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Show Ijnii ELDER NEW Devoted to no Party or Faction. BRIGHAM But Just to A1 1. CITY, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1915. BOX ELDER ABRAHAM LINCOLN. NUMBER FORTY-SIX- . COMMERCIAL CLUB ELI H. PEIRCE ELECTS OFFICERS isf was aroused of this tunity on Tuesday an article of circulation Examiner which stated School has j Elder High blow by a re-o- f the .Utah state high ball t league officials Iported to have swept the for out of the running indignation h I honors in the northern Me assumption that the n0t within the age limit on to state that team are twenty-on- e and proceeds to sign the of prosecut-judg- e 3e capacity and jury, finish-darin- g that the fight for aship now lies between "Jake and the Ogden High, th teams the Box Elder loped to a frazzle in the goes the far. fing any attention to the ! by the facetious the article in the to might be pertinent the officials of the Utah league who have ruled the Box Elder team are limit and when was that On the date that the ired, the local school had vised as to the action al-been taken, neither had my intimation of the fact :al had even been sitting thus gen-penne- d i? e No game of the season was more hotley contested than the game at the Weber Stake Academy in Ogden Thursday evening between the fast five of that school and the Box Elder champs. Weber Stake has always been a serious contender In the northern division of the State Basket Ball league and while the local team and its supporters confidently expected to win there was that element of uncertainty present nevertheless which was undoubtedly a good thing for it served to put the players on their mettle and made them extend themselves to the limit by reason of which they plucked the fruits of victory in a score of 28 to 22. Weber put up a stubborn game and the players on each team were lightning fast so the fans saw one of the prettiest exhibitions of basket bajl that has been presented during the winter. Practically the entire High School student body accompanied the team to Ogden and rooted the boys to victory. Many other local people, enthusiastic followers of the game, took rates advantage of the excursion which the 0, R. T, put into effect, and went down to geo the fun, For Box Elder R. Jeppson starred in basket throwing by slamming the pigskin thru the hoop six times from the field. N. Jeppson also did good work throwing three goals and Ray Jensen brought the crowd to its feet by shooting a field basket after a quarter of a minutes play. In his (Continued on page five.) fact that a comments from the Weber J known headed by Coach Wat-- article in the Examiner to tbs conBrigham City on Mon- trary notwithstanding week, and not only made The Weber Stake Academy team ridiculous but really Ob' has made itself ridiculous in the byes their impertinence. of tlra local sporting world by resorts rittee came for the ing to Such tactics as those practised and of ascertaining the on Monday by the committee of the local then by rushing into print on Tueseven went day with a lot of buncomb that will they appear before one of the act as a boomerang to fly back and and represent falsely, crack them over the heads. Why not re representatives of the be real sportsmen and play the game? Tigh School who had If the local team gets defeated they out the date of the birth will be the last to make a holler, player, as the question and for the sake of their splendid 0 iin the age limit had been school, if for no other reason, which Jey wanted to make sure has a reputation throughout this part m was within the regula-cler- of the state as being one of the big edlooked up the rec-- e ucational institutions, the athletes of tlie exact date when the that school should refrain from nars rowness and things which cast reflecMm, and it might be late enough tion upon them. born at a In the mean time, dont be deceived his present age permits in the league games, and as to the right of Box Elder to play s left Later one of the every man on the team. If it bereturned to the afore-tS- t comes necessary to satisfy the Utah rad clerk and asked per-i- : State League officials of that fact, it f.r he record for himself, can be done absolutely. The following letter over the sigouhting the word of the cc:4i, but it was refused him nature of Principal A. M. Merrill, inSchool meantime the ward clerk dicates just how the High this out the real over feels affront: of identity land when Brigham City, Feb. 9, 1915 confronting him upon his second visit, Principal A. L. Barker, Coach M. Wat!a! was very much humil-l- e son, Members of the Basket Ball Team and others, Weber Academy, 'ered an apology but was gl 1 o go away without seeing Ogden, Utah. The clerk told him the Gentlemen: In view of the persistent efforts to liter practicing deception lone, the ward officials de-i- f prove that some of our basket ball he did not want to ac- players are Ineligible, on account of cord he would have to go age, to play in the league basket ball of the young man In games, I have pleasure In quoting you 1 get his information ver the rule on this subject: ARTICLE IX. ifies was making further No contestant shall participate in in another ward and any high school athletic contest who they were prepared to go is 21 years of age or over, September evening, they made a 1st, of the school year in which he wer the alleged fact that desires to compete. And also enwas disqualified because closing sworn testimonies of the parsea were over the age 11m- - ents of all these boys. You will agree with me that the parents would know the natural query. Has concerning the ages, and also that Mid feet and are they a- - they would have no cause to perjure themselves regarding the same. the championship You will see from these testimonies Box Elder has recced the basket throw- - that our boys are all eligible, as we church school In the have heretofore testified according and f it has been a mighty to regulations and that your suspicNot only that, thing to that team but ions are groundless. ld resort to such tact-las- t we regard your conduct in this matter of ransacking civil and ecclesiastical moment to Elder In a bad records as wholly unworthy of you. understand unless a It Implies a dishonesty on our part shivers has gripped which no circumstances of the year jj can see the writing nor of past years justify. We regret A The should deem it allegations that very much that you IB on the local team are necessary to resort to such methods. reason of being over Respectfully, A. M. MERRILL buncomb, rot In other my to an--po- LJ k ad-ra- s en-Bo- x J ndJl Joere is very b State little doubt Basket Ball hesitate action against any team it a chance to present 8 ciali 8 would kcetious writer of the X? . vr r 4 k f, t i tf f "2 i v Brigham City was vlsably affected by the announcement Tuesday evening, of the death of Eli H. Peirce of Salt Lake, and formerly of thts city. Mr. Peirce was so well known In this community among the older people especially, that he was regarded almost as a Brigham City man. He died at 2:40 oclock p. m. at the L. D. S. Hos pital from peritonitis with which he had been suffering but four days. Mr. Pierce suffered a bad rupture some years ago and recently he contracted a severe cough which racked his syS' tern and it is presumed that the cause of his demise developed from these Last Monday evening a rousing meeting of the Commercial club was held in the club rooms for the purpose of electing a president to serve for one year and four directors to serve for two years. Mr. J. Francis Merrell was elected president on the first ballot. Before the balloting began Mr. E. W. Dunn, one of the candidates, asked the meeting not to consider his name as he had already served the club aB president for two determs and his personal affairs manded so much of his time that he felt he should not be asked to serve again. While the name of Mr. Dunn was not officially withdrawn, his wishes were respected and practically all the balloting was done for Mr, R. L. Fishburn and Mr. Merrill with the result. For places on the board of governors, J. B. Mathias and W. E. Davis were elected on the first ballot and it required several more ballots to elect James Jensen and Mayor W. T. Davis, the other successful candidates. These gentlemen Will serve for a term Of two years and Messrs C. W. two sources. Eli Harvey Peirce was born in Salt Lake City September 27th, 1850 and was the son of Eli Harvy Peirce and Susannah Neff Peirce of this city. He acquired the common school e lucation and then attended the University of Deseret from which he graduated with honors. In 1870 he was called by President Brigham Young in company with President Anthon H. Lund, the late P. F. Madsen and otie:s, to take a special course in teles aphy and upon completing that pourBO Mr, Knudson, Roy B, Young, W. L. Holst, Jr Peirce wps assigned to Brigham City and Albert Hansen the old members tr where he made Tils home (or eighteen will serve for one more year. years, officiating as agent at the local The newly elected officials will, at railroad station and teieai&ph operat- the first meeting, elect a secretary Here lies the most perfect ruler of men the world has ever known! or. During iris residence tiers he and manager, a and Now he belongs to the ages. Name his name once more Abraham Linmarried Miss Lydia Snow, daughter treasurer. These coln then leave it In undying glory forever shining in history." of the late President Lorenzo Snow At the conclusion of tha election, were the impressive words uttered by Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of and Mary Houtz Snow, who bore him some speech makng was indulged in, war, as he stood with his hand upon the head of his dead chief shortly four children, all daughters and all the new officials being called upon for after that great man had breathed his last of whom still live. He later married an expression as well as some ethers, The more remarkable are these words because Stanton was a Miss Etta Madsen of this city by and the meeting was one of the most Democrat appointed to head the war department and he was a bitter powhom he has had four children also, enthusiastic the club has held In a litical apponent of Lincoln as well personally hostile even to the point two sons and two daughters, all of long time. There were 64 members of being insolent at times, and yet by close association with that great whom are living. His first wife died present man his demeanor changed and his feelings were reversed from hate to a number of years ago. love and admiration. This circumstance Is a striking example of the After leaving Brigham, Mr, Peirce STORK WORKING OVER TIME, character of Abraham Lincoln who could no more be swerved from the returned to Salt Lake City and en course of righteousness as he saw it than the Mississippi river can be gaged in the insurance business in The past week has been a busy one turned up stream. which he was eminently successful for the stork and the girls have the occasion was the upon Another example of his fidelity to right He also took a leading part in local best of it. On the 3rd, a girl was bom when he read the Emancipation Proclamation to his Cabinet asking for both In this city and Salt to Mrs. Charles E. Wibel. Mr. Wibel dramatics, a vote as to whether or not it should be issued. Every member of the Lake and was a good singer, being is up in Montana and was the former immediately aye Cabinet voted no and President Lincoln voted a member of the Tabernacle Choir in manager of the ML States Tel. & Tel. declaringThe 'ayes have it gentlemen, the proclamation will be issued. this city and later of the Salt Lake companys station in this city. Abraham Lincoln wus born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, tabernacle choir of which ho was also Tuesday morning a girl came to the Kentucky, and died at Washington, D. C., April 15, 1865. He was business agent in which capacity he home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fawson we Tomorrow United States. the first great martyred president of the arranged the itinerary of the big choir of the Second ward, and in the evencelebrate the 106th anniversary of his birth. on its recent trips to the Pacific Coast ing of the same day a little lady apand to New York. peared at the home of Mr. and Mrs. If he had a hobby it was to collect Oliver Forsgren of the First waid by works of literature bearing on the his- the same route. Yesterday morning tory of the Mormon people and so PROHIBITION BILL another girl was passed out by the did lie give himself over to stork, this time to Mr. and Mrs. C. T. this pleasant task he gathered a li- Anderson of Mantua. Mrs. Anderson brary containing 2,600 volumes of is in this city at the home of Mr. and T church VOTED ON TODAY literature, some of which Mrs. Lawrence Jorgensen. The single would be hard to secure today, and boy in the consignment, was left at only a year and a half ago the Har- the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thom lion Sunday. All the above are doing Bishop George W. Watkins, man- vard University bought the entire Today the special business of the upfor his Fruit Grow- brary paying Mr. Peirce $6,000 famously. per house of the state legislature, will ager of the Brigham City collection. be the consideration of Senate Bill No. ers Association, returned home last Eli H. Peirec was a man whom evfrom SL Louis whiGERMAN CLUB ORGANIZED 50, commonly known as the state wide Saturday evening admired because of his gento weeks erybody of a went he ago ther couple prohibition bill. This measure was reial nature. His sudden death comes Last Monday the German Club, an ferred to the committee on agriculture make an investigation of the matter like a thunderbolt from a clear sky was refused last which soon after it was introduced and that of the fruit organization comprising students in and there are many hearts in this German at the High School, met and committee gave both sides to the con- year by the Zollman Company. did he community which are saddened be- effected a permanent organization that Watkins reports Bishop troversy, an opportunity to be heard of it. Funeral services are because was not collect any money, neither with Carl Lee as president, Sam Somby holding special seesslons at which held a in today in the Eighteenth ward mers comproing he successful effecting Ruth Hargis secwomen of the men and prominent at Salt Lake City and the body retary, Geneva Ensign and Orlando state argued In favor and against the mise with the other party. He did chapel laid away in the cemetery Anderson news correspondents, Ara secure, however, expert legal advice will be bill. from a number of sources all of which there. A number of relatives and Hunsaker, Lamont Glover and Orval After getting the testimony of those informed him that his firm certainly friends from thiB city went down to Wallace program committee. for and against the measure, the com- has a cause of action against the Salt Lake this morning to be present The purpose of the organization is mittee then went in to It to determine Zollman people. at the services. to acquaint the students more fully Three of his daughters are married with the German whether or not it should be recomNo definate action was taken by people, their cusfor mended passage with the Manager Watkins, but he secured the and one son Earl, is now on the Sand- toms and literature and to that end result that it was sent to the Senate terms of a number of law firms which wich Islands doing missionary work many of the German people residing with the unanimous recommendation will be considered by the board of for his church. loIn this community and in near-b- y of the committee that It be made a directors of the Association and one will to Invited calities be the visit BOX ELDER WINS ANOTHER law. will, in all likelihood, be selected to club at its regular meetings and give GAME the firm local suit in the represent the members first handed informa determa made state The druggists which will be filed. Bishop Watkins ined effort to have the committee Last Saturday evening the High tlon relative to their fatherland. found out that his case would not be The officers and members of the School champion basket ball quinthe bill so as to restrict the drug considered before the April term of at for all 8 tores from selling liquor tette added another scalp to the long present organization propose to make re- court hence he did not place the matmade the to be not at their belts by de- it a success and to that end the desire do they ter in the hands of attorneys while string dangling of all who are interested is whethdetermine to medium Richmond the sponsible feating High five to the he was on the ground. tune of 21 to 17. The visiting team solicited. er or not a person shall have liquor In other respects Bishop Watkins was on its mettle and the local boys which could only be sold on a doctors the outing. enjoyed were kept busy hustling to win the ART EXHIBIT AND LECTURE prescription and for medical purposes. The committee refused to change the LINCOLNS BIRTHDAY game altho they never at any stage The Civic Improvement Club has bill In any particular except to make TO BE OBSERVED of the game were forced to extend themselves to the limiL some typographical and grammatical made arrangements for a lecture on This makes six victories tor the lo- art to be given by Mr. Calvin FletchTomorrow, Lincolns birthday, Is a corrections, giving as a reason tor not complying with the request of the state holiday by act of the Legisla- cal champs and practically puts them er of the Agricultural College, in the ture In 1909, when Section 1145 was at the top of the column In the North- High School Assembly next Saturday druggists the opinion that had the been tacked on it would amended to include that date as one ern Division. Mr. Fletcher evening at 8 oclock. will speak on the subject of Art and have meant the defeat of the measure. of the legal holidays of the state. The banks will be closed tomorrow will illustrate his talk by showing SCARLET FEVER PREVALENT Today if the plans do not miscarry, M welj as meat an(j grocery stores views. sterioptican the Senate will meet in the 8n8 Three homes in the Third ward have and Mayor Davis suggests that bus- Across the hall from the Assembly u chamber of the new state capi jnega generauy be suspended in order been quarantined for scarlet fever, the room, an art exhibit of $5000 worth 1 ing and the state wide prohibition to permjt the community to pay rev-wi- ll flags being tacked up this week. The of paintings by Utah artists will be be the first business to come be- erenc0 to the memory of ttat great cases are mild in form thus far and displayed, and an admission of 10 fore that body in its new home. a careful watch will be maintained for cents will be charged in order to covman wbo saved the Union. others as children from the families er cost of insuring the exhibit and the made that are Predictions freely Alice Cushion, recently of Miss quarantined have been associating transporting it from Logan to this city senate the pass will successfully bill with the little neighbor playmates and and return. The art exhibit will be in the arrived during Brigham land, in as much as it has the - week with the intention of making it is hard at this writing to determine open to the children free of charge in commitof the unanimous endowment ' 1 K the afternoon. her home here. , just how wide spread the disease is. In justice to Principal Barker of the Weer Academy, It should be stated that he called Professor Merrill over the phone Tuesday morning and expressed regret for permitting the tee. committee to1 come to Brigham. V a t Vice-preside- BISHOP HNS -- I -- j |