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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
4
Notice records the mailing of a short text at Vernal Post Office as second class mail matter dated Friday March 65 1903. The fragment indicates a local postal entry with no additional context or named individuals.
Senate amendments to the Indian appropriation bill authorize 200000 dollars to the Indian commission to protect water rights of Uncompahgre Uintah and White River Utes in Utah irrigation works. The funds would be used only if Utah authorities fail to grant an extension for final proof of water appropriations on the Uintah area lands.
Henry Ho Wehrbane’sDenver trip spurs talk of German capital joining a syndicate with D Hi Moffat and associates to extend the Moffat road toward Salt Lake City. Engineers plan a tunnel at James Peak as crews prepare for spring work and possible line reach to Salt Lake. Local reports tie the prospect to funds from German investors previously linked to Colorado & Southern and to rumors of Rio Grande involvement.
The passage hints at a traveling party including Mr Wy from New York, director of United Metal Mining, General Manager Deuel, Chief Engineer Sumter of the Moffat road, and Sam Perry along with Sam Perry Jr, with no clear mission disclosed. Routt County Sentinel notes continued public guessing about the travelers.
A citizen praises Uintah Railway crews and Captain Cooley for stubbornly clearing Baxter Pass amid heavy snow. He notes daily costs and effort, saying the blockade has cost over 40 000 dollars while trains slowly break through.
The student body celebration on Washingtons Birthday inspires renewed school spirit and a planned new Academy building. An orchestra is forming, Mr Hanson leads boys and girls into practice, Miss Dora Murdock was ill for about a week, the eighth grade party is set for March 5 in the Social hall, and a graduation social is planned for March 14 at the Verbal Meeting House. Principal Manwaring outlines hopes for a new Academy building this year as citizens and board members weigh the proposal.
The oldest dated decoration, dating to 2500 BC, has been revealed by excavations at the funerary temple of King Sabura located between the Gizeh and Sagegarh pyramids. Dr Borchaits leads the German Institute of Archaeology at Cairo. Bas reliefs show the Pharaoh in dialogue with Zoids and Lyblars, plus ships, hunting and fishing stones.
A nitroglycerine wagon scare near Clintonville ended when the driver halted his load after an argument with a bystander. The team bolted, the wagon hit a porch iron, the horses released from the harness, and the load remained precariously on the street amid nervous moments.
A London school boy brought a case against his mother at a magistrate court for assault after she kissed him in a school playground. The magistrate dismissed the suit, deemed ridiculous, noting the era’s shifting parental privileges and public tolerance.
Library management has hired professional tellers to entertain young borrowers with tales. A recent session featured Mrs Peary's Snow Baby with vivid narration that moved a small Italian boy to request his mother meet the storyteller and see a woman who had lived in cold places.
A young poet shares a newly rewritten work with his wife of six weeks. He reads with grace and passion, while she quips that the butcher may be late with liver, delivering a playful aside as the moment ends.
A fragmentary reflection on lawyers and a spider incident. Day and Sir William Jones discuss whether to kill a spider arguing about rights to ending life. The piece questions legal arrogance and mansplainers, suggesting many see lawyers as more absurd than insects.
In Uintah county Utah on March 6 1909 at 2 pm the Clume Sawmill on Dry Fork mountain is offered at sheriff sale by Sheriff Richard Jope to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy an execution in favor of S M Brown Uintah Mill and Plume Co. Proceeds apply toward the judgment.
Notice 18 hereby given that the firm of Woodard and McCoy has dissolved the partnership. If Woodard will pay all bills and receive all accounts due the firm, all persons owing the firm will please call and settle.
A county reward of 160 dollars is offered for evidence leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of a minor child on or about January 1, 1901. The body was found in an old cabin near the bridge over the Ashley Upper Canal on the road to Fort Duchesne Utah. Beaver County Commission attests Lynne Ashsson, Clerk, Feb 5 to Mar 5.
A fragmentary text recalls a tragedian’s informal return from tour and a club remark about a Pix atawnes Vinnesots. In Philadelphia a husband opens a shipment of letters to his wife prompting playful confusion about a pilot and a dressmaking envelope.
The garbled text hints at a story about Isaacs and Talde with talk of a rich girl and a close comparison to a fall, framed as a feature in a magazine. It appears to be a fragment discussing relationships and social status between young Isaacs and a woman of wealth.
A fragmented note reports a claim involving Alig Crawford and a husband about joining an anti noise group with daughters. The text recalls a quarrel over silence efforts and an implied outcome without clear details.
An aged colored man in a church endured a troubling vision of heaven described with gold streets and white robed hosts. An old woman interrupted with a racist question, provoking a sharp response and communal confusion.
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