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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1922
Page
3
Duchesne area notes include Mrs Dickerson recovering in California, many visitors to Provo Price and Vernal, a bridge project near Strawberry River, a Pope irrigation update, and a county budget redraw. Several social events, illnesses, and travel details among residents and families fill the column.
Carbon county prosecutors file first degree murder complaints in the Standardville shooting of Deputy Sheriff A. P. Webb. Defendants Nick Matle John Bakalls ill Statros and Gus Zambell A. J. Westwood acted as witness aboard the mine train. Pete Kukis faces the first preliminary hearing July 10 and the four suspects are set for arraignment before Justice J. W. Hammond.
Mrs Ada M White sues Mrs Elize Giles for 19000 damages for the alienation of her husband T A White and seeks a divorce on nonsupport grounds. The couple, long married with many children, reside at Tabiona. New manager Henry T Hall arrives from Salt Uske to lead Uintah Power and Light with Roosevelt as HQ. He brings eight years at General Electric and plans rapid growth and new territory. Duchesne line from Lakefork plant to be completed soon with power expected by mid August.
The state board of loan commissioners arranged a temporary loan of about 330 000 to sustain general government expenses until the 1922 tax money arrives. Officials consider borrowing more but legal limits and heavy existing bonds cap borrowing at 390 000. The state’s assessed valuation is about 640 000 600, yielding a legal capacity near 9.6 million, with 9.01 million in bonds and 70 000 in sinking funds.
Ed. F. Harmston resigns as county chairman and R. B. Miller is elected. Craig Harmston becomes secretary. Delegates chosen for state and congressional conventions in Salt Lake City include J. P. May Ross Bartlett E S Burgess Roosevelt A I Maxwell Altonah Owen Denison Mr Emmons D Lockhart M B Pope Duchesne R B Miller EM Jones D Barry Myton.
Professor Orson Israelsen of Utah Agricultural College notes that by 1960 Utah could have over 3 million acres under irrigation if current progress continues. He cites growth from 250000 acres in 1890 to 1370000 by 1920 and urges consolidation into fewer larger irrigation districts to expand irrigation further.
A satirical sketch from Life describes various women labeled as ladies who mock social energies from fortune telling to gossip, theater interruptions, and constant striving to appear stylish. It notes their habit of lateness and inability to understand other cultures, ending with reflections on romance and identity.
An ancient manuscript described as one of the Bible copies known as The Devil's Bible. Inscribed on 500 asses skins, it was said to have been produced in a single night under a bargain with the devil, after which the monk’s life was spared though his end of the pact remains uncertain.
A regressor faces assault charges after a confrontation with Luella Washington. The judge questions the defendant who denies striking or touching the accuser, claiming she only reprimanded the other woman for dumping garbage. The exchange references a raised right hand like the Statue of Liberty and ends with the revelation of a hatchet.
In a distant city, two boys visiting an aunt argued over the merits of their hometown churches. One boasted their church towers above trees, the other claimed the steeple pierced the sky and punched a hole through heaven before ending the discussion.
An auto salesman asks for the motor number of a used car as part payment while the owner, hesitating, reveals the number eighteen sixty three. The salesman clarifies he wants the motor number not the date of manufacture in a humorous exchange from the New York Sun.
In a domestic scene a year younger than Ethel comforts a brother who fell while the motherly figure cleans him up. Aunty arrives radiant and offers a new baby, which Ethel rejects, saying she already has plenty to manage with her brother.
A mixed page delivers scattered maxims on virtue and work ethics plus a formal notice seeking bids for school fuel for the 1922 23 term in Duchesne County. It includes reflections on money ambition and character, then ends with a public bid deadline of July 31 1922.
A shopper complains the purchased cal ory items claim speed and quick washing, saying they ran after first wash. A counter associate suggests the use of elationary tubs, reflecting a humorous but unclear exchange in a storefront setting.
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