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American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

Mr' Robert Sharp is home for the
nolidays' He has been teaching the
Coalville school '''
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

Mrs. Lydia Prestwich of Idaho
Falls, is a guest. at the home of Mrs.
A. NJ. Stewart.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

me Sunday School of the ThirG
"ara gave II very pleasing entertain
"fh' IN the Ward,Meeting House Sat
uuay evening. A one-act play, "At
'"e Junction." was presented; and 9
'e"lsh comedy entitled Bernstein
""u flrestein," which convulscd the
"uu'ence with amusement, The house
W" hllcd with highly appreoiatiyc
'o"d' and all report an especially
'hloyablc time.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

MRS John Baker of Salt Lake. was
the fuletide guest of Mr. John Woods
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

Mrs f. s. HUMPHREYS and children
Oh Pleasant Grove, spent Sunday here
win her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Pow
ell.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

Edward Southwick and s. l. Good
win we're Salt Lake City visitors
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Austin are
spendlng ten days In Heber. with rela-
tves.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

MRS John st. Joer spent Sunday in
Bennion. '"' III
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

Mr.. Loren Olmstead, Jr., who has
been living in Idaho for the past sum
mer, came home for the holidays.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Schow, who are
visiting here from Logan, were erter-
taired at Chriytmes dinner by Mr. and
Mrs. 7. +. Kirkham.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

The Primary Association will give
a social dance In the assembly rooms
on Saturday afternoon, beginning
promptly at $3.50 p. m. The price OF
admission will be 10 cents for adults
ana cents for children. The dance
u given for the benefit of the Second
ward Primary Association, and every
one Is cordially invited to attend.
sood time is assured, and the cause /.
worthy.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

anu u iiHt pTObIdiH NtIS tuJSscu'
You can buy Home Made and
Royal Bread at Chipman's about as
cheap as you can make It, and often
better. 2-1t
Blaine Wines came home from Le-
land Stanford Jr., University this
week and is here visiting his old
Lehi High School friends He will
probably spend the balance of the
school year In the L. of U.
Among the passengers for Salt
Lake City on Saturday, were noted
the following: Mrs. J. +. Cotter, Mrs.
Fon Wilcox and her daughter, Mrs.
A. J. Evans. and Mrs. Elmer Peter
son.
Mrs. John Rendlishback and Miss
Ella Rendlishback Of Riverton, spent
the week end at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs ]. T. Powell. Mr.. Powell came
home from Topliff for the Christmas
holidays.
NJ. w. ingalls,, who suffered IN at
tack OF lock jaw three weeks ago, is
entirly out of danger and mending
nicely. Miss Shaw the trained nurse,
who was with him for three weeks,
returned to Salt Lake City Monday
Several Juveniles, who took some
apples from Bishop Stoker's cellar
two weeks ago, were apprehended by
marshal Evans and this week settled
matters by apologizing and making
cash payment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Thomas were
in Lehi this week visiting friends
When they left Rexburg the groun'
was bare and the thermometer twent,
degrees below zero, They spent las
week in Salt Lake City doing tempt
work,
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02

Mr., j. F. Russon was made Bisbon,s
FIRST Councillor in one of the Murray
wards recently.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-09

The Palatka municipal election
was held on Tuesday. This will be
news to a good many voters, espe-
cially those who are interested in
Elkdom and other matters of present
interest. Most every one forgot
about the election, and as a conse-
quence only light vote was polled.
Thirtv-six men voted in the First
ward, 16 in the Second, q in the
Third, 30 in the Fourth, 10 in the
Fifth, % in the Sixth and % in the
Seventh, total of only 157 votes in
all Palatka.
Elections don't count for much
where there is no excitement, and
there can be no excitement where
there is no opposition. There was
but one ticket in the field, and all
We're elected
The new council will meet for or
ganization next Tuesday night.
Mayor Kennerly will be present and
will probably have something to say
regarding the needs of the city in
matters of legislation.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-09
WORLDS CHAMPION
FIGHTER IN PALATKA
For a Little Time Yesterday
Heavy, but Modest
in Manner.

Jess Willard the man who restored
the worlds heavyweight champion
ship to the white race by knocking
out Jack johnson at Havana, Cvba,
on Monday spent a few moments at
East Palatka yesterday noon on his
way north from Havana.
Some twenty-five or more auto
loads went over to the East Palatka
depot to greet him and congratulate
the Kansas wonder. Willard met the
crowd good-naturedly and modestly,
tipped his hat in recognition of the
compliment and told the boys that he
appreciated their homage. He said
he would never fight another negro;
that in so far as he was concerned
the championship would remain as
"a white mans burden"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-09
SECRETARY FOLSOM
QUITS TRADE BODY
Will Leave Tomorrow for
Chicago-E. W. Elliott
Succeeds Him.

Business men generally were some
surprised early in the week to learn
of the resignation of Secretary Moses
Folsom for the past year and a half
the efficient secretary of the Palatka
board Of trade, though the question
had been, as matter of fact, hanging
fire for some little time before the
board of governors.
Mr.. Folsom is going to Chicago,
and though he has not definitely
decided on his future work
he has several places in view in the
line of land promotion and adverti-
sing, one of which may carry him to
California.
The board of governors on Monday
night, after Mr. Folsom's retirement
had been settled, selected for tempo
rary secretary Mr.. E. w. Elliott, late
of Pensacola. Mr.. Elliott recently
came to Palatka to make his home.
He is the son-in-law of Mrs. F. D.
Alderman of this city, and his good
wife who was raised in Palatka
couldn't bear the idea of staying away
from this good city. She like Pen
sacola, "but Oh, my Palatka."
Mr.. Elliott was long active in the
work of the Pensacola chamber of
commerce and is more or less famil-
lar with the work he is to handle here.
He is an active young man and The
News hopes he may meet with large
measure of success.
Secretary Folsom is an expert.
There is probably no man doing a
like work in Florida better equipped
for the task than he. His work
as land and immigration agent for
northwestern railroads, his newspa-
per training, ETC., admirably fit him
for the work of development along
lines mapped out by our board. His
special value was in knowing when
to strike. He watched for every op-
portunity to get in word for Pa
latka, and when it came he got there.
He wrote much for the State papers
and in all his letters there was a
good word for the Gem City. His
central thought in bIilding up this
city was first for the development of
the county, knowing that what helped
Putnam county helped Palatka. He
made this city known wherever there
was opportunity and as a result of
his efforts Palatka is today as well
known in the country at large as any
interior city of the State. He did
an immense amount of letter writing,
and his letters were winners. He con-
tributed great deal of matter to the
local papers and was helpful to To-
cal editors by valuable suggestions
as to matter calculated to attract at
tention abroad
Palatka will lose by the retirement
of Mr.. Folsom, and the chances are
that after he gets north and begins
to weigh matters he will decide to re-
turn to Florida, and some other pro-
gressive city will secure his valuable
services.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-09

The News has received the fol-
lowing communication from Mr.. H
B. Hatch of Marquette, Michigan, a
gentleman who a year or more ago
purchased the Johnson orange and
pecan groves at East Palatka, and
who expects before long to come to
this section to make his permanent
home:
Editor Palatka News:-
| have noticed with considerable
interest the discussion in The Pa
latka News of the question of a per-
manent bridge over the st. Johns to
replace the present structure.
wish l might say a word to persuade
the people to adopt the concrete
bridge. Properly constructed, q I'd
of a pleasing architectural design,
it would not only be thing of beau
ty and joy forever, but would fur
nish to the Gem City of Florida a
substantial basis on which to found
the claim to favorable consideration
in establishing a great, enduring
and permanent Floridian Way from
Jacksonville and st. Augustine on
the Atlantic, through Palatka, to
Tampa and st. Petersburg on the
Gulf. Such a Way, over such a
route, served by such a bridge, would
as the generations come and GO
Justly win and maintain a name and
fame like that of the Appian Way
By all means construct a concrete
bridge.
Very respectfully yours,
HARVEY BURRIGHT HATCH
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-09
JACK FL|NN'S INJURY
SPREAD SOME GLOOM
Through the Crowd of Frolic-
some Elks Wednesday
Night.

The frolic of Wednesday nights
Elks' parade was marred at the close
by an accident which happened to our
own Jack Finn, one of Palatka's
! foremost Elks, and one of the city's
most prominent and wealthy business
men.
Mr.. Finn is getting on in years,
being almost, if not quite as old as
some of the oldest of the local. ant
Tered host. But this was one occa-
sion when the boy in him got the as
tendency. He was dared to mount
the cage in the procession which
carried the Ocala elk, "the only real
elk, in all Florida" Mr.. Flirn never
takes dare, so he mounted the high
seat on the wagon at top of the cage
and rode with the driver in the pro-
cession. He seemed to enjoy it.
The accident happened at the end
Of the parade on River street near
the G. S. & F. depot as Mr.. Finn
was Ginning down from his lofty
perch. A step ladder had been pro-
vided for him, but in getting down
he missed his footing and fell to the
brick pavement striking on the back
of his head. The crowd rushed to
him and found him unconscious. Drs.
Chandler and Johnson responded soon
and he was picked up and carried
into the Howell Hotel, where he re-
ceived faithful attention. He was
Unconscious for some 80 minutes,
but gradually came to. 1t was
thought that he would be removed
to his home later that night, but in
stead he was kept quiet at the hotel.
Thursday morning he was much bet
ter-able to walk down stairs and
out to his motor car which took him
home about $50. Mr.. Finn at la
test reports is resting easy, and the
News is assured that his injuries are
not likely to prove serious. But it
was close call.
The accident cast a gloom over
the hitherto unconfned joy of the
evening. Mr. Finn is one of the best
kown business men in Florida, and
among the Elks' fraternity he is one
of the chief joy makers at State con-
ventions. Hundreds of townspeople
and visitors called at the hotel dur
ing the night to make inquiries con-
corning him, and when they learned
that his injuries were not likely to
prove fatal, as had earlier been re-
ported, joy began to revive.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-09
CAPT. JOS. D. POINTS
DIED YESTERDAY
At Ripe Age of IA Years
Was Veteran Confederate
Soldier.

Capt. Joseph Dulaney Points, for
the past 80 years prominent in the
pclitlcai, social and business life of
Palatka, died at the home of his son,
Capt. John D. Points, on Riverside
Drive, at o'clock yesterday morning
of pneumonia, aggravated by weak
heart action, of which latter trouble
he had suffered for more than year.
The funeral will take place at the
home this morning and will probably
be conducted by Rev. Mr.. Lewis of
st. Marks Episcopal church. The
interment will be in the family lot
at West View.
Capt. Points came to Palatka in
1885, when he became associated
with S. J. Kennerly & Co. When
Martin Griffin, then a member of the
firm, branched out into independent
business Capt. Points went with him
and was long associated with Mr..
Griffin, where he had management of
the plumbing department. Of late
years he has been associated with
his son under the firm name of j. D..
Points & Co.
For many years Capt. Points was
prominent in local political matters,
serving many years as member of
the County democratic committee,
and long as chairman of the city
democratic committee. During these
years he was an active force in the
affairs of the city and county. He
was city alderman for a number of
years and served one term as Mayor.
He was democrat of the old school,
man of positive convictions and
always a high-toned gentleman. Like
many men of advancing years he
was ont of sympathy with modern
democratic methods and could be
termed a "stand-patter." These
convictions kept him from active
participation in latter day politics in
the city and county.
For many years, in addition to his
private business interests, Capt.
Points has been superintendent of the
old Palatka water works.
Capt. Points was a Confederate
veteran. He was private in the
Monticello, (Va.) Guards and partici-
pated in the capture of Harper's Fer
ry. Immediately after the passage
of the Virginia ordinance of secession
he enlisted as private in Company
| A, Nineteenth Regiment Virginia in
fantry and served to the end of the
war. He participated in the battle
of Manassas, or Bull Run, Williams
burg, the second battle of Manassas,
Fredericksburg, and at the battle of
Gettysburg shared in the immortal
charge of Pickett's men upon the
Federal lines on Cemetery Hill. He
also fought at Bermuda Harbor in
defense of Petersburg, in the battle
of Cold Harbor, Seven Pines and at
Five Forks. He was wounded at the
battle of Seven Pines but recovered
after three months when he returned
to his, regiment. Had Capt. Points
lived until today, he could have cele-
brated the 50th anniversary of the
surrender of Lees army. His record
as soldier and civilian is one of hon.
or and one that would shed luster on
the life of any American.
Capt Points is survived by three
sons and two daughters, all of whom
have been notified of his death, and
some of whom may arrive in time
for the funeral obsequies. They are
Joseph S. Points and W. A. Points of
New Orleans, j. D. Points of Palat-
ka, Mrs. Thos. Shehan of Hagers-
town, Md, and Mrs. P. J. Sey of
New Orleans.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-09
BOARD OF TRADE
RESENTS ATTACK
On Palatka by the Miami
Metropolis in Recent
Editorial.

At meeting of the Board of Gov
ernors of the Palatka board of trade
early this week an editorial in last
Saturdays edition of the Miami Me-
tropolis wherein this city was held up
to the world as an example of one
city that was fast in the clutches of
the demon rum and its allied vices,
was read and commented on. By res
olItion Secretary Folsom was in
structed to write the editor of the Me-
tropolis calling attention to his error
and stating the facts.
The News saw the editorial and has
made proper reference to the injus-
tice in its editorial column, but at the
same time it is glad to give publicity
to the following letter sent by Sec
retary Folsom to the offending editor:
Palatka, April 9Th, 1915.
Mr.. S. Bobo Dean,
Editor Metropolis,
Miami, Florida.
Dear SIR
Palatka went "dry" eight years ago
when it struck from the lips of its
people the cup of economical and fl
nancial misery and woe
Since then the city has prospered
as never before.
Since then the city has built more
miles of brick paved streets than any
other place of equal population in the
South.
Since then our bank deposits and
postoffice receipts have more than
doubled.
Since then we built the only public
traffic bridge across the St. Johns
river.
Since then our people have been
better fed and clothed and housed.
Since then we come nearer being a
Getty beautiful" with good homes,
flower bedecked yards and tree lined
streets.
Since then many other cities-Mi-
ami years after-followed in our
footsteps to save their people from
the Jail, the penitentiary, the re-
formatory, the asylum, the almshouse,
from broken character, sterile homes
and beggary.
| might continue to enumerate the
benefits of a dry town, but enough
has been said.
| write this to correct an unwar-
ranted reference to Palatka in an
editorial in your paper of April 3rd,
under the head of "a Home Town
or Tourist Town Which," Where
you recommend people to go to "wide-
open Palatka" to see what whisky
does for a community
1t is assumed that you had some
other place in mind when you mad
vertently wrote Palatka, and we will
let it go at that, in belief however
that you will amply exonerate US
from yoIr unjustilable charge
l enclose copy of the Board of
Trade Review" printed in 1918, in
which you will note the statement
that "Palatka is DRY" the word
dry appearing in capital letters. If
you can find literature issued in any
other town in Florida in which that
fact is announced as an inducertent
to new settlers please ngme it.
Very truly yours,
MOSES FOLSOM.
Secretary.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-09
EDWIN WILSON ENTERS
AMBULANCE SERVICE
With Red Cross in France
Arrived in France Tues
day.

Edwin Carlton Wilson, a former
Palatka young man, and son of the
late Henry S. Wilson, has entered the
Red Cross Ambulance Service in
France and will follow the French
army in its field of battles on the
frontier. A Detroit, (Mich.) paper
of last week says:
edwin Carleton Wilson, son of
Mrs. William Crispin Quick of Bos-
ton Boulevard, a former member of
the junior literary class of the Uni
versity of Michigan, captain of the
University tennis team in 1914, and
at present a senior at Harvard, has
left his studies to enter the Red
Cross ambulance service abroad.
This information came by telegraph
Tuesday. Young Wilson was very
popular in his Detroit circle of ac-
ouaintances. His grandfather was
the late E. C. Brown, former general
superintendent of the Michigan Cen
tral Railroad. His step-father, Will
liam Crispin Quick, a retired bridge
builder and civil engineer, is travel
ing in Florida and Cuba with Mrs.
Quick"
Mr.. and Mrs. Quick, who have been
spending a large portion of the Win
ter at the Putnam House were seen
on Wednesday and confirmed the re-
port concerning their sons entering
the foreign service of the Red Cross
ambulance corps. They had cable
gram from the young man on Tues
day evening notifying them of his
safe arrival that day in Bordeaux,
France
Mr.. Edwin Wilson, who visited Pa
latkL only a short time since, is
pleasantly remembered by all his old
associates in Palatka, where he
spent his boyhood days and attended
school. That he has given up his
college work in his senior year is evi-
dence that he was impatient to get
out into the great world and take
part in the activities of life, and that
he has settled upon this service Of
the Red Cross ambulance in the
midst of activities which will result
in a remaking of the map of Europe,
shows that his ambition would ac-
cept nothing less than place in those
activities where he could serve hu-
manity in its greatest need.
He will return from Europe after
the war with an experience such as
falls to but few Americans
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-09
ALvERS IS AGAIN
ELECTED CHAIRMAN
Board of County Commits
siOnerS-ROWton is
Sworn In.

The board of county commissioners
for the present month held session
lasting through three days, the time
in the main being llled with routine
business.
Commissioner W. C. Alvers of the
1st district, who only last season re-
signed the Craftsmanship, was again
elected to that dignity, in place of
Chairman Millican who had resigned
from the board.
The board appointed R. F. Adams,
vice president of the East Florida
Savings & Trust Co. a member of the
board of county bond trustees to fill
vacancy caused by the death of Stew,
art Worden. This appointment meets
with universal approval because of the
eminent fitness of the appointeo for
the work involved in the trust.
The board also refused the petition
for a new election precinct to be ta-
ken from Bostwick precinct. The re-
fIsal was based upon a flaw in the
petition.
Charles Earnest Rowton, appointed
by Gov. Trammell to fill out the uneX-
pired term of Commissioner Millican,
resigned, was sworn in after the ar
rival of his commission on Wednesday
and the approval of his bond.
J. H. Wylie, road expert of Inter
lachen, was given a contract to repair
the road between Palatka Heights and
Johnson station at $40 per mile.
When the board sat as a drainage
board, Hon. John P. Wall was on hand
asking relief. This was granted.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-27
A GOOD INVESTMENT

A man in another state was once
asked which Of his investments paid
him the highest rate of interest and
he promptly replied that it was the
two dollars he paid on his supscrip-
tion to the local paper. "One day l
wanted to buy a cow" he said, "and
was intending to make trip of abou
fifteen miles to get one that I knew
was for sale at certain price. But
just before l started l happened to
pick up the local paper and noticed
that a nearby neighbor was offering
one of the same breed at dollar less
than the other one. He really sold it
to me for four dollars less. l saved
a long thirty mile drive and Ga in
cash because l had paid two dollars
for the paper. That was just one
instance, but as a matter of fact I
saved both time and money in fifteen
or twenty different ways during the
year, and all through reading tire ads
in a paper that cost me two dollars a
year. consider those two dollars the
best investment I ever made, and l
am investing as regularly as the year
rolls around, and always with the
most satisfactory results"
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-27

Grandpa Richardson was called to
North Dakota Sunday evening on &C.
count of the serious illness of his
brother-in-law.
Messrs. Ray and Ralph Zinninger
and Lawrence Munson came in Sun.
day to look after their farm interests
here. Mr.. Munson returned Monday
evening, and Ray and Ralph return
ed Wednesday. They reported good
crops there.
A neat little sum was realized from
the dance at the East Schoolhouse
last Saturday night. Mrs. Verna
Richardson assisted by Miss Irene
Dorr, served delicious three course
lunch which was enjoyed by all as
we'll as the dance. The proceeds went
for the benefit of the school.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-27
OSWEGO ITEMS

Mrs. Stout was in town Sunday
on account of the severe illness of
their infant baby.
R. H. Carr, Geo. Monk, Ellen M.
Wall, were Tuesday shoppers in Os-
wego, coming by the way of Wolf
Point.
Mrs. Clyde Flint and Mrs. Geo.
Brown visited at Frazer Tuesday
returning the same day, via the
i skiddoo.
Hugo Schilling, during Mr.. Olson's
absence filled his position in the lum-
Der and machinery yards, in very
! satisfactory manner.
George and Lloyd McGlynn are en-
joying a visit from their sister Miss
Edith McGlynn of Harvey, N. D, who
is spending few weeks with the
boys.
Geo. McGlynn had number of his
lady and gentlemen friends out for a
picnic on Sunday. All report a de-
lightful time and George says it was
anything but "dry time".
J. A. Holtberg and family have ar
rived from Willow City, N. D., and
are nicely located in the Peterson re-
sidence. Mr.. Holtberg will be the
manager of the new elevator and
comes highly spoken of by those who
know him.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Cutting came
in from their ranch near Weldon and
spent several days at the Travellers
Hotel. During their stay Mr.. and
Mrs. Cutting went OF Glasgow to con-
suit medical aid. Mr.. Cutting is suf-
fering from blood poison in one hand.
H. H. Ames of Hutchings, Minn., is
here looking after the interests in the
Smith Tynor Elevator Co. Mr.. Ames
has great deal of money invested in
Oswego and always wears a smiling
countenance which is pleasant to meet.
Mr.. Ames is a brother of Mrs.
Smith.