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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1909
Page
4
A weather expert is sought to explain several days of heavy fog in the Uintah basin. The Game and Fish Department reports self sufficiency, turning over $2,000 to the treasury. Warden At Wood urges establishing a local fish hatchery to boost the county’s mountain streams.
The piece urges Grand Junction boosters to promote the Mesa County Fair eight months away and argues collective effort builds wealth. It compares regional growth to Vernal and Utah basin prospects, calling for a commercial club, water system, education, and shared investment in a college, hotel, and canning factory to raise property values and attract newcomers.
A lighthearted note on how essential capital is for operating a print shop. The piece links financial abundance to maintaining equipment, purchasing supplies, and sustaining daily operations in a small business setting.
The letter laments erratic wind powered publishing and rising costs. Printers demand spot cash on Saturdays and Uncle Sam’s drafts bite at rents taxes and utilities, leaving the community uneasy about price and paper stability.
The Uintah Stake Academy reports a quiet but vigorous finish to the first semester. Enrollment reaches 113 with 46 eighth graders 52 first year and 16 second year high school students. The high school is especially strong and a new academy building is anticipated. Boys expect to resume sports against valley teams once snow clears. Mr. S I Bennion Jr gave a talk to the first year class.
A rustic parable set by the Catawba describes a preacher and a fisherman testing behavior. The preacher contemplates fish catching while offering a lesson about patience and temper. later, a colonel and an observer note the returning catch of sixteen fish as the tale concludes.
A liberal reward is offered by J. He Reader for information leading to the recovery of cattle branded 7E% on the left lip ear and a mark on the right ribs and ears. It mentions buying at cost at Vernal Trading where Over SIM s are available.
In Uintah County Utah the Fourth Judicial District Court handles the estate of Henrietta A Palmer deceased Creditors must present claims with vouchers to executor Alvah A Hatch at Vernal Utah on or before May 21 1908 the filing dates show January 22 and February 12.
Notice to creditors announces sealed bids for rock and earth work on Dry Gulch Irrigation Company Lake Fork Canal No 2 in Roosevelt Utah. Bids due 12 noon February 10 1909 in the company office. Sections range 20 to 2100 feet. Specifications available at the company office. The right to reject bids is reserved. Dry Gulch Irrigation Company secretary J E Strain January 22 Teb 6
Department of the Interior Vernal Land Office issues notice dated January 1 1964. Carrie BR Holmes of Roosevelt Utah is identified with a prior homestead entry made August 7 1907 under Entry No 1991 US 5S Sertal. The notice announces competing claims and regulatory steps for land in Roosevelt area.
Summons issued in Bourth Fultedel District Court Utah for I Moobope and 42 Lawson with service deadlines noted. Defendants must appear within twenty days after service. failure may lead to default judgment. Clerk of the court to file copy of complaint. attorney John Lupe listed for plaintiff.
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