Drowned in Green River After River Swim near Brush Creek
Emil Meyer, a newcomer from Salt Lake, died in swift Green River water while swimming with Bartlett Burton and Will Hasler near Brush Creek. Meyer ignored warnings, disappeared in a whirlpool, and is believed to have been swept downstream. Burton, who knew the river, notes Meyer's recklessness and prior claims of strong swimming. Fran Meyer, born in Dunkirk, New York, and a two-term Army veteran, is his listed next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philpinog
Emil Meyer
Green
Bartlett Burton
Will Hasler
Brush Creek
Green River
Meyer
Burton
Will Haslem
Salt Lake
29Th Infantry
Fort Douglas
Fran Meyer
Dunkirk
New York
Philippines
Must Dip Their Sheep Inspectors Quarantine 9000 Head
Government and state sheep inspectors visited Uintah County ranges and Red Creek herds from Mt. Pleasant. They quarantined 9 000 head due to scab and ordered two dips before further travel. Uintah County flocks were found in prime condition and free from scab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Young, Sr
Geo. D. Merkley
Uintah County
Red Creek
Mr. Neilson
Mt. Pleasant
Whiterock Creek
Uintah
Harvests Abound As Beekeepers Prosper In Local Yields
Grain ripens rapidly as first wheat cut and alfalfa second crop ready. Beekeepers report record honey from sweet clover. farmers expect sunflowers and weeds to harvest. In other news an inquest on Emil Meyer’s drowning near Dunkirk and local roundup of arrests for gambling and whiskey sales proceed in the county.
Death Rates of Armies Compared Worldwide
A study notes that the average annual death rate for all standing armies worldwide is 8 per 1 600. The figure reflects global military mortality across nations and eras, highlighting higher risks during conflicts and peacetime service comparatives.
Creditors Sale at Vernal Trading Co Stock
The stock of Vernal Trading Co is sold for the benefit of creditors. Dry goods clothing men s furnishing goods ladies and children s hose and underwear skirts suits jackets and more. A large stock with top shoe makes in Vernal offered at slaughter prices. Come early for best bargains. UraH Ass N CrepiT MFNn ASSIGNEES
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Trading Co
Vernal
Socialist Meeting Set at Vernal Opera House Saturday
Socialists announce a meeting at the Vernal Opera House on Saturday, August 7:30 p.m. All are invited to attend and participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Opera House
Bids Sought For Cedar Wood By City of Vernal Utah
City records call for sealed bids by noon August 7 1907 for ten cords or more of sound cedar wood to be delivered to city lot at once. Council may reject any or all bids. Envelopes marked Bid for Wood to City Recorder Vernal Uintah County Utah 30 21.
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City Recorder
City Recorder Vernal
Uintah County
Utah
Vernal
Bids Requested for Sand Delivery to City Vats 1907
City seeks bids for ten or more cubic yards of sand to be delivered at once to vats on a city lot. Bids marked Bids for Sand should be sent to City Recorder Vernal no later than the stated deadline.
City seeks asphaltum bids for city lot delivery
The City Recorder invites bids for fifty or seventy five tons of asphaltum to be delivered to a city lot. Bids must arrive by noon August 7 1907 with weighers receipt. City reserves right to reject all bids. Envelopes marked Bid for Asphaltum to City Recorder Vernal Uintah County Utah.
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City Recorder
City Rata
Vernal
Uintah County
Utah
Benj. P
KFLLY
Proposals for Hay Bids Sought in Utah Regions
Sealed bids for 300000 lbs of hay in three Utah locations Vernal Alhandra Green River and Ft Duchesne must arrive by Aug 10 at 1 pm. Hay to be first crop alfalfa well baled with three wires and weights 85 to 110 lbs. Payments on weight at delivery. Bids to Agent J Logan Vernal and W H Allen Ft Duchesne.
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Umtah Railway Co
Vernal
Alhandra
Green River
Ft. Duchesne
J. Logan
Utah
W. H. Allen
Joan McAndrews
Accumulating Wealth Costs Virtue Warns of Vanity
A Benjamin Franklin quip contrasts poverty with the rush to wealth. The misser forsakes comfort and social esteem to hoard riches, warning that paying too much for a whistle erodes true happiness and benevolence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denjamin Franklin
Independence News Recap From Daisy Udith County
Mr. Milligan bound DC I in Independence marking the first binding this year. Constable Sands greets a newborn while Orin W. Jarvis pursued a stray cow. Readers note oats six feet high and a bevy of locals at Roosevelt’s celebration on the twenty fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Milligan
Dc.i. Horn
Independence
Constable Sands
Pueblo
Orin
W. Jarvis
Miss Peacher
Mr. Hurt
Mr. Shupp
Mr. Sands
Roosevelt
Edward Dubendorff
Vernal
Myron Ira Bryant
White Rocks
C . Carter
Pioneer Day Celebrations Across Theodore Utah In 1880s
Crowds arrive for a valley sunrise salute with a bowery parade at Theodore. Notables include Uncle Sam Grant Murdock Utah Emma Marsing Columbia Grace Powell. Events feature speeches athletic contests and a grand ball, plus a pioneer parade through Myton with floats of the immigrant train and Queen of Utah.
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Utah
Uncle Sam
Grant Murdock
Emma Marsing
Columbia
Grace Powell
J. A. Fortie
Westover
Claud Cluff
Queen of the West
Kirkham
L Clair Winslow
Dr. Bjornson
Mesdames Cluff
Grant
Oliver Haws
Wilkins
Vernal
G. Clark
Gee
Joe, Whitmoore
I. W, Qdekirk
Hir
Taylor
Rank Tylor
Aiyton Items Show Local Returns From Vernal And Myton
Mrs Bascom reports her mother much better after returning from Vernal last Monday. Mr Bascom and family have moved, and Mr and Mrs LaDell returned to Myton. Lloyd Driskell has moved up to his homestead. Mrs Ale Soltenstine has been quite ill.
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Cuff
Workman
Oddkirk
Vernal
Washburn
Huntington
Vinta Quint
Soldier’s Summit
Leyman
Sutton Hotel
Spence
Blue Beach
Tom Stockton
Heber
Denver
Jim Mease
Tom Smith
J.L Taylor
T .Taylor
Taylo
Mra
Metals and Metaphor Inspire World of Wit
An article explores how metals shape expressions and similes from gold to iron. It notes how phrases like copper lined stomach and tin resolve into vivid imagery while warning that schemes and swindles shine like quicksilver.
Fragmentary Thought on Desire and Shame
A fragment argues that desire is a natural impulse implanted in humans and that suppressing it harms both the person and partner, exploring gendered moral judgments in terse, aphoristic phrasing.
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Jensen Jottings
John Harper
Mr. Vangundy
Sam Hassem
N. Y
Placer Mining Company
Daniels Ranch
McNeil
James H. Mease
Gray
Sherif McNeill
O'Donnell
Fort Duchesne
Frank Bean
Atwood Boys
Bean
Jlall
Boan Verny Carey
Jas O’neil
South Ashley
Myton
Wasatch County
Harry Clark
C.A. Eraness
Fale
E. W. Davis
Dubendorfe Bros
Udith Our County
Independence Sparks
Mark Batty
Mrs. Knobies
Mrs. Wooda
Theodore Thrums
R. Jensen
Mr. Jensen
Jack Whiting
Mr. Whiting
Fontaine
Mr. Benson
Mr. Kay
Santa Quia
Mr. Larson
Helper
Mr. Ward Pack Jr
Charlie Colton
Upper Duchesne
John Green
Hr. G. Clark
Theodore
Winslow
Mulvey and Bascom
James Grant
John Grant
Hieber
Ira Calvert
Aiyton
Soltenstine
Weedard
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