31 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
1
Local merchants and clerks in Vernal discuss adopting 6 PM store closings to improve worker rest and public service. A survey of main shops shows broad willingness if an agreement is reached, with a push to align hours in Luke Ogden Provo and other Utah cities.
Event listings describe a grand concert closing with a drama under Y M A auspices in Vernal with proceeds for Stake Academy debt. Reports note local business ads, a horseback accident, mining business moves, a Sunday School meeting, and Wasatch County volunteers welcomed home with a large parade and banquet.
Monday afternoon a storm damaged William Staine's house with most east end boards torn off. A baby girl arrived for Will and family at the Dyer home. Joe Ded inbaures threshing and teaching. Joseph Neilson shows an eight room residence nearing painting. Ed Wardle's son returned from Wyoming reporting prosperity. Shomag Martle Jr and Charles Tanatt rebuilt near dunes on Blue Mountain. The Savage Jolson, a Stabo Academy graduate, left for Prove City to attend Y A school this winter.
Reports detail purchases of mineral interests by James Hucking and Knight and Sons, expansion of the Bromide mine’s smelter, and new metallurgical hires. Milton Lyone and James Hacking advance several claims including Copper Bottom and Mammoth lode, with bonds and royalties arranged for Colton & Co. Knight and Son’s tour through western Colorado and Utah indicates major ore prospects and potential profits from the Jesse Ewing and Dyer area.
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