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Show Funeral For Mrs, Thurston Hyde Park, May 19, The funeral of Mrs. Mary Thurston held here today to-day was largely attended. Many relatives rel-atives and friends eame from d'stant places to bo present and show their esteem for oat worthy their love. The speakers were Elders Lars C. Petersen, John A. Woolf, Bishop Ben-jamln Ben-jamln Hymas, Bishop Charles O. Hydo, James Johnson ot tho Oneida! stako presidency, and President Serge Dalllf. The musical numbers by the choir wore: Tho' Deep'nlng Trials, Noarer My God To Thee; and Choose the Right, by special request re-quest of tho deceased before she passed pass-ed away. Tho special numbers were: Sometime We'll Understand, by Arthur Arth-ur Petersen and Mrs. Vlnnlo Hawkes, and Son of My Soul, by Mrs. Jean Llndqulst and MlssVella Merrill of Smlthllold. This number, sang so sweetly, waB very comforting and touched tho hearts of those present. The opening and closing prayers wero offered by Bishop Charles Shum-way Shum-way of Treasdrcton, and Elder Jos"8i!h" Johnson ot Preston. Tho pall bearers bear-ers and flower bearers wero all grand children of the deceased. Tho cpeak-ors cpeak-ors told of tho unselfish cheerful disposition dis-position o'f tho deceased alnd ot her many deeds of charity and self sacrifice. sacri-fice. At tho cemetery tho grave was dedicated by Elder J. W. Hurren. Mary Thurston was tho daughter of Henry and Mary King Sesjmo'ns. She was born In Suffolk, England, March 17, 1833, and wa married to James Thurston, April 6, 1854. They crossed tho ocetrn In tho spring ot 1856 landing land-ing In. Now York, March 28, crossed the Plains In CffliU'.n Franklin Brown's company, arriving In Hyde Park, September 9, I860. She was the mother of three sons and eight daughters. daugh-ters. Two Bons and six daughters sur vlve her; also ono brother and two sisters, besides a host of grand and great grand children. Mary Thurston was truly a woman of great Integrity. Truo to herself, to her friends, and to her God. For nil dumb beasts and tn'.raa'.s, shq had great sympathy and did much for their comfort and caro. In hor later years sho waB blessed with earth's bounties, yet sho was never wasteful, and always made tho best use ot God's blessings. With the lovo and esteem of all, ripe In years and experience, with life's duties well performed, and n strong hope of a future llfo beyond the"'grave, sho has gone to meet her reward In the man-s'ns man-s'ns of tho Father. Sunday evening May 17 the graduating gradu-ating exercises of the Hyde Park district dis-trict school was heid In the meeting house Principal George S. Dalnes, succeeded In graduating fourteen pupils. pu-pils. Their names havo already been published In the papers. Tho program was as follows: Singing Congregation Prayer .'... William Hurren Quartet. Young Ladles, Seventh Grado Class Prophecy Vernon Forkes Recitation, "At tho Cross Roads" composed by Orlo Hyde . . . ,' WQllara Hydo Valodlctory Miss Mojbel Burgess Address to Graduates Prof., Franklin D. Raines Tho valedictory was a well written artlclo with beautiful sontlments and good odvlco. Professor Datlnes' address ad-dress was upon the subject ot oduca-Uon, oduca-Uon, Its value to tho Individual, state and nation, and contained many gems of advanced thought. Now comes that Hydo Park ball iw, Thlsxtlme, with a nice llttln Bcoro. Today, May 19, the Cache June-tlon June-tlon toam headed by that good Matured, Matur-ed, good ball'playcr, Goorgo Ecklund. While thoy played some ball, Hyde Prk did too. Scoro, Hydo Park 17; Cache Junction 5. Home runs, Hyde Park, G; Cache Junction 1, Sevarjil doubles woro made by both teams. Seven innings only wero played . Those wishing to wltnoBs a goo'd gHmrf como to,ow;bergSaturda;Mvay' 23 and see Wellsvlllo aid Hyde Park ly ball. , . Mrs. Lydla Crowther, wife ot Bd-wln Bd-wln D. Crowther, well knows la theatrical the-atrical olrcles In the early days of Cache, was with her s'Mof Mrs. Thurston when aha passed away. Mr. Sajrah Dansle of Rlverton, Salt Lake county; Is here visiting friends. Mrs. Mary Hancey was quite sick last week, but Is Improving now. The mumps have about ran thex course as 'there are not many more victims to be found. y Dry farm grain Is just booming. Somo Is In the boat. v Fruit prospects are excellent and the winds of prosperity seem to be blowing our way. MORMONS PROTECT; FEDERAL8 IMPRI80N Rodrlgo Quevedo Sheltered In El Paso and James Skowien Held In Juarez for Ransom El Paso, Texas, May 18. While Jtjmes Skowsen Is bolng held as a prisoner by tho federal filibusters under un-der Rodrlgo and Sllvestre Quevedo, Rodrlgo Quevedo has been hldJen In tho home ot a Mormon resident hero to prevont his being arrested and placed in the Fort Bliss prison cump. Americans from Colon'a Juarsz brought the news of Skowsen's Imprisonment Im-prisonment by tho filibusters who have been robbing and looting tho homes of the Mormons In western Chihuahua. Skowsen has a, larse ranch In that district and It Is thought that ho was hold as a hostago to force the payment of money to his captors to obtain h's release. It Is known that Quevedo, who came to town Thursday, was hidden In tho homo of a prominent Mormon hero to prevent his boln garrestod after he, had appealed to tho American Mormon Mor-mon to protect him from tho provost police. James Skowsen has been a lumber dealer In Colo'nlaJuarez and has been prominent In Mormon church work and Industrial development In tho Mexican colonies. Ho Is ot a largo family of 8kowsons In western Chihuahua, there being soveral branches bran-ches of tho family which settled In tho colonies In their earlier days. |