| Show NEWS FROM THE WORTH NORTH fairview fail view idaho july 12 A sad occurrence happened about half a mile from here leo whittle aged 18 years and a cripple in one leg with a small boy went to bear river on sunday afternoon whittle went in for a swim he had swam the river once and was returning when it is supposed he took cramp and near the shore finding himself sinking he called to the little boy to throw him a willow and when he came up again the little fellow threw him the willow and whittle grasped at it but unconsciousness must have at that instant taken for the poor fellow sank to rise nal no more the little boy jumped on his ls pony and went to fairview pali view and gave the alarm joseph smith a young man aged 16 years went in the deep hole after the body he caught it thre times before he succeeded in bringing the body to the surface nearly losing his life in the attempt weston idaho july 11 1898 the ward conference was held here on sunday and a very large number assembled from miles around to attend it was also made a thanksgiving service in accordance with president Pre aident mc Kin leys proclamation bishop dark clark called upon the writer to offer the thanksgiving prayer elder john dalley of the high council presided all the organizations were reported to be in an excellent working condition the bishop gave his ward a fine recommendation and as this is the busy season of the year the people coming from afar the teams filling the street opposite the church showed that the bishops report was a true one for most of f his ward were present and the manner in which they voted showed that the local officers were just as worthy of their full support as were the general stake officers many improvements have been made since my last visit a year ago the agent of the news otto gassman esq manager of the coop co op has moved into a new and modern brick house the people are busy with their hay of which there to is an immense crop the grain to is ripening fast rye is being cut today and while the grain to is very heavy the farmers say 0 for one more rain miry so that the heads may be full up and I 1 am of the opinion that they will get one soon weston to is hardly one half mile from the 0 S L railroad and yet the depot to is four miles away awai at gammon cammon only a few people reside there while here in weston la in a town with a large farming community all around but the railroad folks compel these theme people to their immense amount of produce and merchandise three or four miles while the line to is at their doors in addition the people gave an 80 acre lot for depot grounds it seems as hard to understand the manner of managing railroads as it is to run a political machine hyrum cache county july 8 1898 the celebration of independence day at hyrum cache county was one of the greatest ever held here the citizens and public bodies donated liberally and the committee made the best use of it at early dawn cannonading canno not only woke the city but everybody for miles around the flag was unfurled at sunrise and was saluted by the booming of cannon cannan and music by the hyrum brass band A small but elegant procession was formed at 10 am and a meeting at 1030 am the large hall was elaborately decorated and the audience packed the building another large audience was outside judge weber of ogden delivered the oration and it la Is only necessary necea sary to know the naine name of the gentleman to understand that the address was eloquent patriotic and instructive during the address mr alfred williams read the telegram of the victory at santiago the large audience gave vent to their appreciation of the noble work of the army and navy in rounds of applause in the af afternoon hernoon a free lunch for all was served also lemonade tee ice bream etc and it was sundown before the aching arms of the trundle re rg of freezers had supplied the multitudes games for prizes were had and in the evening a burlesque of living pictures mr C F olsen with 45 young ladles gave a flag drill that was waa one of the best features of the day they had bad been well trained and received an encore the hyrum electric light company had generously wired the pavil llon lion in the grove on the public the day closed with a ball in th the opera house and academy it was a day of peace and good order |
