The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-10
C0NFERENCE AT
IDAHO FALLS
Those IN Authority Sustained by
Bingham Stake.
ANNIVERSARY OF SCHILLER
OCCASION CELEBRATED BY GER
MAN COLONY.

Idaho Falls, May 9.-The regular
quarterly conference of the Bingham
stake was held in this city last SatuT-
day and Sunday in the ArmOry hall.
The conference was presided over by
President James z. Steele. Among
prominent visitors were noted Apostle
HyrUm NJ. Smith of Salt Lake city,
Presidents Walker and Thomas Of the
Blackfoot stake and President Bassett
of the Fremont stake. The conference
was the largest one ever held in this
stake, so large, in fact. that on Sunday
afternoon an overflow meeting was
held IN the Mormon church, filling the
same completely. Regular reports ana
routine business were transacted,
showing the stake TO be in a flourish
ing condition
Support Those in Authority.
An interesting feature was the
unanimity by which the church officers
were supported by the young as well
as the old members The Mormon
choir rendered some beautiful songs on
Sunday Miss Shirley of HanIey. Eng
land, a niece of Bishop James Thomas,
sang some beautiful songs, moving the
audience into tears. She has a very
pretty soprano voice, well schooled. and
It is pity that she is only a visitor in
the city Mrs Pike the renowned so
prano Of Idaho Falls. also gave some
charming solos
The Bingham stake. which comprises
nfteen wards, is one of the largest and
richest in Idaho.
Schiller Anniversary.
The one hundredth anniversary of
the death Of the great German poet
Friedrich Won Schiller, who died May
:, 1905, was celebrated last night at the
Armory hall by the Idaho Falls German
colony and was an immense success.
songs, Rotations, dancing and refresh
lnents In abundance. Many invited
guests. who do not claim ''das crosse
Naterland," their fatherland were
present The committee of invitations
ana arrangements, consisting of A
Miller, H Schwartz and J. Seyfert.
deserve all credit for the success of the
entertainment.
The old schedule Of two trains a day
on the Oregon Short Line from Idaho
rails 10 Butte, Mont. viii probably 90
in effect shortly. At present only the
morning train goes through to Butte.
the evening train going to st. Anthony
The change, if made, will be hailed
with delight by everybody, especially
by the business men and travelling men. |
Work on New Park.
The work on the new park around
the Mormon church. which Will be one |
Of the handsomest in the state. was
started last Monday under thu su-e~-
vision of landscape gardener T. g. !
Nestermark Of this city. The maGui-
tude of the undeTta king viii require al J
least three months time before the !
work viii he completed. It viii he I
park that Idaho Falls can be Justly /
proud Of
Swedish Holiday.
Midsummer day. June -. is the great |
Swedish national holiday and the /
SWedes in Idaho Falls intend to CcIe- /
hTate the date in true old country
style with May pole races and other /
sports Their midsummer festival last 4
year was an event never TO be for |
gotten, but the committee of this years /
CelebratiOn claims to eclipse any other /
event Of the kind ever held in the state /
Hundreds of Swedes from neighboring /
cities VIII be invited TO partake in the /
celebration
Experienced farmers predict that the /
crops this year in the Snake River val /
ley VIII be something enormous and
that all records viii be broken. pro- /
Vldlng no extraordinary frost should |
occur Irrigation I'm the valley will not
be needed until after July 1 If then
as il has been raining and showing
here almost necessarily during the last /
two months Meanwhile the farmers
smile and the towns people wear rub
beTs.