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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
8
Public notices from Vernal Utah outline weekly publication in Uintah County. The ad lists pricing for six months and one month subscriptions, with unclear dates and amounts due to OCR artifacts.
Two strangers argue on the street about the remuneration of Uintah as locals in Uintah Basin pronounce the name ai. The scene hints at a city store advertising an aviation sale and a question of correct branding in the area.
A cryptic note claims a discrepancy in Vernal and Uintah county enumeration. It suggests investigation by the Commercial Club and local leaders while dismissing the population figure as an advertising matter and unimportant to correct rating.
Officers report significant liquor activity in Chest Town with efforts to stop bootlegging. They warn that the worst crime involves adults selling to minors and promise swift action against offenders after weekend peddling by Sunday sellers.
The text argues Uintah leaders should oppose a government withdrawal of troops from Fort Duchease amid unsettled Uintah and scattered settlers. It warns Indians recently broke bounds and troops failed to restrain them. without federal troops there could be renewed trouble. A strong local protest is urged against the move.
A fragmentary notice describes a nascent Craig Empire in Craig Colorado, promising novel growth and an explosive expansion of resources within a defined United States region. The text remains unclear on specifics and dates.
The editorial argues that the Mormon church should no longer dominate public life in Utah and Salt Lake City. It urges a broader approach to upbuilding the region, calling for secular civic progress and inclusive community development.
The county paper hails the Moffat tunnel under Jamaica Peak as a premier constructive state project. It asserts solid financing with ironclad contracts and anticipates high direct returns plus vast indirect benefits, noting unanimous local backing from diverse interests.
The Steamboat Springs Pilot cites David F. Moffat as a bold railroad developer whose plans to extend a line to Galt Lake City rely on Wall Street financing. It argues that without bond flotation and state support, the route through Stam, Springs, and Denvar risks high costs, but success would showcase Colorado's destiny and vast mineral wealth.
Christina D. Young asks how to obtain seeds of drought resistant cereals and whether durum and Khakheev varieties have been tested in Utah or Turkey. A reply notes tested durum wheats are spring varieties not ideal for dry farming. Khakheev relates to Crimea, Turkey Road. Warm, practical farming advice follows on fallow, soil moisture, and early ripening options for intermountain uplands.
A midwestern agricultural note advises trying Dine bie New Zea and Red Cob fodder corn for local yields. It suggests growing corn in vicinity, tolerating yearly variation, and sourcing seeds from any reputable seed dealer through a capable farmer voice in the West.
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