Tolton for Governor of Utah
The State Democratic ticket named by the Democratic convention at Salt Lake City Thursday is as follows. For Governor John Frank Tolton Beaver. For Congressmen at Large Mathoniah Thomas Salt Lake and Tillman Johnson Ogden. For Justice of the Supreme Court Le Grand Young Salt Lake. War Secretary of State Charles Ingland Jogan. For Attorney General Joseph W. Stringfellow Salt Lake. For State Auditor John 5 Blain Spring City. For State Treasurer John T. Mendenhall Springside. For State Superintendent of Public Instruction A C Nelson Salt Lake. For Presidential Electors Jesse Knight Provo O W Powers Salt Lake James Andrus St George Thomas WH Pitzgerald Salt Lake.
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Salt Lake City
John Frank Tolton
Beaver
Mathoniah Thomas
Salt Lake
Independence Sparks T Farmers Harvest Oats and Town News
Farmers report a bumper oat crop and rising spirits. Pueblo visitors Sands and Mrs Day depart after pleasant stay. Residents note local harvesting, fruit prices, ice house building, and neighborhood social events. Dwellers travel to Grand Junction and Ouray. Dr Baker returns from Vernal.
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Irs Sands
Mrs Day
Pueblo
Colorado
Lloyd
Monana
Keler
Bedfast
Hartzell
Jack Dunn
H Meller
Big Place
Ed F Harmston
Jesse Frizzell
Tiloosevelt
At Hurt
At Hurt Last Sunday While Inspecting Mr Hurte
Irs Harmston
Sands
Hibbie Sands
Asteter
Pueblo Colorado
la Bachelor Homestead
Bryant
Ira
Charten Malley
Marcel
Grand Junction
York
W J. Baker
Vernal
Omaha
Nebraska
Baby Girl Born to Mr and Mrs Quince Johnson
A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Quince Johnson on August 10. Mrs Chell Wall has returned from her trip. A church service was held last Sunday with five children baptized and seven babies named.
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Quince Johnson
Chell Wall Ja
Request Exhibit From This County National Irrigation Display
Professor Winsor urges Uintah county to gather irrigated products for the National Irrigation Congress display in Salt Lake City from September 30 to October. County commissioners seek public support and extra prizes at the September county fair to fund the exhibit, aiming to showcase the county and state.
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LM ‘Winsor
Agricultural College
Vernal
Jensen On
Lintah County
National Irrigation Congress
Salt Lake City
Ainfahr County
Winsor
John A Win- Broe
The
Lo <A Merrill
Utah Farmer
Uintah Ecollly
Mc Winsor
Uintah Countty
Ini Nation Congress
Uintah
Assis
Vernal Briefs Highlight Local Notices And Events
The Vernal Express reports community items including a thanks for red astrachan apples, church preaching at St Pauls by Steve J Hersey, and a Lucern valley fruit and honey trip. Winners of a $500 Orpheus Company waltz prize are noted, with a local linotype operator absent due to illness.
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Clarency’ Ashton
Sarah Gdekirk
Orpheus Company
May Go to Vernal Movements At Uintah Basin
Mr and Mrs A Cherry and son from Lyman Wyoming spent a day in Vernal and are now visiting the Uintah Reservation. Mr Cherry, attracted by Vernal climate and land quality, plans to watch Uintah Basin development and may move here after closing his Lyman store.
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A . Cherry
Lyman Wyorving
Vernal
Wintah
Cherry
Uxpress
Lyman
Sheriff praises Canada after return from visit
Sheriff Richard Pope reports from Canada that Andrew Anderson was safely returned to his son Alfred R Anderson of Magrath. Pope praises Canadian farming, noting dry farming yields and profitable oats and flax, and describes Vernal residents including David Bingham David Woodruff John A Workman and William Packard as thriving. He also met Mrs Taylor sister to Willam 4H Biddoway and William Griffin and son planning to move north for a home, leaving with a very favorable impression.
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Richard Pope
Canada
Andrew Anderson
Alfred R Anderson
Magrath
Pope
North America
David Bingham
David Woodruff
John A Workman
William Packard Jie
Mra Taylor
Willam 4H
Biddoway
William Griffin
Son
Hig Horn
Mr Pope
Dead Flies Reward Offered in Uintah County Contest
Uintah County runs a fly destroying contest with prizes totaling 27. The top prize is 1000, followed by 500 and several 200 and 100 awards. Contestants must report progress to Dr G B M Bower. counts are four hundred per ounce with various approved methods.
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State Board of Health
Uintah County
Fay
Uintah
State Board of Htealth
M Bower
Half holiday debate colors last August Saturday 1912
Opinions split on the August half holiday with many arguing it failed and should not continue next year others claiming it is legitimate and good if moved to the middle of the week Vernal’s outing fell short due to lack of organized recreation efforts this year.
New Music Set Sparks Mixed Keyboard Song Titles
A fragmentary list of early 20th century song titles and performers appears, including references to names such as Dinah from Carolina and Nora Matone, plus instrumental pieces like Wiight of Fancy and Nedra Waltzes, indicating a catalog of vocal and instrumental popular music.
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Elis
Carrie
Carrie Mary Harry
Nora Matone
Dinah
Carolina
Jlotks
Leoline
Josephine
Nedra
Denver Teachers to Instruct School this Winter
Mrs Roberta Leigh Mrs Laura HiPettit and daughter Jeff Vernal travel to Denver Thursday. Mrs Pettit will teach school in Denver this winter while Mrs Pettit attends Smith College in Massachusetts.
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Roberta Leigh
Laura HiPettit
Jeff Vernal
Denver
Mra Letgh
Mra Pettit
Coal Deal In Uintah Basin Transfers Big Mine and Land
A $10,000 coal deal this week transfers ownership of Pack & Young Coal mine to L Rh Pack and L I Allen. The mine, the largest in Uintah Basin, runs five feet thick and yields about 20 tons daily with plans to expand. Pack will manage. 146 acres of patented coal land and 160 adjacent acres accompany the purchase. St Paul Lodge of the Episcopal Church in Vernal opens to house local students, offering Christian nonsectarian lodging for 10 to 12 girls at reasonable rates.
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Pack & Young Coal
I Allen
Uintah Basin
Progressive Party Delegates Named at Utah County Convention
The County Convention of the Progressive Party met in the Court House on Monday August 26 with James C Slacking as temporary chairman and Anton Strebel as secretary. The body elected delegates to the State Progressive convention at Ogden on September 8 1912 including J Heyes Altrebel Dr Geo H Christy fareh Murray JC Tracking and alternates Wm Tiveft Richard Smith Dr H BH Rich Jessie Hiatt Archie S Richardson.
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Progressive Party
Court House
James C Slacking
Anton Strebel
Utah
Ogden
J & Heyes Altrebel
Geo H Christy
Fareh Murray
JC Tracking
Wm Tiveft
Richard Smith
H BH Rich
Jessie Hiatt
Archie S Richardson
Death at Roosevelt and Town Projects Face Uptake
A Roosevelt tragedy reports the drowning of Prof and Mrs Nelson’s baby with Gertrude Golhitt and Pro Ballings as bystanders. Rescue efforts failed after hours of futile resuscitation. Roosevelt also advances water works with a 15,000 dollar project and a 3,000,000 gallon reservoir. Groundbreaking for public works includes a new square fence and plans for an "Alfalfi Palace" architecture by Blackhurst.
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Prof
N JL
Nelson
Mark Fation
Gertrude Golhitt
Roosevelt
Jensen
Nakhon Finch
Sts Schon
Roosevelt Will Hays
Roos Vel Water Works Company
Waiter
Main Street
Ulatah
Uiotah
Blackhurst Iis
Death of Little Girl Lavone Billings in Vernal
Mr and Mrs Warren F Billings of Jensen mourn the death of their 5 year old daughter Lavone from acute Brights disease. She had been ill for several days, died at 6 oclock Sunday morning, and the family brought her to Vernal to be near the physician. Funeral services were held at Jensen.
Lehi Man Seeks 20000 Sheep and Lambs in Vernal
13 Austin of Lehi spent several days in Vernal this week arranging the purchase of 20 000 head of sheep and lambs from local stock masters.
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Austin
Lehi
Vernal
Uintah County Republicans Instruct Delegates For Spry Governor Ticket
The Uintah county Republican delegates to the State convention in East Lake City are instructed to vote for William Spry for governor. Don B Colton favored an uninstructed delegation, but the motion to instruct was carried. Alternates are listed and the group will also attend the Republican Judicial convention in Provo on September 4.
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Republcn
Uintah Tointy
East Lake City
William Spry
Nou
Don B Colton
John N . Davis
Wm Spry
Joan N Davia
George Searte
Don Wo Cotton
John N Davis
Samuel A Murray
Thos W O'Donnell
Wm.a Roas
John
Orlando IW Brack
Mra
Geo Searle
Moses Moore
IL Donaldson
Uintah County
Prove
Uintah Development official visits Dog valley near Vernal
W E Reed manager of Uintah Development Company reports he is in Dog valley near Vernal this week from California. Reed says money is more plentiful on the coast than last fall. W M Stewart from Coalinga California, a new driller for the Dog valley wells, arrived with Reed.
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W. E. Reed
Uintah Development Company
Dog Valley
Vernal
California
Notice to water users and land claims in Utah notices
Public notices from 1912 announce water appropriation by Andrew de Murray in Uintah County for 160 acres with a 14 cubic feet per second rate and protests due in 30 days. Separate notices record land patent filings in Vernal, Whiterocks, and Fort Duchesne with witnesses named and deadlines for five year proofs.
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State Mariners Office
Salt Lake City
Utah
Andrew de Murray
Jensen
Ullah
Uintah County
Salt Lake
Department OF the Interior
Vernal
Ephraim Nasmussen
Fort Durthesne
Tlomestead
Beetlon
Township
Kintah Special Meridian
U. S, Land Office
Albert Halen
Fort Duchesne
Les Caldwell
Fred Ho Neumyer
White Rocks
Alonzo Reynolds
Cilarles Demoisy
Uintah County Fair Eyes Record Exhibits and Institute
The Uintah County Fair plans a larger premium list to attract farmers, fruit growers, horse and sheep owners, and poultrymen. An Agricultural College institute will run during the fair with Utah professors as judges, and exhibits will display winner names. Entries should be listed with Secretary Robert A Deans to ensure proper arrangements. Do it now.
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Uintah County Fair
Glvan New Chapetuy
Avery Lune
Fury Board
Felr
Institute
Agricultural College of Utah
Robert A Deans Fe
Commercial Club
Building Telephone Line Near Lake Tork Head
Supervisor William Mo Anderson and Ranger A A Hardy finish four week inspection tour of the forest. A telephone line will connect Dry Fork to the ranger station near the lake. completion anticipated in November.
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William Mo Anderson
A A Hardy
Tork
Anderson
Pheyer
Hillman Home Returns From Oklahoma Visit
Dani Hillman arrives to find his 86 year old mother much improved after illness in Oklahoma. Myr Hillman notes Oklahoma farmers had a good year with peaches selling at fifty cents a bushel and twenty pound watermelons at a nickel.
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Dani Hillman
Oklahoma
Myr Hillman
Clover's Wanted for State Fair Display
A small sheaf of clover is sought in three kinds red white and crimson for a State Fair display. Anyone who can supply a double handful of any or all should report at once to Ashley Bartlett at the Vernal Express.
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Ashley Bartlett
Vernal Express
Hayden Forms New Commercial Club Display Plan
The people of Hayden Utah organize a Commercial Club with a membership list to represent Hayden at the former Reservation and at Roosevelt by a large display.
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Hayden
Utah
wWeventéen
Roosevelt
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Tolton
W . Colling
Steve J Hersey
St Pauls Church
Sunay
George O Freestone
Stephen Beck
Lucern Valley
Rasmus Neilson
John Neilson
Naples
Expresa Linotype
A L Hurt
Jancy Rae
the Tabernacle
Nelle Smith
Idaho
J. Jf Mitchell
Albert Liesch
Taft, Utah
Mr. Sprouse
Koa Shepherd
Walter McCougho
Kans Chy
Laddy
Ashley Valley
Howe
Mieser Perms
Arthur Vo Watkins
Johnson Bloch
Livh
Sik A
ST. Pauls Lodge
Wal. Spry
MR. Reed
L M Winsor
Wm Neal
Bruahepeck
Callen Fanner
Tul Interior
Ups
Harwon Mullins
Whiterocks
Hange
Ulota
William Sprouce
James W. Harrison
Simpson W. Ressalt
Taft
Stephen M. Ross
White Socks
Charles Demoisy, Reglater
Hillman Home
Clover
NEW Commercial Club
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