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Show Fork HE SPANISH FORK, UTAH, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1903. VOL. II. NO. 8. pl UTAH. STATE NEWS. W. E. WARNER, and Residence Jail oetth of City Square. Offioe ia on foot looking to the incorporation of Draper. The Initiative and referendum bill Utah. Ipantob Fork, was killed in tbtf senate after a hard fight. J. H. SLATER, down is at Ferron The postmaster wuh smallpox, thus interfering with & the mail service at that p:ace. 0 1QC At I As a result of the recent big fire in Spanish Fsrk Drug Company's Store. Salt Lake City the insurance rates have been materially increased. The taxpayers of Price defeated the F. H. THOMAS, proposition of bonding the town for a waterworks system to the amount of pi A movement Surgeon, Physician NOTARY PUBLIC i Eld ABSTRACTER, 17.700.. Smallpox cases seems to be on the Increase tnroughout the state, owing to the laxity of individuals in regard Spanish Fork Drug Go, to the sanitary laws. An ordinance is before the city counA full lino of Drug) Chernies! of Ephraim creating and regulating cil Medicines, Fancy and Toilet Artii a lire department for that city, and it cl os. Perfumery. Toilei is believed the measure will pass. Soaps, Sponges, Brushes, Pleasant Grove expects to build a Physiolnns' Presorip lions Carefully Com new meeting nouse to replace the one pounded. destroyed by fire some time ago. The Utah. ; new structure will cost about $ 12,000. Spaslik Fork, There is a famine in rubber shoes in Salt Lake, the merchants having failed to order heavily enough to supply the Attorney-at-Lademand occasioned by the unusual wet Con rey sneer and Notary Publlo. weather. t Orrioc Over Oran Lewis Store. The barn of Jacob Jensen of AmeriUtah. can Fork was destroyed by lire last Spanish Fork, week, his house also having a close call. It is believed the Ore was started by tramps. 9 9 9 9 9 IT Dont Krsr members of the North DaFOrty-flv- e visited Salt association Press kota Lake City on Wednescay of last week Wc Sell Them, and were entertained ty the Press and That's All. Commercial clubs. Fred Shenk, a brakeman on the Rio Grande Western who lived in Salt Lake famhoyablk City, was killed at Provo last week while switching, his body being almost ground to pieces. On block north of Bank, Daniel Page, one of the early settlers Utah. Ipaalsh Fork, of Parowan, who was postmaster at that place for several years and also B. K. HODSON, judge when Utah was a terriprobate MUSICAL INSTRUCTOR, tory, is dead at the age of 75. A cannery will be built at 60c. per lesson of 1 hour. 8t Term the required acreage having been sedio nt residence. Hours from 10 till cured by the committee appointed for o'clock every day except Sunday. that purpose. Everything will be in readiness to handle the seasons crop. i No one expects anything but one of the greatest seasons ever known in the Watch Clock Repairing, history of Sevier county. For the first time in about eight years there Is Bi Blocks Last of bpnnUk Fork Ce-splenty of water in sight for the entire season. j Room No. 7, Knight Block, FROYO. A.saxey, w, Xficlelsoq lTison. i HEAD STONES. LORENZO THOMAS Tailor, PIANO, AND ORGAN ? f ' 5 LARS JENSEN, t t & p. Ted Woods. (Lessee of WiU Boyack Stables) Feed, Sale & Transfer for trial. STABLES. Hack Meets all Trains Spanish Perk, Utah. J. Pedersen. A. f Blacksmith & Wheel wright Flrst-elis- Material e hand' always on Opposite Bank, Spanish Perk. B. H. BROWN, Livery Food table. Hack Meets all Trains rnom No. It. Utah Bpaatsh Park, Dealers la General Merchandise, Flour, Grain ) aad and nt 0 JOHN JONES, Supt. . Bpaalak Fvrk. Utah. t Leo Bean, of Richfield, baa been fined $10 for peculiar offenae. A. J. Richfield mere Ant, com. Werner, that young Bean stood in the plained door of his atore, refused to move and obstructed the passage ao as to pre-vethe entrance of customers. Samuel Butterfield of West Jordan la feeding 600 head of sheep at the sugar w re factory on beet pulp. The sheep Imhas feed old anil decrepit, but the that so condition rapidly proved their la two or three weeks they will be put on the market In the f.vm of mutton. t tfaanfacturers of Boots Shoes. While William JefTs was acting as fireman on a switch engine in the yards In Salt Lake City one of the flues in the boiler blew out ana a large volume of escaping steam struck JefTs, scalding him seriously. collision of two Rio A head-en- d Grande trains at Salt Lake City last week resulted in the injury of four men, among them being State Senator McKay, and property damage to the amount of about 1 1,000. A daughter of Mr. and of Mantl, had a Madsen Mrs. Spencer narrow escape from crowning last week by falling into a tub of water. Fortunately the child was discovered in time to save its life. Mrs. Laura Geatschius of Salt Lake City became suddenly insane one day laRt week and, attired In her night closed, entered several Main ftrect saloons and exhorted the frequenters of the places to mend their ways. Carl A. Badger last week resigned his position as minute clerk of the state senate and departed for Washington to take up bis duties as private secretary to Senator Smoot George H. Crosby was elected In Mr. Badgers place. The total deaths among residents of Salt Lake City for the month of February reached the highest mark for that month in many years, the morwhich repretality being eighty-three- , sents an annual death rate of 13.28 per 1.000. Produce. Harness, William Munsey, a boy accused of robbing a store in Midway, was last week arrested in Salt Lake City, where he had been making his home lately, and taken back to Midway growth, foundeij upon mutual friendship and esteem, now discovered Us theory in utter ruin, and not only that, but himself engulfed In the chaotic , . debris. By ST. GEORGE RATEBORNE, Finally he aroused himself to a realization of the fact that there were Authtrtf "UtUt MU Milhom." "Tht Spidtr't a few more people in the world besides Wtt," "Dr. Jaek't fflrf'," 'Jfu Caprlet," tit. Arline Brand. How about the baron? Had he learned of his mistake by this time with reCopyrlfbt. 1901. Street tad Smith, N,w York. gard to the identity of the Countess CHAPTER Til. Isolde? Take Care. Captain Brand!" The idea of taking Arline for the Artemua looked into his companions countess was absurd. How fascinating face as the other made this strange could ao shrewd a man have been deand unexpected announcement. ceived? Why did an occasional . Himself something of a practical doubt stj.ll find lodgment In was the dramatic Charlies heart. No woman natural that joker. It could Btudent of human nature should be play such a game. A'line must be aorae a to victim he lest fall suspicious what she seemed. Hank Peterhoff and deep-lai- d plot to bring down upon his his miserable warnings! head the laugh that outs so keenly. So he trusted blindly. But Charlie looked as grave as a If there was a pit, he would fall Into deacon. Had he been attending the It, headlong, for love had already obsequies of the man who was hung, blinded him. , he could not have appeared more solOr wag the Russian bear still on J emn. , guard? Matters of this character always posCould the hotel be surrounded by insessed for him a peculiarly strong bis emissaries, ready to entrap the terest, and he was eager to glean the wonderful adventuress? particulars. Having decided to smoke a weed and "Well, It Isnt given to most of us take a look around ere retiring to his to see a man hung. anJ then meet him bunk, Charlie lighted up and saunterafterward alive and well. Tell me ed toward the open door leading to the about It, Charlie, my boy. street. There Isnt a great deal to narrate, When he stepped out of the hotel At the time an insurrection In Chili door, he was astonished to discover was causing the most intense excitelittle knots of men, dressed in the ment, and some very bloody battles n uniform of the Antwerp were fought about Santiago. near the Hotel de gendarmes, standing I chanced to be, as I said, in Valla Palx. paraiso. One day I found myself in a Then It burst upon him that he had crowd of excited citizens and soldiers. not enough significance upon In the midst of whom stood a prisoner what placedbaron had confided to him. the a Bpy, caught upon This did not mean the mere arrest of whom they were about to execute sum- a clever adventuress, charged with no mary judgment. specific crime save that of enslaving "That was Captain Nathaniel. men of rank, and compelling them, The word was given, and I heard through her witchery, to contribute a roar from five hundred throats as from their wealth toward her regal the wretch was jerked off his feet. for something It stood support. "One moment 1 saw him as he that might yet grander, something dangled in space, hands and feet strlk shake a greater part of Europe with a tyg out wildly a spectacle I shall nev- - mighty convulsion, since the conspirr forget to my dying day. acy In which the Countess Isolde was "There came a sudden shot, and connected concerned more than one Kedge fell to the ground in a heap-so- me Imperial throne. one had cut the rope with a wen-aimCharlie forgot that he bad been bullet. aleepy. "Immediately the deuce of a row His eyes were never brighter than broke out, but bless you, the affair now. died away as speedily as it began, and It seemed that the countess had then, gradually, it dawned upon the made a stupendous blunder, and minds of the crowd that a great hoax Peterhoffa hour of triumph was at had been successfully carried out hand. For when they looked for Kedge, It would mark an epoch in the Uvea In order to complete their artistic litof many prominent men in Europe tle job, behold! the man who had al- when Isolde Brabant vanished behind ready been partially hung had disapthe walls of a military fortress. peared, nor were they able to discover Some who had been In the tolls him, though Valparaiso was thorough- would breathe easy for the first time ly searched. in many moons, and drink a bumper "That Is my little story, and I am to her long residence in her new and almost ready to swear that our Capt exclusive palace. Brand in yonder is the Identical So Charlie watched and waited, deep Kedge, grown a little gray in the serin reflection. vice of beating the world, hut just When his cigar was about half conthe same old sixpence." sumed, he thought he would Baunter Artemua nodded, and they separated down the street a short distance, to for a time. see what effect, if any, his appearance But their meeting had not been un- might have upon the officers on guard. observed. The result was really more than he The ubiquitous baron bad his eye on had anticipated. them, and possibly figured out some He had not gone more than a dozen wonderful game as connected with paces before, without the least warnhis mysterious conversation. ing, be felt a rough hand laid roughly Charlie went back to Arline and upon his arm. 3apt. Brand, and the three chatted for As be turned to see what was wanta while. ed, a second hand gripped bla other Then Arline graciously consented to arm. play several favorite pieces, while A bended face looked Into his own. Charlie Idly glanced through a book he "Messieurs, 1 am afraid you made up of fugitive aonga and music. began. It was while doing this he suddenly "Silence!" came upon an opportunity to make "Have made a little mlatake. another test of the mans identity.. So "Silence on your life!" was hissed. Charlie handed the well-wor- n book of He saw frowning pistols. music to the fair girl. It .wan evident that the officers "Play that for me an old favorke meant business. always revives pleasant recollections. Charlie began to grow a little IndigCharlie was so situated that E side nant. glance into a massive pier glass gave "See here! send for the baron! he him an excellent view of the man who Insisted. bad arisen from the dead. "He is engaged. What Stuart had so accidentally, yet "But he Is my friend be will be fortunately, come nerot.s was the Chi- angry with you for making so ridiculian National Hymn. He watched the lous a blunder. effect upon Capt. Brand. "So. But we carry out bis orders. When the first rather weird notea of Now, not a word more, mynherr. music throbbed this Spanlsh-Amerioa- n "Confound" upon the air, Brand eat bolt upright "Do you hear? Not one word, on upon the divan. your life! Charlie shrugged his shoulders. Involuntarily be seemed to gasp for breath; bla tongue partly protruded Ah! a whistle! evidently a signal. from bis mouth, as though he were The game was about to be called. being choked, while bis band crept up Even aa he stood there, held fast by to hli throat and clutched hit loose bis captors, he saw a man enter the collar, as If to tear It away. door of the hostelry. Charlie exulted in the sight. It conIt was Peterhoff. firmed bis suspicions. Another and another followed, until There was no longer the faintest Charlie had counted a round dozen. doubt remaining in his mind. At the same time there was a This was the man! stretching of lines In the atreei Sigt. nals passed from mouth to mouth, Finally they said Charlie managed to whisper a few and Charlie understood that the well-knosentences In Arlines ear while the Hotel de la Palx was In the captain waited at the door, o that center of a strong cordon of officers, he was assured of seeing her again through which escape wae impossible. on the morrow. Alas! for the countess! It was her hour of doom! Capt. Brand led her away. One smiling glance she sent back He listened, swayed by contending over her plump boulder gods! what emotions. Somehow Arline was In his mind. a thrill It gave La bachelor who received It! Perhaps there might be a fight. Some of those who would he found Here was a miracle. He felt dated felt as though he In the society of Isolde Brabant were walked In a dream,- - He who had scoffdesperate men. connected with aned at such a ridiculous thing as love archists and nihilists, sworn to reat first slaht. who had always declared duce society In Europe to one dead tht holy passion a flower of (low level. lln-seri- well-know- d, ed tin-al- ly good-nigh- u Kn'rred Feb. 21, 190T I Spenl.b Pork, Utah. They might take their lives in thetr hands and endeavor to give battle. Still, the awful influence of Peter-hoff- a dreaded name was sufficient, under ordinary conditions, to freeze the fighting blood in the veins of most men however brave they might i matter, PoM"'ee Act of Conzress or M.rck 1, 1807. woond-rlim- STOP Paying Rent OWX YOUK A HUMS. eestrset la the National Heme-Keeke- Assoelstlea rs be. To his uurprlse, he heard no shot, Will entitle yon to a home or farm oJ HOOO cash, er not'even a shout or & Bcreara. pay off your mortgage,, The baron's sudden appearance in aad may be returned at the rare of their midst must have paralyzed the 13 60 per month on each 61000 with la--, consplratora. terest at 8 per cent per annum. Presently they would be trooping either In person or by letter to Appljj forth under escort, to be hurried away John Christianson, to gloomy prison cells, And as for himself. P. O. Box 71, Spanish Fork, Utah Charlie smoked calmly on. This was auother experience, that was all. He seemed bound to suffer In the cause of Arline Brand. Because aha First-cla- ss chanced to resemble the notorious Farms of most any Countess Isolde In possessing an enslit desirable, and city prop trancing figure, and also golden hair erty with comfortable build-lag- s, and eyes that rivaled the summer skies er vacant lota, for sale bp of Italy, forsooth, the baron must fall JOHN CHBISTUkSOff, into error and bring about this enReal Estate Agent, tanglement. Upanlih Ferk, Utah. would work Well, perhaps all things together for good, If he but put his shoulder to the wheel. And the cause waa one In which he could stand considerable knocking about with complacency. He watched the hotel door. The baron would bo sorry on ac- The best lorries te ths Trsvellsg Trsde count of his blunder. Naturally, he would want to make amends, and beth la ths Betel sad Livery badness. Charlie had already concluded to enlist his valuable services In the work of unmasking Captain Brand. If anybody could accomplish this Watoh (or ths Boss at ths Depot. matter, surely It was Peterhoff, whose long experience and facilities for seL. K. JUftla, Prep. curing information would stand him in good stead. J Ah! there were signs of life. A number of sombre closed vehicles came dashing down the gassen. They drew up before the hotel. A few loungers gathered in the doorway out of idle curiosity. Heads appeared at the windows across the way, as though some spirit of Intuition, passing through space, gave warning TIBS CARD. that strange events were occurring. Charlie's captors began to move Arrival aad Departure of Trains from Rio Uroade Western Depoti along toward the hotel door, and of course, be was forced to accompany No. 7, for Springrllle. Provo, them. Salt Isika and all pointa 8:03 a EE Kaet aad WeaW He was still twenty paces away Ho. 30. (or came Provo, when the baron out, bearing upon Springvlllo. Salt Lake and all points his arm a lady with sylphlike form, 8:43 p an Knit aad W est, . but who was heavily veiled. Mo. Mammoth for Eureka, 8, Charlie's traitor heart leaped 4t 8:40 p a and Silver City, sight of her. The graceful carriage Mammoth No. Eureka. for 28, waa ao like that of Arline, ao queenly 8:13 a m and Silver City, and perfect Yet he knew beyond peradventure Colon Do-p- ot that this was the countess who bad Coaaeetloas made la Ogles of All Yraino Neither with finally fallen Into the toils of the Paclfle and Oregon Short Liao. fowler, Charlie was inclined to rush and ernuH choic8 or seize upon his friend, the baron; but those two guards held hli arms in E grip of steel. Attract the attention of Peterhoff he could not, since the other bad eyes only for the woman at his side, knowAND ing his men were capable of executing Thre Distinct Scenic Routes. the orders previously given. So he assisted her into a vehicle and Palmaa Palace and Ordinary bleeping swept one last glance around. tan to Doavar, Omaha, KebsaI Charlie cried out City, St. Leals aad Chicago wtthetl Other sounds there were in the oblige, street Just then. At any rate, the free Boollaing Chair Cars. baron never vouchsafed a single look Fores sally Coadaeted Exearsleas. in hla quarter,, but waved an arm, A Perfeet Dining Car Berviee. jumped Into the vehicle and was gone. were time this the By gendarmes Tor retoe, folder. eto Inquire of Issuing from the hotel, each with s M. J. lOOFEK, companion, most of the prisoners bellckot Agent, r write ing gentlemen. I. A. MENTON. As fast as the vehicles were filled General Agent, Patsr Dep'mt with guards and captives they dashed Salt Lake City. away. Charlies turn came. He attempted E protest, but was roughly shoved along DESIGNS and thrust into one of the closed veANDCOPVRKWI, lumbered hicles, which presently iflEO . down the street. A 0 VICE AS TO PATENTABILITY And so the innocent suffered with Notka hi lar.nUTO A. " Book "Mow to obUin hin to" the guilty. Qhmrftt moAtnlt. No for till patent la Men rod. (To be continued.) Lstter. rtrtdlT OftnUdMUkl. AddroM, L . IMMtEJti, I.t.nt Lavr, Wa.hington, D. O. dtM The larrmifgl ZVooer. Men would have a great deal more chance of success In their wooing If they understood better how girls like to be wooed. As It is, they- have no Blacksmithing, Idea on the subject that la at all useful, and many a lover's suit la unsucHorse cessful just because he la Ignorant of a girl's tastes In that direction. Back of Lewis' Store, Spanish Fork. Now, if girls had the matter In their own hands they would manage very differently, To begin with, they would never play the bashful lover. There to nothing less calculated to make a girl say "yea to the Important question than the wooing of e lover who Is sby. She despises a man who can't have courage enough to ask her boldly, and when he atammerc and hesitates over It, Instead of walking up boldly to the lion's mouth, he reduces his chances to a minimum, says ths Philadelphia InAND See teue. Hotel Charlotte, , Commercial Men, Snssaws!. FAST THOUGH TRAINS DAILY. PATENTS mOE-MARK- mm ' WM. ROACH," - Shoeing, dex Lumber Company. lumber quirer. Above all things, woman delights tn feeling the superior strength of man. When hs comes and asks her to be his wife with a fine, bold front and manly bearing, the battle Is halt won. She respects and admires him for pressing bis suit with decision, and when she begins to admire a man love does not lag far behind. The trembling, timorous lover never commands her reaped. Building Material. Bailed Hay & Produce. lan&ctennif BROOMS Fpeotih Fork, Utah- - f E':- |