Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-05-14
MIDvALLEY
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Midvalley, May IL, 1920.

Today the girls of the Enoch and
Midvalley schools will contest in a
game of baseball, and afterwards a
dance will be given by the teachers
in the Enoch ward hall where re-
freshments will be served.
Under the auspices of the Midval-
! Icy school over three hundred trees
have been planted around the homes
and on the farms hereabouts. Along
with them small fruit bushes, shrub
berry and flowers have been planted
in large quantities by the school
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Haight came
in few days since from their ranch
in Nevada for a short business trip
and to visit relatives. They returned
last Wednesday. The young people
say they may make this their home
after year or two but will live in
Nevada for the present.
And while we are about it, there
is but little said in the way the pop
ulation is increasing in this vicinity
Three baby boys in week, one each
at the homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Matheson, Mr.. and Mrs. David Murie
and Mr.. and Mrs. T. Leroy Uric,
While the news is somewhat late il
is however, worthy Of mention.
/ Mr.. Enoch Ward, formerly of Ne
braska with his family are at present
located at the Esplin farm where they
will spend the summer in the employ
ment of Mr.. Esplin and it is hoped
they will finally locate here as it is
DESTROYS to have as many new corners
as possible here and this will soon be
one of the biggest rural districts ir
the county.
! The Midvalley and Enoch schools
will spend tomorrow in the Enocf
meadows. Each school will have its
spring poems, songs and stories fol
the entertainment of the other
school with games, folk dances
and contests in jumping, running, etc
as part of the days sport. The pic.
mic and refreshments will be given or
the green velvet carpet of the meadow
with violets and other wild flowers as
centerpiece, and to the music of the
birds and the bubbling brook. They
just can't wait.
4 We have number of additional
residents coming in and the latest are
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Alvin Davenport
and family formerly of Wyndhan
and now occupying the former homo
of Mr.. G. w. Esplin from whom Mr.
Davenport recently purchased large
tract of land in company with Mr.
Stanley Smith and G. W. Jones, ant
farther west Milton Uric will occupy
\ the Owen home that is now being
built. The latter gentleman is now
on his way to Salina to bring his
family while there is short lull ir
the farm work.
All the farmers in the district are
bending their efforts to plant every
acre possible and to bring every avail,
able acre under cultivation but the
matter of feed is a serious question al
present and the crop will be curtailet
on that account as many are now
turning out every animal they can Il
make what hay they have spin out as
far as possible. The slogan from the
government to Produce More is al
well and good and splendid doctrine
but how is he going to produce NOR,
when the labor question is of sc
much moment that he cannot ge
money to buy seed.
John Fretwell of Cedar has a fore,
of men at work on a new bungalow
on the f. M. Owen farm in the west
ern part of the district and is being
pushed as fast as possible. 1t is to b.
of brick and a thoroughly modern
farm house with basement ant
screened in porches, etc. This house
will be on the direct line Of all tn,
cross country travel The worl
should have been completed some tw,
months since but owing to the fac
that it was impossible to obtain ce
ment and other material, Mr.. Fret
well was forced to delay and it ha
) been a hardship in many ways as tn
gentleman has other large contract
waiting and is anxious to complete l
on that account.
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