Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-06-22
SAHARA

Sahara, Utah, June II, 1917.
j. f. Farley is cutting s.. A. Davis
and Chris Hellings crop of rye. The
yield is fair.
Our village blacksmith, we note,
has a very husky helper this week in
the person of our friend and neighbor,
AtMr. M. Marshall.
Mr.. Carleson, formerly a resident
of this valley, and a present extern
sively engaged in the sheep business
in the Imperial valley, California was
a visitor at Sahara this week.
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A sudden gust of wind lifted the
roof off Frank Wilson's new house n
evening this week. The house is not
completed as yet and in it's unfinished
condition presented a good target for
the wind.
We are informed that Chas. Mag
nussen is to begin the job of section
foreman, S. l.. r. r. at Sahara. We
are glad to hear of this as Charles is
worthy of some of fortunes smiles as
well as sly kicks.
Miss Grace Magnussen has left us
again, we are sorry to say. She is
at, present employed at the Hotel Car
ter at Lund. Miss Anna Reynolds has
been appointed librarian for the Sun
day School since Miss Magnussen left.
We now have t~hirty-six dandy books
in the Sunday School library.
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Beginning July list our Sunday
School will institute the merit reward
system. The school has recently got
ten in quite a supply of maps, reward
cards, ETC., to keep the children's in
terest. What we need now is an or
gan. Anyone knowing of an organ for
sale cheap would confer a favor on
the Sahara Sunday School by writing
the superintendent all about it.
Social Events.
Friday Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Farley
Mrs. S. A. Davis, w. l.. Shultz and
Foster Rowland went up to Mountain
e e
Saturday evening an enjoyable
Home Folks dance was given in the
school house. While there were only
a few present, those who were en
joyed thoroughly the evening.
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Friday evening Mrs. T. R. Prey
gave a social entertainment in honor
of Mrs. T. r. Prey, Jr. This was vel
attended and thoroughly enjoyed. A
. number Of people motored over from
Lund for this occasion.
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Sunday there was the regular Sun
day school services, well attended, af'
ter which a party of young people
chaperoned by w. l.. Shultz rode UT
to Christmas springs where we en-
joyed a most excellent luncheon, after
which "boots and saddles" sounded
and we rode over the ranges to Noun.
tain Springs where the remnant of oul
midday luncheon was partaken OF
Then home through the gathering
twilight. AS the sun sank behind thu
western range to his couch in thu
western ocean it seemed to us thu
END of a Perfect Day." The part!
consisted of Mrs. Dave Pearce, Misse'
Laura and Carrie Hedrick and Nal
borg Magnussen, Mr.. Nelson ant
Shultz. We took a bunch of kodal
views and discovered numerous beau
tiful flowers during the trip.
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The past week vas n of unusua
social activity. Thursday, Mrs. Corr
gave a surprise party for her hus
band, "Pete" Corn. The occasion be
ing "Pete's" birthday. An excellen
evenings enjoyment was had by thos
present. There were several excellen
cakes, but as none of them had can
dies, we could only guess at Pete
age. We played cards, sang songs
told stories and ate lunch till the we
small hours. In fact, when | go
home it was 300 a. M. Among thos
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Eai
Markwith, Mr.. and Mrs. James FAN
ley, Mr.. and Mrs, Guy Johnson, Nj
and Mrs. Arlie Fourman, Mrs. S. A
Davis, C. j. Joubut, T. R. Prey, Nj
and Mrs. Chas. Magnussen, Messr
II. o. Dougherty, Foster Rowland, ]
X. Prey, Jr., "The"o Kelley and w.
Shultz.
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Red Cross.
We are proud of our people her