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Show LEWISTON DE- I GIDESTO BOND I Lcwlston, Utah, Fob 1. A special election was held In Lcwlston on Jan- : uary 30th to determine whether tho town should be bonded for a public waterworks, and the result was un overwhelming majority in fnvor of banding. The peoplu hero, nt last, ore able to come to a unanimous understanding un-derstanding In regnrd to this long debated question. The citizens have long realised that there Is possibly no . town In the valley that Is In greater need of water but how to get It hat. been the big question. Tho town board somo time ago purchased a spring above Franklin, Idaho, that has an ample flow of tho very purest water to supply all Lewlston, so tho prospects pros-pects for n drink ot water that is really H-2 O aro brighter than ever before. However, there Is a bog "If" th.i: still looms largo before tTTo city fathers. Mr. Ecclcs objects to having his extensive holdings here subjected to bond tax, and it is understood that I lio Is preparing to make a strenuous legal protest. Ho will attempt to have his sugar factory holdings, which represents about one half tho asses-sed"valuatlon asses-sed"valuatlon of the town corpora tlon", segregated and exempted from tho tax. Mr. Eccles constructed a few years ago, a private water system bringing a supply of water from the High Creek, ample to furnishythe factory fac-tory and the factory tenements and hence he feels that ho should not be required to help build another waterworks water-works which could benefit him but little. What tho outcome will bo Is a , qucst!6n . The -Smlthtleld Second wnrd choir pjese'nted here last night In piofes-slonal piofes-slonal stylo The Mocking Bird, a de-liiihtful de-liiihtful opera They played to perhaps per-haps tho largest house thot has over fleeted uny theatrical company here It was uder tho direction of Miss Sadie McCracken, who deserves high praiso for tho excellent mimical entertainment en-tertainment she is able to produce with tho talent to be found within tho illinlts of a ward. Tho orchestra was mado up of eight pieces and thev played together both In tlnio and tune'. Tho well balanced choruses showed exceptional training;' they did their part almost without a hitch, Tha ballot girls pleased the audience immensely. The principals were ro-ninrknbly ro-ninrknbly well fitted to their respective respect-ive roles, and somo showed almost professional ability. Those deserving special mention aro Miss Romney, whose BWeet voice and easy manner in the role of Yvetto captivated the andlence; tho convincing Mr. lloskcl-ley lloskcl-ley who hmlled all the whllo; Sylvester Sylves-ter Low who surprised his friends; and Lamont Pllklngton, tho dashing young Virginian. |