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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1906
Page
3
J Eivckson attends the Annual Convention in Denver this week while Druggist Lloyd travels via stage to Salt Lake City. Families of Geo Bennett and CD E Colpin went to Baldy Mountain yesterday for a week by the lakes to fish.
N. J. Meagher, cashier of the Bank of Vernal, was confined to his room before the first part of the week with a slight attack of appendicitis.
John Wimmer reports his four year old son broke both bones near the elbow after a fall. Dr Brownfield treated and set the injuries Thursday.
John OConnell of Roose velt joins hundreds of reservation settlers at a weeklong sale of lotsa with plans to read the Vernal Ex press thereafter.
A squaw wearing a hat is noted as a rare sight this week, unusual enough to stand out as a wonder. The piece questions why a squaw would not wear a hat, given how seldom hats appear on her.
County Clerk Peter Hanson issued licenses to Don C Pope and Amanda E Green, O Long and Lizzie Powell, J CBD Hillam and Rosabell Hall II, R Ball and Colna Atwood J Ii Reader and Marie Voight.
KF M Young traveled with his mother and Mr and Mrs Nebeker to Heber taking four days each way. They then continued by train to Salt Lake. He reports the Wasatch county area reading better than Uintah.
Jas Richardson arrived from the Dewey oil spring this week and will return Thursday. The company will install more tanks immediately. Richardson finished lowering and timbering the tunnel to ensure drainage and work has begun on the tunnel breast again.
C T R McClelland and S H Pullin arrived from Stockmore and describe difficulties for mule team crossing the Umtah river. They note significant prospecting in the hills with fine rock found and ore samples tested. A tunnel forty feet long is the most advanced, yielding 18.42 in gold and eighteen ounces of silver. continued prospecting planned all summer.
About eighty cavalry soldiers camped in Vernal on their march to Fort Russell Wyoming for a Western reunion. The camp looked like a tent city with bugle calls, horses, and pack mules drawing crowds. Five men were sent to Fort Duchesne hospital after a Saturday night internal fight. Col Mason plans to return to Fort Duchesne at month end. only about twenty soldiers remain at the post along with a few officers.
All parties owing the Chicago Store may save collection costs by paying before August. Jensen & Co will hold Jensen Saddlea and Harness on hand for sale. Chase offers a large six hole range with a 16 gallon reservoir weighing 460 pounds, advertised at $3 down and 36 a month for many months. Only 40 units at BHW Davis & Co.
All parties owing Mr Overholt, or who have chums, please call and settle at residence of A G Overholt. All bills will be placed in hands of an attorney after 1st of August. Hay taken on account.
Currants goosberries and raspberries available at Geo Slaughs Naples Call or Rend orders for pickup.
CALDER Bros Ice Co advertises posts and Cedar lumber and other building materials at Vernal Drug Store. They will pay with horses, wagons, beef on foot or dressed, hay, grain or cash. For particulars see Geo. Calder, 28-2¢.
Land Office records arrive with every mail and reference to 27 41p Roosevelt Utah for the reservation inquiry.
For sale at residence Mrs A G Overholt offers 1 small pony 1 race horse 1 Bing burgy plow water end and household effects. Call early and get a bargain. Local sale notice listing items and contact, no location beyond residence.
Jensen's offers unmatched service with personalized care, trusted professionals, and a broad range of quality products. Customers praise attentive staff, transparent pricing, and reliable support from start to finish, making Jensen's the preferred choice for many families.
Pictures finished when desired Satisfaction guaranteed Call on or address Leo C Thorne 2 1-2 miles north of Vernal E W Davis & Co team haul away large warehouse back of this office For SALc Quick-Team wagon and harness mower honey extractor sulky plow hay derrick complete some household goods high grade sewing machine carpeta JOHN T THOMPSON
A new honey price of four dollars for a sixty pound can is advertised by C. B Bartlett. The note praises Jensen's Goods and promotes R. Jensen & Co for harness saddles bridles and all saddlery items opposite the post office.
A local ad lists four panel doors from 1233 to 246 and 8x10 windows at 121 and 10x12 windows at 166, all items priced as stated. Also notes furniture purchases by Wu, Cook, and Wm Fluckey and mentions Calder's ice cream at Vernal Drug Store and other local sales.
Lewis Gardiner has returned Saturday night from Great Britain where he spent over two years as a missionary. Uintah Railway officials plan to lay freight delivery to Vernal in two days from Dragon Dr. Brownfield successfully removed a cataract from Uncle Jerry Murray’s eye on Tuesday restoring his sight.
Captain C. G. Hall visited Vernal last Saturday and Monday for hearings in the Brooks and Wilder Fairbanks case on July 18 at J. H. Reader's residence one mile south of Vernal. Joseph H. Blach was married to John Al. Reader and Mrs. Marle Voight.
The Vernal Liquor House had a hearing before Justice O Neil acting in Nebeker’s absence for keeping open after hours. On Saturday night a fine of 15 dollars was assessed.
Mr Seaton of Theodore spent this week in Vernal. He formerly ran a blacksmith shop at Steamboat Springs Colorado and believes Theodore is the only town on the reservation with a promising future.
County Commissioner John Hacking travels to Fort Duchesne to consult with a Uintah Railway Company agent about the companys proposal regarding the bridge over the Uintah River at that point.
Postmaster Belcher announces a good opportunity for profitable employment as mail carrier on rural route No. 1. The position pays $60 a month. Applications must be sent in at once. Belcher will furnish application blanks.
W. B Tenbrook from Fort Duchesne paid his Vernal Express subscription in advance through December 1907. He consoled himself by purchasing a few town lots at the sale, with Theodore and Randlette involved in the transactions.
J. D. Hillam and Rosabell Hall of Whiterocks were wed last Tuesday in a private ceremony at the home of Ex-Mayor Leslie Ashton. The bride is Mrs. Ashton's sister, with a small gathering of close friends and relatives witnessing the nuptials as Justice of the Peace J. R. Wilson performed the ceremony.
The Express force reports a baby girl born Monday to a family linked to Harley and Mrs Holdaway with both parents doing well. Harley was absent from work until Wednesday but has since returned and the staff notes the family is proud of the new arrival.
A Vernal report notes quick rollout of delivery wagons by Woodard & McCoy and FE W Davia & Co, and expects other merchants to follow. The new service will spare customers from carrying heavy bags of flour and is seen as a major convenience.
Manager Ferron of the Raven Mining Company told the Vernal Express that after burning their Chicago factory they intend to build a new works near Indian Canyon in Utah. Directors favor location near the mines, near Strawberry mouth, to boost Southwestern reservation progress. Teron notes Kayen company located 62 of 100 claims. only about twenty are truly good claims.
The Chicago Store offers its stock of merchandise and fixtures for sale within sixty days. Owners seek a climate change and invite inquiries at the Chicago Store. Household furnishings including stoves furniture rugs and carpets are offered at low prices.
An 19th century advertisement touts Chamber lain's Salve as a remedy for old chronic sores. It claims the salve helps keep sores in good condition though not guaranteed to fully heal, noting Walter Lloyd Drug Company as the distributor.
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