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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
4
Application filed for second class mail entry at Duchesne Utah. Subscription rates list one year 32.00 six months 1.00 three months 50 cents. Advertising rates noted in request.
The article by L A Hollenbeck reflects on 17 to 18 years since Uintah Basin’s opening. It warns against speculation after war prosperity and urges prudent investment in land and water resources. It argues the basin offers cheap land and abundant irrigation water for those who work and plan.
A famed American electrical expert announces practical methods for artificial lightning production and control. The claim suggests potential uses for this dangerous phenomenon and points to research progress toward harnessing lightning for beneficial applications.
Officials from the bureau of standards the weather bureau and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers approve new lightning protection principles for farms. A joint committee prepared a code and aims to develop practical devices to reduce farm losses from lightning.
Washington advised report to Commissioner Haynes shows uniform lines of enforcement across the country including Alaska and Porto Rico. Haynes asserts liquor for beverage use is scarce, bootleggers are shrinking, and enforcement cooperation with public sentiment and press strengthens prosecutions and stricter penalties.
Calvert Waugh and Co. versus Sheriff Xelter of Carbon County and others concludes with defendant and intervenor prevailing on wool ownership dispute. The ruling resolves ownership questions involving the plaintiff and local sheriff's office.
Classified notice shows household furniture for sale in various kinds and a furnished dwelling for rent listed by G. V. Billings and B. W. O rule with contact notes.
The article details a lengthy dispute over land rights in Utah involving J. D. Nutter, the state of Utah, and settlers including Niles and Crick. It discusses publication requirements, indemnity selection, and court decisions up to 1920, with potential appeal to the secretary of the interior and possibly the supreme court.
A state audit tabulation shows personal property taxes 2.6 percent uncollected in 1920, falling to 1.73 percent by 1921. Farm products valued at 1919 totals, with Iowa and Texas leading states in gross farm value and crop output. The report notes duplications in value due to cattle movement and explains the term gross value of farm products. Utah Idaho Nevada figures for 1919 values, livestock, crops, forest and nursery products, and slaughtered totals are provided.
The court affirms a decision favoring Niles over Crick in a lease dispute. It says Nileg’s settlement claims are doubtful, admits settlement was invalid in 1912, and notes he could not claim rights before May 1916. Withdrawal in 1912 and August 1915 actions are discussed with no abandonment of settlement. An appeal right is preserved.
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