Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-02-15

IarOWani Otdn, feD. IA. 1910.
Ernest Fife of Junction was in Par
owan attending to some matters of
business last Monday.
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Moroni Smith Of the United States
army is here from TT. Douglas on a
short furlough.
Mrs. John s. Brown is at home a.
gain, after visit of few weeks with
her relatives in Kanarra.
Reuben Hutchings of Idaho is here
spending few days with his family,
guests Of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Benson.
Dr. Burton reports the arrival of
baby boy at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs George Mitchell The little one
came on Lincoln's Birthday.
Mr.. John w. Gurr is at home after
an absence of several months. Mr.,
Gurr has been attending Henager's
Business College at Salt Lake City.
Lorin and Oscar Orion, Lee Row
ley, and Earl Skougard left here We'd
nesday morning for Fort Green, North
Carolina, where they will join the ar
my.
DR.. Green reports the arrival of a
little grand daughter at the home of
Mrs. Lannie Smith. The little one is
I the daughter of Mrs. Emma Payne.
All doing nicely.
Mr.: and Mrs. r. II. Benson are at
home again, after an absence of three
months. They have spent the time
visiting with their daughters in Wash
ington and California.
MIR. r. X. Page of Provo is in Par
owan for few days en- route to his
mining property at Iron Mountain.
His brother, Mr.. ID. r. Page of Paro-
wan, will accompany him.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Drill have sold
their interests here and have gone to
Chicago, where they will locate perm
anently. They went by way of Den
yer, where they will visit for short
time.
Mrs. Alice Banks, former resident
of Parowan, but now of the Big Horn
Basin, Wyoming, is here for a short
visit with relatives and friends. Mrs.
Tryphenia West is sister of Mrs.
Banks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Miller have
returned from Salt Lake City, where
Mr.. Miller passed the BARRIERS exami-
nation and is now in charge of the
Parowan shop, formerly owned by Mr..
Drill. MIR. Miller and his brother-in-
law, J. f. Ward, now own the shop.
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The Parowan Oil company filed ar
ticles of incorporation with the Co.
Clerk last week The company is in
corporated for $4,000. the par value
of each share being &c. The COM
pany's place of business is Parowan.
100000 shares of stock have been sold
up to date. The company has leased
land in the Parowan Gap and a test
we'll will be begun not later than May
first. Mr. II. ID. Brunson, the presi-
dent of the company, and Mr.. Martin
one of the stockholders, are here. Mr.
Brunson feels confident that oil will
| be found at depth Of about 200C
! feet.
At n meeting of the Iron County
. School Board held here February 4
1918, the following resolution was
adopted, upon motion of George w
Decker:
"Be it Resolved, by the Board o.
Education Of Iron County, that OF
March IL, 1918, an election be called
for the purpose of bonding the lroi
. County School District for the sun
t of forty-fve thousand dollars; sal,
, money to be used for the followin,
purposes: To pay the indebtedness
on the Parowan building, to build ;
! building at Kanarra, and to make i'm
provements at Paragonah and 70
furnishing said buildings.
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The Commercial Club met las
Thursday evening.
The matter of extending the stat
|. road from the top Of the lane TO tn
; head of Main street was discussed
: Edward Bentley reported that he ha
= madp an Investigation and found tim