American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-03-15
UTAH STATE NEWS


issue for obtaining wcter from Coltol
springs.
The third annual meeting of tn,
Utah chapter Of the National Fraterna
Congress of America will be held q
Salt Lake. April 4.
Helen Shaw, 6-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. william w. Shaw Of
Ogden, was seriously injured wher
she fell from the second-story window
Of the home.
Charged with driving an auto while
intoxicated, A. Erickson was found
guilty in the city police court at Salt
lake and sentenced to pay a fine OF
$50 or serve thirty days in Jail.
Organization of the Salt Lake coun
Gil of the Boy Scouts Of America was
perfected ut meeting March 8 OF
more than $50 business and profcs.
sional men Mt the Commercial club.
Corporal George Adamson Brand
son of William and jeanette brand of
Sandy, Is dead of diphtheria in France
according to n telegram received by
his parents from the war department.
Three hundred thousand dollars is
The proposed cost of a memorial build.
sng which Salt Lake plans to erect in
honor Of Utah men who have served
The Up,ted States In the great Euro
pean war.
The Ulntah Independent Ditch COM
pany OF Hayden, Utah, has filed an
application with the state engineer
for the use of seven and nine-tcnths
second-feet of water, for the purpose
Of lrrgating $50 acres Of farming land.
Shot with .22-calibre rifle in the
hands of boy companion while the
awo were playing ut his father home
tn Salt Lake, Edwin Black was SER
iousy injured, the bullet penetrating
The left temple and lodging in the
child's head.
Employees of the American Smelling
& Refining company, who quit their
Jobs ut Garfield, February 20, return
ed to work March s. The decision to
resume work came after slx-day con-
ference between members of the union
and officials OF the company.
Randall Christensen, while unload
ing straw at Fountain Green with
his brother, met with u peculiar accl-
dent I'm which the sight of his eye was
destroyed. While pitching straw
pitchfork In the hands of Ralph struck
his brother in the eye, binding him.
IAN canned goods now held by the
government In factories throughout
Utah will be placed In storage In Utah
and not In the east" This was the
reply of the quartermaster department
60 wire sent by John s. Farley, sec
retary Of the Utah Manufacturers as
ISOLATION.
An increase OF Sal ,0S1 this year over
1918 In the assessed valuation Of min
lng machinery and improvements In
Salt Lake county Is shown In re-
port submitted to the state board OF
equalization. The grand total for this
year is given ms S2,73S,975 MS against
81, 008.0H for 1918.
A resolution Of notice Of intention
TO hold n bond election To vote for
bonds amounting to 100000 was
adopted at n meeting Of the board ~
the Weber county commissioners last
week. The election will he held ON
April 8, the same date ON which the
election will be held In Ogden.
The 3.yenr.old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Pickett. OF Provo. was playing on
the bridge across II mill-race when he
fell In. He was carried three blocks
down the stream before he was res
cued by William Gibby, who heard the
child's cries. II was with considerable
that he was revived.
Fulfilling his word to Warden Geo.
Storrs of the state prison that he
would not seek to escape, james Nc.
Pherson Shockley, serving n life term
In the penitentiary for murder, re-
turned to the institution last week
inter two weeks absence NJ the bed
side of his sick mother at Bell, No.
Failure upon the pnrt of the Ogden
city commission TO provide funds for
The memorial rs n tribute 10 the men
who have returned from the army and
navy, ia the $5OO,0O0 bonds To be v0t.
cd on ut the election on April 8, has
created much comment In many quar-
ters. II has also caused disappoint.
ment.
News has been received by Utah
that only soldiers are to APP
ply To the zone financial officer ut
for the 500 bonus award
I'd by congress TO men discharged from
service since April q, 1917. Men of
The navy or naval reserves are to apply |
FOR the bonus to the naval bureau Of |
supplies and accounting at Washing
ION.
The bodies OF John Smith, aged so, |
and his wife, Mary Ann, aged II, |
we're found ut their home In Salt Lake |
,y nelghbors. 1t Is believed that Smith |
iad died from causes incident to old
,ge. while his wife, apparently de
,pondent because of the death of her
husband, swallowed quantity of