Powder Springs Test Drilling Paused for Casing and Water Control
Avvaitines C&sing drilling with Star No. 28 rig halted near Powder Springs to await a string of 6% casing. Water flow at 1150 feet prompted the shutdown, while the hole extends about 1200 feet in Green River shale. Company officials listed include Jonea of Grand Junction, president Watt Hughes of Oakland, and A. Eggers of Grand Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powder Springs
Avvaitines C&sing
Liz Anderson
Davis
Green River
Abale
Anderson
Jonea
Grand Junctlan
Colo
Ipreaiddit
Watt Hughes
Oakand
Calif
A. Eggers
Grand Juneton
Treauprot
Courty Tax Levy Set At Meeting of Boards of Commissioners
Uintah county approves a 1925 tax levy of 29.76 mills at a Wednesday meeting of the county commissioners. The 1924 levy was 28.6 mills with allocations for roads central district schools state and state schools and other funds. State board of equalization assesses sheep range livestock and tuberculosis levies in the same session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Commissioners
Uintah
Board of Courty Commissioners
Cotty Roads
County Central
Poor ‘Fund
State Board of Equalization
Death of Tabernacle Organist Ton J McClellan Buried
John J McClellan 61 a Payson Utah native and tabernacle organist died after a 20 month illness and was buried in Salt Lake City Thursday. Funeral services were held at the tabernacle at 2 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. McClellan
Payson
Utah
Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
McClel
Renowned organist and teacher dies with wide reach
Five lan established international reputation as an organist and music teacher. He gave recitals at three world fairs and performed in major cities across the country while teaching about 900 private pupils. His Tabernacle work included free daily recitals for years, heard by hundreds of thousands. He is survived by his widow and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5Lan
Tabernacle
Public Utilities Hear Two Vernal Rate Applications
Utah PUC member E. E. Corfman visited Vernal Saturday to hear Vernal Milling and Light Co request a rate increase and White Bus Line service between Grand Junction Colorado and Vernal. Testimony from President Sid dowly Attorney O Donnell and others was taken under advisement for 30 days. DeMeerahman brothers offered views on year round operation. Other trucking firms questioned on Vernal status. board will review all evidence before deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Corfman
Utah Public Utilities Commission
Vernal Milling and Light Company
William H. Siddowly
Thos. W. O'Donnell
White Bus
Grand Junction
Colo
Vernal
Utah
DeMeerahman
Corfman
Centire Board
Man’s Hip Fractured When Hit by Auto
Co. F. Boyer of 949 West B Second South suffered a possible hip fracture when struck by an automobile driven by A. R. Teeples of Vernal near Sixty-fourth South and State streets Monday evening. He was taken to the county hospital for X rays. Teeples stated he could not see Boyer approaching as he parked his car and changed a tire.
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F. Boyer
West B
Second South
A. R. Tepples
Vernal
Sixty-fourth
State Streets
Boyer
Sheriff's Office
Teeples
Tribune
Uintah Basin Delegations Secured Hall Visit
Carter of Uintah county led delegations to the Interstate Commerce Commission in Salt Lake City. Crowded meetings daily as Uintah Duchesne attendees including Carter Davis Perry Calder Batty Pope Gibson and Thompson urged Commissioner H C Hall to visit the Uintah Basin, with Hall arriving late Saturday night after hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Uintah and Duchesne
H. C. Hall
Uintah Basin
Land Open for Entry Compiled in Vernal District
Land office official Leon P. Christensen compiles surveyed land in the Vernal district open for public entry. Daggett Duchesne and Uintah counties total over 1.24 million acres with most areas suited to grazing and dry farming. 537 nonperfected entries cover about 125 thousand acres, including mineral claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon P. Christensen
Vernal Land Office
Vernal Land District
Daggett
Duchesne
Uintah
Wasatch County
Daggett County
Vernal
State road work begins between Myton and Antelope
Sumsion and Clive of Springville started the first 11 miles of state road near Myton and Antelope. They secured the contract for about 11 miles of road at a cost of $98,900.
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Sumsion
Clive
Myton
Antelope
Clve
Springville
Local crews hire many men for gravel surfacing work
The project employs several local workers and operates multiple teams. Gravel for surfacing will be hauled from the crusher by two large trucks, with completion expected early.
Kicks Way to Liberty After Car Is Drowned in River
Lynn Cockle a Kansas City Kansas radio salesman drove in Kane Hollow after a rain storm and river flood. His Ford coupe plunged into ten feet of water over a steep embankment. He kicked out the windshield and swam to safety, escaping with only slight bruises. The wrecked car was recovered Sunday with a suitcase found downstream the next day.
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Lynn Cockle
Kansas City
Kans
Kane Hollow
Blue Mountain
Court to Dispose of Auto Wagon Team Harness and Liquor
Judge George Parker to dispose of two liquor seizures from Uintah County. A Doss and Son Tryin wagon with team and harness carried 11 1/2 gallons of intoxicating liquor seized by the sheriff. A Chevrolet touring car taken from Fred Roberts held seven pints of liquor. executions to follow by Sheriff Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George 3. Parker
Uintah County
William Doss
Tryin
Fred Roberts
Parker
Richardson
State Fish and Game Exploring Screens for Canals
H. B. Millecam, president of the Vernal Gun and Rifle club, received a reply from D. H. Madsen, state fish and game commissioner, regarding club concerns about fish screens in canals in the Ashley Valley. The letter confirms ongoing consideration of screens to aid fish passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Millecam
Vernal Gun and Rifle Club
D. H. Madsen
Madsen Tests Screen to Save Trout in Canals
Clarence Evans reports Mr. Madsen discusses an experimental screen for irrigation canals. If successful he hopes to fill a position to screen next year and curb trout losses as canals destroy fish entering headgates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Evans
Madsen
Editor Craig Courier Visit Ashley Valley On Way to Salt Lake
Editor E. B. Due Pree and Mary A. Due Pres accompanied the Craig delegation after a railroad meeting, heading to Salt Lake City to discuss interstate commerce. They reported Basin Knowlton No 1 at Craig, drilled by Texas Oil and Refining, brought in a 1200 barrel Dakota sand well 600 feet south and 25 feet higher, with expected 6000 to 7000 barrels daily from deeper sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Due Pree
Craig Courier
Mary A. Due Pres
Craig
Salt Lake City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Due Pree
Knowlton No. 1
Craigz
Texas Oil and Refining Company
Harvest begins as Knobles cuts fall wheat
In Leeton Bennett area the fall harvest starts with William Knobles cutting and shocking wheat. Many neighbors join in field work and alfalfa seed prospects look favorable. Evelyn Adams went to Roosevelt for medical treatment Sunday.
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William Knobles
Evelyn Adams
Roosevelt
D. R. Ford
Leeton
W. L. Whitbeck
Yellowstone Park
Salt Lake City
Hazel Ashton
Atake Board
Clara Alexander
Ashton
Misa
Alexander
von Warr
Bennett
Myton
Burns McKowen
Yeoton
Leeton Social Highlights Include Evening Dance
Friday night attendance at the Leeton event drew many local youths and visitors. Tennett Leeton hosted a dance at Gusher Saturday night with several young attendees. Miss May Allred of Vernal is in hospital after caring for Mrs Ernest Allred’s children following an accident.
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J. W. Armstrong
Leeton
Tennett-Leeton
Gusher
May Allred
Ernest Allred
Allred
Kansas City Woman Takes Advantage of Express Offer
Mrs. F. W. Brown of 4833 East 9th Street Kansas City Missouri uses the Express subscription offer closing August 16th. She writes that the weekly home visit from home folks keeps them going and the paper is essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Brown
East 9Th Street
Kansas City
Express
Hougse
Irwin to Lead Big Roundup With Salt Lake Group
Charley Irwin plans to again join the Salt Lake Roundup Association for the annual Frontier Roundup August 19 to 22. The Cheyenne J-6 Ranch will send Irwin and a famed outfit including riders and horses, with a notable troupe of riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Irwin
America
Salt Lake Roundup Association Inc
Trewin
Irwin
J-6
Cheyenne
Pereformance
Simple Mixtures Promote Quick Stomach Relief
Adlerika mixture with buckthorn bark magnesia sulph glycerine and other ingredients is claimed to ease stomach trouble within ten minutes by removing gas and old waste matter. The ad notes relief from bloating and a cheerful mood, touting Adlerika as effective for chronic constipation. Vernal Drug Company advertises the product.
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Adlerika
Vernal Drug Company
Adyv
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Ton J. McClellan
I Tabernacle
Public Utilities Commission
Commissioner Hall
Vernal Land
State Fish and Game Department
Ashley Valley
Salt Lake
Leeton-Bennett
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