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Show Preston Funeral, j PIlL'SrON, Idaho, May 1! Last Sunday afternoon nt :i o'clock, funeral services over the remains of George i Wilcox, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Wilcox, were held In the First ward chapel. Th i exercises were conducted by lllshop Unity T. Hogeis The general arrangements, singing, speaking, casket, Moral decorations, decora-tions, weresuperlltip. Invocation was olfered by Klder Joseph (. Nelson. The singing was conducted by Piof. Homy Ottc, conductor of the Ac.n'emv choir. The professor also rendered most louchlngly that sacred solo ''Unanswered" The following hi. -Hired spoke feelingly of the p.itl, nee, fortitude, courage, hop3 and devotion of George: Piof George D Casto, Pres. George C. Parkinson, lllshop Geo. II. Carver, Klder K. li.Ne, dlnim, lllshop Henry T.Hogers and Dr Edwin Cutler. Interment was In the city cemetery. It Is a little over nine months since George was badly hurt In a runaway accident His right leg was badly broken, and the shock was so terrlllc that It afterwatd caused him to suffer fiom heart trouble. Thi Immediate cause of Ills demise, however, was drop?, which began In the Injured limb and ascended till It reached the heart. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox deslro to thank aP their Mends for tho kindness be-1 stowed upon them during George's Illness and since his death. Specl.il Aibor day exorcises were held In the Oneida Stake Academy Wednesday, May 1. 175 trees were planted, ditches were cleaned, fences repaired, baseball grounds and tennis courts overhauled, shrubbery planted and conditions In and about the campus cam-pus In general Improved. The girls of the Domestic Science department and the ladles of the Sewing class, under the management of Professors Klla Maughan and Anna Fiost Respectively, prepared a dainty luncheon which was served on the Academy campus in regular old May day style In the afternoon a spirited game of ball was placed by two picked teams, the lineup of which follows Kniuks Position Knacks Rudolph Peterson.. c. Andrew Nelson Clyde Pcterborg p Prof. Casio Albert Harding. . .1st b..Prof. Barton Prof Chrlstensen. .2d b. . Lew Is NulTcr Prof. Johnson ...ltd b. Prof. Henderson Wlllard Nulfei ...s. s..Guy Pcterborg Krncst Carter. . o f Sam Packer Leonard Hatch ...r. f ...A Maughan Samuel Evans I. f. .Orvllle Nceley The score stood 1(1 to 15 in favor of the Knacks. Prof Oswald Chrlstensen and Clyde Pcterborg succeeded also in worsting Prof. M. P. Henderson and liudolph Peleison In a game of lawn tennis. ' John Johnson, umpire I It wasa gay time for both faculty and student body, and by way of dl-version dl-version from the study routlno was! especially pleasing. Laura Fiankeiillcld In 'A Daughter of Colorado" diew a large ciowd at tho opera house Tuesday night. The play gave universal satisfaction. |