Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-26
4 GREAT BUILDING BOOM.

Waters OF Mink Creek Teen With
Troul--Tarrncrs Becoming
Wealthy
Special Correspondence.
~ RESrON, Sept. 25.-The city
council met with the Preston
Commercial club on the 23rd for
the purpose of considering ways
and means for putting In a system Of
city watcrworks. number Of pro-
positions were considered and dis
.carded rs Impractical BILE. The propos-
ton which finally met with the favor
of all and which comes nearer solv-
ing the all important waterworka ques-
ton than anything yet suggested is
to pump water from the springs on
the old Blackhurst ranch, about three
miles cast of town, into a reservoir
situated on the mountain side above
and pipe 1t from there into the city.
1t Is estimated that the Blackhurst
springs have large enough flow to sup
ply this growing city with water for
many years, the difficulty being that
the source is but 10 feet above the
town. BY pumping the water into a
reservoir on the mountain side this
difficulty is removed. A committee
was appointed toGascertain the cost of
Installing such a plant.
The Republican precinct primaries
are to be held on Monday. the 2sth.
and great interest is being shown in
predicted that the coming county con-
vcntion to be held at Malad on Oct. I,
will be the most enthusiastic gather
ing ever held in the county. State
speakers have already begun to invade
the different precincts and the south
east is scheduled for more big guns
during the coming campaign than ever
before.
On Friday, the 18th, Miss Ann Par
kinson daughter of President George C.
Parkinson of this place and Preston
Nibley, son of C. w. Nibley of Logan,
were married in the Logan temple. Mr..
and Mrs. Nibley left on Tuesday for
Chicago, where Mr.. Nibley will resume
his studies at the University of Chi
| cago.
Hyrum NJ. Smith and Frank Y. Tay-
| lor of Salt Lake We're up on a fishing
| trip few days last week. They re-
| port fishing in Mink creek to be un-
excelled anywhere. Mr., Taylor caught
80 mountain trout in an hour. Both Of
! these gentlemen We're In attendance at
| the stake convention VI the Young
| Mems and Young Ladies Mutual I'M
| provement associations. held In the
| Preston Opera House on the goth.
The Oneida, Stake academy and the
Central school opened for the season
on Monday, the 2lst, with John John
son, principal of the academy, and Cur
| It's Larson, principal or the Central
| school. The academy faculty has been
greatly strengthened this year and a
number of lew courses are offered. The
| school buildings and furnishings have
been overhauled during the summer ana
considerable new furniture. including
a new piano in the music room. in
stalled. Mr.. Joe Jensen, the new ath-
! 3letic coach, predicts great things for
| the basket ball team this winter, there
being an abundance of good material
| from which to choose team. II,
A reception was given in the First
| ward chapel on Tuesday evening In
| honor Of the homecoming of Elder ],
/ Leo Parkinson. Elder Parkinson has
| recently returned from a 32-months'
| mission to Switzerland, where he la
| bored in the French conference. AT
! his reception the very remarkable fact
| was noted that % foreign languages
| were spoken by the different ones
| present, in the majority of instances
| these foreign languages having been
acquired by young men In the mission
| field.
| Preston and vicinity Is experiencing
| the greatest building boom in It's his
| tory. Among the substantial build
Iings which are now in the course of
construction are, the Hobbs hotel. on
State street, three-story cement
structure to cost $4,000; the Maxtieid
building on the north. a two-story ce-
ment building with 70 feet front; the
Foss furniture store, also of cement;
the Cache Valley Implement company's
| two-story cement building; the modern
residence of Sheriff Goo, Z. Crockett
| in Whitney, and the new home of
Bishop Geo. r. Benson, also of Whit.
| Pratt, and Hyrum Brimhall are erect
| ling expensive and modern residences
| lin Preston.
| Farmers are beginning to dig their
i3beets. Preston beets are among the
very best In the valley. Next season
lit is said that the acreage in Preston
| will be doubled, and will soon require
| a sugar factory to take care Of the
beets grown, here. The present year
! has been the most successful one for
| farmers here in years. One farmer
| will thresh $4,000 bushels of wheat this
L sea son., a IL of 1T raised on a dry farDl.
A number of other Preston farmers will
| thresh from 5000 to 10000 bushels of
1:wheat5 AT this rate. with wheat SELL
| ing at so cents a bushel, Preston farm
| ers are becoming wealthy men.
President w. e. Parkinson of the
Hyrum stake was a Preston visitor
Last week.
Miss Lou Thatcher of Logan came
rlp last Sunday to take charge of the
/ domestic science department this win
| ter. in the stake academy,
Sol Hale, SEN, Is wearing the mar
| shars star in the absence of his son,.
Sol Hale, Jr, who Is on a hunting trip
lin northern Idaho.
~ c.. A. Nuffer of the Second ward is
recovering from a severe attack of
typhoid fever.
| Bishop S. C. Parkinson of Franklin
was3in town this week looking after his
business interests.
Stephen j. callan of Dayton died un-
| expectedly at his home on the 2Srd.
~ C. A. Hastings, state treasurer, is in
town this week in the interest of his.
| candidacy for re-eIection.
Miss Carmen Benson, while visiting
with her sister at Garland, Utah. was
taken suddenly Ill and had to be
| brought home. She is reported as re-
covering.
| Harold Parkinson, son of Bishop F.
! C. Parkinson OF Blackfoot, was in town
| a few days this week.
| Mrs. Ellen Ninley and daughter Flor
hence. of Logan, We're guests OF Presi-
| dent and Mrs. Geo. G. Parkinson last