Show scandinavian HOSTS INVADE MANTL since the dedication of the manti temple there has been no occasion of any kind to attract the people to manti as did the scandinavian jubilee early sunday morning people from neighboring towns began coming in by the hundreds in buggies wagons and on horseback by 1030 the tithing office square was filled with vehicles the train from the south brought hundreds and the valley and two trains on the D RG MG were packed to the platforms it is estimated by some that the number present was but wo have investigated this anat matter carefully and find that the number was or to be more accurate about the accommodations provided by the local committees were ample the refreshment committee was somewhat disappointed because not half of their supply of provisions was touched this is accounted for in ill alie fact that a majority of those present had friends here and they were invited to lunch with their friends sunday morning a meeting was held in the tabernacle and the time was spent by speakers mostly from sanpete San Sati pete peto in reviewing the il incidents of early days in utah and arid narrating the history of the introduction of mormonism in scandinavia tho temple city band was out early and met the incoming trains their part of the pro program r ani was received with much app appreciation recitation recia tion and added to the pleasure of thedac the day the spring city band did what they could to enliven the tho exercises at the afternoon meeting the tabernacle was too small to accommodate more than half the people prest A H lund anan drew jensen of salt lake made the principal addresses which were thoroughly enjoyed by the big congregation gre gation the evening program was good 0 0 A christens stenson on of ephraim was awarded first prize for the best scandinavian poem after the even evening ing exercises most of all alie people from the north and south left on oil special trains it was decided not to hold any public exercises on monday and it was so announced at the sunday evening meeting this llo however weNer was a mistake and caused revere severe criticism maily people who could not attend sunday came in early monday morning and when they found nothing doing were disappointed and wo we think justly critic sed the pr program committee had proper cae care and interest been exercised it would have been apparent early monday morning that something should be done to entertain the people about noon prest anderson and some of the citizens took the matter in hand and secured the band for tho the afternoon the people gathered at the orchard liard and a very interesting impromptu program rendered MANTI DEFEATS NEPHI the basket bas et ball game between nephi i and manti was witnessed by a big crow crowd in the pavilion at the game garue was interesting from th alio e start and it I 1 when time was up for the first half the score stood 6 to 5 in favor of nephi the manti boys had been beell taking it easy and when they were call called ifor for the final the nephi boys aja acro 0 entirely outclassed ana failed to score abile the homo home team sc scored ored 8 making the score 13 to 6 in mantis favor the lino line up was as follows MANTI byron alder F forward orward frank rank r aldor alder forward orward F fred cox centre F W tuttle guard frank tuttle guard NEPHI H beagley forward J hyde F forward orward J L belliston contre A latimor Latini or guard J corvan the exercises ended very pleasantly with forgiven by the manti dramatic company and a dance after the tho play the opera house was nas packed and the crowd enjoyed the play the dance continued til linued luei to early morning and tho the crowd was in the best of spirits while there were some complaints and perhaps some did lid not receive proper attention the jubilee was a success the committees worked hard and arc are entitled to congratulations manti is a convention city and has demonstrate her ability to take care of a crowd the black hawk veterans vote ralis will find this an all ideal gathering IM place when they come here in august swen 0 nielson t of spent lk sunday in manti alati john Christian seii of E was in ill tow town tuesday on oil business v supt bupt A L larson was ivas here I 1 the monday boys extending the glad hand to F 0 jensen Jell sell 0 Sorens Soren soll and prest lund of mt pleasant pie wore were here enjoying the Sc andina vian jubilee |