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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1907
Page
2
Verbal fragment mentions Pontoffice and Berond clade roalf matter with values 32.00 and 50 kittered att wr born. No coherent event or names to establish a full item.
Local advertising rates listed including 50 cents per line for display and 6 dollars per year for card ads. Notices mention releases and legal notices with penalties for nonpayment. Church notices and welfare items are described as public matter with free publication if no charges apply.
Dated April 6, 1907, report notes many people moving to the reservation and expectations of a busy summer. Despite migration, more construction is planned this year than in recent years, and with plentiful work and full employment, prosperity and money circulation are anticipated.
Uintah county gains about 510 from forest reserves income earmarked for roads. Proposals include using this as part of buying a road grader and boosting funds by robbing the road and bridge fund. Another plan suggests supervisors canvass poll tax payers to collect cash this year to aid purchasing the implement.
The report notes three county ordinances occupy space this week and that the license ordinance will be enforced impartially. The new Board of County Commissioners is praised as vigilant officers who uphold laws regardless of whom it pleases or displeases. Public officers must apply laws or seek amendments if faulty.
The narrator dismisses oversized eggs as unsuitable desk ornaments and insists on exact measurements. A prior duck egg brought by Mra Glenn last spring is mentioned, deemed unlikely to yield a nugget after being dropped, while a large egg from last fall is noted as ripe.
With alfalfa seed around twenty five cents a pound and scarce at that price, farmers in Emery County find a strong market for seed. Some have netted as much as sixty dollars per acre from seed crops, and experts note that thin stands produce better seed while excessive irrigation later reduces pod formation.
Government plans allocate 100000 dollars yearly for five years to canal construction for Indians, plus 16000 dollars this year for roads and bridges. Bonding of the Dry Gutch Irrigation Co. could unleash more cash, offering settlers chance to earn money until homesteads are cultivated.
A protest addressed to Secretary of War Taft was printed in eighteen newspapers, signaling coordinated public objection. The notices reflect political dissent and call for policy reconsideration amid wartime governance.
The writer argues against abandoning Fort Duchesne noting it cost $80,000 for water works and over $20,000 for buildings. After the railroad comes, the post could be maintained cheaply, serve as a recruiting post, and provide healthful rehab for returning troops from the Philippines and abroad.
Jas Richardson arrived near the oil tunnel this week with I Shippeny, vice president of the Tunnel Oil Company, and his engineer son. A car load of their oil to Provo previously met steady demand as all storage tanks now hold oil and the tunnel lies two feet deep for over 200 feet. Phippeny lived in Leadville and helped move the Utes in Mecher country. he was involved in early mail delivery.
Notice to sheep owners and attendants from the Utah Experiment Station in Logan inviting reports of outbreaks of the disease known as Big Head in sheep. Veterinarian Ji J. Kr Rep rica requests prompt reporting of any outbreaks to assist investigation.
Voters in the ward will freely choose their May Queen candidates. The four ladies with the highest vote counts will advance to final selection at a later election. The first election is at Ashley Coop on Wednesday April 1 1907 from 10 am to 6 30 pm. An opera Mikado will be performed in the evening followed by a ball in the Social Hall.
The Vernal Milling and Light Company invites bids by April 10 1907 for 31 cords of foundation stone and masons work on mill foundation. Stone to be first class hard sandstone with specified sizes delivery by May 16 and May 25 1907. Contact W H Siddeway manager or Herbert Tyzack secretary for details.
A letter testifies that a salve purchased from Walter Lloyd Drug Company cured years of nocturnal skin itching since December 1908, ending the torment of eczema. The writer asserts immediate relief after using the salve and reports no further itching.
An ordinance grants Co. and Carter and S. R. Bennion a franchise to erect operate and maintain an electric light and power system across Uintah County Utah. It sets route, standards for poles wires and underground lines, tolls twelve dollars per year per light rising with usage, and requires construction within 18 months with public street supervision and annual maintenance ensures accessibility and safety with county approval dated April 1907.
Notice announces bids for Watermaster of Ashley Central Irrigation Company for the 1907 irrigation season. Bids due April 13 1907 by the secretary with monthly compensation for four months starting May 1st. Company reserves right to reject all bids. By order of the board Herbert Tizach secretary. All Uintah County property owners lacking assessor statements urged to file by April 1 1907 Harps County Assessor.
Observations on conducting a census in Egypt and eastern regions noting historical irregularity under successive rulers. Cites Roman era population around BC 30, 9,734,405 in 1897 showing 43 percent rise, and projects next census near 13,090,000 amid prosperity and foreign influx.
Mrs Wollingsworth Andrews of Philadelphia declares she will not play for money believing mothers should not gamble. A whist anecdote features Cavendish who silences a partner mired in ifs by retorting about an aunt and uncle.
For Ladies Only, already for your inspection at the Ashley Co op two hundred and ten summer waists and one hundred twenty five summer skirts all new and at the right price.
Ambiguous OCR text outlines a stockholders meeting notice with a scheduled date in April. It mentions confirming oath, location details, and stockholders wishing changes in distribution of watt, with filing before April to the secretary of the board. Names and precise places are garbled.
Mr. Wm Henry of Chattanooga Tennessee reports rheumatism in his left arm with weakened strength. He used Pain Balm and wrapped the arm in flannel at night, and after three weeks the pain disappeared and strength returned. The notice promotes Pain Balm and cites Walter Lloyd Drug Company as seller.
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