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Show TRIBUTE PAID TOJIONEERS Joseph Nielsen as Orator of the Day Entertains Hyde Park Citizens With Speech Hydo Park, July 24. Pioneer Day was celohrated hero in about tho ubu- al way Thero was uo parado, but tho day was an enjoyablo ono to all who woro present. Ileautlful strains of I music frpm tho brass band called tho ; peoplo together at 9 a. in. At 10 a. jm. tho meeting was called to order I by Master of Ceremonies Henry K. j Hancey. The program was as follows: J Glee Tho choir. Prayer Chaplain William A. Sea-mous. Quartet F. T. Hallam, Wlllard Uallam, Arthur Peterson, George Sea-mons. Sea-mons. This piece was so pleasing that tho singers were obliged to respond re-spond to an encoro. Speech on early days of Hydo Park nishop C. G. Hydo. Speech James Woolf of Rlvordalo, Idaho, a pioneer of 1817. Comic Recitation Miss Leona Hansen. Han-sen. Prof. Wlllard Dallam gave a violin selection accompanied by Mrs. Agno3 Dalnes upon tho piano, nnd Robort Chrlstofforson upon tho cornot. This was ai well played number with a harmonious blending of all parts and was also encored. Next carao tho oration by Joseph Nielsen who Is an orator of no mean ability. On this occasion ho was at bis best and paid a glowing tribute to tho pioneers. Ho briefly traced the history of tho Puritan fathers of their great deslro for religious freedom; free-dom; of tholr planting tho treo of liberty upon this continent, and of tho great work of tho Prophet Joseph Jos-eph Smith and his associates. Spoko of the honesty and fidelity nnd tho hardships endured by tboso who mado that great pllgrlmago ncrosr, tho (Continued on past eight) TRIBUTE PAID I T0PI0NEERS (Continued from page one) plains and settled In this then deso-lato deso-lato and uninviting land. Mr. Nlel-so's Nlel-so's oration wits one which wo have seldom heard excelled. Tho next number wns music by the band, followed by recollections of Pioneer days by Mrs. Johannnh M. Peterson. Jesso S. Hancey gnve a comic speech After tho benediction by tho chaplain chap-lain and music by tho band, tho people peo-ple woro dismissed until two p. ra. when tho Mendoil and Hydo Pari: bill teams labored hnrd for the victory. For the first tlmo this season tho Hydo Park lenm met defeat. Score wns Mendon 13; Hydo Park 4. Thero was one slight nccldcnt when H. E. Hancey Jr., was spiked by a Mendon player. We must give tho Mendon boys credit for being n gentlemanly good natured lot, nnd wo did not near an oaith or vulgar wo.'d from them. After tho ball gumo came a dance for tho children, foot racos, nnd basketball, bas-ketball, between tho boys of tho north nnd south sides of town! The south sldo won; score 13 to 12. Tho usual ball at night closed the day's pleasures. Wq had quite a number ot strangers strang-ers from other settlements spend the day with us. B Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Parley Halls H, last week, a fine girl. J Mr. Wilford Chrlstensen nnd wtr ' formerly ot this placo but now of Nmpu, Idaho, ,s hero visiting with Hj his mother, Mrs. Jenslno Christen- PB son. i , Samuel Seamons has gone to Ulack- B foot, Idaho, to visit his sou nnd daugh ters for a shcrt time. B Threshing will begin next weelc as B a great many fields aro now cut. H Harvy Christenson and Hyrum Pet- H etrson ca'jno homo from Graco, Idaho H to colebrato with their folks. Mrs. Betsy Haylock, sister ot the late James Hancey is sick at her brothor's homo. B |