New County Officers Take Oath and Organize Board
A new county government convened to oath ceremonies and organizational actions. The board elected Kerry as chair and Ashton as chair of committees while naming deputies and outlining irrigation oversight, school reopenings, and official duties.
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Oluca Jasi Mounay
Counly
Luis Mienaruson
Bueriik
Walidce Gainer
Weaven McConxie
Iagurer
Airs Alabel Hacking
James Unell
Nagt1ugue
Ana Whi B
Absessor
Wu Nell Buc
bYueo
W. Kerry
Boldover
Ioor
Isanpera
Lyilue Asguton
Agous
bLrages
Ashley Lartett
Slerks and Grounds
woOald
Nye
Bbbebsois
UaWed Ag
Thos H Murray
Jacob W Ussen
Uivetl
Lima Lowers
YU N. Oleen
Wales
Ulitin
Scheol Leechers Maxing a Canvas of the Whole County
Public school teachers continue home visits to gauge local demand for school locations while awaiting the State Board of Health guidance. Individual instruction is used where possible, with Maeser school reporting success for over a month and Willcox Academy planning similar steps next week.
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State Board of Health
Maeser
Willcox Academy
Red Revolution Flares Across Berlin Streets
Geneva via London reports Berlin erupting in street fighting as red revolutionaries seize the Reichsbank and other key banks. Government offices shelled from Platz and Strasse, while Liberta government defenders and Sparadus faction militants clash with workers and soldiers in parks and central districts. Ivan W Atwood, Uintah county veteran, returns on furlough from the U S Navy with tales of the war and his crossings of the Atlantic.
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Geneva
London
Sparadus
Ivan W Atwood
Uintah County
Enlst
U. S Navy
Mr Atwood
France
Atlantic
San Francisco
Government to take over mall transport with trucks
Advices indicate government will use government owned trucks on the Helper Vernal line as trucks arrive. Seven large trucks departed San Francisco February 20, with Postmaster Young of Helper notified to alert Washington. Since Watson Vernal route was discontinued, parcel post has not reached Vernal for ten days. Local business men await the new system to speed shipments.
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Helper
San Francisco
Bee
Young
Washington
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
W.S.5
English Sparrow Campaign Urges Coordinated Poison and Traps
Utah state agencies and local farm bureaus mobilize January campaigns in Uintah County for sparrow extermination. Farmers receive poison bait and trapping guidance, with strict safety steps to protect domestic animals, reduce sparrow numbers, and preserve native birds.
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Astern Uintah County
Uintah County
Swat
US Department of Agriculture
Ievision
Utah Agricultural College
U. S. Biological Survey
State Livestock Heard
Farm Bureau
Marines Hero's Fate Uncertain After Armistice Battle
George R Goodrich, Marine Corps volunteer, is feared missing after fierce fighting that followed two October letters home. His parents, in contact with the War Department and Washington offices, have received no confirmation of his status since the armistice.
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George R. Goodrich
Nmre
Geo. L. Goodrich
Marine Corps
Gasoline Locomotive Ordered for Cedar Butte Oil Co
Cedar Butte Oil Co plans rapid work on its cedar Hutte site near White Rocks Dr P 8 Coke with a gasoline locomotive between Price and Whiterecka to haul sand to the mill 1200 feet away. Rails totaling 40000 pounds have been laid as construction resumes awaiting favorable weather for spring operation.
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Cedar Hutte Ol Co
Whiterocks
P 8 Coke
Price
Whiterecka
Roosevelt
Cedar Dude Company
United States
Coke
Year of possibilities in store for Uintah County in oil shale
The year 1915 is seen as pivotal for oil shale development in Uintah County with rich deposits and potential to surpass Utah Copper in scale and profit. Companies like the Ute Company of St Louis advance a revival plant near Whiter River, while James Doyle and Verner Reed push claims near Watson. Other eastern investors plan mining after war—and Findley family recoveries from influenza and ongoing Calder ice pond work highlight local activity.
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Mabel Slacking
Zelpha W. Wellman
Recorder’s
James Fowlks
McConkle
Sherif
J¢ensen
S Billings
Wiley S Collett
Naples
Albert N Henry
S Hullinger
Vernal
Pontha Calder
Hyrum Swain
Grines
tJas O'Neil, Sr
Joc Duke
Nandlett
Albert Halen
Peter Domgaard
Lapoint
Acel Hales Juatica
Thomas Rossa
Mayden
Chas Peterson
Olin Gardner
Uintah County
United States
Utah Copper Company
Ute Company
St. Louis
Whiteriver
Bas
James Doyle
Verner 2
Reed
Watson
Doyle
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Scheol
Berlin
John N. Davis
Vernal Bank
Henry Moore
Mise
Lota Carter
Mims
Gusa Davis
Robert H Wallin
Plutocrat
Geo
Goodrich
Bia Slater
Laura
St Vitus
Weil
CORP
Geo KR. Goodrich
Arthur Manwaring
Harold Manwaring
Geo L
Cedar Butte Oil CO
Raven Oil & Refining Cos
Rangery
Findley
T! Calder
Ewing
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