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Show from pliof orajtlis sent out by offi-clh's offi-clh's of Utah and Unxelrier countios. Tlicir method of opera t ion was I by the use of cheeks supposed to .have been issued by the John Millrr Sons company, highway and re-enforced concrete and steel bridge constructors."' Jn this county the checks were drawn on t lie First . n i National bank o Xeplii, wliile in Boxelder county they were drawn on the First Nfitional Bank of Oden. In each instance the names of both banks, and also the name of the firm that was supposed to have issued the checks, were printed, I tins iiivinir them a more original appearance. ALLEGED CHECK ARTISTS CAUGHT Man and Woman Who Left String of Worthless Checks In Toils of Law Following the- alleged issuing of a string of worthless checks which were cashed by merchants of Fay-son, Fay-son, Spanish Fork. Provo, Pleasant Grove and American Fork, and another an-other series which were cashed by merchants at Brigham City, Ply-month, Ply-month, Garland and Collision, Box-elder Box-elder county, Jane Doe, alias, F. Johnson, alais Patricio. Smiili, was arrested at Livingston, Mont., Wednesday Wed-nesday and a man giving the name of Patrick Smith, who is said to be her husband, is in an adjoining county jail, pending the arrival of John II. Zundell of Boxelder county and Idaho officials, who went to the Montana towns for the couple. The woman will be taken to Brig-ham Brig-ham city for trial, while the Idaho officials wil handle the man. according ac-cording to reports from the Box-elder Box-elder officials. The couple stopped in Idaho, according ac-cording to Sheriff Zumlell, where they passed a number of fraudulent checks, one of which had been given to Smith for $7, and had been raised by him to $70, and cashed by a Pocatello jeweler. On their arrival in Livingstoi: they were arrested on a tria charge of which they were fount guilty, and paid the fine. Batei they were recognized by officer? I : |