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Show THE PROVO POST, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1920 you::g liaii drowned IN UTAH LAKE SUNDAY; SEINERS FIND HIS BODY BLIND HERO WEDS FURNITURE STORE GIRL FOLLOWING ON EAST CENTER IS BIG SUCCESS; WAR ROMANCE PARADE DOVE FROM LAUNCH AND SANK Provos newest furniture house I HAVE EYES ENOUGH FOR BEFORE 1IE COULD BE has Just opened to the public, and is TWO HAPPY GIRL SAYS AS RESCUED. SHE ENTER8 WEDLOCK. located In the Gates-Snobuilding, 33-4- 3 East Center street, and will be Glen Mewier, 23 year of age, Salt Lake,. July . Wilford C. v as the Bates Stores company. known property manager ot the Ellison- blind veteran ot the Calkins, This' firm has spent a considerable White Chautauqua was circuit, world war and: wearer . ot the drowned, at 4 oclock Sunday after- sum of money In remodeling-- - this Belgian Croix de Guerre, a native ot noon RyUtah lake, about a halt mile building which has three 'stories, all Ptayson, and his bride of lastWed-nesdaFrieda L. Naveof Tacoma, out from the American Fork resort. of whlch wlll be used to display the 'With eight others, Messner left the companys stock, consisting of a com- Wash., who were married in Seattle line of furniture, phonographs, as the result ot a wartime romance, shore in a motor boat, operated by plete records, pianos and musical instru- will make their home In Salt Lake w -- yj Frank Warner of the American Fork garage and Walter Strange, also of .American rork. Half a mile from land one of the party dlred from 'the speeding boat and 100 yards farther lfessner also dove off the launch. u During the time It took to the turn the launch around and 'pick up the first man who had left . the boat, Messner appeared to be In difficulty and was splashing about in the .water. Heaank out of sight' for the last time when the launch reached a point within twelve feet of him. A seining party was organized with J. J. Madsen of Lakeriew In charge, and the body was found yesterday morning not tar from where It was last seen and brought to the surface In Mr. Madsens big net. Messner, who was not married, lived In Hartford City, Ind., where his father fields a county office. His parents were notified of his death, and the body la .being held by the nnderaker of American Fork pend lng word from them. : ments. While only a couple ot carloads of furniture have arrived, the managements expects their entire shipment of goods'Withln the "next few days. The first floor of the building Is equipped with a number of soundproof phonograph rooms, with a convenient record cabinet which will hold' several hundred records. Adjoining the first floor 4s a large gallery which will be .used for display . purposes. The front part ot the second floor will also contain a number ot display rooms for the purpose of demonstrating pianos and On this floor D a fully equipped ladles rest' room. The top floor is a display room which. for the present will be used tor a store room. O. G. store of Bates ot the Wilson-Bate- s Ely, Nev., is the general manager of the local store. 0. Nllson. who has had more than twelve years experience with the furniture company, will be the local manager, and he will be assisted by L. L. Graham, who for seven years was manager of the Richfield Furniture company, Erwin Full line of kodak goods carried. McDowell of Provo will have charge of the music department. - In this deJledqulst Drug Co., two stores. partment of the new store will be sold the Brunswick .and Edison phonographs and piano and FJIICKIE SAYS The new firm has the exclusive countyagency for the Bruns wick and Edison phonographs as well as the Emerson records. As soon as this firms shipment arrives a for- mal opening will be conducted. player-piano- s. ( this summer. When war broke out Calkins was working in the mills at Bingham. He Immediately enlisted and a few months later was stationed at Camp Lewis as a member of Company F, 3 (2nd infantry, Klnety-flrdivision. In April, 1118, he met Miss Have st s dance, and love" was born, but neither spoke of their affection before Calkins left for overseas. During the batUe of St. Mlhlel Corporal Calkins escaped without b but In' the battle be was struck in the shoulder by a piec- e- of shrapnel. After a months convalescence, however, he which had rejoined his company moved Into Belgium and was fight-r ing on the river Scheldt. On October 31, Just eleven days before the armistice was signed, a machine gun bullet pierced Galkina left eye, striking him from the" side, and went out through bis right temWeeks of hovering between ple. lifeand death finally ended and he was sent back to America, totally st ln-Jur- y, Meuse-Argonn- bllncTN . player-piano- Following the shot which deprived him ot bis eyesight the thought ot Miss Nave were the hardest to banish from the hero's mind, although he firmly believed he could never hope to bold her to a promise not : formally- - given. s. 34Jpon arriving in the United States plunged deeply Into work In the Pe of forgetting the romance which thought was hopeless. For six months he studied at the Red Cross Institute to the Blind at Baltimore and. last autumn matriculated SANT AQU1N MARAUDERS STEAL HIGH EXPLOSIVES 1 Chicago osteopathic college. Just before the Thanksgiving holi' there came a' message which days Santaquln, July (.Fifty pounds him the' first joy he had brought, of a and caps of dynamite quantity known since that grievous day (a and fuse wers stolen Saturday night France. from the powder house of the B. S. -It was a very" brief message,. but Thompson 11ms quarry, about three It came from Tamiles from here, presumably by per- it was enough. contained and the single word coma, sons bent on celebrating the Fourth Yea. lot July. Following the announcement of The town board of trustees was notified of the theft and extra the engagement, Calkins went back t bis studies and in spite ot his policemen were placed on the street was able to complete his handicap In an effort to catch tho thieves. freshman year near the top ot his were used locks and Heavy chains ' , f. to secure the door ot the powder class. At the wedding only two witnesses, house, hut proved no obstacle to the minismarauders, who sawed them. This girl friends of the bride, the were and the ter couple present. is the second time that dynamite There was nothing of tragedy in h&a been stolen from storage In occasion. Tall and erect, the tor celebration nked to be Santaquln on dress parade, the blind purposes, and every possible effort though went through the cerebridegroom trusof will he made by the hoard tees to catch the guilty persons, mony with a boyish smile on his face whose handling ot the explosive may that seemed to challenge the world he. endanger the lives ot the community. to produce a happier man than The pretty little bride with her head resting on his shoulder was no less contented. I have eyes enough for two, she said, as she reached for his hand. Nothing la the world could make me any happier. Calkins is 24 years of ago and hts bride Is 21. The marriage win not interfere with Calkins studies, as he haa sufficient means with the allowance made by the government to continue his coarse. The only change will be that two will study at tho next .term instead of one. ti I Piiotf WoVay 14 MADAME CORDOVA, AND MUSICAL ELEPHANT IN A SERIES Ov DANCING GYMNASTICS; COMING TO PROVO WITH BIG CIRCl FOURTH CELEBRATION FEATURE (Continued from Page One.) giris had two hours of real hot i- sport. The American Legion and Battery C opened the fireworks on the hall park and the baseball tana ot the city cheered them lustily as they fought for runs. , The game ended by a score of'ir'to in favor of the American Legion, with the battery hoys going strong at the finish. Provo City team lost both ot the league gamea to ' Springvtlle yesterday, but won the alx Innings ot exhibition ball played here. The first game took place at Springvllle la which Ring, n local pitcher, held the 8prtngvllls team down to five runs while the Joca! boys scored seven, until the last half of the ninth inning when nn error and two "home runs won the game for Springvtlle by a score of 8 to 7. Gentry Brothers Famous Shown The tie game which had to . bo and Wild Animal Circus which will played oft here resulted In Spring exhibit In Provo on Wednesday July vllle wlnnlng by a score of I to 0 in 14 are presenting a patriotic spectthree Innings. Three boots at acle aa tho opening number of this third, and other mlsplaya gave years ell new performance. Nearly Springvllle six runs In the third. 100 of tho ponies taka part In the Provo had filled tho bases twice but picture which represents the allied nations. At a command from the was unable to score. The exhibition game commented trainer they march in different with the fourth Inning and resulted directions, each one bedecked with In a score ot 6 to 4 in favor of the local team. Mozart Boshard pitched j an excellent game, holding the visit- FAYETTE BOY KILLED ors dawn, to seven hits. They secured two of these hits In thq first three WITH AN frames. Eleven hitswere made by the local team .off Fjygare and Dunn, SHOTGUN the Springvllle pikers. Provos heavy hitters of the day were Single-to- n and Huish, both making home Fayette, July 5. Ellis Bartholoruns. Singleton was walked twice mew, son of Mrs. Amass e and made an additional hit, Bartholomew, was accidentally shot while Huish hit two singles and a and killed Instantly yesterday afterhome run. A sensational catch by noon he a while and companion, Earl the Springvllle center fielder cut him also 13 of age, were James,' years 1 out of another hit. The evening was devoted to block playing with an shotgun. dancing on the street and to dancing "The two hoys had discovered the at the Mozart and Armory halls. gun, which had not been used for a considerable period, and were NOTICE L paper caps, such as are used In toy pistols, upon one of the barrels not realizing that the weapon .. was Mew and Members ot All loaded. the American Legion! Finally EUis Bartholomew said he would lookdown the barrel of the The regular monthly meeting of and as he pieced his eye to Provo post. No. IS, will be held In gun, the muzzle the weapon was - disthe assembly hall at the armory on charged, blowing off one side ot his Thursday, July 8, Meeting will promptly, at 7: 2d oclock p. m. The tragedy cast such a gloom, and close, at 9 oclock p. m. over the little town that a celebraAll Legion men and prospective tion planned for today was called off. members should be present The boy Is survived by his widowed - KNIGHT S. JORDAN, mother and several brothers and Commander, Provo Post, No. 13. sisters. -- - . OLD-FASHIO- one-bas- muzzle-l- oading ce com-men- ' ce -- 1 Steve Savage , Wrestling Champion: $100 to Any Local Lien Vho Stays 15 Llitiates. Boys Urged to Gather Old Paper (Continued from Page One.) when the shipment will be made If poeslble. The movement to gather - up pld newspapers and magazines has been inaugurated to assist in supplying the demand for news print and magazine paper and the factories in the east are buying all they can get. . -- ALMA RICHARDS WILL TRY FOR AT. S. OLYMPIC TEAM Ogden, July 5. Alma Richards, candidate for the American Olympic teem, has gone eeat for the Olymplo semifinals July 17. He will enter under the colors of ths Ogden AthCreed Haymond letic association. and Clinton Larson, also under the Ogden A. A. colors, will represent . the association at ths Harvard stadium finals. Billy Glasmann has entered the boxing trials at New York, and Joseph Bond Is a member of the armys tug of war team, , , WARD CIRCUS TO BE FEATURED SOLID COMFORT The Third ward Is planning a somewhat novel entertainment In the form of a genuine onering circus to be given In the ward amusement hall next Monday night There is going to be a variety of -- entertainment that will fairly etartle the natives of that section of the city if the members ot ths committees la correct' conception of charge have the form of amusement that is to be provided. , All ot the element! of an circus will be in evidence, Including a menagerie, and three sideshows In which the strongest msa la the world will be exhibited, as well as many other freaks. There will he a real Jaxs band la attendance, plenty ot monkeys and some lions, according" to tha committee. One member of the committee stated that the altnatlon looked as though they would, have less trouble finding the monkeys than they would However, MILITARY PROGRAM PLANNED. In captaring the lions. there will be nothing left undone to The Saints of the Fourth ward are make thla event one of the most planning on A& entertainment to be unique in the history of the ward. given In the ward meeting house to- All ere Invited to be present. morrow evening In the form of n military programr The committee In RETURNS WITH PRISONER. charge states that some of the boys of Battery C will give an exhibition Sheriff J. T. Wllllmss returned of early morning drill and calisthenics; also an evening scene where from Idaho Falls Friday night and the boys are playing and singing in brought with him Elden Hunger who their tents, and bugle calls, quartet was arrested there on a charge of singing and vocal solos wIH be grand larceny. It Is alleged that This program will he given Hunger stole a car from Roy Strong given the early evening and later of Alpine and went to the Idaho city during those present. A charge where he attempted to dispose of It, by dancing of fifty cents will be made, extra hut was caught In the act by the Idacents, which will ho officers. ladles twenty-fiv- e of the ward meetbenefit for the go RETURNS TO PROVO. house. ing ... honest-to-goodne- is assured In the home where Ice Is nsed, for Ice water can be used to good advantage In so many things that helps to alleviate suffering from heat. Onr Ice is pare and can be used without fear In gll sorts of drinks. Use It In the Ice cream freezer. PROVO ICE AND COLD STORAGE OO. Phone 60S. ss Leo J. Knight, who for the past CAS TANK INSTALLED, The county officials have installl- -' three years or mors has lived "at ed a 600 gallon gas tank on the Burley, Idaho, has returned to Prove courthouse square. This was done and has purchased the Meadowbrook with e view ot securing gas In large 'farm, which is located near Seventh enough quntities to obtain a whole - ( South end Eleventh West In this city, sale rate on gas used In the cars While Mr.' Knight speaks highly ot and motor equipment belonging to Burley, he states that he likes Provo ' better.. the county. cMrr, - CHRISTENSEN CO. 154 WEST CENTER. S3S2S Colonnades, Bookcases, Kitchen Cupboards - and all kinds of Cabinet Work done by S. -- - NED flags of ths nation they represent and the entire moving panorama of horses forms on ot ths most stirring events In the program. This spect- - I scle la ths result ot ths trainers ef-torts of the- - past year and la ' pro- - f nonneed the biggest end best animal display ever seen. Many new ecta 1 and features have been added to $ Gentry Brothers shows this year In- eluding complete wild animal circus. lnJ. Peterson Phone cr 554-N- - J eSHjCsiMieSVI5iM4s9ISI5ke GOOD COAL THAT " Standard Castle Gate THE KIND YOU WANT Panther King Clear Creek Elack Hawk ORDER TODAY SHOOT iL Cl SPAFFOH D Phone 17. |