Vernal News Briefs From Vernal Utah and Surroundings
Vernal editor Veral Merpress Jaines reports a second class matter at the Vernal post office under the act of Congress. Notices detail display and legal advertising rates and specific charges, plus local business and community items. CMA numbers note wool growth, sheep sales, and residents like Richard Gox, Fort Du Neene, and William Qakley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Utah
Congress
Ouray
Richard Gox
Fort du Neene
Ex-service trio to settle on Walker Hollow homesteads
Oita 1) Pires and Sidney Johnson ex service Jaen with two years in France arrived in Veal from Ada Jkansay last Monday. As soon as weather clears they will settle on homesteads near Walker Hollow. The Ladies Aid of the Congr egational church honored retiring president Mrs Benjamin P Kell with a set of community silver knives and forks. The evening featured cards and a delicious lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oita
Pires
Sidney Johnson
Jaen
France
Veal
Ada Jkansay
Walker Hollow
Congregational Church
Benjamin P Kell
Lgt
Local Durnington trip and community party notices
Frank Warnes leaves Milday for Durnington to start his own business venture after five years with Newton Bros as designer and maker of tow boy boots. A farewell party at City Bakery includes dancing and a lunch. engineers and road officials discuss upcoming surveys and spring road work toward the K ranch. Weather report from Lone Tree Utah records a sequence of cold days with subzero lows and light snow. Roosevelt basketball night features a large group of players and supporters who traveled by seven cars to the game and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Warnes
Newton Bros
Milday
Durnington
New Mexico
Vernal
Gat
City Bakery
Local notes on land filings, deer feed, and farm events
Bloosevelth resident Owen Bennien and Rand lett homestead claims surface as Receiver Peter Hanson noted final proofs. Jazz band from Veal played at Roosevelt high leap year dance drawing big crowd led by Walter Davies. J A Manker’s associate Duke returned from Salt Lake on business, while George Goodileh reports road spending around $2000 with more funds cited. Deer starvation near Rush Creek noted, with Ashley Forest supervisor Anderson planning feed efforts and Winioh county Farm Bureau reps assisting. Calder heads to Salt Lake City for Farm Bureau convention with John son accompanying as eastern division rep. Personal property assessment work nearing completion across reservation towns. Lapoint Drug gains partial stock at Marx building.
Central school band makes remarkable progress under Charles Lewis
The Central school band shows strong progress under Charles Lewis as they practice tunes for children to march by. The group, credited with regular class work, rehearses three times weekly and includes a quartet of two saxophones one cornet and one clarinet. County Clerk James O Nell Jr hails the Harrough duplex adding machine costing 51500 for county officers. The device features dual keyboards and handles complex calculations, promising savings on adding rolls. a new Remington tabulating typewriter is also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central School
Charles Lewis
James O Nell, Jr
Harrough
Leap Year Justice of the Peace Teases Marriage Ceremony
A comical note from Vernal describes the county clerk’s office as the place to seek a license and a justice of the peace ready to wed couples if affidavits show the proposal has occurred. The piece ends with a wry wish that he loses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace of Vernal
County Clerks Office
Subscriptions Requests to Lapress Include Missives
Readers from Idaho and Utah express desire to renew or start subscriptions. Ea Yoakum asks not to stop the Lapress, while G Linderman inquiries about prices and requests a copy before sending payment. The letters reflect reader reliance on the local paper and curiosity about rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapress
Ea Yoakum
Fo Duchesne
Ilera
Linderman
Idaho
Lunch system trial at Central School shows promise
Principal Augustus Smith reports Central school pupils are developing a lunch system using steam radiators until heaters and electric plates arrive. Last week eight pupils served teachers a lunch of chocolate with whipped cream sandwiches, salad, and pickles, all enjoyed by all. The group plans to repeat the successful event at intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Smith
Central School
Senator Colton Returns From Washington Trip
Pres Don 8 Colton returned Monday from a three week trip to Washington to straighten out title to land in the western Utah Basin. The land was sold by the government in 1912. The Senate has passed a bill to clear the title and Colton met with House Public Lands committees to help shape the bill for passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colton
Washington
Ulutah Basin
Senate
House of Representatives
Murray and Yoakum cases heard in Uintah County courts
County Attorney Wallace Calder and Sheriff Lafe Richardson spent Monday and Tuesday on the reservation hearing the cases of John R Murray and Eq Yoakum. Murray charged with larceny of a coin and calf. Blazzard testified. Yoakum charged with breaking a headgate to turn water to his cattle. tried before Justice Albert Nallen’s court and released. Burgess of Roosevelt defended Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Calder
Lafe Richardson
John R Murray
John Murray
George HW Blazzard
James M Shaffer
Lapoint
Vernal
Vermal and Vic in Verbal area cattle trade and local notices
Reports from Vernal and nearby Vermal detail residents buying cows and helpers arriving from Statdlett for a Ouray Valley Ditch Company meeting. J U Witwer travels to Salt Lake City for the State Farm Agents convention and farmer roundup in Logan. News covers a stockgrower, travel to Watson, a health course, postmaster resignation and rescinded order, and various local personal notes including a missionary assignment, a fire insurance claim, illness, and a funeral in Maeser.
Stray animal to be sold at public auction in Uintah County
Peter Domgaard Poundkeeper for Handlett Precinct reports a stray described as a black yearling heifer branded Y atop V on left ribs taken up in Randlett precinct. If unclaimed by January 26 1920 at 2 pm the animal will be sold at A O Cloward ranch near Moffatt to the highest cash bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Utah
Uintah
Randlett
A O Cloward Ranch
Moffatt
Local residents report illnesses and community notes
Miss Venice Vope ailment quingy sore, Miss Org Bock had adenoids operation last Saturday. Louis Larson and wife from Roosevelt on business. Wout Woolley hoy operated on for tonsils and adenoids today. Uintah county nurse Eretta Sainsbury visited Denver. Henry Wreckson bedridden with severe cold. Aunt Sarah Hicheng frail, likely few days. Jed G Tingham daughters operated for tonsils and adenoids. Baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Joe Cruse January 19 at Sunshine ranch, Jen gen. Sugar price jump affects merchants in Salt Lake City. wholesale up 27.7 to 1450, retail 1600. Emerald Oil officers re-elected: Enos Bennion president, James Hacking VP, Don B Calton secretary, N J Meagher treasurer. Directors listed. Dog poison case involving Critchlow’s Boston bull pup. reward offered. Uintah State Bank’s WoL Woodbwy on the sick, William McCarroll sells farm, moves to central Texas. Chase Connor in Deming for hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerald Oil Company
Enoe Bennion
James Hacking
Don B Calton
N J Meagher Treassurer
Enos Hennion
N J Meagher
A N Johnson
Notice to Water Users State Engineers Quice Salt Lake City
Notice published by state engineers announces Shem fa MacNeal of Vernal Utah has filed an application to appropriate three four second feet of water from Spring Creek in Uintah County. Water will be diverted 700 feet west and 600 feet south from the northeast corner of section 19 township 4 south range 22 east and conveyed 11 980 feet to irrigate 2206 acres in sections 19 and 29, township 4 south range 22 east. Protests with affidavits and $290 fee due within thirty days after publication. State Engineer G F McGomagnla dated Jan 1 1920 with completion of publication Feb 13 1920.
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Quice
Salt Lake City
Utah
Shemfa
MacNeal
Vernal
Spring Creek
Uintah County
Township 4
Range 22
Salt Lake Oase
Meridian
Bazge
Salt Lake
State Engineers Office
Water appropriation notice for North Ashley Creek Utah
State Engineer's Office in Salt Lake releases notice that H Seeley John Winn and Clarence Winn of Vernal Utah filed an amended application to divert two second feet from North Ashley Creek in Uintah County for irrigation of 1924 acres in Section 12 Township 4 South Range 21 East. Protests with affidavit and $250 fee due within 30 days after publication.
Heifer with brands 16 on hip and 3 on thigh offered
A buyer offers months old rad year heifer branded 16 on left hip and 3 on left thigh with prop off left ear. A pasture and feed bill dated October 1 is attached. Location cited is 1419 W. T. Green, Tridell, Utah. Public notice references Ulatah Packing & Frotision Go. page 2 of the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Harrison
Lapoint
Utah
W. T. Green
Tridell
Ulatah Packing & Frotision
Teaue
William Gillman
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Uume
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Stoogevelt
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M W Pollock
The
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George A Ore-gory
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Le'ion Boys
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Merbert Tyzack
L Ww Curry
Owiny
Mra Murray
Curry
Vernals
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Sever
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Marshall Baton
Officera
Wm Ashby
Maeser
Ife
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Sarah Hicheng
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LOUNG
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Iwant
Sama
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the Vogue
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NTRAL
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Huport
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Sarah . Hansen
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Regent
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Vernal Commercial Club
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