Duchesne Twenty Years Ago Bridge Plans And Bond Vote
Samuel Jepperson painted a large view of the new Duchesne bridge over the river. The Star school district approved a $10,000 bond issue by 26 to 16 with director Geo Hemphill absent. Postmaster W H Firewinter plans to resign for West Virginia. a Colton stage runs three times weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Jepperson
Duchesne
Myron
Stare
Geo. Hemphill
A. M. Murdock
T Marsing
Pyrenty
W. H. Firewinter
West Vironia
Colton
Wii
Wii Make Three Round Trips Each Week, Mr. Bywater
Truchesne
End Enterprise
M. B. Pope
Charles Dickerson
Luff
Reder Workman
Joefre
Indian Canyon
Pope
Wale
Evergly
Papa Agpisis
Charles Cummings
Jacks Brunger
Om Provo
Oe Powell
Hada
Joe Thompson
John Moffitt
Theodore
Heber
A. Wikins
Henry Renwnd
Fonday
Denver
Gaits Robbins
Provo
S Murphy
Bilis Benchbegek
Herrick Completes Modern Farm Improvements Near Duchesne
Edward Herrick of Duchesne outlines a 30 acre modern farm project. A cement floored barn 26 by 82 feet will house nine stock and pens, with a 30 by 12 foot shed and north corral shelter. He has 20 fruit trees and patches for gooseberries, blackberries, and strawberries. Herrick added a foundation Guernsey bull and aims to expand the herd as quality stock is located. He is an experienced, hardworking farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Herrick
Duchesne
Mr. Herrick
St. Tis
Herrick
Uerrick
Guernsey
Ile
Mer
Gateway Club Discusses Urgent Need for Fast Salt Lake Vernal Truck
At a Gateway Luncheon Club meeting last week a committee of Geo Koll E S W Crocker and Arthur Orr was appointed to push a fast freight truck service from Salt Lake to Vernal. They urged Sterling Transportation or another reliable firm to operate the route, noting the Uintah Basin business needs and asking other towns to support the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gateway
Salt Lake
Geo. Koll
E. S W. Crocker
Arthur Orr
Sterling Transportation Company
Vernal
Uintah
Burton
Sterling
Duchesne
Sterling Transportation
Untimely Death of Duchesne Teen Dora Peterson
Dora Peterson age 15, daughter of Miss Geo W Thompson, died at home in Duchesne Monday after poor health. She suffered Brights disease dropsy and heart problems, was taken to Salt Lake Hospital without relief. Funeral services were held in Duchesne and she was buried in the Duchesne cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Peterson
Geo. W. Thompson
Duchesne
Reef
Death of Miles Lance in Provo Hospital
Miles Lance died Tuesday May 6 at a Provo hospital after years of arterial illness. He was 53, born in Midway, later lived in Wayne county where he married Katherine Mayhew. The couple moved to Duchesne about 1912 and resided there since. He is survived by his widow and nine children. Funeral services were held in Duchesne with burial in the Duchesne cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Lance
Provo
Lance
Mr. Lance
Midway
Wayne County
Katherine Mayhew
Duchesne
Community Guests and Visitors Schedule From Duchesne
Notes list local residents and guests visiting from Myton and Roosevelt and Vernal for stake conference and weekend visits. Names include Bishop B H Murphy Edwin Murphy Edith Mathews Oscar Nelson Maggie Mitchell J M Lloyd Lamond Dora Airs Floyd Mitchell Afr Alvin Mitchell James Lloyd and others with several travel notes and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Walker
Thelma Mathews
C. D. Barker
Myton
Duchesne
BH. B. Murphy
Edwin I. Murphy
Edith Mathews
Oscar Nelson
Maggie Mitchell
J. M. Lloyd
Lamond
Dora
Airs
Floyd Mitchell
Afr
Alvin Mitchell
Ieka
James Lloyd
Tra A. Mitchell
Amd
Erwin Willams
Roosevelt
James Evans
Vernal
Sam Summera
Alex Adurphy
Mildview
J. ‘T. Moon
Fred Mitchell
Salt Lake
Bla
John Trorton
Price
Legion Auxiliary Sells Poppies on May 24
The American Legion Auxiliary and disabled World War I veterans in government hospitals and convalescent workshops prepare one million paper poppies for Memorial Day sales. Makers are paid one cent each. about $100,000 has been earned this year to aid veterans and their families. The Duchesne Unit will run the sale Saturday May 24 with poppies distributed on the streets by unit women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Legion
Légion ‘and Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Duchesne
Watering transplanted trees for years after transplant
The article advises that transplanted trees need artificial watering for two to three years of dry seasons. Experts from the USDA recommend thorough watering twice a week rather than daily. Mulch with straw or leaves helps conserve soil moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Board of Education Accepts Transportation Bids and Budget
The Board approves three year contracts for most routes with bids from J. W. Gibboney Dry Guich H S & S Median Jep Larsen Lawrence Weeks J B Hadden and Elmer Bates. Monarch to Roosevelt left for later. A request for a new Farm Creek school received no action. Final twelfth grades addition at Duchesne no action. Mt Emmons unit appropriation of 15000 was turned down. Estimated receipts for next year sum to 165071 with 24.08 per pupil and 5 600 less than last year, after on hand funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Startford
Myton
J. W Gibboney
Dry Guich
Roosevelt
H. S&s
Cove
Jep Larsen
Cedarview
Lawrence Weeks
Utahn
Duchesne
J. B. Hadden
Strawberry
Elmer Bates
Monarch
Farm Creek
Rt. G. Porter
J. 3 Mickelson
Mt. Emmons
Central High School
Wiscomb
Paxton
County Agent Visits the Shanks Farm in Utah
County Agent W. W. Owenson spoke at Ft Duchesne on February 12 about Shanks farm. Joe Shanks, a progressive Utah farmer, grows an orchard with apples plums pears cherries plus a raspberry patch garden cows sheep chickens and hogs. The Shanks farm supplies food for the family, feed for the livestock and cash income through the crops and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Shanks
Shanks
Utah
Itc
W. W. Owenson
Ft. Duchesne
Mr. Shanks
Moffat Tunnel League pushes bid on rail route and highway link
Attendees from Utah and Colorado pressed to block the D and BR plan and to steer the Moffat line toward Missouri Pacific grouping while pushing a Craig to Vernal highway funded by government. The effort seeks congressional legislation to build the Craig to Vernal road through largely government land, amid tense transport routing and tourist impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
W. S. Paul
Ralph W.walker
G. Bh, Guiid
H. AW. Sheley
Vernal
Craig
Maybelle
Steffst Tunnel League
Utah
Colorado
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Pacific
Denver and Rio Grande
Western Pacific
Burlington
Rock Island
Moffat Tunnel League
Congress
Moffat
Uintah Basin Pioneer Laid to Rest
Dan T. Powell longtime Uintah Basin pioneer dies at Selt Lake May 7 after four years of ill health. Born in St. Joseph Nevada, he helped settle Duchesne and built one of its first houses. Survived by widow Emma and six children, funeral in Duchesne May 10 with Alma Poulson in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan T. Powell
Duchesne
Selt Lake
Powell
Hye
Lee
Murray
William J. Powell
Emery County
Emma
Igby
Mr. Powell
Indian Beach
Myton
Paul Cluff
Salt Lake
Arthur B
Spanish Fork
West Jordan
Clif
Clint Mickelson
Mrs. Elmer
Merkley Home Shows Fine Specimen of Hardwood Tree
Judge I A Hollenbeck of Duchesne notes a fine ash tree owned by Jerry Merkley east of Duchesne. The tree stands northeast of Mrs Merkley’s yellow stucco house and is praised as one of the county’s nicest hardwood trees as shown at the Merkley home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. Hollenbeck
Duchesne
Jerry’ Merkley
Funeral Services Note the Life Philosophy Talk
Mickelson and Mrs. Max Peterson attended with Sirs Leland imir opening prayer by President Owen Bennion. The Du chesne quartet sang and Ira Be Cannon led "Oh Grave Where Is Thy Victory" with voices from Mt. Emmons. J B P Madsen and G W Billings spoke as the body lay in Du chesne cemetery, Fred Cause of Mt. Emmons dedicated the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Brown
Sarah Case
Vainey Boswell
Mt. Emmons
J. BP. Madsen
G. W. Billings
Duchesne Quartette
Duchesne Cemetery
Fred Cause
Also Mentioned on This Page
Potter
Pla
M. M. Smith
Yward Herrick
Gateway Club
Upalco
ER Dert
Ruben
Legion Auxiliary
Uintah Basin Railroad League
Mikkel Knudsen
Lake _Fork
Lyhbbert
Jos
Relcher
C. A. Milligan
Bridge Gang
Wm. Preece
Phat
Myton Drug Company
RK. Wilkins
Boneta
Lake Fork
Commissioner Moffitt
M. Calvert
John Hancock
F. L. Watrous
C. B. Cook
Mr. Cook
Uintah- Basin
Merkley
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