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Show NEWTON HUGGETS New Bishopric Elected Sunday. Sun-day. . ... .. At the annual conference ol ! the Newton ward May 17, the bishopric was reorganized!. Apostle M. W. Merrill, andPresi-dents andPresi-dents William H. Lewis, Alma Merrill and 6 A. Hendricks were-present were-present and spoke daring the meetings, giving much good counsel. They praised the integrity in-tegrity of retiring Bishop W. H. Griffin and Counselors Joke Jenkins and Christian Larsei; and prayed tnat ltoq wouiu uns. them in their future labors. The following officers were then appointed. ap-pointed. Bishop Martin Rigby. As First Counselor Chris Christiansen. --' Second Counselor W Griffin, Jr. 2 Bishop Rigby is a son of i late William F.'I gov, who'ir bishop of New Lon for so m.ss 'years, and whose ni'jmory is he-j he-j very dear by the people of fcf. i town. The neWbisb.jp is -voungmanof excellent chatac- . ter, steadtast and proven iawis- , fu). He will make an exceiter, ; presiding officer. "His coun'-- ' Jors'e also worthy yn'l h -.. - I to estcem'all. Our farmers" titt i rejoicing over the bonui-ifut swnx of the past few days, and wbesft is in fine condition as a result the down pour. Our esteemed townsman, Andrew And-rew Hansen, has beer, o-&evhat ill from an asthmatic a Section, during the past year, but is nov:: improved. |