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Show WANT riRE-FIOHTINO DEVICE. Citizens of American Fork Petition for It The Potato Crop. Ameikdll Fork Nov 1 A petition signed by a mijctlt of the tax pnjers of merlcan Fork wltl be presented to the ll council at their next meeting petitioning that hnd) to purchase i lire fighting device Our city nt pres ent la at the mete) of un lire that shoul 1 break out and some means should be male tn give the ell) a little protection lu this line If the council ails fuvorabtj on the request of our people a volunteer Hie brigade will be organised The potato crop this sear Is fair hut the market weak espn lull) outside market We do not know of a single catlnnd leaving ihe town this s uson vvheieaa at this time last sear at least thlrtv .nrloads wete marketed in Texas Tex-as Oklnhoma and tho Indian Terrl-tor) Terrl-tor) at M tn an ents pel bushel fob here Potatoes are I ringing at pr. sent about ii cents per bushel on Ihe local market which Is no doubt the cause nf nn spuds being shipped is after freight and the cost of the potatoes Is taken Into consideration the dialers cannot compete with the 8tales east of us without cutting the prhe down I to from 1( to 18 tents pel bushel It Is said potatoes will bring a better rrlce I later on and the farmers an stoilng awa their surplus There are from I thirty to foiiy tarloads yet to be dug In Judge Williams a court here eater ea-ter la I M Uet k brought suit against F Harding landlord of the (Inmt hotel to collect four months rent and to have defendant vniste the hotel vvhlih Is owned b) plaintiff After the "idinie was all in upon Institutions from the Judge th Jiiij brought In it finding of non-suit on mount of plaintiff plain-tiff not giving defi ndant the time required re-quired b) law to vui ate The old time dress bill glvon list night by the art liusur mminltlee was a sue. ess social!) und nniiu. lull) C h i lark of Provo and Mlas Fannie Millar nf Amerl. an Fork reielved the prises for wearing the most approprl it ancient lostume Clark was fitted out with his great grandfather. logs ' Ihe st)le of a lentury ago and was the imans of much merriment Sunnyslde Fcisonnls Sunnysldo Oct 31 -Mr T A Ketch-um Ketch-um Held manacer for the iltand lew Oil eomnany left on Thursday a tinln for Urand Junction an I Denvei tn take a well earned rest fur a few days The first airlous inlsha i nf the drain! lew well on. tilted on Wt-dneslay last A vein of water was trmk ut a depth of nan f.et mid In balling the wuler out the bailer was lost and even with thili hnprovi I ll.hlng tnota tin ) wern una hi, to get It out Thiy huve slatted slatt-ed the drill to woik Intending If possible pos-sible to literati) r. nd the balltr Into pieces to ullow ttic. drill to irmeiil When the acildent happened tho) wic dow ii ,3 re. t Mr I 1 I ilmr Inspe. tor of Unv-. Unv-. um i iin.vi i mipanii 1 by Ills u ih in ttn n looking over 'he I'tih 1 Ufl Mipinj ur rv It is hope I hi ' I dc il nie ,n the nt mis if stj it ju i v ui coal Ian" am owned by the Fuel ompany In this - ti n ' arl Marshall of i t Lake arrived on toda) s train and greeted many old friends Handy McLean Republlcm nominee for Sheriff itndT'om Lamrh Republican Republi-can nominee for Apeasor were tn camp shaking hands with old friends on Thursflaj |