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Show HI STANDISH ELCTED STATE SENATOR In the election returns from Tuesday's Tues-day's landslide 11. N. Standish emerged as state senator-elect from Bingham. Mr. Standish ran well up with the heads of the ticket and whan we get the final account it may show that he leads the ticket. We were unable to get the complete returns this week but hope to have them for next .week's paper. This is not the first office to which Mr. Standish has been electe 1 ! from Bingham. In 1903-4 be served as county commissioner from Bingham with honor. He has also served h many other public capacities and for years was chairman of the board of trustees of the Bingham school district dis-trict before it became a part of the Jordan school district. Mr. Standish was also one of the first organizers of the West Mountain Water company which later became a part of the Bincbam water supply." 1'n was nlpo senior member of the Stand ih & Jimpson company which late-became late-became to be known as the Bingham Coal and Lumber company. He has resided in Bingham since 1876. lir roared a family of four sons and three daughters here and his 1nt',esti nave always been in the Old Reliable, lie came here in an early dny to run a awmlll. He was a member of the firm which owned a one-half interest in the old Pogers mill which made the test runs on the first Utah Copper ore This test was to ascertain whether low grade ore rould be handled profitably. prof-itably. Several years later he moved to Salt Lake City and engaged In the dairy business. Senator Standish will give a dinner teday (Friday) to a number of the women and others who took a prominent promi-nent part in helping him to . get elected. Last Friday evening the Knights of Tythins entertained Sherman I). Rideont, Grand Chancellor. D. O. Tur-nor, Tur-nor, Grand Master of the Exchecor, and P. C. Treloar, G. M. at A., nil from Salt Lake City and Theo Marx of Bingham, Mark Reedall, P. G. C, James Terry. Jr., P. G. C. and H. N. Standish, P. S. Representative. The grand lodge officers made an official visit to Oquirrah Lodge No, 14, K of P, and nfter the regular business of the order was transacted, a splendid banquet was served in the dinning room. |