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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1906
Page
2
Residents along the reservation endorse Heming Verna is proposed mail route as best for service. Detractors claim the road across the Strawberry divide is impassable in winter, but history shows heavy snows did not close it. teams hauled hay to Theodore during the season.
Farmers and residents speculate on hay prices with the Express noting current delivery hay at 6 to 8 dollars per ton and field hay 3 to 6 dollars. Lessons cite light first cut, no stock left over, rising demand, and Uintah Railway use as factors that could push hay to eight dollars per ton or higher.
A Price Advocate headlines with bold claim A Black person in the woodpile prompting a sharp reaction. The incident centers on alleged bias during a public discourse raising questions about race and fairness in the discussion.
The Advocate criticizes the Utah delegation for favoring the Vernal Heber route while urging a Price to Myton main line to help reservation settlers. It warns against blocking the Heber path and calls for generous lines of communication, noting Uintah and neighboring needs over Price interests. Hope Bro. Crockett will support both Heber and Price proposals.
George L Swendsen, engineer in charge, reports progress on the Strawberry Valley irrigation scheme. Road grading and bridge building proceed as 90 men and 18 teams work along a 15 mile highway with five stone abutment bridges. Tunnel work preparations and telephone line construction are underway, with bids for the 19 000 foot tunnel to open August 30.
An old remedy for dressing chronic sores, Chamberlain's Salve, is valued to keep sores in good condition though not to heal them completely. Sold by Walter Lloyd Drug Company.
Ernestine Tebbs occupies a dollhouse garden world in Greenton Valley with a pink morning wrapper and tidy schemes. Colonel Bell vows to marry the girl after a dawn encounter, while sisterly schemes flutter under a serene, bucolic morning, a scene of romance and propriety.
Notice states three trustees will be elected in District 14 on July 9. Terms include 3 years, 2 years, and 1 year due to trustees leaving. William Gillman serves as Secretary.
The article compares Maxim's unexpectedly low carrying power in a judge's committee trial to Chamberlain's Col e Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Manufacturers avoid bold boasts, preferring user statements that the remedy positively cures diarrhoea dysentery pain in the stomach and bowels and has never failed, sold by Walter Lloyd Drog Company.
Emery county plans import of 800 summer bee colonies from Texas and many from Grand county. Officials estimate the honey crop for the year could bring bee men about 20 000 dollars in revenue.
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