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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1902
Page
3
Local readers in Routt and Rio Blanco counties propose a new highway plan. They claim the Moffat road does not pass through Steamboat Springs and nearby towns. The idea aims to improve access and regional travel.
Denver capitalists acquire Steamboat Springs town site for 250000 with Dr Moffat showing interest. Proposed enhancements include a 100000 hotel and sanatorium. The area’s mineral springs and growth potential position it as a premier summer resort along the Moffat road route, while alternative routes through Twenty mile Park and Hayden bear river are discussed.
A proving sentiment among army officers supports restoring the army canteen. They argue allowing limited supervision in barracks reduces wandering to disreputable taverns outside military control and prevents drunkenness seen when canteens were abolished, supporting the previous critique of such bans.
The note discusses current crop prices and what farmers should sell now. It covers wheat oats pork bacon lard eggs hay and warns to focus on home farming rather than waiting for market gains tied to the Moffat road. It urges readers to raise hay and grain and work the farm rather than rely on external opportunities.
A valley farmer expects strong earnings from baled hay at 20.4 dollars per ton and oats at three cents per pound as he works his Grace project, planning substantial profits over the coming years.
Max Mitchell pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit a crime involving a nine to eleven year old girl. He was bound over to the District Court in $7000 bail after a Wednesday afternoon hearing before Justice Joseph Bodhy.
At the Monday meeting only one attendee plus officers appeared, so the election was postponed and current officers remain in office. Despite farmer disengagement, efforts continue to secure lakes as reservoirs and reorganize the company with new incorporation papers ready for filing with the Secretary of State and a future Interior Department application to proceed.
Local dealers offer deep discounts on a few Sadies garments including capes bust waists and skirts. Shoppers are invited to examine the selection for exceptionally low prices and the best bargains seen in Verna.
The Uintah creamery reports very rich milk during the past month and plans to run through winter. People are renewing milk shipments after a fall lull. Mr Word churned 78 pounds of butter from 3.20 pounds of milk, a rate that covers home demand. Orders from Salt Lake City exceed supply. production cannot meet home demand. November recalls amount to 61,559 pounds of milk and 2,500 pounds of butter. Word HR Pack led with 62 percent butter fat, followed by SI M Batty at 6 percent.
Justice Joan R Wilson, appointed as city justice, imposes fines during Christmas. John Murray fined 33 for excessive celebration. Lee Roy Green and Chas. Odekirk fined ten dollars and five dollars respectively for assault related offences. Jags Nichols fined five for provoking the assault. Albert Davis paid five for assault and battery on Christmas Day. Ros Lee fined for discharging a pistol.
Supervisor Marshall of the Uiitish Dovert Reserve states the Wool Growers Association will not grant portraits to graze next season. The Interior Department in 1902 allocated 123000 head of sheep to graze July to September 1903 in designated forest ranges, with cattle ranges excluding sheep. Distribution of 1250 sheep to divisions is authorized, and future grazing control shifts to the supervisors, removing Wool Growers Association involvement.
A humorous piece chronicles the earnings chain of a rural editor from birth to death. It notes doctors, ministers, and undertakers profit while the editor collects fees for notices, poems, cards, and thanks, ending with the quip that editors end up very wealthy.
A farmer offers $500 in reward for two two year old horses, a gray gelding and a bay mare branded on the left shoulder with reversed T. The notice lists numerous names and dates across several towns including Naples and Vernal, with various individuals referenced as witnesses or contact points.
In a tale of four young women and a false romance, a handsome boarder is drawn into flirtatious deception. The conspirators trap him with forged letters and a supposed lost love, sending him on an international chase from New York to Europe. He returns heartbreaked, prompting the narrator to reveal the prank and his claimed betrothal to “the prude.”
Mrs Lechenby files in district court against William Edwards seeking damages of 2000 dollars claiming he shot Louis Lechenby at an Iola Strings event and caused his death two days later. She states Louis was her sole support and that Vernal Utah relates to the earlier incident.
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