Coach Stallion

Coach Stallion

     A party of men composed of J. M. Whitmore, W. H. Frye, G. A. Nixon and S. S. Young of Price and Henry G. Mills & Sons and Joe Curtis & Sons of Desert Lake have purchased a beautiful Coach Stallion at the price of $2,400.   The animal was purchased last Saturday and taken to Desert Lake. 

From Carbon County May 13, 1910

     I find it interesting that James M. Whitmore was involved.  Not only was he probably the largest rancher in the territory, he was also a banker.  I wish I knew more about G. A. Nixon.  This is a good story but apparently it wasn't over and there is a downside.  The following comes from the Eastern Utah Advocate:

DISTRICT COURT SEPTEMBER TERM;
     First National Bank of Denver vs W. H. Frye, J A Curtis Sr, J A Curtis Jr, Guy Curtis, David Mills, J H Mills, Henry J. Mills, Silas S Young and George A Nixon, demurrer

Eastern Utah Advocate
September 26, 1912

     This story continued with an article about a month later:

DISTRICT COURT IN ADJOURNMENT NOW
     First National Bank of Denver, Colo, vs W H Frye, J A Curtis, J A Curtis, Jr, David Mills, Guy Curtis, J H Mills, Silas S Young, Henry J Mills and George A Nixon, action to enforce contract.  Demurrer overruled and defendant given sixty days to answer. 

Eastern Utah Advocate
October 31, 1912

     I noticed the absence of James M. Whitmore in the court case.  My brother Leon told me about Dode working for the railroad when they started to garnish his wages and he quit what was a good job.  Leon said it had something to do about a horse that Dode and Guy had purchased from the railroad.  The horse died a couple of months later and they figured there was something wrong with the horse and didn't finish paying for it.  I'm sure this is all about the purchase of the Coach Stallion.