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Newspaper
Panguitch Progress
Location
Panguitch, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
4
The Panguitch Progress notes its status as second class matter at Panguitch Utah under an Act of Congress dated March 8 1879 and indicates publication every Friday with Thursday printing. Subscription is $1.50 per year.
Local notes report a bridge project between the homes of Mr. D. lu. Hey wood and J. B. Showalter. Mrs. Nork Irland and her mother enjoy a stay at Long Beach California. Mr. James Clark travels to Idaho with Mexico as a future plan. Prices rise while cigars vanish. Panguitch Drug Co promotes a fountain visit. A cold snap spurs wood haulers and pig killers. White enamel work from John Butcher brightens Mrs Mamie Dodds kitchen. A new creamery building rises in Richfield. Lawsuits begin in justice court to recover debts. Long Canal Co levies 12 cents per share. East Irrigation Co charges 125 cents per acre foot. Panguitch district court to convene November 27. Not many cases on docket. Mrs. Hannah A. Crosby and Mrs. Maria L. Sargent plan wintering in St George. Newborns: a boy in Panguitch November 11 to Otto Meiff and wife. a girl November 16 to June Clark and wife. Perry Lee transports grain to Kingston flour mill. John Cameron improves from rheumatism. A Kimball piano player arrives at the Church Hotel. Senator Bolellett returns from a two week campaign in Wisconsin for Hughes, with little effort for Taft or Roosevelt.
Cold dry weather has prevailed for two weeks at Pahreah. Sheep and cattlemen anxiously await relief as cattle and horses trek miles to water. Three of John Otts pinto horses were found dead at Pahreah creek. Early reports blamed alkaline poison but later said the deaths resulted from old age.
The Publishers of The Youth's Companion present to every paid subscriber a 1917 calendar. It is unusually artistic with well chosen colors and rich blends. Made for actual use, it is named the Practical Home Calendar and highlights practical utility.
The column notes a cold November in Henrieville, mentions county officials elected including John F. Pollock and Arthur Chynoweth, and records social visits among residents. It highlights Panguitch Stake Quarterly Conference, a new Stingaree serial at Elite Theater, local crafts, and a grand natural bridge near Panguitch. Also covers school board praise, state bank health, wedding plans of Raymond Cutler and Rachel Cameron, and Garfield County High School events.
A devotional verse excerpt by Arthur B. Rhinow extols enduring love beyond strife and hardship. It emphasizes love as a divine constant tied to God, claiming love never faileth regardless of winter, famine, or celestial changes.
Panguitch dentists B A Foutz and J A Foutz operate upstairs above Clarks Shoe House near Panguitch Post Office.
The Church Hotel now offers board as well as meals. It is run by Mr. Dolph of Church and his sister Miss Thella, expanding the lodging services available to travelers and locals seeking room and board.
Mrs George of Parakoonah visits in town with A H Riding family. She reports not receiving the Progress despite subscriptions and letters to the office going unanswered. Dr R G Clark and wife visit town announcing plans to build a hospital and sanitarium in Richfield and Monroe. Marion Henrie says his family recovered from grip, while Joseph McCullough and force push river diversion works northward.
Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday the 6th day of December 1916 an election is called in Garfield County to elect five members of the Garfield County School Board. Polls will be open from 1 PM to 6 PM in district polling places across Panguitch Tropic Cannonville Henrieville Escalante Boulder Winder Henderson Coyote.
A gray workhorse weighing about 1000 pounds and roughly ten years old was found in Panguitch. It bears a red brand resembling a circle with an O on the thigh. Aleck Ireland reported the horse’s capture, and Arch Swapp of Cedar City was notified for ward capture.
A Sunday chicken dinner will be served at Grand Canyon Cafe from 12 a.m. to 9 p.m. The price is 50 cents.
Fragmented local dispatches recount Neal of The Hayy performing at the Elite Theatre on Friday night and various community items. Mentions include Assistant District Forester C N Wood escorted by Deputy Supervisor Riddle, bear valley classifications, a doctor urged to report births, and residents John E Myres Sr Sadie Evans Tebbs and Alma Barney with visiting children.
In a dialog from His Own View Mrs Perk asks Henry if universal peace could be achieved. Henry answers Never, arguing that people and marriages will continue to exist and complicate peace. The exchange frames a cynical view of enduring human conflict.
Notice is hereby given that Atonzé W. Spitips of Spry Utah, who on July Silat 1011 made Homestead Entry Send No 08300 for 44 NIE SW NB 4 Section 12 T 338 R 8 W and SW NWH Beclor 51 81 S 44% We Salt Tal Mercury has filed notice of intention to make five year proof to establish claim to the described land before the Clerk of the District Court Panguitah Utah on the 20th day of December 1016 witnesses Charles Dunham James B Davenport J
Department of the Interior U.S. Land Office at Tropic Utah notices Alinira M. Match for Desert Land Entry Serial 08090 in SW4, Section 7, Township 86 South Range 8 West Salt Lake Meridian. Final proof before District Court at Panguitch Utah on December 16, 1916. Witnesses: William J. Shakespeare Tropic Utah, Reuben C. Syrett Panguitch Utah, George D. Shakespeare Tropic Utah, Wilford H. Holiday Tropic Utah.
The Grand Caiyon Cafe announces new management by Brown proprietor promising updated standards. New offerings include prompt service and low prices while maintaining quality and customer satisfaction.
Notice by state engineer in Salt Lake City Utah dated October 7 1916 that Clarence I Mulford of Fruita Colorado Iowa made water appropriation application for Bullfrog Creek in Garfield County Utah. Proposed use is 0 cubic feet per second for 40 acres along South Mountain of Henry Mountains with ditch conveyance and season March 25 to October 7 each year. Protest deadline thirty days after publication.
Notice is hereby given that W Horace Ev Zabriskie of Winder Utah has filed to divert four cubic feet per second from the Sevier River Garfield County. The water was to be conveyed via a ditch 4000 feet long for irrigation of 320 acres in multiple sections. A protest must be filed by 30 days after publication with 2.50 fee and address to State Engineer. Publication dates November 16 to December 16, 1916.
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