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Show Ripley S. Lyon, Those who remember Mi. Iliplev S L)on as Cashier of the first National Hank lecall him as a Hue looking gentleman of lobust health, couiteous demeanor, kindly disposition and admirable traits. Those who see him now, thin and sulTciing to the extent or having to go about on ei niches deepl) legiet the marked change In his health, and will no doubt be inoic than Interested to know of the trials tluough whleli'he has valiantly fought his wa) during the past few )eais. It will be leineiu-bored leineiu-bored Hint while cashlei of the bank he suffered a seveie attack of Uphold and for a long time was a patient at a hospital in Salt Lake. He lctuiued to Logan and took up his duties be-foie be-foie he was well enough to do so, but in spite of the fact that the business of the bank had incieased enonnously he sl.iiu at, the cashier's desk for live months with piactlcally no assistance, Mr. Fleming having gone to Kentucky Ken-tucky for that length of time. When Mr. Fleming returned, Mr. Lon was pract Ically "done for" and was ad Ised to go down to the sea level for a time. He went to the eastern coast and while In Glenn Kails, New Yoik, look a tumble down a Might of stalls, landing at the bottom on the lower end of his spine. lie suffcicd a tenillc shock but did not anticipate antici-pate that he was seiioiisl) hint. Later he was advised that he had suffeied a niptme and bv two dlf-feient dlf-feient pli)slciaus was advised to use a i truss. This did not offer lelief and i aftei live or si months he went to , San Kianeisco and consulted a phv-, phv-, sleian, who immeiliatelv told him that i his difficult) was an injur) to the , spine. Ills tall in New Yoik had biuisedoueoi two of the vetebia, these had dcca)cd, and puss had foimed all tluough the gioln and pelvis. pel-vis. An upoiat Ion was peifonned, and In older to keep from being a 'hunch-back", Mr. Ljon laid Hat In bed foi moie than two )cais. He Is not cnthelv iecoeied yet, but has hopes of legalulng his one-time good health, and those who aie awaie of .theneivehe possess can leadll) be-1 be-1 llcve that he will tight for It. A host iof fi lends heie wish fm him all the I good things that can posslblv come to 'him |