again, good people.
Mrs. ] N. Hanson was pleased to
meet and greet their son Eli and /
family who arrived few days from
their home near Bancroft, Idaho. Mr..
and Mrs Hansen will stay few T.
days here among relatives and /.
friends. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Johnson are !
here with their little ones from Ban
croft. They will stay here visiting
for few weeks.
Mr.. Carl Jorgensen and family ar
rived during the holidays from their |
Bancroft home to shake hands with ,
old friends. They expect to spend
week or two in their old home.
Our aged friend MAIDS Peterson is
still battling bravely with sickness
he has been tr ubled with for sew.
eral months with some advantage in
his favor,
Mrs. Peter Benson left on the first
for short visit with relatives in Og.
den and Salt Lake.
Sleighing is not very good at this
time of year.