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VOLUME 1 AMERICAN POIIK CItIzkIhATPIIIUY, FKIIUt'AHY 14 "i MM
1 Outlook for Prosperity
, . stockmen, Merchants audi
Jj'ffirt AH I'OOK Forward to a
$ M,nJo,l Vcar Hi Their
Scleral Lines.
l w..r Interviewing tho lending cltl-
- A!'of American Fork, we feel justl-
1' ft In Sing tl.c people of this
f .mVonc of the most prosporous
locality onto. o win uot be
"Whine I "tho nature of a boom,
"fjSfjS Pl"l". B"11"' 00d ,lvcrnB0
''lirSs of nil prosperity la the
-' .,mr It has been ninny years Binco
1 Sh 'n'sluru """.Bottcn Into tho
I Si u to Micro now. It bus nlso boon
I nt jenrs bIiico there was so
fbundant a supply of snow in the
. , imintalns for tho summer's use, so
M St taken all In all tho outlook for
mod crops could not bo better. Farm
a,m olcts still maintain their high
nrices anil beef and milch cows never
rc to high. The sugur beet exports
are predicting two more tons of beets
r acre than were grown last year
because of the favorable outlook.
nil American Fork will bo tho tormlnuB
iilS for the Intcrurban railroad for two or
?; '.1, montliB, which should help
wme, and when It gets In complcto
operation the new road should add a
M good lolumo of business for our local
merchants.
The usual number of now homes
Till bq erected this year, which will
I lire employment to tho local me.
mS chanlci.
" The Intcrurban should also mnko It
profitable to go Into truck' gardening
m la this locality. Thero Is no better
place on earth for growing celory than
tie lands south of town. Last year
,lm one man In Ilouiitlful took ?1,G00
. .m worth of garden truck from two acres
MB of land. Thero are many acres of
land here that could bo made to dup
l Ilcate this record.
m The sheep men hnvo marketed their
wool for a good price and lambs will
probably bring a record prlco the
S' coming summer.
The knowing ours who aro posted
r I on the can) on possibilities predict
I that American Fork Is duo for a great
J boom. Certain It Is that should two
f or thrco good producing mines be
opened up the town, would take on a
business Impetus that It has never
experienced bvfoie. Just such a con-
dlilon Is entirely within tho proba
bilities. When tho deep snow drove
lar! the miners out really llvo proportleB
or- were on the shipping list and
my one of them liable to dovelop'into
a big proposition. John Clcghorn wns
developing a nice hunch of oro on the
I Yankee, the Wild Uros. strike In the
Dutchman Is of bucIi a character as
to giro great promise, tho Pacific last
Tuesday made its twenty-first shlp
raent of $to rock and may any time
develop Into a mlno of big propor
tions, tho Johnson Bros, in tho Silver
iDlpper linve some good oro to"tuko
'i?.,.hc Bl)rl"B( WndleyBroa. lu
the Old Wyoming aro backing a good
f. from a promising lead and II.
W. Owens in tho North Stnr mlno has
wty tons Backed ready for shipment.
Besides these properties work wjll
commeiico soon as spring opens on
toe following: Hay State, Mary Ellen,
Smuggler, Sunday, Utah Centennial,
American Volunteer, OBbornc, tho 811
r Hat and many others. Any of
those mentioned ns being In tho ship
ping list may develop into big mine.
ti,V",yma,c.1" ll,clr Present condition
wy will give n lot of men employ
ment in tho workings or hnullng tho
ore to the railroad. In tho others a
Iffi! m.1y b, "corded at any time
JWch will add them to tho shipping
Jken "!! .'" nll the vorago cltl
I , "8 "?thl"B ,0 fenr trom tho com-
. I S STAv' U, C"trnry "much t0
FbtbI n
I WANTS POULTRY
I AND FRESH ECrGS
I TKrk!' f Ul C,t,Mn Araer,cnn
- Here's a market at your door for
Poultry anil fresh eggs at tho best
m market price. Tho following letter
"Plains Iteoir:
I acW'.T" . 0ur U1"'"B cur di,nrl
J turine ni,'!'r,onc,lR difficulty In so
ry a mi 'r Li:.i,;,,t B,1,',ly or Bod Poul
M g can n 0g?8 for "80 0H th0 dln
"I to, Ur Ilno' u ,8 our desl"
I We h! n,80, co,mndloB from tho
you e,i l "l01,g our llno' "nd lf
I JtorS ,.C0ll8,8tcllUr d0 B0 l BllouId
I hTat.n yo11'' t-alllng this matter to
I hem .. "0" our rmtvre, having
Rr m,m,!,,cut0 whl1 . 0. V.
nouu.'"l',ni,,,,81aur' nBent' 8,llt Laku
any , fi ' ,;"ko Ciy lt ""y have
I the b, 1CU for 8ul- Wo ro paying
Crrl'T1'01 1,rlco ",,d want the
M aucnitni. tK ?..u vory Mmly for yur
M lcm," ' "tls mnttor, I hm;
V lours truy,
J H. MANDBRFIL'LD.
M MM'tHiVS mit'l'IIHAY.
M by'1tlilo0,l1,Ji!,y WUB. Kornlly observed
V ThuriSav ,lno"8. ll0UH08 ot tl10 city
C1 i.yfiC,l0B,,,B' n,,d by tl10
CBtl 30 ,. l,Bn,mi,'r gradeB closed
thine ?,n ','" l ,e Bcl,ooIs wro closed.
'o trarh,, cach0 chance to attend
held t 'e,8, coviitloii, which whb
SAN l'lIDHQ , i,osi:.s
ll?U w i ' ' 1 VMtl " y Moaai'B- Gregory R.
M Italiioa, ,' ,u,1"L,y" for tho San Pedro
I e"lcaii i',b" ,,a.ujr' c"luo d0 o Am-
It by ti ... J7 a caB0 n,l' hki'IubI
H oni,V ii i,H ..bl"8oiii. through his
fr tin. vi. "''k' whoroln ho asked
lai"l' s fcofu,l,r,nlr"roi,p "9nd ot
paswiiK,, Vm' k,llod l,y defendant's
"luuin, -an. ,n 0I' .APr . 1'Jia. and
m ""'b coats. Thu cubo wub tried
before Justice Hunter.
Tho following jurors were empan
noled: Charles Logle, William WaJ
stuff, Laton CaBady, Hoy Thou n
Bonfl, T. P. Corbett, J. H. Seeley lT
Ari?rAH-iH80n.il,nd W,lllnm Koblnson.
After deliberating on the fucts for
jjome time the Jury rendered Judgment
i,l4nr.0,t3MCosTs,.,8lclo,, l?5"2
As usual, tho railroad .company will
appeal tho case to tho district court.
FON CHIWIAJi CASK
OHIIKHKl) IIEI9ISTATGD
Tho supremo court rendered a de
cision Monday ordering Judgo A U
Morgan of tho Fourth District Court
to rclnstnto the appeal of Fon Chin
man, who was convicted of a misde
meanor in tho justice court and sen
tenced to pay a flno of $299 and serve
sixty days nl Jnll.
Chlpman had nppoalcd to tho dis
trict court from tho Justlco court, but
tho district court dismissed tho ap
peal on motion of tho county attor
ney, who denied over having been
sorved with u notice of appeal.
Chlpmnn then applied to tho su
premo court for a writ of mandate,
forcing tho district court to hear the
appeal. Rovlowlng this application,
tho supremo court finds thnt tho dis
missal was wholly unauthorized, and
orders thnt tho casq be reinstated and
heard on Its merits. The case will
now hnvo to bo tried lu the district
court..
A GOOD LAUGHABLE SHOW
Knuto Knutson company, which
hold forth at tho Opera House last
Monday night, was greeted with a full
house. Tho music was flno and much
appreciated. Tho show was Interest
ing and laughablo throughout and was
up to their advertising schedule. All
got their money's worth and wore
well satisfied with tho evening's en
tertainment. "
DISTIilCT COURT.
Florence O. Hendrlcksen of Amer
ican Fork has boon granted n divorce
from Honry O. Hendrlcksen by dcfnult
on tho ground of failure to provide.
Tho maiden nnmo of plaintiff, Flor
ence Green, was restored. The par
tics wcro married April 10, 1913, at
Salt Lnko City.
Samuel Huggard of American Fork
was cited to appear Monday, Feb. 10,
to show cause why ho should not be
adjudged guilty or contempt for fail
ure to pay alimony ns directed by
decree of court, Nov. 16, 1912, vb.
Samuel Huggard. it is claimed there
Is duo plaintiff $329.10.
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Mill He Located at Spring Creek.
According to tho best advices ob
tainable, tho Federal Fish Hatchery
for tho Statu or Utah 1b going to be
located at no other point than on
.Spring Qroek, five miles south of,Pro
vo and one mile north of Springville.
Tho government has gone over the
situation very carefully and nlthough
thoy havo uot yet dcflnately announc
ed tho placo of their choice, it is con
ceded by all who aro acquainted with
conditions that thero Is no o Hi re placo
In tho stato that can oven begin to
coino up to Spring Creek either for
water, facilities tor handling tho fish
and for their distributing through
tho state, or for getting natural food
for tho fish. I'rovo PoBt.
l-'ISH FOIt THE NEEDY.
Flftcon tons of tlsh from Utah Lako
for tho distribution among tho poor
ot Salt Lako City and county, have
boon donated to the Salt Lako county
commissioners by tho stato fish and
gamo department. Tho fish Includ
ing, suckers, .carp, chub and catfish,
wero seined out of tho lake,
loadod on freight cars and shipped
Into Salt Lnko and distributed to the
needy families or that city and county
from tho car In tho railroad yards.
Tho Salt Lako city commissioner
agreeing to pay ono cent a pound to
cover tho cost of catching and load
ing tho flsli at tho lake, and as ar
rangements wero mado with tho
railroad company to haul tho fish to
tho city free of chargo, this was the
only expense that was attached to the
donation.
Tho tlsh wcro caught Tuesday and
Wednesday.
n
' HUSTLE, BOY, HUSTLE.
Young man, don't stand on the
street corner with your hands In your
pockets awaiting a snap? Tho chanc
es aro uluuty-iiiuo to u hundred thnt
It will novor turn up. Thoro nro too
many follows lu tho same pursuit, and
If tho snap passes down tho lino to
you lt will bo because lt Is lu disguise.
Don't always bo on tho look out for
a soft thing, for the longer you look
tho harder you will ta'l when you
havo nu nttack ot horso bciibo. Tho
rellow who Is continually Becking a
snap will collldo with tho butt end of.
adversity just as suro as tho blue
birds will como In tho spring. He
wl'l buck up against It with a physi
cal emphnslB that, calculated to bring
hlui to his senses, but oftlmo too late
to catch tho train' or opportunities
that has been passing and ropnBsIng
before him for yenrs,
o
I do tho vory best I know how
tho ery best I can; ami I mean to
keep doing bo until tho oud. If the
end brings mo out all right, what Is
said against mo won't amount to any
thing. H tho ond brings mo out
wrong, toil angels swearing I wns
right would mnko no difference.
Abraham Lincoln.
no careful to keep the ids out
of tho minds of your chll i you
are to Koop them out of y- n.
Hut remember something w
thoro. If you don't plant t. i
good grain tho tafos will ta,
in splto or you. Keep n libit
good clean books, and by all u.
jicun your horao paper before tb
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Two Missionaries 'M
Return From JipM
,;1
Lester Chlpman, Who Left In JHM
1010, and Leonard llnrrlngtaii.'W,
Mho Left in October, 111,F
lUtiirn Homo Tuesiliij. ,-
; v 4'
Lester Ohlpmnu and Leonard Har
rlngton returned .from mlssloifHCte
Japan Tuesday evening. Mr. tinders?
T. J. Chlpman went to San Francisco
to meet tho boyB and returned .homo
with them. Uoth young men nro look?
Jng well and reeling tine and report,
having greatly enjoyed their mission:
Mr. Chlpmnn sailed on tho stcnmahlil
Monteaglo trom Vancouver, U. C, Jtinjl
28, 1910, mid was Bovontcen days brf
tho trip. Mr. Harrington sailed frc-nl
Senttle, Wash., in October, 1911, on the?
Japnnoso boat Inaba Mnru, and whb'
Blxtoon days crossing tho ocean. TlH&y,
landed at Yokohama and went direct
to Tokyo, where tho mission headquar
ters aro located. 4 M
Mr. Chlpman spent a few days nl
headquarters and then wns nsslgned
to Morloka, n district 3C0 miles to tho
north, whore ho labored ono year. Ho
also labored a scar on tho Island ot
Hokaldo, where tho snow rails flvo rcct
deep In tho winter tlmo. Tho balauco
of tho tlmo was spoilt in Tokyo.
Mr. Harrington wns assigned to
Kofu, whoro ho Inborcd all tho tlmo
ho was on his mission.
Tho boys tnlk entertainingly or their
experiences- nnd of tho strango cus
toms of tho people While- tho male
population is rapidly adopting the
American form of dross, tho ladles still
cling to their komonns. Most of the
women nnd tho men of tho lower clasB
wear wooden Bhocs. In tho cities tho
homes nro profusely decorated, while
In tho country tho homcB uro exceed
ingly plain, but their gardens aro
most beautiful. Tho floors uro cov;
ored with mats nnd pcoplo aro all re
quired to rcmovo their shoes beforo
ontcrlng.
Tho country Is largely composed or
rolling hills, though thero aro Humor
ous smnll vnlloys where tho rice Is
grown In nbundnncc.
Thero arc thirteen Mormon oldors
laboring in Japan at present, and
there oro between fifty and sixty Jap
ancBo converts, members of -'the
church.
In returning homo their "boat
stopped nt Honolulu for.Bovornl hours,
giving them nn opportunity to visit
tho mission hendqunrtcrs and tako an
auto ride around tho Island. Sovcral
days wero also spent In San Fran
cisco. Doth young men upoko in high
praise or the Citizen, which came to
them regularly, and which was much
appreciated.
u
A, fine baby: boy. arrived; at1. th'ttjhiliU
ofiIr.anlMni.4vWIII''Chndwlck on
Tuesday,
It is alright to marry on the theory
thnt two can llvo as cheap as one
but tho ratio Is likely to fluctuate.
Misses Rosclla and Mnblc Storrs
spent Saturday and Sunday visiting
Provo relatives.
Mr. Oliver Touiicson ot Snlt Lake
spent Monday visiting IiIb brothor-ln-laws,
U. J. H. A. Phorson and Mr.
Andres Pchrson ot Highland.
K. J. It. A. Pchrson or Highland
spent Lincoln's Hirthdny hero vlt.lt
ing his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Honry Mackliu.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Uodcll and Mr.
Truss Hodoll of Herrlmnn wore guests
of Mrs. Uodcll's mother, Mrs. Martha
Chlpman, a fow days this week.
A largo number or the Sunday
school ofllcors and teachers, of our
city went to Provo Sunday to attend
Sunday school convention held there,
Mr. R. II. Ueesloy or tho Hcesloy
Marblo Works company or Provo was
In American Fork on business Mon
day. Tho management ot tho Orient
Thoatro has culled ovory Feature Film
Co. In tho state and has booked from
those oxchauges for Its patrons all
tho best four- llvo and six reel sub
jects. Watch for announcements.
li-lt
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hlndluy on
tortnlncd nt a party nt their homo
Wednesday evening, which was en
Joyed by twenty-llvo friends. A good
lively tlmo was had lu dancing and
playing games followed by delicious
refreshments,
A Salt Lako City woman Is suing
for a dhorco says, that her husband's
stenographer looked at him "long
ingly, lovingly, sweotly nnd Inviting
ly. Thoro would bo less divorces If
wives would look ut their husbands
In this manner.
Milton Chlpmnn of this city, who
Is nttcudiug school at tho lt. Y, U. of
I'rovo, will succeed Clarence J. Woods
or Provo as deputy county clork whou
Mr, Woods leaves on his illusion to
Qrent Britain in April.
Tho many friends of Miss Lola
Uartlctt ot Pleasant Cirovo and Mr.
Dolus Adams of this city will bo
pleased to hear ot tholr marrlugo,
which will take placo at Kvnustou,
Wyoming, today. A wedding recep
tlou will bo given lu tholr honor
tho homo ot tho groom's parents !'
evening, to which the near relutl '
and some friends aro Invited. The
young couple will mako their homo ut
pilugvlllo ut present, whore Mr
isms is employed,
Fish ! Fish ! Fish l I
I Catch a fish if you can, but before I I'll
I doing so, call at Chipman's Hard- I jlj
m ware Department and purchase a iH
Fish License from "Joe or Earl." m
l The Season opens February 15th, Ml
P to Every one who has a License. "m
I You cannot Fish unless you have i!H
H Hooks, Lines, Reels, Flies, Bask-
m. et, etc. We have just received a fine fj H
m Shipment, can supply you needs at- very Hi
I low prices. II
I Hip Rubber Boots, Hunting Coats 1 1 1
1 Pocket Books for Carrying Hooks. I fffl
i Hunting Caps I mk
i3 -- , -jk-. 'I III ill
, Everything in the Sporting Line at I m
I Chipman's Big Red Store I I
R&Su AmericanEprk'..,.,, .aijiiiSP. iBSBH
Checkers jn flvo reels nt tho Orient
Wednesday, Feb. 18. 14-lt
Your ideuB of advertising may bo
good, but worthless without printer's
Ink.
When your wife tells you sho show
ed poor. Judgement In marrying you,
accept her arguments quietly as a
demonstration of your superior wis
dom at a critical moment of pour
lives.
Show us a man who has never
made a mlstako nnd wo will show
jou a man who never made any thing
else. Utah county has soverul of
such fellows.
Thu only honest nnd honorable way
to stop u newspaper is to step into the
ofllcu and pay up all arrearage, get
a receipt and have your name off the
list. To lire your paper buck marked
"refused" when you ouo six mouths
or a year, and novor go near tho ofllco
Is not' only dlsreputablo but Buper
lathe dishonest as well.
The Trl-Stako Sunday School con
vention held at Provo Sunday was at
tended by nearly a thousand officers
nnd teachers, tho roll call showing
there wero present 1G7 from Alpine
Stake, 1G1 from tho Nebo Stake nnd
GC8 from tho Utah Stako.
A number of friends and relatives
ot Mrs. James H. Harratt met at her
homo Friday artomoon in colobratlon
or her birthday. A general good tlmo
was had in social chat ami gamcB.
During tho afternoon a delicious
luncheon was sorved.
ALPINE INTERESTING
NOTES.
Mrs. Henry Moyln and daughter,
Mrs Ella Wllklus, nro visiting with
friends lu Uounliful.
Martin Hansen Is nursing an In
jured hand, which necessitated the
amputation or a part of ouo finger.
Joseph Hnlr litis recovered from his
lecuiit Injury sufflclouUy to mingle
with his friends again.
Mr Alfred Carlisle of Mill Creek Is
ruucNving his acquaintance with rela
tives and old-time friends.
Sunday ovciilug at the ward sacra
ment meeting Sister Myrtle Ilrowu. u
recently returned missionary, gave an
interesting account of her labors and
exnerlcuces whllo away from home.
'
Mr Hen Watklns of Salt Lako Clt)
Ms hojournlug with his mother, Mrs.
Frank Farquharson, convalescing
from a recent sovcra attack of aB-
thma.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McUaulel havo
i
-fa
issued Invitations to n "shower" on
their niece, Miss I'elvn Johnson, lu
honor of her approaching marriage to
Mr. llnlph Strong of Salt Lako City.
Mr. II. Wiser or tho Alplno Asso
ciated Players Is making propnrn
Hons for another piny to be placed
on the bonrds lu thu near future. Tho
pcoplo aro anxiously awaiting another
performance by this company, as they
havo proven themselves by past ap
pearances to bo a company of merit.
'
Charles Hackett Is busy coaching
thu Alpine Hasket Hall League pre
paratory to their Initial performance
this seaHon. Hewnro all )ou teams of
prominence, lest tho above league
may try to "Hack ett" your reputa
tions to such an extent that you will
he forced to conclude you haven't
any.
Messrs. Alma Greenwood ot Amer
ican Fork, Kit T. Jones or Provo and
Fred T. Hulsh or Payson wero Alplno
visitors Monday on legal business.
New Hubs.
Following aro new subscribers at
Alplno who joined tho family reading
circle this .-week. There aro many
others up thero who should Join, but
Instead thoy annoy their neighbors by
borrowing tho paper: P 'tt
Thos, W. Brown James Smith ftf '
F. O, McDanlel Bert B. Dates U , . I
Matilda C. Moylo Richard Heoloy O f I
John F. Moylo. K8
Tho girl who thinks getting raarrlod jM
would solve all ills has mado a poor, jlB
diagnosis but thoro's no uso tolling . lHu
her bo; sho wouldn't bollcvo you and 'Sjc
she will learn her mlstako anyway. tiEsl
Tho thing to do in thla town Is H
to puBh ahead; to create work; llvo fflyiia
and let llvo; hunt up tho bank and iKwl
deposit your savings; keep your iMl I
children In school; stand by tho EMS
churches nnd ovory good agency for MEL
tho uplifting of humanity all theso f- B 1
efforts will creato contentment and f n a
help keep off tho blues. Wo ought f H, . n
to bo a united people, and thon wo 5j ft Ij
will mako a bettor city. Wo aro cltl- fill
zous of tho bCBt little town thla sldo i Wfi
or Now York City; in fact you wont Iffl
rind nny bettor this sldo of hoavon. lUl
Wo can mako It still better by lndu- 1 HU
try and united action. Thla should bo Rl
our work for 1314. Hwl
Question J
?H hits been asked us several times: wN
"How can you afford to glvo away that W IW
beautiful $1110.00 Upton Parlor Grand Piano IJMt
0 as you advertise you will do 7" 0 flK
Our Answer i
w
Wo prefer to sell KM) articles at a prollt of ten cents each, WK
rather than III articles at a prollt or one dollar each. It meaiiB just 'Hi
ninety in nre people patronizing our More. Tho only reason for our mm
being lu business is in do business. This iucuub that wo must Mm
bring tho people to our htnre. Low prices nnd good values will iHRv
bring us ciihtoincrs always. Our giving away this piano is simply ',V r .''
to bring additional business to our Btore, nnd It Is doing it, ovory i MIj
day. lt pays you and us. " 'MP
slw! 1
WM. THORNTON i
Druggist ' m
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