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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1907
Page
3
The Uintah Stake conducts its Local and Personal Quarterly Conference today and tomorrow, inviting members to attend and participate in scheduled sessions and discussions.
County Commissioner John C Bates and Leslie Ashton arrived back after extended visits to Salt Lake City. Miss Lamar Colton won last week's Acme Studio prize drawing. L J Winder received two specialty goods by express. Mrs Jas Mc Naughton rearers sheep at Alhandra. Sheep shearing begins at Uintah corrals around April 15. S& Carter's flock to be first through the process.
The funeral for the child of Mr and Mrs Clarence Belcher was held yesterday morning at the family residence under the Vernal Ward bishoprick.
President William H Smart arrived Thursday night by dragon after a brief visit to Heber and Salt Lake City. He crossed the reservation on departure and traversed Straw berry valley with more than four feet of snow.
G I Fredrickson, longtime operator of a blacksmith shop at Vernal, has leased his Vernal business and moved to his homestead near Theodore. He plans to establish a new blacksmith shop at Theodore and develop a local business while improving the homestead.
Leland to broom out with a general attorney in a few weeks. Geo Ashton owns stock and plans to open his business soon after purchasing property. He anticipates the Moffat road will reach the town on its route to Salt Lake.
A new Art Embroidery Club was organized in Vernal on Tuesday afternoon. It will meet every Friday, starting with a twelve member group. Officers for the first year include Mrs Gertrude Rich as President, Mrs Ada Johnson as Secretary, Mr Nellie Whitlock as Treasurer, and Mrs Libbie Winn as Moderator.
John McKowan returned to town after crossing Deep Creek where he was forced to abandon a wagon due to deep snow. He warned that anyone who took the wagon tongue bolster king bolt endgate rods and other parts could obtain a bill of sale for the entire outfit.
Vernal prepares for electric lighting as residents anticipate brighter evenings. Mrs. John N. Davis plans a Salt Lake City return soon. The annual poultry show is canceled due to lack of suitable space. John W. Galbraith and Linnie Britt wed at the courthouse. licenses issued to Galbraith and Britt and to Charles B Tox and Mary Moore. Joseph Rich halts coal hauling to Fort Duchesne until roads improve.
Mrs Geo Thomas of Ghnes ward sustained a fracture of both bones of the arm due to a slip and fall on ice this week. Dr Brownfield set the fracture.
Proceeds will support ongoing music for a Choral Society and also fund a donation to the Mormon Tabernacle Fund. The plan allocates resources to sustain musical activities and assist temple tabernacle efforts.
Rock Springs Miner reports Samuel Spicer purchased the Middlesex ranch on Current Creek for 10000 dollars, including farming implements and horses on the range.
A young range rider set up his permanent headquarters at the Hardy home Monday. It notes this is the first boy in the family and Bert feels like head of the Forest Service, proudly wearing boots with his trousers tucked in.
County Fruit Tree Inspector Cyrus A Thompson notes fewer pear trees and reduced red spider and green aphis this season. Woolly aphis problem worsens but he believes proper spraying can eradicate aphids with his recommended spring formula.
A large crowd gathered at the Vernal Opera House on Monday February 18 for a Socialist program. Speakers lauded Judge McKinney of the US Supreme Court for calling the arrest of labor leaders Haywood and Pettibone kidnapping pure and simple noting it as harsh as actions by private individuals.
A letter from Senator George Sutherland to Fd Harmston indicates a likely assignment of a soil survey party this season. The survey would cover the Ashby valley and the former Uintah Indian reservation area.
A mixed page of sales and notices including a Wellington piano for sale in first class condition and various goods at discount. Also mentions theater plans, saddles, a house for rent, livestock, farm work early in the season, travel notes, and a 1907 Vernal area marriage in North Vernal.
Do not miss the concert at the Social Hall with stage setup and good seating planned to ensure success. Local notices mention a social event with preparations and community interest in a Colorado audience.
City Recorder Ben Kelly arranges purchase of three high priced Rhode Island Red chickens. Tom Taylor travels to his farm near Leland and plans to move his family there within days.
A. G. Anderson of Ferron and associates ordered two carloads of bees from Texas to arrive in May. Ward E. Pach and Joseph H. Hardy traveled from Roosevelt yesterday after a heavy rainstorm.
Miss Alta Newcomb returns from Theodore where she arranged spring work on her homestead and visited friends in the vicinity.
Vernal marked Washington's birthday with closures of the post office bank and public schools. The sole notable activity was a local shooting match that broke the routine.
County Clerk Hacking oversees remodeling of the clerks office. He plans counters to separate staff work from the public service area.
At all o clock Tuesday evening the infant daughter of Assistant Postmaster Clarence Belcher and his wife died from bronchitis after a week of illness. Born December 16, 1906, the child’s brief life brought sorrow to the young mother among new neighbors. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
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