Regular Meeting on School Transportation Debates
At the August meeting the Road of Education discussed transporting upper grades to Roosevelt, with Myron P.T.A protesting. The board planned to decide later and considered bids, building leases, and fire escapes. Several pupils and routes were approved for transportation with daily rates set, while ninth grade retention and attendance costs were addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Pp.t.a
Fia
Roosevelt
My- Neon
Duncan Marchant
Apaleo Ward
Victor I. Jackson
Juanita
la Ducheane
Lock- Bart
G. CG. Koh
Jensen
Duchesne
Duchesne School
Hayden-Neola Ito
M. D. Mitchell
Mconarch-Basin
James Hamblin
Antelope
Myton
John F. Babcock Dies After Illness in Myton
John F. Babcock, longtime Utahn resident and Myton pioneer, died Monday night after About ten days of illness. He moved from Leadville to Vernal in 1905 and later settled on the South Myton beach. He aided the Pleasant Valley Canal Company and farmed with his son Lionel. Born September 4 1860 in West Gardner Maine he later ran a hotel in Seattle during the Alaska boom. He leaves a wife a daughter in California and a son Lionel manager of the Apaleo Flour mills. Funeral was held Wednesday at the Myton Presbyterian church at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myton
John F. Babcock
Lionel
Babcock
Leadville
Seattle
Wash
Colorado
Utah
California
Apaleo Flour Mills
Myton Presbyterian
Basin Rail Permit Hearing Ends in Uintah Basin Plan
Salt Lake and Denver railroad seeks interstate commerce commission approval to run through the Uintah basin to Colorado. Hearing closed after July 27 in Salt Lake. briefs due in sixty days. Alexander Berger of Maryton says financing looks favorable and pledges $500000 to start underwriting. Construction may take about two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Denver
Alexander Berger
Maryton
Salt Lake and Denver Railroad
Berger
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Missouri Pacific
Moffat Tunnel
Denver & Salt Lake
Salt Lake and
Craig
Colo
McAllister
J. 5. Pyeatt
Pyeatt
Pyeatt’s Suggestion,” the Counsel Queried. “No,” Was the Reply, “Mr. Pyeatt
Vernal Man Starts Coyote Farm In Uintah Basin
Henry Williams of Vernal plans a coyote fur farm six miles northwest of Vernal in a box canyon with a high fence across the canyon mouth. He recently bought eighteen young coyotes and trapped two more, aiming to reach 160 by October 1, banking on a strong market for coyote fur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wiliams
Vernal
Uintah
Mr. Williams
Williams
Hogs and cattle reach high level in July market
July saw hogs and cattle sell at their highest prices since 1920. Hogs topped $14.76 a hundred and cattle $15.25. Export trade was quiet due to England mines strike and Danish meat imports. Fat heifers rose to $123.25. calves fell. lambs gained $0.50 to $0.75 with $15.50 top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of American Meat Packers
England
Brigham Young Household Life Revealed In Memoir
A memoir excerpt portrays Brigham Young's household as a large orderly Mormon domestic sphere. It describes his nineteen wives in Lion House and Bee Hive, ration distributions from stores, and daily routines from seven to prayers, with anecdotes of his oversight of courtship and family discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham Young
Sir Richard Burton
New England
Brigham
Glove
Lion House
Ann Eliza
Susa Gates Young
Seed men visit basin in Utah during Federated Seed Service tour
Thousands attended a Peppard Seed company entertainment in honor of Federated Seed Service and American Farm Bureau federation heads inspecting Uintah Basin seed fields. Visitors toured Uintah Basin Seed Growers plant and other sites, saw a million and a half pounds processed last year, and attended a banquet in Price before continuing to Salt Lake and Millard counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peppard Seed Company
Federated Seed Service Party
American Farm Bureau Federation
Myton
Uintah Basin
Mytown Beach
Price
Salt Lake
Millard
Turors Next Term of Court Opens August 18
The notice lists jurors summoned for the upcoming term of court opening August 18. Names include D A Cankin Ernest E Peacock L Chidester Milton S Brady Alto nah A C Hansen Geo G Dean and many others across Antelope Duchesne Mt Home Roosevelt Fairbanks Fruitland Boneta Myton Apaleo and Ven gour Lullin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turors
D. A. Cankin
Ernest E. Peacock
L. Chidester
Milton S. Brady
Altonah
A. Hansen
Mt. Emmons
Dean
Antelope
Bowers
Fred C. Johnson
A. W. Clemons
Tom Firth
T. Axelgard
James Grant
Duchesne
Orin
A. Stust
Ralph W. Rowley
Mt. Home
Geo
D. Babcock
Frank Odekirk
Vengour Lullin
Roosevelt
Wilder Fairbanks
Fruitland
Fred W. Bench
Boneta
P. C. Johnson
Taka
Kenneth Draper
J. B. Whitmore
Dennis Barry
Myton
C. C. Syndergaard
Apaleo
Wallace R. Moffitt
Two New Gushers Hit Moffat County in One Week
In Moffat County Colorado two new oil wells, the Basil Knowlton on Hamilton Dome and the Scott on Wellington Dome, were brought in last week. The Knowlton well southwest of Craig yielded over 2000 barrels a day and is expected to reach 5000 to 10000 barrels. The Scott well could exceed 5000 barrels and is larger than the original Wellington Dome well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffat County
Colorado
Basil Knowlton
Hamilton Dome
Scott
Wellington Dome
Knowlton
Craig
Border Petroleum to test Vernal field oil structure west of town
A Border Petroleum, a $250000 Colorado firm with Denver HQ, plans a 15 inch test hole four miles from Vernal near asphalt beds. The venture follows a 1913 California well showing oil and asphaltum in cocene sands at depths around 800 to 1500 feet, with a goal of reaching 1600 feet. Executives Turner Foster Riggs Clark Ramsey Morrison Quaintance Lee and geologist Suk join in the inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Turner
Price
Border Petroleum Company
Raymond W. Foster
Denver
Earl Riggs
St. Louis
J. Floyd Clark
C. H. Ramsey
Greeley
Colo
Join Ross
Mt. Morrison
A. D. Quaintance
Golden
J. Walter Lee
F. J. S. Suk
Vernal
Hillcreak
Rangely
Colorado
Lawrence Allen
Harry Keene
United States
California
Colorado Company
California Company
Commissioner Hall Visits Uintah Basin
Special correspondence reports interstate commerce commissioner Hall, traveling with A A Evans D E Evans and S G Van Latta of Craig Colorado, passing Myton on his way to Colorado Springs after a Salt Lake railroad hearing. He praised the basin’s vast well cultivated lands and potential crop yields, noting it was his first visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. Wall
Interstate Commierce
Salt Lake
A. A.evans
D.E. Evans
G. Vanlatta
Craig
Cola
Myton
Colorado Springs
Hall
Utah Eggs In Demand On Eastern Market
F. E. Graham official inspector for the department of agriculture pronounced Utah eggs an exceptionally high standard compared with other states. He spoke after inspecting storage plants of the Utah Poultry Producers cooperative association in Salt Lake. His observations explained why Utah eggs receive preference in New York markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
F. E. Graham
Department of Agriculture
Graham
Utah Poultry Producers’ Cooperative Association
Salt Lake
New York
Marriage Licenses Issued in Several Cities
Warren Langdon of Mt. Sterling Illinois and May Chatwin of Tabfona received a license on July 30 with ceremony by Bishop Wagstaff. Arthur L. Maxfield and Mabel Powell of Altonan wed in a Lott Powell ceremony. Francis L. Feltch of Vernalto and Jennie Angus of Duchesne received license August 1 with G. V. Billings officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Langdon
Mt. Sterling
Ill
May Chatwin
Tabfona
Bishop Wagstaff
Arthur L. Maxfield
Mabel Powell
Altonan
Lott Powell
Francis L. Feltch
Vernalto
Jennie Angus
Duchesne
G. V. Billings
Duchesne Cottage Hotel Burns After Early Morning Fire
Fire discovered around 2 30 Saturday morning August 1 in Duchesne consumed the Cottage hotel owned by Rose Partridge. The blaze damaged adjoining property including Mrs Fannie Bjorgan residence but was quickly contained with only minor damages elsewhere. The cause remains unknown with no occupants present at the time and electrical lines suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchesne
Fannie Bjorngan
Rose Partridge
Farcihning
Moffat Tunnel Progress Report and 1926 deadlines
William Robison president of the Moffat tunnel commission reports the James Peak bore is 56 percent complete as of July 1. To finish in 1926 the water tunnel must be held to July 1 and the railroad tunnel by December 1 with progress suggesting completion about a month early. Disbursement as of July 1 totals $5,760,142.47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Robison
Moffat
James Peak
Continental Divide
U B I G Executive Committee Plans Basin Pageant
A U B I G executive committee meeting at Fort Duchesne outlined pageant preparations. Ground improvements include seating for about a thousand near the principal speaker’s stand, a loud speaker, and lighting. Traffic control and food policing will be stepped up with ten police daily. A reception committee will host out of basin visitors, and concessions were narrowed with no soliciting allowed. An interpreter will aid Indians in understanding discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B. I. G. Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Opening of Pisteh Indian Reservation Cited by Proclamation
Twenty years ago last week Vernal and Uintah merchants prepared stock for the anticipated demand at the reservation opening. A Roosevelt proclamation set August 28 1905 as the opening date with registration offices in Vernal Price Prave and Grand Junction Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Uintah Reservation
Theodora Roosevelt
Ptisteh Indian Restoration
Price and Prave
Grand Junction
Colo
Price Sun
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Egular Meeting OF
Road OF Education
John R. Babcock
Basin Rail
Vernal Man
Coyote
Parm
The
Mormon Church
M. R. Werner
Ladies Home Journal
Price Chamber of Commerce
Molifat County
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