The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-27
RICHMOND DEpAR 7 MENT
NeWs Fror, the Lively Town up North

won by Noah woodland and Russo
Merrill and the 100 yard dash by
Russell Merrill. The poney race was
won by a little horse belonging to
Mr.. L. Cain and the fast race by a
handsome steed owned by Mr.. John
ME Bullen. Although the day was
warm, a large crowd assembled and
enjoyed these sports. Sandwiches
and refreshments of all kinds were
sold by Mr.. Fred Christensen and
Mr.. A. A. Thomas. For convent
ence temporary telephone was at
tached to the grand stand so nothing
in the way of comfort and convent
ences had been neglected.
The ball game between the Japa-
nese boys of Ogden and picked team
of the valley, was one Of the best
ever seen her since the days of
the old Cache Valley League. The
score stood to 0 for seven innings, in
the eighth, both teams scored and
tied to 5. The ninth and tenth in.
nings were goose eggs to both teams.
In the eleventh innings the Japs scor-
ed the winning run. Score to q,
eleven innings.
The boxing contest started prompt.
ly at pm. in the preliminary, Har-
dy Downing, Salt Lakes boy, made
Talbot Of Idaho take the count Of
nine in the second round. In the
third round the referee stopped the
bout and gave the decision to Ray
Jackson. In the twelfth round main
event the crowd was reminded of the
good old days when Bert and Billie
used to battle to the clean rules and
the ambulance backed up to the
door. Jack Downey of Salt Lake. V.
Bert Danford counted ten over White
In the seventh round and held up
Downeys hand as the winner. A
large crowd was present and every
body was satisfied.
The day closed with a grand ball
in the evening.
Joseph Silver and family of Salt
Lake also George Smith and family
Of Logan are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Thomas, Mrs. Silver and Mrs.
Smith are sisters of Mrs. Thomas.
The following have left for an out
ing to Bear Lake: Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Schow, Misses Thelma and Ezilca
Schow, Mr.. Alma Erickson, Mr.. o.
Plant and Mr.. Victor Larson.
A collision of two autos on the
state road half mile north of town
caused a great deal of excitement
last Sunday evening. The colliding
cars were driven by DR.. Nelson Of
Preston and a Mr.. Wheeler of Tren.
ton. The accident was due to
dense cloud of dust made by third
car that passed a minute before the
collision and thus obstructing their
view to one another as they met.
The occupants of the cars were bad
ly shaken up but no bodily injuries
were inflicted.
Mr. Joseph Monson of Salt Lake
City is back for few days to his
old home town shaking hands with
his many friends.
Mrs. Verna Robinson and babies
of Virginia, Idaho, are home on
visit but are at present making
flying trip to Salt Lake.
Mrs. Mary Monson has been on
the sick list for some time, but her
many friends wish for her a speedy
recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Olsen, Njalmar
Ritter of Ogden, are visitors with Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Olsen. Hjalmar is n
son of Mrs. Olsen.
Mrs. George o. Webb and Mrs.
A, A. Thomas have returned home
from four weeks visit to the Cali
fornia, expositions. They have had a
most enjoyable time but complain
now of the hot weather we are having
as they have just come from a clim-
ate where wraps are worn with COM
fort.
DR.. and Mrs. Reynolds of Logan
have been campers at Camp La Bair
during the last week.