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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1903
Page
3
A due bill puree was picked up on the street at this office. A marriage license was travel this week to Bert Henry and Misa Abby Goodrich.
While stock lasts the Geo A Lowe company advertises plows and harrows at half price, inviting farmers to take advantage of heavy discounts on farming implements.
Small fruit ready for pickling at J Hi Murray's farm located one mile west of Reynolds Mull.
John Caldwell moves into the building just south of Social Hall and will run a lodging house. The notice advertises Old Sleepy Hollow whiskey for gentlemen of good judgment, with H J. Erekson & Co. listed as agents.
Mr. W. T. Payne the traveling agent for the Chamberlain Medicine Co remedies has been saving lives in Vernal this week.
A short, moralizing note suggests many divorces stem from dissatisfaction with existing equipment and urges obtaining a new Geo A Lowe rig.
Harley Thomas is out of jail after posting $31 in costs of court as assessed by Justice Wilson last week.
Don’t let your rheumatic lambs be jolted and knocked about in a lumber wagon get a buggy while they last at Geo A. Lowe Co.
Auction notice lists a range extension table center table cupboard single bedstead side saddle and organ for sale. All items must be sold by July 30. L C Hiarey signs the notice.
Mrs Calvert Miss Sally and a Kentucky relative Miss Maber ly spent the 21th in Vernal accompanying Mass Chambers of Ft Duchesne.
Mr. M. C. Neilson and his family have come back to Vernal to reside after nearly two years in Seneca Nebraska. Mrs. Neilson continues to own the old homestead located one mile east of Vernal.
An advertisement invites interested buyers to apply to Ernest HH at the Cottage Hotel in Vernal for several sample high grade piano or organ instruments offered at wholesale prices. The note specifies exclusive availability and urges immediate action.
Murray's traction engine fired up Thursday under Fred Wood's guidance. The whistle sounded and it pulled up Uintah Avenue, the first engine to travel through the town streets. Murray leads the threshing business in Uintah County.
Hugh Coltharp and Robert Witmer led the season with the largest catch as they fished at the lakes for about two weeks. They returned with a mess for neighbors and recalled enjoying a good hill to on fish this season, though the sport of catching was not enjoyed.
A half mile race Thursday afternoon below town saw Bert Honaker’s prey horse versus Tom Taylor’s brown. Whipple rode the grey and Box rode the brown in a $50 purse race. The grey won by about thirty feet despite a rough track and carrying 171 pounds. some side money changed hands.
A new Ladies Guild organized by the Congregational society has reached twenty members in one week. Mrs. W.H. Burton was elected president, Mrs. Babcock vice president, Mrs. B. P. Trim treasurer, and Miss Blanche Blankenship secretary. A constitution and by laws will be adopted at the next meeting. Meetings will be held every Thursday afternoon.
Bishop and Mrs Colton returned from Dempsey Idaho where Mrs Colton suffered a severe grip attack that settled in her back. She is improving and able to move about. They note large snow banks at the mining property and report the incline became too steep to work, prompting a shaft sinking to tap the vein further.
A five year old good milch cow is offered for sale at B A VanDuine's in Ashley. The listing notes a move from old wagons to buggies and hints at local sales activity. Woodard visited from Ouray on Thursday with Mr Payson, inspector of government surveys.
John Reed visited White Rocks to support the local ball team. The Beers Store advertises Neub Axle Grease at 15 and 30 cents per can claiming it is the best on earth and sold only at their store.
Mrs Lulu Colton visits with her father from White Rocks and feels better. Choice fruit cheap with currants gooseberries and raspberries and vegetables available from Geo A Slaugh of Naples. Summer School lectures by Hicks and Pletcher in Provo. J T May and pruner travel the Uintah reservation planning routes. Congregationalists set a lawn festival next Friday at Dillman Town north of Meadows Trim with ice cream raspberries and cake. Bag Christensen returns from Roch Springs due to a sick child and plans to ship sheep after dipping at the railroad.
Charles Glines his wife and daughter Mrs Lea Allen and Ms Bert Glines travel to Kendall Wyoming with a Castle Valley tombstone to mark Bert Glines grave. The stone shows a tree trunk with a leaning tree and recalls Bert's death from a falling tree.
Prof J E Hickman of the B A Academy will present five lectures on educational topics. The series begins Sunday at 8 pm in Vernal ward house and continues Tuesday at Merrill ward 830 pm Wednesday at Glines Ward Thursday at Myll ward Sunday at Jensen. Lectures are free and include an accompanying program.
Chas Hrutcheon travels from White Rocka for the 24th visit. First clesslime for sale at Isaac Workmen residence in the Fourth ward. Dillman's orchard lists Gooneberries and currants in all quantities. Young men urged to try Geo A Lowe’s new buggies for rides. Naples notes more rain on Wednesday afternoon than last Thursday. J M Tolliser reported in Meeker paper to join roping contest at Meeker but horse was slow and he was nit.
Geo A Lows advertises a stock of band plows priced from 8 to 14 dollars. The copy notes these are not a cheap make but compare favorably with similar plows selling for about double the price elsewhere.
In midwinter when the cottonwood is frozen the best time to cut it down it then works up easily and splits as nice as pine kindling for summer wood it is hard to beat Try it on a few of those trees on your premises next winter.
The article notes Vernal visitors including Willian Gallaher and others from White Rocks, with travel details about horse care on the Strip. It describes a plan for White Rocks, Vernal, and Duchesne teams to join forces for games and cross-dates, plus Mercer inviting Vernal players to White Rocks, with expenses covered.
Mr. Faison the government inspector of surveys visited Vernal to examine the old White River survey for validity, while Payson was notified about it. Officials discuss Avon numbered sections, Brush Creek and Thomond Mountain surveys, and a recent rise in valuations and taxes impacting sheep owners and flock masters due to state board actions.
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