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Show AMERICAN PORKt( UTAII SATUKDAY, DECEMBER 4, 192G NUM1JER 41 Of ficqrs Drm? Up : loath Summons iTvo lamas II. ClarHctip In Scliool Ddarii Eleidtion : ..J To Their Reward A., .i ' l i . . ' , : , I ' . .: : i . . . 'I Pioneers r I i financial report of the city for I. 1Q9S and receJnta and . " ;aditure for the present year, alto (relative budget of estimated re- )ipti and expenditure lorjae com, 'jgjear aa required by law and pass !j w U' last legislature Were pre. tg the city sooncil by Mayor gtai Qrant ana tteeoruer ueorge jr. seller at a special session of the .jaicll held Tueaday nig htv j Tti renin waa spent mainly In 'jofef into the financial conditlona ot city, lta receipts ; ana - disburse. ''jsiti and the tentative "budget aa 'spared waa ordered . published In 1 CITIZEN for the Inspection of the 'julllo. Any objections to the budget !B ootllned win be heard at the regit. V meeting of the council on Sato. it nlEbt December 11th. - - JTie matter of arriving at an on. jintanding with th dtlee of Pleaa. W Grove and Lehl relative to clos. 'si time for caf ea ; and confection, ixfea waa discussed and la accord ace with the request ot the social nltare committee, the police com. itttee waa authorised to meet with onunlttees from the neighboring ami at which time ordinances reg-tliting reg-tliting the closing time should be 'sailed by the cities. j William Thornton presented a petL joj iigned - by -himself and -eleyen tthera at the regular session of the council Saturday night asking the city to repeal the ordinance prohibit. bi minor games of chance. The council took the petition under ad. risement - - - R. I Ashby personally appeared no- called attention to the amount of aoney invested in the fox farm north at the city and asked that -two eddL tonaL . lights ha installed. soas to farther nrotect the premises, inis natter was referred to the light com. mittee to Investigate. A request from the. fire depart. sent was reported" that they be per Bitted to erect a Community Christ. au tree similar to that of last year etween.the Nielsen Auto Co. and the Senica Garage. The r request was panted.''' ;fhe cttyomcers' reports for November No-vember were read and approved of ind accompanying bills were allowed. An ordinance providing for the ficating ot certain streets in the city cemetery and designating such streets u strips and lots was taken up on its nrious readings and . passed.. The wdlnance will he found in another part or this Issuer The securing of a suitable signal or horn to ba used in connection with Ike police auto was discussed. It ta-reported that-'persona unaware that the automobile approaching them tai the police car speeded up with so intentions ot avoiding the marsral nd it was pointed out that some sort pt horn would designate the car as city police machine. The crossing trouble over the gut. ter between the Pett service station ud the American Pork Oil Co. was farther discussed and was left with tie street committee and supervisor to further investigate and endeavor to arrange an equitable settlement tyween the parties; concerned. ; The marshal was instructed also to aee that the signs on the sidewalk toonging to the American Fork Oil Co, and Gustav Schmidt ot the lake ftiort were ordered removed or made to comply .with the provisions of the ty ordinance, . . ' " "7 o Quick Action Saves . Chipman Home The right method and quick action Hone averted serious damage by fire Friday noon at the Ruben Chipman "iucnce. - A cannot oil had been set 10 beat on a stove in the summer v.. . "when an,d heated faster than was wpected and exploded showering u celling and walls ot the room 'U burning oil. In a moment the ' Worn was ablaze. , The flye depart.1 ward M IAi and Recreation Com. ent was summoned and In the mean: mittee Tuesday night in their ward jtae, following out a suggestion made .chapel The program was of such a li someone passing by, " flour was wrown all over -the burning walls, Jr action took effect' at once and J Ihe tlma ihm AnaimmiC1 arrival f . 1 K " . - - y fir WAS rtrHal1 'aaWlnsmlslrlftt k. ' w sr-v-m Bremen used some chemical to l "npiete the workv The damage waa ft fire i iue imniiiw ibm couia easily' have been ft. Sosjafssjs Oyer Three Feet Of Y Snow At Pacific lline According to word received Thursday Thurs-day evening, from the Pacific Mine there la snow to a depth of three feet kin the canyon on the level, and about five feet up Mary Ellen Gulch, The message said that snow was falling Thursday night, several Inches of fresh snow having fallen during the day... An effort was "made" to open" the road to th mine during the week. Six teams of horses were sent up by the lanse Mining Co. Friday morning word came from the Pacific mink that it had rained all night with possible snow up farther la the canyon. This) Is a good deal heavier snow fair than was had in the mountains at this time laat year and prospcta (or a normal fall are very good. o California Missionaries Injured In Accident Improving : Since the telegrams arrived from San Joae, California, last Friday morning, November 26th, telling of the accident Involving several of the Latter-day- Saint r missionaries from this locality, letters have been re. ceived giving details of the accident, Eleven of the . missionaries bad spent Thanksgiving day together in happy style" and that evening left to gether to go to a show. The eleven people were standing In the safety zone waiting for a streetcar when an automobile approaching from the west and driven' at high speed plow, ed into the group scattering them. In all directions, seven of the eleven being be-ing knocked down. All were lmmed. lately rushed to the hospital and well taken care of. - - Of the group Injured Was Guelda Elsmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Elsmore of this city, receiv. ed the severest. injuries, about the head, and .was unconscious tor, some time. She is still confined to a hos pital there and has a special nurse. Her parents left Immediately for San Joae to be with her. President a 1 Chipman and his wife were both knocked down. Pres. dent Chipman's ankle was broken in three places and he also was badly bruised and cut besides receiving a fractured rib. Mrs,, Chipman receiv. rd a bad bump on the head besides being badly shaken up. Miss Maurine Gammett of Pleas. ant Grove and Miss Donna Davis ot t were among-those injured. The twoglrls Injuries consisted mainly of bruises. Three of the elders, Del bertFugat ot Pleasant Grove,.. Eli B. Hawkins of this city and Daniel U Corry of. Cedar City, were not knock, ed down neither was a lady mlsslon- ery, Miss Nina Halllday of this city. One of the elders. Loyal Carter, of Provo, was dragged by the automo. bile and was badly cut up and bruis. ed, besTdes,havfhga brokettrvertehra. All were reported doing well, how. ever. The drlvearTof $ w JET rested and the misslotihrles were to appear in court against him Monday morning, his plea having been "not guilty." One of the missionaries m com. menting on the Thanksgiving' dinner the missionaries ate together made special mention of the fact that prac. tically an Items on the menu were from Utah including the turkey, pudding, pud-ding, pies, etc and that the famous Utah celery wss thoroughly enjoyed alsoj '' " : ; -h- :Second Ward Entertain ment Well Supported A.. splendid attendance marked the entertainment given by the Second nature to be greatly enjoyed by ftH "present It consisted of a onejurt play, readings and musical numbers .J - t. 11.. nvoliairfra 1 JtUI. MMffilerslff Alt JVi IQITVUVUI W ,WO " . w.VM.v. , llalfJiL el TCI J (iluiVftViv . w euiefwiH The o the'suppori jiiren iheir afforto and ft ,sit llttia sum, wa. T8i ica., into hin t& cam on the ork ca that ward. .,'4. Death Claims . Another Pioneer -Mrs,-Ellen Greene, 80, a resident of this city for the past sixty-three years. passed away Wednesday night at 10 o'clock at the home ot her daughter, Mrs, Alice Campbell, with whom, she had made her home aince laat March. Mrs. Greene had been in poor health for the past several year. Her eye. sight became so bad that it became very, difficult for her to get about hut her death was due to general, -debility incident to old age. ' '. , Ellen Gibson Greene was bora November 20, 1S4 In Dundee, Ireland, the daughter of William "r and I Ellxa Kennedy Gibson. With her family she left Liverpool May 1, 186S and in October Oc-tober ot ' that same year arrived in Salt Uk City after v crossing . the plaint by ox team, ( In short time the deceased came to American Fork where on June 1, 186S she married John Shelley, Five daughters bless, this union, Elizabeth, Alice, Mary, Belle," and Linnie. One of these daughters, Mrs. Alice Campbell, survives. On May 2, 1884 the deceas. ed married Alva AT Greene- and ? to them three children were born. June. Fon and Rodney R. . The ''daughter, I June, preceded hex jnother'to : the grave. One aon Fon,. resides In Bait Lake City and the othjrson, Rodney, j resides in' Los AngelesT Mr. Greene passedf away March 3, 190L' . -r'Mra Greene is survived also by one CTbther, Daniel Gibson of San Ber.j nardino, California, 15, grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. She was always a faithful mother, a kind neighbor and enjoyed the es. teem of a large clrclev)f friend who mourn her passing. Funeral' services will be held today (Saturday) at 2 p, m. in the Third ward chapel r; .. " " 'o School Census Shows Loss Over Last Year There are fifty-four less children of school age, sir to- and including eighteen eigh-teen in the Alpine district this year than last occording to the reports made by the census enumerators who canvased the -district recently. The 1925-26 enumeration showed a total of 4938 children ot school age In the district, while the 1926-27 showed a total of 4884. The heaviest drop was in the Lehl district there being 45 less than last year. American Ameri-can Fork district's census tallied exactly with last year, while Lincoln lost ten this year. Pleasant Grove district gained one as compared with last year. There are five in the entire district of school age who cannot read or write; i ftett am mehtanylBcapac ated and thirteen are physically disabled. dis-abled. Of the entire number 136 are not in attendance in any -school while the balance otthe number are accounted for in some other way. Fourteen girls . of , the I district and three boys ot schooLage ,re jmarried. Following is the total census taken f by districts tor the past two years: 1925 1926 American ' Fork Dlstrict...'.1344 1344 Lehi District H98 1133 Lincoln District .-.1 ... 1427 1417 Pleasant Grove District.... 969 970 Total ...4938 4884 Death-Claims Christensen Infant Carma Ann, 10 months old daughter of Bert and Mable Greenwood Christ, ensen died Monday night at the family fami-ly residence following a short Illness ot bronchial-pneumonia. The child waa born in this city: January 10th. 1926. She la survived by her .parents and three trothers. ... ; ' ' - Funeral services were held Thursday Thurs-day afternoon In the Fourth ward chapel with Counselor Lot Robinson In charge. The musical numbers con. sisted of a selection, "Sometime Well Understand" by the ward cbolr a vocal vo-cal duet "Whispering Hope" sung by Mrs. Earl Wright and Mrs. a F. WalkJ m. " wwsit Am. "Ta Rvsit TJttlft mg . fl iwsh wetw Rosebud" by Misses Helen TtmpsonibentjlctIm WM pronounced by .to. ind Marie Berg and the cloatag num eer oy-tne cnoir ,iwep ww w The speakers were Leorpheliey. Moral D. Stosleaa BUiopT Carl ., Pioneer Of '62 j Goes To Beward fjohn' Kelly, 79, died at the family residence here at 1:10 Friday morn ing after a prolonged illness the last three weeks of which confined him to his bed. Mr. Kelly was born In Warden, Hertfordshire, . England, August 2, 1147, and was married to Mary' Jane Lee in the Endowment House at Salt Lk November 11. 1871, Mrs, Kelly preceded her husband In death by Just hlae months. !?Th deceased came to Utah from England with his parents in the year 1862 and suffered many ot the hard. ships of early pioneer days. ; - .H had been a constant sufferer daring his later llfe hut was cheerful asd patient through it alL ; I The following -children - survive: Mrs. Jane Taylor, Salt Laker' Mra. George Lett, Lehi; Mra. Emily Smith, lie Angeles: Mds. Mae Donaghy. Oak. land; Roberr"KelIy, Bingham:,' Leo Kelly, Seattle; JE, Kelly, Blackfoot; Mrs. E. J. Wild, Miss Leona Kelly, aid Charles Kelly of American Fork; Tpree sisters and two,, brothers also' sirrive; - They are - Mrs,- Emily K. AtlamBon, American Fork; Mrs. IL E. Harrington, Salt Lake; Mya, Martha Crookston, J. E. Kelly and George Kelly of Shelley Idaho - , Funeral services will be held Mon day, December; 6th, in the stake tabernacle. 1... o- ; Basketball League Schedule , starts in January The league series of basketball games In the Alpine and Nebo divi-rlons divi-rlons open on Friday night, January Ithi The schedule tor the two divL sons wa drawn up this week following, follow-ing, a meeting of regional directors held at Provo Tuesday. ' Provo High's request to be lnclud. ed in the Alpine dirlslon was ; grantoj and the Brlgham Young high school also waa added to the Alpine circuit At the meeting It waa decided also that a regional school of. basketball officials will be held December 29th The 1926.27 schedules for the two divisions" follows: .' ALPDfE TJIYISIOH . , - January 7 Provo at Pleasant Grove; American Fork at- Lincoln; Lehl at B4 T. H. S. January 14 Lincoln at Provo; B. Y. H. 8. at American Fork; Pleasant Grove at Lehi, j January 21 American Fork at P.rovo ; ,Lebl at Lincoln; Pleasant Grove at B. Y. H. S. January 28-Provo at Lehl; Pleasant Grove at American Fork; B, Y. H. 8. at Lincoln. ' February 4 Pleasant Grove at Pro. voT-LThcoIn afAmertcan Foykr'B.-T. H. a at Lehl, . - February 11 Provo at Lincoln; American Fork at B. Y. H. &t Lehi at Pleasant Grove. . February 18 ProvoTat American Fork;. Lincoln at Lehi; BV YH: 8. at;1 "7"' nnmnrtV ak' Pleasant Grove. 7.7Tri atenographarr-Owen .Humphries as ". :.-7 the bookkeepers Vsrna Nielsen at the Lincoln ; B. T, U4 S. at Provo. February . 2S Lehf at - Provo; American Fork at Pleasant Grovej Lincoln at B.T. H, S. . March 4 American Fork at LehL. SIBO DIVISION - .. . January 7 8pringvflle af Pay son; Neph at Spanish Fbrk - January 14 Spanish Fork at Eu. reka; Paysoh at NephL "- January 21 Eureka at Sprlngvllle; Paysoh at Spanish' Fork. January ,28 Sprlngvllle . at Span, ish Fork; Nephl at Eureka. January 28 Sprlngvllle at Nephl; Payson at Eureka February 4 Payson at Sprlngvllle; Spanish Fork at Nephl, February 11 Eureka at Spanish Pork; Nephl at Payaon.- - - February 18 SpringriHe at Eu. reka; Spasish Fork at Payson. February 25 Spanish Fork ,af Sprlngvllle; Eureka ftt" NephL . , March 4 Nephl at Sprlngvllle; Eu. rekft at Payson. -'-,'..' 'f - ll...tJI t 4mrh ' OTanwn H Smith offered the invocation and the gene Xlcholtft, -5' ' Th babe waa laid to rest tn the city cemetory, Jacob Christensen 'of Measast Grove dedicating the grave. JAMES SMITH WINS AT ALPINE In the liveliest school election ever held hens . James H. '1 Clarke waa victorious In "the five cornered election fight -which came to a close at 7. p. m. Wednesday. A total of 833 votes were cast, in the twelve hours o f balloting. - This Is by far! the largest vote ever polled in a school election In this city. r In the Alplne-Ulghland'Cedar Val ley district Jamer Smlth ; won" out over Benjamin Bates with a vote of 209 to iJLAt Lincoln J. NAnderson had no opposition and was elected by a small vote. - . yf. - -T" The tabulated Vote follows.4" r: ; AMERICAN FORK , -James 11. Clartw,..-.i,......,..'..'..).;'.,Jlt JnTni-ITnrtfy.i'- ..J : 1 8 James T. Gardner .......'..............168 William S. Stom;;c:...,i..l27 M. C. . Roblnson...wI,: S3 AUPtKEi IpOllLANDCEDAR ?:.:.;...::' valley ------ Smith . : Bates . Mrs. Cook Alpnle i Highland Cedar Fort Fairfield 111 V ' 61 66 3 14 20 18 13 ToUl 209 : 97 otIng in American Fork was allll done in one district at the City hall. A- steady stream of . voters filed Ink day and. from early in the af tern to the closing of the poles vol stood in line to get tneir voting turn The Judges were kept exceptlonolly busy the last several hours handling the ballots.. . The new board their .duties the January. members assume first' : meeting in "Pair of Sixes' VPlayecl-i . . - m Professional Style "A Pair" of i?lxea". the rofUcklng comedy in three acta played Saturday In tha CamM Thtmtrm " h thm VHrni r L compwy a full Tx house. 1 The matinee wnajrejUiTandiiiil City tax be levied tor" attended and for the evening per, formance all aeata In the noose' were occupied and a number war forced to stand. - The piny Itself la a laugh producer produc-er and the audlenoe waa kept in a state' of merriment throughout., the performance The players all merit the many splendid comments that were made of their Interpretation of the various roles. ; , . ; - - Clarence Grant as T. Bogga Johns and Reed H. Robinson aa George B. Nettleton, the two business partners, played well together. Their wrangles which involved., Haydee Iverson who played the- role of Mrs. Nettleton and Miss Thelma Boley, who .was I Miss Florence Cole fiancee of Mr. Johns, ke.tAfjUfe ojJhe performance. The gointJon it' tasMUiWItll1 Mr. Johns got Wmselt worked out by his fiancee, formed thai "climax and was deTerly' portrwad.-4.'?-' ' Karl Bennett as the lawyer and de. tnAwA TmiV1aw si at trial lovtJick .mald;of all work, Harold Werner af the wealthy business man, Wendell Bush, as tha.ialesman.and Morgan Boley as the office boy, each did very well. J The Lacawana orchestra playedJ several numbers and several, good specialties wereSglvett between acta. Christmas Editiori To- ;; Be Out December 18 The annual Christmas edition ot the CITIZEN and REVIEW will bo off the press December 18th; The edition this year wtU contain at least 24 pages, possibly thirty. Special ar. tides are being prepared by various civic and church organisations of the city and stake. The cover of the edL tion will to n tour color lithograph picture of Christmsa anUcipavlon. ; 1 Extra' copies of the Christmaa edK (Ion will be printed that those desiring to inairthem to absent relatives and friends may. obtain them, or if the names ot the persons to whom the DSDeXS BTO W OS wouy r-.. .before th papers ara mailed, these Anntea Will D WTSPPVa , W mailed with the regular Citiseha and Reviews mailed each weea;,ttaunng earlief deUvery, JAdvertlsera of thla section ftrtnrg.J Hd to prepare their copy early and rel serve their desired space" Early copy will receive the prefered positions.,. :; ' e " ' '" Elaborate Eink Home I Nearing . Completion Tie alabofato enlarged (juarters for the Dank of American Fork which workmen have been j remodeling for the past tour' months are now nearing. completion. The bank" announces in another part of thla paper that they will move into the building' and open? the'.' doors tor - business Monday, Decs raWr-lJlh. - , -, - ...;: . . , The, new home when finished will be one of the largest and . best arranged, ar-ranged, bank - buildings . In the entire . e'ate outside of Salt Lake and Ogden. The interior is all finished in marbte with . the latest type of low - partition offices and working, quarters. The whole Interior fs gorgeously deco- rated aud well laid out tor the convenience con-venience 'of both the public and employees. em-ployees. . ,;- s The exterior has been Improved to a very marked degree and "lends dlguJty and a prosperous appearance to the city's business section " " " : To Our Taxpayers in the cltlxen this week Is. publish, . ed a Tentative Budget showing the estimated revenues ot the City for the coming year 1927, and the proposed (expenditure ot city funds. v The law . doea not require that this tentative budget be published, but that it should be kept on file in the Recorder's OfOc for public Inspection, but 4eAlxn on the put of the Mayor and City Coon, cil that ..the clUsena and taxpayers have presented to them the proposed budget prompted lta . publication . .In' order, to' derive the necessary funds to take care of the program as outlined, It will be necessary that ft the coming ear, the same as this. year, andwlta thla rate" of ssseas-tnent ssseas-tnent It has been found necessary to reduce the allotment fox various par. poses In ft number, of cases. . For ex, ample, 2 mills for streets has bean ift. duced to i andtt milla. The - allot, ment for jthe care ' and Improvement ot public property has been reduced from 1,000 to $500. Without an la crease in the rate of taxation It has been 'found necessary to reduce thai allotment for the maintenance of the American Fork Silver. Band to $1,200. Whereas the present year the band will have cost the city f L828.B0 after deducting $100 paid for ft bass hornet It has also been found necessary to eliminate the appropriation ot $300 for a Recreational leader. A. number of Items in. th toniaiive fiudgeCaii" definitely fixed, such aa the Interest on outstanding indebtedness- and salary of city ' officers. '' -y--"''- Practically the entire revenue from' the. City, water department and from a proposed four mill assessment for waterworks has been set aside tor the care and improvement of the water system, , as the Council feel that the water system is badly in need of at. tentlon and improvement by the In stalling of water meters and the- re. placement of some, ot the old wooden pipe with cast iron pJ-.TJej amount . set aside includes the payment to the Waterworks sinking fund and Interest due on outstanding bonds; ' The various items in the budget have been carefully gone over by the . council, and If other items ot expense are to be provided for, or amounts of allotmenta increased, it will doubtless be necessary to raise the rate ot city tag, which the city officers are not desirous de-sirous of doing Inasmuch as many of pur citliens feel that the present bur. den of taxation is as heavy as they are able to bearj ' ' " TT7" VfheClty Council will meet on Saturday evening, December 11th, at 7:30 o'clock to hear abjections to the adoption ot the budget or any part . thereof, and to consider any sueoges-' tiona aa to where it can be improved. After the hearing ia had, the council will proceed to pass an ordinance definitely adopting ft jbudget tor Iho . ensuing year; which tbflt law provides must be rigidly lived up tof..";' " T ' :- vv:?,:4 ciM'FCfjiCTXcT : v, " . i'. City lUcor&n, " |