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Newspaper
Preston News
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
1
The city unites merchants and the Commercial Club for a grand 3rd and 4th celebration. Admission set at 25 cents as plans include parades, a balloon ascent, races, baseball games, a grand concert, and a fireworks display led by local dignitaries and crowds.
The report details committee discussions on district improvements and a public fair in Preston Idaho. Events include horse races at the park, a boxing contest in Hobbs Hall, and a fireworks display by Japanese crews. Local officials push for district unity to lift the area from hardship and arrange rental offers for a timer’s tools as part of business closure.
A partial notice describes a lost fly rod in a red leather case and a new fish basket. The finder is asked to return it to Ms W Parker at Depot Preston. No further details or contact information are provided in the legible text.
Tickets for Oregon Short Line and Overland Route excursions to the Elks convention in Dal Tex are on sale from Utah and Wyoming points. July 6 and August 6 are the limit dates with agents providing full particulars and fare details.
Roy Shepherd son of J I Shepherd of High Creek Electric Light and Power slipped from a utility pole while fixing a wire. He hung on the live line until electrician Daniels freed him, dropping him to the ground. Doctors treated him. he was returned home on the noon train in critical condition. A crowd under the pole stood by, hoping to catch him if he fell. The narrative notes crowd reactions and contrasts with practices in larger cities. The event occurred during a Preston reunion program with various local performances and a postevent ball game won by the Smith family 16 to 3.
The South family reunion, led by President Isaac Smith of the Cache Stake, met at Oneida Stake Academy on June 27 1908. The gathering opened at 10 30 a m with a prayer by Thomas Smith and featured a varied program including piano duets, vocal solo, and biographies of Samuel Smith and President Isaac Smith.
Tickets via the Oregon Short Line go on sale July 3 and 4 with limited availability through July 6. See agent for rates and further particulars.
A one year old heifer with a square crop on the left ear and a right ear crop, branded with a small blotched mark on the thigh, unclaimed within 40 days from June 25 will be sold as per law. Description notes a yellow backed white animal.
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