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Show Police investigate several auto accidents Nine automobile accident have required police investigations, according to Lehi Police Dept. records. Other complaints checked outby police officers have included live reports of DUI (Driving Under the influence of alcohol), several bad check charges, and a variety oftheft accusations. Some of the suspects have been charged with the theft of everything from bicycles tobaseball cards. Other thefts have been audio equipment including speakers; several incidents of sprinklers, theft Police Beat from a mailbox, Valium stolen from a local pharmacy; theft of a wallet with misc. cards from a automobile; theft of a license plate; theft of makeup and vitamins from a local store; a theft of gasoline and a camper have occurred according to Free Press Wednesday, September 25, 1891 Page 3 complaint of spouse abuse and reports. A case ofassault and child abuse has been reported and investigated. A divorced mother is being accused of physically abusing the couple's two children. Another report resulted in an investigation of a family fight when husband and wife were both accused of hitting each other. A case of criminal mischief was filed when a suspect was charged with shooting both headlights and the windshield of a woman's car. Another report resulted from a in- Wasatch Financial Services toxication, A Lehi man was arrested for assault, intoxication and criminal mischief. Another man was also arrested for assault in the same incident In three separate reports lost bicycles were found, and a case of A Subsidiary of Wasatch Bank telephone harassment occurred when an unknown person called a Lehi woman, said they were Satanists and were coming to get her. Presents Saloons made early impression Yesteryears: Continued from front page 0 Southwick bellowed, "If you don't Greenwood purchased the structure open this up, well come in by force." in 1970, intending to convert it into Dale Peterson relates that as a "dinner and dance youth club." soon as East had left for South wicks, Instead the city building inspector lived." "everything was put away and done condemned it as being unsafe for Virgil Peterson, then 13 years away with." When the officials fioccupancy. old, vividly remembers walking past nally gained entrance, they found a Glen Molyneaux and Frank and the gloomy saloon the following group of gentlemen Dennis Huggard began demolishmorning on his way to school. He "sitting around chatting." ing the old Elk Saloon building in has never forgotten stepping around A search of the place quickly July 1975. Much of the brick was. d the snow where the proved that the men were engaged salvaged and incorporated into. man's spilled blood had been swept in more than idle conversation, howPortePs Place, then owned by the into the street. ever. The city officials confiscated Huggards. For three years the site An inquest was held and Trane three dozen bottles of beer, three was vacant. was absolved of any guilt. Sadly, the gallons of wine, and four packages "EXTRA! EXTRA!," shouted the man, described in the of whiskey. They also seized the ice Feb. 2, 1978, "LeW Free Press:" local paper as "very kind hearted," box, two barrels, empty bottles, two "New restaurant opens in Lehi. It's was too traumatized to continue in dozen half-pibottles, eighteen called the Broadcaster." The new sandwich shop, built on the site of police work and resigned from the whiskey flasks, and the building's force. both the Elk and Yearance saloons, fixtures. The Elk suffered a temporary The following week, during Lehi's was owned by Larry and Suellen loss of patronage. For a time drink"Home Coming," the officers raided Baum. ers had trouble socializing in an the place again. This time they seThe interior of the new building cured only a small amount of liquor was thematically decorated with atmosphere hauntedbyadeadman's ghost. Furthermore, another incibut learned that most of the place's movie and television posters. Food dent the following year drove home liquid refreshment was actually items were named after popular the final nail in the Elk Saloon's stored next door in a cellar. By this television pro- coffin. . time the booze had been loaded into grams. Local wrangler Nels Otterson a rig which was racing eastward Craig Cassidy purchased the was fond of racing his horse up and along Main Street Marshal East Broadcaster from the Baum s in 1981 down Lehi's dusty Main Street. He spared no horseflesh in trying to and shortly thereafter sold to Gary , also was a frequent participant in catch up, but the culprits made good Nelson. Nelson (who also owned the Elk Saloon binges. , Colonial House) completely remodtheir escape. One February 1909 evening, In 1913 Albert Douglas estabeled the place in 1987, while retainwhen Otterson was drunk and parlished a clothing store in the former ing the same entertainment-nostal- ticularly rowdy, he began riding his speakeasy. In early 1915 habergic motif. In 1988 he added a popu-la- r horde on the wooden sidewalks in dasher David Firmage took over game room complete with pool front of the Elk. table and arcade games. management of the firm when DouMarshal Henry East was called glas became involved in a bus serDuring the summer of 1989 the e p and ordered the vice business in Salt Lake City. Broadcaster went out of business. to dismount. Instead he tried By 1917 the clothing store had Shortly thereafter, however, it be--. to run the marshal down. It was a gone under and Julius Otterson concame Joyce and Deb's, an eatery costly mistake. East quickly drew verted the place into The Electric where home cooking prevailed. Rehis gun and shot the rider from his Bakery and Cafe. cently the restaurant again changed saddle. During the 1930s Otterson and Bystanders picked Otterson up Warren Goates each operated groand carried him into the nearby city cery stores in the building. Fern hall where it was determined the Larsen opened Fern's Frock Shop bullet had entered his belly and therein early 1942 when World War exited through hisback.Asilkhand-kerchie- f II was ranging. Mrs. Larsen carried was drawn through the ladies including ISSN No. wound to clean it, and Otterson "frocks, hose, undies, lingerie, and ( lived tobecomealegendabouttown. U.S.P.S. No. millinery." . Cora Accord purchased the shop Despite the official closure of the Published weekly by Elk by prohibition in 1910, the old in October of that year and estabNewtah News Group saloon became the town's most nolished Cora's Classic Shoppe. Alta 86 West Main torious speakeasy - "The Blind Pig." Webb assumed Accord's business in Lehi, Utah 84043 March 1944, maintained the dress Although Marshal East knew liTelephone Numbers: quor was being illegally sold on the shop, and also moved her beauty Circulation Advertising premises, until the city had estabshop there from the E. N. Webb News lished "Search and Seizure" regula- Jewelry Store. Brett R. Bezzant Publisher Mrs. Roy Okey and her daughter tions, nothing could be done. On the Marc Haddock Managing Editor nightofMay29, 1911, however, the Lucille assumed management of Betty Fowler City Editor raid was on. Alta's Frock Shoppe in July 1946. Subscription price $19 per year East walked boldly to the door Lucille's Frock Shop carried a full Second class postage paid and knocked politely. A peephole line of "Ladies' Wear," including at Lehi, Utah was opened, but he did not have the Nelly Don and Stylerite dresses, as Poslmauer: Send address change to Box P.O 7. American Fork. Utah 84003 well as Merle Norman cosmetics. In password (which was usually someResent "Joe like me"). March 1948 the building became thing lofty fused entry, East rode up to Mayor Penny's, a variety store which reEdward South wick's house and told mained there until 1960. The, hise him what had happened. Lehi estabtory of this SMITH DRUG CO. Southwick put on his coat and lishment was portrayed in an earreturned with East to the building, lier Lehi Yesteryears. AncTYour where they met other officials and During the 1960s and 70s the Health policemen. Virgil Peterson recalls building was vacant except for such 24 W. Maih that the mayor ordered the door seasonal functions as a Christmas opened. The doorman hesitated until tree warehouse. Ken and Dennis Am. Fork causing the gun to discharge into Johnston's face. He dropped to the floor the deadest man that ever well-behav- ed crimson-staine- ld nt s , whoop-'em-u- hands and names. Local resident Laura Maze has purchased the business and calls it the Main Street Cafe. It sports a e comfy, atmosphere. Laura invites all Lehites to drop in and have a bite to eat. While contemplating the Main Street Cafe menu, consider the fact that dusty cowboys and lusty railroadmen once sought refreshment on the premises also. But instead of a short stack of omelet, pancakes or a three-egtheir choices included such wild possibilities as Red Dynamite(guar-anteeto blow a gent's head off), Brave Maker (made a hummingbird want to spit in a rattlesnake's eyes), Joy Juice (a single nip would tempt one to steal his own clothes, two would make him bite off his own ears, while three instilled in him the desire to save his drowning Lamp Oil (kept a man well lit), Bumblebee Whiskey (the drink with a sting), Corpse Reviver (made the dead rise), Dust Cutter (just the thing for a man dry enough to spit cotton), and Red Disturbance (raise a blood blister on a g d $m press lEdji ready-to-we- ar . 8750-466- 9 , 309-50- 0 - & 9 3 eigsi flYNFRGETlCS SURVEYS Opinion Hot Line Now On Call For Lehi Free Press Readers A new opinion Hot Line is now held confidential. But the collective view of the majority will be reported in . open for you, our readers. Hot Line this column in two weeks. 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