Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-22

Special Correspondence.
~ OCATBLLo, Ida, Feb, eO.-Tho
- county commissioners OF Ban
mock and Bingham counties held
Joint session last Tuesday at
The courthouse to consider bids for the
Tildea bridge witch is to span the
Snake river at Bans ford. six bids
were submitted, ranging from S97G2 TO
S13,O 600. The award went to the Denver
Bridge company. represented by Press'
dent Moulten, who by adding the cost
of the rip rap to the bridge proper.
raised his bid To $4,000 The contract
was signed yesterday, the work is to
begin at once. The Tilden people are
to be given preference in employment.
Civil Engineer w. z. Havenor of the
Bannock Engineering company of this
city who prepared the plans and speci-
fications for the structure. viii super
wise the construction of the bridge.
Four parties will assume the cost of
construction, Bannock county, $1,000;
bingham county, 1000; City of Poca-
tello, $4,000, and Tilden village $500.
NJ. /. A. CONFERENCE
The tenth annual conference of the
Young Mems and Young Ladies I'M
provement associations of the Pocateilo
stake convened here last Sunday with
one officers meeting each in the morn
ing, and an afternoon meeting with an
attendance of 450 and an evening meet
ing with an attendance Of $50.
Only one member of the general
board was present, namely Mrs. Emily
Caldwell Adams.
Mr., and Mrs. w. II. Lovesy, superin-
tendent and presidents respectively Of
the NJ /. A. stake boards, were present
NJ
In the afternoon Elder N. S. Pond OF
the stake presidency greeted the as
semby. Papers were read by Miss
Florence Bennion of Medley, and Mr.
Edwin Howard OF Rockland, followed
by "a discourse by Mrs. Adams.
In the evening session, the program
consisted of Current Events" by Le
Roy Harrison; mixed quartet, "Moon-
light Will Come Again" Messrs. Chas.
S. Green. ID. Barton Edwards and Mes
danes Dahl and Edwards; sacred
Medley Duet" Misses Catherine and
Madge Bassett: literary number "John
Greenleaf Whittier" Miss Ida Hyde
of Downey; sacred solo, Miss Signe
| Dahl; duet, Sometime, Somewhere"
Messrs. Edwin and Leo Edgley an
nual report by Supt. w. II. Lovesy:
discourse by Mrs. Adams dwelling on
the subject of the good and evil infiu-
ences in life.
IlOSlIS ItIldlhS were Hldue ny SUPP.
I.ovesy. and Stake President w. A.
Hyde.
ELKS INVADE IDAHO FALLS.
A herd of 100 jolly Elks-B. p o. E.
attiped In turbans ana kimonas led by
the Eagle band, left yesterday morning
| for Idaho Falls, on special train
| that left here at SO, for the purpose
OF installing lodge of Elks in that
| city. The chief Elk was District Depu-
| ty Grand Exalted Ruler James Steph-
| enson. Jr., of Boise, His bodyguard
| consisted OF Exalted Ruler w. A.
| Wright and Past Exalted Rulers ]. II.
| Danger and William Walton, attired in
kimonas of purple and white, and tall
| silk hats. The parade from the Elk
! club rooms on West Centar street TO the
| depot was gorgeous affair.
sCHooLMAsTER's CLUB.
The first monthly meeting OF the
| School Masters club was held last Sat
| urday at the Academy of Idaho by the
| local pedagogues. Fifteen members re-
| sponded to the roll call, Supt, Miles f.
| Reed presiding. Supt. Reed talked on
! the subject, THE End of Education"
| Prof. Rupert So Relic talked of The
Vocational End" Prof. Walter r. Sid
| ers. superintendent OF the city schools
| discussed the Individual Side of Edu-
! cation The noXt meeting will be held
| al the West Side public school. In or
der 10 promote n more social time and
interest in the experiment. hot dinners
| viii be served at the succeeding ses-
slons OF the club.