Fourth district seeks extra judge amid crowded docket
A plan to add an additional judge in Utah's Fourth Judicial District gains support from the Utah County Bar Association and Rotary Club. Judge Elias Hansen advocates the move citing 1561 cases last year for one judge versus 1295 for two in the Seventh, with many cases postponed and long travel across Utah Uintah Wasatch and Duchesne counties.
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Fourth Judicial District
Provo
Elias Hansen
Fourth District
Utah County Bar Association
Penate
Bar Association
Rota Bry Club
James B. Tucker
Rotarians
District Court
Bacar
Utah
Uintah
Wasatch
du Phase
Tucker
Rotary Club
Hansen
Straw berry Project Receives 45000 Appropriation
The interior department bill passed the senate carrying identical appropriations for reclamation projects and national parks. Straw Berry Valley irrigation gets 45000 for operation and maintenance while Zion National Park is funded 13750. Other approved sums include Idaho Boise irrigation 1258000 King Hill 36000 Minidoka 665000 and Yellowstone 368000 with related improvements.
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Interior Department
Senate
House
Strawberry Valley
Maintenante
Zion National Park
Lord
Zion Park Roads
Idaho-Boise
King Hi
Minidoka
American Falls
Fort Hall
Bry
Dairy cow census urged for Utah county survey
The Broyg chamber of commerce has been asked to conduct a comprehensive dairy survey of Utah County. It aims to determine the exact number of dairy cows now in the county and the likely future herd size, noting the presence of a large year and butter factory established by Proyg.
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Broyg Chamber of Commerca
Utah County
Notice of overdue book fines at Duchesne Public Library
Beginning next Monday overdue books will incur a charge of two cents per day until returned. This notice urges borrowers to check for forgotten items and return them to the Duchesne Public Library to enforce library rules.
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Duchesne Public Library
Ute Petroleum Plans Spring Drilling At Duchesne Well
Preparations begin to resume drilling at the Duchesne well with Utah Southern negotiating funds to drill in the spring for deeper sands. The Ute Petroleum company notes idle status while promising progress as gas flow shown near the last foot of drilling. Tait becomes president of Marine Oil Glenrock Oil and Royalty and Producers Corp as Ute ties deepen. Porter resigns as Ute director to service law practice. Randolph elected secretary treasurer.
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Duchesne
Ute Petroleum Company
Utah Southern
Tait
Ute
Marine Oil Company
Glenrock Oil Company Incorporated
Royalty and Producers Corporation
Salt Creek
Big Muddy
Elk Basin
Cat Creek
Mule Creek
Rock Creek
Rocky Mountain
Ball
The
Robert G. Porter
Duchesne, BF
Randolp
Denver
Utah County Commission Charity Report Totals $30 729
The Utah county commission released a yearly activity report detailing aid to the poor. It shows $30 729.71 spent on general relief for those in need and aid to 265 families including 227 dependent widows deserted and divorced mothers and those with illnesses. The figure excludes infirmary maintenance.
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Utah
Mexia crude price up 20 cents to 1.65 a barrel
Mexia crude oil prices advanced 20 cents per barrel as Currie crude of 40 percent gravity and higher rose 20 cents to 1.80. The Mexia price now stands at 1.65 a barrel, marking the second rise in two weeks for these oils.
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Texas Company
Currie Crue
Mexia
Alarming rise in Utah Lake due to Strawberry reservoir seepage
Utah Lake levels rise as seepage from Strawberry reservoir and eastward irrigation flow, plus heavy precipitation, flood surrounding lands. Dean Milton Bennion of the Utah Lake Commission warns of slow progress on a large irrigation scheme and the likelihood of more water as spring melts snow. Miles E. Miller notes no immediate remedy and could not attend the Salt Lake City meeting.
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Uintai Basin
Utah Taka
Dean Milton Bennion
Utah Lake Commission
Utah Alate
Mr. Bennion
Miles &. Miller
Salt Lake City
Jordan Narrows
Salt Lake County Canal Company
Miles E. Miller
Commission
Utah Supreme Court Denies Personal Liquor Possession Rights
The Utah Supreme Court denies Jean Johnson relief, holding state prohibition laws remain valid alongside the federal Volstead Act. Justice Gideon cites United States v Lanzo to affirm states may enact intrastate liquor controls without relying on the Eighteenth Amendment, preserving preexisting prohibitions.
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Utah
Supreme Court
Jean Johnson
L. B. Wight
Third District Court
Salt Lake County
Valentine Gideon
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Lanzo
Congress
Gideon
Utah Law Conflicts with Prohibition Amendment Says Court
A court questions whether Utah prohibition rules conflict with the national amendment and the Volstead Act. It concludes the law may deprive women of liquor rights and also imposes appeal costs on the defendant, raising questions about consistency with federal policy.
Quick Action On Moffat Tunnel Suit Promised
Colorado supreme court set a 90 day window for perfecting an appeal in the Moffat tunnel case. Attorneys Park and Barnwell Stuart filed writ of error and appeal to the U S Supreme Court, papers sent to Washington. Decision expected before spring could permit construction, challenging whether the tunnel act violates due process.
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Moffat Tunnel
Colorado Supreme Court
Edwin H. Park
Metcalf
Milhelm
Barnwell
Stuart
Jefferson County
State Supreme Court
United States Court
Washington
District Court
State Supree Court
Wool shortage and price hints loom in Boston markets
Domestic wool supplies dwindle as Boston dealers report hesitations and scarce fleeces. Buyers await American Woolen price announcements while prices for quarter blood and other grades show modest shifts. Trade notes tight Western and Australian lots, with bond prices guiding topmaking wool as European and domestic sources compete.
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Boston
American Woolen Company
Montana
Ohio
Middle West
Michigan
London
Sidney
Germany
Montevideo
Power outage lingers as work delays reach week
Electric power was off again on Monday and maintenance on the ditch continues. Possible no power next Sunday and Monday as necessary work proceeds.
Ellsworth Daggett Dies In New Haven
Telegram from New Haven announces the death of Ellsworth Daggett in that city. A Utah resident for over forty eight years, Daggett came from Connecticut in the 1870s. He was prominent in territorial business affairs and served as surveyor general in the late 1880s. About seven years ago he and partners built a large irrigation system in what is now Daggett county, named in his honor.
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New Haven
Conn
Ellsworth
Daggett
Utah
Mr. Daggett
Connecticut
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Buffington
Knapp
Walker
Knapper
Baker
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Strawberry Reservoir
Utah Lake
Farm Bureau
W. H. Walker
California
National Farm Bureau Federation
Oscar Deomdénte
Ellsworth Daggett
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