Fred L Cruikshank
Montpelier Examiner, Saturday, 28 March
1896, page 1
Fred Cruikshank will be the agent again this year for the famous
Rambler bicycle. He will have several machines in shortly which will be sold on
the installment plan. Watch for his ad.
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Montpelier Examiner, Saturday, 25 April 1896, page 1
The Rambler bicycles are on the move in town. Agent Cruikshand sold Sheriff Davis, Mayor Murnane and John Brennan, one each this week, besides getting one himself.
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Montpelier Examiner, Wednesday, 27 January 1897, page 1
Fred Cruikshank is building himself a handsome and commodious residence on the corner south of Ed Burgoyne's residence. The house will be a decided improvement to Fourth street.
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Montpelier Examiner, Wednesday 9 June 1897, page 1
Fred Cruikshank commenced work on his new residence this week. Hurst & Shepherd have the contract. The structure is to cost about $1000 and will be erected in the lot next to Ed Burgoyne's home.
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Montpelier Examiner, Wednesday, 26 January 1898, page 39
Last Thursday Mayor Cruikshank and the old city council cleaned up the unfinished business of their term and adjourned.
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Montpelier Examiner, Friday, 16 February 1900, page 1
Fred Cruikshank is in York Penn. where he is laboring as a missionary. His health has been good since going east this time.
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Montpelier Examiner, Friday, 1 May 1908, page 2
There was a lively scene at the council meeting for a short time last night when Mayor Chruikshank asked the council to confirm his appointment of Sam Athay of Paris, for special policeman for Montpelier. Hot words were exchanged.
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Montpelier Examiner, Friday, 24 June 1910
Last Friday afternoon Donald, the 18 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cruikshank, fell off the foot bridge which crosses the irrigation ditch in front of Mrs. Ed Burgoyne's residence. Although there was only about five inches of water running in the ditch, there was sufficient force to the current to carry the little fellow under the bridge, where he was found by his mother within three minutes probably after he had fallen into the ditch.
A physician was hurriedly summoned and pending the arrival vigorous restorative remedies were supplied. It seemed doubtful of saving the child's life for some time after the doctor arrived, but after working hard with him for an hour, he was pronounced out of danger.
Had he remained in the water another minute it would have been impossible to have restored him to life.
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Montpelier Examiner, Friday, 19 January 1912
Fred Cruikshank, returned last Sunday from Blackfoot where he had been attending the quarterly meeting of the trustees of the insane asylum. Mr. Cruikshank stated the institution in in excellent condition and although the number of inmates has increased about 50 in the past year all are being well cared for.
There were 263 inmates in the asylum on the first of this month.
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Montpelier Examiner, Friday, 21 March 1913
My but there will be a lot of Ford cars buzzing around these parts this summer. F L Cruikshank, local agent for the Ford, informed us last Monday that he has already sold 13 of these cars and all but two of them to Montpelier parties. The first carload shipment left the factory on March 1 and is expected here any day. The second shipment will be made April 1. The price of the Ford this year fully equipped is $675. This is $15 less than these cars sell for in Salt Lake, the difference being due to the advantage Montpelier has over the Utah city in freight rates.
The amount saved by purchasing at home is nearly enough to pay the state license provided for in the new law, the license ranging from $20 a year for 20 horsepower cars to $50 for the largest ones made.
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Montpelier Examiner, Friday, 22 August 1913
The "auto fever" is gradually spreading among the farmers of Bear Lake County. Nephi Skinner of Nounan, being the last one to fall victim to it. He is now driving a Ford, which he purchased last Monday from Fred Cruikshank.
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Montpelier Examiner, Friday, 23 January 1914
As Postmaster Winters commission does not expire for about six months, we haven't heard much talk yet as to who will be in the race for the position. It is likely however that there will be no dearth of active candidates when the proper time arrives form them to host their lightening rods.
Those whom we have heard mentioned as being probable aspirants for the office are, Joseph Robinson, M B Cherry, James Smeath, J F O'Connor and Fred Cruikshank. As each one of them has a good following of friends it will make a lively contest, as all or two or three, decide to go after the post office plum.
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Montpelier Examiner, Thursday, 11 October 1934
CRUIKSHANK BLOCK BEING REMODELED
Workmen have been busy the last few days tearing down the addition in the rear of the Fred Cruikshank building on Washington Street. The addition has not been in use for several years owing to faulty construction, so Fred decided the best thing to do was take it down. Later he may build a new section in back of the present front structure.
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Montpelier Examiner, Thursday, 2 July 1936
Last Tuesday, F L Cruikshank called attention to a Model T Ford parked on the street here and said that it was a car he had sold when he was a Ford dealer 22 years ago. He said that at the time when a dealer sold a car he always told the purchaser that the car should last a lifetime. Different now, when the dealer usual remarks, "You should get a good price on a trade in next summer."
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Montpelier Examiner, Thursday, 3 March 1938
F L Cruikshank recently accepted the chairmanship of the Better Housing program committee in this community at the request of Stewart McDonald Federal Housing Administrator.