Chesne County Leads Utah Beekeeping Output
Duchesne County remains the top producer of bees and honey in Utah with 7 816 colonies. Emery County follows with 5 883 and Uintah trails as drought hits yields. The report notes state total honey production at about 2 942 396 pounds for 1924 with roughly sixty percent consumed locally and price trends rising despite shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Hillman
Duchesne County
Emery
Baty
Uintah
Duchesne
Ulntang
Utah
Mer
Emery County
Maance
Rochester
Huntington
Bear
Sevier
Xilch
Uintah Basin irrigation lessons from a drought year
U S Water Commissioner details how Uintah basin used water on a rotation to maximize crops during a severe drought. He notes alfalfa yields near eight million pounds, with six million marketed and two million destroyed by the chinch fly, plus cereals and vegetables contributing to a record season.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Uintah Basin
Mooh Lake
Lalefork
Yellowstone
Uintah Ana Whiterocks
Uintah
Irsfela
Indian Irrigation Service
Indian Department
Federal Court
Ecore
Diamond Canyon Plant Could Use Strawberry Water for Power
The Utah Water Storage Commission heard a formal proposal to start construction at the Diamond Canyon site to generate power from pumped water using irrigation water from Strawberry reservoir. Irrigation interests, including Sandy and Draper, Lehi, Provo areas, Utah Lake Distributing, Bonneville district, and others, may contract for power from the bureau of reclamation as projects are completed.
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Diamond Fork Canyon
Strawberry Reservoir
Utah County
Utah Water ‘Storage Commission
Utah
Bureau of Reclamation
Sandy and
Draper
Lehi
Mosida
Provo Bay
Provo Reservoir
Utah Lake’ Distributing
Bonneville Irrigation , District
Salt Lake City
Storage Commission
Utah Lake
J. GB. Tucker
Provo
E. A. Jacob
Francis W. Kirkham
Murdock Companies
GC. Howard
Bonneville
Thomas Rhoades Murderers on Trial in Vernal Court
Four youths and two girls stand trial in Vernal district court for the murder of Thomas Rhoades in a Farm Creek cabin on September 26. The Mexicans Ernest and Nellie Trujillo and the half breed Indians Harris Murray and Elinore Van face complicity charges for aiding and witnessing the crime. Robbery motive noted. body moved to a nearby draw and buried. defendants plead not guilty to avoid death penalty. Prosecution led by M. B. Pope and J. T. McConnell. defense by T. W. O'Donnell. trial expected to span the week.
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Thomas Rhoades
Farm Creek
Whiterocks
Vernal
Ernest Trujillo
Nellie Trujillo
Harris Murray
Elinore van
Merkley Draw
Trujillo
Lfe
Salt Lake
Nevada
Uintan County
M. B. Pope
J. T. McConnell
T. W. O'Donnell
Lockhart and Clegg Elected to Duchesne County Board
Lockhart of Duchesne and Luke Clegg of Roosevelt win seats on the Duchesne county board of education. Lockhart defeats Claud Wagstatt in Duchesne district. In Roosevelt district the three way race ends with Luke Clegg 135, W N Woolffe 129, J P May 112, Tay Dmman not a candidate. Vernal district sees W H Siddoway defeat A Theodore Johnson. Gusher district incumbent B Colton defeats W H Donaldge and Dr F M Acke y.
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O. G. Lockhart
Duchesne
Luke Clegg
Roosevelt
Board of
Education
Duchesne County
Mr. Lockhart
Claud Wagstatt
Tablona
Toka
Luke Clege
W. N. Woolffe
J. P. May
Tay Dmman
W.H. Siddoway
A. Theodore Johnson
Gusher
B. ©. Colton
W. H. Donaldge
F. M. Ackey
Woods
Victory Highway cross Berthoud and Rabbit Ear passes to be safest mountain road
Colorado reports mark progress on the Victory highway from Denver to Craig as federal and state engineers improve the route over Berthoud and Rabbit Ear passes. The line of effort includes stage services now operating Denver to Craig and a push to attract motor travel along the mountain road.
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Benthoud
Rabbit Ear
Continental Divide
Berthoud
Denver
Craig
New York City
San Francisco
Colorado
Rabbit’ Bar
Safeat Mountain
Colorado Public-Utilities Commission
Moffat Road
American Stailway Express Company
State Public Utilities: Commission
Driving siteed to water amid drought strain on range
A clipped drought notice describes cattle herds driven several miles to water due to extreme dry conditions. The report notes the ongoing strain on grazing ranges and the need for accessible water sources for livestock.
Des Moines Erects Salt Lake Style Auditorium
Des Moines Indiana plans a Kintz auditorium modeled after the Salt Lake L D S tabernacle. The name honors a theater manager who once ejected a Palmer School boy, a past encounter recalled by Hind heartady Hint who hunted the boy and advised polite access.
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Salt Lake L. D. S
Gas Find on Carbonero Structure Stirs Wildcat Drilling
A Sun Oil test on the Carbonero structure about 65 miles southeast of Ouray reports gas encountered at 2860 feet in Frontier sands with flow estimates from 33 to 40 million cubic feet per day. The well plans to test deeper horizons toward 4000 feet or more if conditions permit, amid renewed interest after prior structures nearby showed limited gas and a Hamilton discovery spurred renewed drilling.
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Sun Oil Company
Ouray
Frontier
Utah
Cisco
Colo~rado
Carbonere
Kaseming
Carter
Craig
Hamilton
Sun Company
Carbonero
Yagutes
Ean
Mdwest
Tesag Sr Sipe
Jansen
Regaressea
Mayor Proclaims Support for Christmas Seals in Duchesne
Duchesne Mayor O O Lockhart urges citizens to join Utah Tuberculosis Association in December 1924 drive. Proclamation asks residents to buy and use Christmas Seals to fund disease prevention and maintain local health programs.
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State of
Utah
City of
Duchesne
Utah Pruble Health Association
Protest Against Proposed Myton to Roosevelt Airline Road
A Lowell protest challenges a proposed road from Myton to Roosevelt via two routes including the Roosevelt cut off. About 180 taxpayers signed a petition asking the county to route as much as possible along the Victory highway toward Zows corner and North Myton, Hench, then Roosevelt. Citizens say the bond issue might have failed with knowledge of a new route and demand safety improvements. The county commissioners have not acted and plan a taxpayer meeting before a final decision.
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Lowell
Federal Air Road
Myton
Roosevelt
Comtafssigners
Zows Corner
Hench
History of U S Mail Tracks for Five Years
J D Hopkins told the Rotary club the Uintah basin mail trucks logged over 1.75 million miles in five years and used about 300 thousand gallons of sesoline. The government took over in 1918 19 after the contractor failed in winter conditions. The fleet now covers Emery and Sunnyside routes serving about 35 000 people with a daily twelve ton average, peaking around Christmas.
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Uintah Basin
Government
J. D. Hopkins
Rotary Club
Price News-Advocate
Government Mall
Néstofiles
Price
Emery
Sunnyside
Hopkins
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Ay Chesne County
Kother
We News
Fternoon
Allalfa
Dochesne County
Bome
U. S. Water Commissioner
Diamond Canyon
Strawberry
Lockhart
Clegg
Des Moines
Salt Lake Tabernacle
Garbonero
Quray
Jensen
Oo. C. Lockhart
City of Duchesne
Hmyton
Roosevelt Airline
Peti-ton
Toad
U. S
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