Vernal Merchants Move to Cash Basis Startups
A local opinion states that wholesale credit is ruinous to nations and celebrates Vernal merchants beginning cash transactions, aiming to curb reliance on credit and bolster financial discipline.
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1902
Page
2
A local opinion states that wholesale credit is ruinous to nations and celebrates Vernal merchants beginning cash transactions, aiming to curb reliance on credit and bolster financial discipline.
Fireman s bout with Jeffries ends in eighth round kayo amid moneyed bets and belief of a late lead for Firesimmons. The crowd claimed a conclusive decision but the result stood as a knockout after a hard fought contest from start to finish.
A rustic guide promotes planting sweet clover on waste lands to cover fences and banks. It blooms from July to frost, providing pasture when few flowers are available and offering good forage for stock, especially in fall and winter. It also claims sweet clover redeems waste alkaline soils.
The present method of working assessments on claims wastes time and money and should be changed by legislation. It argues that digging a $100 hole on mineral claims is proper, but oil claims incur unnecessary expense due to lack of a defined assessment method.
Reports describe heavy losses from sheep and goat killings as conflicts over grazing escalate. About 2 000 sheep were killed west of Lander and 600 Angora goats near Grand Junction with herders driven from the country. A sheep and cattle range dispute prompts calls for independent divisions of grazing land.
A Naples ward celebration featured songs recitations and speeches after the appointed hour. A two hour recess preceded further amusements and a dance in the evening. John Glenn family returns home, community offers warm welcome. Arthur Citchens caught two white fish in Grien River, one around a ton and the largest about six feet long. A benefit ball is planned at Naples ward meeting house on Wednesday August 6 to aid John Todgkinson. refreshments will be served.
A girl is reported abducted from a home after a midnight chase as Dick Smith and a marshal pursue a bold thief. The suspect allegedly forced the girl from the house, but she did not scream, and the pair vanished into the night. By three o'clock the girl was said to have been returned to the stable while others fled. The tale ends with uncertain fate for the girl and unrelated notes about travelers.
Holdaway comes home from the Book Cliffs where he spent most of the summer assessing property along the Uintah Grand county line near the Colorado border. The venture involves band asphalt and fand asphaltam plans with eastern capitalists Mr Woldiway and Rock and Maredlus Pope retaining a one fifth interest.
Hodkinson reports steady returns from milk sent to the creamer, earning about 15 dollars monthly from two cows and projected seasonal gains. He keeps back portions for family use, with one old dry cow reducing the herd’s output yet maintaining overall income.
Reports from R G Don & Co describe generally excellent crops across Western New York and the Midwest. Rain hampers harvesting in parts, but corn prospects in Ohio Indiana Wisconsin Michigan and New York show strong yields with lodging and lodging issues noted in places. Weather remains cool and showers scarce in some regions while drought stress limits forage in others.
The Deseret News reports the death of Leslie C Atwood of Vernal, son of Charles Boo and Lomsa Brown Atwood, following a New Zealand mission telegram. The telegram from Auckland announced his death and arrival plans, noting his youthful vigor and community ties. His family awaits further details as arrangements unfold and a formal notice reaches Vernal.
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