Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.


the family residence, 252l Adams ay-
nue. Sunday morning
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The Weber stake Kindergarten and
Primary Sunday school convention was
held yesterday and today at the Weber
stake academy, with a good attend-
ance Of the stake Sunday school teach
ers In those departments. The purpose
Of the convention Is to give instructions
TO the teachers on the best methods Of
instructing the children. 10 that they
VIII retain that which Is taught them.
Prof David o. Mckay Of the stake
board is conducting the convention.
The first session was held yesterday
afternoon at 4:lb, which was addressed
by Prof Mckay on "Aaim Of a Sun
day School Lesson" which was sub
divided into four subjects, what Is II
ForY' How to Select IT," How TO Pre-
pare IT." How to Develop It." The
subjects were very ably handled.
An evening session was held at 3
o'clock, at which papers on Sunday
school topics were read by Nettie Her
rick and Minnie Brown, and Prof. JO-
seph Ballantyne gave q talk on mu-
slca exercises In the departments. A
number OF musical selections were rem
dered at the evening session.
AZ today's session various kindergar-
ten and primary class exercises were
gone through and miscellaneous topics
were discussed.
II Is believed that the convention
VIII result In much good IN raising the
already high standard OF the Weber
stake Sunday school work In these two
departments.
INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE oP-
ENING.
The Independent Telephone company
had It's opening last evening at the
new building on Twenty fourth street.
and is now doing business I'm Weber
county capital The company's gem
eral manager, Elmer b. Jones, and
Salt Lakes manager, Mr.. Harris, were
present, together with the local man.
agement, TO receive the guests. who
called to inspect the working appliances
OF the new company. II Is estimated
that fully 500 people visited the plant.
company opens In very hattering
manner, having s5l phones placed IN
business houses and residences 10 COM
mence with. The management feels
confident that the systems will be a
thorough success, and VIII be well pat
ronlzed by the public.
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.
The board Of education held It's regu-
lar meeting last evening.
The report Of Supt. Allison shows the
schools to be In better condition than
ever before. During the past month
there were In attendance al tina public
schools 230 more than during the same
month OF last year. The number Of
boys enrolled Is 2.O64 and girls 2,l09.
with an average attendance OF 96 per
cent, and the punctuality has been
raised to the high standard OF 1915 per
cent, The average daily attendance
OF boys was 1913 and OF girls 1853. To-
tai enrolment, Alb
The sanitary committee reported
three new cases OF diphtherla de-
veloped.
The contracts with the r. NJ B.
Telephone company for phones for each
OF the schools was arranged. A number
Of minor matters were disposed Of
DISTRICT COURT HEARINGS,
In the district court before Judge Il,
II. RolGpp, Attorneys Henderson and
Macmillan appeared and petitloned the
court TO distribute 10 the heirs OF the
estates OF Thomas j. Burke and Wills
j. Burke portion OF the moneys re-
ceved by the estates from the Southern
Pacific company for the death Of the
two men In the Jackson explosion on
the Ogden-Lucln cut.off last February.
The court granted the motion and dis
tTibuted $1,000 TO the heirs OF each Of
the estates
In the case OF L. G. Kelsey, the con-
tractor, charged with violating the
eight.hour law, his attorneys, Rogers
Street, moved for a dismissal of the
case which was argued, submitted and
taken under advisement until Nov ..
GEARY- FRY NUPTIALs,
Charles Fry, q, and Miss Laura Gea-
ry, IS, both Of Morgan city, were grant
ed q marriage license yesterday after
noon by the county clerk and were
married at the clerks Office by Deputy
John " Bluth.
NOVEMBER TRIAL JURORS
The following ls the list OF Jurors
selected for the month OF November
Il. w Matson, Chas, A. Ziemer and
Henry ID. Bingham OF Ogden; Willard
X. Lund, Plain city Edwin Williams,
Robt Shlpley and /. Sander Of Ogdeni
Simon Jensen, Huntsville. Chas, y.
Fisher Joseph Goddard, Of ogden
John Holmes, Wilson ]. o Woody,
and Rudolph Van Dyke, Of Ogden
Andrew Il Berlin, Huntsville, Henry
@. Hess, ogden; John stoddard, Hoop.
err; n. G. Christensen, ogden, John W.
Allen, Marriott; ]. A. Boyle A. Put
nam and Thomas w. Jackson OF Og-
den; II G. Holley, Statewide; G, J..
Underwood, ogden; Thomas f. Single
ton, Plain City; John r. Dybee, River
dale.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS,
william d. Van Dyke, who has been
doing missionary work In Pennsylvania
during the past two years, has returned,
enjoying good health and gives an ex-
celent report Of the mission. He la
bored principally IN Philadelphia per-
forming very good work.
Peter j. Anderson, a native OF Nor
way, was admitted to citizenship by
Judge Rolapp.
Attorney Willard Hanson Of Salt Lake
was In ogden today on legal business.
Miss Stasla Bremen OF Akron, Iowa,
has written 10 ogden to ascertain II
possible the whereabouts OF her broth
er. Edward Brennan, who was last
heard from at camp q Ogden-Lucin
cutoff last April,
A prize fight will be pulled on next
Wednesday night at the Grand Opera
House between Mauro Herrera OF Bak-
ershed, Cal, and Tommy Markham OF
Eureka.
Attorney Elijah Farr has gone 10
Pocatello on important legal business,
Pretty Peggy is the next attrac-