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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
1
A state official calls for an aggressive campaign to boost dairy output and use of home grown hay and lamb by keeping livestock at home. He warns of economic stress from feeding elsewhere and stresses exporting butter, beef, and eggs to support farmers while improving consumption and livestock profitability.
News from Poulara county notes the alfalfa seed crop as the largest yet, with seed ready across the belt and expected to escape frost. Deseret and Sugarville report cutting and threshing near completion. higher quality Ky seed size praised. Also mentions Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church electing officers including Mrs D Barty peest, Mrs EB Waugh, Mrs Charles Walker, and Mrs A Parker at their first post summer meeting.
Public utilities commission held a hearing in Roosevelt on Tuesday for Robert M. Lucas and C. V. McGrew seeking a certificate to operate an auto freight line linking Price Duchesne Myton Roosevelt Vernal and intermediate points. Eugene Harmston Lester Mtullens Paul Wilkins and others sought a Price to Vernal freight line. Private truck owners opposed granting a franchise for hauling into the basin citing existing private haulage and occasional loads. A fair hauling rate was suggested and the commission’s report is expected later, leaving current truck business unchanged for now.
James H. Wallis of the Utah Public Health association leads annual clean school contests to raise healthful school buildings and grounds. The program funds come from Christmas seal sales and cover districts including Cache Logan City North Semete Provo Uintah Washington Juab North Summit Beaver Carbon Iron Tintic Wasatch. Each room is scored on a 160 point system across five categories. National writers praise the effort as a major public health contribution.
Philip Van and Davey Hackford are linked to the February 21 murder of Frank Steffen near Lapoint. Hackford, 26, was arrested in Bigarn county Wyoming and returned by Sheriff Lafe Richardson of Uintah county. Ef forts to capture Philip Van Sr. failed as he fled. Steffen's body was found February 26 in the Uintah river near his cabin. he appears beaten and shot. Authorities traced clues to Van and Worthwntora, with Van evading capture.
Frank B. Cook, president of the Columbia Trust Co. in Salt Lake, spoke before the Salt Lake real estate board about the basin's vast potential. He urged diversification of agricultural activity after his recent visit to the basin.
Brigham Young pursued cooperative and community ventures, founding the United Order at Orderville and promoting home industry and church unity. He supported Salt Lake theater and large tabernacle worship, built the Seventies temple and the grand temple, and urged education by Utah publishers. He traveled to settlements with ceremonies, banners, and guards, while facing a murder indictment at seventy.
The East Myton Ditch company organized Monday September 14 at Wooda eight miles east of Myton. It covers about 1000 acres with water valued at five dollars per acre. Project plans include cleaning enlarging and a new headgate at the Duchesne intake near J L Johnson. Officers are U S Near president Oscar Johnson vice president Gideon Baril secretary and H M Fowler with other officers as directors.
Monday afternoon Charley Wall’s residence near Anteope burned completely. He suffered painful burns while breaking a window to save papers in a desk, rolling on the ground to escape the blaze. Origin unknown. insurance covers the loss.
Utah farmers will harvest about 66 000 acres of alfalfa seed this season up from last year. Millard county leads with 28 000 acres and Uintah and Duchesne with 25 000. Growth shown in history includes 1940 15 000 acres and 1924 59 000, per Frank Andrews statistician report.
Idaho reports alfalfa seed harvest at 16 380 acres, 10 percent below 1924’s 18 200. Average yield three bushels per acre totaling 1 308 000 pounds. last year yields 5 bushels and 6 460 000 pounds. Weather and hail harmed blooms in Twin Falls region.
Duchesne school district hosts a teachers institute on Friday and Saturday to review attendance, probe professional concerns, and boost school performance. The program features vocal and instrumental performances, welcomes by C Lockhart, and department meetings for primary, grammar, junior and senior high grades.
Reports from farmers east of Myton describe horses with tongues wired to jaws and starved in swamps after cruel acts. One horse died. another was found with the wire removed. Cows were knocked about and a cow’s leg broken. Local residents have not secured enough evidence to convict.
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