Show clarkston news EDITOR JOURNAL january ath the admission of utah in the sisterhood of states was celebrated by b y the citizens of clarkston in roya royal I 1 style the boys firing 0 guns till their powder was exhausted on monday the ath dinst everybody and their cousin met in gurmeet our meeting in house where a SD spicy icy i pro gramme was rendered as follows meeting called to order by P S barson master of ceremonies the congregation arose on oil their feet and all sang that good old bont utah is free led by bro myler prayer by charles shumway song by ten of our missionaries who gang as they never did before led jed by mr fr jackson Jacks of richmond richmon a oration on statehood by bishop jardine comic song 0 by W H dark clark speech by thomas griffin Berie benefits fits of statehood guitar duet by john and james dark clark d prospect 1 Iro ahead in german by prest john K lodey lesley lo dey interpreted by doctor almy jenson recitation utah boy by captain john buttars step dance by justice john thompson 45 new steps he gave us u for the states in tile the union then came a song by chairman joshua homer entitled the west virgins virgina hills it was sung with a spirit mr joha Shurn shumway way then stepped forward on the stage took his violin and imitated ole bull accompanied compa compan nied led by hyrum carson barson on the organ john plays well and this was a surprise on all present as he has been taking music lessons on the side next 12 gentlemen stood in a line on the ciare while barcons Bar sons string band brought forth music and for all the step dancing you ever saw it was done on this ocea occasion on they dance better in a state than ahey t hey can in a territory one man it a little deaf kept on dancing 0 after the music stopped which made great fun next came a violin solo by miss bliss mary La larsen larisey risen the lady was called out the second time mr john naylor sang gang a song remarks by prest agnes shumway song by sarah and emma dahle speech by henry yates son song r by eliza and ellen berson barson next early days in utah by mary archibald dialogue by jackson and hill entitled the home missionary this was grand rand song by sarah K buttars But song by robert nish song by the congregation utah is a state everybody danced in the evening and the curtain d dropped the health of our people is go good od mr david davis geo A lowes a gent agent paid us a visit and shipped grain friday and saturday dave is a rustler no JOURNAL saturday the matter elders frank benson jackson and hill home missionaries talked to tile the saints last sunday very interestingly te saturday evening jan we will have an aa old time invitation ball and during the evening fifteen widows belong belongings bel in to our ward will each draw a ticket that will admit them to a room on the stage and they take their choice of S some ome handsome presents this move will convince these ladies that utah is gone into the union sure now mr editor yourself and q HE JOURNAL staff and ladies with clerks fullmer and mathews not forgetting joel and the he rest of the boys ale aie respectfully in invited to attend our old time party saturday eve jan 1896 or pay a fine of one dollar to your relief society the committee on arrangements are peter 8 barson james G thompson john E EG godfrey odfrey CLARKSTON jan |