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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1900
Page
3
A hodgepodge of small town items covers grocery ads from Conroy and Co and Bullock's, a mill note on cornmeal, bids, and sales. Police, school, and theater snippets mingle with mentions of Hadlock's family, Woodard moves, and a Republican convention coming March 2 at Battle City.
A collection of small town items includes music nights at Roberts dance hall, a trip by Ira Bryant from Brush Creek, price and goods notes from Corrox & Co, and holiday sales at the Chicago Store. Also reported are student suspensions at Vernal Central for smoking, coal prices at a mine, a lost brown shirt and shoes, and a near miss at Bhi ward cemetery after a stray act of violence.
Marcellus Popo aa begins erecting a new assay office south of the Uintah House. He paid $200 for twenty feet of ground frontage at $10 per front foot. Government hydrographic engineer C P Pratt and Fay Harmston surveyed streams on the Uintah reservation and the Ashley river to aid irrigation planning. The tabernacle rock work advances with large dimension stones and a ready crew, aiming to finish before fall.
Community posts describe a masquerade at Bowsl Hall and another at Social Hall on February 14, inviting attendance. Local merchants advertise Barton Bros Shoes. Colton Co. promotes goods and mine stock. A homecoming party for returned missionaries Toward and Davis drew a large crowd.
The Thalia Club met on a Thursday in February with twenty members. They read King Richard II and discussed Hogheh history, Henry's accession, and exploration. Mrs Johnson, Mrs Morris, and Mrs Burton presented talks on money, artilleries, and early voyages. Mrs Taylor and Mrs Woodard reviewed Speech and Manners. Vinceretta named librarian. Washington's birthday program adopted. meeting adjourned.
A listing seeks 8 led One up A new Singer drop head and a second hand New Home sewing machine for cash or trade, request from Ulotuts Hons.
There will be a mass convention of the Republican party at Vernal City Hall on Saturday February 17 to elect delegates for a later convention in East Lake City on March 2 1900 and to transact other business as needed. Dox B Cotrox chairman IL B Por secretary.
Anote reports a maid arriving at Walter and Mary McCoy’s home on Friday February 20. Friends gathered at Joseph Hacking’s home for a surprise 21st birthday party. Moroni Gusber buys land to build a building and hopes for a local post office. Mary Ann Wamsley and two daughters plan to move to Arizona for two years. Mr. Hubbard will join a mission. Joe Hacking and Wilkin Workman accept missions as the community notes a singer’s concert and other local events.
Archibald Hadtock died Wednesday after an appendicitis operation last Tuesday by Doctors Davies of Fort Duchesne and Ross of Vernal. He bore intense suffering with no hope of recovery. Funeral held at the Ghnes ward school house with Elder J W Johnson and Jeroen ab Hatch Sr presiding. He was the sole support of his mother and remembered as genial and hardworking. The community extends sympathy to his relatives.
In Justice Robinson's Court on February 3 and 6, defendants faced charges from battery to disturbing religious services. David Antsmen fined $5, others paid $10, $2, or $1 with or without costs. several pleas of guilty were entered. Warrants issued for several suspects. A town disturbance case involving The Lee was resolved with flight evidence noted.
A series of fines were issued including $8 for an unnamed offense and five days in the house of correction for one defendant. Others faced smaller sums such as $1 and costs for Clifford Bry tot and $2 for Claudina Wion and John Dingman. The court noted insufficient evidence against some defendants. On February Sth J W Peiroaust proprietor of the East End Saloon paid $15 and costs for keeping a disorderly house while David Thompson paid $3 and costs for disturbing the peace.
All goods on hand must be sold at the neat mx wacks with reductions from $226 to 81 75 and many items cut further. Ladies jackets and coats down to 6 4h0 to 475 and 4h0 to 676 belts and undergarments reduced. Boys coats vests suits and undergarments discounted, menswear and underwear deeply cut.
The firm known as McIntyre and Moadowa dissolves the partnership by mutual consent. McIntyre retains the old stand while Moadowa transfers its department to the new store location.
A damaged OCR reading shows garbled lines about winds, liberty, and time, with phrases like the past, winds, and a call to action. Names and clear events are unreadable, leaving a fragmentary, non-figurative depiction of a poetic or editorial piece.
A Democratic county convention is announced for Vernal Scoul Hall on Thursday February 1 at 1 o'clock pm to choose delegates for the Democratic State Convention in Salt Lake City in March. Precinct chairmen are asked to call primaries soon. delegate apportionment lists Jensen 3 Naptes 6 Vernal 15 Ashley 7 Dry Fork 2 Henrys Fork 1 Wako It Pack Chairman.
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