Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-12-25
A Merry Christmas to ALI


onto you.
A good warm fire is a mighty COM
Portable thing this weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Knell are spend
ing the holidays in Salt Lake with re-
latives and friends.
Frank A. Thorley departed last
Sunday for Nevada TO look after his
sheep interests at that place.
Mart Walker Of Summit was in
town Wednesday, transacting bust
ness with local people and firms.
The quantity of mail has been
steady increasing for the past several
days, and the mail contractors, as we'll
as the employees in the post-office will
be glad when Christmas is thing of
the past.
Commissioner elect II. w. Lunt,
Assessor r. j. Williams and Clerk w.
Warner Mitchell, who attended the tax
collectors convention at Salt Lake
City, returned last Saturday after
noon.
j. II. Arthur went to Parowan We'd
nesday afternoon with load Of pas
sengers in the Ford car, including
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Bladen, whom it
is understood are figuring on the open
ing of branch drug store at Paro-
wan.
The B. A. c. dismissed last Friday
for the Christmas holidays and num-
Der Of the students from surrounding
towns and counties are spending their
vacation at home. The district school
closed Wednesday, and both will re-
open one week from next Monday.
A number Of local people have
adopted our suggestion of sending
The Record as Christmas present to
absent friends, and the most Of these
have commenced with the Christmas
number. We feel confident that the
recipients will feel well pleased with
the selection.
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convenient, rapid and embodies all
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ency and convenience.
Last week we were so deeply en-
crossed with the work on our Christ
mas edition number of local items
escaped US, just as we were sure they
would. One of these was the birth Of
a son and heir to Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
N. wilkinson, born on the 18th inst,
the child is thriving nicely under the
professional care of Miss Belle Will
liams, sister to Mrs. Wilkinson.
Also nice girl to the wife Of Mr..
Clifton Mcconnell. The young people
have our hearty congratulations
Mr.. George Key, homesteader on
the desert near Lund, and incidentally
first-class tailor, has taken up his
home in Cedar City for the winter,
ard for the present is domiciled at
the Andrew Cory hotel. Mr.. Key
has wife who is a ladies' dress MAX
er, conducting an establishment of
this kind in Los Angeles, and who is
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of join
ing her husband here in the near fu-
ture. Mr.. Key states that he is fami-
liar with all branches of gentlemen's
tailoring, including cleaning and pres
sing, and has also worked at ladies'
tailoring. Mr.. Key is soliciting or
ders for clothes, cleaning, etc.
There as a very generous demand
for the Christmas edition of The Rec
ord, which seems to have merited the
appreciation Of the people, and which
was given a circulation very much
in excess of the regular edition. A
paper Of this kind represents a lot Of
work and expense, and is fully worth
what ii costs 10 the people and the
country OF course, on the manage
ment Of the paper falls the principal
burden Of this publicity, but il is en-
couraging 10 note that the people at
least TO some extent appreciate the
benefit of this advertising TO our sec
ton and are willing to do something
TO help pass the good word along.
Sheriff Froyd, who returned from
the western portion of the county the
first Of the week, brings back the
news of disastrous fire that occur
red at the ranch Of Lee Scott, just
out Of Modena, day or two pre-
vious to the sheriff's visit. II APP
pears that Mr., Scott was absent on
business and Mrs. Scott was visiting
with neighbor when the blaze
started, from the kitchen stove, 1t Is
believed. There being no sufficient