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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1900
Page
3
A jumble of local items covers dances at Berts Halim Merrill ward news about John N Davie illness and family events. Mentions job changes, court rumors, business deals, school petitions, and plans for gilsonite mining. Roads, stores, and a stake building project alternate with personal notices and community chatter.
Dollar buys chances on a show plus home visits and social events at Collet’s and Camp homes. Dyer mine activity, bonds, and mining claims Mountain Sheep and Singer Blue named. Tyzack family updates and Lake Superior copper broker Nelson’s visit. Thalia Club forms officers for 1900. new members welcomed.
On January 17 the Polara Club plans a social ball at the Social Hall to celebrate Ben Jain Rankling’s 194th birthday. Polars Club members will wear colonial costumes. masquerade is not allowed for noncolonial attire. Invited guests may opt to dress or not, and the event is billed as the season’s social highlight.
The Chicago Store advertises ladies underwear at 60 cents a pair and a wide selection of mens, womens, and children's shoes at low prices. Dr Bjornson offers sterilized vaccine virus with vaccination services. Town news mentions engineer T E Moore leaving for Bromide mine, Ex Bishop George Freestone’s visit, and local dry farming progress in Cache Valley.
The Imperial Dramatic Company stages their latest comedy The Cheerful Linz tonight, while a minstrel show directed by Messrs Custar and Lushington appears in Fort Du chenne on the 18th. Look for future Alcazar Company announcements in our next issue.
The East End Saloon advertises pure unadulterated goods with the finest whiskies wines and beers. It lists brands of cigars including La Coralina Key West Wm Penn Salt Palace Czarina Marguerite Som Moore Francis Welton Walter Scott Leader and La Fade yendenna. Tom and Jerry served daily. Proprietor A B Permovyer and Manager J W Perroxxexr.
A notice offers a liberal reward for the return of a dark iron grey stallion about three years old missing from a farm south of Vienne. The horse bears marks of a sarcingie around the girth and the finder is urged to come forward with the animal’s location.
The Imperial Dramatic Company celebrated at Mr. and Mrs T A Robinson’s home in Vernal on New Year’s Day. Mayor M Browne retired from office after serving as mayor since Vernal’s incorporation and town board president since 1894. He declined to seek re election due to poor health and plans a long rest from duties.
A dissolution of partnership occurs between Griffin and Holdaway as J M Griffin takes control of the Griffin and Holdaway saw milling firm and settles debts. Separately, Mr Robert Mairj of Midway and Isla Ida Wardle of Vernal unite in marriage at the bride’s parents home in Glines ward on January 4 1900. Guests enjoyed a evening with games music and supper until two in the morning.
The primary and intermediate departments begin in the new school house next Monday with the trustees hiring another teacher to run the primary and intermediate grades for northern district residents. Woodward continues with higher grades in the current building. Mrs Martha Iowna buys Mrs Susan McConkin's home for one hundred dollars. A mining party from Bromide returns Friday. New Year parties show children enjoy dancing as well as adults. Bishop Colton hosts a reception for Edwin and Lizzie Colton, married at Salt Lake Temple last September. Burials and local events fill the week with several births noted in the ward.
D T Brown and Company offers iron work horse shoeing wheel wrighing baggy repair and all wood work in the Ilyde shop. Local tradesman provides diverse services including repairs and craft work for the community.
A fragmented OCR reads a roster of individuals including Hyrum Calder J L Quist John Wilson and J Ells along with Joseph Tumothy Mary Abptanalp William Rudga Joseph Hacking Srake President John T Kay George Gray and Ghines in a community notice.
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