Suit Filed Over Gilsonite Tax Assessment by Uintah County
The Gilson-Asphaltum Co filed suit against Uintah County for 3599 dollars and 12 cents in taxes paid under protest. It claims the 1907 assessment jumped from 21,460 to 150,000, accusing county commissioners of fraud and arbitrary action to seize more tax proceeds. The company produced 453 tons from Little Bonanza and 10,277 tons from Black Dragon, with net proceeds near 2 dollars per ton, while a Philadelphia partner allegedly buys product at 2 dollars per ton. Bates cites questioning of the mine values and demands the company disclose its books.
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Gilson-Asphaltum Company
Uintah County
District Court
New Jersey
Oregon
Black Dragon
Board of Equalization
Uimtah County
John C. Bates
Board of Commissioners
Board of Equalisation
Socialist Convention Call at County Opera House
The Socialists are called to meet in the county convention at the opera house on Wednesday afternoon May 20 at 3 p m to elect delegates to the state convention and transact any other business that may arise. Be A Daniels chairman C H Gray secretary.
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Opera House
A. Daniels
C. H. Gray
Six Best Sellers at the Co-op Footwear Offerings
The Co-op showcases six best sellers including The famous Patriot shoes for men Streetman shoes and Oxford ties for ladies Wrights hand made work shoe.
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Patriot
Oxford
Wright
South Side Grading To Start This Month Says Chief Engineer
Chief Engineer Summer forecasts grading to begin on the south side of the river this month unless an unforeseen event arises. Meanwhile work along the Moffat line proceeds rapidly and trains are expected to run into Steamboat in October, per Steamboat Sentinel.
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Summer
Moffat
Steamboat
Steamboat Sentinel
Insulators Shot Off Spark Dangers Of Electricity
A local report describes a man or men shooting ten insulators from power lines near William Gibson's property. A worker was knocked from a tree as 10,000 volt wires fell and damaged the telephone exchange and power plant. The piece urges reading and library access to learn about electricity and safety.
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William Gibson
John Birchell
Siddoway
Kingdom Come
Dick Wash
Woodard & MccCoy
Lew
Duck
Public Library
GAVE THEM THE GLAD HAND BIG SHOW GLANCE
Dear Uncle Dan letters from Doc Hirth report San Francisco port visit aboard the fleet parade. He found the city cold and windy, preferred Salt Lake City and a duck hunt with friends, and plans to move on to Los Angeles then Salt Lake City. He praises Salt Lake and Northeastern Utah while weighing return.
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San Francisco
Uncle Dan
Golden Gate
Bay
Mickey
Ashton Boys
Salt Lake City
Bob
atSa
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Vernal
U. S
S. I
Utah
Chas, Hirth
Wool buyers clash as Utah wool storage plan gains support
Long battle by wool buyers to prevent Utah growers storing this year’s clip continues amid legal and market pressure. Growers argue storing safeguards thousands in value. buyers push to control prices with vast holdings. Oregon Wyoming and Nebraska references appear as associations plan warehouses and rail rates.
Rumor of Divorce Denied by Mrs Rose Evans
Mrs Rose Evans writes to defend herself against rumors she sought a divorce from her husband William Evans before his death. She asserts she did not consult an attorney nor discuss such action with anyone. She expresses sorrow over the accusation.
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Willam Evans
Rose Evans
Cures for Dysentery Promoted and Local Events Noted
A Wolcott druggist touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for severe dysentery following a testimonial. A free musical will be held in the Uintah Stake Tabernacle on Saturday May 23 with top basin talent and reservation participants. The article notes dry conditions and below average water runoff, and reports Utah faces a teacher shortage with 600 new positions needed next year.
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Chamberlain
M. J. Leach
Wolcott
Vernal Drug
Valley
Umtah Stake Tabernacle
Uintah Basin
Bond
the Express
Uintah County
Utah
State Normal School
Pchoola
State Board
Name for New Reserve Forest Proposed in Uintah Region
Local discussion centers on naming the forthcoming Ashley or Uintah National forest as of July with Uintah preferred by many residents. The projected forest spans about 1.6 million acres including most Uintah mountains and basin areas. Applications for forest supervisor draw interest from Grant Carpenter Joseph Knight and Anderson with noted influence behind him.
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New National Forest
United States
Ree Smoot
Ashley National Forest
Uintah National Forest
Ashley
Uintaf
Duchesney
Joseph Mace Knight
Anderson
Vernal Academy Boys Triumph In Close Contest
Mrs. Pearl Griffin Taylor visits Nevada. Uintah county Democrats back Bryan for president. In an athletic meet last Saturday the Academy boys defeated the Vernal boys by thirteen points. The contest was highly interesting.
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Mrs. Pearl Griffin Taylor
Nevada
Academy
Vernal Boys
Ed Newton Moves Pool Room to Meadows and Trim Building
Ed Newton relocated his pool room from the quarter next to the Omaha galoon to the Meadows and Trim building beside the library.
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Ed Newton
Meadows and Trim
Uintah Democrats to Convene for State Convention Delegates
The Democrats of Uintah county will hold a mass convention in the district court room Monday June 1 at 2 p.m to elect delegates to the Democratic state convention at Salt Lake June 12. Uintah county will be entitled to 13 delegates.
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Uintah County
District Court Room
Salt Lake
Army pay increase approved by Congress for enlisted men
Congress allocated seven million dollars for higher army pay. Five million goes to enlisted personnel and nine hundred officers on the retired list will gain from the raise.
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Congress
Reed Smoot Seen Likely Senator. Utah GOP Optimistic
Don B. Colton, Utah land office receiver, returns from Salt Lake stating Reed Smoot will be reelected to the U.S. Senate. He predicts Utah will vote Republican this fall with Roosevelt as first choice and Taft second, arguing tariff reforms and protection of infant industries. Colton expects a Republican House and Congress aligned with Roosevelt’s policies.
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Reed Smoot
United States Senate
Don B. Colton
Salt Lake
United States
Smoot
Senate
Washington
Utah
Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Colton
Congress
Musser Reports Progress on Dako, Blue Bench Canals
County commissioner Barr W Musser returned from Theodore to attend the commission court and county GOP section. Water from the Dako ditch is in use irrigating the Little Valley farms between Duchesne and Lake Fork, while the lower Blue Beach canal is delivering water east of Theodore. The middle Blue Bench canal is partly built and seeks bonding funds to finish, and a new canal from Rock Creek to the upper Blue Bench is planned with surveys and cost estimates completed.
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Barr W. Musser
Theodore
Commissioners’ Court
Republican County
Dako Esigations” Company
Duchesne
Lake Fork
Myton
Blue Beach
Lower Blue Bench
Middle Blue Bench
Bock Creek
Upper Blue Bench
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Socialist Convention
Hue Man
Doc Hirth
United Action
Woo
Commission
Dlp
Wyoming
Omaha
W. D. Deifelder
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
R. E. Benedict
National Forest
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