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Show TO HONOR A LOGAN MAN. Tho many rrlonds and acquaintances' or tho late President C. I). FJolditeil or this city will be glad to lead" the following editorial from the Dcseret News: "Scandinavian Church members mem-bers aro trying to raise a fund for the erection of a monument on the grave of tho late Piesldent C. D. FJedsted. At a Scandinavian gathering hold In this city Inst October tho following wero npoplnted n commltteo to solicit funds for the purpose. II. A. Pedersen, Logan; O. H. Ilerg. l'rovo; Martin Chrlstopherson and C. A. F. Orlob, Salt Lake City, and Soren Rnsmussen, Draper, and they have met with considerable con-siderable success. "Knowing thnt here nro hundreds of Scandinavians nnd others, who would bo glad to contribute to this monument, monu-ment, wo call attention to tho fact that any of the gontlomen or the'eom-mltteo the'eom-mltteo will bo glnd to recelvo their contributions nnd to publish an account ac-count in tho "News" nnd tho Scandinavian Scandi-navian papers, it would bo desirable to havo tho monument raised In tho spring, so that contributions should be sont In without dolny. Wo understand It Is tho Intention ot the committee to arrange ror a special Scandinavian conreronco In Logan nt tho timo or tho unveiling or tho monument, mon-ument, U possible "llrothor FJoldsted spent a groat many years of his llfo In tho mission field, and travoled oxtenslvely among tho Saints at home Ho has a groat many friends who will ever remem- ber him, and thoy have felt a peed of some such opportunity to expreBS their love for hi family and honor his memory." mem-ory." Pres FJcldsted was wdll known by most of tho Scandinavians of- tho church. Ho was n big, good man, with most worthy heart and mind. To erect d fitting memorial to him Is n proper undertaking that will speedily, vg hope, bo consummated. Ho lives In the hearU of many Logan people who, we aro sure, will be glad to Join In the worthy act of rearing a monument over his grave |