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Show TALK OVER SHORTAGE OF POSTMASTER AT VERNAL Special to Tho Tribune. AMERICAN FORK. Nov, 19. There is considerable talk ovor tho S1300 shortage of R. S. Collet, postmaster of the Vernal postofficc. Tho shortage was discovered by Postofflco Inspector Patterson, on Thursday evening. He notified the bonds-mon, bonds-mon, who mado tho shortage good. Mr. Collet wa3 dismissed from tho service and the office turned over to tho bondsmen, who Installed E. J. Young, Jr., to take chargu for the tlmo being. Mr. Collet admits ad-mits the shortage has existed for some time. , a a a The six-month-old son of" Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jergson of thin pjnee died last evening eve-ning from an attack of bronchitis. The burial will take place Sunday. a o The American Fork bazar began thi3 afternoon by giving a .sumptuous dinner. It will cease on Friday evening next Tho school children of the district schools of this Dlnce gave an Interesting programmo In Sclenco hall last evening, for the parents and patrons of tho schools. Tho hall was Jammed. PrJn"'-H Hyrum Vance was In charge. Tho following pro-grammo pro-grammo was rondered: Prayer, Bishop John R. Hlndloy; singing, Blxth and seventh sev-enth grades, class exercise, "Impersonating "Impersonat-ing the Barnyard Fowls," first grado, under Miss Holt, song, second grado; musical class exercise, under Prof. Robinson; Rob-inson; a twonty-mlnute talk on "Education," "Edu-cation," Prof. .G. N. Child; male quartette, quar-tette, from sixth grade; piano solo. Miss Rosa Durrant, .fourth grade; singing. "Homo, Sweet Home," Govcnth and olghth grades; prayer, Prof. Joseph B. Forbes. a The wedding of R. Walker of this placo to Miss Alice Bingham of Vernal has been announced. The ceremony wns performed per-formed a week from yesterday. At present pres-ent thoy nro In Logan onjoylng a short honeymoon. Thoy did not desire publicity public-ity and for that reason It wns not made public heforc. They nro expected hero on Sunday. George Austin, general agricultural superintendent su-perintendent of tho Utah Sugar company, says, for the main mill, the crop will be even greater than was estimated beforo be-foro the farmers began digging. At Lehl 1I.0C0 tons have been delivered from an acreage of 10CO. The sugar percentage Is satisfactory and the farmers have taken pains, as a rule, to deliver their beets In good condition. About nil tho crop Is now up nnd the bins at 4ho different differ-ent stations aro filled to tho top. At Lehl there Is on the ground. In onc pile, about GO00 tons of boots, about 6000 tons ln a pllo on tho ground In Provo, and about 13,000 tons In ono pllo at Spanish Fork cut-ling cut-ling stations. He uajj-s that this year has boon a good season for the Utah Sugar company, both at Lehl and at Garland. At Garland nn estimate of 30.000 tons was rqnde beforo the crop wns delivered and It has now overrun the estimate between be-tween 1000 and 2000 tons. The outlook Is for a 40 per cent Increase In tho acreage In tho Bear River valley for tho next season. i. a a Fish and Game Commissioner Sharp has received reports that seining and blasting blast-ing for fish aro being carried In the Jordan Jor-dan river near Its mouth. a On Wednesday Inst tho two-year-old child of Dan G. Wllllnms of Lakevlcw had Its left hand budly mangled. Tho clvld wns playing behind the family horso when the animal turned and knocked It down nnd stepped on Its hand. Dr. J. II. Slater nnd Dr. Westwood were called, and they sny amputation will be necessary. neces-sary. a' a a Joieph Brown of this place has ready for Eastern shipment a carload of onions, the Inrgest shipment one farmer of this county has ever made nt once. He still has several tons left. lie receives 75 cents per 100 pounds for them. The wedding of M. Logio nnd Miss Pearl Bnssett. both of this place. Is announced, an-nounced, to take placo during the Christ-mast Christ-mast holidays. |