The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-07
DRANK CONCENTRATED LYE
Little Girl in Critical Condition at
American Fork-Meeting of
Commercial Club.

American Fork, Jan. 6.--The little two
year-old girl of Mr.. and Mrs. Heller
Gledhill. OF this place, accidentally drank
some I've Friday evening, and as a re-
suit was badly burned around the mouth
and throat. and undoubtedly some OF the
deadly fluid reached the stomach of the
little girl, as she is in a very critical cor
6itiOn and the chances for her recovery
are very doubtful.
The home Of Thomas Thornton. ST.. in
the Fourth ward was placed under quar-
antine yesterday by City Physician j. f..
Moves, four of Mr. ThorntOn's grand
children. who with their parents are Wis
ting here from Idaho. being afflicted with
scarlet fever.
The Commercial club held its regular
meeting at the club rooms last night
There was large representation pros
ent. Considerable business was attended
10, among which the most important was
the matter of endeavOring to get the
Utah Consolidated and Bingham Consoli-
dated and the Ohio Copper Smelling and
Milling companies. which are contem-
plating moving their smelters and mills
out OF Salt Lake county, to locate in Utah
county, at the site on Pelican Point. near
Utah lake. After much discussion the
President j. II. Wooten. was instructed
to wait upon the managers of the smelt-
ing companies and in behalf of the Com
mercial club Of this place, urge them TO
select this site for building their mills
The matter of advertising American
Fork and American Fork Canyon was
taken up and was the subject of much
discussion. and NJ. o. Randolph. chart
man Of the committee on advertising, was
Instructed TO go ahead and I'm conjunction
with w. ID. Lovless. editor of the Ameri-
can Fork Citizen. get out big edition of
the Citizen in which all the business
houses, wool growing and the many other
Industries and resources of American
Fork city, and al the mines and mining
claims of any prominence in American
Fork canyon will be given spe-
cia mention. After some other minor
business the meeting adjourned until next
Thursday night. Jan. 10, to hear the re-
ports OF the committees.
Mrs. Nettie y. Crowthers, OF American
Fork, has secured a divorce from her
husband, Henry Crowthers. on the ground
or desertion.
Mr. and Mrs. James Chapman. jr.. OF the
Second ward. entertained about thirty
five OF their friends at their home last
night. Cards and parlor games furnished
the amusement for the evening. A de-
Ecious luncheon was served at midnight.
Miss Ella ana Liza Storrs returned
home yesterday from Springviile. where
they have been visiting relatives for the
past ten days
ager Steel. of the Apollo basketball team
10 play with the y. NJ. 6. A. league
team at the Apollo hall Saturday night.
Jan. r.
number OF the sheepmen Of this place
have sold their spring clip of wool to
eastern buyers. getting wenty cents per
pound Tor IL Some of the woolgrowers
are holding on, thinking that the price
viii be higher before a great while. at
twenty cents per pound there Is a good
profit in raising wool
Miss Vlrgie Chapman entertained last
night az her home on Main street.. i'm hor-
or Of Miss Emma WoodhOuse, of I,ehi a
delightful time was had by ali present
Melvin Stringham. of Manti. who has
been visiting with his sisters Mrs. g. a.
Storrs and Mrs. Rose Miller the past
week. returned home yesterday
George y. Hemphil who has been cor
fined to the house for the past few DAYS
with la grippe, Is able to be around
again.