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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1922
Page
3
Community notes from Myton and Vernal discuss ward entertainments, conferences in Duchesne, school and road projects, and residents traveling for fruit, farming, and church events. Local people attend conferences, weddings, and dances while planning summer to fall activities and infrastructure work.
Mrs George Farnsworth visits with daughter in town while Mrs Myrtle Hamilton hosts. Wong Sing adds onto store with skylights. Burton and Perry Dean family visits. Robert Dean travels to Hill Creek for three days of business. Walter Boren and family return to Tridell after visiting Workman. Cream shipping to Salt Lake rises butter fat earnings to 37c, locals get 24c. Ditch work continues, threshing in full, rain shower threatens storm. May Lambert visits sister A A Mitchell. Curtis Horrocks and Gideon Curtis seek work in American Fork. Peaches bring disappointment to peddlers. Miss Jogsie Mitchell houses for Mrs Slullinger. Teachers attend institute at Vernal with Jensen urging higher standards and social service. Matth a Peterson Atato pronary supervises demonstrations to improve child reading. Gernt Morrill fractures arch of right foot, cast to come off Wednesday. Holgar Mowrey marries Mildred Swain of LaPoint. John Meriley notes ongoing work in Price. Alma Mecham buys a new truck in Provo.
The UPALCO Meane school started on September 18 with good enrollment across three departments under Principal E L Murphy and teachers Miss Alfred and Mrs Anderson. Nearby residents Mr and Mrs Bernard Williams returned home from a visit with Mont Williams family and plan to bring back fruit. Mr and Mrs George Potts traveled to Provo for fruit and will visit Potts’ mother in Woodland. A Duchene conference drew locals, with Mond Lloyd and Dora hosting a Sunday party and a mallon bust afterward. Lorenzo and J M Pitt went to Jensen to thrash. A parent-teacher meeting Wednesday will elect a new president for the next term. William Aurthur Iey family moved to Roosevelt for better schooling for Elegra in high school.
Farmers thrash and haul seed as the crop looks solid. Mrs. Robert Krebs suffers blood poisons in her hands. Mrs. Clarence Johnson plans a trip to Richbold to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Mites visit Lapont with daughter Mrs Elmer Angus. Ardith Ross attends Roosevelt High School. Martha Lemon travels to Salt Lake for schooling. Mrs. C W Boggess returns home improving after illness. Archie and John Genson wives visit dentist Saturday.
Reports from Bluebell describe a clash between Geo Powell and Bishop Merrell after a fence repair dispute. Powell allegedly struck Merrell with a hay knife, deemed potentially fatal, as Merrell and Powell argued over stock and water routes. Local residents, including Levison Hancock and others, attended area meetings and a Duchesne conference, with farm work and threshing talk cited alongside.
The note states that Wester Rhades will travel to Prova Tuesday for a stay of one week or two, visiting during that period. The text mentions the purpose as a visit and does not include additional details about the participants or events.
Beet Tabiona residents report Arnold Tabiona in Park City while his father heads to Ogden for schooling. Ranger Richard Ostler suffers serious injuries after a Sunday car crash when steering failed. he is improving in Kamas with Dr. Dannenberg. Community notes mention visits, schooling plans, and family updates across Hanna, Park City, and Farm Creek.
Birth announced of a baby boy to Otto Bilgen and wife on a Saturday. Community notes mention Cc H Carey named Democratic Chairman for Fruitland precinct and Republican contortions from Avintaquin. Various locals, including Mrs. Sweat, Mr. Mott, and Master Malcolm Sears, travel, work, or visit family. forest officials from Provo and Duchesne visit Fruitland. visits to physicians and hospitals noted. Burns medical recovery and several social visits reported.
Local items report Fred Roberts busy selling neighbor pigs, a baby boy arrival September 14, Mrs Lazenby improving after a Saturday illness, and wedding dances held by Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. Attendees include Irving Caldwell and Grant Foote. a Parent-Teacher meeting is planned for Altona. Other notes mention visits from Mrs. Albert Dastrup, arrivals for Lloyds and Smiths, and residents preparing for schoolhouse work.
Seed price outlook suggests a potential rise or fall with varied quotes. Occidental at Myton pays up to eleven and a half cents for top alfalfa seed with no cleaning charge. Western Seed Growers Marketing at Myton adds nine cents per pound. Uintah Basin Seed Marketing saves cleaning costs but nets 26 cents per unit. J G Pennard at Roosevelt quotes twelve cents plus cleaning and handling fees.
A meeting of the Myton and Roosevelt Commercial clubs is planned for next Saturday night to discuss roads. Attendance is expected to be small.
The Uintah county fair drew large crowds from Duchesna County with tomorrow marking the last day of the event.
Internal George p y plans discussions with UK bankers about a potential new bank. Committees continue work and aim to establish one bank in the near term.
The Myron Chautauqua organization under Meeker as president and Philipps as secretary treasurer announces a fundraiser and October 9 start in the Prattrian church. The group lists 23 of 31 local members and notes a deficit from last year to be eliminated with hard work. Two signers face Federal prison as they pledge effort.
A fragmented account describes Pat and Mike near a freight car as a train arrives. Pat drops his shovel and dives to avoid danger while an engineer whistles. A shouting man questions why someone did not move, signaling a tense near-miss on the rails.
Fragmentary text shows discussion of English slang and language use with mentions of London, the earl, and a cautious tone about how phrases are used. Several garbled lines reference guns, safety, and reporting when fired, with a nod to a Louisvilla source and an exchange.
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