Show AMERICAN FORK NOTES City Council Considering Matter of Protection From Fire American Fork Aug 18 Alma Wild the boy of Mr Ir and Mrs Irs M II MA IIA A Wild of this city was operated upon Friday afternoon for appendicitis The operation was performed by Drs Dna Robin Robinson Robinson son and Noyes of this place and Dr Aird and at of Provo The boy rallied nicely last reports was doing fine Miss Myrtle M Harmon is here for a weeks visit with relatives Mrs Mary Webb and children came home from Salt Lake yesterday esterday after a aten aten aten ten days visit with relatives The district schools of this place will open Sept 2 A full corps of teachers teacher has been engaged for all grades Osmond Justeson has been retained as district su supervisor supervisor George Snow Gibbs will be principal of the high school At the last meeting of the city council the purchasing of fire hose a hose cart and other paraphernalia needed to give was discussed dis discussed discussed the city a better fire protection cussed and Mayor Mayer Gardner and Council Councilmen Councilmen men Thornton and Rowley were appoint appointed ed as a committee to Investigate te and de determine determine determine termine what is needed These gentle gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen men went to Salt Lake City Thursday and secured some valuable information They were informed by b Frank HInes su superintendent u of the water system of oC the capital city that the American Fork wa water water ter ten system had a good pressure for fire protection Mayor Mayo Gardner says it Is possible possible pos pea etc ete here herein herein sible to have the hose nozzles in about two weeks but it may inay be necessary necessary necessary sary to send east for a hose cart They have written to a Denver house and ape awaiting information The Commercial club has taken up the matter of organ organizing organizing izing a voluntary fire brigade and it will willbe wIllbe willbe Fork be but a short time when American its can claim a fire department among home attracting facilities many Mr r and Mrs Irs Charles Charies Sliver Silver Mr Ir and Mrs Irs Joseph Stone and Dr and Mrs De DeWitt DeWitt Witt were the guests of Mrs T L Coddington at a lake party on Thursday Born to Mr and Mrs Irs Hans Nielsen a baby girl to Mr and Mrs William S Greenwood a baby bab girl Nephi Straw of the railroad contracting firm of Baxter Straw Storrs spent yesterday In American Fork looking for formen formen formen men and teams to ship to his railroad work in Tintic Fire destroyed the farm latin house belong belonging belongIng The ing log to Harvey Hamilton Friday Frida Hamiltons house was located on Mr farm about two miles south of town and was occupied by a renter The house and contents were totally destroyed The Tue on ori origin origin gin of the fire is unknown The house was Insured for An exciting runaway took place down Main street yesterday esterday afternoon The delivery team of the Boley Mercantile became frightened at something company com pan while standing In front of their place pace of business and started down the street at rapid gait colliding with a telephone pole They became detached from the vehicle and continued their course down Main street and up a number of back streets street before they were finally stopped Outside of some damage to the wagon and harness no harm was done |