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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1906
Page
2
The Vernal Express announces a new mailing type showing subscription status by date on each paper. Outside Uintah county subscribers must pay in advance or have service stopped at expiration. Paying a year grants one year of the Scientific Farmer alongside the Vernal Express. requests for the Farmer are advised.
The Uintah Railway Company raises the Dragon to Vernal freight rate by 15 cents per hundred, making wagon haul rates sixty cents instead of forty five per hundred. The change follows long stated expectations as the wagon end is said to be a losing proposition and higher costs ripple to wholesale and farm prices. Farmers and merchants urge relief or a through line railroad to shorten distances and curb rising costs.
The Sixpress plan keeps Uintah county lines and Uintah county hay use as a major local employer while freight shifts to a relay system. It reduces slow shipping on the Price road but weather can retards movements, still ahead of the old route.
Lorin Caldwell and wife had a near disaster fording the Umtah river. Caldwell rode ahead on horseback to test the ford, then drove his wagon and team into rising water. The wagon broke free, sank under brush, and Mrs. Caldwell became entangled. Caldwell reached the wagon, saved his wife as she was swept past, and Indians helped the horses back to shore. Help freed the wagon and they continued to Vernal.
Roosevelt resident S A Russell sought editor guidance on large potato worm infestation. The piece recounts manual advice, handpicking with paddles, hop-toad release, and a controversial spray of Taris green as a last resort to rid vines of pests.
Old Chronic sores. As a dressing for old chronic sores there is nothing so good as Chamberlain's Salve. While it is not advisable to heal old sores entirely they should be kept in good condition for which this salve is especially valuable. for sale by Walter Lloyd Drug Company.
The Fourth of July celebration by the Dry Gulch Pioneers in Roosevelt featured a large turnout from distant areas, a community dinner, and a program of patriotic speeches recitations and an Irish jig by Miss Rose McDonald. A late ball game between married and single men ended 14 to 12, followed by a dawn dance at the Roosevelt Mercantile building with music by Will Taylor and others.
In Myton last Friday night the notorious Dill Green caused a scene as he drank and terrorized locals. Sheriff Bonner and deputies captured him after he threatened to kill, then bound him and transported him to Heber City for processing.
The Campbell system hinges on a loose surface mulch and a finely pulverized subsoil to conserve moisture and boost germination. Proponent claims twelve inches of rainfall can yield results of twenty four inches in humid America, enabling crops like wheat corn alfalfa on vast sage brush lands.
Summer months bring bowel disorders in children and require early care. The recommended remedy is Chamberlains Cole Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, sold by Walter Lloyd Drug Company, for prompt control of abnormal stools.
The Dry Gulch Irrigation Company in Roosevelt Utah levies a 23 cent per share assessment on capital stock held in Roosevelt Lateral and Harding Lateral areas. Payment is due to the secretary in Roosevelt by August 1 1906. Delinquent stocks after August 6 face sale at public auction on August 16 1906 to cover the delinquent assessment and advertising costs. Cash only after July 19 1906 for stock held in Lake Fork or Whiterock Beach areas.
An ad for tire setting in Vernal Utah promotes cold mounting on hardwood surfaces to prevent tire loosening. It claims no steam, no burned surfaces, immediate service, and a guarantee with money-back if unsatisfied. Located just south of the Tabernacle, it invites visitors to see the machine in operation.
The article extols the phonograph as the era’s greatest home attraction with nationwide popularity among leading musicians. Wallace Calder, visiting Vernal relatives, plans to entertain guests and demonstrate how to obtain the latest improved instrument for home use.
The Vernal Drug Company accounts under former manager J H Mease have been handed to John Pepe for collection. Creditors are urged to call and settle immediately or legal proceedings will begin. SARAH D MEASE.
Mr FE P Hadlock and Mr Charles Wallace reopen the Burt Haight Blacksmith Shop offering all kinds of smithing and wagon work. They pledge best quality work and invite the public to bring their projects to the shop run by experienced smiths.
Maxim declares his gun’s carrying power lower than expected while a trial outcome surprises many. The article also promotes Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable cure, with Walter Lloyd Drug Company selling it.
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