Praise for Uintah assessor on stock totals
Under date of June 10 the State Board of Equalization praised Uintah County Assessor George E Wilkins for his 1921 report showing 16941 range cattle and 2106 other cattle and noting only minor adjustments needed to meet state requirements. The letter highlights discrepancies with USDA cattle estimates and sheep totals, suggesting many cattle and sheep escaped assessment and noting a decline in total sheep assessed versus 1920.
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State Board of Equalization and Assessment
Board of County Commissioners
Uintah County
George E. Wilkins
State Board of Equalization
Arscssor
United Sates Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Utah
Department of Agriculture
Anophuher Tragedy While Hunting
Glenn Gray of Duchesne was shot by Dan Adams who mistook him for a deer in Indian canyon Monday and died early Tuesday at his home. A well known athlete and longtime Duchesne resident, Gray served as business manager of the Duchesne Record and leaves a wife. His remains were shipped to Fergus Falls Minnesota for burial.
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Glenn Gray
Duchesne
Indian Canyon
Dan Adams
Gray
Mr Gray
Duchesne Bank
Duchesne Record
Fergus Falls
Minnesota
Vernalites Escape Pueblo Flood After Urgent Trip
Miss Gertrude Prosser, Uintah Railways station operator, delayed departure when told her mother was sick in Denver. Had she left for Denver as planned she would have been aboard the Rio Grande train in Pueblo, which was overturned by the flood with many deaths. Her mother recovered. Mr and Mrs John E McNaughton of Alma Nebraska also escaped the flood after driving through the Arkansas valley to safety.
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Gertrude Prosser
Uintah
Denver
S M_ Lo
Gan
Jsher
Miss Prosser
Pueblo
John E. McNaughton
Alma
Nebraska
Arkansas Valley
Social meet draws poor turnout from Duchesne Myton Roosevelt
The Duchesne Myton and Roosevelt commercial clubs held a social in the afternoon with limited attendance. Guests from Myton and Roosevelt discussed advertising Uintah Basin resources. no decisions were made. A follow up meeting at Roosevelt is planned for next Monday to gain broader participation and foster regional cooperation.
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Duchesne Myton and Roosevelt Commercial Club
Myton
Roosevelt
Duchesne
Waya
Uintah Basin
Roorgevelt
Harmony Lawarda named Vermil manager at Continental Oil
Harmony Lawarda assumed local management of Continental Oil in Vermial replacing former manager Anton Strebel. A R Ellison district superintendent from Prica handled transfers. Ellison left for Price Monday. Les Ashton and son now haul oil from Rangely field with two new White trucks of 700 gallon capacity. Old trucks carried 600 gallons, same weight. Company plans two more White trucks soon to serve other points. Manager Sowards assigns brother Harold to oversee operations until stock take at Ashley Coop around July 10. Thurman, Salt Lake City assistant district manager, toured Vernal and Rangely fields and praised oil quality.
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Harmony Lawarda
Continental Oil Company
Vermial
Anton Strebel
R. Ellison
Prica
Mr. Elson
Price
Les
Sowards
Harold
Ashley Coop
Thurman
Salt Lake City
Vernal
Rangely
Honored Citizen of Vernal Passes Away Sunday
Early Sunday morning George A Davis a highly respected citizen of Vernal passed peacefully away at the home of his son Charles. Impressive funeral services were held at the Uintah stake Tabernacle on Tuesday, Bishop Hyrum B Calder presiding.
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George A Davis
Vernal
Charles
Uintah Stake Tabernacle
Hyrum B Calder
Joseph Timothy Found Not Guilty in Grand Larceny Case
Former Sheriff Joseph Timothy of Duchesne County was acquitted in district court of grand larceny involving an abandoned automobile. The case ended with dismissal for lack of evidence. Timothy was represented by Marcellus Pope Robert Wallis and Thomas W O'Donnell.
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Josepht Timothy
Duchesne County
Duchesne
Timothy
Marcellus Pope
Robert Wallis
Thos. W O'Donnell
Trout Season Opens Amid Flooded Streams
The trout season opened Wednesday but few Vernal sportsmen fished as flood waters churned mountain streams and Ashley Creek remained muddy. Anglers waited rather than acted, hoping conditions improve soon.
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Ashley Creek
Dr George H Thomas Addresses Vernal Commercial Club
Dr George H Thomas of St Pauls Chicago spoke at the Vernal Commercial Club with Bishop A W Moulton of Salt Lake City in attendance. He praised Chicago’s Industrial Force and urged high ideals beyond profit for business groups, praising Vernal’s community-minded vision and inviting future visits.
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George H. Thomas
Commercial Club
Vernal Commercial Club
A. W. Moulton
Utah
Episcopal Church
Salt Lake City
St Paul's Church
Chicago
Bishop Moulton
Rotary Club
Dr Thomas
Commercial and Industrial Club of
United States
Thomas
Verna
Boston
East
Dr. Thomas
Dr. Thalias
Team and wagon swept away at Ashley Creek tragedy
Louis Soderquist tried to ford Ashley Creek at William Marshall place Sunday morning. His team harness and wagon were swept downstream in swift current and drowned. Soderquist struggled to reach the bank, exhausted, after the disaster occurs following a prior crossing.
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Louis Soderquist
Ashley Creek
William Marshall
Soderquist
Diamond Mountain
Dates Set for Uintas County Fair
At a county fair executive meeting the fair is confirmed for September 28 29 and 30 with a Wild West show. Grand Junction and Frusta praised last year’s entertainment and recommended them for Vernal. Premium lists are being prepared for early distribution. Everyone should prepare exhibits. the fair is sure to be a success.
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Grand Junction
Frusta
Harry Wood Loses All in Pueblo Flood
Old Vernal residents recall Harry M. Wood who ran a restaurant and later sold it after the Vernal Express building housed a safe. A card from Wood says his family is safe but lost everything but the clothes they wore. The floodwaters reached eleven feet at the Union depot.
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Vernal
Harry M. Wood
E A Manker
Vernal Express
Mr. Wood
Pueblo
Union Depot
Expresa
Washout on State Road Halts Traffic After Storm
A water spout washed out a stretch of State Road beyond Jensen and Kingholow to depths over ten feet and widths of twelve to fifteen feet. Brice, driver for Les Ashton, could not pass and returned to Vernal Wednesday morning. Robert Johnson hauled wool and left his truck to help. The road gang reported the storm made travel impossible to reach camp, but repairs were finished and traffic resumed by Wednesday evening. No tourists were waiting to cross when Brice returned.
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Jensen
Kingholow
Brice
Les Ashton
Vernal
Robert Johnson
State Road
Terranta
Long Court Calendar Sets June Term Docket in Utah
The Fourth Judicial District releases the June term calendar listing two criminal, seventeen probate, and twenty four civil cases. Courts convene Monday morning with multiple estates for letters, accounts, distributions, sales, and guardianship reviews.
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Fourth Judicial Districte Court
Anderon Named Manager Of Vernal Building And Loan
Wm M. Anderson appointed focal manager of the Intermountain Building and Loan Association branch in Vernal. Feinberg of Salt Lake has secured about twenty five members from local business men and the association is backed by strong Salt Lake financiers. About 20000 dollars in Vernal is available for building credits. Feinberg proceeds to Roosevelt to establish a branch there.
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Wm. M. Anderson
Loan Association
Intermountain
Feinburg
Roosevelt
Ray Johnson native son buried here in Vernal
Funeral for Nay Johnson held June 8 in the Vernal Second Ward chapel with Bishop George E Wilkins preaching. Survivors include Alfred Johnson, Deborah Johnson, Gertrude Merkley, and children Glenn and Baulah. Born November 18, 1889, Johnson ranched in Lone Tree Wyoming and died June 3 in Ogden Utah after cancer surgery. Body shipped to Vernal for burial. services in Ogden prior to shipment.
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Nay Johnson
Vernal Second Ward
Qeorge E .Wilkins
John N. Davis
Robert Bodily
D. Colton
Nelson Merkley
BE. J. Longhurst
Bishop Wilking
Rock Point
Second Ward
Ashley Bartlett
Mr. Johnson
Ray Johnson
Alfred Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Misa Gertrude Merkley
Charles Merkley
Glenn
Baulah
Lone Tree
Wyoming
Dee Hospital
Louis Kabell
Odgen
Utah
Vernal
Lapoint
Sprouse
Colorado
Alfred
Black
Kabell
Icy Bath Near Ashley Canal Ends in Narrow Escape
Last week Leon C Christensen and Will Pearce nearly drowned while measuring water at the Ashley Central canal headgate. A basket line detached from a cable during a violent surge, tossing them into icy, muddy rapids. Pearce briefly submerged six times as he fought the torrent before reaching shore. Don Jensen, 14, remained on the bank guiding ropes. Christensen surfaced and hauled him to land. Pearce, weighed down by boots, fought the current for a quarter mile before escape. Both men resumed work after the ordeal.
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Leon C. Christensen
Will Pearce
Ashley Centtal Canal
Don Jensen
Mr. Christenson
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THE
Continental OF
Joseph Timothy
Tor Uintas County
Harry Wood
Ing
State of Utah
C. A. Cawley
Joseph Flores
Amos Q. Bean
W. Nash Hurley
Annieb. Goodman
Frank Goodmains
Alma J. Jénistun
Fritz Emanuel Nelson
Oran E
Allen JL. Curry
Thos. H. Wardell
Mary J. MccCarrel
Asadora Preece
Edwin J. Caler
Nicholas A. Zeh
John A. Evans
Winfield S. d Hullinger
Fred Hicka
Building and Loan Association
Ashley Greek
First
Ulatah Magin
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