23 Mar 1899
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
1
Local reporter notes Bennion's return home, smallpox outbreak at Fort Douglas, diverse town sightings from Bert Beabout to Mrs Amanda Somington ill. Mentions officials, store clerks, weather, new merchandise, and community events with numerous names and places across Vernal and surrounding areas.
Public notices recount mail handling service offers and printing deals. Community committees draft bylaws for Uintah County improvements while a theatre event at the Opera House promises a dance and bazaar. Teachers request lists of absent students to enforce compulsory schooling and assess ore developments for Uintah Copper Lument company plans.
The Durress chronicles the death of Amanda Caldwell on the seventeenth after a short illness. She was born September 24, 1872 in Darrisyville Idaho, later moving with her parents to this valley. She married Francia Caldwell October 22, 1801 and leaves a husband and four children. Funeral was held at Morril Ward meeting house with Prof A B Arsterson and William Gardner speaking.
A gathering of local veterans over fifty at the school house on Saturday May 18 1809 featured songs duets and a poetry reading. The program included a banterful opening address by Glines Ward and close with a dance after dinner while elders thanked the younger attendees.
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