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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
3
G B Haight visits from his reservation farm with post office at Myton. Mrs Kate Calder, veteran Uintah County teacher, recently earned a state certificate. White River ranchers market oats and baled hay at Dragon along the Uintah Railway line stations, noting solid activity.
J G Holmes enjoys a brief rest during a layover from Roosevelt as Vernal offers quiet relief after city bustle.
Cupid Hanson issued marriage licenses to Ashael Bingham and Stephen Adama, ages 18 and 22, to Jona Johnson and Claudieus G. Smith, ages 19 and 26, and to Gladys M Kelley and Claudieus G. Smith, ages 21 and 26, in a busy week.
Bishop George Ballings returned from Provo and Salt Lake last Tuesday with a small herd and disposed of most of the horses. He says buyers in Utah county purchased nearly all the horses for sale there, with prices not much higher than in his home area.
Mrs Neff hosted a birthday picnic for the Congregational Church primary class on Wednesday afternoon. Children played games and enjoyed cake and ice cream, celebrating the day with joyful energy before growing up.
Claudius M Smith of Denver and Gladys Kelly daughter of Ben Kelly were married by Rev. R Nickerson at the Kelly home. A dinner followed in their honor. The couple will travel to Frasier Colorado on the Moffat Road where Smith begins as a lumber company manager.
Wm Gibson began cutting hay on Wednesday, posting the first mow of the season. He owns extensive alfalfa and wild hay fields and is known for starting early and cutting from June through frost, then resuming after freeze.
Judge A Hatch visited Vernal for several days and surveyed Uteland Mining property where ore runs prove promising. He met Hatch Horse and Cattle employees and ordered all stock sold as prices for horses rise, closing the business amid a strong market.
Fern Dillman comes home from Zion where she studied. Charles T. Pope departs this morning June 2 for a mission to the Northern States with headquarters in Chicago Illinois Tilmois.
The district court will convene for the June term next Wednesday June 6th with a heavy civil docket awaiting consideration of numerous matters and disputes scheduled for review.
The ten year old son of Richard Pope fell from a tree yesterday morning sustaining a dislocated hip and a broken left arm along with other injuries.
Mrs Williams of Salt Lake City sister of Mrs Byron Colton and Mrs Emma Woodruff arrived Thursday to attend the Relief Society conference held at Maeser yesterday.
The Uintah Realty Company dissolves and reorganizes as Uintah Abstract and Realty Company with IIT Harmston and Ward E Pack Jr as proprietors J G Holmes drops out of the partnership.
J. M. Roseberry secretary of the Dry Gulch Irrigation company and Mr. and Mrs. E K Sterling arrived in Vernal on Wednesday evening to search for building material and return home today.
A memorial service was held at the Congregational Church on Wednesday. Rev. R. and Nickerson delivered an address on the meaning of the Day and why the nation should continue the Decoration Day observance.
Ashley Bartlett did not remain at Provo for the B A university commencement exercises but departed after examinations and reached Vernal Tuesday noon with the plan to return to Provo next autumn.
City Bakery now serves ice cream soft drinks sandwiches and coffee. The notice mentions housing for rent city lots and farms for sale and notes Mr Ashel Bingham placed a good opening order with E W Davia & Company on the 28 inst highlighting a modern start for young men.
Vernon harness shop advertises bargains on single buggy harness. Harry Meadows, owner, notes LE. W. Davia & Company approves of his line and placed a small order. Also offers sale items including folding bed, Studebaker mountain buggy, and a wagon. Lumber, logs or horses accepted in exchange. Mrs Jas H Meabse.
The delivery wagon of E W. Davis & Company is very busy lately. Attorney Pope adds a line of leather goods to his well furnished home.
A brief ad offers sewing and dressmaking services by Miss Jane Glines from J. H. Glines' former home. Satisfaction guaranteed and ready to work on various sewing projects.
Shias Winn, a noted harness man, engaged LE, W, Davis & Company for a furniture order this week and pledged a return visit when he commences work on his new home.
Vernal Har ness Shop guarantees its harnesses are the county's best with full line horse furnishings from Harry Meadows, proprietor.
For sale at Cook's planing mill four panel doors priced from 133 to 246 dollars. Windows 8x10 at 121 dollars and 10x12 at 166 dollars. All items to be sold according to these prices. Wm Cook.
President Beaman spent decoration day in the right way decorating the home. We saw W. Davis & Company delivering a well selected line of house furnishings on that day.
J. R. Wilson, agent for Salt Lake Knitting factory, reports a delayed consignment of spring and summer knit goods. Over five hundred pairs of garments including union suits, underwear, hosiery, socks, and related knit items arrive in Utah trade stock, with high quality and reasonable prices. The notice urges inspections.
Ellis Merkley has been appointed as a missionary in Cincinnati Ohio. The announcement notes his placement in the city to pursue religious service and community outreach under church guidance.
Lynne Ashton resigns from his post as freight agent for the Uintah Railway at Vernal. The announcement notes the departure from the Vernal office with no immediate replacement details given.
A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HE. B. Neff visits Vernal with Mrs. Hall and her child from Colorado Springs, staying for a time in the city.
A petition circulates urging the Mayor and City Council to appoint J R Wilson as City Justice of the Peace. The move centers on support from residents and local leaders for his qualification and service.
Lester Bingham has returned from Provo where he attended school at BYU the past winter.
Word reaches that Miss Avery departed Vernal last week for Delta, Cole and will soon settle in Telluride as the mistress in the parsonage. Best wishes for a long and happy life are extended.
Apostles Francis M. Lyman George A Smith and Hyrum M. Smith attend a stake conference. They arrived via Dragon and President R. Bennion traveled to Green River to meet them.
Arnest Eaton, a prominent business man, departed Vernal Monday morning to fulfill a mission in the Northern States. He travels directly to Chicago where he will be assigned to field labor in a North central state.
Thomas Lundy and G P Stewith of Yampa said in Vernal they are traveling toward Green River on the Rio Grande railway. They noted large gangs at work on the Moffat road near their hometown.
Isaac M. Allen formerly of Vernal now at Grand Junction and family left destitute after losing two wagons and all belongings crossing Douglass creek a few days ago. He has since located on the reservation.
The local forecaster Mr Collier reports a varied May with freezing nights to 70 above zero. Two snow storms, a severe hailstorm, two frosts, ten rainstorms and a total 2655 inches of precipitation are noted. Citizens now request only a little sunshine.
The trustees have employed N. G. Sowards Louise Jorgensen Kate Calder Margaret A Bartlett Alice Iverson Isabel De Moisey Grace Nickerson and Margaret Crook as the Vernal Central School teachers. DeMoisey is daughter of the U S Land Office Register Nickerson is the sister of Rev Nickerson Crook resides in Heber City.
Prof Andrew T Rasmussen will not return to Spang City San Pete County but accepts a position with Stewart & Sons of Provo. The firm holds a large surveying contract in Uintah county and Western Colorado, so he will spend most of the summer rusticating in the hills. Stewart & Sons surveyed a large portion of the Uintah reservation.
The last sad rites over the remains of Carl Edward Johnson were performed at the Maeser ward house last Saturday. Elders N. G Sowards Robert Bodily and Bishop John N. Davis were the speakers. The remains were interred in the Maeger cemetery.
The county eighth grade graduation ceremony at the opera house drew strong public interest as diplomas were awarded by Principal N G Sowards in the absence of the county superintendent. New freight and stage service rules began June first, with a daily Dragon to Vershal freight line and relay horse stations to speed deliveries. Uintah Railway Company invested in roads road houses and hotels to aid public travel and earn community support.
A lengthy roster of guests and their home cities appears under hotel arrivals. Names include W W Cloff St Joseph D Fvor Spanish Fork, Mias Irene Karinky Denver, J A Simms Leadville, E Austin Aspen, J Horton White Rocha, and many others from Salt Lake City Kansas City Denver Oklahoma and surrounding towns.
Auditors J. Birghursts and team, including Jones and collectors from UVonsoliGité Implements, are named in connection with a buildup of liabilities after the company’s affairs. the filing centers on asset realization and restructuring steps.
G He and Antistid G B Alexanders of Oklahoma City arrived in town during the week to purchase horses. They are negotiating for the Hatch Forge and Cattle Company's bunch.
A red roan heifer with slits in both ears and no visible brand is listed at Geo. Goodriches arm. A red and white cow, about a few years old, branded Go on the right ribs and marked under slope with a square crop in the right ear and under slope in the left ear, at J. L. Jensen's ranch on Brush Creek.
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