The daily sentinel., 1914-06-18
Iona NEWS
IBy LIZZIE RiCE.I


Gentry Brothers show at the Junction
last saturday: Dave Cool and fam
lily, Dave Fields and family. J. F.
Sperry and family, d. b. Bird and
family, Cleone Smith and little Lu-
ellie Fields. OF course the Older
ones didn't care anything about the
show. but the children do so enjoy it;
so they had to 90 TO take the chill
drep.
With Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Rice and
NJ, G. Talley accompanying them. the
young people Of Iona gave a very
delightful. party on the lawn OF the
company house in Iona last Thurs
day evening. where numerous out
door games were INDUCED in. After
which refreshments were served. and
the hour for going home came before
they realized II.
MIR. and Mrs. X. F. Collins and
daughter Minnie were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs, Dave Brumbaugh
Sunday.
Henry Arons had the misfortune
of losing a very valuable mare sew
eral days ago.
Mrs. d. b. Bird went to st. Mary's
hospital Wednesday, where she will
undergo an operation. She is ex-
pecting her mother from Birming-
ham, Ala. the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Krouse and two children have
returned to their home in Chicago
Mrs. Krouse is a sister of Mrs. D. b.
Bird, where she has been visiting the
past two months. We grew to like
her very much. and she will be
missed from our circle.
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each Sunday at the NJ. e. church
now, as the minister's services have
been equally divided between the two
places. Mack will have the morning
service and Iona the evening. The
Sunday school remains at the usual
hour, 10 a. m.
Lawrence Ballmer went to Cisco
and Whitewater last week in search
of a horse that was stolen from Rev.
e. H. Fleisher of Fruita about six
months ago. Information was re-
ceived. stating the horse had been
seen in that locality. Lawrence sue
ceeded in finding him. but he was
with a bunch of range horses and
could not be caught 1t was quite
a trip; he went horseback and was
gone two days.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church
gave an ice cream social on the COM
pany house lawn Tuesday evening.
A pleasant evening was spent and
s11.25 realized.
The w. H. Cox store of Mack is
introducing a brand of flour made
especially for their store. 1t is called
the Lily of the Desert" and as a
means of advertising it they con
Quoted a bread contest which re-
suited as follows: First prize, 100
pounds of flour, won by Mrs, A. C.
Mead of Iona; second prize, so
pounds, by Mrs. G. Stamm of Mack;
third, % pounds by AIRS. Leslie Ches-
terrified of Iona. The judges were
as follows: Mrs. Elliott of Iona,
Mrs. II. C. Olsen of Mack and Charles
Cavandish of Mack. We don't Won
der at Mrs. Mead winning first prize.
You know she comes of right smart
folks-came over in. the Mayflower,
they did
The Epworth League will meet at
the NJ E. church Monday evening for
the purpose of electing their officers.
G. NJ. Clayton is moving his build
ings to the Taylor place, which he
purchased last fall.
Haying is at full blast around Iona
with a scarcity OF help. because of
the unfavorable weather. and their
inability to get help the farmers haze
been considerably handicapped in
their haying.
Mrs. E. H. Kirk, who has been
stopping with Mr. and Mrs. A. e.
Swartzlander. has gone to Denver,
where she will visit for a while, after
which she will go up in Wyoming
and from there expects to return here
with a party of autoists later in the
summer.
C. NJ. Clayton had colt so badly
cut in the mower that il was necessa-
ry to kill it. The colt had become
a great pet and its loss is keenly felt.
Late arrivals at the Johnathan Inn
H. Haugh, New York City; G. E. b.
Bushby, Glendale, Ariz: W. Noys,
New York City; Fred Holmes, Grand
Junction; r. w Hams. Chicago: S.
H. Hugh, Fruita; Mrs. l.. A. Arnold,
Denver.
This is all | have to say this week
I'm awfully busy sewing:
What minute I'll have to drop it.,
You see there is no knowing.
Tomorrow I'll have the hay men.
And you know what that means
Hustle around and make jams pies.
And fix jam. pork and beans.
II there's anything that's pleasing
The housewives gaze to meet.
After getting a good old-fashioned
dinner,
It's just to see them eat.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Caldwell, form
erly well known residents of this
city but who have resided in Long
Beach, Calf, for the past three
years, are expected here in few
days on their way home from an ex-
tended eastern and southern trip.