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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1922
Page
6
E Anguy of Lapoint registered at a local hotel on Sunday according to a brief police or hotel report. No additional details about purpose or duration were provided.
Otg Horrock and Ray Ured of Bennett were visitors in Vernal on Wednesday and Thursday, meeting local officials and discussing community matters. The two guests toured the area and planned further engagements with the Vernal government.
Thomas Johnson reopens his Uintah Drugstore desk after a serious illness sidelined him. He resumes duties and thanks patrons for patience during his recovery.
On Monday December 18 a newborn arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Y C Stringham with mother and babe reported doing nicely and both in good condition.
Mian Glidys Smith taught at Vernal Junior High on Thursday and Friday during the absence of Mids Helan Nelson, filling in for the two days.
Mr and Mrs Owen Johnston announce the arrival of a son born Sunday December 17. This is their first child.
Superintendent A Hf Kneale of the Indian department visited Vernal for a few hours on Wednesday for business matters in Port Du chasne.
MS Elany Hood, stenographer at the United State bank, left Thursday morning for Roosevelt to spend the festive season with her parents.
The Misses Mima Divi Gus Divi and Alta Olwen depart Friday morning by stagecoach to spend the holidays in Salt Lake City with friends and relatives.
President Wallace Calder teaches this week at Uintah Academy replacing Principal E A Jacobsen who is away due to the serious illness of his young son.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Brown and Mr and Mrs Fred O Johnson of Duchesaire visited Vernal on Sunday. Mr Brown is manager of the Knight Investment Company's ranch in the Blue Bench area.
Ray McFarlane, junior member of McFarlane and Son Nvestock buyers in Salt Lake City, spent several days in Vernal this week checking the live stock and poultry shipments purchased by W K Johnson.
Gc W Nelson and N A Palmer of Myton attended an alfalfa seed meeting Saturday where Noles spoke as the Western Seed Growers Marketing Company representative.
Vernal students from the YU of U B Y U and U A O will likely stay away for Christmas due to a short vacation period and the long, 어려운 travel under winter conditions making the trip impractical.
Father D. G. Hunt coaches the Vernal Junior High boys basketball squad. The team shows excellent progress and fans can expect exciting games after the holidays.
Mise Felen Nelson, English teacher at Vernal Junior High, left Thursday morning via the Utah railway and Watson for Salt Lake City to spend her vacation with home folks.
Poor river conditions hamper the Alhat dra ferry and the Uintah railway tracks, with plans to reroute via Jonsen. When the road completes around the area the Uintah people will abandon the ferry.
J W Stewart arrived Tuesday evening from Hiawatha by the Uintah railway and will spend the holiday with his family. Mr Stewart is employed by the Utah railway company and states the mine there operates three and four days per week.
A. A. Brigman, president of Raven Off and Refining, visited Rangley on Tuesday and Wednesday. He says most Rangley workers will spend their holiday vacation in Vernal.
Mrs Parker learned Tuesday that her husband T C Parker is not improving at Haly Cross hospital. Doctors expect he may be home by Christmas. When recovered he plans vacation training at the University of Utah.
Joseph P Hacking traveled toward Lake City on Saturday to reach his daughters Incansing and Lucille at the University of Utah. Learning of her poor condition he phoned them to forget the homecoming trip before returning home.
J G Peppard Jr manager of the Ronsevelt plant and James M White, a New York college chum, were visiting last Tridie to see A F Ruse their Ver b as manager. Mr Pespard leaves 1 in the morning from Roonsevelt for Melt, where he will stay while his brother Charles and bride visit in the holidays in Kansas City. He expects to be gone about two months.
Chr Anderson from Salt Lake City Vetestage Archie MecFarlana of the McFentonea Packing campaign plans three truck loads of cattle feed and hay from Ashley valley and nearby Twintah basin. They will also haul bound for California and take on additional hay already purchased.
A fragmented report mentions Nora A. Taylor of Ouray in a daylong sequence involving payments and names with unclear actions. Other references include a university campus and various individuals linked to a local poultry or cattle company and a writer named Jonson, with a Monday home visit noted.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Mr of Leowl and Hoo ovalt with a Singer machine agent. Mentions Ver nal three days returning Wednesday Pred Clift left Pharsiay morning for Mobtrokxe Colorado after visiting with his brother Larry and wife.
A baby girl born December 18 to Mr Kenneth and Mrs Yperas third child Ira Thoma a Wilcox Academy teacher left Tuesday for Pueblo Colorado to spend his vacation. Aunt Mary Hutte remains confined with rheumatism after a fall eight weeks ago.
Bishop Fleorrocke traveled from Hennett Meniddy to handle business matters. Reports note rough roads along the route as he and attendants proceed with their schedule, joined by farmers Jorgen Son and Jacob from the Leotn faction who were in town Wednesday and left Thursday.
Sunday Mr and Mrs Staphen Beck of Mountain Dell announced the birth of a daughter at the home of her mother Mrsenas Froostony. The event marks a joyful addition to the Beck family with celebrations at their residence.
President Colton of the Roosevelt Stake and Uintah school board sent Parry Ratliff with a crew to Brus Creek to perform annual assessment work on 160 phosphate claims in the district.
Judge Ellag Hanzgon and court stenographer Arthur Bigler departed Saturday morning by Ulnutah railway to Provo. They arrived in Mack District court anicient the following Monday morning for proceedings.
Reverend M J Herwytg will conduct Christmas services at Rainbow and Watson and Mack streets during the week. Special New Year services are planned at St Pauls Episcopal Church at 7 30 p m.
Mia oT CO Parker and Edith Wilton with Miss Margaret Davis, all teachers at Ulatan academy, depart Thursday morning via Ulatan railway to spend holidays at homes in Salt Lake City.
The nights remain cold while days are bright and clear. Roads show no snow and fluids are minimal.
Sunday gathering in Vernal wards saw Stake officers present giving Exratlant instructions. The central theme stressed obedience to law and orderly conduct at the meeting.
Nrs E A Cramer wife of Bishop FE A Cramer is improving rapidly since her operation last week. The operation was of a serious nature and she had been ill for about six weeks previously.
All schools close Friday for the Christmas holidays. The Winters academy opens for class work on Wednesday January 3, while the Wild Cox academy opens January 2. Vernat Junior High and other public schools reopen Thursday morning January 4 after teachers institute activities on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A busy week at the Vernal Land Office with patents, patents heirs, and gas permit contests. George Calder heirs receive a desert land patent for 320 acres in T7S R20E. Rosetta Jansen heirs obtain 100 acres. Motzer Calder and Jeren Murray obtain final proofs on enlarged homesteads. contests include George T Smith versus George S Bowars over oil and gas permits with Smith upheld by Register Albert Halon.
Weekend activity along the Uintah Railway includes travelers from Watson to Vernal and several residents and workers moving between towns. Notables such as Rev. J. Fierseas, John McAndrews, and others were noted in movements to Watson, Vernal, and nearby mines, with varied plans for holidays and winter homes in Colorado and Utah.
The Current Topics club met on December 8 with Mrs Byron Thomas of Ernest A Jacobea presenting four lines of the National Maternity program. Helen Nelson delivered several readings. A dainty lunch was served by the hostess.
Glenn Oaks and Thelma Hunting secured a marriage license Wednesday and were married by Justice Charles Carter Jr. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs S A Hunting and the groom the son of Mr and Mrs William H Cait. This was Mr Carter’s second ceremony of the day.
Miss Romania Pierce of Roosvelt and Avid Tanorer of Flyton wed Wednesday morning at the court house with Justice Clarteg S Carr Jr presiding. The couple arrived early and joined family at the ceremony following the clark's of 34'2.
Power failures cripple Roosevelt and nearby Uintah Reservation towns for days due to repeated outages at the power plant. Officials report rebreaks in the line and ongoing renewable supply issues, leaving communities without lighting and essential services.
A portion of Alterra’s meeting house, the old school building, was completely enveloped in flames before midnight on Sunday. The blaze left the structure a total loss and will affect the neighborhood with a lengthy repair and rebuilding period.
Register Albart Ilslea notes that plats covering over 100000 acres of recently surveyed land in the Vernal district have been received in recent weeks. Surveys were prepared under the 60-50 plan. About 2000000 acres remain surveyed in Vernal, much mountainous. Mr Halenhog has served 40 years here and on May 10 1921 was named Recriver of the local land office by President Harding.
Alberc Halon registrar notes the filing of a township plat in township 14 south range 2 east. The land is subject to public lease after June 6 1923 with a 1923 to 1928 ownership window. qualified veterans who served in World War I may bid from March 7 1923 to June 6 1923. A public opening is set for June 6 1923.
The Vernal Light and Milling Company operates near Ashley Creek in Vernal valley. Four miles from Vernal, the mill is installed with modern machinery led by miler James Golpe and manager C A Yolnsonth. Officers include William H Siddowgy president Thomas W O Donnel vice president J K Bullock treasurer Herbert Tyrack secretary, with John Bennion on the board.
The homestead entry of John A. Workman Jr formerly of Vernal in Utah was withdrawn and the entry cancelled.
Mrs B P Kelly hosted Thalia Club members and guests on a Tuesday evening. Mrs Ella Cook presented a talk on women who borrow money from home, sparking open discussion. Mrs Zora Millburn and Mrs Myrtle Belthe led solos, with Waog Blanc as accompanist, and guests enjoyed a Christmas colored decor and a fine lunch.
A Christmas page in the Express printed Camp Fire Girls Wakeapi Nahow Crump unit ratings under Congregational church notes. The piece misrepresented the group as sectarian. Miss Julia Russell is named as guard.
Enthusiastic crowd at the Orpheus watched Willcox Academy edge Vernal Junior High in a near miss as tie games and late scores shaped a close finish. Officials listed Clark Larsen. Willcox stars included Hatch Tittle McCoy Tuttio and Van Tassel while Vernal featured Davis Watkins Workman Shiner Bliss Bennion.
Adapted from James Oliver Curwood’s story The Golden Snare the First National attraction plays at the Vogue Theatre Monday December 25 at 3 15 pm. David Hartford directs with Lewis Stone Ruth Renick in the female lead and a cast including Walter Berry Melbourne MacDowell Wellington Potter Francis MacDonald.
Sunday evening Principal E A Jacobsen of Uintah Academy received a telegram urging him to hurry home as his little son was seriously ill and not expected to live. Jacobsen left immediately to be with the child. further word had not arrived from Jim regarding the boy.
Thirty Vernal residents formed the Vernal Radio Club and will install a radio receiving station at the Vernal Commercial Club rooms. The apparatus, described as a top instrument, is guaranteed to give satisfaction and will be among the best.
The Uintah school paper prints its third issue of the year with two Christmas stories in addition to its regular content. Editors express congratulations and note improvements over prior editions.
On Friday last, John Glenn filed 4 United States patents with the county recorder. Filing fees totaled 6840 dollars. Patents issued in 1913 cover grazing land on the Rearwalier and extend to many individuals with taxes paid regularly.
An institute for WYintah County teachers occurs January 2 and 3 in the Second Ward Chapel Taos W O Donnell to speak on Juvenile Delinquency and President Wallace Calder to lecture on Education The institute closes Wednesday noon to allow teachers to return home for Thursday sessions
County recorder Minnie Preace and Deputy Recorder E J Longhurst with Leon P Christensen are updating plat books with year transfers. They plan to turn the books over to the county as part of year end duties.
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