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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1913
Page
7
A reflective reminiscence on Christmas mornings, stockings hung high while a mother’s love and Santa Claus bring gifts. The narrator recalls a late parent, cherished dolls, candy, and humble joy, preserving the tradition through hardship and hopeful memory.
In Helena Montana residents honored Lanarisbe the plains and mountains pioneer with a grand desert valued at a $1 000 house. Colonel Woolfolk presented him a 50 cent piece of native gold as a token of friendship and acknowledgment of his character.
Local items report Vernal residents and visitors from Salt Lake and Roosevelt arriving for business, social events, and hospital work. Notables include attorney Arthur Watking, manager Charles Johnson, and Theodore Harmeton’s road engineer push.
The federal government plans a nationwide ad campaign seeking 1000 "ve farmers" to farm or lease 78 000 acres of Uintah and Ouray Indian lands in Utah. The lands, irrigated and among the state’s best, could sell for 10 to 30 dollars per acre or lease for 0.26 to 1.50 dollars per acre annually. Senator Reed Smoot supported land development.
Work will start next Monday morning between Jensen and the K ranch with volunteers, teams, plows, and scrap. Dal Witbeck and Floyd Davis of the Commercial club solicited workers. state and county officials have surveyed a route. Contributions of cash or labor are welcome as the project advances toward an ocean to ocean automobile route. Meanwhile valley fanciers add stock, including a HR.I Red cock worth $10 and Cornish Indian game birds from Nebraska.
A Wednesday night council meeting left no quorum as three members remained present after others departed. Mayor pro tem Coltharp led the session, but a vote could not be taken and attempts to reach missing members failed, leaving the body unable to adjourn and the meeting adjourned by departure.
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