The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-14

American Fork, April 12-FuneraI serv.
ICES over the remains of James Crookston
the Old pioneer who died at his hon1f
in the Second ward Friday morning vare
| held IN the Second ward L. D. S. cbape
| at u O'Clock today. There was a Largo
| gatherlng of friends and relatives pres
t tho 20 pay Iheir last tribute of respect to
| Mr.. Crookston was born in Fifeshire
Scotland, April IL, 1885, and therefore
mad he lived until next Tuesday. he vgo,,IS
nave been 40 years old. With his parents
flVe brothers and one sister he en5igrateJ
TO Utah in the early fifties. locating in
haysVllle, Utah. After residing there q
snort time the family moved to American
FORK, at which place they have resided
since; Inc deceased had been useful cit
zen Doth in private and public capacities
Inc flrst job of work secured in his adopt-
ca country was quarrying granite for the
SALT Lake temple. at which most of one
year was spent. Being one of the strong
young men of those days if fell to his
duty 10 help guard the settlers against
the indians. and his record as told nv
other comrades was always fearless, He
would not shirk a duty even though IL
were dfsagreeable. In his married life
three children, two daughters and one
son, were born, namely, James Crookston
1r., of this city, Mrs. E. T Hart and Mrs
A L. Thornton, both residing in Salt
Lake City.
Mrs. z. w. Robinson of Logan spent
part of the week in American Fork as
the guest of Mrs. James Chapman.
Ammon Mercer and Bishop Levi Harker
of Magrath, Canada, spent the week with
relatives and friends in American Fork
Joseph Robinson. formerly of this CITY
who now resides at Pocatello. Idaho. was
here part of last week as the guest of
his son. William H. Robinson.
Oliver Thornton, an old resident of
American Fork, is in a critical condition
at his home in the First ward with a
complication of stomach troubles.
The north side of Main street from
the Grand hotel corner to John Cleg-
horns beautiful new residence has been
improved with a cement sidewalk. Other
blocks throughout the city will be i'm
proved in like manner in the near fu-
ture.
Yesterday was the sixty-fourth ami
versary of the birth of Mrs. Lydia NJ
Storrs. and In the evening her sons and
daughters gathered at her home in the
Second ward, where q most delightful
evening was spent in social chat. A de-
lightful lunch was served at 1920 p m
d. c. Adamson, who was taken sudden
ly i'll while on the road between here and
Heber. is slowly improving, although yet
seriously ILL., He is suffering from a COM
plication of diseases, superinduced by an
attack of acute indigestion.
George Sinclair is confined to his home,
suffering from bad scalp wound re-
ceived by falling from chair and strik-
ing his head against the corner of a
bench. While in the act of turning on an
electric light he received an electric shock,
causing him to fall.
Fred Wanless and Ed Paxman repre-
senting the silver band of this city, went
to Springville today to meet with the
county bands who are holding a get
together meeting at that point
Postmaster John Peters went to Provo
today to attend the funeral of his grand
son, Ralph Peters, who was accidentally
killed there Thursday by being thrown
from a wagon loaded with brick
A building boom III residences seems to
have struck American Fork. Plans are
out and work has commenced on the fol- !
lowing modern homes; James Chapman |
ir., James Dunkley. John McTague, Dave |
Gender, John Taylor and William Chip |
man.