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Show In Honor of a Einnsan. AMERICAN. FORK. Oct. 2C.-Onc of tho llnest Bocial events of the year was given last evening at tho home of Josoph H. Storrs of tho Second ward. Tho event was In honor of Frank Hemphill of Hutchlns. Kan., who Is visiting In this place. The evening was spent In an cn-Joyablo cn-Joyablo manner. Tn the cose df "William Cartwr'ght, deceased, de-ceased, of this place, who was killed some months back by a San Pedro passenger train, the administrators have decided to accept il5W, which tho railway company havo offered, besides tho payment of ail the funeral expenses Incurred at his burial. buri-al. George Smith of Lchl was hero vestcr-day vestcr-day afternoon engaging men for th'c Garland Gar-land sugar factory. Nephl Straw of tho Straw & Storrs Contracting company came hero last evening eve-ning with their entire grading outllt, having entirely graded tho flfty-throo mile stretch of railroad, which has consumed con-sumed Just ono year. Ono rather unique thing remains for the contractor to do. That Is to llnd out how many ties they used In the construction of tho roadbed they having had the tlj-(urnlshlng contract. con-tract. In order to ascertain this fact, George Storrs, Jr., of this company, also Dpmocratlc candldato for County Sheriff, will walk this fifty-three miles on foot, counting overy tie. |