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Show New Postmaster Takes Office Republican (Jhes Nu) to Democrat After Tour eart of I ncvcellcd Sen lee. Tuesday evening, James II. Clarke, who was recently appointed postmaster postmas-ter of American Fork, received his commission containing the great government gov-ernment seal and signed by Woodrovv Wilson, president of the I'nlted StntcB. Thursday, Mr. Harrington checked out to Mr. Clarke and the latter Is now directing the affntrs of tho American Fork postolllce. Postmaster Leonard H. Harrington was appointed by President William H. Tnft four ynars ago, his appointment appoint-ment being dated May IS, 1910. He has made ono of tho best records of HBSlBBWw . l!HBJBB BBBBBBBJHBiiv' vflYA vBWflHWflHWflHWflHVflMk. 1 i,'"'? "fllfglW8iBl"JMBBfjltM lii-iBHBBBHBBfjlajBfjH MW$iTi'm--!& ''flBrBBVaHBBBVBVBVBVBVBvJW HEI'WVJ'-. 'BK BBBJVMBaBBjBBjBBjBBjBBjBBjBf XXaaa&ZMit'Z:' BBF tflVBXBBBnBBBBBBBBBBBBBBW .Iniuo II. ( lurJ.e, AmeiJcnn Fork's New Postmaster. James II. Chuke son of James Clarke and Illlen U i larke, was born the 2Hrd of December, lbC2, in American Amer-ican Fork, I'uii. where he has resided all his life. Ills father, James Clarke, was one of the ilrst settlers In American Fork, coming hero In the fall of 1S52 Ho attended the common schools, being a pupil of Aunt Kdlth), Mrs UrllntliK, Kugene A Ileuiold and Joseph II Forbes, and attended one ye.ii at tho It Y Academy at Prove He has always been active in public nffnlrs, as well as always being en-gagod en-gagod In church mutters As eaily as 1S87 nnd lSbS ho whs elected nnd served as alderuiRii lit the city; has also served as city counsellor during tho yonrs of USO. 1S0. ISM, 1801, 1SSIS, ISSS and 1809, and hh mayor of the elty In 1901 and 1905 It was during his term as mayor that the tlrsi steps were taken which rosulted In our present elty water system He served two terms as school trustee, and during all his service iti a public ollleer his record stands clean and nbovo ioproeh In a busluosg way he stalled out as farmer l!l father having died when he wus 10 years of age, left himself, two sisters nnd oi e hi other to be cared for bv their mother; moth-er; so quite early In life he learnod any postmaster In the service, always being complimented by tho government govern-ment inspectors and giving universal satisfaction to the local patrons. During Dur-ing his rcglmo tho business of the oflico has Increased over 25 per cent In volume. In four years Jumping from $3,G42 to $4,800. During his four jears service ho has issued 12.G9Q domestic money orders, a record of itself. During Dur-ing Mr. Ilnrrlngton's reign tho office was moved Into Its present quarters, which are the best of any thlrd-clnss oftlco In tho state. Ho also Installed tho postal savings bank and Introduced Intro-duced American Fork citizens to the parcels post. Tho latter innovation has proved a great success, while It a sato cracker broke into the bank deposits de-posits ho would get about ns much money ob If he ran away with a child's dlmo savings bank. However, all tho surrounding towns report the same condition of deposits. Mr. Harrington Har-rington hns not yet definitely decided Just what business he will follow, but Is considering sovcral propositions which have been put up to him. to work to help support tho family, He afterwards worked in the American Amer-ican Fork Co-op store, and was superintendent sup-erintendent of that Institution for about tlfteen years, during which tltne li made a steady nnd substantial growth, evolving from the old adobe structuro to practically its present commodious quarters Ho has been one of the ploneors of this locality in the dry farming Industry. Ho- nnd his partner, Mr L H. Hall of Salt Lnko City, being among tho successful success-ful ones who hnvo farmed In Cedar Valley Their first crop of 100 acres resulted In tho threshing of 2,600 bushels, which, was harvested by the (list combined steam harvoster and thresher to enter tho valley The) have never had a failure and lust year thieshed over 4,000 bushels and expect ex-pect nearly ns much this season In 1'iOti he was ono of the oiganlzera of what Anally became a branch of the It ah Hanking Company, which In-cludcm In-cludcm in Its inemberbhip a number of the most prominent business men of the community Ho acted as cashier of this institution until It closed In P10 Politically ho has been n consistent Democrat nnd always been nctlvo In the aupport of the party nnd tho principle prin-ciple ho bellnved It to reprosent |