Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-24
LEHI.
FARMERS TO RAISE PICKLES.
Lectures and Amusements Galore
VI. I. 4. Oratorical Contest.

Lectures and Amusements Galore
NJ. 1. a. Oratorical Contest.
speclal Correspondence.
Lehi Utah, Co., Feb, 23.--Mr. Mount
n the Mount Pickle company OF Salt
Lake city, is in Lehi today and will be
present at meeting of the Commercial
club and other interested people of this
dty at the Commercial club rooms at
which q proposition to have the farm
trs and gardeners here raise cucumbers
for his plant will be considered He is
ofehng $50 per ton for cucumbers to
inches long and 80 cents per hundred
weight for cucumbers from to inches
long, however, only limited number of
the latter VIII be purchased. As eight
to fifteen tons per acre Is good crop,
$50 70 5000 worth will be produced on
each acre, which would mean that
something over $4,000 would be pro-
duced here.
The funeral services over the remains
n Beatrice, the infant daughter of DR.
and Mrs. w. NJ Stookey were held
from the residence last Thursday.
Councillor A. G. Pearson of the Second
ward presiding, the speakers were
Elder ], NJ Anderson, Prest. A. j.
Evans and Bishop Andrew Field. The
remains We're taken to Glover, Tooele
Co. for burial. The little girl was born
SEPT % and died last Thursday.
Mr. Spillman Riggs, the noted lee
turer musical impersonator and whist
Ter will give an entertainment In the
new tabernacle Saturday night, this
being the third lecture of the series OF
the Lyceum lecture bureau.
Last Saturday the public school
teachers went to Nephi to hold inst-
tute. The same evening at Lehi a game
n basket ball was played between the
High school teams of Lehi and Nephi
resulting in I.ehi winning by a score of
% to a. This evening the High school
team will play Pleasant Grove High
school team at Pleasant Grove.
The fourth annual oratorical contest
Of the Mutual Improvement associa-
tons Of the Alpine stake will be held
ut American Fork Sunday evening.
There win be three contestants, one
each from Lehi, American Fork and
Pleasant Grove, beside a number OF mu-
steal numbers will be given.
Last Sunday evening Elder Horace
Ensign gave a most interesting lecture
under the auspices of the Sunday
schools in the new tabernacle on Japan
and Her People"
The amusement committee on the
Second ward viii put on play In the
Opera House March 10, for the benefit
OF the Second ward assembly rooms.
A meeting Of the Lehi Mercantile
company stockholders has been called
70 change its articles of incorpora-
ton to read $4,000 capital stock and to
make $4,000 Of II preferred stock bear
Ing per cent interest.
There has been the following births
the past few days: To Mrs. f., NJ.
Jones. girl: Mrs. John Eveg, a son;
Mrs VIM. Sabey. son; Mrs, Olot
Olms,ead, a daughter; Mrs. Eugene
Webb, a son.
The new common battery system
board has been received here by the
Bel telephone people and will soon be
Installed
Marshal Geo. Evans, who Is at the
Provo general hospital, Is reported to be
improving
Mrs Evelyn VIM Peterson, Peter
Lott. and w S. Gray are quite sick.
Monday the Silver band will give a
special dance In the city pavilion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Goodwin are In
Provo attending the funeral OF Mrs.
GOodwin's father, MIR. Young.
NIr. Hans Gorgerson has sold his
home here and moved with his family
to Murray.
The High school gave q most pleasing
Washington birthday program In the
Old Westinghouse "Wednesday evening.