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Show X D HE VOLUME XX L , nun fill SIKES I L JIN NUMBER 5 SPANISH FORK, UTAH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 1021 ELECTION CALLED Neaiiy three hundred patrons of the schools met last Friday evening at the Second ward meeting house and listened to a discussion of the ' financial condition of the Nebo ' School District. Elisha Warner, president of the Home and School League, presided at the meeting. Dr. Joseph Hughes and Ileber Clayson, members of the board of education, each spoke briefly, explaining how the district came to have a floating debt of $70,000.00 Supt. LtJ. Nuttall explained the proposition In more dptail, stating that part of the debt was inherited from the old Nebo High School District and the various small school districts at the time of consolidation, and also because of the building of an addition to the Santaquin school and the Taylor School at Payson without a bond being provided to meet the payment. He further stated that the Springville Banking Company, which had been handling the loan had demanded their money last July and1 it was necessary at that time to make a tax anticipation loan for six months ,n order to meet the payment. This loan, fell due on January 1st and was paid from the general funds. "It becomes necessary now the superintendent said, "To return this money to the treasury of the schools In order to pay operating expenses for the balance of the year, the principal part of which is salaries of teachers and Janitors, who are under contract for nine months. He then suggested that the board be authorized to make this debt a legal, regular obligation of he district by calling an election and having the people 'vote to allow the board to sell negotiable notes to the amount of $70,000 After considerable discussion, a vote was called and the patrons present voted almost unanimously that it be the sense of the meeting that the board be allowed to call an election, of selling neputting gotiable notes to the extent of apd that all present votq "yes at the election. The motion carried with only one dissenting vote. $70,-00- 0, NETS 30 roe tix EEiPiion PINTS.OF SERVE HOT DINNERS On Monday ll About noon Tuesday Marshal noticed two men from Payson, David Barnett and a friend of his named Patten get out of a car in front of the Arnold Hotel, and carry tn a sack that had the appearance of being filled with bottled goods. The Marshall summoned Policeman Skinner and Precinct Constable Roach. They arresled the two men and found in their car a suit case containing thirty pints of Moonshine whisky. Barnett and Patten were released on bail, after which the officers attempted to search the hotel, but were prevented from doing so by the proprietor, Harold Hansen After some little delay, a search warrant wps procured and served upon the place. The search which followed failed to reveal anything in the line of intoxn icants inside, but Jug of whisky was found in a pile of ties at the back of the hotel, which, the officers believe, was placed there during the delay over. the search warMe-Ke- one-gallo- rant. . A . ? vaudeville entertainment wlllbe given at the Third ward amusement ball next Thursday evening,' February 10th. .The program of the entertainment is as follows: Quartet, O. P. R. A. dub; ventriloquism and sleight'Of hand, Elmer F. Stromberg; saxophone quartet, Wm. D. Holt,& Co.;' blackface sketch, Warner and Leif son; piano specialties. Hazel Larsen; Signor Robert! and his man Friday in The Master Magician; Tambo, Bones, Rufus,, Rastus and company minstrels. The admission will be 20c and 36c. The doors open at 7:30, curtain promptly at 8:15 Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Jensen entertained as dinner guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. D. La Brlmhall of Springville. " the county commissioners appointed the following road supervisors for the in the county: C. M. Beck, American Fork; Arthur Huff, Lake Shore; H.L. Slack, Pleasant View; F. O. Clark, Alpine; Irving Johnson, Manilla; J. C. Holman, Santaquin; D. P. Dibble, various-district- Mapleton; s David H. Adamson, High- land; Henry Illcks, Clinton; J. J. Evans, Spanish Fork; J. Wallace Clegg, Vineyard and Lake View, and John Roberts, Goshen. Pratt P. Thomas of Spanish Fork was appointed supervisor of , the North Lake Shore Drainage District to succeed John P. Youd. Matters pertaining to ; rose i in Provo City and other, parts the county occupied much o(T this fime of the commmlssloners. Dr. H. G. Merrill of the Provo General Hospital appeared before the board and asked that the hospital be not taxed as it was an institution of charity. Dr. Merrill stated that many of the hospitals of the state are dropped from the assessment rolls and declared that the books of the local hospital at the end of 1920 showed a deficit of $11,203.37. He stated that the physicians of the hospital had performed $1,696 worth of charity work during the post. year. He did not state, however, according to the report, how much the physicians had collected for other than charity work during the year, The flatter was referred to the county assessor and the county attorney and will be taken up at a later date by the commissioners.. . ,v Help wanted for house work, All day Sunday and Thursday afternoon off. No washing. No work after ' (adv) 6:30. Mrs. Oran Lewis. A - We have received the following communication from B. F. Woodward which he calls "a little dope for the benefit of the stockholders of the Spruce Monarch Mine at Spruce Mountain, Nevada. B. F. Woodward reports two now ore bodies in tho Monarch mine, one In the south on tho tunnel level and one eust, about 400 feet under cover. Mr. Woodward said tne company had laid off all the men with the exception-of about ten old hands, whd were retained to prospect the mine. These new strikes make the mine worth double what it was thirty days ago. The Ada II. mine, adjoining the Monarch has opened up two chutes of high grade lead silver ore and has one car on the road and preparing another. Owing to the high freight charges, the company will not crowd ore shipments until railroad and smelter charges' are reduced. There Is more snow , at Spruce mountain than has been known for years. J. M. CALDERWOOI) EXPLAINS In justice to myself and to all others concerned, since there is con siderable speculation and some gos sip in the air as to the reasons why I am not teaching school in Spanish Fork this season, I desire to say that there was nothing spectacular nor unusual connected with it, for I was offered a good position, even better than I had held in the past, aJt an increased salary, but owing to need of my attention to other matters of personal importance I could neither accept the offer made to me here nor more enticing offers elsewhere, I trust that this brief explanation will satisfy my friends and clear up this little affair for all. (Signed) J. M. CALDERWOOD. Lake Shore has a school lunch. It looked like a big Job, but the women did the work. The school nurse said that a very large pureentaga of the school children were under weight. The home agent said "No wonder, when the poor kids have to get up so early, eat a hasty breakfast, go so far to school and then eat a cold The women declared tor a lunch hot lunch. Mrs. Maggie Burch headed the project and after many earnest discussions, the citizens of Lake Shore and the school board became interested. The school board . turn ished cooking utensils, serving board and serving bowls. The teachers assist In serving and the children assist in 'clearing and dish washing. The home agont asssted in planning, making ou( the menus, and in weighing and measuring the children. All participants express satisfaction in the progress of the work especially the kiddies when they smell the dinner as it is being prepared. Lake Shore is the first district to undertake the experiment, but other districts similarly located are planning their lunch for next year. George II. Dubois 'died Monday at Provo. Funeral services were held at Bergs Undertaking Parlors at Provo yesterday morning, beginning at i 1 oclock, after which the remains were brought to Spanish Fork and interred ' In tfie Spanish Fork cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow, Emellne James Dubois and two children, Mary and Max. , Mr. Dubois was formerly a teacher in the Spanish Fork public schools and at one time was elected city recorder here. In both capactiies he was entirely successful. . t His Last Goodbye! Playing Mrst A. C. Saxelby, formerly of this city, is at the L. D, S. Hospital receiving treatment for a complication of troubles, and is reported to be in a critical condition. ho The night before he had been the great musician, playing to rapturous thousands. Now was just a plain old mothers baby playing to her and the girl he loved. Perhaps he On the Special Faqt Day, January should plyay no more perhaps not see them again. 23rd, Nebo stake saints donated apPhil Pace and daughter. Ruby of it and was gone! behind tear that laugh on life, with a So he played Humoresque proximately $2,000 for the relief of Thistle, spent Monday and Tuesday ' the starving children of Europe. . . , Why! , here, the guests of Mrs. Url Stewart Where! and sorrow the din and the the slum the Jr. Mrs.. Stewart accompanied them and music, A story that blends the avenue, Last Sunday every ward in the home will and on the screen. Tuesday afternoon stake passed a resolution favoring spend ten days vlsihng with them. smiles of life in a happy melody, silently played 4 . , the passage by the State Legislature of the Southwlck bill. anti-cigaret- te A very enjoyable surprise party A slight mistake was , made last week in reporting the number of bookB collected in the recent book drive. Mrs. Blanch Lewis' room at the Central school won the first prize tor the school of $5.00 by donating 182 books; Miss Norma Fergusons room won the second prize of $3.00 tor donating 162 books. Both pf the prises were given by the Alta ' Club. was held at the home of Mrs. Sena Olsen on Wednesday, January 26th, by the officers of the Fourth ward Primary, the occasion being her 60th birthday.' Mrs. Olsen has been a faithful teacher of the primary for The afternoon was many years. spent in preparing work for the children, enjoying music, after which a luncheon was served. Mrs. Olsen was George Harrison, almost nationalpresented with it beautiful picture as ly known as "Beefsteak Harrison, a token of remembrance. A very en- because of the excellence of the beef joyable time was had by all present. steaks he served at his hotel, died at his home In Springville Wednesday NOTICE , morning at 8 oclock. Mr. Harrison The annual stockholders meeting is well known in Spanish Fork, parof the' Spanish Fork South 'East Irticularly among the Indian War vetrigation Company will be held in the erans and the pioneers as he was City Hall, Spanish Fork, Utah,, Wed- prominent amonf them. Funeral nesday, February 9th, to hear the f- services will be held over the reinancial report, elect a board of dir- mains tomorrow afternoon at the ectors and transact such other busi- 2nd ward church in Springville, beness as may properly come before ginning at 2 oclock. the mee&ig. ALBERT SWENSON, Secretary. The Spanish Fork Public Library has received from Mrs. Theo. Lee of day to Mrs. Elmer Thomas. Berkeley, CalltoraM, thred Rloe T bookg. Straw Stack for Sale See Joseph ; Swenson. v (adv) LEATHER REPORT a m ' ms j e, the ' kind, H youve-got-the-m- .kind. This lar, still going on. And now the Dead Heads are boasting of what "we, tne committee did! But the Live Wire says nothIs . NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Spanish Fork East Bench Irrigation and Manufacturing Company, has- been postponed until Saturday, February 12th, on which date It will be held at the City Hall, Spanish Fork, Utah, at 2 p. mH for the purpose of hearing the annual financial report, electing one trustee, and a secretary for a the ensuing two years, and transacting such otter business as may properly come before the meeting. WM. C. BECKSTROM, Secretary. mitl-to-boc- Once there was a town, about the size of Spanish Fork. A great many cigarettes were sold there by the merchants to boys under twenty-onwho smoked them, chiefly in pool hallB, but also on tbs streets. Maybe ninety percent of the boys in the town smoked the little white slaver. The grownups became so accustomed to the sight of boys smoking that they forget that there was a law against it. Besides, did not the storekeepers make money, and is not money a good thing for a town? But one day a meddlesome committee got nosing around. It consisted of two Dead Heads, who said it was of no use, and one Live Wire; and had been appointed because it was necessary and proper that a commitThe Live tee should be appointed. Wire bad been in the army and knew bow to doa neat little job; besides, being chairman, he wanted to be more than a merd figurehead, like the kings of some of the nattons across the pond. The Dead Heads ' said "Go on and he went. He visited In person every one who sold tobacco and said: "The law against selling tobacco to minors Is going to be enforced, an if you break it you will be punished. See? And the merchants saw. But the boys laughed, and the smoking went on. The merchants were hailed before the court. They said: What are we to do when a kid says he Is past 21 A very sensible quesand looks It, tion, but one that could be answereed very easily by the Live Wire. He went to the school board. Now, that particular school board loved boyand girls, not In words merely, but In deeds. So It Joined the Live Wire, got out lists ef all the boys and girls between tweleve and twenty-one, and with a rare twinkle in Its eye, banded a copy to every storekeeper and pool hall owner in the town. But the boys laughed and the smoking went on, though not so openly. Then forty of them were hailed before the court. Where did From six grown they get tobacco? "men! The men? were bailed before the court for contributing to the delinquency of minors. They admitted their guilt and promised to be good. Still, there was lots of tobacco on band in the stores, especially cigarettes. What was to be done about that? For it was not a good thing to1 have tobacco lie on the shelves gathering dust, when it was made to be burned. So the Live Wire, after a meeting with ithe storekeepers, said: "Ill get a fund and buy the children tobaccjo! Accordingly were sent around to the townfolk for nickels and dimes to buy up the tobacco. Then one bright night everybody turned out on the public square and witnessed one of the biggest bonfires ever. After that the Live Wire had a survey made of every man and boy in the town, with a view to finding out who used tobacco and who did not, so he might know whom to work with. "For, he said to himself,1 the smokers are not great churchgoers, and dont hear the things said but full of the - h the boys how to obey the law. y, : . Which Shows How One Live Wire and Two Dead Heads Showed the pool hall men, the storekeepers and about smoking. If the mountain wont come to Mohammed, then Mohammed will go to the mountain. Quick individual work was done with all that needed It persuasive, klfid-lconsiderate work, free from all A baby girl was born to Mrs. Ralph D. Boyack Sunday. A baby girl was born last Thurs- ? A STORY UXE SHORE SCHOOLS . . V. ' APHOTOPLAY lialurlnj . Alma Rubens - ; j&QHmmoiUtflrkra(tQiclm BASEI)' ON FANNIE HURSTS GREAT STORY IN TIIE COSMOPOLITAN Also HAROLD LLOYD iu FROM HAND TO MQUTH. vice-preside- nt Winona, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4 and 5 Admission, 20c and 30c ing, and Baws wood. "Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. JOHN HENRY EVANS. NOTICE For Sale or Rent 60 acres first class pasture land. Cuts one good crop of hay. Good water right, or will sell any part of 60 acres on easy payments. Located 3 miles west of Benjamin, Utah. See Wells L. Briiuhall, Provo, Utah.(ad) |