Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-05-28

DR.. Petty is in Salt Lake City for
a few days on business.
Karl Topham Of Paragonah, coun~
ty crop pest inspector, is here this
week on business.
DR.. E. Smith is noticed in town
again after an absence of several
weeks spent in Parowan.
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Mrs. Francell Williams Nielsen has
sent tidings to relatives here that her
husband is very seriously i'll at Lean
ington, Utah, and Mrs. Nelson's mo-
ther has gone to their assistance.
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Merchant w. II. Leigh has spent a
few days in Salt Lake this week, fill
ing in on his stock of merchandise
and attending to other business. He
returned yesterday.
The orchestra heretofore conducted
by Mr.. Johnson will be taken over by
Mr.. Seth Harper, who is getting new
instruments and equipment and will be
ready soon for the summer engage
ments.
X. T. Forbes, secretary Of the Cedar
Post of the American Legion, has been
elected delegate to the State conven-
ton at Ogden, Utah, which convenes
May 30 to June 2, and will leave for
the convention city Saturday.
Mrs. G.. G.. Bell and daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Pritchard of Parowan, left on
Wednesday for Salt Lake City where
Mrs. Pritchard will visit for a few
weeks with her mother Mrs. Bell has
been here on business for the past
week or so.
II. Peyton johnson left the fore
part of the week for Salt Lake, where
he has a summer engagement with the
Lagoon orchestra. His work here has
been very satisfactory and it was not
learned whether or not he will return
next winter to the musical department
of the b. A. G..
DR.. Macfarlane is feeling sighted
because the finance committee for the
Republican campaign has failed to
call on him. The Doctor states that
this is the first time he has not been
asked to subscribe to a popular sub
scription in good cause since he en-
tered his professional career, and nat
urally he feels sighted.
Mr.. James Sherratt, who returned
to Cedar City a, couple of weeks ago
to look after property interests and
had expected to work here part of
the summer, at least, left for Los An
geles again last Sunday, having re-
considered his plans and decided to
return to his previous employment and
be with his family.
Mr.. c. b. Artenson of the District
Forest office at Ogden is here in
speeding the forests of the Dixie-Se-
vier reserve, and is accompanied by
Superintendent Mace of the local of
flee. This week is being spent in the
western division, and while there Mr..
Mace will look over some road con-
struction work in the Gold Strike dis
trict.
The dipping order of the State Live
stock Board requiring all sheep to be
dipped, and which was in operation at
the present time, has been modified
by extending the time for compliance
until fall. But unless sheep are dipped
then they will be denied entrance to
the forest service ranges and the
grazing permits of owners will be re-
voked, according to officers Of the To-
cal forest service.
Mr.. c. B. Morse, assistant District
Forester and silveculture agent, is in
this locality inspecting timber rec
ords and gathering data which will
enable him to act intelligently upon
the applications for about $4,000, 900
feet Of the pine timber which will be
made available by the completion Of
the road through the Cedar Gulch.
Mr.. Morse will make another trip
mere later In the season 10 inspect the
timber applied for before final action
is taken on the applications.
Mr. and Mrs. LATE Mcconnell of
this place were on the ill-starred No.
train from Salt Lake City to Lund
last Sunday morning, when it ran into
half open switch at Latimer siding
and was wrecked. Mr.. Mcconnell had
his back bruised somewhat, but other
wise was unhurt and Mrs Mcconnell
was not injured. In fact, none of the
passengers were seriously hurt, and
even the express man escaped, having
luckily retired TO the smoker to enjoy
his weed. 1t is said that this is one
case where tobacco saved mans life,
and possibly it is the only case on rec
ord, though the medical profession are
agreed that it is responsible for short
ening a great many of them.
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