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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1925
Page
8
Notice records second class mail processing at Vernal Utah under the 1870 act. The notation indicates standard postal handling for a small community item in the newspaper.
A garbled mouthful from Mickie and Sam recall office woes and a boss who stays up late with a paper. The piece hints at printing pressures and a sense of satisfaction in steady work despite greifs.
MoosEvelt attorney Ray E Dilloran was in district court on Monday for a scheduled session as part of ongoing legal proceedings.
John Silka and George McCurdy of Watson arrived Saturday and stayed several days for business purposes.
A Sunday meeting of school and officers drew a large turnout with attendees from every ward in the stake, indicating widespread participation and interest in the issue.
Miss Lucy Stewart underwent an operation Monday for adenoids and tonsils and is now considerably improved.
William C. Marshall, a member of the Uintah school board, arrived Sunday from Lapolot and planned to attend the board meeting on Monday.
George A. Wilson, secretary of the Western division of the Uintah county bureau, spent Friday in town to attend personal business affairs.
Mrs. Mies Nial Nelson and her mother from Richfield visited Mrs. Leon Christison in Tridell. Nelson and Mrs Christensen are sisters.
B O Colton, long treated internally and then in medical care, has sufficiently recovered to return home following his attendance at the Uintah school board meeting.
Dr. F. C. Myers along with his daughter Bess and friend Miss Maud Shannon and David Ford Mrs. Frank Davis and Partey H. Lambert all of Whiterocks attended the show on Saturday evening.
William Preece Ed Brian Bert Singleton and Charles Hanna left Tuesday for Juniper Springs Colorado to seek treatment for rheumatism. Mr Prian is again suffering badly with the disease.
Foundation work on the Verna Auto Company building is finished and wall construction will begin once brick supply is secured, expected next week.
Mrs Peterson and Mrs Ellis Merkley travel as visiting friends in Provo and other Utah towns. They plan to attend a commencement at BYU and the MIA jubilee in Salt Lake City before returning home.
Moses Metore of Randlett and Jesse Brough of Ouray conducted business in town Thursday at the land office and courthouse. Both praised the splendid rains that fell over the past week.
Judge George Christensen and Mrs Christensen with court stenographer Miss Aliee Madsen left Price on Wednesday for Duchesne where Mr Christensen will preside at the district court. They arrived Saturday.
Ed Watson a geologist for the Utah Ol and Refining Company arrived in town from Wyoming on Friday evening during the Vernal gas well drilling on the Ashley valley dome and departed Saturday for Salt Lake City.
Mr and Mrs Byron Thomas returned Wednesday from Salt Lake City where Mr Thomas brought a Nash touring car and an Essex coach for Vernal Auto Company. He reported roads were very muddy in most places and that heavy rain in the Salt Lake Valley is harming the strawberry crop locally.
A Monday court hearing featured Jensen as a witness in a trial concerning mileage dues. Lewis Freestone testified about purchasing a standhard Dulch ix touring car from Charles S Carter last week.
Mian Myrtle Dudley traveled to town Tuesday from Jensen and Dudley plans a non mission trip for the I. 2 S&S church soon after.
All of the students from the outside district attending the Uintah technical school returned to their homes content after the break for vacation days ahead.
A sizable group from Vernal and the Ashley Valley traveled to Salt Lake City to participate in Jubilee conferences of the MTA. The gathering drew members from local communities and highlighted regional involvement in the association's activities.
Hoy Taylor attended the county board general session Friday and stayed through the week for the county board of equalization meeting.
Supt and Mrs F A Gross visited Vernal on Saturday and stayed for an evening picture show. They arrived from Fort Duchesne and were joined by Postmaster and Mrs J O Rudy for the event.
Prof J Ho Prows, music teacher at UFH 8S, left Saturday for Salt Lake City to marry on June 10. He and his bride plan a Vernal stop around June 20.
Attorney Thos W O'Donnall left Thursday morning for Duchenne to act as counsel in several cases before the WMatrict court convening there that day.
President J L Peppard of the J GQ Peppard Sred company Kansas City Missouri and Charles P Peppard together with James A Melville of Salt Lake City are expected to be in Vernal this week or early next week for undisclosed talks.
J K Bullock departed Tuesday for Salt Lake City with Be atrice Murray and Mrs Joseph Arnold. His son Weldon, studying there, will join them on the return trip.
Marion K Shaffer of Acorn travels to Salt Lake City on Thursday to conduct company business and visit the M I A jubile. Barth Shaffer accompanies him as his brother and companion on the trip.
Saturday evening word reached Bluchell that Mrs Jane Sabey was ill. Mr Clyde Hatch and Miss Dolores Sabey drove her for medical care. They returned Sunday with Aunt Docie Clark. Mrs Sabey visits at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs A A Hatch.
The notice details Utah license rules for hunting and fishing. Youth under 12 or 16 need no license for small game or fishing. Ages 12 to 16 pay 100 dollars. Over 16 pay 200 dollars with restrictions on deer hunting. Trapping fur bearing animals costs 500 dollars. Non resident big game license is 1000 dollars. After July 1 only US citizens may obtain a license. It is unlawful to use salmon eggs or fish spawn as bait. A red cap must be worn when hunting deer.
Lumber arrived on site for the construction of an 82 foot derrick on the Neal dome by the Phil Lips interests. It is not definite when work will start, but drilling operations are expected to begin within the next 60 days.
Mr and Mrs Hardy announced their eldest son Figworth Hardy wed May 25 to Misa Mary Reese of Kemmerer Wyoming. Lorin L Karrey son of Mr and Mrs David Karren married May 29 to a woman from Oregon. Karrey, a World War II volunteer, joined at Rock Springs Wyoming and now leads the ferry crossing the Columbia River at Umatilla Oregon.
The Current Topic club hosted a handkerchief shower for member Mrs Thomas Speirs at Mrs T G Alexander's home. Guests numbered twenty two with decorations, garden flowers, and a surprise announcement by President Mary Hatch.
A group of U. H. teachers and friends enjoyed an outing at brush creek lakes Friday. Attendees include Principal W A Paxton, Charlie P F Colton and wife, Mr and Mrs M Libbert and family, A M Qovedrich and wife and children, Mr and Mrs Asarold Lundell, G M Larsen and daughter, and Mr and Mrs A G Goodrich and children.
Miss Pearl Jobe and Lee La Brum were married on May 29 in Duchesne Utah. The ceremony was conducted by Bishop J M Mickelson. The couple is described with their parental lineages.
Vernal photographer and taxidermist Leo C Thorne has purchased the Traveler's Home hotel building. He remodels it into commodious quarters with a large studio, reception room, work shop, and living areas on the lower floor. The upper floor will house a taxidermy shop to advance his business. Vernal welcomes his talent and efforts.
The MIA in Salt Lake City wards presents a joint program for the jubilee. Edyth Shimmilh speaks on the origin of the MIA, Aaron Hanson on ward history, Leona Colton performs piano, Wallace Calder and Mrs Sander lead the program with vocal and saxophone pieces. The event is Sunday at 7 30 in the Second Ward chapel with public invitation.
People from across the Ujfntah Basin visit Vernal cemeteries on Memorial Day to honor departed relatives. The observance is described as beautiful and quiet, contrasting with past days of sports and frolic.
Death reported in Price means WW Olsen a well known local court reporter aged about 36 died in Seattle Washington. Olsen had lived in Price for ten years and worked here first under Judge F E Woods later with Judge George Christensen. He left Price about two weeks ago and telegrams from a Seattle morgue sought his relatives.
City council meeting postponed Wednesday evening due to lack of a quorum. Members Henderson was away in Salt Lake City while Larsen was on the Reservation and Lind was unable to attend because of Mrs Lind’s illness.
The county board of equalization was in session during the week adjusting tax matters. They will convene on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday next week June 8 10 and 11 and again on Saturday June 20 for final adjustments.
The Ashley Co-op is painting a full length front sign described as the largest in the section. The project is being carried out by The Messia Cheney of Salt Lake City.
David Witmer owner of a general merchandise store just west of the Public Library intends to remove the old building and rebuild an up to date store. Construction will start when brick is secured, with brick from the Pardon Dodda's ranch made by George Fuller. The front will feature cream colored brick and black mortar.
Snow observed on the northern mountains Friday morning with significant depth reported at Adams Mill on Drs Fork Mountain.
Grace Pickup and Don McConkie were married on Wednesday June 3 in the Salt Lake temple. The couple, popular in local social circles, will celebrate the summer at home before McConkie resumes his final year of college in the fall.
Three Vernal youths will receive Westminster College diplomas at Salt Lake. Earl Miller Willam Schaefermeyer and Alva Barnett graduate from high school and junior college respectively and plan to enter Westminster next year after attending the former Wilcox Academy in Vernal.
The foundation to the federal building is now completed and the first floor joist is being plated. Brick work will begin as soon as materials are secured, expected within the next few days, with only minor delays due to recent rains.
J S Pyeatt of Denver president of the D and R G W says if the ICC approves and financing is arranged the Uintah branch will be built. The plan envisions 131 miles from Soldier Summit over the Wasatch to Vernal costing about 7 million dollars with bond financing. Construction would follow approval with engineers surveying completed in 1917.
Dr Earl Douglass of the Carnegie Institute will oversee assembling five dinosaur specimens at the University of Utah. The collection includes a 100 foot Diplodocus and a Brontosaurus, with fragile bones set in stone casings over a two year mounting period under expert supervision. The head of a 40 foot carnivorous dinosaur is among the world's rare finds.
Reflections on religious teaching emphasizing ethical growth and internal spirit. The instructor contrasts feeders and winners of souls, links happiness to service, and stresses shaping a child’s environment for lasting character development.
Advertisement notes The Uintah Basin Farmer subscription rate 60 cents yearly urging mail orders. Also a rental request for a food piano by Mrs J H Ratliff. Church notices announce Vernal St Pauls Episcopal services Sunday with Rev Fathers Grant and Howes as speakers Inviting public attendance.
Theora Johnson will return home this summer to give piano lessons. Arrangements will have her spend one day each week in the stake wards to accommodate pupils living out of town.
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