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I ''ijv I I I -'f, I 5-" Iron CouNf i Record. I VOLUME XXI. CEDAR CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1914. NUMBER 25. TfflM 1 CUT'S HH DEVELOPMENTS AT NEW lllfNY i Large Area of New Land Being Brought Under Cultivation This Season mm 600 ACRES CONTRACTED BY ONE TRACTION OUTFIT Harmony Valley is an Exceptionally Fertile Tract, and Well Adapted For Arid Farming.

ft The town of Harmony, with a pop- ulation not to exceed 200 souls, situated over the lino in Washington county, but embraced in the Parownn of Zion, is one of the most energetic and progressive little tlemcnts in Southern Utah, and has ,) a great future before it in an agi-icul- jir tural sense. The valley, while not EfL vory larco, is one of the most fertile ilji tracts of land in this entire country fs8 an(I of the best adapted to a id fe farminnr. The rainfall is henvv. the jy "oil 5s deep and loamy and already Jjjl. nd farming has been conducted thee Eft on quite an extensive scale with ox- collent results.

Resides this, there Jp fi an nbundance of hirrh wnter there, an Vm dams and canals have recently boin WjA constructed to bring a much lnrrer fm" area under irrigation. afei--'' Within the past year several hun- f' drcd acres of new land has boon brought under cultivation, and nt pros- ent time Jlr. T. J. Kerr is busy w'th 'lift' Ms caterpillcr traction engine, grub- Mm ber and plows on contracts for th- clearing and plowing of fully 600 I'flp acres, and this will likely be increasid (lm, beforo he finishes in that locality.

juiW Among those who have let contractp A' t0.Ir Ker.r. wet learn of tho.iQlIow- V-ypKl-r-- Hf Earnest, 160 acres Bp. Harvey A 80 ncrcs 1S ecse av's' 100 acres YPr'. Albert Mathis 40 ncrcs. MiP Penn Taylor, 75 acres.

Mffi Lawrence Prince, 30 acres. Lj Schmutz Brothers, 50 acres ffi' George Prince, 40 ncren L. A. Tnce, 10 ncrcs Mk Joseph Prince, 20 acres. -jfttl' Total G05 ncrcs Sp Bishop Pace Has Fine Tract.

JK Bishop Harvey A. Pace has a eplen- did tract of land, embracing 320 acres and extending along the main road into Harmony for a distance of three miles. About 100 acres of the tract is now broken up, forty acres of which is seeded to alfalfa, about 16 acres to corn, and a large acreage to small grains. The location and soil i are ideal, and the traveler into Har- i mony is impressed with tho appoar- V- ance of the land and growing crop3. It fc." is situated on the south side of the road.

Other Extensive Farms. Among other extensive farmers might be mentioned Goteleib Schmutz, who added fifty acres this spring to his cultivated area, which has been planted to grain and corn. Reese Davis has also planted 40 acres of corn this spring on newly broken land. A visitor to Harmony sees prcciouE few Idle men and boys. It is a community of hustlers and no one appear? to havo any time for street loafing.

The people havo an excellent reputation for paying their bllh wheen due, und Harmony will yet be known as ono of tho most communities in tho entire state. Keep your eye on New Harmony. Ruby Leigh's Good Miss Ruby Leigh will graduate from tho University this spring with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. With the aid of about ten units of credits thai she obtained from tho local high school Miss Leigh has completed the regulai VV four-years college course In three -v years. The diploma that she will re- jL ceive at tho graduating exercises will carry with it a lifo certificate to teach ln the public schools of the state with- vy, out examination.

Miss Ruby has the, congratulations of Tho Record upon I her splendid record as a student, and1 fortunate achievement. i Bo sufc to 6co the latent news from our progressive furniture store to bo found in our advertising columns this week. PROGRAM FOR COMMENCEMENT Graduation Exercises at B. A. C.

Will be Elaborate and Impressive. Following is tho order of events arranged for the observance of Commencement week at the B. A. Friday, May 29, at 8:30 p. Senior class exercises.

Saturday, May 80 at 8:30 p. Junior class exercises. Sunday, May 31, at 2 Baccalaureate sermon. Monday, June 1, class and field day At 10 a. faculty reception to' graduates.

At 8:30 p. dnncing party. Tuesday, June 2 at 10 a. Alumni business meeting. 2 p.

first annual Commencement. 5:30 p. Alumni banquet. 8:30 Alumni ball. Commencement is the nil important topic now at the B.

A. C. as well among the towns people, and the various exercises are being looked forward to with interest by all concerned .1. A. CONCERT WEDNESDAY EVENING A Musical Treat for Everybody, Including, Renditions From Mr.

Leigh's $150 Grahnphonc For the purpose of raising money to send the M. I. A. contestants to Salt Lake City to participate in the State contest, an excellent concert will be given in the tabernacle Wednesday night. A number of the best local artists will be heard in vocal and instrumental renditions and in readings.

In addition Mayor Leigh's' $150 Edison's Cabined phonograph will be there with some of the latest and most classical records, to amuse you. tisTng the Parowan the state, and may enable the contestants to win fnme for themselves and you. A record attendance is confidently expected. Show your loyalty by attending. CEMENT PIPES MADE AT HOME The Cedar City Cement Works Is Turning out a Fine Article.

Tho Cedar City Cement Works, the business that has been conducted by Marion Millett, is now on the market with three sizes of Cement pipe, which are being manufactured at a price that places them within the reach of all who have use for such an article. At present a few, six and eight inch pipe arc being made, They nre In pieces of 18 inches in length and have a. tongue and bevel joint. Later on other sizes will be added. A sample of the pipe is now on show in The Record window.

School Building for Newcastle. Geo. W. Decker and J. S.

Woodbury of the local school board went out to Nowcnstle tho first of the week to look Into, the matter of providing suitable school house to accommodate the school children of that place. It seems that there 1b some division of opinion on tho part of the people of that place as to where the school house planned for Is to bo located. A number of tho settlers have built on their homesteads and arc anxious to have the school located as near them as possible. It was largely on account of this diversity of opinion that the trustees undertook the trip, in ordei that they might get as closely in touch with tho conditions as possible. In the rendering of their decision they will endeavor to do tho greatest good to the largest numbar, and at the same time, take Into consideration the probable growth and extension of the populated area.

Conference of Telephone Officials. I Tho elognnt Pierce Arrow touring car owned by tho Mountain States Telophono and Tqlegraph Co, was anchored in front of the Cedars Hotel during tho noon hour yesterday, and 1 It was learned that tho officials were en.route to Kanarravillo to confer with the officers of the Farm Newa Tele-phono company, with headquarters at that placo. Tho personnel of tho party was not learned. IT TAKES C0URAGE (CopyrlKht.) BRANCH A. C.

NOTES. The past week has been devoted to a general review of the semester's work, for the purpose getting tho students in readiness for the final examinations, which will begin Wednesday, May 27. Monday, June 1, will be hold tho big track meet between the regular athletic team and the "scrubs," on the B. A. C.

campus. The teams nro enthus-tic about the event and are training hard each night. Ribbons will bo awarded to the winners a blue one for first place, a red ono for Hocond and a white one for third in each event. Following is a list of entries in the various events: 100 yards dash Smith, Bowen, regulars) Cooper, Jonea, Bulloch, scrubs. Half Mile-4Luntand rrfg 22dyard'sh-Smith and BvcWI regulars; scrubs.

Discus Bunker, Lunt and'. Hanson, regulars; C. Gardner antf' scrubs. 440 yards dash Brooksby, Shurtz, regulars; Jones, Bulloch and F. Esp-lin, 3crubs.

Broad jump Smith and Brooksby, regulars; Canfield and Williams, scrubs. Hammer throw Lunt, Bunker Hansen, regulars; Church, scrubs. 220 yard hurdles Shurtz and Bow-en, regulars; Jones and Canfield, scrubs. High jump Bunker, Brooksby and Smith, regulars; Williams, Canfield and Uric, scrubs. Mile run Lunt, Robinson and Leigh, regulars; Jones, Lunt and Dal-ley, scrubs.

Relay Bowen, Shurtz, Brooksby and Smith, regulars; Jones, Cooper, Eaplin and Bulloch, ficrubs. Thursday the studerit of tho English class were to give speeches during the class period with the general end of entertainment. They collected ten cents from each member of the class and spont tho sum obtained for peanuts, intqnd(ng to devote the class period to a peanut ''bust" instead of the regular work. However, tho instructor, Miss Brown, got wise to tHe ''stunt" and when all the students had entered tho class room, Bhq quickly locked the door. Tho students were compelled to give their speeches, but were poorly proparod.

After the class period had oxplred, tho students adjourned to the school lawn and enjoyed thcnYsolvoa for half an hour, feasting on peanuts. Tho joke was on tho students, Next time thoy will be more careful and lay slyer plans to entrap tho crafty Miss Brown. The B. A. Q.

experiment farm has been cleared and plowed. A force qf men havo been employed the past week irrigating tho west forty acres of tho farm to put the land In re'adl- rhess for planting In tho near future. Miss Eua Bartqn and Wlllard Sargent havo been chosen to give tho val-ndlitory addresses in tho graduating oxerclscs. Miss Barton is an exceptionally good student, having completed the regular four year hlh school course In three yoors time. Mr, Sargent is one of the strongest ntu dents, in tho school and had great deal of oxperlqncq In public speaking.

We are sure that there has been no mistake made in selecting 4 these students to represent the graduating rlass. Kuplls' Musical Recital. I Thursday night the music students of tho B. A. C.

gavo a recital. Tho following program was rendered; I Piano Jfarche Trlumphalo-r-Fc-I ber, Mary Urle. I Piano Sweet Message Garland-Clara Bulloch. I Piano -Spanish Dance Moszkown-kl Ivy Webster. Violin Gavotte Intermezzo En-golmann Flossie Gardner.

Plan Starlight Waltz Bralnard CathiotHuntor. May Festival Bergor-Mel-ba Hunter. Violin Loin Du Bal Glllettc-Gor: don Hunter. 4 Piano Meln, viuaKJBi0 the 84 'OISSVeu-In Luntfr Violin Cavatlna- Raff Arthur Prattj PianoVenetian Lovq Song-ttovln Beth Hamblin. Fluto Marceau Sentlmcntale Ho-gesson Pratt Tollqatrup.

Piano Polonaise Streabbog- Beth Hamblin, Ruth Webster, Lucilo Adams. Piano Fruhllngs Marche Franz Ivy Webster, Aleno Dalton, Lucilo Ad-am 8. Vocal Thy Sentinel Watson Walter Lunt. The editing of the last number of The Student for the season will be under tho direction of tho graduating class. Friday afternoon tho Third year class will entertain the graduates.

It ia the intention of tho Third year class to mako tho afternoon as jolly and agreeable as possible for the honored ones. Wednesday night the B. A. C. Commercial Club entertained the student body on the school lawn.

Tho time was spent in playing games, and all present BQemed to enjoy the evonlng. Tho Theta U'b club, spent a very pleasant afternoon Wednesday at the home of Miss Zojma Jones. Strawberries and cream wore dalntly served and the club awarded Miss JoneB first prjzo on her entertaining qualities. Mr. and Mrs.

Hqmer will ontcrtaln tho graduates Friday night Of Interest to Post Onicc Patrons. IIH Beginning July 1, 1914, an domes-tic money orders can be cashed at money qrdgr office, regardless of what office they are drawn upon, If presented for payment within thirty days from the date of their Issue. After thirty days, thoy can only bo cashed the office named on the order, or the office Issuing the order. This will be found to bo quite a convenience, and will certainly Increase tho efficiency 0f tho postal monoy order busings, aa 'well as adding to tho detail tho employees. Mrs.

Martha Alexander, who has been spending weok with hor sistcr( Mrs. Lizzie of Paragonah, returned at Monday to this placo UV h'er daughter, Mm. C. S. WllklnsonV FARMING IN UlAH VALLEY J.

W. Pnxman, one of the Most Successful Dry Farmers of Utah, Gives Advice. NOT ONE BUSHEL OF PURE WHEAT IN STATE Choice and Preparation of Seed, Selection nf Suitable Location Important Essentials. (By J. W.

Paxman) There arc, of course, many csscn tiol things relating to our success and wo must know them and practice them If wo shall keep a pace with tho times Many of us remain blind to vital things until someone proclaims now step for ub to ta'ke. "Wo see not sufficient to walk alone." Tho matter of puro seeds for our planting ha? recently been sounded in our cars and should awaken our attention at this time. Last Juno the Millers of the state invited dry-farmers into convention with them to discuss principally "Purn Seeds for tho Farm." Your officer? made an nttcmnt to get a fair reprc scntatlon at this convention, but were not very successful, much to our rtj-gret. However, a few of tho farmer? were there and tho discussions were had, to the enlightenment and benefit of all present. Dr.

R. J. Evans and Prof. P. V.

Cardon gave us jorno valuable papers on the subject, which wore subsequently published in the Utah Farmer. Undoubtedly you will be amazed we were astounded, When I tell you Jlj Cardon, who harbeen a close 5erver'6f crops, and co'Qersant with ONE Aeli of jrarr trWsat could be found TljglveB chance ndw'foVsomc dry-rarmir to establish a nkme arid fame for himself among' his fellow-farmers as being tho first to produce nn acre of pure wheat. Think what this would mean the only ncrc of pure wheat in all the state. What price It would command, and how the producer would be magnified and praised above his fellows. Let us have some rivalry in this achievement.

Wo are told that most of the grain grown in Utah Is below the standard simply because It is so badly mixed. It seems timely that wo should turn our attention to cleaner grains, by securing and planting better seeds Under present conditions no one knows when he is getting the best seeds, the grain of the stn.te not belnp standardized. Before we can succeed very far along this line nnd feel safe in bavin? good seeds, it seems to me, that wc should have legislation governing tho standardization of our grains and the state's approval placed upon every worthy bushel of eed before It can be sold as such, thus giving us un assurance of the purity of our seeds This would place the producer exactly on his merits and assure the planter of the quality of his seeds. I advise, therefore, that this item also be brought before our lawmakers and urged adoption into law. This being accomplished, a liew'field of activity will be given the careful farmer.

Some among us will be inspired to give careful and painstaking attention to the production of pure seeds and with a new campaign for seeds of purity, our crops will be much Improved. We are assured that the millers of the state, If from no other than a selfish standpoint, will give ub much encouragement In that. The day has now dawned for a movement for better seeds for planting. Let us not be slothful, but push the matter to successful Issue and bring to ourselves a greater wealth. The very material increase in automobile travel becomos ull the whilo more apparent.

During the past week there havo been not loss than twenty cars In Cedar City not owned by tho local people. It Is nothing unusual for four or five touring cars to pass through town In a day. Besides this thero Is tho traffic of the dozen or moro cars owned In town, which tends to give the placo a metropolitan np-poarance, and demonstrates the increasing popularity of tho automobile throughout the country. MAY DAY AT PAROWAN i ill (Special to Tho Record.) Parowan, May 22, 1914. Owing to J'MJf, tho weather bolng unsettled our May ii Day celebration which should havo.

taken placo In tho mountains on tho lGth Inst, was held oh the lawn on i tho meeting house square Pnrowan band, under the leadership of William H. Orton, played for tho company to gftthor. At 10 o'clock the exercises opened by tho entiro company singing "Tho ,1 Oponlng Buds of Sprlngtlmo." iifl Prayer by Bishop Jamen L. Adams. Singing, Ye Mountains High.

Remarks on tho origin of-May festivities, F. C. VanBuren. Kj Solo, Friends, L. J.

Adams. Selection by tho A. M. V. quartet.

1 1 Crowning of tho queen MIbb Lu- ella Adams, followed by a speech ij from tho queen. Tho crowning songs were rendered by queen's maids, Miss Augusta Dal- ton and Miss Flossie Lyman and twen- i ty-four other young ladies, who after- t3 wardB braided tho May Pole. iH Tho exercises closed with a selection by the band. bL 'H In the afternoon tho children par- jJF'l ticipat'ed in all kinds of sports and a grand ball was given In the evening. Tho celebration was a very enjoyable v'jjjl one.

Vl Jfl The closing excrciscB of the district school held Wednesday evening wero among the best ever held in Parowan. The opera house was packed with par- ents and friends of the children all 1 anxious to hear tho rendition of the v. exercises. Principal Van Burcn re- 1 i ported 307 pupils enrolled tho past W. school year, with 311 promotions.

A Viifl spirit of will and sympathy had existed throughout the year between "4'iiH the teachers, and also; between teach- li' iLiiiiifl ers and pupils. Not one student had been expelled from school, and alto- gether he naid thatthe sehool XW-h4BH been a yery successful' ohfe. 'f m-k IfTiM enKed I resi- "JFrjf 1 donee of Thomas' pda'mB. SEARCHING. F'dR' .1 4, I ESCAPED CONVICT Ik I State Wardens Hot on Trail of Atkln, -M Who Escaped From Convict SSLifl Camp Near Bellcvuc.

bPH ESCAPED FROM CONVICT CAMP Near Bellevue, Utah, May 17, 1014, convict No. 2G22, D. P. Atkln. Height 6 feet 11 inches, Tr-B eyes grey, age 21 years, weight 105 pounds, build slim, shoes No.

7, hat 7 complexion medium Small scar on back of index finger of left hand, between sec- ff odd and third Joints. Small mole i about 1 inches from left cor- I ner of mouth. brown birth mark on right leg between knoe 4 and groin. hi The prisoner wob serving a ,7 i' sontence of thirteen years. A I I reward of $50 will be paid for If, fflr1 I his capture and delivery to the Warden of the Utah State Pris- I on.

ARTHUR PRATT, 1,1. Warden. I QtV I Ma Deputy Wardena Ure and Kelly I 1 were In Cedar City last Wednesday I trying to trace the. fugitive, Atkln. I l', Thoy learned that he had breakfasted 1 9 at William Pendleton's place at Paro- I 9 wan, the previous morning, and took mW' auto to that placo.

Thero they learn- mx' ed that he had been seen near Miners- ville, ovldontly making hia way to HJf Milford, and hastening back, took auto I SwiF Wi to LuncJ, catching tho 4 a. m. train I Wjffi W' north yesterday morning, with the I -kffl' 'fi? hopo of beating the convict Into Mil- I J' i ford. This Is the-last that has been I ffijfe. ''J- learned of tho chase.

I ffSW i Someone, presumably the escaped A' Kpilik -r I convict, helped himself to ono of 1 Horaco Dover's team horses Tuesday 'lfjf 'HiiB'" 1 night, but evidently did not ride the animal farther than Pavowan, aa he 'i lJtoffi 1R was afoot when he mado his appoar- HB ance at 'Pendleton's, and waa also tSt'Sk MM walking when seen on the road near Vk Mlneravllle. At last accounts Mr, 'M Dover had not recovered his horse. '-Wt -f It was reported yesterday from 6fc Toquer'ville that Mrs. David SpllB- nIsJ bury who took, diphtheria following Wm-j' tho death of her daughter with the B' disease, and has been very critically M0 ill, was some better. Dr.

Woodbury f. "ci'-m of St. George administered antitoxins early In tho case. if, '4mJ rai BBBBMBMBbj Bnnn.