The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-07
STATE NEWS
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.
Large Attendance at the Stake Meet
ing in American Fork,

American Fork. May 6.-The regular
quarterly conference of the Alpine stake
was held here yesterday and today. A big
turnout from each of the nearby towns
was IN evidence. Apostle George A Smith
ana Daniel Harrington of Salt Lake were
present during both services Sunday
MISS Jennie Thornton and Elmer Bate
Two OF our most popular young people.
saw Ih'lr many friends surprise Wed
Ge1udy morning by hieing away to
salt Lake City and getting married. 1t
was generally known that the wedding
WouIq take place some time during May
dS Ihey mad been busy for some time
nttng up neat little home in the Second
ara, but 1t seems as though they wished
been one of the hello" girls at the teIe-
phoSe Office here for number of years.
ana is the daughter of City Councilman
A Il Thornton Of this place.
About twenty of the members of the
commercial club and their ladies gath
and passed two hours in social chat, card
games. singing and other amusements.
"A meeting of the Utah County Light &
rover company directors was held in
their office last night. Work on the steam
plant is progressing nicely and plans were
VIII be started some time this week on
| thelr new plant in American Fork can
The American Fork Gun club was or
canned here last Saturday with the fol-
lowing Officers: j. a. WoottOn. president.
WIInam M Miller, captain; Dell Chapman
Z
CLUB Is TO promote a greater interest in
guE practice They had several meets
shooters did very good work in breaking
the clay discs
James Newton and Lish Dean. together
with their families, have moved TO Salt
Lake City for the summer.
Benjamin Halliday will move his family
to Nampa, Ida, this week Mr. Halliday
has accepted a position with the sugar
company at that point and will probab ly
make 1t his home for the next year or two
John i. Snow. formerly a resident Of
American Fork, was visiting relatives here
the past few days. Mr.. Snow is manager
Of the Bqllion-Beck store at Eureka.
Mr.. apd Mrs. Earl Dunkley of Salt Lake
are here visiting relatives for a week or
ten days
A b. Adams of the Fourth ward is con-
fined to his bed with a severe attack of
heaTt trouble and is in a very serious
and Mrs. Alex Cunningham and a baby
girl at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. \ b
Adams the past week.
Mrs c. A Storrs and Mrs. Charles Mil
Ter of this place are visiting their par
ents at Manti.
Mrs. Florence Thompson of San Jose.
Cal. is visiting in American Fork, the
guest of Mrs. Eva Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Chapman of Salt
Lake City spent part of the past week
i'm town visiting with their children.
Mr.. Thomas Walters of this place has
secured contract from the United States
government for carrying the mail for the
next four years from Vernon to Trout
Creek in the western part of the state. He
Will move his family to Fairfield.
MeSSrs. F. NJ Houston. T S Friday
Robert Walker. Ellis Preston. Eugene
HenrOid, Ernest Hunter and Alfonso
AdamSon will leave here overland for the
Uintah reservation to start proving on
their hOmeSteadS that they secured from
Uncle Sam last fall.
Alma Smith Of this place has been en-
gagged bv the Western Packing company
of Salt Lake City as travelling salesman.
The Silver Flat Mining company of this
place has issued NOT Of assessment No.
Of 81 per loo Sha.s on their caDital
stock. As soon the snow will permit
thew will put force Of men 10 work on
their claims in American Fn-E canNnn.