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Show BEAR! EWER VALLEY LE TREMONTON, VOLUME 4 0. Cupid Scores In Union Of Happy Young Couple S. L. TRAIN KILLS THREE AT ., I NUMBER 38. 1929. ..urn.., ' Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Walker the marriage of their daughter Nora to J. Douglas Gunderson on Wednesday, June 5, in the Salt Lake Temple. The bride and groom are accomplished, and well and favorably known in this community. Mrs. Gunderson having taught school in Tremonton for a number of years and Mr. Kunderson has been and now is the Principal of the district school at Garland. They will be at home in A gloom of sadness was again Garland, after July 1. The Leader .spread over this community, when joins their host of friends in wishing Mrs. Willard H. Sorenson. who was them a long and happy life. UTAH. THURSDAY. JUNE 6, .a.w.- ; 'Aft. " 's-'. - - - -, j PROGRESSING ARIMO, IDAHO f - " ' i Fine Array of Talent Appear In Days Two Killed Three Are Injured In Family Of Program, June W. H. Sorenson nt nt M. I. A. ed ' trof two of her children, Wilmo, 6 and "Raymond 5, and the serious injury of CITY COUNCIL her husband and two other daughters, Grace, 10, and Wanda, 14, caused when a south bound Oregon Short Line train struck them at Arimo .station, about 5:15 P. M., Wednesday. A neighbor's boy, Kenneth Parris, 9, received a skull fracture and died three hours later, in the hospital at Pocatello, where . the injured were rushed by the local train crew to the Pocatello staff of physicians of the O. S. L. railroad, who did all in their power to save the lives of the injured. The victums were in the farm truck of Wilford H. Sorenson, L. D. S. bishop at Marsh Center ward, about six miles southwest of Arimo, which is about 30 miles south from Pocatello. Mr. Sorenson had been obtaining some chicken feed at the elevator at Arimo, and was returning westward across the tracks at the first crossing south of the station when the train crashed into the truck. Louis E. Henderson, brother of H. "W. Henderson, sheriff of Bannock county and owner of the grain elevator at Arimo where Mr. Sorenson had just obtained his load of feedstuff, witnessed the accident. He. stated that the local freight had pulled over the crossing and on to a sidetrack and that Sorenson, apparently believing the tracks were clear, drove in front of the southbound eight Mr. Henderson called to him jjrD'l , out Mr. Sorenson did not hear the warning. The mother of the dead, Mrs. Sorenson, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meldrum of this city, having spent many years of her life here as also is Mr. Sorenson, and they are well and favorably known and their many friends extend to her and her good husband and relatives their heart-fel- t sympathy in their, great hereavement, and hope for a speedy recovery of the injured. At the news of the accident' the grief strickened mother and other relatives were immediately rushed to the injured at Pocatello by Fred d who reported later that the and injured daughters would Gep-Tia- rt, hus-han- According to press reports from Independence, Mo., the Church of Christ, a religious sect, which is an Jesus of the Reorganized Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, believe that they have received divine guidance, by the appearance of an angel to three of the officials of their church for the erection of a $700,000 .temple on the sacred spot in ,aendence. Mo. Their members havea waiting for generations for sign from heaven to begin, which they believe they have now received. When workmen were excavating the basement of the temple, an inscribed stone was turned up, the markings on which are interpreted as directing where the corner stone of the temple shall be Directions will be followed laid. closely in the constructions which have been started, altho one member moved that further word from heaven be awaited in regard to selecting of an architect but he was overruled by the mapority and work was begun. The Church of Christ is a small organization in comparison with the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, both of which are of the original Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or more commonly known as the Utah The Reorganized Latter Mormons. of Day Saints own land on both sides On the Church of Christ temple site. one side they have constructed a million dollar auditorium and on the other a magnificent stone church off-sho- ot 'been off-shoo- ts edifice. Fielding Miss Rhea Winters is opening her Sclasses in dancing and dramatic art tt the Palace hall, Garland, Monday, Lessons will be ... Mondays and Thursdays. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Johnson ana Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Coombs of Salt Lake and Mrs. Alma Knapp of Ogden, here. spent Sunday with relatives Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Richards, were visitors in Brigham City. Mrs. Mark Udy and children returned from Ogdcn, Saturday, where they had spent the past week with Mr. and 'ne 10, at 3 p. m. Mrs. C. A. Udy. Mrs. Mr. W. J. Garn and children, Fpert the early part of the week with relatives in Ogden. Mr. a .d Mrs. Dave Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood motored to Og-- j den Friday and visited with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wood. Mrs. J. E. Robinson, went to Salt Lake City Sunday. While there she attended the graduation exercises at the U. of U., her daughter Ila, being FINAL CONTESTS TAKES STAND HELDAT ON MATTERS Minors Must Not Drive Cars In Violation To City and State Laws i 7 -- : 4. Four Stakes Win in Elder Gets Share Of Firsts . al The City Council met in regular session Monday night transacting the regular routine of business and allowance of bills. City Marshall Foxley, reported that numerous complaints had been entered against minor boys and girls driving cars and also of adults driving recklessly through the streets paying no attention to stop signs and intersections which is bound to result in a serious accident or damage of property sooner or later. Some damage already having been reported to the marshall having been caused by a minor driving a car recklessly. Marshall Foxley was in: structed by the police committee of council, to inforce rigidly the City as well as State statutes relating to the driving of cars by minors and was instructed to delegate special police to assist if necessary in enforcing these laws. Thejaiatter of cleaning up the premises or the citizens of the town in conformity to the requirements of the State Board of Health was discussed and a survey was ordered to be made and a report filed in the office of the State Board of Health of any premises found to be in on unOther business sanitary condition. matters of minor importance were disposed of and meeting stood adjourned. : 4 HARRY L. GEPHART PROMINENT MERCHANT Logan. Because the last State legislature voted to appropriate funds to allow the Utah State Agricultural College Extension Service to participate in money made available by secAct tion 5 of the passed recently by the national congress, an extension forester will be added to the staff July 1, Director William Peterson announces. According to a telegram from C. B. Smith, chief of the Extension Service, United States department of agriculture, national funds will be available to match state funds for the employment of a forester and for the propagation of nursey stock to be supplied to Utah farms for a nominal charge. For the present, the forester will of his time in extenspend lf in teaching at sion work and the College. This work will be in cooperation with the forestry department which was established last year at the U. S. A. C. A nursey plot will be prepared at the College, says Director Peterson where trees will be grown to be used as windbreaks, to make borders on farms and for farm wood lots. of the tn. tha nrrvvisinn W.WIW1(S for be will no trees propagated Act, ornamental or decorative purposes, but they will be available for farm use only. It is planned to extend the nursey Dirplots into other counties, said ector Peterson, as time goes on and the demand for trees becomes greater. The nameof the forester to fill the new position has not yet been announced by the board of trustees of the College. one of the graduates. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Garn entertained at dinner Thursday afternoon of last week in honor of their son, Oleen whose marriage to Miss. Erma Neilson of Garland, took place, in Logan were May, 25. Immediate relatives Mrs. present, including, Mr. and of OgEugene Halliday and son Max, den. The young couple will make their home in Fielding. Wednesday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Garn, had as their guests, Elder New Floy Byler of Albuquorque, Miss Bybee of Ogden, Mex,i, Derral Alice Jones of Hooper, and Miss MinAngeles, California. nie Nalder of Elder Floy Bybee left Saturday for his field of labor, after spending one week in Utah with relatives and friends. He is president of the New Mexico district of the Western States mission. Wallace Wood of Ogden was the Wood guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wednesday. Ralph Ashby and Miss Alta Hanson v entertained the memDers oi ineir school class Tuesday rftemoon at nt ITrfv Hot fDrine1. nwtv i,,r, ' "J yililK- m wri a it? I. mcmuirn wcie yn.r..:v. Twenty-liv- e t. Impressive Funeral Services At Which Hundreds Attended Were Held Tuesday Afternoon At 2 P. M. In The L. D. S. Chapel This community and the surround- community he has won the esteem and ing country was stunned last Friday admiration of hosts of friends for his afternoon when word went out from genial disposition and his straight the Valley Hospital that Harry L. forwardness and honesty in dealing ry one-ha- ..,;ir s Gephart. prominent and tAmj with his fellowmen. Always at the business man of this city had died. On ' helm and ready to do his share he was Tuesday, May 21st, he was taken with found in any and all projects for civic an attack of appendicitis and was or religious advancement. A wise rushed to the hospital where an oper- councilor and a trusted business asation was performed the following sociate of ability and dependability, morning. The operation, in of itself, he has proven to the company of was considered successful tho a slight which he was a member. The many complication was found to exist but patrons of his institution will miss his was not considered of a too serious happy smile and genial greeting and nature and the patient responded to will remember and revere his the care and attention, his wound memory long as a man with outstandhealing and his condition was thought ing characteristics. In his sad and to be very satisfactory. Suddenly, untimely demise his wife and family however, and almost without warning, and kindred have the deepest symsymptoms of heart disturbances ap- pathy of all who knew him in this or peared, which proved to be a clot of any other community. blood in the muscles of his heart, Impressive services, at which more causing his death in a few hours after than seven hundred people attended, complications set in and eleven days filling beyond capacity, the L. D. S. following his operation. Chapel and overflow accomodations, The deceased was born March 9, were held Tuesday afternoon under He re- the direction of Bp. James Walton of 1885, at Omaha, Nebraska. ceived his schooling in the public the Tremonton ward. The ward choir schools in Kansas City, Missouri. At furnishing the music The opening an early age he began working in a song, "Tho Deepening Trials", invobank in Kansas City and remained in cation was offered by Bishop William this institution until the year 1910, Ure, of Ogden, the choir then sang when he came to Tremonton and, with the hymn, "I Need Thee Every Hour". his brothers Fred and Clyde, carried The speakers were Reverand Alvin R. on the business of Holland and Co., in Dickson, of the Methodist Episcopal the name of Gephart Brothers Co. In Church, C. J. Dewey, and Bishop the year 1916 he moved to Powell, James Walton, all of whom spoke of Wyoming, and in 1918 to Greyhill, the high esteem in which the deceased Wyoming and remained there until was held and of his worth as a com1924, when he came back to the place munity builder and citizen, of his he liked best, Tremonton, to again kindly disposition and happy countecontinue his partnership in the Ge- nance with which he always greeted He was married in his associates. phart Stores Co. Touching incidents 1908 to Sallie Howlett, of Kansas were told of his courage in life and City, Mo. He is survived by his wife, its realities and of death when at his a son Wesley, and a daughter Edythe, door. The closing number by the his mother, Mrs. C. H. I?aker, and a choir, "Nearer My God to Thee" was sister, Mrs. Edith Niemoeller, of Los rendered, Patriarch James P. Christ-ense- n At Angeles, California, two brothers, offering the benediction. Fred of Tremonton, and Clyde, of the city cemetery solemn and beautiful iSr.cramer.ta, Calif. He was a mem- rights were conducted by the Masonic ber of Tremonton Lodge of Odd Lodge at the grave side. The grave Fellows, the Maionic Lodge of being dedicated by Patriarch James P. Utah, and was a member of the Christensen. The floral offerings were Mystic Shrine, of Sheridan, Wyoming. beautiful beyond description, banks of Durng the many years of his busi- them being the evidence of the respect ness relations and associations in this in which he was held. ! one-ha- lf A AND MEMBER OF GEPHART STORES CO. CALLED Extension Forester To Be Added to U. S. A. C. Clark-McNa- Religious Sect To Build On Sacred Site CHAUTAUQUA IS The American Legion post of Brig-haCity was made happy by a gift from the county of 11500.00 by which they could jay off a mortgage on a Legion home they had purchased. The officers of the post appeared To before the commissioners and stated their case, showing that in all probil-it- y Two they would have a hard time clearwhich in to 21-2- 2 the title the property ing they had a considerable equity and the commissioners granted their reThe program for the Home-Talequest and gave them the amount named above. Chautauqua is rapidly taking form, and gives every evidence of being the finest array of home-talebrought together at any time. SEMIIn the small children's division for the most entertaining number, Wanda Pedersen will represent Tremonton; Jay Roland Farmer, of Deweyville, will represent District ' number" 2; lanes, of Garland, will represent OGDEN Beth her town. Three more children will be selected in this division and their name announced in the next edition s; Try-outof the Leader. ' In the 14 to IT year class, Wayne Box and Lola Gunnell will represent Howell; Wanda Olsen will represent Blue Creek; Fay Adams will repreTremonton; Norma Anderson of The M. I. A. Semi-Fincontest sent Bothwell has entered the ' vocal diwere held Friday at Ogden, the Bear vision. "v!;i--River stake won first place in the In the young people's'" division, double mixed quartet of the Garland Haxel and Irene Farnsworth of Fieldward, directed by Fred L. Nye. The ing, Maurine and Vesta Anderson of Box Elder stake shone brightly, Bothwell have entered the vocal dicapturing four events, namely, Girls' vision. double trio, was won by the Willard Kenneth Mildred Seager, ward, Young Men's public speaknig, Esther Stoll,Shaw, Edith Summers, and won by Edwin Baird of the 1st ward Rhea Winters, have entered the public of Brigham; The Melody Boys Orchesdivision. speaking tra also of the first ward won first Harry. Woodward of Tremonton, place. The Gold and Green Cotillion Ruby of Thatcher, have dance was won by the set from the enteredBorgstrora instrumental division. 4 the third ward Brigham City. more will be selected for this group. Morgan stake won first place in the The High School band, under the M Mens' quartet, and the Mount Ogleadership of Professor Nye, will give den stake was awarded first place a band concert from 7 to 8 on Saturin the Drama. day evening of the Chautauqua, in the The judges for the contests were city park. The young ladies quartet from the Prof. Evan Peterson, who judged the double trio, and other numbers. Prof. high school will appear on the pro--, W. O. Robinson, Miss Elva Moss and gram Saturday evening, as a special Mrs. Eteie T. Brandley of the M. I. A. number, but not in the contest General Board were the judges for the - Mrs. C. R. Steffen will sing Friday evning, the twenty-firsdancing and drama. Mrs. R. ,D. Anderson will be on the After the contests, the cast of the Tremonton ward players and their Saturday evening program. partners were invited to a fashionable cafe by President T. O. Harris of the Young Men, and were treated to a delightful luncheon and sparkling beverages. Bear River stake will be represented in the Grand finals again this year As has ben announced on a number and we look for Mr. Nye and his fine of previous occasions, Box Elder bacon. home to the bring singers County has made a very, veryen couraging growth in the dairy, in4-- H dustry during the past few years. We Club Boys now have dairy animaU here that will compete well with some of the best dairy cattle in the state, both on production and in the show ring. members of the Tho Last evening the faster we more enBoys' Dairy Club of South Box Elder couraged are our grow, the and the farmers, met at the Crystal Hot Sprnigs. Also safer purthe leaders of these clubs and Co. chase they become when they high producing dairy cattle. Agricultural Agent Stewart enjoyed Last Friday, Clifford H ansen of themselves with the boys. Mantua purchased a purebred Holstein The management of the resort, who heifer from C. Z.. Harris of Richmond, believes in Boys' and Girls' Club work, $350.00 at Richmond.- This is costing and who wishes to cooperate in put- a very well bred heifer, and, since made a over this work, splendid ting Cliff got her home, she has dropped special concession to the club mem- a heifer calfv This is such a well o'clock the group bred bers. At eight that Cliff has a standing calf, plunged into the pool, and after two offer for it of two hundred ($200.00) hours of real activity and fun, ad- dollars at the age of six months. journed to the dance hall where they Orson Iverson of South Yesterday, ice cream. were served cake and LoRue of Mantua, Jensen Tremonton, This is the first outing for the and County Agent Stewart drove to club members this year, and it was and Richmond, and purchased a real success. Within a few day's Hyrum some high grade Holstein cows and time the clubs from the North end heifers for those two locals. The of the county shall take their first cows were purchased from Messrs outing. Jensen and John Jensen, and the in the summer, excursions heifers Club boys of Trefor the secshall be run to the better dairy monton. Also another of heiftions of the state, and the boys shall ers were checked on, andgroup a price made, have an ODoortunity to visit and for a few members of each of three study dairy cattle and the crops of of the heifer clubs of the county. those districts. These high grade cows are high producers, and a fancy price was paid for each of tbem. Two When such cattle as these mentioned, and many others which we are bringing in on different occasions, come to Box Elder County, we are conAccording to press reports, the a rapid growth in dairysolidation of all Primary and Religion guaranteed ing, and they shall pay their owners Saints Latter of the classes Day interest on the investment. Church is directed in a letter sent good Let's not discard any dairy cow to Stake and Ward Officers by Dr. from our herds before we give her a Joseph F. Merrill, Commissioner of very good opportunity to prove her1st. June announced was Education, it self as a producer, but if, after caring Present Officers of the Primary will for her properly, she proves to be a have charge of the consolidated or- boarder, we should beef her, and ganization which will be known as replace her with a cow who has made the Primary Religion Class. a satisfactory record. The babcock test, and the milk sheet will assist us in determining her record. Locals ing. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Alma Marrison of Franklin, Miss Rhea Winters is opening her Idaho, Mrs. Logan of Preston, Idaho, classes in dancing and dramatic art and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Morrison of at the Palace hall, Garland, Monday, Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ray Barrett, forJune 10, at 3 p. m. lessons will be on Mondays and Thursdays. merly of Tremonton, but now residing Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Dickson and in Ogden were In Tremonton, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Clyde Gephart of Mrs. iS. L. Hadley attended Memorial Day exercises at the Corinne cemetery Sacremento. and Mrs. Gephart Bager and Mrs. Elmer Neimiller of Los Thursday. Miss Jessie Ault of Logan, has been Angeles, arrived here Saturday and visiting this week at the home of her Sunday, called by the death of H. L. Gephart. aunt, Mrs. T. A. Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodward of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pierce and family spent Decoration Day with relatives Ogden were in Tremonton, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles McClure of at Kaysville. June Thompson of Elwood held the Salt Lake City spent Tuesday in our lucky number for the dishes at the city. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Carter were drawing at the Fishbum Store SaturLake visitors, Tuesday to attend Salt evening. day Mrs. Grace Hart is suffering from the graduation exercises at the State broken ribs caused by the auto hitting University, their daughter, Mrs. Dena small ditch on the detour to Brig- ton Rich, being one of the graduates. Mrs. N. F. Shaw spent Monday in ham City, while she and her son, Clif ford Beard and family were going to Salt Lake City. Mrs. Thos Supan and children went Ogden on Memorial Day. On May 24th, in honor of Andrew to Shoshone, Idaho. Saturday to visit Morrison's, sixty-thir- d birthday, a with Mrs. Supan's mother, Mrs. Edna family reunion had been planned but Piper. They will return home sickness of some prevented all attend m an-nou- here attending the funeral of her former employer, Harry Gephart, the terrible news of the death Brigham City Leigon HOME TALENT Gift Post Received , Cor-inn- e, Sexton Is Pleased Home of C. W. Green With ImprovemeAt Is Damaged By Fire It pleases me very greatly in the Saturday afternoon afe -- about- 2 fact that the citizens of Tremonton, o'clock, the home of C. W. Green and the people of the surrounding ter caught fire and was quite badly damritory, are paying so much more re-- 1 aged . spect to their deceased ones, this The fire started in the roof of the memorial day than formerly. building, suposedly from a spark or The citizens and lot owners who have visited the Tremonton cemetery the past few years, also must see the change. Lat year a campaign for cleaning the cemetery was made, and it certainly made an improvement, however, there are a few lots which could be improved, if the people will kindly lork after it. As this Is the final rrsling place, for our ones, it orly proper thnt we do this. Duo to the fact that this Lun"h.?or. wan jrvpd. ;ir has Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jardine, visited in made our cemetery so much better, I Clarkston Sunday. hope, and think, that next year will Mr. and Mrs. Roy Welling and find ours as beautiful as the beet. SunThanks to all those who have helpfamily, moved to Snlt Lake City, home ed make this improvement. day, where they will mr.k their T. R. Md.ster, Sexton. for some time. sun-da- 9 i.-- t perhaps a defective flue. Mr. Green called the office of the Bear River Valley Tel. Co. and the operators gave the alarm to the neighboring homes in which there was a phone, and thru the quick response and action of the operators and neighbors, the fire was extinguished with a minimum amount of damage, consider-th- e start the fire had before help arrived. Mr. Green desires to express his sincere appreciation thru the columns of the leader, to the Telephone Co. & its operators and his kind neighbors and friends, who hrlped him save his home from dictruction. Pure Bred Dairy Cattle Imported Into County Have Hot Springs Outing At - La-R- 4-- H Consolidation Of Organizations Made , Tremonton ue . |