Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-07
BEAR LAKE ITEMS.
The People Have a Pleasant and
Profitable Time.

The southern end of Bear Lake
Valley has been of late the scene of
a great deal Of public pleasure and
instruction.
The Sunday School Of Lake Town
appropriately celebrated the ami
versary of the birthday Of George
Washington, on the 22nd ult. An
excellent programme was rendered
in the morning. Songs, dialogues,
readings authorizations were inter
spersed with reviews by the
younger children from the chart
and fac-simile card lessons, "Christ
Arisen" by the intermediates from
the ''Articles of Faith. 3" and by the
young mems and young ladies'
classes from Lesson III, "The Tes-
timony Of John the Baptist The
Stake SUPPLEMENTARY had been
invited and were represent
ed by COuuselors NJ. Jacob
sen and II. c. Keetch, of
st. Charles, and John Allen OF
Garden City. the children under
fourteen years Of age had a dance
from / 10 p. M, during which
time the female teachers distributed
a variety Of good things to them.
The adults Of the school and their
friends had sociable from 7:30 TO
ll:31. This was conceded TO be the
best party Of the season here.
The visitors met with US on Sun
day morning, and their appropriate
counsel greatly encouraged the
school.
The Fourth Elders Quorum
monthly meeting was held after
school dismissed, and a good time
was spent. At the public
meeting at p. m. addresses were
delivered by the visiting Elders.
Stake Supt. VIM. Hymas and his
worthy colleagues, c. II. Hart and
J. NJ. Bagley, Of the L. NJ. N. l.
Association, met the associations of
the Rich County Wards in their
district conference held here on
Saturday and Sunday, March LIST
and End. At the Saturday after
noon session n capital programme
was rendered. The Meadow vile
association choir furnished the gen
eral music and singing for the &C.
casion and all the exercises were
meritoriously gone through. In
the evening, under the auspices of
the societies, there was crowded
audience from the settlements.
On Sunday morning great atten-
ton and interest were manifested by
a very large congregation in a logical
review Of the recent Supreme Court
test oath decision by Counselor c.
IL. Hart and the concluding dis
course Of the Superintendent. The
afternoon exercises consisted Of an
address by Elder Moroni Dunford,
who related some Of his experiences
IS 4 missionary in the Southern
States, recently ended. He COM
mented on the merits and true de-
finition of the word of wisdom and
the gifts Of the Spirit, as portrayed
by Paul and other inspired writers.
The Lake Town assOciation'ss special
choir provided us with some good
singing during Sunday.
The conference was a decided
success and must have far exceeded
the most hopeful anticipations of
those who projected it. 1t also re-
fleets much credit upon the Rich
County Associations.
The Stake is apportiOned into
three or four districts. Conferences
viii be held in each, and it is hoped
that a great and effective work will
be done for our young men in this
way.
Hay is very scarce here, and cat
tie are quite poor, but our stockmen
are rustling things bravely, import
ing corn and thus saving the lives
OF the cattle. Information reached
US yesterday that the Union Pacific
railroad was Transporting corn for
our citizens for n merely nominal
price, to help out through this hay
famine.
The temperature in this locality
last week got down to IL degrees be-
low zero. A mercantile friend in
AtAAACA uAO AAAdl luEluH MS recent
visit to Evanston the Thermometer
indicated 80 degrees below zero. The
past two days the weather has been
warmer. A south wind is blowing
and breakup is imminent.
Business was duh during Febru-
airy, but booms again as March
comes in.
''La grippe" has given some of
US a shaking, but happily it is now
over.
Our dsy school, Sunday school
and local associations are flourish
ing.
The Stake SUPPLEMENTARY Of the
Y.M.M.I.A. met with Meadowville
last Sunday evening, reorganized
the young peoples society there,
and installed Messrs. Hyrum Kim
ball, II. Schutt and w. E. Jenkins
as the presidency, and Miss Pansy
Schutt as secretary, and gave some
excellent counsel.