The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17
REUNION Of OLD
FOLKS IN IDAHO
Rexburg the Scene of a Great
Notification During the
Past Week.
FESTIVITIES BEGIN EARLY
GUESTS ENJOYED THE TIME OF
THEIR LIVES.
FESTIVITIES BEGIN EARLY
Especial to The HeraId.D

Rexburg, Ida, June 1.-THE annual
gathering OF the old folks of Fremont
county took place in Rexburg on Thurs
day. All those of 50 years of age or over
and without regard to religious or pOlit-
zeal beliefs were eligible as the honored
guests. There was a large attendance
from all parts of the county. "Old Glory"
flOated from all the business houses and
the Rexburg brass band under the lead
ership Of Professor Engar welcomed the
aged guests
The festivities began at 10 a. m. in the
rooms of the RexbUrg Commercial club
An interesting programme consisting of
speeches. old-time songs and stories OF
adventure was rendered. Prizes OF var
iOus kinds were given, such as the man
with the largest foot, the smallest foot,
the Oldest man or the oldest woman. the
woman with the largest family. the fat
test man, the leanest man or woman. the
man with the least hair. the uglieSt man,
etc This was an amusing feature of the
programme At u o'clock the aged guests
were served with dinner. About 800 sat
down to dinner. 1t was o'clock before
the programme and banquet were over.
At o'clock the Idaho Falls baseball
team played a game with the Red Socks
team on the ReXbUrg grounds. The score
was Il TO t in favor of the Idaho Falls
team The old folks were admitted free.
In the evening many accepted the free
reception given at Sa lem in Harris & Co
new store and opera house. Ice cream
and cake were served to every one. The
Salem brass band furnished the music
and dancing was INDUCED in by many of
the old people The day was one that will
be remembered by all who attended
Professor Ezra Christensen and family
left on Thursday night for Manti. Utah,
where they will spend a short time Wis
ittng relatives. after which Professor
Christensen will go to Boston to study.
Notice has been given of a county Re
publican convention TO be held in St. An
4 for no NH Of a1a1
ing twenty-six delegates to the state con-
ventiOn to be held at POcatellO. Aug. I.
The body of a dead man was taken out
of the. canal near Parker last Sunday
The cOTOneT's jury found that the man
had been murdered by unknown hands
and thrown into the canal The coroner
also concluded that the body had been in
the water twenty-five days. There was
not the slightest means Of Identification.
but from the description it is thought the
body is that of Joe Smith of Rexburg.
He was carOUsing in St. Anthony a bout
May 10. and has not been heard of since.
The body will be exhUmed for identified
ton by members of the family.
Peter L. Odermatt of Ogden Utah and
Priscilla VI. COvingtOn of Rexburg were
married last Wednesday night at the
COvingtOn hotel Bishop T. J. Winter
performed the ceremony A wedding sup
per was served in their honor and many
friends were present to congratulate the
happy couple
Messrs. Rhule and Ailtenberger have
bought lnc STOCK ana fixtures OF the Pc
teTSOn Grocery company. The deal was
closed Wednesday. and the business was
closed at once for stock taking
The bodies of two Of the three Japs
drowned recently near Ashton were re-
covered last Monday in the Snake river
near Twin Groves crossing.
Seven thousand acres of the most fer
tile land in the state was reclaimed under
the Carey act by the MaTysviIIe Canal
& Improvement company and opened up
for settlement on Thursday at Sa- An
thony. The land lies east of St. Anthony
along the line of the new Yellowstone
park extension Of the Oregon Short Line
The cost Of land and water rights is 2O.50
per acre, payable in ten annual INSTALL
ments.
Mrs. RoUmania 3. Penrose of Salt Lake
is teaching a class in obstetrics and nUrs-
ing