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Show Church Work In Boise. Boise, Idaho, Feb. 10. Last Sunday marked the organization of the Boise branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints. For the past two weeks Elder Melvin J.Ballard, assisted by other Elders from Utah, has" been -laboring here, and his efforts have been rewarded re-warded by large fruitage. Although Al-though at the time he came it was not known there was a single member of the church in this vicinity, almost 150 have !h-Hn located durimr the two j weeks, and joined the local : branch when it was organized on j ! Sunday. There, were also twelve ! conversions, the new members j of the church being baptized on I Saturday at the big plunge in the Natatorium, arid confirmed by the laying on of hands at the I organization meeting Sund iy. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was also administered on Sunday At ; the . organization, Elder- Ezra J. Merrill was sustained sus-tained as president of the branch. Elders S. Hansen and Ira M. Shawl were also appointed to labor in.this field, for" the present. pres-ent. ' Elde,r;Ballard, "will :reuiain. for-the pre'sent, sand continue his series, cf fineeting'i for at least |