The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-14
STATE NEWS
EPHRAIM NEWS NOTES.
Will Celebrate Independence Day in
Old-fashioned STYLE.

Ephraim, June 13.-Ephraim lost one
Of It's oldest inhabitants and pioneer resi-
dents this week in the death of Fred
erlck Jensen Hoist which occurred Tues
day. He was man of sterling integrity.
"A believer in the gospel and a good cltl-
zen He leaves a wife, two daughters
and twelve grandchildren, who are highly
respected as citizens Of the communities.
The funeral services were held from the
tabernacle Friday afternoon.
Superintendent Henry -Beal. who IS IN
charge of the construction of the Snow
academy, says that the walls will be
completed next week and then the build
irg Will be ready for the roof. The
structure IS one Of exquisite beauty and
viii be the central church school on ac-
count of the situation. of all the church
schools in the state OF Utah The per-
sonnet Of the faculty of the institution
will be somewhat changed this year, as
Professor John Johnson has. been called
to take charge of a church school at
Preston, Ida.
The city council met in special session
Thursday evening and decided TO appoint
a committee TO make ARRANGEMENTS for
The celebpation- will be of the good, old
fashioned kind. with a public meeting,
races. games in the forenoon and a
baseball game between the Red Stock
ings and the Cleaveland ball team of
salt Lake. City in the afternoon. fol-
1 lowed by a grand bali in the evening
/ The committee chosen by the council is
as follows; J. F. McCaTterty, AdOlph
Hansen. r. P. Thomander, J. ". Tye,
J. H Thompson, John DOrfus, ir.. J.. A.
Anderson, jr, /. J. johnson, Catherine
Frost. Alice Lund, Marie TVillardsen, Mrs.
James Armstrong and Annie Anderson.
The committee will meet this evening in
the city hall and appoint sub-cOmmit-
tees
Professor Newton E Noyes and c. 1.
Jensen, teachers in the Snow academy,
returned Saturday from TrOpic, Car
field county, where a three days inSti-
tute of the county teachers was held
A splendid turnout of parents and school
patrons was noticed at the institute and
the academy received a very good ad-
vertisement through her teachers
Hyrum Madsen, after an absence OF
way as a missionary for the Mormon
church, returned to his home in this city
! Wednesday
Hyrum ThorDe of this city had a fine
mare killed in a peculiar manner this
week. He had the animal tied by one
front leg, by a long rope, near ditch
filled with running water on his land
In some manner the animal got tangled
in the rope and threw herself to the
ground, her head striking the ground
with such force as to- render her uncOn-
scious- The animal rolled off the bank
of the ditch into the water, the water
running into her nose and mouth and
stranglinE her There was only about
3 six inches of water in the ditch at the
time When Mr. Thorpe arrived on the
scene the ropes on the animal were loose
but life was extinct
Invitations have been issued by the
eighth grade graduates OF this city for
a dancing party to be held in Petersen 5
PAVILION June 70
Report says that cattle in Twelve Mile
canyon are dying in considerable num-
bers as a result of some poisonous Vege-
tation which exists there and which the
stock eat.
Attorney Ferd Erickson of Mt. Pleas
ant was in the city yesterday on legal
business.
J. w. Ridd the popular travelling pas
senger agent Of the Rio -CIrande Western,
! was in this city yesterday.
Superintendent of Schools Larsen re-
ports that the attendance at the sum
n.er school this year has been the largest
in the history of the school.