| Show GOOD MINES IN THE KORTH paris idaho august 23 1897 leaving fish haven for st charles one bids good bye to beautiful bear lake st charles and bloomington are two very pretty towns and all the grains and some fruit flourish here the seasons seasons are changing here for better as the years come and go as president brigham young said they would wheat is coming to the front many are sowing fall grain now as the farmers claim it is better sown this early last november those three days of very heavy frost which were so destructive all over the west did much damage to winter wheat as it killed many thousands of bushels in this valley bloomington coop co op is a fine institution and is one among the few that have outlived the demon of the credit system and of poor management W hulme has redeemed it twice from going over the rapids and today its fine buildings and well kept stock show it is not only well managed but erous here and at st charles I 1 had the privilege of listening to elders B H roberts todd and hull and their talented company of sweet singers easton baston lamereaux miss viola pratt and mrs M hull paris is a well built city as it Is now incorporated the buildings are solid and show that a master mind has guided the building up not only of paris but of bear lake valley elders C C rich and the life work of william budge will live in all coming time Y M M I 1 conference was held in the tabernacle at 10 a m saturday august there was a very fair cong rege tion for such a busy season of the year the sermons of elder B H roberts and his brethren will be long remembered here nit it would be impossible to do any kind of justice to the sermons unless they were reported in full such work as is being done in bear lake valley by this company would be a blessing in many other of the stakes of zion the services in the afternoon were well attended the concert was held saturday evening in the tabernacle at 8 there was a large attendance miss horsley presided at the organ a 1500 instrument and mr sheperd at the piano the program was a i good one the opening was an anthem daughters of sidn by the parts paris choir easton lamoreaux and miss Mis viola sViola pratt also mrs hull sang as I 1 believe they never sang before the audience were very liberal in their applause and these talented ladies and gentlemen had to answer again and again the people come from miles around and say the good of this young mens conference anacon and concert will bear fruit for a long time to come on sunday an immense con congregation greg assembled from all parts of th the stake elder B H roberts was the principal speaker he took for his subject faith and the witness for god for myself I 1 can truly say I 1 felt like one of old when he said 1 I was glad when they said unto me come let us go up to the house of the lord the ladies and gentlemen accompanying the elders sang during the conference and at the close brother easton sang oh my father the at of the audience showed their appreciation of this divine melody sisters freeze and campbell will entertain the young ladies during the coming week so that bear lake stake of zion has been and will be highly favored during these two weeks elder wm budge has been indisposed for a few days but was able to attend sunday services |
