Poatoffice Mail Matter Recalled at Vernal
A garbled note from the Poatoffice indicates a mail matter labeled Recoud was mishandled and has been recalled. Officials advise residents to await further instructions.
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
2
Advertising Rates and Legal Ad Notice Details
An OCR fragment outlines advertising rates for display ads and legal notices including costs per line for insertions and additional charges for subsequent insertions. It mentions divorce ads and notices for the welfare of the community, with guidance on payments and classification of church notes and community announcements as news items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irda
Egg Prices in Vernal Hit Sixty Cents A Dozen
Hen fruit fetches 60 cents a dozen in Vernal as a luxury many cannot afford this winter. The report notes that only a few common people can enjoy such prices and eggs remain a scarce indulgence.
Inspector recommends closing small coal mines in Uintah county
In his annual report Coal Mine Inspector Gomer Thomas urges shutting all coal mines employing fewer than six men. He questions what Uintah county residents would do if carried out and notes there are no large coal corporations to benefit from such a ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gomer Thomas
Uintah County
Neck of the Woods
Coyotes Targeted as Uintah County Bounty Rises
Flockmasters say coyotes are unusually numerous this winter in Uintah County. The Uintah County Wool Growers Association adds 60 cents to the state bounty of 1.00, making 150.00 per animal plus hide value, to encourage locals on the valley outskirts to trap them. Than Galloway promotes a bait claimed to lure the predators to traps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah County Wool Growers Association
Galloway
Quiet Christmas Day in Vernal Town
Christmas in Vernal passed quietly with families at home enjoying Santa Claus generosity. Outsiders found little town excitement during the day, while night brought dances at the Social Hall and the Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Santa Claus
Holiday crowds fill town with festive revelry
Disorderly activity was absent during the holiday period as large, well behaved crowds of youths gathered at both locations. Warm weather and fresh snow boosted sleigh riding and town excitement with several dances held since Christmas and no arrests reported.
Vernal Merchants Report Robust Holiday Trade
Vernal merchants say holiday business was strong with many stores selling out of holiday goods. After a quiet earlier period, activity returned as people spent earnings and some traveled to the reservation, with a good harvest and winter weather prompting shoppers to return to town.
Road grader eyed for Uintah valley roads
Local observers expect the new Uintah County Board of Commissioners to purchase a road grader to improve valley roads next summer. They argue grading cuts mud holes, drains surplus water, and outpaces years of poll tax work with shovels and scrapers. Commissioner Hacking is named as favoring the idea, with Bates and Billings also voicing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah
Board of County Commissioners
Hacking
Bates
Billings
For Sale Cheap Or to Trade for Hay or Grain
For sale or trade to hay or grain a three year old mare and a five year old mare, both broke to work drive and ride. Inquire of J C Hacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C Hacking
Vernal Bank Ledger Report of Uintah County Utah 1906
At close of business midday in December 1906 the Hank of Vernal lists assets and liabilities. It shows cash on hand, due from national and state banks, etc. The entry records totals in dollars and cents and reflects the bank’s financial snapshot for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Uintah
Utah
Busiens
Duvembir
Katta
Cordfcuten
Idankera
Justice Wilson's Court Civil Case over Four Horses
December 21 1905 Justice of the Peace in Wilson presided over a civil dispute between Snellin Johnson, plaintiff, and Ira Burton, defendant, over possession of four horses. Johnson, aided by County Attorney John T. Pope, prevailed. The horse's value was listed as $26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Wilson
Snellin Johnson
Ira Durten
Johnson
John T. Pope
Ira Burton
T W. O'Donnell
Plaimiff
A Christmas Gift From the Express Man
The writer recalls receiving a Russian melon from Geo Slaugh of Green River ranch Utah as a Christmas gift. The melon is praised as a fine winter crop, with some claiming it rivals the summer variety while the tasting proceeds. The piece meanders through memories of childhood watermelons and a remark on cultivating tastes like celery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Geo Slaugh
Green River
Green River City
Utah
Jensen Jottings Show Warm Jensen Welcome And Holiday Notes
A Scottish born American family arrives in Jensen from Dangen by Roger Uorrochs. The ward hosts a welcome at the ward house with Bishop Lilings and Richardson family. Christmas events include trees, candy, presents, and a dance. Reports mention snow, Peter Peterson’s Christmas return, a baby’s burial, and local social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald
Richardson
Jensen
Dangen
Roger Uorrochs
Ward House
Ward
Bishop Lilings
Peter Peterson
Park City
Geo Ainge
Littlehildren
Jonsen
Cothir
Lodging House Opens Near Duchesne Bridge
Theodore Lhoughts and partners open a new lodging house a few rods west of the Duchesne bridge to serve travelers and relieve freezing nights for arrivals. I E Odekirk and son George return from Vernal with hay and grain for their feed stable as Miss Myrtle Gibson of Moffat visits Mrs N M Baldock. Harry Partridge returns to Goshen from his father’s homestead. Charles Atkinson and Jacob Michaels travel to Vernal and file a contest against a cousin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clipper
Don Workman
Odekirk
George Odekirk
Vernal
Duchesne Bridge
Myrtle Gibson
Moffat
N M Baldock
Harry Partridge
Goshen
City Hall Work Pushed as Blue Dench Groups Claim Labor Activity
Blue Dench faction asserts Lour carpenicia are at work near City Hall with work advancing in Bundy area. Local sources confirm active construction and city officials plan further development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lour Carpenicia
Aizegy
Bundy
Sale Notice of Debtors Property in Naples Precinct
State of Utah Uintah County Naples precinct notice for a 6 year old sorrel horse with white face and feet to be sold at public auction January 6 1907 at 10 am to satisfy a debt of 250 dollars incurred by a guardian for J Karren on December 23 1906. The horse is unbranded and held as security for damages. Dated December 24 1906. Signed by FB and others as precinct keepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Uintah
Naples
J Karren
Ow Orsay
Poun
How Diphtheria Is Contracted
How a common cold may expose a child to diphtheria and how Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is claimed to cure the cold and remove the danger of germ diseases. © Lloyd Diaz Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Iesgena
Wolte
Lloyd Diaz
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