The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-08-16
Local News.


Fresh creamery butter every
morning at Oran Lewis.
A son was born to Mrs. Hans
Larsen last Saturday All well.
Mrs. A. Il. Barnes will be the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. o. I.
Kendall, for the month.
A carload of tin cans has been
received by the Spanish Fork Can
ming Co., the price of which is
nearly two thousand dollars.
All those having fruit to sell to
the Canning Factory, such as
peach, apples, pears, tomatoes, will
please see Nephi Hansen at once.
The factory will start next week.
New line of mems hats, dress
shirts, and gloves have arrived di-
rect from the east, sold at Erik
sson's prices. "We do not under.
stand the scrip prices" y G.. o.
Erickson.
Last Friday the local Basket Ball
team defeated the Benjamin
team with a score of A to 2. The
Benjamin boys will play a return
game in Packs pavilion in thenear
future. Tomorrow the team will
90 to Lehi to play.
Today's ball game proved a dis
appointment to the local fans on
account of the failure of Salt Lake
to show themselves at the proper
time. BY using three of Eureka's
men and two men from Provo, the
management got together lineup
that held the Blue Rocks down to
s runs and scored 4 themselves.
Last Tuesday five cars broke
away from the freight train headed
Eureka, above the loop; they ran
down some distance and jumped
the track. Two of the cars were
SO badly damage that they were set
fire to and burned up, the other
three were picked up. 1t took till
last night to clear the track, during
the blockade passengers walked
from one train to the other passing
the wreck.
The district schools of Spanish
Fork will begin September Bird. All
school children must be in school
the first two weeks or pass a spe-
cial examination before entering
their respective grades. The high
school will begin the same time.
1t is hoped Spanish Fork will have
the largest high school in the
county, as she had the largest
graduating class. Parents, kindly
arrange for your children to start
school Sept. 5, as it will aid them
greatly in their ork.--Prlncipal
Ed. Bogue of Rutland, Vermont,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.
Engberg. Mr.. Bogue is associated
with the management of the Ell
Paso & South Western Railway Co
and is in Utah now for the purpose
of looking over the field with "A
view of extending the lines of his
company northward. Mr., Bogue
expresses his surprise at the Won
derful resources of Utah county
and particularly of Spanish Fork
He predicts great future for the
valley and points out Spanish Fork
as the natural railroad center for
all lines extending westward. Mr.
Bogue leaves for Los Angeles
today.
One of the excellent series OF
parties given by the Y. l.. Nj. |. A
of the First ward was held at Sam
uel Hollis on Tuesday last. About
rs members were present and all
were heartily. pleased with the en-
tertainment. The forepart of the
evening was spent in listening tc
an excellent program, special
feature of which was a comic story,
"When the Automobile Ran
Down. Games and songs were
INDUCED in with the vigor which
only youth and age combined can
give. Dainty and unique refresh
ments, served ON the we'll lighted
lawns, fittingly crowned a long,
to.be-remembered good time " The
officers of the Y. l.. M. |. A. fee
highly encouraged as to the future
success of the organization.
The Catalogue of the Agricul'
tural College of Utah for 1867 is
at hand. This institution offers
many splendid opportunities to the
young which they should not per
NIT to pass by. The Agricultural
College of Utah constitutes part OF