The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-26
AGENT JOHNSON
WILL GET WELL
Man Who Did the Shooting at
Home in st. Anthony,
Ida, Under Bonds.
Especial to The Herald.)

Rexburg, Ida, Dec. 25.-Agent G. F.
Johnson of the Oregon Short Line at SUI
gar City. is recovering. 1t will be re-
membered that Agent Johnson was shot
and seriously wounded by James Hughes,
proprietor OF the High Quality store at
Sugar City on the night OF the 18th, just
before midnight while the agent was
waiting for the mixed train on its way
up the branch.
Surgeon Hyde of the Oregon Short Line
at Rexburg now reports his patient doing
well and recovery is certain. Mr.. Hughes
is at his home in St. Anthony under bonds
awaiting developments CT the case.
Threshing is still in progress here A
large steam outfit has been at work for
several days on the Gillespie farm on the
bench south of town. 1t is reported that
there is considerable threshing to be done
yet in the neighborhOod of La Belle. This
has been an excellent season and the
people are generally prosperous.
The Kicks academy closed for TWO
weeks holiday recess. This Institution is
going forward by rapid strides. The en-,
| rollment is now 365, and il IS expected
/ by Principal Christensen that the en-
rollment will reach 400 during the pres
ent school year, as many will enter the
] winter course after the holidays. A good
sized class VIII be graduated from the
/ four-year normal course this year. There
are now fifteen teachers i'm the school.
I two of whom are in the musical depart
ment. A recital was given by this depart
ment last Friday. The students rendered
! their parts in an excellent manner. 1t re-
fleets great credit upon Professor G. j.
Engar and Miss Nell Child OF the mu-
| steal department Tie Christmas number
of the Student Boys was issued by the
( students last week. 1t is well gotten w
and its contents show careful prepare
ton. Principal Christensen and Instructor
Lowe left for Utah an Friday night.
Daniel Kicks. who far the past twenty
two months has been laboring as mis-.
sionary in the northwestern states. ar
rived home a few days ago from Port
land Ore. He will spend Christmas witt
his parents and then proceed to Anacon
ia. where he will continue mis- labors.
| The factory at Sugar City is still il
operation and will likely continue for Z
month longer. Beets are now being
hauled from the pits.
! Christmas programs were given by th'
local ward Sunday schools and presents
distributed to the children today.
Mrs Mary Springer died at her hon
here on Friday. She was one Of the oil
residents and was about Sc years of age
The Second ward chapel addition is nov
! / completed 1t looks very neat and is nov
as large as any church in the countrq.
At q recent meeting of the city counc'
, the question Of the DELAY in the water
, works was taken up. The Wheelwrigh
! company asked for additional time AM
| correspondence was submitted to shoy
that the machinery for the pumping sta
ton had been ordered ten weeks ago, bu
through delay of manufacturers and con
gestion of freight on railroads the ma
: chinery had not arrived. However. i
; the interest of the taxpayers. the counc
did not feel disposed to grant the add
| tional time.
The weather has been very mild lately
. and the snow is melting rapidly. The lo
r cal merchants report a brisk holida
o business.