Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-30
Correspondence
SAHARA.

Sarah, Utah, Mar. 2S, 1917.
d. M. Pearce is shingling the out
side of his house. Mr.. Hauland and
Mr.. Hedrick are doing the work :
Mrs. McElroy reports the loss of a
breats pin, presumably during the
meeting of the Club last Sat. night.
Miss Laura Hedrick received a mys.
FERROUS package through the mail this
week. We bet dollar to a dough-
nut it was an Easter "bunnet". Your
correspondent thought he was the only
one to contemplate any. Easter finery.
A pair of No. 10 shoes and hectic,
both badly wanted.
Wanted-We have very fine col
lection of buttons if only we can get
some kindly disposed lady (young pre-
ferred) to sew few shirts on same,
(buttons, not the ladies) we will be
very grateful. To tell the truth, our
clothes, like the one boss shay, are
likely to fall to pieces, all in a bunch,
one of these days. If we don't get
some badly needed assistance. If they
do Ach Himmel, what will we do!
Wednesday night, Mar 81, We had
another heavy snow storm. About
three and half inches fell, but it has
practically disappeared. While these
SHOWS are unpleasant they are at least
bringing greatly needed moisture, as
the ground has much less moisture at
this time than it had at the same time
last spring. Unfortunately the ground
has been freezing every night so far,
and blowing is very much delayed in
consequence. We were told that last
spring was unusually, Ga California
term late. If that is true, this spring
must be extraordinarily unusual AS
a matter of fact we refuse to believe
either unusual. 1t is simply cussed
Mountain weather.
Mr.. N. M. Carlson is again at home
on his ranch. He went to California
last fall but returned in very short
time reporting things in our sister
state as too dead to skin. Since which
time Mr.. Carleson has been working
for the Salt Lake Railroad Co.
We notice among other arrivals, a
number of honored larks. These sang
very prettily during the few warm
days which we had But the snow
storm appears to have driven them
away. But the birds are gradually
appearing and if one uses microscope
and lot of faith, one can discern a
few green things beginning to show
about the rdy stocks of the slippery
elm and sage. But one doesn't need
any artificial aid to see chislers, they
are here, there and every where in
countless numbers. Our office cat has
been earning her winters keep by
bringing these pests in from the sage
in considerable numbers. For which
are properly thankful and would be
more so if she did not insist on de-
posting the defunct chislers under our
bed.
Mr.. Anderson's car arrived this
week, and Messrs. Magnussen, Dough-
erty and Baker are building Ander-
sons house. One thing, il l may be
pardoned for saying it, / believe a
mistake is being made in building
this, or any house in the valley, 20
odd inches above the ground. 1t would
be better if sunk 20 inches below the
level, as one of our gentle tail twist
ers from the South West will speedily
convince anyone. However it is not
our house, so why get all "het" up
over it.
Elk Sheriff Cory was visitor at
Sahara one day this week We started
to beat it when we saw him coming
but happened to remember he was an
EEK"
The improvements on the school
grounds will be made the last Sat
urday in this month. The children are
taking keen interest in identifying
the grounds, and are planting wild
flowers, etc. AS soon as the ground
is broken other flowers will be plan
ted, to be cared for by the children.
The children are also manifesting lot
of interest in the garden contest re-
ferred to in a recent issue. We saw
some of them making purchases of
seed for their gardens this week. The
rules of the garden contest are simply
Each child must grow his or her own
garden by their own efforts. A com
mittee will decide which is the best
and the winner can choose the book
which pleases their fancy.
Mrs. Freeman, Messrs. Wright
Carleson and Bush, of Ford, were visi-
tors in town last Friday.
A six by ten foot flag has been
ordered for the school. Flag raising
ceremonies will be held on the day
the flag is hoisted. Two of the child
rem will be appointed color guards, to
care for the flag, under direction Of