Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-19
Profitable Gathering of BannoS
County Teachers Held at
PocateIIo.
SEND DUBOIS TO WASHINGTW
Goes to Represent Water Users Upd,
Fort Hall TO Urge Favorable Lcri.
lation as to Cost Of Rights.
Especial Correspondence }

especial Correspondence
N OCATELLO, Feb. 1S.-A oocbt,
r. convention of schoolteachers *
Bannock county convened her
yesterday, pursuant to csr
issued by County Supt Grace Lourh.
ran. Some 50 trustees were In attend.
ance, also number of prominent edu.
Gators. including State Supt, Bell,
Chamberlain, each of whom made ad.
dresses pertinent to the occasion. The
convention met at the courthouse The
morning session was devoted to form
ing an organization.
The Pocate1lo Commercial club en-.
tertained the visitors at luncheon al
the Congregational church from 70 to (,
The afternoon program consisted OF
an address by Miss Belle Chamberlain
on the subject. 1.-The Responsible
Trustee" Prof. Miles F. Reed on ''Edu-
cation for Rural Life" address by
George H. Black. president Of the
Lewiston state normal school. Walter
X. Siders of the Pocatello public schools;
G. A. Axline. president of the Albion
W.
Slaughter of the Academy OF Idaho
WATER USERS MEET.
by the Pocatello Water Users associa-
tion in the matter OF prices Of watei
rights under the Fort Hall canal sys.
TEN. over which the association was ap-
prehensive, il was finally decided %
send former Senator Fred T. Dubois Il
Washington as a representative Of th,
association, being familiar with th,
origin of the canal proposition, TO o.
operate with Senators Hepburn ari
Borah, and Congressman Hamer. to Sc,
cure the required favorable amend
ments to the pending bill.
BIG ATHLETIC MEET.
Prof Harvey Holmes, athletic To-
structor at the Academy Of Idaho, hs
announced the decision to hold big
track and field meet In this city durirs
the month of May
The meet will be open to all the Sc
ondary schools IN southern Idab9
which Will include public schools blts
schools. the College OF Idaho, at Call
we'll, the Albion state normal schocl
the Rcks academy at Rexburg, tl'
Fielding academy at Paris, and u
Academy OF Idaho. The program pre
vides for IL events The events "
consist of a 10O-yard dash. 22O-ya"
dash, 440-yard dash. Sso-yard run, or.
mile run. 120-yard high hurdles, u
yard low hurdles. pole vault. shot p'l
hammer throw. running high jun
running broad jump. and mile relay.
Gold. silver and bronze medals Wilt
awarded winners of first. second az
third places. n loving cup will be give
to the contestant carrying off the greaf
est number of games: beautiful cE
will be given TO the winning relay tear
"OLD MAIDS" PARTY.
The ladies of the east side Latte
day Saint church gave an old mais
party tonight. in the east side assem~
hall. which was well ATTENDED and W
q highly successful affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Green a.
daughters Marguerite and GenevM
leave tomorrow for an indefinite us
to Los Angeles, on account OF the 20
health lately of 9-ycar-old Geneva
who has been suffering the past -
with an attack OF the st WV
dance,
Mrs. Allie Young Pond ente.tsined
party of friends Sunday evening
dinner. the occasion being the aus
versary of the hostess.