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Show ·---..-.... ._.... _ , ~ Midvale City, Utah, December 29, 1927 Vol3 No. 30 -- ....... ,. MURRAY BANK LOSES C SH ijeu, Blithe aud Bold . , Paua.a u.r __ Utah's Popular Tabloid Newspaper D. W. JESSUP TO H·OW ABOUT THE . TAKE JOURNEY DE TH TRAP? What i:. the best device to install D. W. Jessup, for many years Carrying a "gat" reported to be co,nnected with the U. S. Smelting at the LA&SL railroad crossing on about four feet long, a lone bandit I .robbed the Murray State Ba,nk yescompany in Midvale, and at present 1Center Street, at the east bou,ndary terday afternoon about 3 o'clock, serving in the capacity of Assist'lnt line of Midvale City. just at closing time. Owing to the echo from the bill! Supt. of the Smel-ter, has accepted Chesley Barton, cashier and E. a position in South Africa and ex- boards the lights up and down the A. Hazelgreen, bookkeeper, were ' pects to start on the journey to his IJ street and the lights visible along compelled to pour from $300 to ,new "job" about the 15th of Jan~ bandit the track from the State Street rail $3500 into a sack which the uary, 1928. carried beneath his coat and remain The traveling time on this trip road crossirtg·, it is almost impossiin the vault u,ntil the holdup had will probably be about six weeks. ble to tell with certainty whether left the bank. Mr. Jessup has also been the ed~ there is a train approaching or not. !Within a very few minutes the The writer has passed this crossitor of the Tx-I-Dent-Ax, a smelter Murray city marshal and the shersafety publication. It is rumored i.ng in a closed car, with no bell iff's office had been notified, and a that R. A. Pallanch, of the Flota- ringing, and was compelled to come dozen deputies under the direction tion Division will take over this to a complete stop and carefully of L. L. Larsen, chief deputy, were survey •the situation before -produty. at the ba,nk investigating. Mr. Jessup was elected as coun- ceeding. J. E. Cosgriff of Salt Lake, local· Ttains approaching on the D~R cilman, four year term, at the last banker, is president of Murray G Western track only a short dismunicipal election i,n Midvale. I State bank. tance West sometimes co.nfuse the He takes office January 3rd. According to Cashier Barton, just His leaving will necessitate the driver. as the bank was about to be closed Residents near the crossing are appointment of someone to fill the for the day, while he was at the vacancy until the next regular elec- ready to take some action to combooks in the back part of the bank, pel the city, county or railroad com tion, two years he,nce. with Mr. Hazelgreen at his side, Since the vote of the majority })any to put stop signs about fifty also working on the bank's accou.nts was cast for a smelter official, it feet frGm the crossing, erect sign a man entered and covered them would seem probable that Mr. Jes~ boards along the street telling of with what is believed to be a .44sup's position in the City Council th~ locatio.n of the crossing, and caibre "six-shooter" revolver, cockmight be filled by some other offi- installing a large red light directed and demanded that he produce cia} at the Smelter. Especially in ly over the center of the crossing, · the bank's money. The whole sdde view of the fact that the Smelter with enough candle power to make section of the bookkeeping departis the heaviest taxpayer in the City. its presence known? e There should also be a swinging me,nt is caged. The bank is situatarm far enough over the crossi.ng ed at about 4860 South State St. to be easily seen up and down Cen"Give us all the money you have," Union.) Newspaper Western 1927, (@. ter Street. Mr. Barton hear the man say, at There isn't any use fooling about the same time covering them with ~.,.....,..,E New lJear, blithe and bold, enters to do his "tum". and this matter. When enough people the revolver. Mr. Barton moved the name of this debonair actor is "1928", His "lines" scintillate are killed at this crossing to arouse toward the front and gave him the with optimism, faith and hope. IDha.t the future holds and the public sentime;nt, something will be silver. The bandit threatened him, applause he is to receit1e he does not know, get. like all gouth, telling him to move faster or he Work is being rushed on the new done. Why not do it now and prehe feels equal to emergencies and ~t.s to his .. hunches"lo carrg him would club him over the head with location for the Midvale Bakery at vent further loss of life? example. his emul•te than worse do could One through. eafeh:1 his gun. Not conte,nt with the the cor:ner of Main and Center. At this time when tweloe whole months lie ..hNd oa. the stage of life, yield of silver, the yegg ordered Mr. Kaper, manager of the Midours to make of them VJhat we ull, it miqht b. well to bear this in the bank employees to open the vale Bakery, is sparing no effort to door, .entered the caged space and mind, that the man or ax>man haoinq the ..bilibj a.ltu.qa to aee life on ita make this establishment among the extracted the currency from the best in the city. He should be briqhteat aide poase11e1 aomethinq th ..t l:lill amJ him or her far toa.7ard drawer. ready for business in the new stand the attainment of the heart's d111ire. Optimiam, of cour&e, Ca.n be car.. brown denim The man had within a week or two at the most. ried too far. There ia ._ h~r·a bre.dth betweea ioo much. and not enough. sack under his reddish brown, shab Midvale is fortunate i.n having in i.a(JI'edient aeo•••rq luat •• 1101: ia apabilitiet omn one'a in Faith The City of Midvale and its propby coat, the ca~hier ,gaid. It was · two bakeries of the best that any .. self hDI*'er, opl=i•a. Like auoo.ss. aad happine11 for recipe the erty owners have quite an investlarg.e e,nough to · carry $1000 in siltown in the state boasts of. l faith should be kept Oil a. leash. There is only one thing wrong- ment in pavement on Center a,nd ver and to pack over hi~ shoulder. for local people-even the business re- Main Streets. It was not a bank S&Ck. And hope-what 11110uld llfe amotmt Ia Why not equip the city street deThe bandit ordered the men into tail establishments-wi ll not hanapiritual as well u ths material thinq3 that oro &iaher ad better partment so that they could remove dle the local product. the vault and threatened to do~e it. J J than those alreadt;~ qoura. the snow as fast as it falls during Sounds funny, doesn't it? Mr. Barton pleaded, eaying it would •c~~the night time, and have a clea,n be difficult for the two to breathe. street for business in the morning. The bandit finally rele,n.ted and said If the larger cities can remove for them to remain five minutes in 'i\F-~~~~~f¥~~~~~~~~ miles of snow from the streets, we order that he might make his es- ~ A THRIFTY NEW YEAR ought to be able to take care of a cape. few hundred feet. With a snow 1'\.. lEW YBAR'S ~lationa are pusher on the city truck and o,n.e l ~ so often broken and leaTe or two men on the ground the job many regret., and th9 following S. J. Tracy, employed in the sta- could easily be accomplished. year have to be mad-e all oTer • Is this suggestion worth anyagain. Wby not trr thll reao!utistical division of the Tenoba Contlon whicb c11nnot be broken solidated Mines at Tenabo, ;near thing? If so, you are welcome to and the next 7ear wf..l.l uot bring Beowawe, Nevada, arrived in Mid- it. regrets, but jOJ and a aenae ot vale to spend Christmas and the tha ratn7 dQ : nrain1t security hollidays with his sister, Mrs. H. During the hurry and scurry of bad the eatldreo ean't Try buyin& uvwal bank• at E. Nelson and family. Christmas and hollidays we have 1~e boi.De," IWd JU. Bart. the to.r fltoN or B&al up an old Mr. Tracy came to Utah from 'l'b..eH'1 an aVto at the gate almost forgotte).l the Mid...-ale slobaking powder ean, lolittlnc the now:" rep~Md bll wU.. Washington, D. C., last year and gan conte!llt. top ~or eotn.t. Jr~ th.Qse A stran&w a"lbierf aa4 eamv tG only r.ecently affiliated ·with the ..money catthwt" Bl'OY.nd ~foce 108 slogan• were recei...-ed from the OOOF. roo either at llome or at the mining company above mentioned. every point in Salt Lake County, as he ;p<IG,~ *o .eeot W8t1 Ndio ""TDta office and 8\"W)" Ume 7011 plan Mr. Tracy states that he will rewell as from nearly eTery state in llllld. to spend moner foollol.lll7, deThe Midvale "M" Me,n played a turn to the mine shortly after the the Union. left. and It 8d l! IBeir Be posit aU oc oo.~If the IBnm. losing game of Basketball with the It is our intentio,n. to have the At the ~Md bow Mw. B..- fir!'!t of the year, but expects to proIn the Ilttle pte or the toy eleceed to San Francisco, C3li1, as Draper Quint Tuesday night at Dra slogan CQrnmittea .!elect judge.e in tuned in. phant or tlle bakinr powdar can. ..Wh}', Pa r"' eriQd .141'!. Bvt, Hk'l soon as the roa•ts get m better per. 1The score was 24 to 15. F. the next four or five days and to The fact Ia you will nner miss R.eading and L. Porter wer.e stars lohn spQftklng at tbe banquet."' shape for auto travel. announce the Tesults in the Jour· tbose few coto• and nlne times This 1initlhed, the,- got another stafor Midvale but failed to compete nal next week. The judges, ~ our out of t€!1 your df,tMtlon will tion. with the fast moving Draperites. GREAT SCOTT! LOOK! be better. It lt was a Iuneh you opinion l'!hould be !rom out of town Midvale "M" Men will travel to A ·good house in Midvale for "Mary pl-arln' an' Verna singln'," were planning to bu7. Next and therefore unbiaed. Local peoBurt. Mrs. whlBpered year is sore to be a happy New sale on terms like rent. Four ex- Murray tonight (Thursday) to play ple may knQW the contestants, may playln' they're now Pa, "Why, Year then !-L. B. Lyons. cellent apartments to re,nt at a the Murray All Star team. An in''Home, sw~et Home," for ns." have some particular slogan in !(C). U27. Weetera N-~•r U11ton.l When thh~ tinlshed she smiled. , price so reasonable you'll jump at teresting game is exp~cted. Next mind, etc., which would tend to ~ ~~r;Z'~;:;;;;r;:;t;~~~ ''They cume home after aH, wllat a the chance to live in one of them. 1 Tuesday Jan. 3 Midvale "M" Me:n inftuence them in making a deci• 1 Call or phone Midvale Journal, 178. will play in Sandy. bavpy New Year." sion. I IDVALE AS GOOD BAKER~ES a DXt'Lo.t ~71iop.a tb S~ J. TRACY HERE FOR X AS SlOGAN CONTEST UP NEXT WEEK ' r-ro<> 1 IDVALE MMEN LOSE TO DRAPER |