06 Feb 1914
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Newspaper
Panguitch Progress
Location
Panguitch, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1914
Page
1
The advertisement touts suits overcoats sweaters and oval shoes with big bargains on shoes rubbers and ladies and children's lines. Fresh groceries hardware and stoves are offered, all at low prices.
The State Bank of Garfield will refuse to honor any overdraft after Sept. 1st 1918. It states no difference who you are or the amount. Reasons cited include state law forbidding overdrafts and penalties, and banking laws requiring overdrafts to be charged off unless collected on demand. Clement Tebbs, Cashier.
Garfield County Telephone Company pledges to improve facilities for farmers across Garfield County including Panguitch and Long Valley. The message emphasizes linking local farms to BELO and major trade centers such as Chicago, with plans favoring extended service and accessible communication.
Judges Mrs. R G Clark, Miss Vera Rich, and Mr. Tanjes Sargent select eight actors for the High School Dramatic Club including Ron Ella Heywood, Eeith Goulding, Effle Cameron, Abbie Steel, Belle Benson, Lee Miller, Elden Clark, and George Daly. The group plans several tryouts and the school band and drama plans accompany the club for a comedy.
Sunday's usual services were held under windy conditions with flag issues and gusts described as the worst of the winter. Local residents gathered for social parties at Julia Adair's home while others traveled from Escalante and Queen Adair to handle freight deliveries and family visits.
The article reports the death of Mrs Nobile Riding, wife of Frank Riding, in January 1914 due to complications after childbirth. She was born in Beaver in March 1882 and left six children and a grieving husband. Funeral services were held at a meetinghouse with Elder AV Riding and others officiating, and missionaries were noted as visiting. The piece also mentions a farewell for Elder Ostin Cope entering the mission field and reports on the ill twin children of Jesaié Winn and related community sympathy.
Cizeloville hosts a wrestling event on February 22 as the Farmers Club aims to attract top talent from Esplin Luke Stoddard Jewel Hatch and Chamberlain with local men Peterson and Westwood set to boost the show. Tickets and arrangements promise an exciting night for fans split on which wrestler is superior.
Circleville to host an evening of drama by the Dramatic Club of Panguiteh High School directed by Miss Vera Rich. The event features student actors and the High School orchestra under Mr F B Wilcox, supported by the Pangaiteh Improvement League in Circleville.
A past snowstorm left one foot in town and over three feet on mountains with blizzard winds halting mail service. Since then melt is rapid and temperatures have warmed. Sunday brought pleasant weather as Sunday School and meetings drew both old and young. Correspondents praise the county paper and urge continued local reporting through the Progress.
The tale centers Alma Bainey who uses a god trait by joking to amuse others but turns on him. Mr Barney asks Mr Oakly of Spry Beach what word he belongs to and Oakly replies Montgomery Ward of Chicago. The piece also mentions Persian fat tailed sheep on Southern Utah forests and their large tails.
A U S Forest Service pamphlet outlines a proposed 260 mile railroad from Stone Marysvale to Bright Angle Point to haul Ketball timber, with cost estimates of 2 746 484 plus 960 000 for miles. The model projects 226 988 annual earnings and 10 000 tons hay and 253 000 tons livestock and hides traffic, plus general merchandise, against 2 716 484 interest on investment.
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