Pettigian land opened for homesteaders court case
Petition aims to open additional Uintah Reservation lands to entry alleging the President and Interior Department misrepresented land quality. Local attorney J A Wilson says the areas are prime farming land and should be released from Indian grazing land designation for non irrigation. Constantine Contis and twelve others spearhead the move.
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Uintah Indian Reservation
Uintah Reservation
J. A. Wilson
Secretary of the Interior
Wilson
Constantine Contis
One Thing He Was Sure Of John McCormack
New York Sun reports John McCormack the Irish tenor debuting at the Manhattan opera house has become a favorite among New Yorkers. A barber in a shop debate with Italian patron Arthur Hammerstein quotes differing views on McCormack and Caruso. The barber declares McCormack a lyric tenor while another asserts McCormack can sing the hells.
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John McCormack
Teror
Manhattan Opera House
New York
Arthur Hammerstein
Enrico Caruso
Ham “Edomerstein
Ie Cormack
McCormack
Emerald Isla
Johnny McCormack
New York Sun
Combat Disease in Philippines Survey
Over a million people in the Philippines have been vaccinated since Uncle Sam took possession. Districts with the smallpox death toll now report only a few scattered cases. About ninety percent of inhabitants suffer intestinal parasites, with over ten percent uncinnaria or lookworms. Measures to combat these conditions are being studied and perfected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Uncle Sam
Fragmentary Victorian legal dispute dialogue
A garbled excerpt shows a sick man and a lawyer debating a will. The lawyer asserts the document is complete and costly to break, while the sick man suggests tearing it up to create a breakable version.
Local News and Visitors in Vernal Area
Local residents and visitors frequent Vernal this week. Smith erects a blacksmith shop beside Daxes shop while Harden Bennion visits from reservation country. Ericson plans to settle from Grand Junction. Mrs Teague returns from Dragon to visit daughter Mrs Smith. Photographer Leo Thorne visits Fort Duchesne for views. Sidio of Denver tested for Denver parties. R M Pope returns home to Theodore from Vernal for Thanksgiving. Lane from Salt Lake City conducts sale for Vernal Trading Store. Uintah Stake ward mutuals organize a countywide basketball league. Quartermaster Reese and Wells visit from Fort Duchesne. Vernal gains a new motion picture show in the old Eagle market room. Fred Baird arrives from Mack to join J Q Logan at Uintah Hallway station. William McKinley returns to Denver for winter, plans Vernal return in spring. The Rev M J Tiersey to preach at St Pauls on Sunday December 4 at 11 am and 7:45 pm. All invited.
Local Notes From Vernal and Nearby Areas
Miss Mary Siddeway assists in the County Treasurer’s office this week amid tax delinquency work. Denver attorney Mr Simpson, surveying land between here and Kennedy, visited town earlier and returned to camp. The Vernal Ward Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association offered compliments. Mrs Pope and two children delivered a gift box from Frutta, joining relatives Mr and Mrs Pope. Traley Bros report the loss of three horses and two bulls, likely poisoned on Diamond Mountain. T A M Glover of Alexander Optical Co Salt Lake City, in Vernal for some time, plans to return home at Christmas.
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Mr Simpson
Denver
Here
Kennedy
Traley Bros
Diamond Mountain
T. A. M. Glover
Alexander Optical Company
Salt Lake City
Tim
Wll
Local Teams Set for Opera House Basketball Clash
Uintah county teachers team meets Maeser at the Opera House on Saturday evening. The game starts December third at 7 30 PM with admission to be announced.
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Uintah County
Maeser
Opera House
Bank of Vernal Couple Heads to Salt Lake City
Max BE Smith and his wife from Bank of Vernal left last Sunday for Salt Lake City to visit for about a week or ten days.
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Max Be, Smith
Bank of Vernal
Salt Lake City
First Ward Meeting House Improvements Completed
Renovations at the First Ward Meeting House are finished, with the building presenting a neat appearance after the improvements. The upgraded interior and exterior reflect careful work and improved facilities for the community.
South Dakota Investor Plans Return for Salt Lake City Land
John P. Hand, visiting from South Dakota, explored land interests in Salt Lake City during the weekend. He plans to return in a few weeks to pursue further land investments in the area.
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John P. Hand
South Dakota
Salt Lake City
Burns Pieces Chronically Read At Local Recital
Next Wednesday evening Prof Nelson will read Tam O Shanter and supplement with other humorous and pathetic selections from Robert Burns at the Mitel Ward Meeting House.
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Nelson
Tam Ushanter
Robert Burns
Mitel Ward
Charles Bascom Dies Near Naples From Pneumonia
Charles Bascom, longtime Ashley Valley resident aged with over 20 years of marriage in the area, died Wednesday at his Naples home from pneumonia with pleurisy. He leaves a wife and three children to mourn him. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 am at the Naples ward meeting house.
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Charles Bascom
Naples
Bascom
Ashley Valley
Free Concert Series by Uintah Stake Academy Students
Uintah Stake Academy students will perform a series of free concerts in valley wards. The first show is at the Ward House in Vernal Sunday at 7 30 pm, followed by Naples Tuesday at 8 pm and Glines Wednesday at 8 pm, with further details incomplete.
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Ite Sudenta
Uintah Stake Academ
Maeser and Gimes Schedule for Band Concerts Debut
On Thursday at 8 p m December 6 Maeser hosts a band event with the orchestra assisting fake concerts at Gimes the following Wednesday. The text confirms a sequence of performances at two locations with continued musical support.
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Maeser
Gimes
Maeser Correspondence Surprises and Local News
Neighbors gathered at Moroni Gerber and Heber Carrol homes for surprise events honoring Maggie Ivernon and Winifred Payne. Morons Gerber & Co begin mercantile closing. community looks for a new store. Thanksgiving party by M I A and Y L I A. dancing noted. John L McConkile to move into his new home. New school house soon completed. ward conference set for Sunday December 11.
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Maeser
Moroni Gerber
Maggie Ivernon
Heber Carrol
Winifred Payne
Meeting House
Fort Duchesne News Notes
Quartermaster Bergt Reeves and First Bergt Wella traveled to Vernal for business and pleasure. L C Thorne Vernal photographer visited to photograph Troops M First Cavalry and local scenery. Capt H J Brees visited Whiterocks on business. Cook Glendon returned from Vernal after a several day visit. The Devil Club held its weekly dance with Agt Worden as floor manager. A fire in the troop blacksmith shop was quickly extinguished with no damage.
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Fort Duchesne
Reeves
Wella
Vernal
Dqvil Club
Worden
Professor Moore Leads Moffat Troop Band
Professor Moore of Moffat organizes a band in the troop with twenty members. Mrs. Ashton hosted a club meeting in Randlett Thursday attended by Ms. Hoeft Dixon and Taylor for an enjoyable gathering.
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Professor Moore of
Moffat
Mosdames Hoeft, Dixon and
Taylor
Randlett
Mra. Ashton
Dr Cook admits doubt over North Pole discovery
Dr Frederick A. Cook, the Brooklyn explorer, says in a Hampton's Magazine preview that he does not know if he reached the North Pole. He plans to return to the United States with his wife and children on December 22 to spend Christmas at home and publish his full account, including reflections on his illness and the psychology of his expedition.
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Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
Hampton's Magazine
North Pole
Dr. Cook
United States
Cook
Honeatjhall
Pole
Denver capitalist visits Moffat townsite progress noted
J. T. Callberth of Denver arrived in town for business and reported progress in Moffat. His company plans a large orchard and a fine hotel construction while the town’s schoolhouse has just been completed.
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J. T. Callberth
Denver
Moffat
Mr. Callberth
Novelty or true change in a visiting girl’s housekeeper habit
A New York matron recalls a visiting girl who helps eagerly with chores at her home though she disliked domestic work before. The speaker questions whether the spark is novelty and fears real change may not endure after marriage, hoping for a lasting explanation.
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New York
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Pettign
En Serency
T Smith
Daxies Shop
Harden Bennion
L. I. Ericson
Grand Junction
So] Teague of Dragon
Max &Mith
Leo Thorne
Chas Ty. Sidio
R. M. Pope
Theodore
Mr. Lane
Vernal Trading Store
Ward Mutuals
Uintah
Sergt Reese
Sergt. Wells
Voit Duchesne
Eagle Market
Fred Baird
Mack
Will
J.Q . Logan
William S. McKinley
M. J. Tiersey
St. Pauls Episcopal Church
Ger Cele
Mary Siddeway
The
Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association of the
Vernal First Ward
DG Pope
Veral
Gerber & Co
John L McConkile
L. C. Thorne
First Cavalry
H. J. Brees
Whiterocks
Cook Glendon
America
Nepas
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