Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-03
FESTAL DAYS
IN CAsSIA COUNTY
Oakley the Scene OF Gayetv ana
Pleasure During Latter
Part Of IuIy.
PIONEER DAY CELEBRATION
New Ward Organized--Acaden,n :,
obseryed-alumnl Assocla.
ton Formed.

Special Correspondence.
OAkLEY. casia Co. Idaho, m,
\ a-rhe people of Oakley s.a
witnessed one of the most str,.
uous seasons OF festivity and plsa,n..
ever known In this part OF the s,a.D
beginning July 20, with match ean's,
of baseball, between teams fro,n fia'
burn Rupert. Almo and Twin ~.
and closing on the 2Sth. The oalIoa
team walked OFF with the honors IN y
of the baseball games until they CANA ~
play the Twin Falls nine. and NY.
they were compelled 10 deliver the rsls,
and $500 TO the sturdy boys from M
city OF destiny" near the Blue Iats.
An unfortunate accident occurred :
Niels Peterson. one of the Oakley hor.
during the game with Hepburn on I n,s
"a. while catching ball on one Of a.
bases and in an intense effort i.
touch" his man, turned quickly cans
ing compound fracture G. Il,
leg just below the knee, from which IN
bones We're driven through the aesb
causing an ugly and painful wopns
The patient is being looked after bv
DR.. Oldham, and is progressing fayo,h.
ably. The next day Roy Dayley an.
other of the Oakley boys, MIN,
plunging into third base In maklnr !,
run, struck on the side of his head ami
shoulder, and narrowly escaped break.
ing his neck.
Prof. Charles Kent of Salt Lake an,
Miss Ellen Thomas of Ogden utah
gave two vocal concerts under the AMI.
pices OF the Y. l.. NJ. /. A., OF n,
Oakley First ward, which were hleblc
appreciated.
CELEBRATE PIONEER DAY
On July "a. the four Oakley ward,
with Marion and Basin. gave a nam.
moth celebration of the arrival Of ina
pioneers into the Salt Lake yaIyv
President VIM. T. Jack delivered m.
Grafton and M. o. Funk delivered An
address on the subject of the Norma,
Battalion. The celebration was n,
largest ever held in this valley Ith
estimated that 1000 people were /,
town during the day.
STAKE CONFERENCES.
Stake conferences convened a,tu,.
day morning at 10 o'clock, Presiden,
Francis M. Lyman, president OF The
council of apostles and Elder Georgs
Albert Smith, member OF the quorum
of twelve. were present, accompanlsi
by Miss Margaret Hull of tiS general
board of Primary association work.
ers. The weather was ideal and tho
attendance was large and Representa-.
tive. and the spirit and dlscourses .!
the conference were all that could be
asked for, Miss Hull attended pr.
mary conference of the stakN ;sld left
good impression on the workers here.
NEW WARD ORGANIZED.
William T. Jack OF the stake presI.
dency, Bishop David =. Thomas OF The
Fourth ward and Mrs, Maud a. Thorn.
as, stake president OF the Y. l.. NJ. !. A.
have returned from an extended trip 70
Blain and Soldier, where they have
been attending to church work; While
absent the party, accompanied by Bsh'
op George S. Harris of the Blaln ward
organized a new ward on the south SIDE
of the Malad on Cainas prairie, which
was named Manard, with Isaac E.
Thurber. bishop of John l.. Butler
and Harvey Dixon, counselors. It u
said that the Camas valley presents
some excellent points In favor OF sue
cessful sesttlement, to people In search
of homes.
On July % the Light Air pleasuis
gardens were opened to the pubic ara
the throng of people who took IN las
opening evidenced the popularity OF ls
place. a.,
July % was celebrated here
founders day" and an alumni assocla'
ton was formed with Maud W. HAVE
son as president and j. Lyman sh'V.
vice president The interest thal y
being taken in the Cassia Stake aeaa'
envy this season indicates tha' w
dawn OF a successful season mas "'
ready appeared. po-.
Patriarch Samuel Oldham OF rars'
disc. Utah, is here visiting his son. W
Oldham OF this city, 80 ao,
President Oleen n, Stohl OF me nuI
elder stake and Lorenzo n, stoIt, ~, a
dent of the Agricultural eouess y
Utah. are Oakley visitors.