American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
NORTHWEST NOTES

students Judging contest held at the
ogden Live Stock show.
Five hundred thousand dollars will
| be invested In construction Of a hotel
/ in Sheridan, Wyo., by Roy Carruthers
of New York If $4,000 is secured To-
cally.
Fees tOtulling S253, 800 were paid to
the insurance department of the state
of Montana during 1919 by 32J insur-
ance companies of all kinds operating
In Montana.
From far Jugo-Slavia comes II claim
for compensation from the widow Of
| Frank Abramovltch, who WIS killed
In mine of the Cottonwood Coal
company In Montana, in 1918.
The Northern Pacific depot at Gar
rlson, Mont, burned down at an
early hour one morning last week. The
fire probably started In the lunch coun-
ter department and spread rapidly.
A series OF experiments have con
WINGED Ross Phillips, supervisor OF the
Big Horn forest that the gas bomb
| u ~ IHlluTt III loi'Si
he announced last week at Sheridan,
Wyo.
The Union Pacific railroad has been
awarded the pennant by Hale Holden,
regional director OF central western
railroads, for making the best record
In safety of all railroads having 5000
or more employees.
Forest rangers In the Yellowstone
National park will be given instruc-
ton In auto mechanics so they Will
be prepared to give tourists assistance
during the summer season, government
officials announce.
| w. II. O'Nell, known throughout the
+, west as pioneer Nevada cattle and
sheep grower. died January 9 in San
Francisco. Mr.. ONell was the prcsi-
dent of O'Neil Brothers Land and Cat
tie company of Wells, New.
All the larger restaurants of Billings.
cents In the price OF orders designated
MS merchants lunches" together with
an increase In the price of coffee from
. cents to 10 cents per cup.
The awarding of the prizes In the
| S200O,O0O stock show held at the
Union stockyards ut Ogden brought 10
an end on January 10 the most sue
cessful event of that nature ever held
In the intermountain country.
| Dealers at Helena are receiving de-
layed shipments OF wild hay from
Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin and
shipments of timothy, alfalfa and up
land from Washington, Idaho, North
! and South Dakota and other points.
One Of the biggest and most enthu-
siastic good road meetings ever held
In the state was the second annual
meeting of the Arrowhead Trail I'm
provemcnt ana Development associa.
ton held at Cedar City, Utah, last
week.
The senate has passed the bill by
Senator Myers allowing Ben Kurlee OF
Missoula $500 for injuries received
In a forest fire four years ago while
employed In the forest service. The
original Myers bin provided 5000 for
Kurlce.
Bert Lacy, 20 years OF age, was shot
and instantly killed at the city anC
county hospital In Green River, Wyo
Jack Williams and his wife are being
held for investigation. Williams con
tends the shooting was the result OF
an accident.
Cyrus Capens, arrested recently a
Sheridan, Wyo, on charge of at
tempting to hold up two men by point
Ing his finger In nm endeavor to max,
them believe he held revolver, Il
an escaped lunatic from Warn
Springs, Mont,
Seven railroad men. who pleade,
guilty ut Ogden to charges of petit!
larceny, were each sentenced by Cit,
Judge u. Il. Roberts to serve H. day
In jail and to pay fines of 500 each
Three of the men are conductors, an,
four are brakemen.
, Thomas Lahey and wife ana Pet,
Collif, an Austrian farm hand, llvlny
on ranch five miles west of Twill
Bridges, Mont, We're each placed I'm
der bonds OF $500 ut hearing an,
will be turned over TO the federal au
thorities for alleged moonshlning.
All red.headed men over 10 year
OF age have been invited To join tn
Read Head club of Spokane" organ
lied nj II meeting last week AmOnI
the announced purposes is ITO uphol,
the standards of our illustrous red
headed forefather Thomas Jefferson
/ Employees OF the United States sur
veyor generals departments of Utul
and Colorado ask 10 per cent In
. crease In wages In petition whlc
has been forwarded To the cOngres
siOnal committee at Washington ri
, the Reconsideration of federal salarle,
, The operation OF the Montana pr
mary election law as amended last Au
gust by the legislature, providing n
, an emergency measure far the close
, primary and repeal OF the presidentia
, primary, cannot be stayed for II refer
endum vote of the people, Distrlc
Judge W. ii, PoOrman ruled AT Helen,