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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES CURRENT EVENTS.
BY KATE MARKHAM POWER.

sioner Is entitled to il would not sup
port him for one year. and We all know
that when he becomes as needy as
these are he is likely to got a very
small pension indeed. The pension Is
all risht for the poor man who has
hard struggle to keep the wolf from
the door. but what OF those who have
no door. but only the WOLF The State
Of Georgia tried very hard-to the ex-
tent OF $500. 600 a year in pensions
70 DO without a home. but recogniz-
ing az last the iuefficieucy Of the pen
sion system for the homeless veterans.
TNJ MISSfP
on the I'd OF last June. | am told. she
opened her soldiers home. THAT home
has since been burned. but a handsomer
one win soon replace it.-EditOr.b
Mothers OF Mississippi. the men Of
our State-aye. and our State history
demands that we educate our sons TO
be patriots. How can we say to them.
My sou. to be a patriot IL the most
honorable ambition in life. when they
see our patriots In the poorhouses and
living on private charity Don't We
all know that the neglect OF our pa
triots ehearens patriotism
oh. Mississippians. Miszissippians.
let US build this one monument 10
show our gratitude to those who suf-
fered 50 much for us, They will not
be with MS long. and we should not
neglect il another year.
LtzZGE GEoRGE HENDERSON.
Chairman Home Committee"
In the report OF the Secretary OF
State. just completed. a showing is
made relative to the remarkable
change that has taken place in the con
dition Of affairs in that Office that
must prove Of interest to all citizens
who feel a genuine interest in the
conduct Of the States business. We
quote as follows from this report.
At no time In the history OF the
state has this department been able 70
show a condition so iattering and 50
highly satisfactory as during he pc
riod covered by this report From
being an expense in the past. and d
burden to the taxpayers. the Office has
come TO be now not only self-sustain-
ing. but a source OF revenue to the
State OF no mean proportions. as will
be seen by reference TO the following :
statements
Receipts in Office OF Secretary Of
state from September 80. fS99. 10 au9
including Sepember %. 1901
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19
FATAL DISOBEDIENcE.
wr-ek AMI the Los Of Fight Iiv--
the IIliaot- Central

Rockford. IN. DE. ID. Failure on
the part Of conductor - obey or
iess = supposed To- have been tn.
cause Of collision cn the Illinois
CENTRAL railroad hetvecn Irene ani
perryvillr. early YESTERDAY The two
trains wcre TIRE en~t-touut passenger
train Ne. Z and a through freight
from Chicago going west. rs re-
suit eight persons are dead ar miss
ing and eleven injured The known
lead are.
Richard Ormshy. Chicago. engineer
II the passenger train
james EcarIun. Freeport: fireman
IT passenger train
Robert Thompson. Dubuque; Nmer-
lean Express messenger.
j. W. Funk. Chicago. brakeman
passenger train.
David Behan. Frreport, freight en-
gineer.
Edward Carey. Frseport: freight;
fireman.
Missing and supposed to he dead:
Newshoy on passenger train; name
unknown.
Scctios- foreman from Irene. name
unknown.
The injured. so far as the names
could bc sscertaine,i. are A. follows.
~. &. Ncllman. Chicago. ti-at a-ns
crushed Off at elbow. taken to Rock
ford City hoPsitaI: condition crit
ical.
u. K. Ahrendt. Chicago. cnt and
bruised by broken glass.
L. ~. Quinlan. passenger conductor.
cut and bruised. crushed about the
chest: taken To- Rockford City hos.
pital; condition critical.
W Il. Keefc. sioux city. la. head
severely cut.
Frank Stadlemeu, New Athens. III:
cuts about head and arms.
Thomas Hendricks. New Athens,
Ill. cut and bruised aud hair
scorched off.
slightly cut: g. +. ShurtIeF. Ge-
roa. G. NJ Burch. Kankaks... NJ r.
Franklin. Lake City. Ia: y L. Boggs.
- Louis; John HnSsey. Indepen-
dence. In.
The trains met at a slight bend in
the track. both running at full
speed.
The smoker. express and baggage
ears were piled on the locomotives.
pinuins in the occupants af the smok-
ing ear. Only half dozen occupants
- that ear escaped. Th.. others were
p~nned in. and II not killed we're
-uasted 70 death. and their bodies
along with those of the engine crews
se-r entirely consumed.
AT efforts of the survivors 10 res.
cue the victims were unavailing. The
iamr. drove them hack 1t every
point. The temperature was ~ de-
srees below zero and an icy wind
blowing across the prairie. the point
where the wreck occurred being in
a shallow ent aiFor,iing no protec.
ton The injured were without hat.
AMI wraps and suffered terribly.
Ey th~ united Efforts Of the sur
yivors th~ vay ear was pushed hack
| frau fa- urrekags 20 s-eau.. fha
fiame~ and the wounded were pIsc,.,l
on the bunk~ inside
Two hours elapsed before any rrliei
was at hand Then an engine ar
rived FROM the east and pulled the
ear to- Irene. ten mites distant.
y relief train was started from
Rockford N i:3O A. m. having OF
board Doctors =. r. Catlin. Henr,
Riehinss. W. Il. Helm and Agent T. "
Brown. II arrived at the scene of tn,
wreck 20 minutes later. In the mean
time the injured who had beer
brought back from irene in the way
car We're transferred to the re,ie
train and brought To Rockford
All the injured are doing well tx
eept H. e.. NellmaH. of Chicago. VIII.
i in critical condition
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19
~ rur JUNI,r. VALLEY.
LIs- "f stream ohit,erss~s ny the
Overflow

Huntington. Ia. Dec. i5.-fester-
days excessive rainfall has prccipi-
tated a destructive food throughout
the 1uuiata valley and through the
iow-iying country traversed by the
EaySt"wu branch. The line - tbs
stream has become obliterated IN
many places by the overflow. To-day
the luninta river had risen - feet
and the Ea'-tuvn branch much high
er. The farmers along these streams
have Sustained an iucaiculablr lu-s to
fence. growing grain aud other
property. Many farmers were forced
last night Is abandon their homes
temporarily
The public ruaIs 10 ths. south and
east ~ Huntington are impossible.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Paducah. Ky. Dec 16--Third Clerk
Mark Amerberg, of the steamer
Spread Eagle. one of the Leyhe feet.
OF St Louis, with winter quarters
here, was drowned by breaking
through the ice The remains were
shipped to his home at Grafton. III.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Kansas City. No. Dec f4.--It devel-
oped yesterday that r. s. Simpson,
aged l.. and Eta Teal. aged a. eIoped
20 Leavepworth Monday and were
married Mrs. Teal could annuI the
marriage but considered it the wise
policy to forgive the children
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19
ONLY oNE-EIGHTH BRITISH.
Carefully Complied Census Statistics of the
Empire Bring out Startling Faets-
Blacks Number $4,000. 900.

LondOE- Dee l4--CarefulIy COM
piled statistics of the population Of
the British emPire. published by. a
trade paper. bring out the startling
fact that out of population of near
ly i0o. o.000.0O0 about 4..eOo.00a. or less
than oae-eighth- are of British birth
or descent. nearly 4.0o0.oo0 are non
British white men and the eolores
races number 343.000.0 .00c.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19
~ TuE LErrIGH VALLEY.
The Most D--tra-tiv~ FIs.d ksewa
In Forty Wears.

Nleutpwu. Pa. Dee. i5.-Thr u,.~t
destructive Hood in th, Lehigh valley
since tS6e started This morning at
three o'clock. following a two-days'
dreuching rain. which melted the
snow in the mountains. causing ths
Lehigh river to become a raging tor
rent. The traction companies power
houses are flooded with seven feet of
wHter. which drowned the fires uudcr
the boilers. No trolley ears have been
run since ten o'clock this morning.
and Allentown tonight i in darkness.
The Adelaide silk mill sustained .
los of over St0.O00 by Hood. Eight
feet of muddy water j. on the trSt
floor completely covering the warp
ing AMI finishing machines and ruin
ing ail the silk on the machines
The american Steel and Wire Co.'S
wire and nail plants are under water
and thousands IF dollars damage has
been done there.
All other industries along h'- course
OF streams suffered heavily by water
tiaodiHs the Easements and first
tioor-- damaging the machinery AMI
stock Va through trains are run
ming north 80 NlIentown and com.
munieation by wire i completely cut
of. W loss Of life has been reported
There are many waSheutS along the
railroads Superintendent Wentz Of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
i stalled in his private ear some
where north of Allentown
Lock Tender VIM Huffert'S houss.
and stable near Allentown were swept
away. The family escaped. but two
horses were carried with the stable
into the Lehigh river and drowned.
The county bridge over the Lehigh
river here was badly damaged by ths.
food One pier was washed from its
mooringS. The water began subsid-
| ing this afternoon and i slowly re-
1 s..s.ffusr
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

New York, Dee If.-A heavy +
that descended on the city in the =;
ly Hsorning caused delay Of trai
all over New York. The entire fer
system of both rivers was upset
Some Instances boats were an hour
making the passage that usually |
quires TO 10 minutes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Peoria. Ill.,, Dec. Thames \. Hi
ms, aged 81 years. who went 10 sic
on the morning of November :. a
lad been unconscious almost Cd
tinually ever since. died yesterSia
He was unconscious for five weeks
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19
An E.rthqaaks FsIt At ,aIsm. ORE.

Salem, Ore Dec. f4.-At Il:
o'clock Friday morning I distir
earthquake shock was felt here. T
shock lasted three seconds and I
vibrations were from north 10 sou,
Windows and dishes ratified. but
iamage IS reported.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Lincoln. Neb.. Dee It.-W- j. By
an comments on President Roose-
VeIf's expression Of regret in his mes
sage over the death Of Queen Victoria
and Empress Frederick while failing
TO sympathize with Kruger in his own
bereavement.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Memphis. Tenn. Dee 1i--Fra
Cannon and win Kelly, both color
were Earged at Helena. Ark. vest
day for the murder last July
Isaac Land and his wife. colored,
Island Sixty-six in the Mississippi
miles below Helena
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Stockholm. Dec. 14.-Prof. Dehring.
a German who was recently awarded
the medical prize of i5l.200 kroner.
announced that his experiments dem
onstrated the possibility of rendering
cattle immune from tuberculosis by
incubation
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Washington. Dec. I4.-Congressu
Cowherd has prepared a bill VII
provides for the sale OF the odd (
eral building in Kansas City. Mo-. i
the application Of the proceeds
ward completing ths 7ew building.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Toledo, o. Dec. 16.-CharIes \.
Wilson and August Baseh were killed
yesterday in the Lake Shore yards at
Air Line junction by being run down
by freight car. They were part of q
gang of track repairers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Freeport. Ill. Dec. 16.-A freight
train light engine and a wrecking
train came into collision on the Chi
cago Great Western road at Bolton.
five miles from here. yesterday F
NJ. Riley, of Dubuque, fireman of the
wrecking train. was killed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Portland, Ore, Dee 1.-THE Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company has
announced that rate of SIS for Sec
ond-elass Passage will be made be-
tween Omaha and Kansas City and
Portland and Puget sound points next
March and April
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

London, Dec IA dispatch to the
Morning Leader from Hong Kong
says a big fire occurred last Thurs
day at Lo Nan. \ suburb of Canton
-Four hundred houses were destroyed,
some lives were lost and thousands
OF Cinnamon were made homeless
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Wesson. Miss. D. 16.-W. A
Spence and Miss jamie mon. while
out driving, We're killed hs yester-
day. being run down by an Illinois
Central train
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Springfield. H.. Dec. 1.-The entire
corn crop OF Illinois for 1901 is 49,
20. zoo bushels, the smallest since
1880. but the value to producers. s10s.-
ii5,000. has never been exceeded in
the state.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Rome, Dec. 1.-THE pope is unwill-
ing to withdraw the Catholic friars
from the Philippines and substitute
American priests as recommended by
Gov Taft and other American author
tiles
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19
Rapid Ri>- In the >u~au.haan..

Harrisburg. Pa. dee. is.-The Sus-
qushauna river has bern rising at the.
rate of nine inc bs~ an hour since two
o'clock this morning. with Indications
that II viii continue to rise all night
There were two feet If water in the
engine ruom oi the Harrisburg water
works this evening. The freShet was
caused by the heavy rainfall in the
Iuniata valley and along -the west
branch of the Su-auehanna
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

river was ~ feet above low water
mark before the people realized their
danger. hence the severe loss to per-
sonal property.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19
HIGHEST SINCE ycuNsrow~.
TORRENTS sf EsIs sad FE~re~ tales
~ H-dfsrd. IA.

Bedford. p. use. f5.-Oue ~ the
heaviest wind anI rain storms in it,
history visited H.-,ifori last night.
The rain fril in torrents and fierce
gale shook the huilding~. The Rays
town branch reached its highest
paint ~incv the Jamestown tip.,s. II
'.'.-rflovs'l tn, tracks of the Eedfor,i
division. Fenn~ylganis rriir,'ad ilo,I-
ed one or town houses in the western
end - town and rushed through the
powerhouse nf the Bedford Electric
considerable damage Last night
train was DELAYED nearly two hours
by Ian i~li,lr near >aNtau. The
tre~tlr at I.aybargrr's farm was
washed away.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

This is given 70 show what IS
brought in 70 the Treasurer BY the
Zee bill which was gotten ~ and urged
by the Iamented J. L Power. Seere-
lary of State for six year..
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

I.rwi~5"Nn. Pa. Dee. il.-Nc~ter-
DAYS heavy rains raised the water in
Ei>hacloquilln'~ and Jacks rrrek-.
about ten feet. and did much damage
to property along the banks One
railroad britg, On the NilhrnV branch.
railruad bridge IN the Milhruv branch
at Walnut street. WAS twisted out IL
position and travel On that line will
b. cut oT for several days The new
iron wagon bridge over Jacks creek
on the road 10 Nifiiintuwn. was ear
risi away by the Hood. Travel over
half the line II the B-e.lssille trolley
rnad has been stopped
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

The Board OF Trustees of the Indus.
tliel College met In Jackson last week
and transacted large amount Of busi
ness o. Importance. Pr esident Kin
cannon submitted his spl l'ndid report.
Ehieh e1tablishss the rifht OF our
girls college 10 be esteemed 4 potent
f.efOr in the upbuiIding o. the State
in all that Is good and great The
oriy trouble about the college is that
|i5 is nSs. IN size. half equal to the de
mands made upon it by the public.
To Accommodate all who would enter
there the buildings would have to be
increased twOfold. the faculty would
need to be doubled and everything else
doubled or trebled except the presi-
dent He seems able. ~single-handed
and alone TO cope with the innumer-
able difficulties and TO meet the mani
fold requirements Of one OF the mosS
exaeting and important positions in
the State. Certainly. under his wise
administration. Mississippis Indus
trial College has accomplished mar
veis. despite its youth Every State
in the South would be richer and bet
ter and happier could our example
be followed in the establishment Of in
.fastri1I schools for their sons and
daughters
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Eastun. Pa. Dr~. l5.-Th~ frr~het IN
the Delaware and Iehigh rivers has
dome serious damage all through this
section Railroad traffic r. suspended.
and the water has risen tp Front
street IN This city. Telegraph and
Telephone communication Is inter
rupied- The rivers are still rising at
I the rate % foot an hour. and from
advices received from points up the
Delaware valley the Delaware river
will likely continue to rise until mid
| night. Thousands IF dollars. damag-,
has already been done To the big in
dustries At West Easton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-19

Among the young Mississippians Of
whom the State is proud. Blswett Har-
rison Lee. only sou OF the beloved
Gen. stephen ID. Lee. stands near the
head Of the line. This able young
attorney has just been chosen. from
the bar OF Chicago. TO I'LL an impor-
tant position among the legal advisers
Of the Illinois Central road as general
attorney. We rejoice in his success
for his own sake and for the sake of
his distinguished father.
The town OF Learned. on the hatcher
road. thirty miles from Jackson. was
almost destroyed by fire Tuesday
morning The loss is al least $1,000
in excess OF insurance This is Sc
we're blow 10 the town and its excel
lent citizens
Senator Money has reintFodueed and
will push with vigor his bill to dis
tribute among Southern claimants the
fund of more than 5000. 600 which
has accumulated in the treasury from
the sale OF captured and abandoned
cotton
The parents and friends. as well as
the students. will rejoice that the
Board of Trustees has reseinded the
old resolution limiting Christmas holt
days to one day. IL now rests with
the president of the l. |. & c. 70 say
what time shall be given for holidays
at Christmas. and the girls have no
fear but that the time will be ample
for the enjoyment Of the many pleas
ures Of which already they are dream
ing
McComb City had the honor OF en-
tertaining the Mississippi tannuaD
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. last week. Bishop
Morrison Of Kentucky presided. and an
unusual number of distinguished
guests were present
Monroe county farmers have a way
Of estimating their cotton yield ae,
eording to the mules worked. For in
stance. one crop was harvested which
amounted TO eight 500-pound hales to
the mule. Nov. if that farmer iast
had enough mules his finances thIs
season s-e in good shape
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-14
THE WORK IN FLORIDA.
A Number OF Souls Added TO the
Church In That State.

Elders Il. o. Larsen and A. L. Mech
am In letter dated Bridge Creek,
jackson county, Fla. Aug, 70, report
az follows
Perhaps few words from the South
Alabama conference would be Of inter-
est to some OF the readers OF the
News, and we therefore send you an
account Of a branch conference held
mere near Bridge Creek, Fla. There are
Dut few families Of Saints living In
this locality, but they are faithful and
their integrity and Hospitality are well
known IN the conference. Having been
granted the use OF the Davis school
house, IN which to hold our meetings,
six VI the Elders assembled to attend
conference on August 2ith and 25th. On
Saturday, August oath, at II a. M, our
first meeting began with good oongre-
cation present. Meeting was called TO
order By Elder r. o. / hsen, WHO made
a few opening remarks. Elder James
II, Tucker then spoke on the divine
mission Of tfs-Trophet Joseph Smith,
and also on the first principles of the
Gospel. He was followed by Elder AL
win Warner. Elder X. o. Larsen spoke
on apostasy from the primitive Church.
AT 1880 p. m. we were again assem-
bled with an increased attendance. Ell
der II. ]. Holyoak spoke on the neces-
gity Of continuous revelation. Elder +.
L. Brown followed.
On Sunday morning at II o'clock
large crowd had assembled before time
for meeting and the Elders sang to
good effect a number OF the songs Of
Zion. All were In festive mood and our
expectation Of a grand time was fully
realized ere the day closed. Meeting
was called TO order at 1890 Elder II.
l.. Brown gave an excellent sermon on
the first principles OF the Gospel. He
was followed by Elder A. l. Mecham,
who spoke on salvation for the dead.
After singing we invited all 10 be pres
ent at baptism In the afternoon and
prayer was offered by Elder II. H.
Sims.
Al D. m. all the Elders and Saints
with large crowd OF spectators as
sembled on the bank of a creek end
here amid the deepest stiffness and SOL
emnity we led two Of Gods children
into the water and baptized them. They
were Brother j, d. Sims and his wife
Elizabeth. After the ceremony was
over the crowd dispersed TO attend our
meeting at 1880, at which time many
were pre.ent Elder II j. Holyoak
gave an account Of his labors here IN
the field the last two years. lie was
followed by Elder r. o. Larsen. who
spoke on the subject WAS Joseph
Smith a Prophet Of God?"
While the crowd dispersed we sa~p
Beautiful Day" All fep that we had
been blessed and enjoyed the Spirit
Of God.
The work in this conference is grow.
ing nicely this year, we have. SO FAR
added forty by baptism.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-14
He Has u Testimony.

Brother Frank II. Beeman, OF Lacy
vile, Wyoming county, Pennsylvania,
writes.
The News" Is a great help TO me as
| am the only Latter-day Saint In this
neighborhood The people around here
are quite Indifferent towards me be-
cause OF my religion and because say
the Latter-duy Saints have the only
true Gospel. But l say to the world
that | know that the Latter-day Saints
have the true Gospel and II was not
made known to me by man, but God
manifested II to me by the Holy
Spirit.
was a member Of the Baptist
church before ! became a Latter-day
Saint and / was baptized by INNER
sion, and | was Just as earnest and sin
ere I'm the cause Of Christianity then as
am now. But I could not understand
the scriptures, neither could find any
one that could explain them 20 me
satisfactorily. But all Is different now.
My eyes have been opened and the
darkness has cleared away, | can see
and understand and comprehend many
things that We're a dark blank 10 me
only a year or two ago. My friends
are coming hack TO me and those who
are honest are admitting that the re-
lgion that ] have is different TO that
which they have.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-14
Bear Lake stake.

The quarterly conference Of the Bear
Lake Stake was held at Paris, August
3lst and September lst. Elder j, Golden
Klmball and George f. Gibbs were oui
visitors,
On Saturday the speakers were Elders
w. L. Rich, VIM. Bulge, VIM Hymas,
Heber G. Keetch, ]. Golden Kimball
James III, Hart and Joseph r, Shep-
herd.
The principles treated upon were:
Works as an evidence Of a living faith
the authority Of the Priesthood the
establishment OF the great latter-day
work; the building Of temples, and the
liberal contributions Of the Saints for
this purpose.
On Sunday the speakers were Elders
VIM Bulge, John W. Stuck, Henry
Bolton (returned missionary George
j.. Gibbs and j. Golden Klmball. The
subjects were: Offenses and the Lords
way Of treating them; the duty OF
members who have been offended; for
giveness a duty binding upon the
Saints our duty 10 sustain the Au-
thorities Of the Church.
The Authorities Of the Church aud
OF the Stake were presented and sus,
tanned without a dissenting vote. The
speakers enjoyed much freedom and
power and the singing was excellent.
The meetings We're we'll attended
throughout the conference, A most en-
joyable time was had by all who were
present.
THOMAS MINeON,
Stake Clerk and Recorder.