Williams news., 1921-09-30
COUNTRY ITEMS

Harry Boulin's, in Red Lake
 Valley on Saturday night, the
 1st. Come and enjoy the fun,
 which will keep you young
 The entertainment by the
 children of the Pittman Valley
 School, which took place at the
 Gleason Ranch last Saturday
 night was a big success in ev-
 cry way. All the recitations
 and songs by the school child
 ren were good. Matilda Mag
 nuson recited E'Yossouf' very
 well, as did Alice Chestnut and
 Agnes Gleason their pieces. Little 7 year old Celia Gleason
 was the star of them all, and
 both her reciting and singing
 were the best that the audience
 have heard off the stage. The
 singing by Mrs. Sleeth, of Eve
 ming Brings Rest and You" and
 "Out Where the West Begins"
 was excellent, as it always is.
 Much credit is due Mrs. Lena
 Sleeth for the excellent per
 formance of her pupils. The
 entertainment was followed by
 a good dance, in which every
 body enjoyed a good time, as they always do at Mrs. G1ea- sons. A nice lunch was served at midnight. Outside of a foot or two being stepped upon, ev- erything went along smoothly, and everyone went home feel ing better for the good time they enjoyed.
 A movement is on foot to consolidate the Pittman Valley and Spring Valley Schools with the Red Lake School. If the roads were in good condition during the entire school season, the movement would be com mendable indeed. Under ex- isting conditions, it would prob ably cost fully as much, and possibly more, than the salaries of two teachers to haul the pu- pills from Pittman Valley and Spring Valley to the Red Lake school, Also, there would be days during the rainy season of C1lO Oo1I1lI1C1 1IIOI1IIlS, <1S w011 dS in the spring and fall, when it would be impossible to haul the children over the roads. which are in poor condition. The only way the roads could be made passa ble, so the children could be hauled to and from school during the entire Seasan, would be to have them graded and then capped with either cinders or gravel. Wouldn't it be bet ter to find out about what it would cost to fix up the roads Tn question, so as to permit the children being hauled to and from school during the entire season? Also, how much mon ey would be available for the purpose, and if the amount of travel over the roads in ques- ton would justify such expendi- ture? Miss Lockett, County School Superintendent, has called a meeting at Spring Val ley on October 9th. to discuss the matter.
 Five miles of the road up to the San Francisco peaks has been built by Mr. Weatherford. There are seven miles more to be built. The total cost of the i road, when completed, will be in the neighborhood or 9Io.- OOO.0O. It will be toll road.
 Oliver Gardner of Garland | Prairie planted 5 acres to oats this spring on what he is certain is his own land. Mrs. Dovey i Smith previously had this land | under fence and farmed the ' tract. However, recent sur yeys showed that the land in Question was embraced in the homestead entry of Oliver Gar dner. Mrs. Smith, however, i would not be convinced and cut | the five acres of oats, and haul ed off and sold a load of hay. Even after being served with notice by Justice of Peace Me DougaH and Deputy Sheriff Campbell not to sell any more of the oats, she hauled off and sold another load of hay. It looks as if the authorities may a little difficulty in Mrs. Smith that the ,ract in question does not be-