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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
3
Thomas A. Topliss and Miss Lulu B. Snyder of Colorado were married on Wednesday by Reverend Ludwig Thomeen in a formal ceremony.
George Thomas Lee and Miss Sarah S Herbert of Roosevelt were married June 17 by Judge John E Booth but the event is described as tainted. The report notes the presiding official and location but provides few additional details.
President William H. Smart and his wife with two children accompanied Masa Bessie Smart to Ogden this week where she will undergo an operation for appendicitis.
Torrent Adams and John Masse were fined $10 each by Judge Christensen for fishing without licenses. The offense occurred June 13. Warden C. B. Atwood expects another arrest as soon as the party arrives from the reservation.
Two showings of The Virginian last Saturday and Monday nights at the opera house drew strong attendance and praise. Net proceeds for the Vernal Public Library fund totaled 21.85 dollars, with thanks extended to the public and participants in the charity event.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon a severe hailstorm blasted Uintah county. The report notes probable damage to fruit, small grain and alfalfa crops with hailstones up to two inches in circumference.
An inch wide measurement is noted as the first alfalfa crop yields light due to freezing. Much hay appears bleached with dead stems and leaves. Cold weather slowed growth until recently. a few fields began cutting this week to start the ground for a possible second cutting.
As wool prices keep climbing, many sellers regret parting with their clips early. Those who joined the united storage movement celebrate, while markets anticipate prices reaching 18 cents before summer ends.
Notice to Trustees of Uintah county warns a meeting at Vernal Central School on July 3 1908 starting 10 a m to select and order textbooks and review other business. Trustees should have reports ready for examination and filed in the superintendent’s office. N G Sowarps County Superintendent.
At the Vernal Trading Store shoppers find deep discounts on apparel and fabrics. Ladies vests and waistlines reduce sharply from typical prices with many items halved or more including corsets gowns and gloves. Menswear hats pants underwear and socks also see substantial cuts as curtains, lace, and razor strops list lower prices.
The fragment presents classified items and store notices from Vernal. Ads mention Columbia and Edison phonographs, sales at Billings store Jensen, ice cream, flowers, strawberries, Co op bargains, hats and parasols, a found saddle horse, and library hours. It reads like a local classifieds page with multiple merchants and public notices.
Post cards of Uintah Indians offered at 50 cents per dozen postpaid with various designs. LEO C THORNE and PontHa CALDER announce shipments of Gray phonographs and records arriving soon with installment plan options. Co op Bargain Counter promotes carpet and rug weaving by Mrs Manain Iverson at 26 11 Maeser Utah, highlighting a Newcomb Fly Shuttle Loom and guaranteed low prices.
Leo C Thorne offers to teach readers how to finish Kodak photographs at home. He will supply chemicals and materials and instruct for a reasonable fee. Call for details.
A distressing nursing ailment in mothers may be relieved by applying Chamberlains Salve immediately after nursing. Wipe off with a soft cloth before the next feeding. The salve is recommended by trained nurses and is sold by Vernal Drug Co.
Mrs F M Young of Chas A Stevens & Bros Women’s Outfitters has received a splendid selection of samples and latest styles in women’s clothing and invites the ladies of Ashley valley to call at her home to view them.
Enniz Bros. of Narcoossee Florida report success selling Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy made in Des Moines. The Iowa born family praises its effectiveness from long experience and cites a Texas rescue case. Vernal Drug Co. carries the remedy.
H Judd John Kerr George Billings a young man named Chancellor and an unnamed companion drove a Buick from Salt Lake to Vernal in 12 hours covering 240 miles via Indian Canyon Theodore Duchesne Myton Ft Duchesne and Jensen Powder Springs. Kerr joins Judd in a land lease venture backed by Chancellor Canfield of Los Angeles a top California firm.
Vernal Utah: community Fourth of July event features a most popular lady contest in Ashely valley with voting and prizes. Decorations prizes for business and residence, silver athletic medals, and sale of delinquent stock postponed to July 20 1908. Secretary Herbert Tyzack notes sale and costs at the Vernal office.
The Uintah Creamery resumes strong business with Parley Ford back in charge. Daily milk intake reaches about 2,400 pounds, butter production near 130 pounds daily, and forecasts suggest 3,000 pounds of milk daily by July 1. Cheese vats are being replaced and will enable cheese production again. Jens Labrum fined $23.50 for assault and battery after a Deep Creek fight with Josh Hall. county case referenced felony charge but resolved as assault and battery.
A potent wind swept the valley yesterday afternoon, uprooting trees and breaking telephone and telegraph wires. The Hyomnsen residence tower, home of Dick Smith, was blown off its base, and officials feared the courthouse tower might fail but it withstood the storm.
A Hampton woman’s daughter suffered a severe ankle sprain for two days until using Chamberlain’s Pain Balm suggested by Mr. Stallings of Butler. After applying the balm several times that night she slept well, woke eased, and soon could walk without trouble. Sold in 25 and 60 cent sizes by Vernal Drug Co.
Notice is given that at a Vernal Utah board meeting on April 24 1908 an assessment of 3.00 per share was levied on the capital stock payable to Treasurer Geo A Davis by June 1 1908. Any stock unpaid by June 1 1908 will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction.
Local listing notes Deering machine knives and related extras available at the Studebaker Building. Item details and pricing not provided in readable text.
Land is opened for settlement and entry under homestead laws for 160 acres in Uintah National Forest Utah with prior claims and a preference right for qualified settlers. Location described begins at the mouth of Little Brush Creek gorge and follows a measured boundary. Applications list Frank Vo Goodman Vernal Utah and Fred Dennett as applicants with approval noted June 6 1908 and listing by the General Land Office.
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