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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1929
Page
4
Neoia resident Ed Gardner visited Myton on business while Mrs Owen Smith of Price and the Smurlh family of Myton hosted and visited. Several residents plan travel to Salt Lake City and California for work, education, and family events.
Arcadia notes report Mrs Lee Cooper and daughter from Midview visiting on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Frank Horrocks arrived from Heber with daughter Tda recovering from a recent operation. Oliver L Sazers of Red Creek was a Monday editor at M G Sites home. Locals busy threshing while others tend to mountain cattle ahead of markets.
Bishop A G Warton met with Dugheste on Tuesday. Attendance at the store opening is noted. Linwood Kontsa and Mrs Kontsa left for Wyoming for winter work. Frank Davies and I visited Salt Lake earlier in the week. Mr and Mrs Frisby visited Duchesne on business. Boneta residents Mrs Ela Potter and Mr Wright Reynolds were guests of Mr and Mrs Beckstead. Young folks attended a dance in Altona. Mrs Carl Reynolds of Woneta spent the weekend with her parents. Linwood Kontson, Franklin Davies and Joe Juste were Duchesne visitors Friday.
Wednesday leisure scenes and events across Hanna and surrounding towns. Notables include Joe Murdock in Heber, Loveland returning from Ogden, a new Ball at Parm Creek, a missionary farewell for Mervin Moon, and various dances, dinners, and school notes from Tooele to Ephraim with many names and local locations referenced.
Stee meets EH in a brisk, uncertain exchange marked by unusual phrasing and compressed dialogue. The fragment hints at a commentary or caption line with letters standing in for names or terms. Readable facts are minimal, leaving interpretation open.
Sunday notes show Mrs. P. C. Johnson and Mrs. Chas Percival visiting the Gemry farm. Mr and Mrs EW Schoutan, Roy Scheatlan and son hosted at Brg PV Peaden and Mrs Win Hasna. Orvin Suen honored at a dance before moving east.
A garbled AP ae style column lists Saturday guests at Mrs. Nelle Hiexens and various local townspeople. Mentions high school attendance for Ella Wage, construction plans for schoolhouse additions, a root cellar project, incoming daughter news at the home of Mr and Mrs., and several short notices about residents from Heber Antelope Park and nearby communities.
Activity report from Duchesne shows R. D. Young and Bert Youne employed on projects with American Legion events noted. Mies Dahtmay Wave Peas assists. Miekiss family at Heiner. Telur Tlases and BNL referenced. Clyde Wag handles contract work on Red Rock and Sand Wash bridges. road work delayed by truck shortages. gravel surface finished on state project. Sand Wash bottling to finish in about two weeks. Murdock family visiting Heber. Mrs Patterson from Provo visiting husband, a state road engineer. Rank Whitney and Marian Ivie in Springville for a brief trip.
The County Agent's Department reports Utah rainfall in July and August surpassed normal, improving fall and winter crop stands since August 1 and into July 1. Hay prospects also rose after drought of 1928 while the five year average remains higher, and hog feeding experiments show labor and feed costs lower when grain is fed directly to hogs, with optimized diet yielding better gains.
Farmers in the Newlands Reclamation Project face high hay transport costs. rain damaged second alfalfa cutting. Barley yields foreseen near 80 thousand tons, oats once higher, livestock grades improve as grazing remains strong. Dairying becomes profitable by feeding hay locally, reducing transport costs dramatically.
In a study by Russell of the U S Department of Agriculture the self fed sows showed no crowding at feeders and ate modest amounts at a time. The report notes slow consumption and thorough digestion, challenging the assumption that self feeding wastes grain.
Leasacd Gardner of Neola leads a Desf cattle pool for the county with about 300 head gathered. A projected cartload shipment is planned around October 15 with birds received at Vernal, Roosevelt and Duchesne before freight to Pree. Farmers will get market prices.
Eight riders led by Ernest Eaton search the east end of Diamond Mountain near the Colorado border for nuisance wild horses. In two days more than 200 animals were captured or restrained and prepared for impoundment. Recovered horses may be redeemed by owners. failure to redeem results in sale to highest bidders.
Department of the Interior notices that George D Meranda of Artmia Utah filed intent to make final proof on a 1924 homestead entry No 045280 for multiple sections in Township 6 South Range 5 West U S M. before U.S Commissioner R Tuttle at Myton Utah on October 18 1925. Witnesses include Gus and James Solomonson Arcadia Utah W M Foy and Clarence Meenam of Duncheane Utah.
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