Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-14

gun IN the saloon fight oei
u Bannock county was theo-
retically discharged sundaH
. eVehlnF, at mass meeting held on
the lawn of the Methodist church on
d West Center street, which was well att
tended. The meeting was given lln-
der the auspices of the Bannock county
antl-saloon and law enforcement league, X
which was organized here last week
with William A. Hyde as president and
a. B. Richardson as secretary. Head Il
quarters have been opened up in the
NJ u. james building on North Mali,
street, The league has retained Attor,
neys Standrpd and Terrell as legal adj
yisers
Mr. E p. Nichols OF Boise, was the II
speaker of the evening and after be-
ing tittlngly introduced in stirring
speech by MI. Hyde, he spoke on the
saloon evil from the standpoint Of a ri
lawyer, making the point that the rum
seller was largely responsible forfstte
crimes committed by drunken men and
that nigh license could not laWfully55
lesaltze a profession the bulk of which
produced criminals, paupers and lun-
atics. q
by agreement, evening services In tic
local churches We're suspended forstl,e
occasion, and gnodly nrmbr attended, y
sReN Woodruff, of the Methodist
church acted az chairman for the meet
Ing
PRIMARY CONVENTION.
The eleventh annual Primary cnnpoi,-
ton of the Pocatelin stake convened
here Sunday, whitman officers, meeting
in the forenoon and a general assem-
bly, in tho afternoon. Mrs. james of
salt Lake. represented the general
board, and President Mary w. Hendef-
son of Oneida presided. After tho pre-
liminary. opening exercises, II statistical Y
report was given by Mrs. Wheeler ct
the stake board, and a paper on Sue
eessful Sunday Conference" WAS read
by Mrs. Coffin of Marsh Center, fol-
lowed by remarks by Mrs, James or
practical methods of teaching IA Priin-
airy class.
Elder Noah S. Pond OF the stake pres
dency announced with regret the retire.
ment Of the Primary board over which
Mrs. Henderson had successfully pre-
sided for u decade. The retiring board
We're honorably released with vote of
thanks for. their past services, and a
reorganization was effected as follows:
Emma Hyde of Downey, presidents
Mary Ann Whitaker and Cordelia Cof-
fin, counselors: Maggie Brimm, secrc-
tary and treasurer: Ellen Coffin. assist
ant secretary and librarians; Hilda
Johnson, organist: aids: Daisy Hender-
son, Eliza Davis, Ida Fl. Johnson, Mar
garet Coffin, Nettie Session, Mrs. Mary
w, Henderson, honorary member of the
hoard.
!, ladies' quartet rendered a selection
entitled shine On" and after an adj
dress by Mrs. Henderson. closing re-
marks were made by President W. A.
Hyde
ECCLESIASTICAL.
Z
Hundred and Twenty-siSth quorum OF g
Seventy convened here Sunday with
two meetings. Elder lie Roy Harrison,
senior PRECEDENT, presided, former Presi-
dent . W. Henderson having been adj
vanced to the office of high priest. The
conference was highly. successful and
was unusually well attended
"A stake priesthood meeting was held
Saturday evening which was a barner
meeting in the point of attendance.
Forty fpur names We're passed for or
dination to elders; 81 to ordination for
seventies, and three for ordination to
high priests.
FIrulGaIEN's FINE WORK.
The city council at its regular meet
ing last Thursday evening passed at
resolution complimenting the city ire
department for faithful service in face
of great danger with special reference
4
when the frame warehouse of T. p.
Smith, agent for the Continental Oil
company, was burned, and all hut ex-
ploded 1000 cans of gasoline stored
there, The council granted the ffremenl
one week leave of absence with full
pay,
The same courtesy was extended to
the present police force, who are maxi
ing good In their respective offices.
Supt. W. II. Jones of The idaho iii
vision of the Short Lille also remem-
bered the fire department, and adj
dressed note to Fire Chief William
Price, presumably compllmenting him
and his men for their alertness and
prompt attendance to fire calls under
any aud all conditions.
RIG sHEFP DEAL
Douglass and Valentine, flock masters
of this city and county. contaminated q
deal last Friday by which they sold
their sheep interests, focks. lands and
outfits to r. Il. Bicknei of Chicago for
q consideration of $f35,0O0 The gentle
men above named will devote their at
tention TO the development Of the Poca-
tello Brick & Manufacturing company
of this city