Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-14
PRESTON ITEMS TOLD
BY CORRESPONDENT.
Special Correspondence

special correspondence,
n RESTON, Ida, April 13.-Francis
Clayton was operated on last Tues
day for appendicitis. At last re-
ports he was recovering nicely from
the operation.
on Friday Judge Alfred Bulge of
Paris, Idaho, was in town In the in
terest Of the High Creek Electric Light
and Power company, Judge Bulge
says that the company expects to have
the city OF Preston lighted with cleo
tricity by July /.
On Friday Ed Holingsworth. re-
Gently released from term Of i'm
prisonment In the Montana state peni-
Tertiary, entered the office of Atty. A.
c. Smith. while under the influence
OF liquor and demanded money Of Mr.,
Smith, On Mr.. Smiths refusal to pay
up" Hollingsworth caught him by the
throat and began choking him. The
disturbance attracted the attention of
passers by and the marshal was called.
Hollingsworth was placed In jail to
sober up.
Mr.. o. o. Crockett has received
word OF the release of mis- son George
who has been doing missionary work
for the past two years In the South
ern states,
On Saturday evening reception
was held In the Third ward meeting
house In honor Of Elder William
Hawkes. who has recently returned
from a two years mission. to the
Eastern states.
In a practise game OF ball the other
day Guy Peterborg fell, breaking his
arm between the elbow and the wrist.
Mrs. Soren Peterson has been critic
ally Ill for several days.
The Commercial club met In the
Fourth ward Westinghouse last night.
Several committees reported on work
done since the last meeting. The re-
ports showed that the committees have
been doing considerable boosting for
Preston"
The work Of excavating has begun
for the easements Of the two bust
ness blocks to be built by J. q. Smith
and John Mcqueen
On Friday Ncphl Jensen OF Glendale
was thrown from horse, badly
wrenching HIS right shoulder and
otherwise shaking him up.
number OF farmers commenced
blowing the first part OF the week but
were compelled TO discontinue on ac-
count Of rainy weather which has
prevailed for several days
Students at the O, S, academy are
preparing for commencement which
Will take place or the cath and 25th
Of May. There will be two days pro-
gram Members of tho general board
are expected to be present, This year
there will be nine graduates as fol-
lows Normal course, Carmen Benson,
May Eames, Philis Page and Jennie
Tanner; dressmaking course, Mabel
Wilcox, Jennie Smith, Ella Kofoed,
Julia Wallgren and Vinna Hale.
There VIII be dancing party given
at the academy tonight
Prof, John johnson of the academy
has returned from Salt Lake where
he has been for the purpose of maxi
Ing arrangements with Salt Lake art
itss to give concert at commencement
exercises next month.
Last evening a surprise party was
given Mr.. $. X. Parkinson at his new
bone on First Fast street. The occa-
sion was the celebration of his 18TH
birthday, Music and games were the
order of the evening. Those pres
ent were members Of the family.
The students domestic meetings at
the academy have been discontinued
for the year on account Of so many of
the officers Of the Domestic society
having left school The Students Do
nestle society has been one OF the
most active and useful in the school
during the past year As the school
year nears It's end great deal Of en-
thusiasm and class spirit Is manifest
In the organization of the various
classes, With the spring weather tho
students are also beginning TO take
lively interest in the outdoor sports.