Show Rex rexburg burg who idaho this has been a very prosperous year for the people or of tle th e snake niver valley and as a result all seem to be hipp and contented we had a lery ery light frost in august but no particular harm was lone done the killing III frosts did not occur until the middle of september at the time we are having ideal weather cool nights and warm days A heavy rainstorm occurred on the which lias has put the land in good condition for the harvesting of beets the factory started last wednesday and it is expected that it will run until early spring skiing as the harvest will be extra large this car I 1 considerable excitement has oc cured recently over the prospective railroad ralli rail oad toad to the teton basin coal exists in the basin in limitless quantities and it is of first class quality A the 0 S L officials have visited the country and speak in glowing praise of it they hae decided to build a branch line to the coal fields and it is practically certain that the line will run from rexburg Rex burg the mines are about forty miles from here and the new road can be built without much difficulty the yellowstone special made its last run on the 2nd and and several local took a farewell trip trill on it to inspect the new road bed which is now nearing the park the travel lias has been heavy this bear ear but it will probably be much heavier next year as the road will be completed to the park school opened in both the district schools and the ricks kicks academy sept jab 11 ani tha th su runding run bunding ding country is vl very rv fortunate in III having such educational conditions condition p we have the district school ila has a corps of ten teachers where our children can coill complete the eight grades and then they can enter the academy and receive an excellent four years high school course the academy offers courses in normal high S I 1 chool commercial Iner cial domestic science ary sunday school music alusic and woodwork which gives a student a wide range tor for choice the faculty is larger and stronger this year than ever and each member is a specialist in ills his line following are the names of the faculty and the subjects taught ezra C dalby pedagogy and psychology arthur porter jr science and languages john joha A mathe antics geo H lowe english oliver C dalby history and commercial chas J engar music harold goft goff elocution and assis assistant tant in english wm jackson jr commercial eliza jensen domestic science clearence stewart Pre preparatory ry howard H 11 hale preparatory james anderson woodwork tillie flamm music M 1 1 I A conference Cou ference of the fremont stake was held here last sunday an excellent program was rendered and the workers banqueted in the commercial club looms the second ward has been leorian iced since the return of dishop bishop cook presiding elder ballif was released and james cook sustained as bishop with john L ballif and thos bald as counselors other changes made in the ward were the appointment of leo nelson kelson as clerk and the following as Y 11 11 1 I A officers henry riama amm alma carbine wm N stephens geo IT lowe 0 F ursenbach Urse Ursen back jas anderson and leroy lindsey the new meeting house in the 3 3rd ard ward Is nearing completion and bishop ricks expects to be holding meetings in it before holidays CORRES |