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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1903
Page
2
Uintah county leads with 3089 colonies and 302164 pounds produced in 1901. Utah county shows 2510 colonies at 33.40 pounds each, Weber 2089, Cache 1715, Sanpete 1185, Emery 987 with 118.66 pounds per colony. Local editor Dan Wotimnan notes Vernon area and county honey industry in March 1903 issue.
Johnnie McAndrews brings in Mr and Mrs C O Baxter and Clyde Brown New York counsel for the Gilsonite Company. Baxter says their amendment to open all gilsonite land failed in the House and a compromise was chosen. The company will relocate claims then ship gilsonite to the railroad at Fruita via White River properties. A shipping agent will operate at Fruita with main office in Vernal. Maxtoer bought land opposite the Cottage House for a residence and office building for the company.
Richard Murray, aged from Michigan, born December 16 1838, died Tuesday afternoon at his Millward home after months of debility. A Mormon convert, he emigrated to Utah in 1850 and helped settle Uintah county in 1854. Survived by a wife and 22 children, 17 deceased. Funeral services led by Bishop Colton with speakers Jan Haching J Warren Johnson and John G Davis. Five children resided in neighboring states unable to attend.
Report of a muddy, dangerous Vernalaventea road south of Bartlett corner where travelers and pedestrians slide into a quagmire. County commissioners reportedly inspected and flagged the area, yet accidents persist and a young woman was rescued by a bystander. Community urges immediate repairs.
A garbled OCR fragment lists names such as Everett Lealest Eu reka Emily Fortune RK and C Caur alongside informal mentions of Yay.com and potatoes, with no clear event or context. The readable items resemble a partial roster or notice without dates or places.
The March term jury was discharged with one case continued. Judge Booth and stenographer Roberta left for home Thursday morning. Cases listed include John ONeil fornication continued to July with $250 bond, Mitchell death by own action dismissal, and multiple continuances and docket updates. A divorce decree grants custody and alimony to Lottie and Geo Murray. Funeral held for Hiram Oaks. Bishop Colton and others offered condolences. burial at Mall ward cemetery with relatives John and James present.
Readers from Heber attended services on Sunday as the community mourns. The aged wife of a deceased person remains prostrated with sorrow while the ward faces gloom from two weeks of deaths. Christian Johnson’s eldest son died after a two week illness, following the loss of two infant daughters within days of each other. The family endures a terrible double tragedy as eight days pass and more children fall ill with scarlet fever. One little girl dies on Thursday afternoon. Mr Richard Murray, brother of Uncle Jerry Murray, dies Tuesday after months with heart disease. Pneumonia seals his fate. Friends of William Richins rejoice as her foot injury improves after nail accident, aided by D. Buchtel’s care and prompt treatment.
A fragmented column surveys socialist definitions from Webster and Century dictionaries and contrasts them with a public exhortation toward cooperative reform. It cites Herbert Spencer, Standard Dictionary, and a call to readers to accept socialism as aligned with Christian ethics. The piece invites reading by RC in a local newspaper column.
A notice advertises barred and white Plymouth Rock chickens bred by Mrs John N Davis. It promotes them as the best all round birds and invites interested buyers to view or purchase at her location.
A plea notes Glenn and Young cannot meet rental demand. Potential renters are urged to call for available homes.
Public notice states an annual expenditure claim in 1902 by George Risington and others in the Uintah district Utah. It warns the amounts, the required response, and that interest will transfer to the claimant if not contested by the deadline in March 1904. The document cites a county recorder and specifies a two year reporting period ending November 1st.
Notice lists Woodard, Meil, Barker, Mowrey, Ciser, Heyuetta, Braak and others as claimants or witnesses for proof of continuous residence and compliance with Utah land office requirements. Certification dates referenced include April 27, 1907 and related legal formalities before the Counts Clark of Uintah County.
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