Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-29
BLACK HAWK ENCAMPMENT.
Veterans at Lake Resort on Three
Days Outing-Forcstcrs Convention.

Special Correspondence.
Provo. Aug 2e.-The Black Hawk In
dian war veterans are now I'm camp at
the Provo Lake resort for three days
campfire. Yesterday was spent in pitch
ing tents and organizing, and a large
number came in today. Each day there
win be q program Of speeches. songs,
etc. and maneuyers, and dancing will
he enjoyed In the evening.
FOREST RESERVE CONVENTION.
j. NJ. Feiherolf OF the forest nursery
at Wasatch station, and Paul q. Red
ington, expert timberman. arrived In
Provo yesterday TO attend the forest
supervisors convention.
5. y. Spring. inspector Of co-opera-
tive work In forest extension, Is here
10 confer with the supervisors in regard
10 WaterWorks and establishing small
nurseries al the headquarters OF the
ranges TO be cared for by them. Halt
q dozen such nurseries have been IS
tablished The largest is at Halsey.
Neb., with 33 acres In seed beds and
one acre In transplants. California has
two, New Mexico and Utah each one,
the latter being located on the Salt
Lake reserve. This station has ca
pacity Of 100000 plants a year on =
OF an acre. J. W. Fetherolf is In charge
Of this station.
The water sheds are bing carefully
studied. with a view 10 establishing
nurseries and planting trees, for the
purpose OF restoring the forests and
improving the Water-conserying con-
ditions. and for this reason special at
tention Is being first given 20 water
sheds which furnish waters TO towns
and cities.
Mr.. Fetherolf reports that the water
sheds at the headwateTs Of the Bear.
Provo and Weber rivers have been
denuded Of timber by forest fires Of
twenty years ago, and nurseries 10 re-
store the forests there will be estab-
lished as soon as possible The points
considered most favorable for this pur-
pose are: The south fork OF Provo
river In Provo canyon, between Bould-
or creek and Shlngle creek. Beaver
creek. about seven miles east Of Ka-
mas, and Haydens fork OF the Bear
river.
SCHOOL MATTERS.
At the meeting OF the board Of edu-
cation. held last evening. the board Of
examiners reported the following teach
,rs as having passed In the primary
grade: Birdie Walsh, Olive Pratt, Ger
trude Page. Ada Cram, Efiie Bullock
Mamie Beesley, Hannah J. Cardell,
Fssie Reese. Bertha Barney. Ethel p
Thomas, Minnie y. Thomas and Pear
snow. Grammar grade-Elsle Chamber
lain, O. V. Harris and Frank Bennett.
A special examination was ordered
held some time during the first two
weeks Of school for the benefit Of teach
ers who we're unable TO DO present al
the examination Just closed.
Tuition for non-rcsidents OF the dis
trict was fixed az s. for each semester
for primary grades. and 50 for grammar
grades
Messrs. Cassidy and Darling Of the
Rel Telephone company offered TO place
telephones IN the principals room OF
each school for the free use OF teachers,
and a public pay telephone In the hal
az each school. Referred 10 the CON-
mitiee on school work
The committee on furniture and sup
plies was authorized 10 buy furniture
for the two rooms I'm the Timpanogos
school. now nearly completed.
II was reported that the janitors had
thoroughly cleaned and scrubbed the
rooms IN the several school buildings
preparatory to opening the schools.
RACES on LABOR DAY.
The Utah County Fair association
mas arranged a special meet on the fair
grounds track In this city Sept. 2 ia
Dor day.. The following are the events
Best two IN three. mile heats-i Di-
rect. Mr.. Fell; Rose NJ, g II. Thomp-
son; Kangaroo, W. u. Woodbury.
Purse $500.
Best two IN three, mile heats-0le Oh
sen, d. 4. Houtz: Maud ". Neb Hoov-
or, Tom. Mr.. Chapman. Purse 800.
Hslf.mile heats. best two IN three
Dick. :. W. Sharp, Rex. George TAYLOR
Jr.; Maud y. Mr. Mendenhall Purse
lloo.
ADAlR-LINDSAY WEDDING.
Mrs. Emeline Adalr. Of this city. and