The Box Elder News from Brigham City, Utah • 1

i 1 i i etire yu 9 afi 1 I 1 TH ET WS devoted to no party or faction but just to all VOLUME SETEN BRIGHAM CITY ciar boxt ELDER COT coD UTAH TUESDAY MAY 101021 10 BOX ELDER EIDER avins TRACK MEET the box elder high school landed in it first place in the division track meet heldhere yesterday by long odds tile the local school won a total of 63 points with weber ebernormal second with 31 points and ogden high third with 23 points but despite this splendid showing by the localathletes they evidenced a a lack ot of training which itithad been religiously attended to might have resulted in au all even greater victory for the he big county school lindsey the marvel from weber was the star of the meet chalking up fourfirsts and one third the highest point man on oil the list this speedy boy did not lot display the least fatigue after the meet was over despite tile the fact that lie he participated in ili six heart breal creaking Ire aking drig events he was tiletho best example of what consistent training will do and set a a mighty good pattern lorfor tilethe other athletes to follow after burt was high man mail tor for the locals winnin winning two firsts and one second second durtburt could easily havedon hav ewon first in the mile run but lie wanted his team mate nelsonkelson to get into the winning column so lie hetook second the local team is made up of 0 freshmen tor for the most part which augurs well for the future it if the boys will stick to ahelf knitting and ana keep their mind on oil athletics during the season thereof great things are in store tor for them and box elder will be perched high upon thebanner of high school athletics in in the state dom box elder won first in the broad jump with burt in the mile with nelson in fit the tour four fortysprint with olsen in the halt mile with curt burt in the pole vault with olsen and burt tied in the relay race with and gibbs pett and Jburt bu rt weber won first in the hundred yard dash with lindsey in the two twenty sprint with lindsey in the high jump with lindsey au iland in thel the javelin with lindsey ogden won first in the hurdles with smith in the shot put with cox and in the discus throw with cox CURLEW RESERVOIR NOT OT SERIOUSLY SERIOUS DAMAGED engineer burke who is in charge of the pratt irrigation reservoir in tile the curlew valley came in from stone idaho saturday evening and reported that th announcement of 0 the great washout wash out at the reservoir made last week was somewhat exaggerated according to engineer burke the water did not go over the top of the darndam at all and when the lake wail waa calm the water never rises higher than man within seven feet of 0 the top there was a terrific wind however according to mr airburke andthe waves were nere rolling in a dangerous manner so liehe opened the he adgate and released the water to prevent the waves iromfrom whipping over the top A flash board broke in the spillway and it was there that the greatest damage was done mr burkeestimates that iu in all 1000 would cover it the spillway Is ample am- pie to control the water in the reservoir butthe action ot of the high wind in driving the water snapped one of the fiath boarboards ds and that released a loo floo 0 of wata wate with consequent damage to tilethe spillway mr air burke states that the inundation ol of farm lands was also overstated it beingconservatively estimated by a number of 0 the farmers themselves that not more than acres ot ofland were flooded and those lands are go 80 or 90 per cent meadow which will benefit rather than be damaged by the hood flood thothe irrigation lands which were flooded are not thought to be seriously injured most ot of the dams bad had not been removed fromlast years irrigating season which accounts tor for the water running over the lands tho flood came down the main channel mr air burko burke states stales that the dam Is intact and a great body ot of water is impounded in the reservoir so BO tatt prospects are very flattering for the approaching agricultural season missionary SOCIAL AT HARPER A farewell social mill ft ill be held in tile the harper ward hall on wednesday evening ot of this week in honor of elder wilford olsen soneon ot of mr airand mrs airs 0 olsen who will leave tor for the ton gon mission on the dinst there hlll ill be a social and dance and all friends ot of the departing mis missionary konary are earnestlyurged to be present I 1 CALLELECTED CLUB SECRETARY the board of governors 0 of the dom box elder commercial club at their regular meeting held on friday evening elected IVV call af this city secretary of the club to succeed le roy shelby Sli elby resigned there were a number of applina eions tor for the position but mr air call led on oil the first ballot and was later unanimously elected to the position ilehe possesses the ability to mix with people and make himself at home in the company ot of strangers so that liehe will bobe well equipped to meet tile the stranger and offer him the hospitality of the he commercialcluband the community mr call is also a home bay well ac- quaintedquain ted with the needs and advant ares ot of the community soeo that ile he is not a stranger to problems mr call ulso enjoys the con coll dance and respect of all themembers of 0 the organization and his selection is regarded as a most happy one mr shelby has served the commercial club md and tile community for a year and durin luring theresidence ot of him- selfand family in this community co ni they have made many friends the family will remain in this city until the close olofschool after which aich it is reported that mr air shelby will adept a position down at price OGDEN MEETING the ogden which includes eludes the women societies of 0 the presbyterian churches ot of logan brigham ogden and kaysville Kays ville will hold their in the church at ogden on may alth beginning at 1030 A al A splendid program has been prepare prep arcil including the good eats and a fine social time the members of the aid and missionary of brigham presbyterian Presby trian church are expected to attend it is expected thatthe next meeting ot of the society will be in brighamBrig bam mrs airs fowler is tile the presiding ofofficer fleer of 0 tilethe BAD CHECK ARTISTS AT WORK the practice ot of writing checks which have no bank backing behind them is becoming more and more prevalent in the community and recently cityjudge nels jenson has imposed lineshues varying from ten tell to twenty five dollars on oil various individuals who have written a check but who had no funds in the bank to guarantee payment of the same the statutes are very plain in this matter and the courts are given considerable si sid erable dorable leeway in passing judge jenson has started out to stop this practice and ho he declares that it if a mild fine ine will not do the business other measures will be adopted TEMPLE EXCURSION THIS MONTH the genealogicalsociety of the doxbox elder stake has arranged to operate an excursion to logan temple on thursday the dinst A tare fare of 0 plus the war tax has been secured for the round trip and a special train will leave the depot in this city at in tile the morning tilethe various ward genealogical committees tees are working with avith the people to securea big at and it is earnestly desired that all who expect to make the trip will communicate with thecommittee in fit their ward during the present week in order that it may be determined as early as possible just how many excursionists must be provided for LOAN association PASSES MUSTER state bank Eva examiner miner charles dickinson ot of wyoming was in this city on friday last for or the purpose of 0 checking over thothe business of 0 the fidelity building loan association which company compI tily liashas applied for a permit to sell stock in wyoming mr air dickinsonwent over the companas company comp anys 9 books very carefully and give gave the management a splendid rating with the assurance that the wyoming field I 1 ia dpn to the company tor for thothe placing of its stock mrs airs A 3 nelson and children 0 of malad who have been visiting in this city returned to their homohome yesterday mr air and mrs melvyn morris jr ot of salt lake are spending their vacation in this city visiting at the home ot of mr and mra m- ra wilford reederneeder CLUB WARL lt CITY ambitious advertise Adver advertising ng campaign for brigham city and box elder county the box elder commercial clubhas decided to sell brighamcity to its citizens and the whole world and to accomplish this end a real community publicity campaign was adopted at the regular meeting of the board of 0 governors held on oil friday evening at which allthe members were present at a previous meeting the board in- dicatedits willingness to liaehae an investigation vesti gation made of tilethe cost and kind ot of a 1 publicity campaign which this community ought to wage and member hervin gunderson bunderson was delegated to cooperate with willi the advertising committee which Ss Is composed ot of call and victor madsen Mad seii and outline something tangible in order to get a proper prospectus drawn up the committeesecured the services of james wallis ot of the stevens walls brazier advertising agency of salt lake who came cam to brig- ham city and held a long conference with thecommittee during which tile the resources ot of brigham city and doxbox bader county were gone into the advantages vant ages which this city and county offer the home seeker were pointed out and backed up with unimpeachable evidence andthe committee members gave bir air wallis their idea of what might be lone done that gentleman then returned home and started his plant to work ouon the proposition ot of selling brigham city with the result that the committee was furnished an all elaborate prospects giving costs by departments and some dealldeail instructions as to how the work should be carried out armed with this information tilethe committee met with the board of governors on oil friday evening andafter hie the members had talliedtalked themselves out in explaining the plan its operation and its jin unquestioned questioned achieve ments the board voted unanimously to 0 adopt it and instructed the commit commet tee ee to proceed to put it into effect briefly statedthe plan dian proposes tl lat at tor for the first year this present year asum ot of approximately be raisedfor community publicity purposes andtilethe campaign to raise this sum was given a great impetus friday evening when the board of 0 governors pledged the dom box elder commercial club to underwrite one thousand dollars of it this money is to be expended in four departments as to follows 1500 in pamphlets and booklets handsomely and profusely illustrated 1 the reading matter to feature the resources ot of Drig brigham hain city and dom box elder county 1000 in outside newspaper advertising which chic will feature the various fruit deaso seasons in brigham city and urge people living elsewhere to drive to brigham city and purchase their fruit freshfromtilethe orchards tor for the erection of 0 handsome art roadread signs which will record the distance to brigham city and say something about our homes andruit fruit these signs to be placed as distant outposts from brigham city in all directions and lastly in a great electric street sign to id be placed across mainalain street which will blazon forth at night a kindly greeting to the traveler and show one of our luscious peaches in allits pristine colors added to this is a public camping ground equipped with every modern convenience to make the auto tourist comfortable and leave a lasting and pleasant impression of 0 Dr brigham ighani city this feature la Is designed to cot commercialize mer tile the generous hospitality of 0 the conini communityunity ind and it the co committees 8 plans carry in this respect brigham city will have a tourist camping ground that will simply compel them to stop over here and enjoy our matchless less climate partake of 0 our whole hearted hospitality eat of 0 our ur superior tru Usand get acquainted with our beautiful I 1 city in short this plan tor for a tourist ground contemplates al tr that can be offered by the groatgreat hostelrieshostelrles it not in such buell sumptuous and elegant style tiletha con will be provided just ththe same and all abs absolutely tree free to the traveler it is estimated that at least auto tourists will pa pass ss through brigham Brig hain city during thel coming sun- i sum- i summer I 1 and it is to make of 0 these thousands of tourists good boostersboasters bo tor for brigha belsham city that the plan has been devised and tile the committee 0 is now taking the ne ece ceSary ary steps step to put it into effect thetha proposition has the hearty endorsement of 0 the board ot of governors ot of the commercial club this is thebie first attempt that has ever been made to advertise brigham Drig harn city and dom box elder county on a large and consistent scale peach day has aone wonders tor for brigham city and it is upon this splendid foundation that the proposes to build and keep building building as aa the years come and go so bo that this section of thestate may be properlyrepresented before the world just what peach day liashas done is illustrated by an aa experience postmaster al yvon on had while back to washington attending a pot astel i he avas casiniro antro deuced to a gentleman from pennsyl- vania who inquired where mr tyson came fromand upon being advised thathis home was brigham city utah the man from the quaker city replied brigham city why the place my wife and I 1 stopped off at on a recent trip they wore were holding a peach day celebration and in as much as that was somethingentirely new to us we ve decided to stop over and learn something and we sure were delighted and edified by what we saw we will never forget peach day at brigham city the campaign is nova no under way more 0 ot I 1 the details will be announced very shortly and in this great project the commercial club confidently expects the support of every and child in brigham city and every interest inill this city and county for the work of publicity will feature the whole of doi box elder county counte acrid a ndbeba of untold benefit to every individual interest the scripture advises all men to let their light shine and not hidebide itunder a bus bushel liel the box elder commercial club proposes to touch off a great light aught of publicity that will envelop this community and the county at large in fit a great and glorious blaze which will cast its rays afar off and attract favorable attention this way voy 0 DET DEVILS ILISGATE RESERVOIR SAFE not a little uneasiness has been ex- periencedperienperlen ced by many people over the possible danger ot of a washout of the dam ot or the brigham city Cons conservation eva elation tion coni company pany at its reservoir project in devils gate valley mr air cannon hailing who is constantly sta on the job at the reservoir was down on oil friday and reported to city manager 0 roskelley Ko skelley that inill hisbis estimation tile the crisis Is past for or the reason that there is now a smaller stream flowing out through the spillway than there has been the water never rose any higher than within two and a halt feet eatot of the the dam and the snow in the valley is running off in fine shape so that it is presumed the large holes in the bottom of 0 the basin are releasing a great flood ot of water mr hailing stated that there nee need 1 I be no apar apprehension eh en to felt eltlorfor everything ery thing Is all right and me peak ot of ahe the good flood season has passed THE CLO EXERCISES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS next friday is the day when parents should mingle with their children thothe box elder high school urges the parents to come at 1030 and remain till I 1 AT to see what is being beine done here at 2 1 in in fit the ballpark Ball Dall Park begins tile the track meet of 0 the elementary schools and at in the stake tabernacle is given the closing school program ot of the elementary schools after this program there is a program in the high school gymnasium especially for the fth grade pupils and their parents on saturday at 2 althe athletic winners whiner on oil both sides of bear river will will contend for or final prizes on sunday may 22 will be held the commencement exercises of the box I 1 high school gov mabey will give an address mr harold robison spent tilethe week end at his hornela la salt lake city I 1 interesting ITEMS IN SOCIAL REALMS airs IV valentine entertained the in members embers of 0 the sego lily camp of 0 the daughters of the pioneers friday evening at her homohome A sketch ot ofthe lives of 0 the late mr air and mrs hansen was given by mr IN han- sen han- sell mrs dan peterson gave an interesting te sketch of 0 the first telegraph system in utah musical numbers were given by misses delone valentine roma and mary hansen and mr air vere hansen dainty refreshments were served by mesdames Mes dameg rupert 01 sen sell dan reeder laura morris and clorinda orinda CI deecher Ee echer the deseret camp of 0 the daughters of the pioneers met friday evening at the home ot of mrs airs lund lnin honor ot of mr and mrs airs carl jensen who gave interesting sketches ot of their lives missaliss LL lenora nora jensen gave a sketch ot of the firstrailroad in utah musical numbers were given by mrs 0 spencer and mrs 0 A Ko kofoed filed after tho businesshour a delicious luncheon was served mrs lizzlelizzie wright and mrs lottlelottie simonsen of the central camp were guests ot of this camp thir ty eight members were present the sun flower camp ot of tilethe daughters ot of the pioneers met thurs- day evening at thehome ot of mrs AL hess captain lucy woods in charge of 0 the meeting after a short business hour hour the meeting was turned into a social in honor of 0 the retiring officers president mary holsthoist counselor lucy holtonsecond counselor olive hamson each guest of 0 honor was presented with a beautiful crystal basket ot of flowers in appreciation ot of their labors mrs airs jane compton Compto ii also presented each one of them with a photograph ot of an old pioneer home delicious refreshments were served to thirty five present narcissisand spring blossoms decorated ta th rooms mr air and mrs will vill smith entertained the married folks social club saturday evening at their home spring flowers decoratedthe rooms games were played andmusical num lium bors given by mr air and mrs forsgren A delicious tray luncheon was served those present were and Ales mesdames daines 0 loveland carlos ezra jacobsen peter miller forsgren orville forsgren and miss helen card missaliss evelyn entertained entertain at a week end party dancing at th the academy was enjoyed following a midnight luncheon at the home saturday night sunday a delicious chicken dinner was served by miss followed later in the aven eveninging by a luncheon served at the home ot of miss eulalia hansen the following were guests misses gen- eva lee of logan alice reeder eula- lialia hansen steve hawkins A anderson joe carlysle and wallace carlysle all of logan miss jennie bloom entertained at aln dinner her sunday afternoon complementary to mr air and mrs bairs melvyn morris jr of salt lake cut flowers were used ir the table decorations misses mariana krogh and antoula holm ot of copenhagen denmark who have been spending the winter in salt lake were guests at the home ot of mr and mrs Nic nicholal holat nielsen during most ot of last week the ladlesladies returned to salt lake sunday to make ready to begin the long journey home mr and mis alis mi ali nielsen accompanied them to salt lake and remil remained ned until last evening mrs nickolai nielsen entertained saturday afternoon in honor of misses mariana krogh and antonia holm of 0 copenhagen the occasion was also mrs airs nielsene Niel sens birthday anniversary A delicious luncheon was served in the early evening ening tv cut flowers being used in tilethe table decorations the afternoon and evening were spent in a delightfully informal way dayi music and social conversation being the principal diversions 11 Tom morrow in tile salt lake temple tem- pie mr dewey hansenhansel andmiss ber- nice smith of this city will be married mr hansen Is the son ot of mr and mrs airs lars hansen and a young man mail ot of I 1 splendid character and pleasing personality sona lity for some time he was associated socia ted with the brigham auto com pany and then became interested it la PERRY WOMAN HOME mrs airs francessa young widow ot of the late james young ot of perry died at the home of her daughter sirs airs 0 watt of 0 layton sunday afternoon at frompleurisy ot of thetha heart with which she had suffered for ninonine months mrs young was lorn born at Al melbourne elbourne cain Cambridge bridge shire england october 1850 and came to america in 1855 crossing the plains the following year in one of the handcart hand eart companies the family resided at a number of places but the greater part of 0 mrs airs youngs lito life has been lived at perry where she was one of the most prominent workers in the ward she was the first al I 1 A president audand acted as a teacher in III the first sunday school in the ward during her later years she was prominent in the ac- tivitiestivi ties of the reliefrelict society Sp clety mrs young experienced all the hardships of early days and she bore a large family she was a most ambitious woman talentedand possessing a genial disposition her husband 0 passed away several years ago and she Is survived by nine children as follows mrs airs A John johnson sori of this city mrs airs watt layton young ogden ILG young salt lake mrs airs A wight thatcher 11 young willard A young franklin 1 I A young and young perry there are also a number ot of grand children the body was prepared tor for burial and brought to perry sunday evening by undertaker IV hoopes ot of this city andfuneral services will be held in the perry ward chapel tomorrow at 2 in under the direction ot of dishopbishop heber perry ferry the citizens electric company mr air hansen has now accepted a position with the railroad company missaliss smith is a charming young lady tilethe daughter ot of mr and mrs smith the family has resided sn in this city a tow years during which miss smith has made a host of friends the couple will make their home li it this city A POULTRY association ORGANIZED HERE 1 A ot fanciers ot of this community held a meeting the other evening and effected the organization of 0 a poultry association electing the following officers a- anderson president rawson A lee vice president IV secretary and treasurer errol valentine and robert KX snow as the other members of 0 the board of 0 directors there were sixteen men at the meeting and the membership fees were fixed at per year with a special rate ot of to school boys in order that the youngsters may be encouraged to get into the business the ambition ot of the organization is to encourage poultry raising and developing ve purebred stock plans were laid immediately tor forthe holding of a big poultry show in this city in the latelaie summer andthisfeature will be an annual event for the purpose ot of stimulating interest in the industry it is the hope ot of the officers to induce every lover of chickens to become associated soc socia ted with the organization and get in the business of 0 raisingpoultry on an ambitious scale SPECIAL LECTURE FOR LADIES on thursday morning at 10 a special lecture will be given at the high school for women by missbliss charlotte dancy 0 of the extension department of the A all the girls ot of tile school will be present and an urgent invitation is extended to their mothers to be present also to hear the lecture I 1 PNEUMONIA CLAIMS BABY 01 jf ray le grande jensen In infant fanton ion of mr and mrs airs jensen died saturday morning from the ravages ot of bronchial pneumonia the infant was born at Slrevell velI idaho february tillsthis year Funi funeral eral services were vere hold held sunday afternoon at the residence undertinder the direction ot of bishop george watkins walking miss louise fowler of garland spent the week end at the home of her parents.