A Guide For Young Voters In The 1908 Election
The Deseret News explains that many first time voters will cast ballots for 532 electoral votes. It details how electors meet in states, vote by ballot, how the president is chosen by a majority, and how a House decision occurs if no candidate wins a majority. It also notes Senate action for a vice presidential vacancy.
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Deseret News
Pew
Taft
Wilson
Rossévelt
Debs
National Congress
Senate
House
House of Representatives
Paris City Will Lay Sewer Pipe In Trench
At a city council meeting last Saturday four carloads of sewer pipe costing about 100 dollars will be laid in the same trench as existing pipe. The plan, championed by councilman W G Hayward, aims to drain swampy areas cheaply by combining wood pipe with new drain tiles in one trench.
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Raigit Emanes
W.g.hayward
Paris
Musical Treat For Everybody
An opportunity for local residents to hear Charles L. Shepherd and Florence Jepperson in a piano and song recital at Paris Tabernacle on Saturday night September 14 at 8 30 p m Provo singer Jepperson is a noted contralto and Shepherd is a Boston trained pianist with family ties to Arthur Shepherd The proceeds go to the Railroad Right of Way Committee with nearly 8000 raised and about 1000 still needed Tickets are 50 cents for general admission and 74 cents for reserved seating
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Charles L. Shepherd
Florence Jeppeson
Tabernacle
Paris
Mr. Shepherd
Arthur Shepherd
Charley
Jepperson
Provo
Boston
Railroad Right of Way
Salt Lake City
Deseret Evening News
Salt Lake Theatre
Florence Jepperson
Shepherd
New England Conservatory of Music
The Stork Delivers Babies in Towns and Homes
A humorous note recounts the stork visiting several households including Saint Charles, Clarence Passey of Lanark, Will Crossley of Sharon, Lewis Perkins of Montpelier, and W. J. Turner of Montpelier. After reaching Dingle with two babies in the basket a girl and a boy, the stork decides to stop at the Dayiton home and leaves both there. The girl weighs nine pounds and the boy ten.
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Isimo
Zimo
County Fair Education and Draft Horse Fitting Guidelines
The article discusses the farmer's benefit from fairs as educational events to improve agriculture and community knowledge. It covers the purpose of fairs, learning through comparison, and recognizing the farmer's role. It then details draft horse fitting, including condition, grooming, hoof care, feeding, and training before fairs to present attractive, sound animals and encourage breeder involvement.
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Sherein
Little Daughter Passes Away After Brief Illness
A family mourns the death of a young child after a short illness. Despite medical effort in Paris and here, the little one did not recover. Funeral services were held from the Second Ward meeting house Monday afternoon.
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Second Ward Meeting House
Drowned While Hunting Near Raymond Found In Slough
A young man named William B. Cunningham drowned while duck hunting near Raymond. He went into the water after a duck, called for help, and was recovered about eight feet deep later that day. Funeral services were held in Raymond on Tuesday.
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William B. Cunningham
Singham
Cunningham
Raymond
Riot of the Seutcheon and Cinderella at Lyric Theatre
Lyric Theatre shows Saturday night the feature Riot of the Seutcheon and a second good reel. Monday and Tuesday present the famous Cinderella in three reels with about 300 actors. Part of the performance was sent to Paris. the full play returns. Admission is 15 cents.
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Lyric Theatre
Paris
Inspector Norton Clamps Down on Bad Fruit Peddlers
Inspector Norton bought apples from Mr. Allen of Hyrum Utah found to be infested with codlin moth and worms. Norton destroyed the fruit and Justice Staley fined him 25 dollars. Norton vows to arrest fruit peddlers disposing of bad fruit in Bear Lake county.
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Inspector Norton
Allen
Hyrum
Utah
Fear Lake County
Norton
Justice Staley
Bear
Lake County
Railroads Boosted Valuations Raise County Tax Totals
The state board of equalization raised railway valuations in Boixe, notably the Oregon Short Line main line from 60 000 to 68 000 per mile and the Paris branch from 1 000 to 5 000 per mile. Total county valuation climbs to 7 340 732.00. a 1 121 775.20 increase from last year. Tax rate doubles to .006 as 40 percent of cash value is used.
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State Board of Equalization
Boixe
Oregon
Paris
Paris Couple Weds in Salt Lake Temple
The popular Paris pair "Miss Lillie Price and Dr. A Canley" slipped to Salt Lake and married in the temple on Wednesday. They will return to Paris after two weeks in Utah to set up housekeeping at the Denio House vicinity.
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Paris
Salt Lake Grey
Temple
Utah
Geo
F-Ashley
Eash
Dénio House
Lillie Price
Wm. W. Price
A Canley
Uta
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