Thieves Bootleggers Moonshiners Arrested in Gunnison Run**
Four youths led officers on a high speed spree through Gunnison with a stolen Studebaker car. Jensen and Lund were captured after a field chase. Lee, Lyman, and Otto Owen faced arrests as bootleggers and a moonshiner supplied liquor. Confessions tied Owen to a distant east mountain distillery and a planned liquor run to Eureka. Five pints were found hidden but later recovered by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnison
Hves
Leland Jensen
Burley
Idaho
Ray Lund
Salt Lake
Grant Lee
Lyman Marshal
Otto Owen
Jensen
Marshal Tollestrup
Studebaker
Gunnison Valley
Centerfield
Young Lund
N. IL. Hermansen
Fr. H. Jones
Tollestrup
Jones
Lund
Lee
Lyman
W. L. Hermansen
Coffiers
East Mountains
Mayfield
Owen
Eureka
H. A. Kearns
Kearns
Sanderson
Justice of the Peace
Gunnison Schools Open September Fifth Amid Delays
The Gunnison high school and city public schools will start the fall and winter terms two weeks from next Monday, September 6. The delay follows unsettled weather and a new high school building won’t be ready until January. The old building will be used in the interim while the ward dust year is overhauled and cleaned to improve conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnison High School
Band Concert at Gunnison Hotel Next Sunday
A band concert is set at the Gunnison hotel next Sunday afternoon from five thirty to six thirty. The band members have unpaid music accounts and will accept small contributions to settle the indebtedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnison Hotel
Mayfield Relief Society Aids Burned Home Victim
In Mayfield, the Relief Society sews quilts for Mrs. A. M. Hansen whose home burned two weeks ago. The community shows service and contentment through mutual aid. Other local notes include road completion celebration at Ephraim canyon, school remodeling for fall term and ninth grade housing, and local speakers at church and street meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayfield
Relief Society
A. M. Hansen
Swedish Officers Tour the West on World Trip
Lieutenant A Unger Soderberg of Sweden and A Berge von Linde of Stockholm visited Gunnison last Sunday during a world tour. They traveled from New York via the east to the Yellowstone region, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Canyon, and planned to coast to the West before heading to Japan. They praised Western hospitality and expect to return home next spring. Ray B Metcalf, noted valley stock raiser, left for Kansas City with three carloads of 90 prime lambs for markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Unger-Soderberg
Halmstad
Sweden
A. Berge von Linde
Stockholm
Gunnison
New York
Yellowstone National Park
Bryce’s Canyon
Grand Canyon
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Japan
Ray B. Metcalf
Kansas City
Lightning Strikes House in Carrion Colony
During a heavy thunderstorm last Sunday the Mastrow family home in the Carrion colony was struck by lightning at the north corner. Walls were badly demolished and the family, though stunned, escaped serious injury. the elder Mastraw recovered after the shock. Insurance covered the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Mastrow
Car
Mastraw
Valley drenched in rain and hail in Gunnison region
Gunnison valley saw the season’s heaviest rainfall last Sunday with torrents and hail of marble size. Some beets were damaged slightly, while much hay and grain were knocked down but no serious losses are anticipated after the storm and a warm spell followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnison Valley
Local and Personal News Highlights from Gunnison
Mrs. Joe Cushman of Midvale visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ferre in Gunnison. Spanish Fork guests Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Martell stay several days with Mrs. Martell’s parents. County Commissioner J. D. Meyrick of Mt. Pleasant inspects highways with road officials. Mrs. Rellis Darius returns from Richfield. Parley Christiansen attends White Mountain celebrations for the Ephraim Orangeville road. Dr. J. R. Munk returns from Manti and Provo. others ski at Fish Lake. H. L. Gregory visits Gunnison with Consolidated Wagon & Machine. Miss Christy Madsen leaves for Salt Lake for about three weeks. Mrs. Adolph Peterson and four sons visit American Fork. Lula Halverson tours Mt. Pleasant Ephraim Manti then returns. Hales of Kansas City Life Insurance visits Gunnison. Mrs. J. Sinister and son Carl return to Salt Lake City. Mrs. Sinister visits Mrs. Chris Petersen. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Childs welcome a baby girl weighing ten pounds. Denver & Rio Grande auditor F. J. Cooke and American Express auditor A. S. Berry visit on official business. Wasatch Academy faculty members Earl Garteman and others visit Fish Lake and Brace’s Canyon. J. P. Jensen and families attend Jackie Crane’s funeral in Salina. the five-year-old died from poisoned fruit. younger brother recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Jensen
A. J. Swain
Albert Swain
Salina
Littl
Jackie” Crane
Utah Pacific Railway Completes Organization
The Utah Pacific Railway company has completed its organization as it prepares to file for a franchise to build a 76.9 mile line from Red Creek coal fields in Salina canyon to Juab station on the Salt Lake Route. Knight interests of Provo lead the firm with O Raymond Knight as president and capital stock up to 100000 dollars. The line would serve coal fields in Salina canyon and connect with applications in Carbon and Emery counties as part of broader plans tied to Salt Lake Route needs.
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Utah Pacific Railway Company
Juab Station
Salina Canyon
Din Salina Canyon
Salt Lake Tribune
Last Tueday
Utah
Red Creek
Juab
Salt Lake
H. E. Cr
W. L. Mangum
O. Raymond Knight
Denver & Rio Grande
Salina
Canyon
Carbon
Emery
California
Knight
Spring Canyon Coal Company
Storrs
Utah Terminal Railway
Utah Railway
Emery County
Gunnison Kings Triumph In Tense 10 7 Win Over Monroe
Gunnison Kings defeated Monroe 10 to 7 in a Southern Utah base ball league game. Danunt Sanders starred with five hits including two home runs and a fielder s choice to spark Gunnison. Fredrickson pitched well for Gunnison, while Tim Swann struggled for Monroe as the Kings seized control after the fourth inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Southern Utah Baseball League
Gunnison Kings
Shigh Flyers
Kings
Danunt Sanders
Gunnison
Sanders
Mad
Tora
Fredrickson
Montroe Rat
Fredrickaan
Monroe Fredrickson
Lmnen
Tim Swann
Timoren
le Kayo Pasete Lo
Mayfield Farmer Propagates Wheat
A. J. Bjerregaard of Mayfield introduces Seven-head Russian wheat grown on his farm. The grain is plump, high in quality, and shown to possibly boost valley yields. The story traces the grain’s origin from two kernels given to A. Djerregaard’s father and its cautious cultivation over years.
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A. J. Bjerregaard
Mayfield
Gunnison
Jose
Andrew Djerregaard
Mayvfield
Bjerregaard
Ephraim
A. J. Merremond
Also Mentioned on This Page
Crusade
Mayfield and Vicinity
Hyrum Olson
Orangeville
Ephraim Canyon
M. Christiansen
Bert Bigler
C. C. Edmonds
Mr. A. Livingston
Carl Frischknecht
Manti
Asn
Joe Cushman
Midvale
Mrs
A. A. Ferre
W. C. Martell
Spanish Fork
J. D. Meyrick
Mt. Pleasant
Parley Christiansen
White Mountain
Orangevill Mountain
J. R. Munk
Provo
Mrs. Munk
Nephi
Carl Erikson
Erikson
Fish Lake
Mr.Erikson
H. L. Gregory
Consolidated Wagon & Machine Company
Christy Madsen
Adolph Peterson
American Fork
RB. Grant
Lula Halverson
EB. Hales
Kansas City Life Insurance Company
Gunnigun
J. &. Sinister
Carl
Salt Lake City
Sinister
G. @. Christensen
Edward Childs
Beaty
F. J. Cooke
Denver and Rio Grand Railroad
Denver
A. 5. Berry
American Express Company
Ogden
Earl Garteman
Wasatch Academy
Pleasant
Frank Picket
Woods Cross
Brrce’s Canyon
Utah Pacific Railway
Wallop Monroe
Crmnnisen
Ft. i. i
Paco
Lu] Sanders
Harold Halverson
Edwards
E. Halverson
Hush Malverson
Lee Pitee
Beauregard
P . Dweebs
Monrog It
M. Ie . Christenser
Taylor
Peenhe
Ollenderson
Cloward
Tall
Swain
Smith
If Wideen
Os M. Bell
Rf i Bell
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