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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
2
An editor in the Lion County Record urges living pioneers to document life in early Utah for future generations. He compares Utah’s settlement to New England’s founders, stressing the historical value and the need to preserve social life and daily experiences before they fade.
The Express acknowledges receipt of the latest United States map mounted on cloth, sent by Representative Sowell. Mary offers thanks for the gift and support.
Readers urged to check their new subscription book after a recent transfer and verify expiration dates. The office asks to report missed names, and explains codes such as 07 indicating prepaid status, while noting prepaid subscribers may receive obituary notices upon passing.
Mesa County fair happenings at Giard Junction include a high purse for the Cowboys relay race drawing top horses to enter the event. An Aeronautical display by Ivy Baldwin promises new parachute achievements with lessons and latest biros. Peach Day on September 27 offers baskets for visitors as Grand Junction hosts guests to enjoy Mesa County hospitality.
The Express offers to publish both half tone cuts and biographical sketches of Utah and Uintah county settlers, even paying for the cuts and writing the sketches. It urges interested readers to share biographies to reveal rich historical facts that might otherwise remain unknown and honor the pioneers and public.
Board of Directors levied a 25 cents per share assessment on corporate stock in the Roosevelt Utah area. Delinquent shares by October 1 1906 will be advertised for public sale to cover the assessment and costs with sale set for October 16 1906. Roseverri Secretary of Dry and Irrigation Co Roosevelt Utah.
Advertisement urges immediate use of Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for acute coli and diarrhoea without doctor visits. Claims one dose relieves faster than a physician, and it should be kept at home. Walter Lloyd Drug Company sells it.
Early summer diarrhea in children requires prompt care to prevent serious illness. The text promotes Chamberlains Cole Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with doses and mentions Walter Lloyd Drug Company as seller.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for chronic constipation and stomach troubles. It claims long-term relief and urges readers to buy the 25 cent package from Walter Lloyd Drug Company.
The notice warns Geo Billings & Son of immediate collection action and cites an assessment of 25 cents per share levied on stock held in the Roosevelt Lateral and Harding Lateral areas. Payment to the secretary in Roosevelt, Utah is due by August 1 1906 to avoid delinquency and sale at public auction on September 13 1906.
Notices to water users set forth an appropriation request in Silt Lake City for three fourths of a cubic foot per second from three springs in Man Jian accounts, describing a point bearing 33 degrees and 2,850 feet distance, with a spring located south of a designated corner and 8,000 feet from it. The record notes a public protest period and directs filing within thirty days after publication, signed by the State Engineer Director at Lassen.
Notice to water users in White Forks Utah for a project under Chapter 10M Section Town of Utah DUS to allocate twenty feet per week for mowing and dam work on the Can River Wasaleh. Application seeks approval with public notice and deadlines for objections and further data.
A public notice from the State Engineers Office details an irrigation water right application in Township 4 south range 16 east Salt Lake County. It specifies the proposed diversion from a water source to domestic use, with a thirty day period for opposition and formal filing within the office.
State engineers list an application under Chapter 108 for water rights near Duchesne County Utah. The notice seeks authorization to appropriate two hundred dollars per acre foot of water for canal and diversion works along a canyon and river reach in Township 4, range west. Public inspection and a date of publication are provided, with jurisdiction by the State Engineers and the petition filed for consideration.
The judge Holice warns water users of a filing by Thomas J Hillaway asserting a 404 feet per second claim from Guarite Wall and related sources in Salt Lake County Utah. The permit requests diversion from a point south of the quarter corner near fictional lines and includes a proposed release schedule from January through December. The notice names the state engineer and indicates publication dates and appeal provisions.
Public notice from the Utah State Engineer announces an application related to a land parcel in Salt Lake City and Vernal with a September publication date. The document lists parcel details, boundaries, and a required 60 day deadline to file objections or comments with the engineer’s office.
Notice of publication for a Forest Land Office hearing set for August 27 1908 at Court Commissioner Linwood Utah. Willem O Sen Homestad enters claim No 14799 for the Nb Nitp and MGnWi Meo 2b Ip 8Y RR 2o 5% L Wer. Witnesses listed to prove residency and land claim existence in Linwood Utah.
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