Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-17
PRESTON. IDAHO.
DIVISION OF ONEIDA COUNTY.
Auspicious Opening 81 Oneida Stake
ACadcmy-Ncw Bridge over River.


Auspicious Opening ot Oneida stake
Academy-Ncw Bridge over River.
Special Correspondence.
Preston. oneida CO.. Idaho. Sept. 1t--
Through the efforts Of the Commercial
club a contract has boon finally closed
with an Omaha firm for the building
Of q steel suspension bridge to Do erect
cd over Bear river directly west Of tho
ccuter Of town. This bridge viii faoul-
tate travel between the cast and west
sides Of northern Cache valley. It will
pc az great worth Co the Dayton and
Preston districts. Bridge material is
POW being uuIoaded from the cars iu
Preston and hauled 90 the river under
the direction OF the Preston CONNER
Cial glul
INCREASING BEET ACREAGE.
The business men and farmers Of
Preston are making an effort 20 Inc
crease the beet acreage for next year
and also 70 secure "a dumping station
such as the Idaho factories have. An
enort is also being made To- get the
Same price for their beets as the Idaho
factories pay. In poor" Cache Nellov
the farmers are stlI required Go pay
the freight on their heets 20 the fac
tory Preston As raising more sugar
bcets this year than ever before and
within the next few years Of the acre
age continues 10 increase it is not at
am unlikely the people OF Preston win
demand sugar factory 90 be built
here. According 90 the report OF the
field agent Of tho sugar company. Mr..
Geo. G., Parkinson has the largest acre
age Of beets I'm Preston. He reports
thdi All Farkinson's crop is In me
condition, showing that the soil here is
well adopted 20 beet raising.
DIVISION OF ONEIDA COUNTY.
1t IS tho prevailing sentiment here
that DC will not be long before Oneida
county VIII be divided. Such "a move
ment has been advocated by the ciu-
zcns OF the west side Of the valley for
number OF years but IL has always
met the OPPOSITION Of those of Malad
valley. IL Is encouraging. therefore
20 note that the Malad Enterprise pre-
sumahlv supported by the sentiment of
Malad valley, is now advocating county
division along such lines as will no
doubt meet the approval OF the present
three districts Of the county
ONEIDA STAKE ACADEMY OPEN
ING.
The Oneida Stake asademy will open
| for The new school year on Monday
Sept. l6. Principal John Johnson who
has been canvassing the surrounding
| settlements with other members OF tho
] faculty IN the interests OF the school.
| predicts a great increase I'm the enroll
/ meut at the academy this year over
/ other years. The institution is iu excel
! lent condition this year 90 do the very
| best 90 work. The faculty has been
strengthened materially. the main
| buildings have been renovated. repaint-
! cd outside and I'm and rooms have been
| splcndily prepared for domestic science
and sewing with unique equipment IN
tho cooking and dining rooms. a new
feature this year is the new students
dormtoIy A number of beautiful, well
lighted steam heated rooms are ready
for occupancy. Oug or more members
OF the faculty will live at the dormitory
and look after the students interests
there. The spacious new dining room
win be very convenient for those liv-
inr al the dormitory as we'll as others
of the students who live az such dis
tancCs from the school that they arc
not able 90 go home for lunch.
Tanner & Sons new business block
rs fast nearing completion. II is "a
two-story building and Is being built
on the east side OF State street, imme-
diatoly south of Center street Tho
brick iu the new building az well 4s