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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
2
A page from the Uintah Basin correspondence notes Sun dance attendance in Lect on and Mt. Home areas, church activities, and a Pioneer Celebration planned for Midview. The report lists fishing trips, visitors, and local visits, plus road work plans from Talmage and nearby communities.
Stephen M. Ross and Bishop Horace Morrill led a large Boy Scouts party along the Fathers and Sons trail to Treut Creek while others rode horses. Byron Colton, Leland Morrill, and Wao Wilson visited Tridell and surveyed land under the Whiterocks canal to prove up settlers on water. Homer Curtis funeral drew a crowd at Lapoint. Tick fever claimed the young man. Farmers note low water for spring and early summer. Parney Goodrich fights foul brood as deputy bee inspector.
The Roosevelt Thimble club met at Mrs Wm H H Bryce’s residence with talks on Influence of Public Sentiment Current Topics and a poem Out Where the West Begins. Beehive Girls return from Uintah canyon camping with snipe hunting noted. scouts head to Utah canyon for a week.
Mr and Mrs A E Berkman and relatives visited here this week before returning to Eheb or Sunday. Frank Smith took his wife to Roosevelt for professional advice with Dr Morton. Lucile and William Ay are at Ft Duchesne with Otto Murray on a business trip. Geo Goodrich and family, Mrs Carlie Duke and family, Mrs Lydia Merrell of Cedar View visited Mrs Goodevichs brother S Jr Remington and other relatives. Saturday and The Boy Scouts are to g Merrell 2 Ong.
Rita Dean and children of Heber will spend a few days at Pine Crest ranch with J. T. Murdock and wife. Mrs Will Rhoads returned from Ephraim visiting relatives for a month. Two old Seamaster farm houses burned last Wednesday night. P A Murdock returned to Heber after five weeks at Pine Crest. Mrs Harry Van Tassell and children of Vernal visit here. Guy Miles and family of Provo visit Mrs Miles. Mrs Nortue White spent Sunday with Tabion parents. Martha Giles and children dined at BROW. Forest fires kept several men busy last week. Bert Springall and others from Salt Lake spent summer at Wilcken camp. Frank Clark and Tablena residents visited Thomas Rhoads. A fisherman for every fish. hope some aren’t caught leaving a few for us.
Tabious will celebrate July 24 inaugurating at 10 30 a m with songs by the congregation and an oration. Bert White and the Johnson family provide music. Seagull girls sing. Fancy dancing by Professor Conley’s students. Mr and Mrs Lewis duet. Afternoon sports and a night picture show dance.
The report lists residents and visitors in a Utah community including Mr. and Mrs. John Curfew and family of Dainsville Mrs. George Carrel of Wapaloo Mrs. Ray Mayhew and relatives Mr. N. M. Keel attending Jolley family reunion in Saratoga and Fay Abbott Maceil Abbott visiting from Juanita among others with varied short trips and visits noted.
Mrs Florence Gines and Mrs Chas Percival host a sister visit from Wyoming after eighteen years. A Mormon meeting featured Rev John Meeker as speaker. Attendees included C G Dauwalder W Ireland and G B Cook. Samuel Gines returned to Kamas, Douglas Gings traveled with him. Roy Larson visited Payson. Emil Anderson and others returned from a fishing trip.
The Neola area reports a large Sun Dance crowd with plans for July 24 including a Sham battle at nine in the morning, a parade, and afternoon sports. Utah voting began last Thursday and ends Wednesday night. Residents note mountain travel increases and social events as Bernice and Melba Gardner host a party in Hayden. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Houts plan Salt Lake homeward move with a farewell fete held Wednesday.
Mr. A. O. Cloward spent most of the week at his Ouray valley homestead. Miss Dorothy Fergerson from Ouray valley is visiting two weeks with the B. O. Colton family. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dickson are also mentioned in the social notes.
The Arcadia section reports the drowning death of 5 year old Jittia Ervin, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Uol Feltz, after he and cousin Silas Ross fell into the Price river. Despite rescue efforts, Jittia died and funeral services were held at Price's. The community expresses deep sorrow for the Feltz family and Arcadia residents.
Last Tuesday Brig Stevenson returned from Salt Lake with a new Dodge for home. He visited Aly Smith's relatives with Mrs Stevenson's sister and two children. Last Thursday Mrs Lyons went to Duchesne after her son Slyron was badly hurt helping Stott brothers with hay. Slyron remained conscious but not fully responsive. doctors warned no brain operation likely needed.
J. L. Lindsay and wife with Wm. Lindsay and wife are in antelope on business accompanied by Mrs. Wallace Jones. Mrs. Ed. Jasperson returned home after a short visit with relatives at Storrs and Price. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Snyder finished a Colorado trip for business and visitation with Mrs. Snyder’s sister. Tom Jones is at the raova for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Strong of Vernal called on Mr. and Mrs. C Young. Mrs. James Birch learns her son Samford stock injured a hand with a mower nearly severing a finger. Mrs. John Zirker hosted a sisterly surprise on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Jack Birch and Mrs. Orvin Kalara visited Mrs. Mary Lance of Duchesne for a few days.
Local items report road traffic of tourists on Victory highway, seed plant construction in Myton with Fred Berger supervising and a planned finish in weeks. Officials including Leatherwood and Berkston attend reclamation work and district speeches. voters prepare for county conventions and primary dates. several obituaries, funerals, and church notices are recorded alongside crop and seed market updates.
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