Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-21
Little Boy Fell in Porter Canal
Body Recovered Many
Hours Later.
IMPORTANT WEEK IN SCHOOLS
Bonds Sold at Premium-wOrk on
Electric Line-SOcial and
Business Incidents.

Williams was drowned IN tho
canal last Friday afternoon. To-
gether with neighbors little girl
the boy wandered across the river on
the wagon bridge. and thence 70 the
canal Close to the ball park they at
tempted TO cross the canal on a plank.
The girl made the trip across In
safety but upon reaching the other
side she looked around Just in time 10
see her little playmate lose his balance
and fan into the stream. She scream
ed and attracted the attention Of some
women near by, who gave the alarm
and % was but "a few moments until
"a number Of people had gathered.
who Immediately set to work 10 rescue
the body II was not recovered until
about II o'clock, being found then
about a mile and a half below the
scene OF the accident
BINGHAM STAKE CONFERENCE.
Quarterly conference OF the Bingham
stake was held on Saturday and sun
day last. Saturdays services being
held az William Creek. and the meet
ings on sunday at Iona President
Francis ~ Lyman and Elder Hyrum
VI Smith OF the general authorities
were in attendance. All the meetings
were well attended there being nearly
thousand people at the Sunday
afternoon meeting. the Westinghouse
being taxed to It's capacity. Many
Idaho Falls people were present.
SOCIAL AND personal.
Miss Nettie Mulhan. daughter OF
Mrs. Emma Mulhal and granddaugh-
ter OF Phil Margetts, the veteran
actor. was married on Monday evening
by Bishop Charles s. Crabtree TO Mr..
Alfred r. Christensen OF pocatello,
formerly Of this city. Only the family
and a few intimate friends witnessed
the wedding ceremony. reception
was held later at which a large num-
bor ~ friends were In attendance. Mr.
and Mrs Christensen left on the mid
night train for Pocatollo. and after
July I, will be at home In Pocatello
Miss Maggie r. Tout assisted by
her father Ed. Tout. and accompanied
by Miss Carrie Browning, gave a much
appreciated concert I'm the Scenic
theater on Monday night 10 large
and enthusiastic audience.
Rev Frank Jones Of the Christian
Church held services Sunday afternoon
In the Star theater The Christian
here. who contemplate building
church IN the near future. idaho Falls
can well be called the city OF churches,
as there are now the following
churches located here. Latter-day
saints. Baptist. Methodist. Presby-
terrain, Episcopalian. Catholic. Swedish
Lutheran and German Lutheran. also
a Christian Science society.
The white Star steam laundry OPEN
cd for business the first Of the week.
The proprietors. Wilson and Talliven,
are experienced men az their business,
and expect TO build up good trade.
on Tuesday morning a delegation
consisting Of r. L. Bybee, George
Ritchic. Mrs. James F. Steel. Mrs
Fackreu and c. /. Warwick LEFT for
Boise to attend tho Anti-saloon con-
gress which was held on Thursday and
Friday.
~ EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES.
This is commencement week for the
schools of this city. The baccalaureate
sermon was delivered by Rev Jacob
Finger at the Methodist church. a
class play THE Busy Liar" was given
IN the Scenic theater on Tuesday and
Wednesday nights. on Thursday night
the superintendent viii give the gradu-
atlng class a banquet. and on Friday
night the graduation exercises will be
held ar the Odd Fellows hall The
graduates are as follows, Misses Ruth
Byhee. Emma o. Crow. Beryl Plat.
celia owen. Maude Mcpherson, Ethel
Robinson. Messrs Christy Wilson and
George r. Riches.
The board OF education recently met
and appointed the following teachers
for the coming year:
Benjamin r. Crandan superintendent
high school: A r. Van Nuys. principal
n aHraraf ~ fHNH
commercial; clinton Smith, mathe-
matics and history Miss Edith Georgia
English and German. r. q. Steven
SON. science: Athyl Olsen, latin. Mrs.
Van Buskirk. shorthand Specials, Miss
Barbara Vlair, music and drawing
Marcus ". Fox. manual training
Athyl Olsen domestic Science
Central School Grades-Misses Edith
Phillips. Nina Huston. stella Rogers.
ATabelle MacCusick. Susan Scoheld.
Grace Ruess, Anna Gattier. Christine
Dahl A. Ableaon and r Algyer
Riverside school-William J. Lord,
Misses Eliz Griffith Cook
Virginia Adams. Myrtle Lewis and
Bessie @ Ward
New ward school Miss Ella Muller
principal. Misses Nina Carey, Janet
Rerthram Lillian Cooucr Bornice Hub
bard Anna slctta and F1iz. Goiter
IcIBCTRIC RAILWAY CONsTRUC-
TTON.
Mr. Iaugdan the supervising en-
glnocr and superintendent ~ construc-
ton OF the Idaho Falls Electric Rail
way company. is now here and the
CROSS section stakes are being placed
along the right OF way. The construo-
ton work which viii begin I'm the next
three weeks win be- lot 20 local CON
tractors as far ne possible
BUSINESS NOTES
The city council met IN special scs-
sion on the afternoon OF the 18th and
opened bids for the bond issue OF $4,000
The firm OF John Nuveen q Co., of Chit
-ago were tho favored bidders, they
paving quite handsome premium
The FIVE coal dealers ~ the city are
he latest firms 10 ioin the half holiday
GOING AND COMING,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Burgram and two
daughters Anna and Kate left this
week Tor a trip 90 Germany. sailing