Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27
IDAHO WOMENS
CLUB CONVENTION
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Il Was Well Attended at Poca-
teIIo Early in This
Week.
FIRE AND LOST YouNGsTER.
,soy's Dormifory AT the Academy Of
Idaho Thrcatened--Somc HUI
morous Incidents.

Special correspondence,
noCATELLO. oct. 25.--The First Dis
trict Federation of women's clubs
convention OF Idaho met here 10 a
three days session at the Congregation
a, church. Monday, Tuesday ana Weu-
nesday. The convention was vel at
tended. and a reception rendered the
visitors Monday evening at the congre-
sational church. Mrs. G.. II. Bowerman
OF st. Anthony presided. Mrs George
Nv. perr OF this city made an address OF
weleoroe which was responded TO by
nr. Uon OF Montpelier State tedefa-
stor ~ clubs was discussed by Mrs D.
" standrod. The following new otll-
csrs were elected. Mrs. u. NJ. Holden
~ Idaho Falls, president. Mrs. G. A.
Hover OF Blackfoot, vice president, MIS-
Anna Guernsey OF Idaho Fails, secre-
tery: Mrs Snodgrass OF Montpelier
treasurer. The district convention end
ed yesterday at 10 o'clock. but the state
federation convention follows az bolse
with meeting last night, continued
through today and tomorrow.
FIRE AT ACADEMY.
Among the excItements this week was
= small FIRE that broke out in the fur
mace room OF the boys dormltory OF the
Academy OF Idaho about s;45 FRIDAY
vnornipg. The usual Are alarm and sig
mai code was sounded furiously by the
huge shop whistle. Many people climbed
on house tops and cars TO watch and
nee. The race OF the fire team that
fine was the longest In Its career, the
6istance being about one mile. The fire
was at once put out by the chemical
engine. the damage was only nominal.
Some laughter not on the program was
areoipftated by one OF the pupils. VINO
wanted to re-enter the building after
tho fren,en had placed a Gordon about
the Same II Just want to save said
he, "susie's picture"
BOY LOST IN HILLS.
Louis whitman. 16-ycar- old son Of
1,ey. C. r.. Whitman. pastor OF the
CONGREGATIONAL church. set out for a
ride on horseback In tho hills by way
NJ t1,e academy. sometime on sunday
afternoon and lost his direction. About
dusk. however, he came out near Ross
Fork and found shelter In an aban-
doned barn whore he spent n cold
night. When daylight came he made
Nis way 10 Ross Fork and fromsthence
advised his parents by phone OF his
whereabouts In the meantime a
searching party OF young men, was
securing the hills. but before starting
ii had been agreed that az soon as
the hoy had been found the shop
whistle should be sounded by n loud
blast OF about ten minutes duration,
which was duly sounded about 925
Monday morning twice, with an In
tervai Of about 20 or 25 minutes. To
the uninitiated this was somewhat un-
accountable but to tho parties most
concerned II meant volumes. Louis
arrived homo shortly after the noon
hour.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Ellis M. Calllins, Short Line car
nnnDector. well known here and In
wyoming, was painfully injured at
tNe sugar factory AT Idaho Falls. Sat-
urday afternoon when there was a
little rear end smashup OF beet cars
while switching.
The stove In the caboose was knock
"a down as was also Mr.. Calkins who
war both hurt and burned. He waa
wounded and cut in the back OF the
head, and his right hand was burned.
The caboose caught fire which was
with difficulty put out. DIR. Bridges
attended the injured man who is get
ting along az well as can be expected.
MIR. Calkins was acting car repairer
mt the sugar factor during the beet
campaign.
TWO WEDDINGS.
A splendid wedding to which 15t
xuests were invited. occurred this eve
ming at the residence OF MIR and Mrs
John w. Ash, 7Os North Arthur avenue
The bride was Miss Gertrude Barger, I
prominent circle member In the Wood
mon OF the World. The groom Is Goorg
r.. Jones, a switchman in the Pocatell
yard President William A. Hyde Q
the Pocatello stake, friend OF III,
bride, tied the nuptial knot that mad
ahc happy couple husband and wife fol
life. Many beautiful and useful pres
ents were offered the honored couple.
Bishop NJ. A. Hendricks united il
marriage last night nj the brides par
ents' home Miss Margaret Singer
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry n
Singer, to Bert Stoker son OF Mr.. AM
Mrs Alfred Stolker. Both are natIves o
Pocatelo. and well and f9rcrabl.
known. The couple went on ? honey
moon among relatives In Ogden MI
Stoker IL a newspaper man employed
IN the office OF the Pocatello Tribune
swITcHrfAN CRUSHED
Lawrence Traynor. Short Lin
switchman OF this city, brother Q
Mrs. Louis Ruebeman. proprietress O
the Dearborn lodging house. was fright
fully manglec End crushed yesterda
morning near the roundhouse Will
switching and turning a mail car. A
the sand house he slipped and fell un