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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1925
Page
1
Commission reports drilling of the Moffat tunnel proceeding with high costs and mixed progress. By January 7 costs per cubic yard varied: main tunnel 10.41, side cuts 4.80, jet and cross cuts 4.70, with total project outlays nearing seven and a half million dollars and 40.5 percent of the water tunnel drilled.
Spectators in Myton were abuzz after a cross burning on a hill east of town on Friday night. The scene prompted varied interpretations from locals, including religious groups and residents, with some viewing it as a warning and others as a prank gone astray. The incident sparked anxiety about local morals and rituals. In other news, Utah livestock on range shows fair to poor conditions per the Salt Lake weather bureau weekly report, though mild weather may help feed conditions.
The Dry Gulch Cattle association held its annual meeting last Tuesday at Roosevelt. Officers for the ensuing year were named: Horace Allred president, Orin Grihin vice president, Geo. E. Howell, Albert Pattry.
Ed Stewart field superintendent of the Utah Oil and Reining company turned his seven passenger Studebaker car over in Indian Canyon last Sunday night. He and Frank Lund of Duchesne were pinned beneath it for some time but were not hurt. The car was badly damaged as Stewart was en route from Cisco Wells to Vernal where the company drills near Jensen.
Utah road officials outlined a program costing 704000 for Vernal to Duchesne and 4606000 for interstate options. Ned Peterson said funds aim to connect interior counties, with several proposed projects in Summit Duchesne and Green River areas. He warned twenty seven years to complete an Uintah Basin interstate link at current levy rates.
The article surveys Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, noting Riley's view of visions as hallucination and detailing the Testimony of Eleven Witnesses. It discusses the eight witnesses, Marks Twain’s jab, and traces the Book of Mormon’s tale of Jaredites and Nephites, ending with the Promised Land theme and redemption.
Orrin Curry and two others were arrested by Sheriff Arzy Mitchell in Duchesne for possession of a package containing neg ate, allegedly sent from Oklahoma. They were released on bonds of 700 dollars. trial set for next term of district court.
The Uintah county farm bureau western division organized cooperative turkey marketing. Two carload shipments were sent: 64,340 turkeys sold via Peter Fox Sons Co in Chicago and an additional carload to Swift & Co. Net receipts totaled 4,097.16 after disbursements including freight commission crates and labor.
Denver attorney Gerald Hughes outlines Western Pacific plans for through trains from San Francisco to the Mississippi via the Moffat tunnel and James Peak. He states the Denver Rio Grande Western and allies will gain a direct transcontinental route, saving costs and increasing traffic while keeping Denver control.
Attorney General Harvey H. Cliff writes to Mrs Leata K Hutins pillar Utah Woman's Christian Temperance Union official saying he knows of no statistics showing prohibition results in Utah. He claims enforcement reduces imports but notes home brews and bootlegging flourish and favors modified laws with state supervision to curb drink. Hutins pillar forwarded copies to Weber County senators and state legislators. letter read at a WCTU meeting.
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