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Show BARN BOP.NS ATLEWISTON Ether Telford Sustains Heavy -Loss When Lightning Starts Blaze Lowiston, Sept. 20. Saturday night the largo barn ot Ether Telford was completely dostroyed by flro. Tho lire was caused by lightning which struck tho barn-nbout half pa, eight Tho flro was not seen until largo flames wero shooting up Into tho Jilr. A largo crowd soon camo to extinguish extin-guish tho flames. Tho town hose was soon put Into action. Tho barn being so nearly destroyed they turned tho hoso on thu surrounding buildings tr keopjtIfo flro from spreading. The bnrnuold between forty and fifty tons of hay and a now buggy wlucn were both burned. Monday night tho Camp Flro Girls ot tho First ward gavo their flntil camp flro meeting in tho opera house. A larrgo wooden stump filled with candles represented tho camp lire Tho threo squads sat Indian fashion around tho flro, ii splendid program consisting of muse stories and Indian legends was rendered. Ono squad wns dressed in middles and bloom ers whllo tho other two squads wore dressed like Indians. Tho girls dune-od dune-od around tho camp flro and played games., Evoryono enjoyed It and tho parents could seu that tholr children had learned n great deal this summer sum-mer In camp flro work. Saturday afternoon tho Second ward l'rimnry officers gavo tho cull-, dren a dance and served lco cream. Mr. Ilrighnm and Mnrtln Pond motored mo-tored to Logan and back Saturday. Mrs. Amanda Marler loft Tuesday for HIgby, ldnho, to attend her nged mother who fell nnd broko her hip. Tho Professors Anderson and Holm grcn lectured in our Parents clae3 'Sunday. Monday our.puoiic scnooi started ivlth a largo number ot pupils enroll ed, Tho teachers aro Mr. David Hendricks, Hen-dricks, principal; Mr. Carl Stoddard, Mrs. Hazel Knrrou, Mary Pond, Oua Hultman, Hazel Hancoy, Ellin Price, and Nottlo Adams. Miss Wlnnlo Shopard ot Rlc'imord returned homo Thursday after u several months stay with her sl3lcr Mrs, Uort Pond. Tuesdny tho Primary officers will glvo apple peeling contest for Mio children. A prlzo will bo given for tho one who pooled an apple first. |