The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-15
AMERICAN FORK NOTES.
Girl Has Shoulder Dislocated and
Arm Broken at PLAY.

Arm Broken at Play.
American Fork. Nov. Aida HoIlen-
drake. the 13-year-Old girl Of John HOl-
lendrake. met with a serious accident
yesterday. She. with a crowd Of other
school girls, was playing a game they
call 'crack-the-w whip" where they all
Join hands and run. turning short and
throwing the one on the end She was
the end one and was thrown violently
10 the ground, alighting on her shoulder
and arm. dislOCating her shoulder blade
and breaking her arm just below the
shoulder. The doctor was called and
set the broken bone and the girl is get
ting along as, well as could be eX-
pected.
An eleven pound baby boy was born
10 Mrs. Jesse Crookston last night
Thomas J. Chapman. who has been n
victim Of typhoid fever, is on the road
TO recovery.
Jessie Shirley presented TO the people
Of American Fork, at the opera house
last night. Nell Gwynn." This is
treat that we don't get here very often.
Miss Shirley is surely a star and the
ease with which she handled her part
is truly wonderful Her support is eX-
Ceptionally good.
Miss Esther Christensen OF this place
has gone TO California to spend the
winter. -
Joe Decker. representing Scowcroft &
Sons of Ogden and Will Patrick of the
z. G.. NJ. I. We're both I'm town today
displaying their spring lines Of dry
goods TO the merchants here.
J. W. Chapman has returned TO town
after an absence of three or four weeks
at his sheep herd I'm eastern Utah.
Lutte Crandall is i'm from his sheep
herd TO spend month with his family.
9 Our local coal merchants raised the
price Of coal Is cents per ton.
George faVIDr is able to be around
again after an attack of appendicitis
To was thought for while he would
have to go under an operation. but was
successful in getting the Inflammation
out without one.
Chris Beck is back from Logan, where
he has been for the purpose of building
livery stable i'm that city. to be rented
70 some parties of that place.
The young boy of Dave Mcdaniel Of
Alpine was taken to the hospital at
Salt Lake yesterday suffering with ap-
pendicitis i'm an advanced stage. 1t is
probable that he win have to undergo
an operation.
Miss Winnifred b. Smith has resigned
her position I'm the district school and
returned to her home in salt Lake on
account of ill-health. Mrs. Ivy Steele
has taken her class at school
President = L. Chapman and a party
OF local nimrOds spent three or four
days this week over i'm Cedar valley
hunting the festive "iackrabbit' They
returned with a whole wagon load OF
them and a good many of the people
of the Fork have been eating rabbit
pie the last day or two.
Frank Halsev has secured the con-
tract for painting the new school house.
James the 19-mOnth-Old baby boy
OF Mr.. and Mrs, James Crooks of Eu-
reka. died at the home of his grand
mother Mrs. b. r. Coates in this city
last night The little one had been sick
for the last six or seven months. About
six weeks ago they brought the little
boy down here from Eureka so as to
secure for him the best possible medical
aid and everything had been done for
the little fellow that could be done but
in vain. Death came to his relief last
night Funeral services viii be held
at the Coates residence tomorrow.