The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-26
American Fork Citizens to Receive
Money for Identifying Their
Homes

American Fork. Nov. 3.-Public eXer-
/ cises and program will be given in the
| city hail at II O'Clock a. m. ThanksgiV-
| ing day. One of the special features of
the meeting VIII be the awarding of the
$40 cash prizes to the winners in the
Commercial club contest started las+
spring, for the best improved residence
in the city, one in each ward. This move
was worked out early last spring and the
money raised for the prizes, and it created
great deal Of rivalry among the citizens
in identifying their homes. A large num-
Der entered the contest and as a result
American Fork boasts of having some of
the neatest kept residences of any town IN
the state. The contest caused nearly every
resident in the city TO take civic pride
in their home and surroundings. Praise
is heard on all sides for the Commercial
club and the committees who have had
the work IN charge, and to the donors Of
the money with which to pay the prizes.
The children of Lewis StraSberg are
quarantined at their home with measles.
Mrs. Esther Merrill of Davis, Ariz., is
here for a short visit with her sister Mrs
w. E. Brown This is Mrs. MerrilTs first
visit to Utah in thirty years.
Miss Nellie Binns of this city and Miss
E. Thorne of Pleasant Grove have gone
TO San Francisco. where they will become
nurses in the Lane hospital at that place.
John Cleghorn, who had the misfortune
to get fishbone lodged in his throat some
time ago. and from which he was in n
very serious condition. is home from the
hospital. the bone having been removed.
The ordeal left him in a very weakened
condition, but he is rapidly regaining his
strength.
Nephi Straw of the firm of Baxter,
Straw & StOrrs. who have had large
contract i'm building the Yellowstone Ma
ttonal Park railroad from St Anthony.
Ida. was here yesterday making arrange
ments TO feed part of their stock at this
place. they having got through up there.
In the past two years they have built
fifty miles of the road for that company.
They will winter their stock here and in
the spring will no doubt ship them to Cali
fornia, where they have a large contract
on the Western Pacific.
Mrs. Arthur Adams, who was operated
on at the l. d. S. hospital three weeks
ago, will be able to leave the hospital
today. Her husband went to Salt Lake
City and Mrs. Adams will probably re-
turn with him tomorrow. The operation
was entirely successful and Mrs. Adams is
very much improved In health.
John B. Roberts. formerly of this city.
now of Salt Lake City, who was injured
by a well caVing in on him about six
months ago, is at the L. D. S. hospital
taking treatment and is rapidly regain
ing his health and strength.
r. r. Richardson of Oklahoma City,
Okla, left here last night via the Rio
Grande with a carload of range horses
thirty-two head. which he purchased In
western Utah, and is taking them back
to Oklahoma.
The stOrk left a baby girl at the home
of II. A. Laursen Wednesday morning.
Mother and babe doing nicely.
The Mirthmakers' club held their regu-
Matte McTagbe Friday night. A very
pleasant evening was spent i'm parlor
games and social chat delightful lunch
was served at II o'clock