The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31

OF twcnty-aiN hundred dollars net fof
the Emery County Chapter OF the Am
crican Red Cross from one days ceie.
bratiOn and with expenses amounting
90 only a little better than four hun.
drcd dollars ~ the truly remarkable
outcome Of Rcd Cross bay at Castle
Dale last Saturday The mcnNers Of
the committees having the big time Ia
hand aud the people generally take
pride In the wonderful record made
and well they may. with ten days In
which TO make the extensive prepare .
lions necessary. every citizen may well
take pride IN the success Of the IN.
dcrtaking. Aud we must not forget
that. through the noble response of
the people tho Emery county chapter
OF the Red Cross ~ placed on a basis
whore it, usefulness will be- increased
10 an incalculablc degree. For the
first time since Us organization the
chapter will have working capital.
Tho program IN the morning alone
was declared by .many To- be- worth the
price of admission. Hon. Carl a. Bad.
ger OF Salt Lake city, former member
OF the state senate. being speaker Of
the day. Perhaps the most success.
fui feature of the whole day was the
sale OF stock In the RED Cross Live
Stock aEsoclatlon--aomothi which
was entirely new In Emery county.
but which took like wiidfire Horses.
cattle. sheep. hogs and chickens 60 a
value nf eight hundred dollars or
more had boon contributed by liberal
hearted people throughout the county.
and the whole bunch was Jumped to.
gcthcr and stock In the association
sold at ten cents a share. The busi-
rcss OF selling the stock was iniruHtod
TO boosters from the different towns
and everyone got down 20 work The
county was divided into districts, Em-
cry and Rochester being counted one.
Forron and Molcn another. orange.
Willie and ClawHon another. Hunting
ton and Lawrence Htlii another, aud
Cleveland. Victor and Elmo another.
Castle Dale ana MOhrinnd wcrr given
individual districts. Huntington and
Lawrence got away with the live
stock. subscribing over half of the
total amount taken by all the dis.
trictH. Castle Dale came next and
orangcyiile was third. Huntington
aud Lawrence lined up Tor S73s.bs.
Castle Dale. t3ba.ss. Orangcviiie and
Ciawson. $3.50. Fcrron aud Moion.
$3.50. Emery aud Rochester. $685..
and Cleveland. Elmo aud Victor.
$3.50. The little community of Elmo
n entitled 60 special mention for ita
contribution 90 the live stock ngEruKa-
ton. Elmo turned IA two horses.
eleven hogs. two sheep. "a number uf
chickens. turkeys and eggs. aud tWen-
~ dollars Ia cash. The bnrheCued
steer. which dressed better than five
hundred pounds. was completely put
out Of sight by the sandwich route.
the Tofronhment booth was sold out
shortly after noon and there was mo-
thing on the grounds OF an edible ma
turc Tor some time before the crowd
left The auctloninE of of small ar
ticleH created considerable amuac-
ment ana Melted the chapter good
sum. many being sold several times
and each time at good figure. A
fine big cake was bid In by Seth Hitch
cock. the broncho rider. ana turned
back 90 be- sold piece by piece. while
a similar fate bofell Red Cross cake
which was taken by five prominent
men Of the county seat at five dollars
q share and turned hack 90 he sold
Though Il has not been possible an
yet 90 set the exact date foi the affair. |
The people OF Emery county win IA
Iher at Huntington some time during |
The early part OF June 10 celebrate |
Emery county's going "oyer the top" |
tho first county In the state h. de- 20
lin the recent third liberty loan /
irive. Apostle Hebor J, Grant, state
director OF the third liberty loan cam
paign, Is expected 90 he present for
he occasion and IN effort Is being /
made % secure the presence of Gov,
simon Hamburger.
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