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Show Preston. PRESTON, Ida, Match 21.-Last night another large mass meeting was held In tho Central school house, at which the follow ing ticket was named: Major, John Greaves; councllmen, Bishop Geo. 11. Carver, Juno Jensen, Joseph Roper and Nephl Larson. This ticket Is "dubbed" the "Independent." Last Saturday a "Citizens" ticket was pliced In nomination, tho personnel of which Is as follows: Major, Solomon II. Hale; councllmen, Wllford Chat-tcrton, Chat-tcrton, Clinton Mecham and James Johnson. The city election occurs April 2. Each ticket is pledged to se-euro se-euro a water and a sower system. Here's hoping the best men win. Last Friday and Saturday nights Dr. John T. Miller delivered two lectures lec-tures In tho academy. "Wonders of Mind and Body" and "Heredity and Environment" were his themes. The lectures were not very well attended. Last Saturday, while working at the Little Mountain mine, Ed. Fuel met with a very serious accident. -He and Mr. Ell Reoves had Just put in two shots and retired to await developments. develop-ments. One explosion occurred and after waiting some time to hear the second report these miners concluded that the other shot did not take effect. Mr. Fuel went back into the mtno and with his hat began fanning away tho debris when the explosion occurred. His hat was blown to atoms, his right hand torn off, his faco and head very badly disfigured. Dr. Edwin Cutler was called and dressed the wounds of the unforlunato man. He will probably prob-ably live. Ho is a poor man and the blow is keenly felt by his sorrowing family and his many friends Beginning with tho first of April, Editor Watkins L. Roe, of the Cacho Valley News, will fool the public by presenting us with a semi-weekly edition edi-tion of tho local paper. Already im-prove'ments im-prove'ments In the paper arc notlccablo and Mr. Roc has been weighed in tho balance and not found wanting. Last night wo had tho worst electric storm ever seen In theso parts. Tho weatherman seems to have been working work-ing ovorilmo for tho past month. Business Is almost In tho stagnation stage In vlow of tho Impassibility of tho roads. President Geo. C. Parkinson Is in Boise this week In attendance at a meeting of tho regents of tho State Unherslty. Elders Clement Smith, J P Hansen and E. P. Peterson hae just returned from foreign missions. Tho Relict Society annual day was celebrated at tho First ward last Sunday. Sun-day. Mrs. Henry T. Rogers, Mis. Mary Dallcy, Mrs. Phoeba McNIel, Editor Watkins L. Roc, President Joseph S. Geddes, Prof. Geo. I). Castoand Bishop Henry Rogers rendered numbers on a very Interesting program Jos. S. Gcddcs and Charles I). Goas-II Goas-II ml were visitors at tho Academy this week The little 10 months olddaughtor of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Crosloy, of Whitney, Whit-ney, died Tuesday ulght. The exact nature of tho dlscaso is not known, By special request Prof. Henry Otto and tho academy cnolr rcproduco tho operetta, "Tho Merry Milkmaids," at the new opera house tonight. |