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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1931
Page
1
Vernal city moves to replace worn stave piping with cast iron to improve water quality and supply. Officials cite contamination risk from leaks and livestock, potential extension to the spring catch basin, and long term cost savings with durable iron pipe.
The Green River at Jensen has dropped between ten inches and a foot over ten days, reaching the lowest stage for this time of year since 1919. No water measurements are taken this year, so estimates describe the flow. Over the past month the level fell over three feet while water remains very warm and crowds swim at beaches and sand bars daily.
Hazel Sewards and Henry Schae fermeier motored to Greeley Colorado last weekend to pick up his sister Agnes who has been attending school for two months The trio then visited Center Ft Collins and Boulder before returning to Vernal Sunday evening.
Leon Genn and Miss Louie Atwood secured a license to wed Monday the 17th They were married by Elder Kyrum Calder Mrs Forest Ross is the mother of a pretty baby girl at Ha¢den Marriage license has been granted this week to Robert Guray and Rosetta Despooch both of Randlette Bider Charles Hatch for two years missionary of the Mormon church in Texas is expected home tonight July 21st Engineers here to develop rich gold placer ground $2000000 irrigation project launched Heavy coal veins fich topper hydrocarbons in big defaults The climate the oil the water Great power sites Millionaires within her gates Uintah County Utah As a result of the appropriation of the last state legislature and the munificence of Honorable Thomas Smart a trustee of the Agricultural college the new gymnastum is in process of construction The total registration now stands along the one thousand mark Uintah county is nearly a hundred thousand dollars richer than a year ago It has more sheep and more mines more improved real estate more cattle all of which taken at the valuations of last year would run up to the prosperous looking total of $190 530
County Assessor Lester Bingham reports Uintah County’s total assessed value for 1931 at 6,383,212 down from 6,630,395 in 1930. Real estate 2,126,745. improvements 871,495. investments 1,065. personal property 633,772. state tax commission 1,663,123. Vernal City valuation listed at 900,012.00.
Two boys Blussel Rooks son of Archie Hooks of Vernal and Mitlat Rooky of Florida were badly burned in a Rangely gas explosion on July 31. They were preparing for a shower when a cigarette sparked a small gas-water mixer, blowing out the shower room end. Millard, undressed, suffered severe burns. the other boy sustained burns to face hands and feet. They were taken to Vere hal for medical care and are being treated at Archie Rooks's home.
W Burson and his son Dudley, Uintah Reservation Indians, spotted a forest fire in Uintah Canyon near Fort Duchesne while near Sheep Creek Bridge. They used hats tied to water to aid the effort, lined with handkerchiefs, and worked frantically to contain the blaze for hours. They alerted others after realizing containment was unlikely and helped muster a crew. flames were only controlled after two days.
Josh Haslem, a Vernal City farmer, awoke to a burst 12 inch water main flooding his alfalfa field. The accidental runoff became the season’s best stream, providing crucial irrigation before repairs by the city water superintendent. The incident, though damaging, delivered unexpected relief to Haslem’s drying crop.
Mrs Jennie Lind Freestone’s pioneer history will appear in next week’s issue with several other splendid histories in preparation for future editions.
Dr Wallace Calder received congratulatory telegrams from friends after passing the state examination and gaining licensure to practice dentistry in Utah. He has opened his office in rooms once occupied by Dr Charles Hirth.
Rev George Guild returned the first of the week from his vacation to the northwest and Alaska He visited points as far north as Nanaimo Vancouver and Victoria Canada and parts of Alaska.
Springville lawyer Glen Woodmansee was in Vernal on Tuesday for business matters. He is associated with local legal circles and was seen in the city center meeting clients and reviewing cases.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Shimmins left Saturday for Southern Utah. Shimmins will visit his mother in Monroe. They likely will tour the parks before returning.
Mr and Mrs George Ho Chiristy returned home the first of the week after a six week visit in California. Dr Christy completed a post graduate course at the University of California while Mrs Christy visited Sacramento. They toured Pacific Grove San Francisco San Diego and Monterey and met doctors O Donnell and Cruisksiank in San Diego.
Mr and Mrs Lowe Ashton visit with Mr and Mrs C L L Ashton, Dr R Warnock of Rooverelt, and Virginia Crockett of Logan to spend Sunday with relatives.
Utah State Tax Commission members Wade Here on Tuesday led a survey of current year tax assessments. They noted Uintah county’s real estate and livestock values fell while public utilities rose, and warned farmers to hold stock or risk lower market prices.
Harry Van Tassel died in Colorado and his body was brought to Vernal for burial. Services were held at the Vernal First Mary chapel with address by Ernest Eaton and John N Davis. Interment followed at the Vermal cemetery with pallbearers listed, and he left a family including five sons and a daughter along with two brothers and a sister.
Juliette Stowell Perry, longtime Ashley Valley resident and early Latter Day Saint figure, died at 95 after a long illness stemming from a broken leg. Funeral services were held in the Maeser chapel with Bishop Lester Engham officiating and a large procession to Maeser Cemetery. Born November 29, 1833 in New York, she endured Mormon pioneer trek life and helped establish Relief Society in Maples.
A large fire in the Ashley National Forest near the Yellowstone area and Steep Creek burned heavy underbrush and new timber, blanketing Ashley Valley. Crews from Uintah and Fort Duchesne fought multiple fires across Dry Fork Mountain Dyer mine area East Park and Whiterocks, with hundreds aiding to prevent spread and protect barns and schools. Authorities warned drastic forest-use penalties if campfires are left burning as dry conditions persist.
The text notes a change in rural delivery from Vere nal with two routes to be consolidated under Richard Jensen after September 1, when David L. Richards will retire. The plan implies a new management arrangement and personnel transfer.
Calder Brothers report strong demand for their new ice cream and soda water Calla as shipments reach the basin. One run of 80 cases was delivered last week to Colorado.
Bishop and Sirs J Clive Davis arrive in Salt Lake City to attend Covered Wagon Days. They are joined by Mrs Lisyd Winn who will visit during the week with her parents.
The commission orders lower rates in Mountain Pacific and trunk line regions from 2 carloads to a single head basis. Minimum carweight drops from 23 000 to 20 000 pounds, promising savings for sheep shippers and estimates of 70 to 25 dollars per car.
After a long illness, Grandma Perry died Thursday afternoon July at the home of her daughter Mrs Thomas Caldwell. She was mother to ten children and is survived by several sons and daughters, forty two grandchildren, one hundred and eleven great grandchildren, and seventeen great great grandchildren.
Ashley residents watched as the Workman home northeast of Vernal burned Friday afternoon. Fire started in a cupboard likely from matches or mice while Mr Workman was in the kitchen or garden. Insurance valued at 1030 covered the house mortgage and back taxes. Neighbors saved furnishings from other rooms before a purse was raised to aid the family.
Arlen Vernon of Maeser leaves for a state reform school in Ogden after juvenile court. Luther Gerald of Gusher is bound over to district court, held in county jail until August. Gerald burglarized Eskelson and Domgar service station at Gusher and confessed to three more burglaries. Authorities: Juvenile Judge B W Dualton, Justice C Carter, Sheriff Emery Johnson, Judge Charles De Molsy.
The State Board of Examiners approves a partial payment of $3114 to Uintah State Bank. The decision follows a Supreme Court ruling that bounty claims are state claims requiring board approval before payment.
Work to lay asphalt continues all week in the square among four stores. Air Slagh hauls 17006 pounds per trip on three wagons, making two trips daily. Plans advance for a Vernai bank as Utah town goals rise. Hay prices expected high again this winter, selling near 34. Jean Daniel found a mammoth petrified bone on his Green River Gorge ranch, measured at 17 inches hip joint diameter and 47.6 inches around, about 8 feet long. An elder observer speculates it may belong to ancient beasts. United County valuation rises by about 170000 this year. James Marshall admitted to United States citizenship this week.
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