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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1906
Page
2
Citizens and merchants praise the Vernal band after a Wednesday performance. They urge continued practice and a monthly over air hall concert funded by business donations to pay the trainer and cover simple expenses, aiming to entertain the community and sustain the band for a year or longer.
Patiolman John Spellman was shot and killed by thugs in Denver Monday night last week. The writer recalls his friend from Beloit Kansas and the mountains, noting Spellman served as a guard at Canyon City State Penitentiary and was an honorable man.
Vernal City council proposes a sprinkling tax district from Uintah Avenue and First East Street west to the fire limits and from First North Street and Vernal Avenue south to First South Street with a ten cent per year rate per foot of frontage and a 212 cent per year rate for Uintah Avenue to Fifth West Street with corner property doubling allowances. Ben S. Keiry, recorder of Vernal City, Utah.
The lake bottom near Jetsen is now a rain filled basin twelve feet deep in places and over 400 acres, fed by overflow from Green River. Ducks will be plentiful for shooting, and the area could become a resort for sportsmen with stocked bass and eat fish, boosting local markets and even a potential mosquito crop.
Ab Richens in town promoting woolcip credits a high yield to a flock of eighty six mature merino Delaine sheep. The well bred base stock arrived years ago from George Julius Delaine line, refined by a Canton Ohio ram, then expanded by Richens with superior Delaine rams. The herd includes five rams and yields about 19.5 pounds of wool per head in a strong season.
Louw Pierson of Jensen traversed Vernal on Saturday carrying one of the first loads since the Duchesne river reached its extreme high mark. Freighters reported over 200,000 pounds of Vernal freight piled at Myton. At Fort Duchesne crossing, Smuin’s wagon broke loose and floated downstream, later lodged among willows. A stranger lost his outfit and one mule drowned. the owner swam to the bank. Albert McCurdy, aiding, was thrown from his horse and rescued from a mudbank. Pierson chose to skirt via the Leland bridge to avoid fording after seeing the perilous scenes.
Vernal extends a cordial invitation for residents to join a festive Fourth of July gathering promising good times and safe enjoyment with community organizers coordinating activities and safety measures.
A liberal patron of EFW Davis & Co. Mr Chas Loung placed an order this week nearing $300, illustrating how young men can support housing. If others follow his example, Uintah County could boast new homes with pride in a few years, inspiring future generations.
A Montana man summarizes a novel potato method by W. D. Darst of Chicago that grows vineless potatoes without soil. He says warmth art nourishment and moisture enable crops in bins or rooftops in 60 to 80 days, with beds of bedding and potatine fertilizer costing under two cents per bushel.
A Sunday concert by W N Lawrence at the Roosevelt Mercantile drew a large Dry Gulch District audience. After the performance, residents voted to celebrate the Fourth with a basket picnic, appointing committees for arrangements and refreshments, with Lawrence chosen as chairman. The program listed music, recitations, songs, and an Irish dance featuring local performers.
A claimed home remedy product promises to cure a severe cold within one or two days. It describes early symptoms dry cough watery discharge and white tongue coating and asserts hourly doses of Champlain's cough remedy prevent the cold from progressing and restore health quickly. Available for sale by Walter Lloyd Drug Company.
Vernal rancher Leo Kamp passed through on Friday with range horses en route to the railroad. Blue Mountain roundup led by Pard Dodds rode the river last Sunday and Monday. J. W. Frizzell and son Joe left for Uintah reservation with oats for W. P. Coltharp Co. White Rocks. Uintah railroad officers favor a Dragon road but need county support. Rangely farmers report new irrigation and ditches under way. First alfalfa cutting will be short while oats prospects look strong.
President Smart announced he was appointed president of the Uintah Stake and may move his family to Vernal. His departure is Vernal’s gain as he has been a tireless worker in church and business, inspiring colleagues and raising standards morally financially and spiritually.
The City Recorder invites sealed bids for twelve rock delivery cards in Vernal City Utah due by June 27. Specifications available from Mayor Vernal City. bids marked Bids for delivering rock to City Recorder Uintah County Utah. The City Council may reject any or all bids. Bens P Kelly City Recorder Vernal City Utah.
Bluffton resident Mr M F Burroughs hails Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best cure for bowel trouble after years of use in his family. He urges readers to buy now to be prepared for summer emergencies.
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