The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-08
COMMERCIAL CLUB WANTED
Lively and Progressive Citizens of
American Fork Are Metropolitan
In Their Ideas.

American Fork, Jan. Mrs. Martha
McTague of the Second ward was the re-
cipient of a very pleasant surprise last
night at her home. At Z o'clock about
twenty of her relatives arrived at her
houses, loaded with all kinds of good
things to eat, taking her very much by
surprise. The evening was spent In
games, cards and singing. A most de-
1fciOus lunch was served al il o clock. The
guests present We're Mr. and Mrs. George
StOrrs. Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph H., J. W, w
5. and G. A. StOrrs, Misses Ella and Eliza
StOrrs, Mr.. and Mrs. CharlSS Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. E. II. Stout, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
kindred of Springville, Miss Beulah
Storrs of Provo.
Mrs. Walter J. Wilde has returned home
after spending the past ten days visiting
her folks in Spanish Fork
Miss Edna MOyle and Miss Josie Green
wood of the Fourth ward spent the hOli-
days in Bountiful as the guests of Miss
Ida Moss
Miss Annie Hunter of Salt Lake City is
visiting her parents here for few days.
Francis Tying, one of the operators of
the Wyoming mine, in American Fork
canyon, has gone to California, where he
will attend the Leland Stanford universe
~, taking a special course in mining en-
Ex-Mayor James II Clarke has been
confined to his home for the past four
days with a severe attack of la grippe.
Miss Chloe Woods, with her mother,
who have been spending the holidays here
with relatives, returned to their home in
Ogden yesterday
Miss Ruby Thornton has returned home
after having spent the holidays in Rays
will visiting with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Crystal are home
again, having spent ten days with their
son, James, at Price
Wilfred Paxman, who has been in Eng
land for the past two years as a Mormon
missionary, is expected home this week.
John Green of Pleasant Grove had a
narrow escape from death Wednesday
6TIN To Ana NOT-fr in
by. His horse became frightened at a
light engine on the San Pedro tracks and
ran directly in front of the engine. The
buggy was struck and broken up badly,
the occupant being thrown heavily to the
ground, escaping with bad scare and
few bruises.
The citizens of American Fork are ju-
bilant over the decision of the state COM
mission in selecting the site for the state
experimental farm at American Fork. The
choice is evidently a good one, as the pro-
posed site. is located about a mile and d
half west of the town, on the tracks Of
the Salt Lake route, and within a quarter
of mile of the Rio Grande. Much credit
is due the committee. both Of this place
and Lehi, who worked so eneTgetically
in securing suitable land for the site, By
way of taking options and securing the
land for the farm, as the location OF this
farm at American Fork means much for
the town as we'll as the northern end of
Utah county. Preparations are being
made for a big ratification meeting and
banquet Jointly by the citizens of LEM
and American Fork.
Mayor Gardener has issued a call for
citizens mass meeting at the city hall
next Thursday evening for the purpose
of organizing a Commercial club for
American Fork. The move is meeting
with much enthusiasm among the busi-
ness men and citizens in general, and IT
is thought that an organization viii be
effected at once with a large member
ship enrolment. It has been agitat-
ed for some time past by some of our
most influential men, and with a well
organized commercial club here to look
after the interests of the town and peO-
pie American Fork will surely be second
to none among the smaller towns in Utah,
and will continue to be the best town in
Utah county.
Leonard Duncan of this place, who is in
the railway mail service for Uncle Sam,
was on the mail car in the Southern Pa
cific wreck in Palisades canyon Satur-
day. He wired his parents, who reside
here, from Ogden this morning that he
was all right and uninjured.
Samuel Newton was arrested and lodged
in jail by Marshal Logsdon and Night
Waterman Duncan last night, and the
charge Of drunkenness and disturbing the
peace was lodged against him.
Most of the school ''marms have re-
turned from their holiday vacations in
various parts of the state. and will be on
hand to resume their duties at the public
schools in the morning