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Show New Postmaster Takes Office ltrpiihlleiiii (Jhes Wnj lo lltimicrnl After Four Years of I'licxi-elled Sen Ice. Tuesday evening, .lames II. Clarke, who was recently appointed postmas-tor postmas-tor of American Fork, received his commission containing tho great government gov-ernment seal and signed by Woodrow Wilson, president of thn United States. Thursday, Mr. Harrington checked out to Mr. Clarke and the latter' is now directing tho nffnlra or the American Fork po8tomcc. Postmaster Leonard II. Harrington was appointed by President William II. Taft four years ago, his appointment appoint-ment being dated May IS, 1010. Ho has made one of tho best records of nny postmaster In tho service, nlwnys being complimented by tho government govern-ment iuapectorn and giving universal satisfaction to the local patrons. During Dur-ing his regime tho biiHiucss of tho oflico has Increased over 25 per cent In volume, in four years Jumping from $3,041! to $1,800. During his four yenrp sorvico ho has Issued H!,(i95 domestic money orders, il record of Itself. l)itr-lug l)itr-lug Mr Harrington's reign thovofllco I was moved Into Its present quartors, J which aro tho best of uuy thirdclass 1 olllco lu the state. Ho also installed I the postal savings bank und Intro- I iluceil-American Fork citizens to tho parcels post The latter Innovation has proved n great success, while If a safe cracker broke Into Iho bank de- I posits ho would get about as much, money as If he ran away with n child's dime savings bank. Howovotf all tho surrounding towns report tlili same condition of doposltfl. Mr."Hnr-ilnglou Mr."Hnr-ilnglou has not yet definitely decided Just what business ho will follow, 'lmt Is considering several propositions". which have been put up to him. P& fj kEntp '' SussIwKaieUMsHhHBssbsssV James II. Clarke, Am'iuic.'iu 1'nrkS ew roslma.er. James II. Clailic, son of Janirs Olnrko and Kllen I) tlail,e, was born (he liJItd of December, IStJli. in Amei-Ican Amei-Ican Fork, Utah, where h has resided nil hlB life. His father, James U.arke. was one or the llrst seltleis In Aineriesu Fork, coming heio in tho mil or lacs. '''n,,;n,,,;1'!"71Xu jchools, being a pupil of Aunt l.t It I). Mrs. (lillllths, liwiu' A llenrold a Joseph II, Forbes, and attend, one curat the II Y Aead.'i.O at i.. Ho has always n acllve In imlilli affalrb. as well as nlwiijH I." Imk riigort In church matters Ah earl) as 1887 and 1SS8 ljo vvnn elee ml and Merved as aide.. u..n In lh' t ' Hie yean, or IfS'i is'io, IV.M, 1S.1i, IMi.",. IMis and IaT.i. and hh 1":!,,"u,"i llm city in IIMil and 1900. was .luring his term as ma yoi 1 1. it I". Hi-sl steps were taken whlrh lesulte mir 1 resent oily water svslee. He ."rvp I two terms as school In ej . r during all his service "; '" nlllcer Ills record stands Hnm ami nb! vo rcproaeh In I'"- n';". . I, slarled out as n farmer III" J' lmt lift died when he was 10 v -n iof ri, efl hlniHelf, two slHtirs and or r o her lo Iip pnrml for lV lcr moth cr no ,il to curly In llfu ho learned to work lo help support tno ramiiy. lie nlliruuids worked in Iho Anier-han Anier-han Fork fo-np sloie. and was sup-niluiPiidPiit sup-niluiPiidPiit ol that liistilutloii ru about lirieen years, during whlcli Mice it made 11 steady and substantial t a th, evolving Irom the old adol slmcliirt to practically Its present iwiiiodloiih ijuaiters llo has bee 1 0111 01 Uio pioneers or tills locality In H. ,u v miming Industry. He and his partner. Mi U K. irU or ha" Lake lily, being among tho siiccesh-hil siiccesh-hil ones who have farmed lu ledm Vallej Their llrst eiop of 100 acio nulied l tho Ihroshlug of -Vf luislielH. whlcli was harvested by tli t,rst loiuldned Steam harvester ami ilireslior lo elder the valley I In v h,ne iitivrr had a failure and last jem ibieshed ovei 1.000 bushels and c nect nearly as much this hiuhoii j'lilit he was one or the organlers or ttl.at finally lionin"' " hraiieh of tin I lah Uanklng rompany, which in-.luded in-.luded In lt membership a nun. lM;ro I Ik, most promhiPiit business men of o oommunlty ll uot.-. na pni HI ,'r this Institution until It closed In '''polHlriillv ' ' 1"" ,,(,,V1 " cnl,,B,'MC,1,I Demo, rat and always been active , In I , "upport of the party and the prln-I prln-I dis hV bUltved It to represent. |